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Tuesday, October 1, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. 2024 WAVE Founders Award Program Spotlight: Partnering for Transportation Services

The leaders of LOWLINC and Rapp At Home villages in rural Virginia will share more about their innovative partnerships with the Regional Transportation Collaborative (RTC—part of the local Area Agency on Aging) to address challenging transportation needs and support people with physical mobility issues. Learn more about how these Virginia villages developed new programs that created tremendously positive impacts for their members.

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During this presentation the speaker will cover muscular and cognitive changes which naturally occur in the human body as it ages, and how exercise combats those changes. The benefits of various exercise types and activities will be addressed, such as: walking, jogging, aquatic exercise classes, swimming, treadmill and stationary bicycle use, weightlifting (machines and free weights), elastic bands, stretching, and group exercise classes. The speaker will also go over the do’s and don’ts of exercise for the 65 and over population. And, of course, there will be a question and answer session at the end of the presentation.

For Active Aging Week, Greater Stonegate Walking Group is delighted to invite you to join us to walk the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Trail. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, get some exercise, and connect with friends old and new. Details: ? Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 ? Time: 9:00 am ? Meeting Point: Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park 16501Norwood Rd. Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860 ? Distance: Approximately a four miles loop on a nature pathway Walking is a fantastic way to stay healthy, boost your mood, and improve your overall well-being. Our group walks are designed to be enjoyable and suitable for all fitness levels. What to bring: ? comfortable walking shoes ? bottle of water ? a hat and sunscreen ? your lovely smile! Registration is required, spaces are limited. We hope to see you there. Let’s make this walk a fun and fulfilling experience together!

What We‘re Hearing, the newest Capitol Hill Village affinity group, will be holding our monthly meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, October 2nd at 3:30pm. We will discuss coping with hearing loss -- specifically, how to know you need a hearing test, where you can get one, what the tests are like, and how to respond to the results. We will also discuss insurance issues. The first part of our meeting will be devoted to discussing these issues. It is our hope that those of us who have been through the process will discuss our experience so that others may learn. We encourage those who wear hearing devices to attend in addition to those who do not but think perhaps they should.

Speakers: Suzanne McGovern, SEC, Gema de las Heras FTC & Erin Scheithe, SEC Please join the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a discussion on current scams targeting older investors. You will learn the red flags of fraud, how to identify a scam, how to avoid them and what to do if you realize you have been scammed. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by October 8, 2024 Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.

This month, our interactive live docent-led program will be on the new special exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment. How did Impressionism begin? Discover the origins of the French art movement in a new look at the radical 1874 exhibition considered the birth of modern painting.

Join Us for the Washington Area Villages Exchange (WAVE) Conference!

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Silver Spring Civic Center - 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Discover a wealth of programs designed to support and enhance the diverse network of villages in our region and make valuable new connections!

This Cyber Crime Prevention workshop is being presented by Montgomery County Cyber Crime Unit. You will learn how to; Create strong passwords, safeguard your phone, protect your data, use password managers and understand new digital threats. Registration Recommended call (240-777-6920) Walk-ins also welcome!

As we experience one of the most tumultuous election years in American history, join us for a talk with Michael Kazin who will provide us a broader historical context of how the Democratic Party — the oldest mass party in the world - has contended for power over the past two centuries. Michael is one the leading historians of the American political system. Michael‘s talk will be drawn from his recent book, What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party. The book was an Editor’s Choice of the New York Times and was named by Kirkus as one of the ten best books on U.S. history published in 2022. Michael will discuss how the aims and methods of Democrats have evolved, inevitably. But one theme has endured: they have insisted that the economy should benefit the ordinary working person, whether farmer or wage earner, and that governments should institute policies to make that possible—and to resist those that did not. When they ceased to emphasize that theme, they usually lost. Michael Kazin is a professor of history at Georgetown University and editor emeritus of Dissent magazine. He is the author of seven books and the editor of three. He is also editor-in-chief of The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History (2010). Kazin is a former on-line columnist for The New Republic and has written articles and reviews for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The New York Review of Books and many other periodicals and websites. He is currently writing What Labor Wants: Samuel Gompers and the Rise of American Unionism.

