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Former students of Potomac E-lementary School were invited tothe school Thursday morning,April 12, to take one last look at
the school, meet old friends and relivememories before the building is demolishedthis summer.
“It was fantastic, it turned out better thanwe anticipated, people were showing upwith boxes of photos and mementos,” saidGreg Barton, principal intern.
Sisters Suzy Potter Linger, who now livesin Ohio, and Carolyn Potter Summerville,of Bethesda, were among the first to arrive.
Both had fond memories of the school andmentioned that their father and uncle bothattended Potomac Elementary in the 1920swhen the school was located at the cornerof Norton and Falls roads.
Beverly Simons Swain attend PES all sixyears, beginning in 1946. She was in themedia center recording memories of hertime at the school with the help of fifthgrader Sarah Bland.
One of her questions was: “A time I got introuble.”
“I was in third grade,” Swain said. “Vir-ginia Poole was going to sit down, and Ipulled her chair out. She landed on the floor.I was sent to the office and I had to makesorries to Virginia Poole. We ended up goodfriends.”
Swain said she liked Potomac Elementary.“It was a good school, we bonded well,”
she said.Sarah Bland said she liked hearing
people’s answers about the time they got introuble.
What was her answer to the same ques-tion?
“One time [in fourth grade] I made a lotof noise at lunch,” she said. “I had to spendthe rest of lunch sitting on the stage.”
Cathy Greer, who graduated from theschool in 1968 and her brother, Bill Greer,1966, attended the reunion. Bill Greer saidhe attended the school for fifth and sixthgrades.
Cathy Greer had a box of memorabiliaincluding a Washington Post article fromNovember 1968 showing some PES stu-dents on horseback.
“I’m kind of amazed by the vivid memo-ries from the two years I was here,” BillGreer said.
Besides meeting old friends and sharingmemories, alumni were treated to guidedtours of the school by fifth grade studentambassadors. Along the way, there wereplaces for the visitors to answer questions
that current students couldread.
Questions like: What wasyour favorite game? Or myschool life was like….
Under that question, postedoutside a Chinese Immersionclassroom, someone wrote “Iwalked one and one-half milesto school.”
That was possible years ago,some of the visitors told ofcrossing fields to get to school,but not now. Less than fivecurrent students walk toschool daily, according to a listof fun facts the tours guidesshared.
Another fact is that “PES is91 years old, the most recentmodernization was in 1976.”
Suzy Potter Linger wan-dered the halls looking for oneof her old classrooms and fi-nally found it. Evidently, she
said, the last renovation required a changein the hall configuration and the room shewas looking for appeared to be in a differ-ent place.
“It was Mrs. Tamzarian’s classroom,” Lin-ger said. “She was a very encouragingteacher, she took you under her wing andlet you fly.”
Denise Jackson Johnson, who now livesin Gaithersburg, said she came from a bigPotomac family with aunts, uncles and cous-ins who all attended Potomac ElementarySchool.
“I wanted to at least pop in and let someof the memories kick in,” Johnson said. “Ican still remember learning the Pledge of
Allegiance.”The reunion was just the
thing for the school to hostbefore the building is gone for-ever, according to GinnyWillis, who now lives in Ur-bana.
Willis attended the schoolfrom 1958-64 and her daugh-ter, Heidi Hazel, teaches sec-ond grade there now.
“I’m very glad they will havea new building for the commu-nity,” Willis said. “I’d like thepositive memories to carry tra-dition on during construc-tion.”
As of July 2018, Potomac El-ementary School faculty, staffand students will be housed atRadnor Holding Facility inBethesda for the duration ofconstruction on the newschool. The expected date ofreturn to the River Road site isJanuary 2020.
Potomac Elementaryalumni share theirschool days.
Reliving Memories Before School Closes
Former Potomac Elementary School students linger outside the schooland continue to share memories.
Sister and brother Cathy Greerand Bill Greer were among thePotomac Elementary Schoolalumni who visited the schoolThursday, April 12.
Desi Amprey, Arya Chimnaswamy and Amitis Fatemiwere among the Potomac Elementary School fifthgrade ambassadors who took guests on school toursduring alumni visiting day.
