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Weekly Village News for April 3, 2026
From Frank... As promised, I’d like to highlight some of the extraordinary work of our volunteers since April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. There are so many examples that present themselves each day that I’ll randomly just choose a few that I know make a huge difference to those that receive the service. One member has been in a rehabilitation facility for quite some time, and a dedicated volunteer routinely goes to visit her, brings her mail, and engages in conversation


Weekly Village News for March 27, 2026
From Frank... I know this is our monthly newsletter for April, but since we’re technically still in March, I feel compelled to recognize and celebrate the end of Women’s History Month. Of course, as the son of a single-mother and brother to six older sisters, all my role models as a young child were women. As I’ve mentioned in this column previously, growing up in the ‘70s during the debate for the Equal Rights Amendment and then seeing Geraldine Ferraro as the first vice-pre


Cleveland & Woodley Park Village Receives Founders Award!
Our Village won the Washington Area Village Exchange’s Founders Award for our We Are Your Neighbors project! Thanks so much to all who participated in the project. Congratulations to the 2025 Founders Award Recipients! Valley Village Harrisonburg, VA Neighborhood Companions Baltimore, MD Cleveland & Woodley Park Village Washington, DC The WAVE Founders Award was created in honor of the organization's founders, Virginia Hodgkinson, Miriam Kelty, and Andy Mollison, and r


National Slam the Scam!
March 6, 2025, was marked as Slam the Scam Day , a national initiative to raise awareness about the growing threat of Social Security and...


Village Members on the Bus!
For Village members like Susan and Alan, public buses are an essential part of their transportation routine, and they’re happy to share...


Winter Respiratory Illnesses
December 2024 Submitted by Ruth McInerney, Village Volunteer and Registered Nurse Now that Winter is here, the need to protect ourselves...


Choosing a Medical Alert Device
Your ability to summon help in an emergency is an important part of the safety net needed for aging in place. But what resources are...


Senior MedExpress Transportation
The Senior MedExpress Transportation service, provided by Yellow Cab in partnership with the Department of Aging and Community Living...


How to Stop Spam & Unwanted Text Messages
How to Stop Spam and Other Unwanted Text Messages by Jodi Ochstein, Village Volunteer Avoid unwanted texts by using these tips: Do not...
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