OUR BEST INFORMATION ON COPING WITH THE CORONA SITUATION WILL BE UPDATED OCCASIONALLY ON THIS PAGE.
The Village is suggesting that our older members and friends should stay home as much as possible. Remember that your grandchildren have been in contact with many other children who may be contagious without any symptoms. Village Drive Village provides masks for its Silver Members, and we ask everybody to wear masks when they leave home, especially to prevent contagion to others. Older people could consider using a grocery delivery service; our concierge is happy to help our Silver Members access delivery services--phone the magnet number or email concierge@villagedrivevillage.org.
Village Drive Village is suspending all indoor events until it’s safe for our members to meet, following the lead of other local organizations whose main participants are retirees. As our Village has repeated often during more usual times, the most important health problems for older adults are social isolation and lack of exercise. So Village Drive Village will
https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2020/public-bathroom-safety-coronavirus.html
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/09/02/finding-your-walk/
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/three-ways-get-creative-digital-library-resources
https://tools.silversneakers.com/Learn/Live
https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/grandparents-video-chat.html?cmp=SNO-ICM-FB-EV&socialid=3678546492
OLDER IDEAS
Check out the "windows" below, especially "Fun for the Socially Distancing" and "Exercise."
Each topic "window" below will scroll. To go to a different window, scroll from the far right. To access links, you must copy each link and then paste it into a different tab in your browser (because we can't make them work reliably from this format). Updates may be highlighted and dated. Send suggestions for updates to webmaster@villagedrivevillage.org.
The Village is suggesting that our older members and friends should stay home as much as possible. Remember that your grandchildren have been in contact with many other children who may be contagious without any symptoms. Village Drive Village provides masks for its Silver Members, and we ask everybody to wear masks when they leave home, especially to prevent contagion to others. Older people could consider using a grocery delivery service; our concierge is happy to help our Silver Members access delivery services--phone the magnet number or email concierge@villagedrivevillage.org.
Village Drive Village is suspending all indoor events until it’s safe for our members to meet, following the lead of other local organizations whose main participants are retirees. As our Village has repeated often during more usual times, the most important health problems for older adults are social isolation and lack of exercise. So Village Drive Village will
- Continue our Wednesday and Saturday walks, asking participants to walk at least a cane’s distance from each other. Please remember that if you feel under the weather at all, then you should refrain from participating in our social walks.
- Ask our members, volunteers, and neighbors to keep in touch with our older friends by telephone and email. We have sent our members and volunteers our latest directory. Neighbors are advised that the only way to get our directory is to become a member. It’s $25/year. www.villagedrivevillage.org/join
- Hold VILLAGE VIRTUAL MEETINGS. We recently have scheduled several Village Virtual Coffee Breaks and a Happy Hour. We email the zoom link to all our VDV members, Silver Members, and volunteers. If you’re new to Zoom, just click on the link and follow its instructions. If you’re not a VDV member or volunteer but want to participate in our Zoom Happy Hour, contact concierge@villagedrivevillage.org and we’ll add your email to our virtual meeting list. If you need help learning to Zoom, contact concierge@villagedrivevillage.org or try https://www.aarp.org/home-family/personal-technology/info-2020/how-to-use-zoom.html. You can use almost any laptop, notebook, or smartphone which has a camera. When you click on the email’s Zoom link, the Zoom app will automatically load and take you quickly to our virtual meeting. You can choose to let us see you on video or only show your name if it's a bad hair day. To unmute so we can hear you, click on the microphone icon (if you can’t find it, try moving your cursor to the bottom or top of the screen).
- HERE are some of our most recent ideas for exercising your body and brain. Most of them require Zoom or other computer access.
https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2020/public-bathroom-safety-coronavirus.html
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/09/02/finding-your-walk/
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/three-ways-get-creative-digital-library-resources
https://tools.silversneakers.com/Learn/Live
https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/grandparents-video-chat.html?cmp=SNO-ICM-FB-EV&socialid=3678546492
OLDER IDEAS
Check out the "windows" below, especially "Fun for the Socially Distancing" and "Exercise."
Each topic "window" below will scroll. To go to a different window, scroll from the far right. To access links, you must copy each link and then paste it into a different tab in your browser (because we can't make them work reliably from this format). Updates may be highlighted and dated. Send suggestions for updates to webmaster@villagedrivevillage.org.
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