My Turn: Building multigenerational community at the skatepark Published: 5/11/2021 12:00:05 PM COVID has been bad in so many ways, but the isolation of the elderly has been particularly challenging. Even the most mundane treats like shopping at Dollar Tree have been eliminated from their lives. But in this time, there has been a reshuffling and serendipitous interaction that has made a lasting and profound impact on my 93-year-old mom’s life. Every week, she and her caretaker go to the Wendy’s Drive-Thru in Concord to get a hamburger, then drive back to the Everett Arena skatepark and watch the skateboarders do wonderful tricks. At first, they watched, ate and left. As time progressed, the boarders were getting affirmation in the form of clapping or thumbs up from my mom.