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Join Poolesville Seniors and Barnesville School students on January 31st from 1:45 p.m.-3:00 in a multigenerational service project assembling Art and Learning Kits provided by the non-profit Story Tapestries. The kits will be distributed throughout Upper Montgomery County including Poolesville, to youth, families and older adults who are facing serious economic problems and have experienced trauma.  

To volunteer or submit questions email info@poolesvilleseniors.org with a subject line

Stay Active – Community Activities

January – Help Poolesville Seniors and Barnesville School students in a multigenerational service project assembling Art and Learning Kits provided by the non-profit Story Tapestries. The kits will be distributed throughout Upper Montgomery County including Poolesville, to youth, families and older adults who are facing serious economic problems and have experienced trauma

If you are a pizza fan, you will be happy to know that the second Sunday this month begins National Pizza Week, from January 14th to 20th 2024. It was originally created in October 1984 by Gerry Durnell, publisher of Pizza Today magazine. 

Almost all of us love pizza. Fresh from the oven or cold the next day. There are an estimated 63,000 pizzerias and 94% of Americans eat […]

Your body has a 24-hour clock or biological clock called the circadian rhythm. This clock ticks and alerts the body to carry out certain functions throughout the day. But sometimes, a malfunction occurs in this clock that causes a disruption of these cycles, significantly deteriorating your health.   

You should know what a circadian rhythm is and how any change can affect your physical and mental health! Circadian Rhythm is a term used to […]

Montgomery County Recreation fitness passes will be free for Montgomery County residents again in 2024. The free pass will provide access to fully equipped fitness rooms, open gym (drop-in) activities and game rooms at any recreation center during regularly scheduled hours.   

As we head into the new year and many are renewing their fitness goals, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich encouraged county residents to take advantage of these great spaces. Make […]

Poolesville Seniors would like to offer an opportunity for you to join our MLK Give Back Project during the month of January.  

Non-Perishable Food Collection 

At our in-person events this month in Speer Hall, we will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Little Free Pantry and Backpack Bites programs administered by Poolesville Presbyterian Church, the generous venue host for most of our in-person events. […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

January – Help Poolesville Seniors and Barnesville School students in a multigenerational service project assembling Art and Learning Kits provided by the non-profit Story Tapestries. The kits will be distributed throughout Upper Montgomery County including Poolesville, to youth, families and older adults who are facing serious economic problems and have experienced trauma

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Americans celebrated the first official Martin Luther King Day, which is the only federal holiday commemorating an African American, on Monday, January 20, 1986. In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a National Day of Service – a “Day On, Not a Day Off” to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King, and to encourage all […]

To start the year off right, pay close attention to these health numbers. Here are the five types of numbers everyone should know—and why. 

1. Blood Pressure – Your healthy target: 120/80 mm Hg or less

Why it matters: Your blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. If it’s too high, your heart has to work harder. Over time, high blood pressure […]

An IRA owner cannot combine IRAs they own with IRAs that they have inherited, unless the inherited IRA came from their current spouse. IRAs that are inherited from the same person can be combined, as long as the RMD calculation is done in the manner for all of