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Several four-legged visitors from the not-for-profit Hero Dogs stopped by the Hebrew Home on May 26, to provide some extra-special rehab therapy. At left, therapy patient Harriet Hydro brushes the coat of a Hero dog named Teddy as her daughter Chris looks on.
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Charles E. Smith Life Communities has taken a big green step, replacing all fluorescent bulbs on campus with LEDs, which are brighter, last longer, and promise to lower energy costs.
Hebrew Home resident Myrna Fogel, 80, has accomplished what she never had a chance to do when she was 13: she celebrated her Bat Mitzvah. Clinical Pastoral Education intern Sabrina Sojourner, left, helped with her training.
Appreciation Luncheon At the 2015 Employee Appreciation Luncheon, Shining Star awards for exemplary service were presented to the Smith-Kogod 4 West staff, above, and to the Laundry Department, with Antoinina Bellamy and Ray Parks accepting on behalf of the group.
Rabbi James R. Michaels gave an eye-opening lecture about Jewish perspectives on medical ethics at B’nai Israel Congregation in April. Ring House residents in the audience said they gained a better understanding of the complexity of end-of-life care decisions. Nana-Bilkisu Habib, right, daughter of Environmental Services Supervisor Abdul Habib, and Nellie Vinograd (not pictured) daughter of Social Worker Mary Vinograd, were the two recipients of the Judge Milton Korman Scholarship Fund this year, each receiving $2,500 for college.
ElderSAFE Center Director Tovah Kasdin spoke April 14 before the Montgomery County Council when the Center was honored by Proclamation for offering shelter and referrals to victims of elder abuse. Presenting the award: Councilmembers Marc Elrich and Sidney Katz. Joining Tovah are Kerry Ann Aleibar, case manager, Barbara Hirsch, vp, Quality/Corporate Compliance, and Andrew Friedlander, Board of Governors, far right.
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