Chevy Chase At Home

MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT: UNDER STAFF COORDINATION, MORE THAN 55 VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED OVER 3,200 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF 206 FULL MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES, AND FRIENDS. VOLUNTEERS FULFILLED 731 SERVICE REQUESTS SUCH AS RIDES TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE, GROCERY DELIVERIES, FRIENDLY & RESPITE CARE VISITS, AND HOUSEHOLD CHORES (E.G., TAKING TRASH BINS TO AND FROM THE CURB, LIGHT REPAIRS, AND CHANGING LIGHT BULBS). THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF CC@H STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, DOZENS OF MEMBERS WERE FULLY VACCINATED, AND LATER BOOSTED; WE HELPED MEMBERS OBTAIN APPOINTMENTS, PROVIDED RIDES TO RECEIVE THE SHOT, AND ORGANIZED A COVID VACCINE BOOSTER CLINIC AT CHEVY CHASE VILLAGE HALL IN THE FALL. WE CONTINUED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT IMPORTANT COVID-RELATED NEWS WITH 43 COVID-19 UPDATE EMAILS, AND WE CONTINUED TO ENTERTAIN AND ENGAGE PEOPLE AT HOME WITH 31 BOREDOM BUSTERS EMAILS (VIRTUAL AND ONLINE ACTIVITIES TO PASS THE TIME), 50 UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENT NEWSLETTERS. DURING THE BRIEF LULL IN THE COVID NUMBERS WE HELD A FEW IN-PERSON EVENTS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE EXPANDED OUR VIRTUAL OFFERINGS, EVEN MORE, TO INFORM AND EDUCATE FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ATTRACTED OVER 760 ATTENDEES AMONG FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS, AND WIDER COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF OUR GUEST SPEAKER SERIES, FEATURING 6 DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS 8 INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS AND 17 CULTURAL PROGRAMS (E.G., VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS, ART LECTURES, AND TRAVEL PRESENTATIONS). WE ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER MONTHLY INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS VIRTUALLY, AND OUR WALKING GROUP RETURNED IN PERSON.