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Volume 11, Issue 31
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Aug. 3, 2016
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| Generations United in the News 
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Call for Proposals Now Open for Generations Remixed - Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016!
The 2017 Global Intergenerational Conference will showcase the best of intergenerational research, policy and programming. Recognizing the diversity in the intergenerational field, proposals should fall into one of the focus areas. Those categories include
Technology Linking Generations,
Grandfamilies
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Help Grandfamilies Win in September!
urging passage of the legislation. And
help us
continue giving grandfamilies a voice on Capitol Hill. We need your support today. Thank you.
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Memes Show the Importance of Vaccinations Across the Lifespan
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Simone Biles - A GrAND Success Story
With the Olympics two days away, we look at how
Ron and
Nellie Biles took their granddaughter,
Simone, from a 6-year-old passionate about gymnastics to an Olympic Gold hopeful.
When Simone's biological mother started using hard drugs and alcohol, her grandparents intervened, traveling from their home in Houston, Texas, to Columbus, Ohio, to get their grandchildren out of foster care. The Biles' story is one of love and perseverance. The underlining lesson, illustrated in how the family overcomes obstacles, is that we're stronger together. Read the profile.
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A Huge Thanks to Our Members and Supporters
Generations United thanks our members and supporters for their contributions.
Together, we are building a world that values all generations!
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News from Our Members
Generations United is proud to be a membership organization. We love to shine a light on our members!
If you're a member of Generations United and have a project, event or accomplishment you want highlighted in our "News from Our Members," please
email Alan King
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Learn more here
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Culture United
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead's
Underground Railroad, the latest selection of Oprah Winfrey's book club, chronicles the life of a teenage slave named Cora, who flees the Georgia plantation where she was born, risking everything in pursuit of freedom, much the way her mother, Mabel, did years before. In
Underground Railroad, there's a kind of prologue that recounts the story of Cora's grandmother Ajarry, who was kidnapped in Africa, sold into slavery and repeatedly swapped and resold in America; and Cora's story is intercut with interludes featuring portraits of other characters, like the slave catcher, Ridgeway, and her friend, Caesar. -
New York Times
Learn more
Do you know of any films, books, music and TV shows with an intergenerational theme?
Share them with us
and we'll share in the weeks and months to come. See disclaimer.
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Finding Your P.L.A.C.E.
This week's cool idea is Finding Your P.L.A.C.E., a collaborative service learning partnership between Wood County Committee on Aging, Bowling Green State University gerontology students and Montessori School of Bowling Green student. The goal is to use learning activities and connected experiences to change expectations on what people with dementia can do. Learn more
Got something cool you tried that was successful? Why not tweet your cool intergenerational ideas to
#cooligideas
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Intergenerational Connections
Facebook Group. We want to highlight innovative age-optimized programs and practices through our blog, social media and weekly e-newsletter!
Share the inspiration
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Think Intergenerational - Funding Opportunities
Kids Run the Nation Fund. The Kids Run the Nation Fund, an initiative of the Road Runners Club of America, awards grants of $500 to $1,000 to U.S. nonprofits and schools that are interested in implementing or currently have a youth running program. Since the goal of the grant program is to have kids running at least once a week for multiple weeks, funded running programs should offer more than just one-time events. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2016. Learn more
Fund for a Just Society. The Unitarian Universalist Association awards $6,000 and $8,000 in grants to nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada that address issues of social and economic justice. The Fund supports organizations that use community organizing to bring about systemic change leading to a more just society and mobilize with those who have been disenfranchised and excluded from resources, power, and the right to self-determination. Deadline: Sept. 15, 2016. Learn more
If you have - or know of - any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to [email protected]
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Think Intergenerational - Great Resources
How to Use Pokémon Go to Strengthen Intergenerational Relationships. Pokémon Go has taken over the world! This guide by Generations United highlights ways young and old can use this app to stay active together, make connections and keep each other safe.
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Valuing Vaccinations Across Generations Intergenerational Discussion Guide. This Generations United guide includes information on recommended vaccinations across the lifespan, the important role grandparents and grandchildren play in each other's lives, generational perspectives and experiences with vaccinations, sample conversation starters and activities for intergenerational discussion around
vaccinations. Learn more
Grand Partners in Education Family Engagement Toolkit.
This Generations United guide is intended to help educational stakeholders engage grandparents to jumpstart or enhance family engagement in schools.
Learn more
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Events
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ternational Positive Aging Conference.
Society of Certified Senior Advisors.
Washington, DC. Aug. 25-27, 2016.
Learn more
2016 State of Grandfamilies Report Release.
Generations United. Washington, DC. Sept. 13, 2016. Learn more
Elevate Respite! 2016 National Lifespan Respite Conference.
ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center.
Denver, CO. Sept. 20-22, 2016. Learn more
The Creative Age Global Perspectives on Creativity and Aging 2016 NCCA Leadership Exchange and Conference.
National Center for Creative Aging.
Washington, DC. Sept. 24-28, 2016.
Learn more
Assets Learning Conference. CFED.
Washington, DC. Sept. 28-30, 2016.
Learn more
 National Conference on Afterschool and Summer Learning. The National Summer Learning Association and School's Out Washington.
Seattle, WA. Oct. 24-26, 2016. Learn more
IAVE World Youth Volunteer Conference &
24th World Volunteer Conference. International Association for Volunteer Effort and Cemefi.
Mexico City, MX. Nov. 3-5 and 7-10, 2016.
Learn more
Generations Remixed. Generations United and St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care. Milwaukee, WI. June 13-16, 2017.
Learn more
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"My grandparents...valued traits like honesty and hard work. Kindness and courtesy. Humility; responsibility; helping each other out. ...America has changed over the years. But these value my grandparents taught me - they haven't gone anywhere. They're as strong as ever."
~President Obama, who turns 55 tomorrow.
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Alan King
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