Photos by Peggy McEwan/The Almanac
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Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13this year, and as every year atthis time, This newspaper callsfor submissions to our Mother’s
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Soon after we publish our Mother’s Dayphoto galleries, we will begin to ask for sub-missions for our Father’s Day galleries. Father’sDay is June 17 this year.
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Twice a year we ask you to send photos andtell us stories about your pets and how theyhave come into, touched and left your lives,
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SATURDAY/APRIL 21Voices of Transracial Adoptees. 9
a.m.-2 p.m. at The McLean School,8224 Lochinver Lane, Potomac.Voices of Transracial Adoptees is anopportunity for transracial adoptivefamilies and the professionals whoserve them to team up for learning,engagement with one another, andcommunity building for families andchildren. $50-$60. Space is limited.Register atwww.adoptionstogether.org/events/conferences/voices-transracial-adoptees.
TUESDAY/APRIL 24Public Hearing. 1:30 p.m. in the Third
Floor Hearing Room of the CouncilOffice Building, 100 Maryland Ave.,Rockville. The Montgomery CountyCouncil will hold public hearings onthe following Special Appropriationand Expedited Bills:
❖ Special Appropriation to the CountyGovernment’s FY18 OperatingBudget, Department of Health andHuman Services (DHHS).
❖ Expedited Bill 13-18, Taxicabs -Transportation Services ImprovementFund.
❖ Expedited Bill 14-18, EconomicDevelopment - Strategic Plan toPromote Prosperity and IncreaseOpportunity.
Those interested in testifying at thepublic hearings can sign up atwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/phsignup.html or by calling240-777-7803. The deadline to signup is April 23 at 5 p.m. Call 240-777-7910 to obtain copies of the specialappropriation or the bills or go tohttps://tinyurl.com/ya5kyv2z.
FRIDAY/APRIL 27Spring Rummage Sale. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
at St. James’ Episcopal Church,11815 Seven Locks Road, Potomac.Featuring antiques and collectibles,art, bicycles, books, clothing, jewelryand more. There is a Ride-On Bus Potomac Almanac writer Colleen Healy and teacher Carolyn Cohen with The Little
Bulldog staff.
Learning about JournalismPotomac Almanac writer Colleen Healy is interviewed April 13 by teacher CarolynCohen and the reporters of the Little Bulldog, the lower school newspaper at theBullis School.
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(Route #47) stop at the Churchdriveway. Call 301-762-8040 or visitwww.stjamespotomac.org.
SATURDAY/APRIL 28Chocolate. 2 p.m. at Davis Community
Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd.,Bethesda. Montgomery County Public
Libraries is offering free STEM Smartprograms in which children ages 10-14 will have the opportunity to learnabout Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) and do hands-onexperiments led by retired scientists.Children can participate in allsessions or select sessions of interest.Registration is required for eachsession. Call 240-777-0006 or visit
montgomerycountymd.gov/library/.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY/MAY 3-4Potomac Elementary School is
holding Kindergarten Orientation onMay 3 and May 4. Children who willbe 5 years old on or before Sept. 1,2018 are eligible for enrollment forthe upcoming school year. Parents/guardians should notify the school at
301-469-1042 to receive enrollmentinformation and to set up anappointment to participate in theOrientation Program.
SATURDAY/MAY 12Electronics. 2 p.m. at Davis
Community Library, 6400 DemocracyBlvd., Bethesda. Montgomery CountyPublic Libraries is offering free STEM
Smart programs in which childrenages 10-14 will have the opportunityto learn about Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) and do hands-onexperiments led by retired scientists.Children can participate in allsessions or select sessions of interest.Registration is required for eachsession. Call 240-777-0006 or visitmontgomerycountymd.gov/library/.
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By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
Spend just a little time with RenanKennedy and you will be readingnot just food labels, but labels onevery moisturizer and skin care
product in your arsenal.Kennedy is the founder of Sans Skincare,
a natural, plant-based skincare brand.“Sans,” she said, “means ‘without’ in
French.”And her products are without harsh
chemicals, even not harsh chemicals, any-thing that works against the natural envi-ronment of the skin.
