Our Next 50+ Employment Expo is April 30
It’s almost time once again for the Jewish Council for the Aging’s annual 50+ Employment Expo in Northern Virginia. At our annual 50+ Employment Expos, you can: network with area employers and community resource organizations, get a free résumé review, and learn new job-search skills. There will be dozens of employers with available jobs and
Continue reading Our Next 50+ Employment Expo is April 30Retirement is a thing of the past
It’s always someone’s birthday!
Last year, a wonderful thing happened on the way to my birthday: I discovered Facebook fundraising. My first-ever campaign raised nearly $1,000 in three weeks, and JCA used every donated dollar to sustain or expand senior services that urgently need them. Are you ready to join me? The only prerequisites are that you yourself have a Facebook account.
Continue reading It’s always someone’s birthday!WTOP’s Howard to speak at employment expo
Hillary Howard, the award winning radio and television reporter who has worked in the Greater Washington area for more than 20 years, will be the keynote speaker at JCA’s 50+ Employment Expo in Fairfax, Va. She is the afternoon anchor on WTOP. This year’s Retool, Recharge, Reinvent’s expo will be at the Fair Oaks Marriott,
Continue reading WTOP’s Howard to speak at employment expoNBC 4’s Barbara Harrison is MoCo keynote speaker
Barbara Harrison, a treasured Washington journalist for more than 35 years, is the keynote speaker at JCA’s Monday, April 15th 50+ Employment Expo at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. Harrison is best known for Wednesday’s Child and her interesting interviews. If you are looking for work, don’t miss JCA’s 50+ Employment Expo.
Continue reading NBC 4’s Barbara Harrison is MoCo keynote speakerLouis Gossett Jr. to receive JCA Productive Aging Award
JCA is excited to announce that Louis Gossett Jr., best known for his Academy Award winning roles as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman and Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots, will receive the Productive Aging Award at our 26th annual Sylvia Blajwas Productive Aging Dinner on Sunday, June 2. The
Continue reading Louis Gossett Jr. to receive JCA Productive Aging AwardKC’s annual art show is Jan. 27
Please join us Sunday, Jan. 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. for the Gorlitz Kensington Club’s 6th Annual Art Show, presented in collaboration with the JCA Heyman Interages Center and Arts for the Aging. There will be a music presentation by Arts for the Aging, lots of artwork by KC members and light refreshments. There
Continue reading KC’s annual art show is Jan. 27Sing along with the KC singers
Thursday morning, members of the Kensington Club at Parklawn sang with the K.C. Doyle Trio, creating good times and good memories.
Continue reading Sing along with the KC singersIt’s grand slam time
Join JCA and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington on Aug. 19 at Jewish Community Day at Nationals Park when the Nats take on the Miami Marlins. Activities begin at 11:30 a.m. for information and tickets, go to shalomdc.org/grandslam.
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