Community Events
from the Greater Olney Non-Profit Consortium

Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting at the Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 7:00 pm. For more information, call Helene Rosenheim, Mid-County Services Center Olney Liaison at 240 777-8107 or visit http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/midcounty.

Join the MOMS Club of Brookeville at their monthly meetings. The emetings take place at 9:30 a.m. Please contact Kara Hawkins for more information, karalwh@gmail.com

Enjoy stories, music, and other activities for children age 2 to 5 and caregivers. For more information, call 240 773-9545, TTY 301 570-1221.

Shaare Tefila Congregation will host a guest speaker on disability awareness issues around the world during Saturday morning religious services beginning at 9 a.m. on March 20, at Olney Theatre, 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Road in Olney, Maryland, in the William Graham, Sr. Actors Hall on the second floor. For further information, please contact Donna Meltzer at 301-593-8549. The speaker is Kim Musheno, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, who recently joined the University of Delaware's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) faculty and students in a trip around the world, visiting with community leaders, government leaders, families and individuals with disabilities in Ghana, Dubai, Nepal, and Thailand. They learned about each country's: (1) treatment and care of individuals with disabilities, and (2) how it shares information with one another.

Partnership for Animal Welfare will be having an adoption show (dogs and cats) at BARK. (301) 774-1944 \n Come to the show and see our rescue dogs and cats. If you are interested in any dog or cat at the show, a PAW volunteer will be there to assist you. \n You may also call the PAW line at (301) 572-4729 for show information or visit our web site to see the dogs and cats that are waiting to be adopted. \n Email: pawdogs@yahoo.com (for dogs) Email: paw_cats@yahoo.com (for cats)

The 5th Annual Art Show is a benefit for the Comprehensive Cancer Center of MGH.

Practice your English language skills at the library with English speaking volunteers at the Olney Library in a friendly and informal setting. No registration necessary. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 240 773-9545, TTY 301 570-1221.

The Olney Town Center Advisory Committee meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except August. Their primary mission is to develop an illustrative concept for the Olney Town Center's Master Plan and development guidelines for use by future developers in the town center; and to provide comments to the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission's Planning Board on proposed development in the Olney town ceneter. The public is welcome to attend the meetings.

Visit the Committee's website at http://www.olneytowncenter.org for more information about what the Committee is doing.

Guest Speaker: Dr. M. Irvil Kear, "From the Canon Envirothon to Saving Resources." The Canon Envirothon is a non-profit organization established provide an environmental education program for high school students. Dr. Kear will share experiences and give us a sense of how these ideas may apply to our local area. All are invited to attend.

During this FREE Living Well Community Seminar offered by Brooke Grove Retirement Village, Chaplain Bill Neely will take the podium to discuss "The Language of Healing." Participants will discover why there is often misunderstanding in communication, learn how to communicate with healing rather than harsh words, and explore some new and surprising types of healing communication. The one-hour seminar begins at 7 p.m. and will be preceded by a complimentary lite supper at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Toni Davis at 301-924-2811, option 3, or tdavis@bgf.org.

Practice your English language skills at the library with English speaking volunteers at the Olney Library in a friendly and informal setting. No registration necessary. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 240 773-9545, TTY 301 570-1221.

Montgomery County Stroke Association's (MCSA) "STROKE CONVER-PUTER" Club (Speech-Language Therapy Group for Storke Survivors with Aphasia) This is a speech-language therapy group providing facilitated conservational discourse plus computer saftware demonstrations and "hands-on" computer practice for stroke survivors with speech or language difficulties such as aphasia. It meets monthly at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring -Computer Lab, 1:00 - 2:30 pm. $15 contribution to MCSA requested, but not required. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call Janet Gritz at 301 622-2282 or visit www.mcstroke.org.

The Oct 13th session features on-line games that target memory skills.

Greater Olney Civic Association Meeting, in the Olney Community Room, Buffington RE/MAX Building, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, 7:30 pm. The main entrance to the room is on the side of the building facing the Bank of America. For more information, call 301 774-6774 or visit www.goca.org.

Save lives. Give blood! Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Volunteer Services at Brooke Grove Retirement Village, 301-570-7081 or volunteers@bgf.org.

