Plummer Place, home of the Northbridge Senior Center, recently hosted an intergenerational program called Puzzle Pals for older adults in the community and members of local Daisy Troop #65224.

The event was spearheaded by Amy Cowen, program and volunteer coordinator at Plummer Place, and Krista Kugler, Dasly Troop leader. Each Puzzle Pal participant was asked to decorate a puzzle piece with items they enjoyed most or liked doing in and around town.

Puzzle Pal participants then came together for a reception at Plummer Place to meet one another and talk about how they are all individual people like the puzzle pieces but that together they make one wonderful community.

“This was a fabulous program,” Ms. Cowen said. “We were thrilled to be able to host this noteworthy program that connected different generations.”

Common themes across the generations and their puzzle pieces included a love of reading, math, friends, playgrounds and family.

Lori Gannon, local author and a participant, said “I loved our Puzzle Pal event! It was a joy to see the young Daisies and the older women come together to discuss our shared experiences about what makes our community special. Each individual testimony and decorated puzzle piece blended together, forming a beautiful whole picture of Northbridge as a beloved community.”

At the end of the event, Ms. Gannon offered autographed copies of her book Leona’s Gift to each member of the Daisy Troop.

Plummer Place thanks the Friends of Northbridge Elders (FINE) for sponsoring this event.

For more information about Plummer Place and its special programs and activities, call Amy at 508-234-2002.

For more information about Daisy Troop #65224, call Krista at 508-654-5041.

For more information about Leona’s Gift, contact Lori at [email protected].