Strength Training at Any Age: The best time to start strength training was yesterday. The second best time is today. Recent studies have shown that you can build strength at ANY age, and building strength is imperative for improving/maintaining your health, mobility and independence. Class will cover the benefits of strength training, how best to begin a strength training program, and a short workout (for all levels, including beginners) that you can do from home with minimal equipment. Ample time will also be available for questions. Please have a sturdy chair available, wall space, and small hand weights (1-3 pound dumbbells OR two cans of soup / water bottles of even weight). A resistance band (or a belt / yoga strap) will also be used.

Do you have an advance medical directive? This vital document enables you to appoint a person or persons of your choice to carry out your wishes for health care should you become unable to communicate. It can also specify the kind of care you do and do not want if the time comes when you are not able to express your wishes. Learn how to create an advance medical directive and issues you may want to consider in developing yours at a special program sponsored by Burning Tree Village and led by Dr. Eleanor Tanno, an experienced local physician board certified in family medicine.This free session is set for Thursday, Oct. 17, 3-4:30 pm, at Fox Hill Residences, 8300 Burdette Road, and will simultaneously be available via Zoom. There will be time for questions following Dr. Tanno’s presentation. In addition, those attending in person are invited to an informal social gathering with light refreshments immediately preceding the program, at 2:30 pm in Fox Hill’s P.A.C. Room. Website: https://www.burningtreevillage.org/upcoming-events Registration: programs@burningtreevillage.org Zoom starts at 3 pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86995370264

Potomac Community Village is honored to welcome Norm Augustine to speak to us about the future of space travel and its importance to our nation’s future. We are delighted and honored that Norm Augustine will be speaking to us about his recent report, "NASA at a Crossroads," and the recommendations made to the President‘s Council regarding space travel and its importance to our nation‘s future.

Speaker: Cynthia Bryant Research suggest that 85% of sensory input – how we perceive the world -- is through sight. Yet sight allows us to judge our world from afar without a full perspective. As a blind person, I will challenge these perceptions and interactions, suggesting the critical need today to move in close using all senses to master our stories as a catalyst for understanding and change. Practicing empathy becomes essential. We will explore empathy; sensory mindfulness and the joy of being blind through a mental walk with me and my guide dog, and solutions on how we move beyond our visual 85%. Cynthia Bryant is a certified mediator/negotiator from the Harvard Negotiation Institute, and a certified CliftonStrengths Coach and DEI practitioner. She presently conducts workshops on the art of practicing empathy and keynotes on sensory mindfulness leading to elevated perception and understanding. With over 20 years at the Federal Communications Commission, Cynthia served as Special Counsel for alternative dispute resolution in the Office of Workplace Diversity as well as handled foreign ownership licenses and telecom mergers, investigated/adjudicated anti-fraud and anti-competitive telecom carrier behavior impacting consumers, and tackled telecom barriers affecting Tribal communities through directed outreach and regulatory initiatives. Cynthia is presently Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Seeing Eye, Inc., a guide dog school, and a board member of National Industries for the Blind. She is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the State of Missouri and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by October 22, 2024 Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.

BMAV and Connie Morella Library invite all to attend this presentation on Zoom by Steve Crocker about his work as one of the inventors of the Internet. As a student at UCLA, Crocker worked with other graduate students to put together the "Arpanet," the first piece of the Internet, and a trigger for the network era as we know it. Crocker‘s career has been spent in internet development and security, and was a Chair of the Board at ICANN, the non-profit that oversees the domain name system. Crocker will discuss the origins of networking and historical milestones and will explain this complex topic in a very relatable way. Learn more at the Internet Hall of Fame. Registration required with Montgomery County Public Libraries here. https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/11353637 Free and open to the public.

The senior living industry can seem overwhelming, but the important thing to keep in mind is that there is a housing option perfect for every person and every situation. Steve Gurney, of the Positive Aging Sourcebook, will discuss the differences between Life Plan Communities, Independent Living Communities, Assisted Living Communities and Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers.

Wednesday, October 30, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. 2024 WAVE Founders Award Program Spotlight: Monthly Memory Cafes to Connect Diverse Communities

The leaders of Golden Age Village in Baltimore, Maryland will share more about their innovative monthly memory cafes, designed for a diverse community of older adults and caregivers, especially first-generation immigrants. Learn what a memory cafe is and the benefits it can bring to a village.

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