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Refugee StorytellingHighlights ‘Inspiration Day’News, Page 3
Trone To Be HonoredAt Annual NAMI AwardsNews, Page 3
Profits forHurricane Victims
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Refugee StorytellingHighlights ‘Inspiration Day’News, Page 3
Trone To Be HonoredAt Annual NAMI AwardsNews, Page 3
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Ethan Schnall sold out ofhis lemonade on Sept. 24,collecting $50 in two hoursfor hurricane victims.
Ethan Schnall sold out ofhis lemonade on Sept. 24,collecting $50 in two hoursfor hurricane victims.
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See Refugee's Stories, Page 4
By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
Businessman andphilanthropistDavid Trone will
be honored Friday, Oct.6 at the National Alli-ance on Mental Illness(NAMI) annual HeroesCelebration.
The award is presented annually to a per-son or organization the helps in the field ofmental health through advocacy or other
significant contribution, Sarah HourwitzNAMI director of development said.
“He is being honored for his generoussupport of those affected by mental illnessand addiction,” Hourwitz said. “He and hiswife, June, gave $2.5 million to SuburbanHospital for mental health and behavioralservices, that will impact the community.”
“We respect and admire what he hasdone,” she said.
Trone explained why he feels so stronglythat, as a society, mental illness needs to bedestigmatized.
“Last year June and I lost our nephew, he
was 25, to opioid addiction,” he said. “Lastyear 64,000 people died from opioid addic-tion.
An underlying cause of addiction is oftenmental illness including depression. We arenot doing enough. We need to bring thisout in the open and get people the help theyneed.”
Trone, who is co-owner of Total Wine andMore, the largest independent retailer ofbeer, wine and spirits, recently announcedhis candidacy for the Sixth CongressionalDistrict hoping to replace John Delaney,who is giving up the position to run for
President in 2020.“We are just fed up with the inaction in
Washington,” he said. “we ought to be think-ing about how to put policies over politics.”
In addition to Trone, NAMI will honorNoelle Gunzburg, Montgomery County Cri-sis Center Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)instructor of the year, and county policeofficer Brandon Patrick, CIT officer of theyear.
The awards event is open to the public; itis NAMI’s main fundraiser. For more infor-mation and tickets, visit www.namimc.org/heroes.
Trone To Be Honored at Annual NAMI AwardsPotomac resident praised as mental health advocate.
Trone
By Susan Belford
The Almanac
These stories of resilience andcourage, compassion and te-nacity moved us deeply andmotivated us to doing what-
ever we can to make sure refugees and im-migrants feel welcome and cared for in ourcommunities,” said KindWorks’ Chief Inspi-ration Officer Salma Hasan Ali. “We are somuch stronger together.”
KindWorks’ Annual Inspiration Day washeld on Sept. 24 at the River Falls Club-house. One hundred attended the luncheonwhich featured four speakers sharing nar-ratives of each speaker’s distinct refugeeexperience. KindWorks has recently fur-nished 10 apartments for refugees who havearrived from their countries with only theclothing on their backs; thus, the theme forthe afternoon took on a special meaning asmembers and guests listened to the storiesof former refugees.
Salma Hasan Ali, a daughter and grand-daughter of refugees herself and an immi-grant to the U.S. from Pakistan, said, “Withso much discussion these days about refu-gees and travel bans, we thought it wouldbe important to meet refugees who havecome to our country across 80 years of ourhistory. Put a face to a label; put a story toa statistic. And revel for a few minutes inrealizing how much greater we are as anation because of the beautiful diversitythat comprises us.”
The opening speaker was 92-year-oldBlanche Porway, who stood in line as a 19-year-old at the Auschwitz concentrationcamp with hundreds of other Jews and pris-oners. She and her sister were forced intohard labor but they watched as their motherwas sent to the gas chamber. Their fatherand brother had starved to death in theghetto. Porway’s resilience was apparent asshe walked up to the podium and broke intoa dance for the audience. Her message:“People should be compassionate to eachother, no matter what race, no matter what
color. Never, never again. This should neverhappen to nobody. We should all alwaystreat people with kindness.”