Partnership for Animal Welfare will be having an adoption show (dogs and cats) at BARK. (301) 774-1944 \n Come to the show and see our rescue dogs and cats. If you are interested in any dog or cat at the show, a PAW volunteer will be there to assist you. \n You may also call the PAW line at (301) 572-4729 for show information or visit our web site to see the dogs and cats that are waiting to be adopted. \n Email: pawdogs@yahoo.com (for dogs) Email: paw_cats@yahoo.com (for cats)

Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting at the Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 7:00 pm. For more information, call Helene Rosenheim, Mid-County Services Center Olney Liaison at 240 777-8107 or visit http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/midcounty.

The Olney Town Center Advisory Committee meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except August. Their primary mission is to develop an illustrative concept for the Olney Town Center's Master Plan and development guidelines for use by future developers in the town center; and to provide comments to the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission's Planning Board on proposed development in the Olney town ceneter. The public is welcome to attend the meetings.

Visit the Committee's website at http://www.olneytowncenter.org for more information about what the Committee is doing.

Montgomery County Stroke Association's (MCSA) "STROKE CONVER-PUTER" Club (Speech-Language Therapy Group for Storke Survivors with Aphasia) This is a speech-language therapy group providing facilitated conservational discourse plus computer saftware demonstrations and "hands-on" computer practice for stroke survivors with speech or language difficulties such as aphasia. It meets monthly at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring -Computer Lab, 1:00 - 2:30 pm. $15 contribution to MCSA requested, but not required. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call Janet Gritz at 301 622-2282 or visit www.mcstroke.org.

The Oct 13th session features on-line games that target memory skills.

Greater Olney Civic Association Meeting, in the Olney Community Room, Buffington RE/MAX Building, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, 7:30 pm. The main entrance to the room is on the side of the building facing the Bank of America. For more information, call 301 774-6774 or visit www.goca.org.

Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting at the Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 7:00 pm. For more information, call Helene Rosenheim, Mid-County Services Center Olney Liaison at 240 777-8107 or visit http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/midcounty.

The Golf Classic will benefit the Cardiopulmonary Department at MGH. A new format this year with only ONE SHOTGUN at 12:30.

The Olney Town Center Advisory Committee meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except August. Their primary mission is to develop an illustrative concept for the Olney Town Center's Master Plan and development guidelines for use by future developers in the town center; and to provide comments to the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission's Planning Board on proposed development in the Olney town ceneter. The public is welcome to attend the meetings.

Visit the Committee's website at http://www.olneytowncenter.org for more information about what the Committee is doing.

Jeremy's Run is a 5k walk/run and a 1 mile fun run in memory of Jeremy Glass and to benefit the Partnership for a Drug Free America and Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative. The race is timed by the Montgomery Country Road Runners Club and is USATF Sanction and the course is USATF Certified. There will be prizes for the top male and female finishers in each category. Each participants will receive a free t-shirt; refreshments; complimentary massage and acupuncture;Electric Entertainment will provide the musical entertainment; warm up by top notch professional trainers; photography by Universal Photography and a moon bounce for the kids. Online registration is available at http://www.jeremysrun.com. The cost of the 5k walk/run is $25. and the 1 mile fun run is $5.00. The walk/run winds through beautiful Olney Manor Park and a Olney country road.

Dine-Out Benefit Night

Montgomery County Stroke Association's (MCSA) "STROKE CONVER-PUTER" Club (Speech-Language Therapy Group for Storke Survivors with Aphasia) This is a speech-language therapy group providing facilitated conservational discourse plus computer saftware demonstrations and "hands-on" computer practice for stroke survivors with speech or language difficulties such as aphasia. It meets monthly at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring -Computer Lab, 1:00 - 2:30 pm. $15 contribution to MCSA requested, but not required. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call Janet Gritz at 301 622-2282 or visit www.mcstroke.org.

The Oct 13th session features on-line games that target memory skills.

Greater Olney Civic Association Meeting, in the Olney Community Room, Buffington RE/MAX Building, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, 7:30 pm. The main entrance to the room is on the side of the building facing the Bank of America. For more information, call 301 774-6774 or visit www.goca.org.