“I’m getting more out of this than they are, for sure!” When 23-year-old Stephanie Wright saw an email from St. Mary’s University looking for students to live at United Active Living’s Fish Creek community for a semester, she jumped at the chance. “I lived in Chestermere, so the daily drive to St. Mary’s was quite […]
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A Friendship that Bridges the Generations
When 23-year-old St. Mary’s University student Danielle (Dani) Dykema heard that United Active Living’s Fish Creek community was looking for a live-in student-in-residence, she put her name forward. She had lived with her grandparents and volunteered with older adults in the past and thought that her experience would be a nice fit. She was pleasantly […]
United Signs Partnership Agreement with St. Mary’s University
United Active Living and St. Mary’s University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two work collaboratively on programs that will benefit the University’s students and the residents of United’s Fish Creek community. “One of the cornerstones of United’s philosophy is community – an active community within our four walls, but […]