Thu Tran’s family was among the last Viet-namese to leave Saigon before the countrywas taken over by Communists. After sev-eral months in refugee camps, her familywas sponsored by a Lutheran Church andsettled in Columbus, Ohio. Tran was 14when she left Vietnam, but she studied hard,learned English and became a medical doc-tor specializing in obstetrics and gynecol-ogy. She has been in private practice inRockville for almost 30 years. Tran said, “Ithink it is incredible that the speakers arefrom four different parts of the world. Wespeak different languages, we worship dif-ferent gods, we suffered three different wars— and today we are here together on thisbeautiful day to share our stories — this isthe beauty of America.”
Abdullah Al-Sayed, a refugee from Syria,had resigned from the Syrian Army in 1995and was a project manager in a construc-tion company. When the Syrian revolutionbegan in 2011, Asad’s forces demanded thathe join the Syrian intelligence. When herefused, he was blacklisted and in dangerof being put to death. The U.S. gave himand his family asylum six years ago. He ini-tially worked in landscaping and now hashis limousine business. He said, “Maybe it’snormal for a lot of people to have plans anddreams if they get the opportunity to livein America. For me, my dream was just tobe able to sleep without the fear of beingkilled, without fear of tomorrow and thefuture.”
When Noobtsaa Philip Vang came to D.C.to study for an MBA at Georgetown threeyears ago, he was craving his mother’s tra-ditional Southeast Asian dishes. For one ofhis business classes, he developed the ideaof a food delivery service which would em-ploy immigrant and refugee chefs to createthe flavors of their native countries.Foodhini was born. Vang attributes his un-derstanding of the difficulties of refugeesto his parents, who arrived as Hmong refu-gees more than 30 years ago. He also cred-its them with his desire to give back to thecommunity. Foodhini donated the luncheon
Refugee Storytelling Highlights ‘Inspiration Day’Event organizedby KindWorks.
KindWorks’ Salma Hasan Ali and Deb Lang with the four speakers:Blanche Porway, Abdullah Al-Sayed, Thu Tran, and Noobtsaa Philip Vang.
A crowd attended KindWorks’ Annual Inspiration Day at the River FallsClubhouse.
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Bike riders are invited toenjoy the bounty of areafarms and the beauty ofcountry roads during the
10th annual Ride for the ReserveFall Farm Bike Tour on Sunday, Oct8.
The ride, which starts atPoolesville Golf Course, 16601West Willard Road in Poolesville,is a “fully supported ride,” accord-ing to Caroline Taylor, executive di-rector of Montgomery CountrysideAlliance, which is sponsoring theride.
“We have support trucks to pickup people, if needed,” Taylor said. “Trek [ofRockville] will provide mechanical support.”
The ride offers several distance options froma new 10-mile “family friendly” ride that startsand finishes at the golf course. This ride has astop at historic St. Paul’s Church in Sugarlandas its half way point. The church will be openand light refreshments will be served.
Other distances include 18, 26, 28 40 and
58 miles. All have stops at local farm marketsand orchards plus there is a picnic lunch atthe end of the day at Kingsbury Orchard,19415 Peach Tree Road, Dickerson. Live mu-sic will be provided by Justin Trawick and theCommon Good.
The Alliance has also planned for riders whowant to take home some of the local produceby offering a transport service from each stop
to the car park at the golf course.“That way [riders] not only get tosee the scenery but can go homewith apples, meat or wine,” Taylorsaid.
Taylor said one purpose of the rideis to get people to connect with theAg. Reserve.
“Many riders come out to the areaanyway,” she said. “This is a way forthem to connect with it.”
Registration is open until Friday,Oct. 6 at mocoalliance.org. Cost is$60 for members of the Alliance,$80 for nonmembers. Price includesthe picnic — from noon to 4 p.m.— rest stops with snacks and sup-port along the way.
All proceeds benefit MontgomeryCountryside Alliance whose mission is “to pro-mote sound economic, land-use and transpor-tation policies that preserve the natural envi-ronment, open spaces and rural lands in Mont-gomery County’s Agricultural Reserve for thebenefit of all Washington Metropolitan arearesidents.”
For more information email [email protected].
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Annual event seeks to get people to connectwith the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve.
The 10th annual Ride for the Reserve Fall Farm Bike Tourwill benefit Montgomery Countryside Alliance.
