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"Damn Yankees" and "Pal Joey" are the musical line-up for the next Dementia-Friendly Cinema Wednesday matinees… Make plans to join us at the Hawthorne Theater on October 8^th and at the Westwood Theater on November 12^th!

If you attended or thought about attending one of the matinees, we need your help!  The Dementia-Friendly Cinema team is planning the 2026 season… but, we want to select the right musicals, at the right theater, on the right day and time for YOU!  We can only do that if you share your thoughts with us - We would appreciate YOUR INPUT HERE by October 8^th.

For more information about Dementia-Friendly Cinema features and benefits, click here.

BE A GUEST…             REGISTER for October 8th screening of
                                   “Damn Yankees” at the Hawthorne Theater. 
BE A VOLUNTEER…     For details about being a Volunteer
BE A SPONSOR…         Sponsor & Donation information
SHARE RESOURCES…  Arrange drop-off

We appreciate the sponsors, volunteers, and other advocates who donate resource materials, goodie bags, and interactive handouts for event attendees. All contributors to the Dementia Friendly Cinema project’s monthly matinees are recognized in the Playbill created for each event... 

WON’T YOU JOIN US? (And, post and pass along this flyer to others!)

Kathy Kuzma, executive director of North Jersey Villages, and Eddie Wiener, a North Jersey Villages board member, made brief presentations at the Sept. 6^th Washington Township Council meeting and a Sept. 28^th meeting of local residents at the public library.

Council member Daisy Velez, also the town's public affairs director, said at the Sept. 6^th council meeting that she is hoping to bring the "Villages" initiative to town to help local seniors age at home and engage older adults and youth as volunteers to assist older residents...  (See meeting video)

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have heard about so many people who suddenly found themselves in the ICU… Do you wonder if they thought about or planned for a medical emergency such as Covid-19 pandemic- or even a car accident - could precipitate? Does it raise questions about how you could plan in advance  for your care if ever you could not speak for yourself – as a result of an unexpected medical emergency or even deterioration of your cognitive function? (Read more...)

NJV Board members Kathy Kuzma, Janet Chen & George Kuzma (on left), Amiri Hayes (center), Township Mayor Peter Calamari, Councilwoman Daisy Velez, NJV Board member Eddie Weiner (on right)

Janet Chen, North Jersey Villages (NJV) Founding Trustee, presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Amiri Hayes for his outstanding volunteer work as a member of NJV’s IT Team under the management of volunteer Columbus Kim. The presentation was made at an NJV event discussing more feasibly “Aging at Home” at the Washington Township Library on September 28^th.

When joining NJV, Amiri wrote in his profile, “I believe in the concept of independent living and socially connecting models – to support seniors. My grandmother is 87... (read more)

The NJV HUB Village is one of the 270 villages cited in a recent New York Times article about options to institutional care…

“Innovations are also occurring nationally at the grassroots level.  A network of nonprofit 'villages' devoted to providing support and a social network to people who want to age in their homes has been growing for years; it has 270 member groups and 70 more in development. Villages typically cover a specific neighborhood or town, but they are virtual support organizations.  ‘It’s really a neighbors helping neighbors approach,’ said Barbara Hughes Sullivan, the network’s national director.” (Read more...) 

Open to residents age 60 and over, the NJV HUB Village can provide this neighborly support and a social network for those who choose to age in their homes in Bergen County. Join us…