The Heyman Interages®Center is a program
of JCA® - Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington.
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THE INTERAGES CONNECTOR
STAYING CONNECTED WHILE STAYING HOME
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Staying in Touch
Hello JCA Interages Volunteers,
We wish you a happy Spring and are excited to share the news of new volunteer opportunities.
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
Coffee Club [held once a month]
Tuesday, April 20 @ 2:00 pm.
Meet with Interages staff members via Zoom. We would love to learn about you and learn about your volunteer experience, your ideas for programming and partnering with other organizations.
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COVID-19 VACCINES
President Biden has directed states, Tribes, and territories to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine no later than May 1. Maryland and Montgomery County maintain separate priority lists - the state and county vaccine websites provide information about when and where you may be vaccinated, and how to preregister if you are eligible:
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SHARE From A Distance
SHARE From A Distance provides meaningful connections between young people and older adults.
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JOIN SHARE FROM A DISTANCE AND BECOME A PEN PAL
Are you or someone you know interested in being matched with a young person to exchange letters back and forth? Build relationships with a young person during this difficult time when people of ALL ages are feeling isolated and eager to make connections. Only first names are given and all correspondence is filtered through JCA staff.
You can choose to write to a student via email or postal mail. We have more than 50 pen pal pairs.
Thanks for your help and support!
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Interages Interview Program
As we mentioned in a past newsletter, Interages had such success having a young person conduct a Zoom interview of the Interages Founder, Austin Heyman, that we started an interviewing program. At this time, five students, grades 7-12, have been recruited to conduct interviews. The students earn Service Learning hours for their time preparing and interviewing. Thanks go to Kay Klass, an Interages volunteer, who trained the youth on how to conduct interviews.
In this issue, we highlight Annika, a dedicated volunteer and 6th-grade student who interviewed John Shuchart, founder of The Shuchart Group, an organization committed to ending the mental illness stigma once and for all. Mr. Shuchart has written three books including, “Israeli Kids Letters to Terrorists." To view the interview click here.
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Ciara (17) and Jasmine (15) are homeschooled sisters in Frederick, MD. Ciara enjoys reading, ballet, and painting while Jasmine prefers to study voice, fashion trends, and hip hop. In their free time, they enjoy volunteering for Interages in the Spanish Club, which meets with JCA Kensington Club members every other Wednesday evening. In the Interages Spanish Club, middle and high school students from Montgomery County learn and apply Spanish language teaching methods while interacting with Kensington Club members with early dementia.
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FOOD DRIVE: JCA IS PARTNERING IN GOOD DEEDS WEEK |
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"Good Deeds Week," April 11 - 18, is a global endeavor celebrated by organizations around the world, coordinating community service events.
For Good Deeds Week, to combat food insecurity, JCA is holding a two-day Food Drive. At the sites, donors will bring food donations, and helpers, many earning SSL hours for school, help unload the donations from cars, and will bring donations into the site. The sites are Montgomery County food distribution hubs regularly feeding thousands of people. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is coordinating area organizations for Good Deeds Week. For more information contact, Indira Dingledine idingledine@accessjca.org or cell (202) 441 - 0357.
WE NEED FOOD DONATIONS!! REGISTER HERE for the JCA Interages Good Deed Week Food Drive. We will email you a list of suggested food items for donation.
Food collection sites and dates:
- Oak Chapel United Methodist Church Hub, 14500 Layhill Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20906
- Kingdom Fellowship Church, 12101 Tech Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904
- Harvest Intercontinental Church, Olney, 16227 Batchelors Forest Rd., MD Olney, 20832
- Seneca Creek Community Church, 13 Firstfield Road, Suite 100, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- The Interfaith Works HUB at Twinbrook, 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20853
- Women Who Care Ministries, 19642 Club House Rd., Suite 620, Montgomery Village, MD 20886
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NEW VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: READING WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
JCA Heyman® Interages is looking for volunteers to participate in virtual read-aloud groups with students in 2nd & 3rd grades at Highland Elementary School on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. For more information contact, Dana Adams Tate at dtate@accessjca.org.
*MCPS Fingerprinting and Badging is required.
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MARCH: WOMAN'S HISTORY MONTH
The National Women's History Museum in Alexandria, Virginia offers online exhibits where you can explore and learn about trailblazing women of the past and present. To see the exhibit, click here.
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“I don’t want to be a master. When I’m learning something, I’m in my element.”
– Chick Corea
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For your convenience, past issues of the JCA Interages Connector are available on the JCA Interages website.
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Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington
"Jewish Council for the Aging", "JCA", "Helping All Seniors Thrive" and "Interages" are registered trademarks of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, Inc. Visit us at AccessJCA.org.© 2020 Jewish Council for the Aging® All rights reserved.
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