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Refugee’s Stories Highlight ‘Inspiration Day’
Blanche Porway, Cong Tran (Thu Tran’s father),and Thu Tran Noobtsaa Philip Vang
for Inspiration Day. The lunch in-cluded chicken shwarmas,fattoush salad and hummus andpita, made by Syrian Chef Majed.
Denise Schleckser, KindWork’sboard chair, said, “I was particu-larly moved by the joy in the livesof all of our speakers. After livingthrough some of the most harrow-ing things that humans can expe-rience, they found the capacity tobe happy, to simply be alive andable to care for friends and fam-ily.”
KindWorks is a non-profit orga-nization which offers a range ofvolunteer opportunities to make iteasy for busy people to take partin community service. Theirprojects range from organizingdinners and yoga at a women’sshelter to cooking and servingbreakfast at a men’s shelter. Theymentor and play chess with in-mates at our local jail, collect fruitand vegetables at farmer’s marketsto donate to food banks and havemany more projects. They nowhave a volunteer corps of morethan 900 people. They will soonbe accepting donations of house-hold items or monetary donationsto furnish the next refugee apart-ment. To learn more aboutKindWorks, go towww.dokindworks.org.
In keeping with its mission,KindWorks will hold a Refugee JobFair on Sunday, Nov. 12 from 1-3p.m. at the River Falls Clubhouse.The event will connect refugees inneed of jobs with business own-ers, community members and oth-ers who may know of jobs in ca-tering or restaurants, gardeningand landscaping, tailoring, house-keeping, babysitting or of otheremployment opportunities. All therefugees have work visas. WhileKindWorks holds the job fair in-side the River Falls Clubhouse,
Ali’s son will be hosting a soccergame and picnic for refugee chil-dren through an initiative that hestarted called OnSide. Zayd Alisaid, “OnSide is a way to use theuniversal love of soccer to bringkids of different countries andbackgrounds together to get toknow one another.” He will alsocollect soccer balls and other gearto share with the refugee children.Donate soccer balls and other gearby emailing [email protected] learn more about his project,go to www.onside.world.
Deb Lang, executive director ofKindWorks, expressed the effectInspiration Day had on her: “Theseamazing speakers have inspiredme to work harder and with re-newed compassion as I interactwith people who are in ourcounty’s shelters and correctionalfacilities, because they too havehad their dreams and life planshalted. But I want them to see thatit can be a temporary halt and thatthere will be a brighter future. Asone of our speakers said, ‘we mustnever give up on our dreams.’”
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By Susan Belford
The Almanac
Nine-year-old Ethan Schnall is al-ready an entrepreneur who wantsto put his profits towards a good
cause. The Potomac Elementary fourthgrader launched his first lemonade standbusiness on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Heri-tage Farms Park in Potomac. After weeks ofwatching news reports of HurricanesHarvey, Jose and Maria and talking with hisparents and brother Noah about the devas-tating effects of losing one’s home and ev-erything they had, he decided he woulddonate the profits of his first business ven-ture to the Hurricane Victims’ Fund at hissynagogue, Har Shalom.
He and his mom Barrie had created theirown lemonade recipe a long time ago –squeezing fresh lemons and adding sugarwater. Ethan had come up with the idea forthe secret ingredient that makes it so tasty— “freeze the lemonade into ice cubes andthen add water to prevent the usual melt-down of the beverage into a diluted, ter-rible-tasting drink,” he said. They made thelemonade the night before, squeezing thelemons and creating the thirst-quenchingbeverage. On Saturday morning, Ethan setup shop and began selling at the park right
across the street from their Potomac home.Many teams play lacrosse there on theweekends.
Ethan is the son of Barrie and MichaelSchnall. The family was shocked that hesold out of lemonade and he had to returnhome to get more. But Ethan was more thansurprised — and elated when he collected$50 within two hours. “One man even gaveme $10 for two 50-cent glasses of lemon-ade,” he said.
He wanted to thank everyone who pur-
Profits for Hurricane VictimsA “thank you” from young entrepreneur.
Ethan Schnall sold out of hislemonade on Sept. 24, collecting$50 in two hours for hurricanevictims.
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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.
ONGOINGFood Pictures. Through Oct. 22 at
Photoworks, 7300 MacArthurBoulevard. Foodies: A JuriedPhotography Exhibition. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.
