Archive for the Education and Community Category

Properly dispose of unwanted medications at the following locations on Saturday, January 6th: Alexandria Police Headquarters (3600 Wheeler Avenue), First Baptist Church (2923 King St), Alexandria Fire Station 210 (5255 Eisenhower Ave), and The Neighborhood Pharmacy of Del Ray (2204 Mt Vernon Avenue). Prescriptions can be dropped off

Join Insight Memory Care Center for the newest Mind and Body Workshop program next week on Monday, Nov. 27th! Designed for individuals with early stage dementia and their caregivers, this multi-session program is designed to help individuals and their caregivers engage in social engagement and peer support

There will be a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training that will take place on Saturday, December 2nd, at 4480 King Street in Alexandria.  Led by Rhonda Williams, who the Supervising Therapist for the Community Services Board’s (CSB) Older Adult Clinical Unit, and Kim Burson, who is the

Join a docent-led tour for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Discover highlights from the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) through rich verbal description and sensory experience. Touch tour components for sculpture may be included. Tours are often followed by live musical

Amazon’s third-annual Prime Day will take place on Tuesday, July 11 and will feature more than 100,000 deals exclusively for Prime members, making it one of the biggest shopping days of the year on the site. As always, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of each

The National Gallery of Art has introduced several new programs that make its tours more accessible for those with impaired vision, dementia, and who speak ASL.  Just Us at the National Gallery of Art This program will provide interactive, discussion-based experiences in the galleries for people with

The City of Alexandria is offering a Senior Cool Care program for eligible seniors and adults with disabilities who need cooling in their homes.  To be eligible you must be 60 years or older, meet income guidelines and be a city resident of Alexandria. Call 703-746-5999 for

AARP Fraud Watch Network is having a FREE document shredding on Saturday, June 17, 8 am – 1 pm at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street in Alexandria.  This activity is part of the AARP Virginia Academy:  Smarter Living for all states.  For questions call 866-542-8164 or

The 2017 Ms. Virginia Senior America “Putting on the Glitz” Pageant is taking place on Friday, June 30th at 7 pm at the James Lee Center Theatre, 2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA.  It will be an entertaining event supporting talented senior Virginia women competing to become

Just Us at the National Gallery of Art will provide interactive, discussion-based experiences in the galleries for people with early-stage dementia and their caregivers. Participants will explore two to three works of art during the 90-minute program. The initial sessions (a four-month pilot) will be held the first