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Join Chevy Chase At Home and Bethesda Metro Area Village to learn the basics of CPR, along with helpful fire prevention home safety tips from members of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Hands-Only CPR: In a brief period of time, anyone can learn the steps of Hands-Only CPR. Join us on April 25th when Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Lt. Irvin Smith demonstrates and teaches the simple, yet important lifesaving skills that anyone can do. There is no more valuable time spent. We can‘t wait to see you there! Fire and Carbon Monoxide Safety in Your Home: Does your home safety equipment need a checkup? You probably get a regular checkup for your health from a healthcare provider. Your home deserves the same care and attention. You might be able to check (and perhaps correct) some things in your home, but what do you really know about your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms? Please consider having a free Home Safety Check by a representative from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). The typical Home Safety Check takes about an hour. A trained, experienced firefighter or fire safety educator will come to your home on an appointment basis and will check your existing smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. If your alarms are missing or otherwise in need of replacement, we might be able to install new alarms at no cost. The typical Home Safety Check takes about an hour to complete. Please note, since we are firefighters and not electricians we are limited in what we can do if your home has hardwired alarms. Also, we cannot work on ceilings that are more than 9 feet high. But we can still come out anyway and assess and recommend corrective actions. This event will take place at the Chevy Chase Village Hall, 5906 Connecticut Ave. Parking is available on neighboring streets. The event is free, but please register by contacting the office at info@chevychaseathome.org or 301-657-3115, or by clicking ‘Register Now‘ at right.

Join us for a unique session and artists conversation around the stories of Hyattsville elders who worked with Yard Dramas to build connections, nurture imaginations, and integrate lived experiences into a one-of-a-kind theatrical production. Host Villages: Hyattsville Aging in Place, Helping Hands University Park, Neighbors Helping Neighbors of College Park, and Explorations on Aging Registration: RSVP via the "Register Now" button by April 26th. Access: Zoom link will be sent 24 hours before the event

The Past, Present and Future of the Bethesda Meeting House – “the church that named Bethesda.” Despite being among the community’s most storied buildings, the Bethesda Meeting House was vacant and deteriorating when it was acquired last year by an affiliate of the Bethesda Historical Society. Constructed in 1820 (and rebuilt in 1850 after a fire) it features a rare “slave gallery,” was the town’s first Post Office, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the MoCo Master Plan for Historic Preservation. Tradition has it that Abraham Lincoln worshipped there, and it was occupied by Confederate cavalry during Jubal Early’s raid on Washington in July 1864. BMAV, Bethesda Historical Society, and Connie Morella Library, present Bethesda historian Hank Levine giving an illustrated tour of this iconic building’s history, significance, and future. No registration necessary.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Lisa Schifferle will review with us the Top Ten Consumer Fraud alerts. Imposter Scams, Identity Theft, Credit Card and Gift Card Fraud, Investment Scams and Tech Support Scams are just a few of the fraudulent activities Lisa will educate us about. Lisa is a Senior Policy Analyst in the CFPB’s Office for Older Americans. She leads the Managing Someone Else’s Money financial caregiving program as well as the Money Smart for Older Adults program. She also supports the Office’s work to combat elder financial exploitation through network collaboration and age-friendly banking. Before coming to the CFPB, she worked for 12 years at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where she trained consumers, business and advocates on scams, identity theft, and cybersecurity. She also served as the FTC’s Identity Theft Coordinator and litigated fraud and data security cases.

Description: Climate Change is an immense topic that touches on all aspects of our lives. During this presentation, Mr. Kaltenbaugh will cover the science, economics, hope, and concerns related to climate change. Climate change isn‘t just about a warming planet. We will explore the connections across health, finances, food, geopolitics, and more. Join Greater Stonegate Village and Ron Kaltenbaugh for this educational Zoom program.

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.

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.

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.

Join Reston for a Lifetime June 18 at 12 noon to hear Robert “Bob” Blancato, National Coordinator of the bipartisan, 3,000-member Elder Justice Coalition. Learn about the struggle for elder justice from the nation’s leader in the ongoing fight against elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. Produced in partnership with Positive Aging Community and sponsored by KB Healthcare Services. Register at www.RestonforaLifetime.org/webinars. To receive upcoming notices of future webinars, news and other events that help you age in place, please subscribe to Reston for a Lifetime’s free monthly News for Neighbors at www.RestonforaLifetime.org/news.

Since 1988, the National Orchestral Institute + Festival at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center has brought the country’s top young performers together for a month of intensive study and world-class performances. In 2018 they received a Grammy nomination for Best Orchestral Performance, and in 2020 they announced trailblazing conductor Marin Alsop as their first-ever Music Director. For the past seven years, the program has been overseen by it’s director Richard Scerbo — a resident of Mount Rainier. He joins us to talk about the festival and institute, discuss upcoming performances, and answer questions.