A rule of thumb, she said, when lookingat the ingredients of skin care products, isto look for water.
“Then you know it’s not an all-naturalproduct,” she said. “Water in a formulationmeans you have to put in a preservative,which is fine, but the problem is, when youput it on your skin, you destroy the ecosys-tem on the body. Bacteria on skin is so im-portant — it protects us.”
Kennedy, who spent years working as agraphic artist, said she became interestedin skin care products when her mother wasundergoing chemotherapy for pancreaticcancer.
“Her skin was so dry, [my sister and I] werelotioning her every day,” she said. “A friendwho worked for a company that formulateslotions said not to use them on [my mother].”
So, Kennedy started looking for some-
thing else.“I didn’t understand, there is so
much bad stuff in [skin care for-mulas]. I was just an average per-son, so I started looking up thewords on products,” she said.
Her research led her to createnatural, plant-based products thatwork with the skin, she said.
“I came to this from the backend,” she said. “My love is notmixing ingredients; my love islearning about the ingredients.”
Kennedy’s mother died in 2012and within six months she realizedthat so many friends were askingfor her moisturizers that she be-gan to think about creating a busi-ness.
“When I started selling, I be-came a company,” she said.
At first her focus was on “wordof mouth” advertising but shesoon realized the need for a long-term business plan.
That is when she turned toSCORE, an organization of volun-teer business experts providingfree small business mentoring ses-sions and workshops services toclients in nationwide.
Kennedy said her mentor is ex-perienced in retail.
“He has been wonderful,” shesaid. “He is smart, knowledgeable,and resourceful.”
This year Kennedy enteredSCORE’s American Small BusinessChampionship and was selected one of twowinners from Maryland. The other statewinner is also a local business: The Pediat-
ric Development Center, LLC, of SilverSpring, submitted by Amy Wetherill.
As a state winner, Kennedy will go to
Reno, Nevada to compete againstother state winners and two fromthe District of Columbia for oneof three $15,000 awards to investin her business.
Kennedy already knows whatshe will do with the money whenshe wins.
“It would be huge for me to goto a trade show and get my prod-ucts in front of people,” she said.
“I really do feel that we are do-ing something good. It’s my mis-sion. People don’t understand thecomplicated world of chemicalsand we’ve taken it upon ourselvesto educate. I lost my mother andjust recently my sister to cancer.This has got to end. I vet everysingle ingredient that goes into myskincare for purity and safety. I’m ahome-grown girl, people in mycommunity know me and trust me.They know I’ve made it my passionto build a business that stands forhonesty and keeping peoplehealthy. It’s much more than justpushing products. It’s about doingevent after event and talking topeople, especially young girls whoneed to develop healthy skincarehabits. It’s about educating sopeople can make informed deci-sions about what they bring intotheir lives. I want to teach peoplewhat I’ve learned about living ahealthy life. Because of my lossesto cancer, I do many events to raise
money for cancer. We’ve all got to make adifference, and it starts right in our own back-yards,” Kennedy said in her contest entry.
Potomac Woman Starts Award-winning CompanyEncouraging healthyskincare habits.
Photo by Peggy McEwan/The Almanac
Potomac resident Renan Kennedy, creator of SansSkincare natural products, shows some of herproducts at her home on Thursday, April 12. Shestarted a line of natural skincare products aftersearching for soothing moisturizers for hermother who was undergoing chemotherapy.
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ONGOINGArt Exhibit: “Essence.” Through
April 28, gallery hours at Gallery B,7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E,Bethesda. Featuring painter JohnBodkin’s colorful abstract paintings.Visit www.bethesda.org.
Photography Exhibit: “The SpaceAround Us.” Through May 20,gallery hours at Photoworks Gallery,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo,Md. “The Space Around Us:Photographs by Ira Tattelman.”Tattelman, a registered architect andfull-time artist, and guest curatorIason Demos will feature photos thatcall attention to the planned andunplanned outcomes of humanactions. Exhibit reception scheduledfor Sunday, April 22, 4-6 p.m. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.