Pups on the Patio. 4-7 p.m. everyThursday at Silver, 7150 WoodmontAve., Bethesda. Guests can enjoydrinks, appetizers and dinner withtheir pets outside on Silver’s patio.visit www.eatatsilver.com.
2017 Canal Boat Excursions. AtGreat Falls Tavern Visitor Center,11710 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac.April-October, Saturday and Sundayat 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Toconfirm the boat ride for your visit,call 301-767-3714 for details asspecial circumstances may affect thisschedule. Prices: $8 for adults (ages16-61), $6 for seniors (ages 62 +),and $5 for children (ages 4-15).Children aged three and under ridefree. In addition to the boat fee, thereis an entrance fee to the park of $10per single vehicle.
Drop in Art Activities. EverySaturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in theCandy Corner Studio at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., parentsand children can explore a new artform or theme. $10/child, parentcombo. Drop-in only. www.pgip.org.
THURSDAY/OCT. 555+ Travel Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the
Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. Exhibitors,informational presentations, raffleprizes, more. Call 240-777-4919.
Florals & Fascinators Brunch.11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at The DCDesign House, 9004 CongressionalCourt. Dress in the Sunday’s best anddine on made to order waffles andomelets while listening to specialguest. $75. [email protected] or call301-471-1772.
FRIDAY/OCT. 6Artists Reception. 6-9 p.m at the New
Masters Art Gallery, 12276 WilkinsAve., Rockville. Jean Smith, MimiBetz, Sandra Honda, and KathleenCarroll will be on hand with theirexhibit “Interlude.” Visitwww.newmastersartgallery.com.
SATURDAY/OCT. 7Plum Gar Fest and Oktoberfest. 10
a.m.-2 p.m. at the Plum GarCommunity Recreation Center,19561 Scenery Drive, Germantown.Moon bounce, food, music, collegefootball, and corn hole tournament.Free. Call 240-777-4919.
Taste of Bethesda. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. atWoodmont Triangle, Bethesda.Nearly 50 restaurants and five stagesof entertainment to Bethesda’sWoodmont Triangle. Call 301/215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.
SATURDAY/OCT. 8Ride for the Reserve Farm Bike
Tour. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. start atPoolesville Golf Course, 16601 WestWillard Road, Poolesville. $75. VisitRidefortheReserve.org.
OCT. 9-27Walk & Ride Challenge. Registration
is now open for Bethesda
Transportation Solution’s 2017 Walk& Ride Challenge to inspirebusinesses in downtown Bethesdaand their employees to incorporatewalking into their daily routine. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov.
TUESDAY/OCT. 10Potomac Community Village
Lunch. Noon-1:30 p.m. at the TallyHo Restaurant, 9923 Falls Road.Potomac Community Village hosts aluncheon open to all. Meet somePotomac neighbors, learn about PCVand aging in place. Attendees pay fortheir own lunch. Call 240-221-1370or visitwww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org.
SATURDAY/OCT. 14Antique and Classic Car Show. 11
a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Rockville CivicCenter Park, 603 Edmonston Drive.Featuring more than 550 vehicles, acar-related flea market, a car salesarea and a performance by TheHillbilly Gypsies. Rain date for thisevent is Saturday, Oct. 21. Call 240-314-5022.
SUNDAY/OCT. 15Seth Glier in Concert. 9 a.m.-3 p.m
at Focus Music at Tikvat IsraelCongregation Synagogue, 2200Baltimore Road, Rockville. Fall tourin support of his latest studio album,Birds. Visit sethglier.com.
CREEKfest. Noon-3 p.m. at the ClaraBarton Community Center, 7425MacArthur Blvd., Cabin John. Jointhe Friends of Cabin John Creek for abirds of prey show, live blues music,and kids’ activities. Plus learn how tohelp the creek. Visitcabinjohncreek.org or call 301-758-9874.
World of Montgomery Festival.noon-4 p.m. at Montgomery CollegeRockville campus, 51 Mannakee St.,Rockville. International music, food,dance, culturally authentic artsdemos, and hands-on activities. Visitworldofmontgomery.com/.
