JCA Programs, KC Blog, KC club, News / By Suzanne Pollak / March 2, 2022
Allison Ciborowski, president and founder of LeadingAge Maryland, visited the Jewish Council for the Aging on Wednesday. That organization chose JCA’s Kensington Clubs Manager Colleen Kemp to receive their Excellence in Innovation award for the way KC staff continued to serve its members during the pandemic, through Zoom classes and programs. She got to see …
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KC Blog, KC club, News / By Beri Kravitz / November 24, 2021
Friendly Chat Phone Volunteers Needed JCA Phone Pal volunteers provide friendly phone companionship in an effort to decrease feelings of social isolation and loneliness. People with early-stage memory loss benefit from this program through one on one communication with another caring individual via the telephone. Brief “friendly conversation” phone calls to the VIP’s (the older …
KC Blog, News / By Beri Kravitz / November 17, 2021
The JCA Gorlitz Kensington Club team, led by Colleen Kemp, received the LeadingAge Excellence in Innovation Award on November 16, 2021. Kensington Club@Home program was conceived and implemented by highly creative and dedicated activity leaders, contractors, partners, and the most incredibly caring volunteers. The result was some of the best virtual adult day services for …
KC Blog / By Beri Kravitz / October 20, 2019
JCA’s Kensington Club at Parklawn members created this wonderful piece for an art show entitled, “Raise Your Voice Against Ageism.” The paper was passed around so each member could add his/her own feelings in both wax crayon and watercolor. The words attached to the drawing all came from conversations about ageism. Be sure to stop …
KC Blog, News / By Beri Kravitz / October 2, 2019
Thanks so much to everyone who attended our seventh annual Kensington Clubs Art Show Jan. 12. We are sure you were as impressed as we all were at the great works of art created by our members. This year’s theme was Reclaim and Repurpose: Works of Art. We collected recyclable materials and the members did …
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