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Students and seniors get up for Go4Life
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Neighbors | Amanda TonoliSunrise of Poland staff provided cookies and milk to first grade-students of Poland Union Elementary School as a reward after a Go4Life event on Sept. 29.
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Neighbors | Amanda TonoliPoland Union first-grade students represented their school Go4Life event on Sept. 29, practicing exercises with residents from Sunrise of Poland.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Residents and staff from Sunrise of Poland visited Poland Union Elementary School on Sept. 29 for a Go4Life event dedicated to mingling seniors and children while exercising.
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Neighbors | Amanda TonoliPoland Union Elementary School students took a lap around the gymnasium as part of Go4Life with residents from Sunrise of Poland on Sept. 29.
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Neighbors | Amanda TonoliFirst-grade students at Poland Union Elementary School participated in a Go4Life event with seniors from Sunrise of Poland on Sept. 29 in the school gymnasium. Pictured, from left, are Justin Collingwood, Emma Stephens, Reagan Peoples, Marley Johnson and Ethan Smith.
By amanda tonoli
On Sept. 29, Sunrise of Poland residents traveled to Poland Union Elementary School as part of a Go4Life event with first-grade students.
Go4Life, a government funded program, is dedicated to promote healthy exercise for those of all ages.
Students and seniors walked a lap around the gymnasium, talking and having fun in the process. Students were rewarded with cookies and milk after they completed their laps.
Judy Seiber, activities director at Sunrise of Poland, said the program that day was specifically dedicated to getting the students and seniors moving.
“They want everyone moving more,” Seiber said.
Seiber stressed the importance of bringing seniors and children together.
“Intergenerational things to relate to kids how important it is to exercise,” Seiber said.
One of the visiting residents explained how personally important it was as a 92-year-old still walking. She said without consistent exercise she might not be able to do the things she still has the opportunity to do.
First-grade teacher Alice Colella said she enjoyed bringing her class to see the seniors.
“Kids love it, we sing and read to them — it’s really fun and they interact,” Colella said. “I like to watch the kids interact with the residents because they’ve never been in a place like that [a nursing home].”