Category: Active & Healthy Lifestyle

  • Geezer crusade? – Well, anyway, JABA leads the way!

    Whatever you want to call it, JABA is doing a wonderful job of planning for the future. I  am especially appreciative of steps to expand opportunities for intergenerational initiatives in public facilities,  e.g., JABA FISH at Jackson-Via. From Charlottesville, VA: JABA, an Area Agency on Aging, Advances a Better Future for All Ages In his…

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Kick-Off Event–Feb. 18

    Here is another opportunity to get involved in our community. Please join Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge for a very special lunchtime reception to launch a major new campaign to benefit Charlottesville-area youth! “100 Mentors for 100 Kids in 2010” Campaign Kick-Off Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge…

  • Charlottesville area offers much to seniors

    Charlottesville is a wonderful place to retire!  There is so much to do and we have so many opportunities to get involved in our community. Here is an article from today’s Daily Progress that lists some of the many advantages that we  enjoy. Area offers much to seniors; seniors give back By Peter M. Thompson…

  • GIVING BACK PAYS: JABA volunteers now earn a tuition discount at OLLI-UVa

    Get involved in our community. You will be glad that you did! GIVING BACK PAYS JABA volunteers now earn a tuition discount at OLLI at UVa Charlottesville, VA — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UVa and JABA are pleased to announce a new partnership. As of January 1, 2010, OLLI members who provide…

  • Mentor. Tutor. Pass on the gift of Lifelong Learning!

    Everyone these days needs to be a lifelong learner, and YOU have the power to make a positive difference in a child’s life. There are many ways to be a mentor or tutor. Find the perfect fit at: Mentor & Tutor Opportunity Fair Thursday, January 28, 2010 (Snow date – February 4) 11:00 am –…

  • OLLI-UVa and JABA Form Partnership

    OLLI at the University of Virginia and JABA (Jefferson Area Board for Aging) are pleased to announce a new partnership! OLLI members who provide thirty hours of certified community service with JABA within a twelve-month period will receive a $25 discount on one semester’s tuition as an incentive to learn by giving back to the…