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On Monday January 8th a representative from the Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU will be at the Maggie Nightingale Library from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to answer questions from older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers related to housing, transportation, staying healthy and more. 

The ADRU representative will be here in Poolesville as part of a MoCo outreach to our area. They can […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

January 8th -Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU – Find the resources that you need for senior and disability problems at the Maggie Nightingale Library – 10:00 am to Noon. Continuing on the second Monday of each month thru March 2024.

January 10th – The Market at Deere Valley, 22919 Dickerson Road, Join PACC and help celebrate the opening of one the area’s newest businesses and check out […]

Over 4,000 years ago the Babylonians celebrated the new year with an 11-day festival, Akitu. That March festival occurred after the Vernal Equinox, the day of equal sunlight and darkness, and commemorated the victory of their sun god over an evil sea goddess. During the festival they either reaffirmed the king’s divine power over his people, or replaced him. 

The advent of Julius Ceasar’s Julien calendar in 46BC shifted the start […]

Happy New Year! Here we are starting a new year with exciting opportunities to try new things and build new habits. While this is traditionally the time to turn over a new leaf, we don’t actually need a new year to try something new. Especially if you are retired, every new day is a new chance to be, do, try, or start something amazing! 

• Try a new Healthy food each week – […]
  

Help the PS! Book Club choose the reading list for 2024! 

Calling all book lovers and avid readers. Whether you have been a regular at our PS! Book Club or would like to join us, we invite you to help us choose our reading list for the 2024 PS! Book Club. In the past year, we read a mixture of genres, non-fiction, novels, historical fiction, and fantasy. The book club gives us a […]

The Martin Luther King holiday on January 15th, 2024, is traditionally a day of service. Many organizations extend their projects through the entire week or month.  

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 […]

2024 is bringing good news for wellness in Poolesville. After much time and effort, WUMCO has received a commitment from Montgomery County that county-supported health services will be returning to the Poolesville area for the first time since the 1980’s!  The County will be sending a mobile clinic staff and offering free health screenings, behavioral health consultations, and linkages to social service resources. Their first clinic will […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

January 7th – Riverworks Art Center – New Year’s Intentions Workshop with Suzanne Wright who will walk you through accessible, step-by-step exercises that blend creativity, mindfulness and neuroscience helping you tap into momentum and flow for 2024. 1 -4 p.m. $75.

January 8th -Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU – Find the resources that you need for senior and disability problems at the Maggie Nightingale Library – […]

Boxing Day, celebrated the day after Christmas on December 26th, is a centuries-old public holiday and gift-giving day that originated in Britain. Most offices are closed on this day in Commonwealth countries. 

Boxing Day is spent with family and friends with lots of food and fun. Because it is traditionally the cook’s day off, the menu, usually includes left-over turkey from Christmas. 

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the custom arose […]

Kwanzaa, an annual holiday that begins on December 26 and lasts through January 1, is a relatively new creation, though it has its roots in the traditions of community and cultural spirit of the African harvest festivals going back generations. The name comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first fruits”. 

Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, and families who celebrate it often celebrate it in addition to Christmas, Hanukkah, […]