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.
Glen Echo Park Films. Saturdays andSundays. Arcade Building, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Filmsabout the Park’s history are shown onrotation in the lobby. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdaysand Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. SilverWorks Studio &Gallery is a working silversmithstudio and includes an ongoingexhibition, as well as sales of thework of artist-in-residence BlairAnderson. Free. Visitwww.silverworksglenechopark.com.
Art Glass Center at Glen Echo. Allday Wednesdays; Fridays, 10 a.m.-2p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Art GlassCenter, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Ongoingexhibitions feature work of residentartists. Sculpture, vessels, functionalart and jewelry for sale. Classes aretaught year-round for beginner,intermediate and advanced students.Visitwww.artglasscenteratglenecho.orgfor more.
Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery.Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5 p.m.The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallerypresents free exhibitions of emergingartists’ work. Each weekend featuresthe work of a different artist. Mostartwork is also for sale.www.yellowbarnstudio.com.
Potomac Games Group.Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. at PotomacCommunity Recreation Center,11315 Falls Road, Potomac. Theworld is in the midst of a Golden Age
By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
It’s a wedding fair with a difference: theUpcycled Wedding Fair to be held Sunday,April 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rockwood
Manor, 11001 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac.A perfect event to be held on Earth Day.The idea, according to Amy Burkett, Rockwood
Manor outreach coordinator, is to recycle, reduce,reuse.
People are invited to sell their gently used wed-ding items to others who are planning their wed-dings. Things like centerpieces, candles, table-cloths and table ware, even gowns and veils,
Burkett said.“It just makes sense,” she said. “What’s the use
in throwing [items] away when it can be reused?”Sunday’s event is the first upcycled wedding fair
to be held at Rockwood and Burkett thinks it’s agreat idea that will catch on.
There is no admission cost, but sellers pay $20to participate.
“We will also have a caterer, a DJ and a wed-ding planner at the event to add to the experi-ence,” Burkett said.
Those planning their weddings can get free ad-vice from the wedding planner and from theformer brides and grooms who can share theirexperiences.
Upcycled Wedding Fair This Sunday
of new board and card games forplayers of all ages. Free. Contactevent host Randy Hoffman at 412-983-5411 [email protected].
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 18-22“Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play.”
April 18-21 at 8 p.m.; April 22 at 2p.m. at the Robert E. ParillaPerforming Arts Center, MontgomeryCollege, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.Mr. Burns explores what it would belike to take a TV show and push itpast an apocalypse, to see whathappens. Visitwww.montgomerycollege.edu/pac.
THURSDAY/APRIL 19Women Behind LBJ. 7-9 p.m. at
Potomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, Potomac. LBJ: theWomen Behind the Man. SpeakerJoan Angelo Adams on how thewomen around President LyndonJohnson influenced his life and thepolitics that surrounded him. Allwelcome. Free. [email protected] call 240-221-1370.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY/APRIL 19-20Local Writer’s Showcase. Bethesda
Urban Partnership will host the Local
Writer’s Showcase, with two awardceremonies celebrating writers fromWashington, D.C., Maryland andVirginia. On Thursday, April 19 at 7p.m. will be the Poetry ContestAwards Ceremony and Reading bypoet E. Ethelbert Miller at Gallery B,7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E,Bethesda. The second, the BethesdaEssay & Short Story Contest AwardsCeremony will be held on Friday,April 20 at 7 p.m. at Bethesda Hyatt,7400 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Over700 pieces were submitted to thisyear’s Poetry, Essay and Short Storycontests as writers competed for achance to win up to $500, a free classand membership to The Writer’sCenter and have their work publishedin Bethesda Magazine’s July/Augustissue. Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.
FRIDAY/APRIL 20Visual Arts: MoCo’s Got Talent.
MoCo’s Got Talent is a countywidetalent competition for middle andhigh school students to showcasetheir talents in the visual andperforming arts. Participants mustregister to audition in advance atActiveMONTGOMERY.org, using oneof the activity number: 49678. Afterregistering, participants must call
Entertainment Submit entertainment announcements atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/. The deadline isnoon on Friday. Photos/artwork encouraged.