THURSDAY/OCT. 19Meet and Talk with Eleanor
Entertainment
Car ShowAntique and ClassicCar Show on Satur-day, Oct. 14, 11a.m.-3:30 p.m. atRockville CivicCenter Park, 603Edmonston Drive.Featuring more than550 vehicles, a car-related flea market,a car sales area anda performance byThe Hillbilly Gyp-sies. Rain date forthis event is Satur-day, Oct. 21. Call240-314-5022.
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Roosevelt. 7-9 p.m. at the PotomacCommunity Center, 11315 Falls Road. LindaKenyon performs in a one-woman show tracingthe evolution of the former First Lady from aretiring young girl to a wise and purposefulworld figure. Call 240-221-1370, email [email protected] or check outwww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org.
Paula Cole in Concert. 7 p.m. at the AMP byStrathmore, 11810 Grand Park Ave., NorthBethesda. Celebrating the release of her new CD“Ballads” and the 20th Anniversary of herlandmark album “This Fire.” Visitwww.ampbystrathmore.com.
FRIDAY/OCT. 20A Benefit for Homeless Animals. 6-10 p.m. at
The William F. Bolger Center, 9600 NewbridgeDrive. Dogs in costumes, presented by MCPAW,the Montgomery County Partners for AnimalWell-Being. Visit www.mcpaw.org/.
Artists Reception. 7 p.m. at Gallery B, 7700Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda. Artists behindthe “Sent & Received,” exhibit which will featureartwork by service members, veterans andmilitary caregivers that explores the tradition ofcare packages. The exhibit will also includeCombat Paper, works made on paper made frommilitary uniforms, which runs through Nov. 4.Visit www.bethesda.org/bethesda/gallery-b.
SATURDAY/OCT. 22Royce Hanson Awards. 3-5 p.m. at the
BlackRock Center for the Performing Arts,12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. Forrecognition of outstanding commitment towardthe protection of Montgomery County’sAgricultural Reserve. $75. Visitwww.blackrockcenter.org.
Crab Feast Fundraiser. 1-5 p.m at the HyattCentric Arlington, 1325 Wilson Blvd. TheBethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad AlumniAssociation is associated with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, a community-supported nonprofit organization that providesfire, rescue, and emergency medical services.
$45 in advance, $50 at the door. Call 301-442-4136 or visit www.bccrs.org.
OCT. 28-29Student Art Exhibition. Various times at The
Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery, Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Students ofGavin Glakas, an artist from Bethesda. Call 240-626-4981 or email [email protected].
SUNDAY/OCT. 29National Philharmonic Chamber Concert. 3
p.m. at the John Kendall Recital Hall, TakomaPark, 7711 Eastern Ave. Potter Violinsperforming the works of Hugo Wolf, GabrielaLena Frank, Hamza El Din and Antonin DvoYák.$20. Visit classicalmusicconcert.org.
Haunted House. 4-6 p.m at the Clara BartonCommunity Center, 7425 MacArthur Blvd.Fortune tellers, zombies, games of nerve andsteel. Visit www.FriendsCBCC.org or call 240-777- 4910.
Zoe Mulford in concert. 7 p.m. at FocusBethesda at Positano’s Restaurant, 4948-4940Fairmont Ave., Bethesda. $15-18. Callwww.focusmusic.org.
MONDAY/OCT. 30Empty Bowls Soup Lunch Tour. 11 a.m.-1:30
p.m. at Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One BethesdaMetro Center, Bethesda. At each lunch, about300 guests will taste unlimited soups from localrestaurants, and choose a handcrafted bowl totake home. $35, benefit for the Capital AreaFood Bank. Visit capitalareafoodbank.org/empty-bowls.
NOV. 11-12Student Art Exhibition. Various times at The
Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery, Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Students ofGonzalo Ruiz Navarro, a still-life artist fromSpain. Call 240-626-4981 or [email protected].
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Senior Living
By Marilyn Campbell
The Almanac
As Sheila and DonMoldover neared re-tirement, they beganto think of ways that
they could use their skills and tal-ents to fill their time in a mean-ingful way.
“Like any other transition, youneed to plan for retirement,” saidSheila Moldover.
The Moldovers decided to be-come involved with the nationalVillage movement, a membershiporganization for senior citizensthat links neighbors together tohelp one another remain in theirhomes as they age.
