Wolves Foundation play the Generation Game!
Wolves Foundation continues to play the ‘generation game’ – supporting people of all ages from across the city – and that was perfectly illustrated by the recent walk and talk session during Mental Health Awareness Week.
The theme of the week this year was ‘community’, and so Foundation staff from the health department organised the walk and a series of workshops to bring people together, with questions shown on the Molineux big screens to encourage conversation.
Participants from several different projects took part, including Healthy Goals, a group for toddlers, Head 4 Health which provides mental health support to adults, Wolves Elders, which helps combat loneliness and isolation, Perton Primary Academy, who are part of the Foundation’s Premier League Primary Stars programme.
And that meant that the oldest participant at the event, 87-year-old Sylvia from Wolves Elders, got to meet the youngest, two-week old Isla, on her first visit to Molineux, ahead of starting at Healthy Goals.
“I’ve been coming to Wolves Elders since 2007, after my mum passed away,” says Sylvia.
“A friend told me about the group and I have been coming along ever since.
“Sir Jack Hayward started it all when he owned the club, saying he wanted elderly people from Whitmore Reans to come and have somewhere where they could meet new people and socialise.
“I love coming along every week and really look forward to it, and everyone is so friendly.
