Monday, 17 March 2014, 11:17 am Press Release: Bridge the Gap
Bridge the Gap with Fun and Food
17 March 2014
Who wouldn’t want to see their parents more
independent and happy?
Many elderly Chinese parents
would love to connect with the community and establish
friendships but language and way of living becomes a
barrier. What could we do?
Bridge the Gap connects
Chinese parents that cannot speak English to create new
friendships and share their favourite food and recipes
together.
“Our goal is to empower and connect the
non-English speaking elders in the community enabling them
to build new friendship and relationships with other,”
says Lina La, Project Director of Bridge the Gap. “This
can allow them to continue having fun times together with
new friends in the future with.”
“We will run
quarterly activities to encourage everyone to share recipes,
food and to socialise in a relaxed environment without the
fear of not being about to communicate through language
barrier,” says La.
The first event will be held at
Cornwell Park, Greenlane from 12.30pm to 5pm on Sunday, 30th
of March 2014.
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