“Don [joined] the WashingtonArea Villages Exchange develop-ing and evaluating software, us-ing his skills and background as asoftware developer,” said SheilaMoldover. “And me as communi-cations chair at Potomac Commu-nity Village (PVC), using my back-ground as an editor and writer.Don also volunteers for PCV, help-ing members with their computerproblems.”
Researchers in geriatrics havelong believed that social connec-tions, such as those that theMoldovers are maintaining, canenhance one’s mental and physi-cal health. Factors such the deathof family and friends and retire-ment from jobs can reduce socialconnections significantly. How-ever, researchers underscore theimportance of maintaining suchbonds. In fact, a researcher fromDrexel University School of Pub-lic Health studied nearly 14,000adults recently and found a linkbetween positive social connec-tions and seniors’ ability to main-tain physical mobility longer thanthose without those connections.
“Supportive social connectionsenhance our thinking abilities,memories, and sense of purpose,and reduce loneliness and depres-sion,” said psychologist JeromeShort, Ph.D., associate professor ofpsychology, George Mason Univer-sity. “Others help motivate us tostay physically active, take care ofourselves, and increase the qual-ity and length of our lives.”
Like the Moldovers’ experience,donating one’s time to charitableorganizations and causes can of-fer seniors, particularly those whohave retired, a renewed sense ofpurpose. “A really meaningful wayto build connections for seniors …
Volunteering and maintaining familial relationshipscan help seniors stay plugged-in.
Staying Socially Connected
See Retirement, Page 9
Members of the PotomacCommunity Village par-
ticipated in a walk on theC&O Canal earlier this
year. Such walks are partof the programs offering
social connections formembers, including (from
left) Barbara Kolb, VicCohen, Valen Brown, Don
Moldover, Phyllis Weltz,Marla Cohen, Al Weltz,
Barry Taylor, SheilaMoldover, and Sheila
Taylor.
Photo courtesy of Sheila Moldover
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Senior Living
From Page 8
After Retirementis to volunteer,” said Amy Best,professor and chair, Department ofSociology and Anthropology atGeorge Mason University. “This isa terrific support for the commu-nity and is full of personal andsocial reward.”
One source for volunteer oppor-tunities that Best recommends isthe Corporation for National Com-munity Service, the federal officethat coordinates and supportscommunity service. “[They] runan effective seniors program witha range of volunteer programs thatsupport the community.”
Relationships with spouses, chil-dren, grandchildren and otherfamily members are importantsources of social connectivity ad-vises, Short, who suggests build-ing, maintaining and repairingthose bonds. “Some effective waysto build relationships are to cel-ebrate family members’ andfriends’ birthdays, anniversaries,and other social events. Helpingothers in the community bringsnew social connections, apprecia-
tion from others, and adds mean-ing to our lives.”
Dreaming about retiring to awarm climate, vacation home oranother locale might be commonpre-retirement sentiment, Bestwarns against leaving behind afamiliar environment and existingsocial connections. “There is atrend for seniors to age in placerather than retire to a new com-munity,” said Best. “The benefit ofdoing so is they are able to drawupon established social connec-tions. If you decide to move to anew community, it’s important tomove early in retirement. It’s re-ally difficult to lay down roots at75. 65 is a lot easier.”
The Moldovers agree. “We knowthat many members of PotomacCommunity Village join becausethey want to support a good cause,but they renew because of the newsocial connections and new friendsthey’ve made,” said SheilaMoldover. “That’s one of the won-derful benefits of being part of aVillage with a goal of enablingmembers to age in community, inthe homes they love.”
Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.
REBUILDING TOGETHERSeeking Applicants. Rebuilding
Together Montgomery County islooking to increase their service tothe veteran community and allVeterans or spouses if Veteran spousehas died who meet our income limitsare encouraged to apply. Theapplication is atrebuildingtogethermc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/FY18-Homeowner-Application.pdf. Incomerequirements are listed on the firstpage.
THURSDAY/OCT. 5Town Hall Meeting. 7 p.m. at
Lakewood Elementary School, 2534
Lindley Terrace, Rockville.Montgomery County CouncilmemberSidney Katz, who represents CouncilDistrict 3 (which includesGaithersburg, Rockville, WashingtonGrove, Leisure World and parts ofAspen Hill, Derwood, North Potomacand Potomac) will discuss are mentalhealth court, the County’s seniorproperty tax credit, supplementalfunding for gang activity suppression,municipal stormwater payments andminimum wage. Residents will alsohave a chance to ask questions andbring up issues that are important tothem. Contact Mary Gies at 240-777-7817 or [email protected].
