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KC Afternoon Club returns
KC club, Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / May 3, 2019
For the second year in a row, the Jewish Council for the Aging has added an afternoon social day club. The Samuel Gorlitz Kensington Afternoon Club meets Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and includes supper plus all the great activities offered at our three day programs. Starting June 5 and running through September, …
JCA has 5,000+ FB friends
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / May 2, 2019
THANK YOU, FACEBOOK FANS! We were wowed (and honored) to learn we just welcomed our 5,000th Facebook friend. Please help us keep growing while keeping up to date with the best ways to enjoy your senior years by clicking here. Learn how JCA might be of help to you or your loved ones by visiting …
Mark your calendar for JCA’s 50+ Employment Expos in May
Uncategorized / By Beri Kravitz / January 28, 2019
We are gearing up for our two 50+ Employment Expos and already have employers and resources lined up to help. So come Retool, Recharge and Reinvent with JCA. The first one will be May 4 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hillary Howard, afternoon anchor at …
Louis Gossett Jr. to receive JCA Productive Aging Award
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / January 18, 2019
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 …
Sing along with the KC singers
KC club, Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / July 12, 2018
Thursday morning, members of the Kensington Club at Parklawn sang with the K.C. Doyle Trio, creating good times and good memories.
It’s grand slam time
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / July 6, 2018
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.
JCA’s REAL program wins national award
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / June 11, 2018
Heyman Interages Center’s Reading and Educating to Advance Lives (REAL) program, which is a collaborative program with DHHS and MCPL, won a 2018 National Association of Counties achievement award. This is the second year in a row that a JCA Interages program has received this award. Tech Connect won last year. REAL connects volunteers with …
JCA senior writer earns several editorial awards
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / May 23, 2018
Suzanne Pollak, JCA’s Senior Writer/Editor, who also is a reporter at the Montgomery Sentinel, earned several awards this month at the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia’s Press Association Editorial Contest. She took first place in sports reporting for her article, “Concussion fears reduce number of students turning out to play football.” She earned second place in …
Do More 24 is Wednesday, May 16 to Thursday, May 17
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / May 14, 2018
The United Way campaign to help area nonprofits is set for May 16-17. Please think of JCA so we may continue to Help All Seniors Thrive. Click here https://www.domore24.org/JewishCouncilfortheAging to donate to help senior adults find jobs, attend day programs, volunteer and learn about what this area has to offer for them. JCA thanks you in …
Come dance to songs from the Glenn Miller era
Uncategorized / By Suzanne Pollak / April 5, 2018
Put on your dancing shoes. As part of Good Deeds Day, JCA will be throwing a Senior Prom, where seniors as well as middle and high school students will be dancing to the hits of the Glenn Miller era. Dance lessons for the waltz, foxtrot and jitterbug will be offered, and there also will be …