Several Islanders who channeled their creativity to celebrate the unique wisdom and learning that come from intergenerational relationships have won this year’s PEI Seniors’ Secretariat Intergeneration contest, says Minister Responsible for Seniors Valerie E. Docherty.
“The intergeneration storytelling contest is a wonderful opportunity for Islanders to celebrate the importance of connecting generations,” Docherty said. “I’d like to thank this year’s participants for their creative winning entries and I enjoyed reading the submissions from the prize winners.”
As part of Intergeneration Week, the Seniors’ Secretariat issued a challenge to Islanders to submit stories, songs and poems featuring characters from two or more generations.
The Secretariat received many entries from people of all ages.
“It was a pleasure to receive so many entries this year from across Prince Edward Island,” said Chairperson of the Seniors’ Secretariat Mary Hughes. “The Secretariat was pleased to partner with the Town of Cornwall to host this awards presentation.”
Intergeneration Week is an internationally celebrated event that focuses on bringing generations of people together. The week encourages individuals, families, and communities to gather and strengthen their bond through communication and sharing.
The prizes were awarded during an Intergeneration Week celebration on October 4 at the Cornwall Civic Centre, where attendees were entertained by presentations from the award winning writers.
Contest winners:
First prize story: Donna Gallant of Mermaid, for her story “Four Generations of Bread Making”
First prize poem: Evelina Gregory of Mermaid for her poem, “Leave a Little Bit of You Behind”
First prize song: Jock Beck of Montague for his song, “Many Years Ago”
Second prize: Faith Dockendorff of Morell for her story, “My Son, The Superhero”
Third prize: M.K.R. Mossey of Souris, for her story, “Their Past, My Future”
Honourable mentions: P. Susan Buchanan of North Tryon for her story, “The Year Without Skating” and Connie Martin of Stratford, for the story, “An Old Country Lane.”
To learn more about Intergeneration Week, visit www.intergenerationmonth.org