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Weekly Village News for Feb. 6, 2026
From Frank... Karyl Cafiero, Harriet Rogers, and Sandy Rubin at the recent Member Social My memory of snow lingering around is better than my current experience of it! Growing up in the area, I remember having at least a few snowstorms each year. My sisters and I would huddle around the radio to listen if the schools would be closed the next day. And long after the storms, it seemed that the mountains of snow, shoveled high in shopping center parking lots, remai


Monthly Village Newsletter February, 2026
From Frank... February is here and no one is more anxious than yours truly for the groundhog to see his shadow on Monday. I don’t believe the prediction, but at this point, I’m desperate for any hope that this mess called winter might be over soon! Until then, please be careful if you are out and about, especially if you’re walking. Many of the sidewalks have a path through the ice (as does the east side of the Klingle bridge, but not the west side) but it’s the crosswalks wh


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


UDC BODYWISE Program for Persons 60 Years or Older in DC...
The BODYWISE Program is specifically designed and operated to promote health, wellness, and fitness for persons 60 years of age or older...


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...
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