Arlington Community Foundation is excited to premiere and host the Age Friendly Grant Catalog featuring 12 grant ideas of organizations and programs serving older adults (55+) in Arlington, with grants up to $10,000 each. The public is able to view and ‘shop’ these grants at arlcf.org/AgeFriendly and donate any amount toward needs that inspire them.
It’s no secret that Arlington can be an expensive place to live, especially for those who survive on little income. Within this group are the thousands of older residents who have no reliable income, rely on modest government income, or whose only financial asset is the house they’ve called home for years, or even generations.
This Thursday, about 310 new students will arrive on Move-In Day and be celebrated as new members of the Marymount University family, as an estimated 33 volunteers consisting of Marymount faculty, staff and current students will be on location to assist these first-year Saints. Approximately 340 returning students will move into their residential living spaces on Saturday, in advance of the first day of Fall 2022 classes on Monday.
Welcome Week events, which will last from August 25 to September 5, include programming designed to help new students actively engage in the MU community. Notable events include Thursday’s Convocation in the Rose Benté Lee Center and an on-campus community service event on Friday. Click here for a full list of events, locations and times.
WASHINGTON — Company E, Washington, DC’s leading contemporary repertory dance company, will return its catered-to-kids performance of ‘To Sail Around the Sun’ to the Kennedy Center on National Dance Day, September 17th.
Through dance, live music and storytelling, ‘To Sail Around the Sun’ takes the audience on one child’s journey to gather all four seasons before dinner time.
NEW YORK (August 12, 2022) – Connor Garwood and Sarah Buzby of Arlington County, Virginia, will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, September 17, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video presentation. The one-hour video of roughly 500 photographs includes children, teens, and adults with Down syndrome from all 50 states. These collective images promote the value, acceptance, and inclusion of people with Down syndrome in a very visible way.
The photo of Connor and Sarah were selected from more than 2,400 entries in the NDSS worldwide call for photos. Their photo will be shown on two JumboTron screens in the heart of Times Square, thanks to the support of ClearChannel Outdoor. The two screens are located above Dos Caminos restaurant in Father Duffy Square. The presentation will be live streamed on the NDSS Facebook page from 9:30-10:30am ET on September 17.
President Joe Biden yesterday signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, which included the first NASA authorization passed by Congress in over five years. That section of the Act, Title VII of the science division, included the full text of Rep. Don Beyer’s Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act. Beyer chairs the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics; he introduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act to bolster NASA’s efforts to create the next generation of climate-friendly aviation while also reducing the impact of airplane noise in airport-adjacent communities.
“Climate change and aircraft noise have always been two of the most consistent constituent concerns in my district. I wrote a bill to address both problems – the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act – which President Biden just signed into law,” said Beyer. “As the climate crisis continues to harm American communities, ensuring we are also tackling aviation emissions is vital. This piece of legislation does just that by making the necessary investments to develop the technology to make cleaner flight a reality in addition to driving innovation that would reduce aircraft noise pollution.”
Arlington, VA (August 8, 2022) – VHC Health™, a community-based health system providing medical services to the Washington, DC metropolitan area, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers. With this certification, VHC Health has joined an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care using advanced technologies and multidisciplinary expertise.
“VHC Health is proud to receive the Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification, which is a true testament to our dedication to a higher standard of service and quality of care for our patients,” said Chris Lane, President & CEO of VHC Health. “Thank you to everyone who has worked diligently over the past four years to make this a reality. Today is a great day for VHC Health and, more importantly, the community we serve.”
Alexandria, Virginia- OAR is a local non-profit that supports individuals impacted by the criminal legal system on their journey to rejoining their community and families. The organization is now raising money for the state’s first gender-responsive re-entry program.
Individuals who identify as female have a different set of needs and different reentry experiences from those who identify as male. For example, the majority of women who experience incarceration are primary caregivers to minor children and a crucial part of the re-entry process requires supporting their needs as the head of a family. They are also much more likely than their male-identifying counterparts to have experienced a long history of abuse prior to incarceration. Therefore, tailored services that address that trauma lead to the best outcomes.
Encore Creativity for Older Adults, America’s largest choral organization for adults over 55, welcomes new and returning singers to the fall session of its Encore Chorale of Arlington, a popular local choral group that sings a fun and eclectic mix of music in many styles and from many different eras.
Registration is open now for its 15-week program that begins September 6, 2022. No auditions are necessary. The session will culminate in a holiday concert that is free and open to the public. Dr. Ingrid Lestrud, an active educator and conductor who formerly served as the Principal Associate Conductor for the Grammy award-winning National Children’s Chorus, will lead the group.
Special invitation to the media: If you would like to MEET the beagles in person at our Rescue Care Center in Falls Church, Va., please contact LDCRF Executive Director Dawn Wallace at (703) 307-7706 or [email protected].
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Dunkin’ and its DMV franchisees launched their inaugural Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship Program this past spring, which awarded $100,000 in academic scholarships to high school and college students throughout the DMV.
In partnership with Scholarship America, Dunkin’ yesterday awarded 40 students throughout the DMV region with a $2,500 academic scholarship to an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school of their choice in Fall 2022. Dunkin’s DMV Regional Scholarship Program accommodates current part-time and full-time undergraduate students and high school seniors who were selected based on their academic record, demonstrated leadership skills and overall commitment to their school and local community.
