Perhaps mutual frustration can help bring seniors and youth together.
A golf tournament is being planned for June 3 at the Vulcan Golf and Country Club to help break down barriers between the two age groups.
?The youth and seniors are so far apart, each one seems to be leery of the other,? said Tina Wideen with Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).
Teenagers might seem ?scary,? but that doesn?t make them bad people, said Wideen. They?re finding their own identity, just like adults did when they were growing up, she said.
Wideen would like to be able to pair seniors and youth on teams.
There are plenty of seniors who golf, and there?s a push to increase the number of youth golfers, she said.
Wideen is still working out the details but hopes that the event won?t cost participants any money. She is attempting to line up sponsors.
If there is a cost, anyone who couldn?t afford to participate otherwise would be subsidized, she said.
Anyone 50-plus or 17 and under can sign up for the event, said Wideen. For information or to register, call FCSS (485-2192) and ask for Wideen or Ashley Fath.
Sign up sheets are also to be available at the golf course, senior centre, County Central High School, and perhaps other places around town, said Wideen. Watch out for flyers for further information.
Participants are to meet at 1 p.m. on June 3, with a buffet to follow nine holes of golf.
?I think it?ll be a lot of fun,? said Wideen.
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