Live MusicDanika and The Jeb will perform. Sunday, April 29, 7 p.m. at Focus Bethesda at
Positano’s Restaurant 4948-4940 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda. Tickets are $18 in ad-vance at www.focusmusic.org/buy-tickets and for members, $20 at the door.
Danika and The Jeb.
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240-777-8080 to receive detailsabout how to submit artwork.
Opening Reception: ColorCombustion. 6-9 p.m. atSerendipity Labs, 4500 East WestHighway, Suite 125, Bethesda. TheAbstract Artists’ Collective presents agroup exhibition of work by womenpainters at Serendipity Labs. Their“Color Combustion” show runsthrough June 27. Eleven painters areincluded in the show: Tory Cowles,Lauren Chelec Cafritz, Camilla David,Jennifer Duncan, Patsy Fleming,Eleanor Glatty, Marthe McGrath,Michele Morgan, Hester Ohbi, DebraPerkins, and Helen Power. Visitserendipitylabs.com/our-locations/serendipity-labs-bethesda-md/.
SUNDAY/APRIL 22Paws in the Park. 12-4 p.m. at Bohrer
Park at Summit Hall Farm,Gaithersburg. Early bird registration$15; or $25 after April 21. Raisefunds for homeless animals with apersonal Web page you can createwhen you register. Prizes for topfundraisers — hotel stay, mosquitoservice and more. Presented by theMontgomery County Humane Societyin partnership with the City ofGaithersburg. Register now atwww.firstgiving.com/event/mchsmd/paws-in-the-park-2018.
Photography Exhibit Reception. 4-6 p.m. at Photoworks Gallery, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Md.“The Space Around Us: Photographsby Ira Tattelman.” Exhibit runs April14-May 20, 2018. Tattelman, aregistered architect and full-timeartist, and guest curator Iason Demoswill feature photos that call attentionto the planned and unplanned
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In today’s world where moreand more women are taking thelead on local, state, national andworld stages, Potomac CommunityVillage’s speaker Joan Adams pullsback the historical curtain and re-veals the real story of “LBJ - TheWomen Behind The Man.” Thepresentation is on Thursday, April19 at the Potomac CommunityCenter, Falls Road, Potomac.
Fifty years since LBJ decided notto run for re-election, his life andlegacy are still being debated.Starting with his mother, his wife,daughters and others, Adams re-flects on who LBJ was and whatprompted his political actions asthe 36th President of the UnitedStates. This chapter in thecountry’s political life is part ofseries Adams created looking atthe women behind Presidents andtheir influence on their lives andlegacies, from George Washingtonto George W. Bush.
Holding bachelor’s and master’sdegrees from the University ofMaryland in history and urbanplanning, Adams has over fourdecades of academic experience,including teaching middle and
high school students in PrinceGeorge’s County Public Schools, asan adjunct instructor for the Sea-soned Adults Growing Education-ally (SAGE) program for PrinceGeorge’s Community College, anadjunct professor for the School ofGraduate and Professional Stud-ies at Washington Adventist Uni-versity, and an instructor for theOSHER program through JohnsHopkins University.
PCV’s April 19 meeting takesplace at 7 p.m. at the PotomacCommunity Center on Falls Roadin Potomac. PCV is a non-profitnetwork of neighbors and friendsgeared to enabling older Potomacresidents to age in place in theirexisting homes by creating socialconnections and providing volun-teer services such as transporta-tion, computer assistance andsimple home repairs. For more in-formation, to volunteer or get vol-unteer help, contact 240-221-1 3 7 0 ,[email protected] check outwww.PotomacCommunityVillage.orgor www.Facebook.com/PotomacCommunityVillage.
Secret of LBJ’s Success:The Women Behind the Man
Lyndon Baines Johnson and his wife Lady Bird.
