Category: PLACE

Serving Your Community Benefits Your Brain – from Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter

As a JABA FISH volunteer at Jackson-Via Elementary School in Charlottesville, I can agree with the “cobweb removal” statement! Helping an ESL student with math is certainly a brain fitness exercise — and I have to say that I am learning “strategies” for solving word problems that I had never thought of before. I encourage…

January 9, 2010
Reminder: NLI Taking Applications for 2010 Class

City of Charlottesville residents: here is your chance to learn more about our community and work towards positive change! NLI Taking Applications for 2010 Class You can take the wheel in Charlottesville by participating in the City’s Neighborhood Leadership Institute (NLI) “Pilot Your City” program which provides residents with the best tools to make positive…

January 8, 2010
Happy Holidays from Charlottesville!

Still snowing – this is amazing for this area!

December 19, 2009
Well, I am glad I could turn off the “virtual snow” on this blog, anyway!

Today we are under blizzard conditions in Charlottesville with a foot and a half of snow with more being added at a rapid rate. I feel very fortunate that we have power and plenty of food so that I can just enjoy it from my window. The virtual snow seems a little less decorative at…

December 19, 2009
2009 Charlottesville Holiday Parade – Lots of Fun!

November 21, 2009
Get Involved in Our Charlottesville Community – Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities at JABA

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities at JABA Community Centers & ACC (Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Activities with Seniors, Special Programs Health/Nutrition: Food Bag Program, Home Delivered Meals, Congregate Meals Companionship/Outreach: Friendly Visiting, Phone Buddy, Ombudsman, Medicare Counseling, Transportation, Pet Therapy, Home Repairs Building Community: Admin/Office Help, Grant Writing, Special Events, Thrift…

November 20, 2009