— About Us —
Our Vision
With support from the UMN Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation and the MIT AgeLab, Project Blue Star seeks to increase connection between students and seniors. We believe that building love and understanding through meaningful intergenerational interactions can end social isolation and loneliness.
Our Goal
As high school and university students, our goal is to engage with senior citizens by holding sessions in community venues. At these sessions, seniors and students enjoy time together listening/creating music and participating in various unstructured activities. We emphasize meaningful conversation between students and seniors, a simple
activity shown to alleviate feelings of loneliness. We also support research into the solutions and social underpinnings that inhibit social connection in our communities.
Our Programs
Sample Session Schedule
Our Name
The Blue Star Lotus is a symbol of rebirth — a connection between young and old. Given our mission to connect students and seniors, it only fit to name our organization after this symbolic flower.
Who We Are
Our Leadership Team
Adhvaith Sridhar
Outreach Director
Haley Deans
Legal Director
Ida Wade
Organizer - Saint Cloud
Aanya Pandey
Organizer - Minneapolis
Gabi Marmet
Organizer - Minneapolis
Catherine Lin
Organizer - Minneapolis
Alex Walk
Former Organizer