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1 10400 BIT AND SPUR LN ....... 5 .. 5 . 2 ... ROCKVILLE ... $1,325,000 ... Detached ....... 2.52 ......... 20854 ........ POTOMAC MANOR ....... 02/16/18
2 10508 STABLE LN ................. 5 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,190,000 ... Detached ....... 0.34 ......... 20854 ............. RIVER FALLS ............ 02/28/18
3 11121 SMOKY QUARTZ LN .... 6 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,150,000 ... Detached ....... 2.20 ......... 20854 ........... SADDLE RIDGE .......... 02/16/18
4 9516 FALLS BRIDGE LN ......... 5 .. 3 . 1 ... ROCKVILLE ... $1,095,000 ... Detached ....... 0.39 ......... 20854 .......... HERITAGE FARM ......... 02/13/18
5 8405 KINGSGATE RD ............ 4 .. 2 . 2 .... POTOMAC ... $1,050,000 ... Detached ....... 0.48 ......... 20854 .......... FAWCETT FARMS ......... 02/28/18
6 9024 ROUEN LN ................... 4 .. 3 . 0 ... ROCKVILLE ..... $965,000 ... Detached ....... 0.48 ......... 20854 ..... LAKE NORMANDY ESTS .... 02/09/18
Copyright 2018 MarketStats for ShowingTime. Source: Bright MLS as of March 15, 2018.
Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac
In February 2018, 26 Potomac homes
sold between $3,125,000-$530,000.
Potomac REAL ESTATEPotomac REAL ESTATE
February, 2018 Sales, $965,000~$1,325,000
1 10400 Bit and Spur Lane — $1,325,000
2 10508 Stable Lane — $1,190,000
3 11121Smoky Quartz Lane
— $1,150,000
4 9516 Falls Bridge Lane — $1,095,000
5 8405 Kingsgate Road— $1,050,000
6 9024 Rouen Lane— $965,000
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202-687-1070By Marilyn Campbell
In an era when consumers can purchase mer-chandise and deposit money into a bank ac-count using a smartphone, teaching moneysmarts to children can be fraught with compli-
cations. April is Financial Literacy Month and localfinancial advisors say teaching children how to man-age their money respon-sibly is a necessary partof becoming a finan-cially responsible adult.
“How a parent treatscash is the way their kidswill treat cash; lead byexample,” said AndreaFoster, professor and de-partment chair of Busi-ness, Economics, Ac-counting, Computer Ap-plications and ParalegalStudies (BEACAPS) atMontgomery College. “Ifyour kid sees you cuttingcoupons and budgeting,when they grow up theywill do the same. Theywill see the benefits andthe value of your thrifti-ness. “
One of the most im-portant financial lessonsthat a parent can teachis how to save, advisesFoster. “Teach them howto budget so that theycan learn how to save forwhat they want,” shesaid.
Children pay attentionto and learn from theways in which their parents manage money and it’scritical that they learn financial literacy at home, sug-gests Victoria G. Henry, assistant vice president atWest Financial Services, Inc. in McLean.
“Explaining the concept of savings early to chil-dren is key,” added “It isnatural to want to spend ev-erything right away, so itmay be hard to understandwhy it is important to set alittle aside for future ex-penses. Perhaps it could beexplained by saying the sav-ings will come in handy if afavorite toy breaks or islost.”
An ideal time to offer a les-son in saving is when a childreceives money as a presentfor a birthday or other occa-sion, says Henry. “It is a goodpractice to have them saveeven 10 or 20 percent of thegift, and let them have therest to spend how theywant,” she said. “If they decide to spend their funmoney on something and then quickly return asking
for money for something else, it is a good to remindthem that maybe they should think more carefullyabout how they want to spend their money in thefuture. This will help them get into the practice ofmaking wise choices with spending and saving downthe road when they start earning money as well.”
Foster also suggests helping children develop sav-ings goals.“[Whether] by piggy bank, envelope, can,or jar, a vessel is an important tool for teaching kidshow to save for major milestones,” said Foster. “Iden-tify a goal for the saving and have them save towardsthat goal.”
Transparency builds enthusiasm, adds Foster. “Us-ing a clear jar for sav-ing creates enthusi-asm and motivation asthe kids see it fill upwith the coins,” shesaid. “[Saving] alsoteaches then self-reli-ance and not countingon their parents tohelp them for every-thing. By giving a re-ward, kids can learnthe value of moneyand how to spendmoney.”
