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Due to a scheduling conflict there will be no February ADRU opportunity at the Poolesville Library. The next opportunity will be on Monday March 11th when 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 […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

January 29th- April 15th – Maggie Nightingale Library – Volunteers from AARP Foundation Tax Aide will be on hand at the library on Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., to provide tax aide. Service is FREE to taxpayers of any age with low and moderate incomes. Special attention to those 60 and older. Book your appointment by March 1st to guarantee availability. To request an appointment, call 240-777-2577 […]

Don’t miss out. Be sure to purchase your tickets this week for this fabulous evening! Delicious dinner by Simply Fresh caterers. Fantastic music by Gina’s Soul Party and the Souled Out Horns. Gather your friends and neighbors to form your own table of eight for a night to remember!   

 21+, Cash Only Bar.    Barnesville. 6:30 – 11:00 p.m. 

February is Black History Month. The 2024 theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” explores the key influence African Americans have had in the fields of “visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression.” 

The celebration of Black History can be traced back to Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950). As the son of formerly enslaved people and the second African American to receive […]

Poolesville Seniors is searching for items for the Heart ‘n Soul Auction. If you have unused gift cards that you cannot use, consider donating them to our Heart ‘n Soul Auction.   

If you have free flight mileage from Delta, American, JetBlue or United, we would love to bundle them with our donated stay in St. Thomas.   

Also, we are looking for sports tickets, theater tickets, and movie tickets.  

We are doing […]

Celebrate Black History Month with the Boyds Historical Society at their open house at the Boyds Negro School on February 18, between 2-4 PM.  

This one-room historical school was the only public school that educated Black children in the surrounding area of Boyds from 1895-1936. It served grades first through eighth and was solely funded through tax revenues from Black residents.  

The building is the […]

On January 31st from 2:00 to 3:00, in an intergenerational event, nine Poolesville Seniors volunteers and 18 middle students from the Barnesville school worked together for a volunteer service project. 

The group created and worked an assembly line to package art kits with Story Tapestries. Story Tapestries is a non-profit organization with local ties that works to inspire and motivate everyone to engage in the arts.  

Over 355 art […]

There will not be a representative of ADRU this month at the library. The next appointments will be on Monday March 11th when 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 […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

February 11th – Valentine’s Day Self -Kindness Workshop – Create a Heartfelt Pocket Guide for Self-Kindness with Life and Creativity Coach Suzanne Wright. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. $75.

February 11th – Cousins Maine Lobster will be at Windridge Vineyards – 15700 Darnestown Road noon – 6 pm

February 12th -Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU – Find the resources that you need for senior and disability problems […]

Enjoy the thrill of bidding in the Poolesville Seniors online auction fundraiser. Shop these exciting categories:

• Adventures & Travel
• Shop Local, Entertainment
• Just for Fun
• Taste of the Ag Reserve
• Collectibles/Fine Art/Jewelry.  

Something for everyone. Bid online for ten days, even in your pj’s!

February 23rd 8:00 a.m. to March 3rd 8:00 p.m.

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