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January 16, 2024
The Heyman Interages® Center is a program of JCA®, the Jewish Council for the Aging
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Hello JCA Interages Volunteers
📢 Announcement: JCA Interages February Meet & Greet
✨ The JCA Interages Program invites you to our February Meet & Greet, a wonderful opportunity to connect, collaborate, and engage with our community!
📅 Date: February 19
🕒 Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
📍 Location: JCA, 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
🗓 Agenda:
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Questions & Discussion on Volunteer Opportunities
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Socializing and Networking
Enjoy meaningful discussions about volunteer opportunities, connect with fellow and prospective volunteers, and share ideas over light fare.
🎉 Bring a friend!
RSVP to Indira Dingledine at Idingledine@accessjca.org.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Seeking Volunteers! OMA (Opening Minds through Art)
The JCA Heyman Interages Center is looking for volunteers to join us this winter for an award-winning, evidence-based, intergenerational art-making program called Opening Minds Through Art (OMA).
We are looking for volunteers interested in supporting JCA's Kensington Club members (older adults with early stages of memory loss) as they create abstract art projects that engage the mind and break through cognitive barriers. We also are looking for volunteers to work alongside JCA staff to serve art supplies, provide artistic choices as well as help with set-up and clean-up. OMA is a failure-free program designed to provide older adults with opportunities for creative self-expression and social engagement.
The following six dates led by trained OMA facilitators will be held at the JCA in Rockville and are required to participate. Please contact rlanman@accessjca.org for further details.
The art classes will be held at JCA, 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville MD 20852
Friday, February 21 from 9:30 AM - 12 pm: Volunteer training
Fridays, February 28, March 7, 14, and 21 from 9:45 am - 12:15 pm: OMA art classes
Sunday, March 30 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM: Art Show at Ring House
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Harmony Hills Elementary School Readers Theater
Volunteers help small groups of students prepare for theatrical readings that will be performed before younger students in their school. These sessions help students improve their reading and vocabulary, while also having fun.
13407 Lydia St,
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Thursdays Lunch period,
12:05-12:35 pm
Volunteer with 5th Graders. 10-week commitment
Spring session:
3/27: Orientation
4/3, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, week of 6/2
Background check and application required. If interested, please contact Indira Dingledine at idingledine@accessjca.org.
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Maryvale Elementary
Interages Partnership Linkages to Learning
Linkages to Learning Website
1010 First St.
Rockville, MD 20850
Mondays and Wednesdays 4 – 5 pm
Enrichment and homework help with math and reading. Grades 2 through 5.
Required:
- Background check
- Application
Interested? Contact Indira Dingledine to apply and get involved!
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Join the Grandreaders Program at Wheaton Woods Elementary School!
Are you passionate about helping children develop a love for reading? Become a Grandreader and make a lasting impact in a child's life. Volunteers are paired with the same child every Tuesday (Time TBD) throughout the academic year, fostering literacy and mentorship.
Wheaton Woods Elementary School
4510 Faroe Pl, Rockville, MD 20853
Requirements:
- Background check
- Application
Interested? Contact Indira Dingledine to apply and get involved.
Help inspire young readers—volunteer today!
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Another Opportunity to Attend This Required Session:
Only required once
“Know Your Learner”
Wednesday, February 26
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Interages Zoom Room
Mike Anderson, the Student Support Teacher at Daly Elementary School, will be returning to give a presentation addressing cultural and economic diversity in our schools and who we are as tutors, teachers, and others in leadership positions. He also will discuss the promotion of positive relationships and the academic, social, and psychological well-being of students in general.
All active JCA Interages volunteers who have not yet attended this class are asked to participate in this session or a future session, as it is a requirement for volunteering. If you have already attended a session, there is no need to attend.
Pre-registration is required. Use this Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zXSRQzYXSzyi-VbiO5FezA to register. When you register, you will receive another link to enter the session on February 26th.
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PAW's Seniors for Seniors program places older animals in loving homes of older adults.
Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW) is a non-profit group of volunteers chartered to facilitate the rescue and adoption of homeless domestic animals, mainly dogs and cats, and place them in loving and stable homes.
Prior to adoption, the animals receive veterinary care. For dogs, this typically includes rabies shots, DHLPP vaccines, worming, heartworm tests, and spaying or neutering. Cats normally are tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV, have received rabies and distemper shots, deworming, and are spayed or neutered.
PAW Phone Line
301-572-4729
Email :
Dog and Cat Inquiries:
info@paw-rescue.org
Volunteering:
volunteer@paw-rescue.org
paw-rescue.org
The pictures seen here are of two current senior dogs waiting for adoption - Lucie, the black and white pointer and Laddie, the black Labrador retriever.
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Monthly Reading Tutor Training Series | |
We hope you will join us on Zoom for our monthly Reading Tutor Training series. These sessions are helpful for any volunteers. We are so grateful to presenter Megan Bainbridge, Reading Specialist of the Captain James E. Daly Elementary School, who is leading the sessions. Each session focuses on a different Reading Tutor Training topic, and lasts about an hour. Pre-registration online is required.
Note: these sessions provide broad tips and are not intended to be certification level training.
Topic: Reading Tutor Training: Resources
When: Jan 30, 2025 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrdO-vrzMtHdCwX3QdbqCA3tmql9jP6k9E
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you can not attend the meeting but would like a recording, please register.
Recorded Sessions
To view past recordings of the Reading Tutor Training sessions, visit our Volunteer Portal.
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Make a gift to support the good work that we do.
You can designate your gift to intergenerational programs on the donation form.
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"We rise by lifting others."
Deb Bohannon
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For your convenience, past issues of the JCA Interages Connector are available on the JCA Interages wepage. | |
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