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7th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day and Montgomery Goes Purple
“They Are Us”
Thursday, September 1 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Memorial Plaza, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850
(Between Montgomery County’s Executive Office Building and the Circuit Court)
The Montgomery County Goes Purple Kick Off and Resource Fair will begin at 5:30 pm with food trucks available. A ceremony of remembrance and candlelight vigil begins at 7:15 pm.
Registration is required. Contact: Yap@montgomerycountymd.gov
The Career Gateway: Job Search Training Program for 50+ Job Seekers
September 12, 14, 16, 19, 21 – 2022 (Interactive and Online)
Upcoming: October 31 & November 2, 4, 7, 9 – 2022
Are you over 50 and looking for a new job? JCA’s Career Gateway Program can help you hone your resume, polish your networking and interviewing skills, and use Internet job search resources more effectively. Each session of the Career Gateway features 30 hours of small-group classroom instruction over five days, comprehensive take-home materials, practical exercises, and a long-term mentor – all for only $75. Sessions run from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Optional employment-related tech classes are also available. Sessions and tech classes will be an interactive, Zoom experience. Don’t be intimidated by online instruction. We’ll train you and will work through this together.
Registration is limited and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information and to register for an upcoming Career Gateway session, please contact Jodie Rasch at 301-255-4215 or Jodie.Rasch@AccessJCA.org.
Website: https://AccessJCA.org/Career-Gateway/
Participate in a Free Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Are you age 50+ and looking for employment opportunities? Changing careers? Looking for new opportunities?
10:00 am to 11:45 am: WorkSource Montgomery workshops
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm: Employer presentations
Montgomery County employers with at least three or more openings may register today to participate in one or more of the upcoming six Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expos. Federal/State/Local governments are encouraged and welcome to participate as well.
Registration is required for jobseekers and employers: VirtualExpos.AccessJCA.org
Questions? SeniorExpo@AccessJCA.org
Future Montgomery County Expo Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Disability Awareness Experience: A Health and Wellness Expo
Saturday, September 24 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
920 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (free in-person event)
Disability Partnerships will host this community event along Ellsworth Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring. There will be activities such as a wheelchair obstacle course, a DJ, games, prizes for all ages, a photo booth with an adorable service dog, raffles, and much more.
Disability Partnerships is a community-based 501c3 organization with a mission to improve the quality of life for individuals living with a physical disability.
Register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disability-awareness-experience-a-health-and-wellness-expo-tickets-396037176857
Look at the Upside: A Psychologist’s Insights about Aging Well and Managing Setbacks Monday, September 26 from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm
Virtual via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85339760777?pwd=SkIxYjRCTEx5SlFPSDdCOXdpSlJrUT09
Meeting ID: 853 3976 0777
Passcode: 12345
We are all living longer. Some of us will live well into our 90s, maybe even to 100 and beyond. Will we live well at that point? This presentation encourages the audience to “turn aging on its head,” with an uplifting perspective on aging successfully, overcoming obstacles, and the resilience needed to start new chapters. Dr. Joe Casciani is not only an expert in the mental health and well-being, he also has a unique and refreshing way of highlighting strategies for living life well while living longer. Whether still running marathons or getting around with a wheelchair, modern day centenarians have taught us plenty about living longer.
Please send an email to Teanna.Abraham@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov to reserve your spot.
White Oak Senior Center Phone Number: 240-777-6945
Prepare to Celebrate Active Aging Week, October 3 to October 9
Montgomery County is excited to celebrate International Active Aging Week. Residents 50+ are invited to attend free in person and virtual activities that help you Go, Grow & Get Active!
Montgomery County Recreation and other partners will host several events at senior centers and other sites across the County including yoga, fall prevention exercises, sip and paint, Zumba and more. Some programs require advance registration. For a calendar of events, visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/senior/calendar.html.
Go, Grow & Get Active: Signature Event at Brookside Gardens
Monday, October 3 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm
https://montgomeryparks.org/events/go-grow-get-active-active-aging-week-signature-event/
(free but advance registration is required)
Participate in activities that will boost your physical and mental wellness through creative expression, exercise and socialization.
- Beauty Blooms: A Watercolor Workshop
- Yoga Dance: Pushing Back the Clock
- Wellness Drumming
- “Feel the Music” experience
- Mini Garden Creation
- Photo Scavenger Hunt
- Walk with a Doc
- Live musical performances and more
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