Foster also suggestsencouraging childrento keep a spending di-ary and limiting theamount of money theycan spend or the num-ber of items they canpurchase when shop-ping for themselves.“Show them that stuffcosts money,” she said.“Have them keep trackof all the money thatmom and dad spendon them in onemonth, from food toclothing and otherthings. They will real-
ize how much it costs to maintain them and howmuch all the stuff that they want costs.”
Involve children in a family’s charitable donations,advises Henry. “Ask your children to think about whatkinds of charitable efforts the family should support,”
she said. “Have them re-search and pick a charity andthen make a small contribu-tion to that organization ontheir behalf.”
“Have children earn theirallowance and let childrenexperience the pain of nothaving enough money if theydon’t budget correctly,” saidDr. Brian Hollar assistant pro-fessor of Accounting, Eco-nomics & Finance atMarymount University. “Ex-perience is a good teacherand learning when the stakesare low is invaluable.”
Hollar underscores the im-portance of teaching solidmath skills. “It’s hard to de-
velop strong financial literacy without understand-ing exponential growth,” he said.
April is FinancialLiteracy Month.
Photo by Marilyn Campbell
Teaching young children about the concept ofsaving money is a critical part of financialliteracy.
“Explaining the concept ofsavings early to children iskey. It is natural to want tospend everything rightaway, so it may be hard tounderstand why it isimportant to set a littleaside for future expenses.”
— Victoria G. Henry,West Financial Services, Inc.
Teaching Money Management
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outcomes of human actions. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.
National Philharmonic Chamber Players. 3p.m. at the John Kendall Recital Hall, PotterViolins in Takoma Park. Under the direction ofNational Philharmonic Concertmaster ColinSorgi, the National Philharmonic ChamberPlayers perform the works of Schubert andMendelssohn. The concert showcases giftedstudents from the Philharmonic’s Summer StringInstitutes performing the Mendelssohn Octet inE-flat Major alongside members of thePhilharmonic Chamber Players. Children 7-17are free; adult tickets are $20 and can bepurchased here: classicalmusicconcert.org/event/national-philharmonic-chamber-players-5/.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 27-29Spring Dance Concert. Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.;
Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Robert E. ParillaPerforming Arts Center, Montgomery College,51 Mannakee St., Rockville. The MontgomeryCollege-Rockville Dance Company continues itsannual tradition with a program of originaldance works by Montgomery College studentsand faculty, as well as Washington, D.C.-areachoreographers. Visitwww.montgomerycollege.edu/pac.
SATURDAY/APRIL 28National Philharmonic Northern Lights
Concert. 8 p.m. at the Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. Philharmonic Chorale Artistic DirectorStan Engebretson leads a concert juxtaposingthe/rich traditions of Rachmaninoff’s/Vespers/with new sounds by popular Norwegiancomposer Ola/Gjeilo and local/wunderkind/
composer Alistair Coleman. A pre-concertlecture by Philharmonic Associate DirectorVictoria Gau begins at 6:45 p.m. in the ConcertHall. Tickets start at $23 and can be purchasedat nationalphilharmonic.org or 301-581-5100.
SATURDAY/APRIL 29Pike’s Peek 10K. Prompt start at 7:50 a.m. Pike’s
Peek, now in it’s 22nd year, is one ofMontgomery County Road Runners Club’spremier racing events. The 10k race, known as aPR Course, has runners starting at the ShadyGrove Metro Station and finishing on RoseAvenue just south of Montrose Road. Celebrateat the finish area with food, family activities,music & exhibits at the Post-Race Festival hostedby Pike & Rose. Visit www.pikespeek10k.org.
Easter Egg Hunt. 2-6 p.m. at Our Lady ofBethesda, 7007 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda. EasterEgg Hunt, petting zoo, pony rides, bouncehouse, carnival games, crafts, food and a familymass. The egg hunt is for children ages 0-12.The Mass runs from 2-3 p.m. Visitwww.ourladyofbethesda.org/.
