Senior Crafting Connections, a nonprofit created to promote intergenerational dialogue wtih local senior citizens, celebrated its one-year anniversary Sept. 28 by partnering with the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain to make cards for veterans in the community. The nonprofit, started by Thad, Renee and Emma Strom, has grown to include more than 15 high school students who regularly volunteer to craft and connect with residents at local nursing homes and assisted living centers in the community. From left, in front are Katie Jungles, Alexis Robb, Jenna Robb, Kenedi Burrell, Emma Strom, Abby Floriano, Mara Tripp, Sylvia Comins Vidal, Landri Rossler, Jessa Rossler and Chase Jungles; second row are Renee Strom, Henry Strom, Thad Strom, Zahra Wicks, Meav Shilton and Mary Campbell, a representative of the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. (Submitted photo)

Senior Crafting Connections, a nonprofit created to promote intergenerational dialogue wtih local senior citizens, celebrated its one-year anniversary Sept. 28 by partnering with the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain to make cards for veterans in the community. The nonprofit, started by Thad, Renee and Emma Strom, has grown to include more than 15 high school students who regularly volunteer to craft and connect with residents at local nursing homes and assisted living centers in the community. From left, in front are Katie Jungles, Alexis Robb, Jenna Robb, Kenedi Burrell, Emma Strom, Abby Floriano, Mara Tripp, Sylvia Comins Vidal, Landri Rossler, Jessa Rossler and Chase Jungles; second row are Renee Strom, Henry Strom, Thad Strom, Zahra Wicks, Meav Shilton and Mary Campbell, a representative of the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center.