Welcome!
GENconnect Waterloo is a startup social venture, founded by three students currently attending Wilfrid Laurier University.
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At GENconnect Waterloo, we provide student-oriented cooking classes, lead by our team of Chefs. We recruit Seniors from the local community to lead the cooking classes as Chefs, teaching students to cook healthy, delicious and easy meals!
The overall goal for this program is to provide students and seniors with the opportunity to connect with one another by cooking together. It is through collaborative experiences like this, that we develop intergenerational community connections- leading to an increased sense of community for all participants.
"Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat."
Program Directors
Laura Shield
Laura Shield is one of the three program directors at GENconnect Waterloo. She is currently completing her fourth year as a full-time student at Wilfrid Laurier University and is working towards a degree in Psychology & Social Entrepreneurship.
Ginny Pearson
Ginny Pearson is a fourth year student at Wilfrid Laurier University and studies Communications and Social Entrepreneurship. She is another founder of GENconnect Waterloo, and is excited about the possibilities this venture could lead to!
Roxy Suida
4th year kinesiology student with the social entrepreneurship option. One of the founders of GENconnect Waterloo and I am thrilled to be doing a program that involves the community and teaches them health and nutrition through food.