FRIDAY/OCT. 6Service Academy Application
Deadline. At 5 p.m. is deadline forstudent nominations for the
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Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac
August, 2017 Sales, $1,230,000~$1,390,000In August 2017, 60 Potomac homes sold between $3,750,000-$541,000.
Potomac REAL ESTATE
Address .................................BR . FB HB Postal City ... Sold Price ... Type ......Lot AC .Postal Code...... Subdivision....... Date Sold
1 10904 PINEY MEETINGHOUSE RD ... 6 ......8 .....1 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,390,000 .... Detached ...... 2.00 ............ 20854 ................ BELLESHIRE ...............08/25/17
2 9207 BELMART RD....................... 7 ......7 .....0 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,384,924 .... Detached ...... 2.00 ............ 20854 ........ GREAT FALLS ESTATES .......08/02/17
3 10641 BARN WOOD LN ............... 6 ......5 .....2 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,360,000 .... Detached ...... 2.03 ............ 20854 ........... RIVER OAKS FARM ..........08/18/17
4 12527 LINDA VIEW LN ................. 4 ......3 .....2 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,350,000 .... Townhouse ... 0.04 ............ 20854 ......... WHEEL OF FORTUNE ........08/30/17
5 13300 RIVER RD .......................... 7 ......6 .....1 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,325,000 .... Detached ...... 3.37 ............ 20854 ......MERRY GO ROUND FARM .....08/04/17
6 11005 BALANTRE LN ................... 4 ......4 .....1 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,287,500 .... Detached ...... 2.05 ............ 20854 ........ POTOMAC VIEW ESTS........08/14/17
7 7000 LOCH EDIN CT .................... 6 ......4 .....1 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,270,000 .... Detached ...... 2.33 ............ 20854 ..............MAZZA WOODS .............08/25/17
8 7616 HACKAMORE DR ................. 6 ......4 .....1 ..... POTOMAC .........$1,230,000 .... Detached ...... 0.37 ............ 20854 ................ RIVER FALLS ...............08/18/17
Copyright 2017 MarketStats for ShowingTime. Source: Bright MLS as of September 19, 2017.
1 10904 Piney Meetinghouse Road
— $1,390,000
2 9207 Belmart Road — $1,384,924
4 12527 Linda View Lane
— $1,350,0005 13300 River Road — $1,325,000
6 11005 Balantre Lane — $1,287,500
8 7616 Hackamore Drive — $1,230,000
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News
From Page 5
For Hurricanechased lemonade from him; thus his momcontacted the Almanac to publish his letter.After his lemonade sale, he wrote the fol-lowing letter:
“To the people that donated money to sup-port my lemonade stand to give money to thevictims of the hurricanes. I am sure they willreally appreciate that you cared to help and Ido too. Even though I am only 9, I’m tryingto make a difference in the world and youare helping me do it. Thank you very much!From: Ethan Schnall”
This past weekend, Ethan once again setup his lemonade stand in the park and col-lected $60 in two hours. Weather permit-ting, he will again set up his stand nextweekend.
Ethan has constructed his business planfor his future enterprise. He will put one-third of his profits back into his business,keep one-third for himself and donate one-third. His message to other youths is: “Begenerous. Think what it would be like tolose everything you have — and try to helpthe world.”
Church ToBless Animals
St James’ Episcopal Church, 11815 SevenLocks Road, is hosting its annual St. FrancisDay Blessing of the Animals on Saturday,Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m. It includes a blanket/towel drive for local animal shelters.
The Blessing of the Animals Service com-memorates the feast day of St. Francis ofAssisi, the patron saint of animals, the en-vironment, and religious cooperation. Mem-bers of the community may bring a varietyof fauna — in addition to the usual dogsand cats. In the past, these have includedlizards, birds, horses, fish, snakes, chickens,rabbits and guinea pigs to the front steps ofthe church (weather permitting) for a spe-cial blessing.
See www.stjamespotomac.org.
News Brief
uniformed service academies from Sen. ChrisVan Hollen at his Rockville office: 111 RockvillePike, Suite 960. Visit www.vanhollen.senate.govfor more.