“The ABCs of Collecting Photography.” 4p.m. Photoworks Gallery, in Arcade room 302/303, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. For potential buyers, stepping intocollecting may seem daunting, and forphotographers, offering work up for sale maycome with uncertainty. Gallerist Iason Demoswill explain what one should seek when buyingor selling a print. Visit glenechophotoworks.org/
Live Music. 7 p.m. at Focus Bethesda at Positano’sRestaurant 4948-4940 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda.Danika and The Jeb will perform. Tickets are$18 in advance at www.focusmusic.org/buy-tickets and for members, $20 at the door.
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Photography Exhibit: ‘The Space Around Us’Exhibit features photographs by Ira Tattelman. Tattelman, a registered architect and full-time artist,
and guest curator Iason Demos will feature photos that call attention to the planned and unplannedoutcomes of human actions. Exhibit runs through May 20 at Photoworks Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. Exhibit reception scheduled for Sunday, April 22, 4-6 p.m. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.
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Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Though I immerse you regular readers inthe excruciating details of my cancer-affectedlife, rarely do I bombard unsuspecting con-versationalists who unknowingly yet sincerelywander into territory with which many of youare intimately detailed. Not that I don’t havestories to tell, and/or perhaps even unsolic-ited advice to offer; generally speaking, if Ican avoid it, I don’t want to drag the conver-sation into a cancer-centric black hole.
It’s not because I’m uncomfortable talkingabout cancer, or that I would feel it an inap-propriate invasion of my privacy, or that Iwould feel the need to blather on non-stop.Hardly. But I would see it as the end of aninnocent inquiry undone that then takes on amore empathetic, sympathetic and possiblyeven pathetic tone, some of which mightmake me uncomfortable.
The reason being: part of what feeds myself-preservation and sense of well-being isreading and reacting to the feedback I receivefrom others when the subject matter turns tocancer, however well-meaning their inten-tions may have been.
Sometimes the reactions I get aren’t help-ful (“Tell me Ken, how’s it feel to knowyou’re going to die?”). Sometimes, I findmyself rationalizing, explaining and revisitingissues and experiences more helpful and ofinterest to the party that asked the questionrather than to yours truly who’s now havingto answer the question. Not that I don’t wantto be helpful or have difficulty empathizing;nothing could be further from the truth.
It’s more that I don’t want to see theirexpressions/hear their apologies when theirinnocent question (“So what do you do?”)elicits an extremely unexpected answer. “Nottoo much. I have stage IV, non-small cell lungcancer.”
Then I have to decide how I involved Iwant to get them in my life. Since I’d just assoon not get them involved for all the reasonsI’ve outlined, usually I deflect their questionsand/or redirect them away from me and backto them. I don’t exactly shut them down. It’smore like a gentle closing. I’m not rude orthe least bit off-putting. I’m more like a trafficcop re-routing emotions to avoid any acci-dents – for all parties engaged.
My experience has been that respondingto an innocent question with a “I haveterminal-cancer”-type bombshell tends totake the conversation in an entirely differentdirection than likely intended. The serious-ness of my response/situation and the emo-tions – maybe even memories it stirs in theperson who asked the question, can hijack anevening and cause at least for a few minutesanyway, a rather dreary dynamic. All of whichI don’t want to happen and more so, don’tneed to happen. As a cancer patient, I don’tneed dreary. I don’t need pity. I don’t neednegativity. I need humor. I need encourage-ment and compliments. I need to be made tofeel, as Tony the Tiger might say: “Not justgood, but GREAT!”
When I assess my nine-plus years post-diagnosis; having lived now years beyond myoriginal “13 month to two-year” prognosis, Ican’t quite attribute my amazing good for-tune to anything in particular. However, I willadmit to this: trying not think about my diag-nosis/prognosis too much, trying to remainpositive, trying to be funny and self-effacing,and trying to avoid people and situationswhere I might feel bad, are all components.Are they working to keep me alive more thanthe medicine, my pills and my miscellaneousnon-Western alternatives are?
Yet another question or two I’d rather notanswer.
If Only It WereThat Simple
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