Learn effective strategies for working with older adults and discuss your favorite books at the Intergenerational Book Club meeting in partnership with the Gaithersburg Book Festival and The Carnegie At Washingtonian Center. Volunteers will meet via Zoom for training Thursday, November 3, 4-5pm to learn basic principles of aging and best practices for communicating with adults ages 55+. Volunteers will then meet one Sunday each month leading up to the Gaithersburg Book Festival happening in May. Meetings will be held 3-4pm, starting November 6, at The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center, 129 Ellington Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to participate in the Zoom training session Thursday, November 3, 4-5pm, prior to the interactive activities with the older adults. Volunteers must be able to get to sessions on their own. SSL hours are earned for volunteer time at the training and intergenerational meetings.
Important Information for Volunteers and Their Families about the Zoom training session:
- Students' parent or guardian must complete this form to give permission to attend the November 3 Zoom training session.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
Please email lori@linkgenerations.org with questions.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home.
