BC Brain Wellness Program 

UBC Giving Day 

UBC Giving Day is just two days away. We are humbled by the generous outpouring of support we have already received from our Brain Wellness community. Over $1,700 in donations to date. And we are thrilled to announce that an anonymous donor has come forward and will match all donations made to the BC Brain Wellness Program - up to $10,000! Now your donation will have double the impact. For more information, click the button below for our UBC Giving Day page. 

As our program is largely funded by private donations, we are extremely thankful that our donors share our vision and their generosity allows us to continually improve, expand the program, and broaden our reach across British Columbia.

You can find out more about the BC Brain Wellness Program on our website by clicking here. 

Thank you for supporting Brain Wellness, Beyond All Boundaries. 

Everybody Has a Story: An Intergenerational Storytelling Project

We are extremely excited to announce the success of this pilot project! The Intergenerational Project beautifully connected students and seniors through storytelling for health and wellness. Through online orientation sessions that highlighted the health benefits of storytelling to a student/senior matching session, we were able to truly witness the power of sharing lived experiences to promote a sense of community and belonging. The student/senior duo created personalized physical storybooks, concluding the project with a Community Celebration.  

This pilot project truly embodies the vision of the BC Brain Wellness program: Brain Wellness, Beyond All Boundaries. Although the students and seniors were physically apart, they were able to bond on a deeper level and bridge the gap between the age difference that often silos people of various generations.  

The BC Brain Wellness Program offers more than exercise and music classes; we are dedicated to promoting a sense of identity, dignity, and sense of purpose, ultimately to improve brain wellness, beyond all boundaries.  

For a special student/senior feature, keep an eye out for our blog post coming up this week!  

Wellness Wednesday: Self-Expression and Creation for Brain Health

Come and learn about the benefits of creative endeavours, like art and music, on brain health! Join us for the Wellness Wednesday event on April 6th at noon to hear from Dr. Lara Boyd, a Physical Therapist and Neuroscientist at UBC, who will speak to us about the connection between art and brain health. We’ll also be joined by our very own art teacher, Mady Mooney, who will lead us through an art exercise! Bring a pen and paper or whatever art supplies you have lying around to do something good for your brain!