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After decades in regulatory exile, psychedelic drugs are making a comeback – this time as promising new therapies for depression and PTSD, among others. In particular, researchers have found that a facilitated psychedelic experience can profoundly shift attitudes about death in ways that deeply enhance the quality of one’s remaining life. While FDA approval is still forthcoming, state and municipal decriminalization initiatives are opening access to these experiences already today. What does this mean for older adults as they contemplate their mortality? This talk will cut through stigma and hype to provide older adults with the basic information they need to understand the new psychedelic landscape: the opportunities, the insights and the risks. Abbie Rosner is a writer who grew up in Washington DC in the 1960s and ‘70s. Her professional interest is in the ways that older adults are discovering - and rediscovering - the drugs of our youth, to enhance our experience of aging. Her writing has appeared in Forbes, Next Avenue, Double Blind, and others. Abbie previously researched and wrote about ancient foodways as they are still practiced in the contemporary Galilee landscape. Abbie received her BA from the University of California Berkeley and her MSc in Professional Communications from Clark University. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by May 7, 2024 Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.

Have you created your driving plan? Are you in the midst of having conversations on the best strategies to "take the keys?" Is your plan to drive forever? Our expert guest speaker, Kurt Gray, encourages a comprehensive approach to addressing these issues that essentially impact independence and quality of life. Kurt specializes in supporting families and providing insight to help you or your love create your safe, smart plan for driving. Bio Kurt E. Gray is the owner and CEO of KEG Ventures Inc. (dba Seniors Helping Seniors®) and principal of KEG Consulting LLC. He spent 17 years as director of Driver Education & Training for AAA Club Alliance before retiring after 29 years of service. In his role as CEO, he leads a Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home senior care agency that provides seniors with the non-medical assistance they need to maintain an independent lifestyle in their own homes for as long as possible. It is the only area home care company that functions exclusively with and for seniors. Additionally, Gray has over 20 years of traffic safety experience – he works with aging drivers and organizations to deliver industry-leading driver safety programs and a comprehensive approach to risk management. He does not teach you how to drive, he provides tools and insight to help you drive smarter and safer. Join Greater Stonegate Village for this informative program via Zoom

Be sure to join us for our exciting Spring Plenary Program! Learn about upcoming workshops and other resources for villages and meet the winners of WAVE’s Founders Award. We’ll also explore Using the Arts to Combat Isolation and Improve Health and spotlight two exciting local programs. Break out panels will enable interactive follow up discussion.

This entertaining talk will explore goals, strategies, and tactics we can adopt to live meaningful, fulfilled, and productive lives. Chris will lead us in a reflection of our own lives, contemplating what matters deeply to us, considering how we find purpose and meaning, devising a personal mission statement, examining how to take better care of ourselves, and exploring how all of these practices can impact on the quality of our death. Our daily lives create the person we will be when we die and, thus, the kind of death we will experience. Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, educator, professor, and grandfather. He dedicated his professional career to conservation but now devotes his life to advocating for reform in aging, death, and dying. His 10th book, Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, will be published in October. He serves on the board of six nonprofits, most devoted to aging and end-of-life issues. For over 35 years, he spearheaded the production of more than 300 hours of original programming for prime-time television and the IMAX film industry, which won him and his colleagues many awards, including two Emmys and an Oscar nomination. All proceeds from Chris’s books go to fund scholarships for students at American University. Starting in 2004, Chris served on American University’s full-time faculty as Distinguished Film Producer in Residence until his retirement in 2018. While at AU, he founded and directed the Center for Environmental Filmmaking at the School of Communication. Chris was a stand-up comic for five years and has advanced degrees from London and Harvard. Free and open to all. Via Zoom. Please register in advance at right.

This program is part 1 in our series - When Your Home No Longer Fits You How do you make where you live fit who you are now? Sometimes it‘s staying in the same place with modifications, other times it‘s moving to somewhere else, but in all cases, it requires having informed choices and realistic goals.

This program is part 1 in our series - When Your Home No Longer Fits You How do you make where you live fit who you are now? Sometimes it‘s staying in the same place with modifications, other times it‘s moving to somewhere else, but in all cases, it requires having informed choices and realistic goals.

Greater Olney Go Rides will be hosting a bingo night on May 16, 6:30PM until 9PM at Sandy Spring Firehouse ballroom (The Oak Room), 17921 Brooke Road, Sandy Spring MD 20860. Admission is $30 cash at the door or register on-line at https://tinyurl.com/GoRodesBingo24 , includes 10 bingo cards, food and drinks.

Join in for a fascinating program with a live docent as we explore works of art that offer glimpses of life in 17th century Dutch society during a period of social, economic, and religious change.

Goodwin Living At Home is the only continuing care at home program in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. that empowers active, healthy adults ages 55 and over who want security along with the choice to stay in their homes as they age. Goodwin offers customized plans make it easier to live without the worry of covering care costs or coordinating care should you need it.

Speakers: Lisa Crawley and Edwina Parks Join the Family History Center team as they share their journeys in genealogy at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. This program will explore the tools for getting started in tracing your family tree, highlight similarities and differences in conducting African American genealogy and share highlights in working with the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share family history trivia. Lisa Crawley is a Genealogy Reference Assistant in the Robert F. Smith Explore Your Family History Center at NMAAHC. Her career experience includes serving as the Resource Center Manager of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore, and as the Administrator at the Montgomery County Historical Society in Rockville. A native of Elizabeth, NJ her research interests include antebellum era African American history of the Mid-Atlantic and Upper South, and Methodist history. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Drew University and an M.A. in Museum Studies from Hampton University. Edwina Parks is a Genealogy Reference Assistant in the Robert F. Smith Explore Your Family History Center at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Her professional experience is in research and reference services for genealogy and local history and creating educational programs on these topics for libraries. Her interests include interpreting public records in genealogical research for their historical and geographical context. A native of Southwest Virginia, she holds a B.A. from Fisk University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village Limited to 100. Registration is required by 5/22/24 Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.

Is it Normal Aging or Alzheimer‘s Disease? In this session, we will discuss the warning signs of Alzheimer‘s disease, different types of dementia, and when you should be concerned. We‘ll also discuss best practices for communicating with someone who is experiencing cognitive decline. Join GSV and Marla Lahat for this informative program via Zoom. Speaker bio: Marla Lahat is a GSV member and our Program Chair. Marla is a licensed clinical social worker who has served as Executive Director of Home Care Partners, a non-profit, supportive home care agency, since 1999. The agency provides home care aide services to older persons and support for their family caregivers throughout the D.C. metropolitan area. It also administers the Safe at Home program, a nationally recognized program that enables older persons to remain safely in their homes by providing home modifications. Having had a great deal of contact with the Villages in D.C., Marla was very familiar with the concept and the positive impact that Villages can have in a community. She was thrilled to see the Greater Stonegate Village develop and began volunteering immediately. Marla has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Temple University and a Bachelor’s in Science from Cornell University. She has been a resident of the Greater Stonegate community since 1988 and currently lives in her Stonegate home with her husband and dog, Chloe. Her three sons grew up in Stonegate, attending Stonegate Elementary and the local middle and high schools and spending summers at the Stonegate Swim Club. She is an avid audio book listener, loves walking outdoors, traveling, theater, spending time with family and friends, and of course, volunteering with GSV!