SATURDAY/OCT. 7Metro – Fund It/Fix It. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,4301 Wilson Blvd. The League of Women Votersof the National Capital Area (LWVNCA) and theCoalition for Smarter Growth (CSG) will hold afree forum for the public to learn about fundingand fixing our Washington D.C. area Metrosystem. Event is free. Lunch will be available forpurchase ($10), but a request for lunch must bemade at the time of registration. Register atwww.eventbrite.com and search “Metro fund it.”
TUESDAY/OCT. 10Advisory Committee Meeting for Seniors. 11
a.m.-noon at the North Potomac Senior Center,13860 Travilah Road, Rockville. This meeting isfor community members interested in shapingthe programming of the North Potomac 55+Center. Call 240-773-4805 for more.
Bulletin Board
From Page 9
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Twice recently, in print, I have been askedthe same question. Once on an evaluation of aprevious doctor appointment, and within thelast week, on a pre-registration form for an oralsurgeon.
The question: “How is your health?” “Exce-llent.” “Good.” Fair.” “Poor.” The two times Isaw this question, I snickered. I mean, I havecancer: Stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer infact, the terminal kind.
And even though I’ve lived way beyond myoriginal “13 month to two-year” prognosis,(eight and a half years and counting, alwayscounting), I’m still undergoing treatment. I seemy oncologist every three months. I’m not inremission. My tumors, so far as I’ve been told,are not necrotic (dead). I’m still scheduling CTScans, brain MRIs and PET Scans quarterly,semi-annually and yearly, respectively. Andwhile amazingly thrilled to be still alive, my fateturns on the results of any one of these diagnos-tic scans so I wonder aloud: how is my health?
In the two most recent opportunities (I’vehad others) to answer this question, I haveerred on the side of reality (my reality) andanswered “Poor.” Whether I’m up and about ordown and out, cancer is sort of the definition of‘poor,’ isn’t it? Let’s be honest: who wants toreceive a diagnosis of cancer, regardless oftype and/or stage. Moreover, it’s hardly the giftthat keeps on giving. Quite the opposite. It’slike the houseguest who never leaves. It’salways there and the more it’s around, theworse it’s likely to get.
As much as one tries, a cancer diagnosis ishard to forget. Whether you’re still undergoingtreatment as I am, or have been told you’recancer-free/in remission/N.E.D. (no evidence ofdisease), the prospect of a life unaltered by theexperience is unrealistic, especially so whenquestions are asked pertaining to your health.It’s not as if you become stigmatized by yourcancer diagnosis and/or medical history, butyou do become a lifetime member of a clubyou’d rather not have joined (the more seriousand exact opposite of a feeling expressed byGroucho Marx when he so famously joked thathe wouldn’t want to belong to a club thatwould have him as a member). If only it werethat simple – and funny.
A straight forward question about one’shealth which requires a thoughtful and honestanswer. Yet, an answer which somehow must,in my opinion, educate the asker. I’m not a nor-mal respondent (no comments from the peanutgallery). I’m a cancer patient/survivor.Presumably, my immune system is somewhatcompromised. What’s good for the goose isprobably not good for this gander. My lifeexpectancy is all fouled up. Cancer is likely incontrol.
As much as I want to delude myself other-wise, the writing, if not necessarily on the walls,is certainly in multiple books and journals. Andnot that there aren’t exceptions to every rule(my survival is proof of that), generally speak-ing, a cancer diagnosis “spells trouble with acapital ‘T,’” if I may invoke the late actor,Robert Preston, from his career-defining role asHarold Hill in the 1962 movie, “The MusicMan.” Still, life is going on, and not too badly, Imay add. But on any given day ... .
I suppose the solution then is an asterisk.But how does one add an asterisk to a stan-dardized form. And given the evolving nature ofour almost-entirely inhumane (non-human)electronic contact, where does one go/whatdoes one say, to separate and be heard. I wantto be treated equally, but as a cancer patient,I’m not. I’m different. If there’s a box for that,I’ll gladly check it. I want the best outcome,naturally. But not giving me the opportunity toproperly define myself/my circumstances does-n’t help either one of us. And does even less forthe next respondent.
A QuestionWhich BegsWhat Answer
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