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Westford Resident Presented With 2018 Friend of Vocational Education Award

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Surrounded by friends and colleagues, Abbi Laushine, Life Enrichment Director at Bridges by EPOCH at Westford, a local memory care community, holds up her plaque after accepting the 2018 Friend of Vocational Education Award from the Massachusetts Vocational Association at the annual MVA convention in Foxboro on March 24. COURTESY PHOTO
Surrounded by friends and colleagues, Abbi Laushine, Life Enrichment Director at Bridges by EPOCH at Westford, a local memory care community, holds up her plaque after accepting the 2018 Friend of Vocational Education Award from the Massachusetts Vocational Association at the annual MVA convention in Foxboro on March 24. COURTESY PHOTO
Abbi Laushine, Life Enrichment Director at Bridges by EPOCH at Westford, was recognized on March 24 for the partnership she has formed between Bridges by EPOCH and Westford’s residents and the students at Nashoba Valley Technical High School. The 2018 Friend of Vocational Education Award was presented at the Massachusetts Vocational Association conference in Foxboro on March 24.
Through this partnership, Laushine coordinates visits and special events between Bridges by EPOCH residents and the high school students, as well as the preschoolers at the Nashoba Valley Early Learning Center. The intergenerational connections formed through this program have benefited both students and residents alike.
A resident of Westford, Laushine is co-chair of the Dementia Friendly Westford initiative. She won a 2016 Hero Award from Argentum (previously the Assisted Living Federation of America) as well as a 2017 Eversound Champion Award in recognition of her outstanding work with individuals living with dementia.

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