Tamarack Triangle Village

TAMARACK TRIANGLE HEALTH FAIR AND BLOCK PARTY WAS A TRUE SUCCESS! 

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR MANY VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS, PARTNER AGENCIES, AND TAMARACK TRIANGLE NEIGHBORS.

FOLKS CAME OUT IN THE MORNING AND HAD HEALTH SCREENINGS, GOT INFORMATION FROM SEVERAL AGENCIES, HAD A TAI-CHI LESSON, AND HEARD SHORT TALKS ABOUT LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND FALL PREVENTION.

THE AFTERNOON WAS ALL ABOUT FUN FOR THE KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS!

TAKE A LOOK AT JUST A FEW OF THE PHOTOS FROM THE DAY. 

Health Fair Events:

Information and Resource Tables sponsored by:

Adventist Health Care White Oak Medical Center

Jewish Council for the Aging

MC Dept. of Aging & Disabilities

African American Health Program

Asian American Health Initiative

Nature Trails: Maps & Information

MC Office of Emergency Management

Special Sessions:

Tai Chi Movement Session with Kirk Talbott

Health Talk #1: Nutrition & Health Lifestyle Choices

Health Talk #2: Preventing Falls & Staying Steady as We Age

Block Party Events:

Music by DJ Tony - Loudtone

Harmonica Lessons  

Face Painting

Games provided by MC Dept. of Recreation

Races

Balloon Art

Popcorn

Cotton  Candy

Food Trucks

Carbone Entertainment

U Events

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Tamarack Triangle Village International Potluck Dinner, on Friday evening, January 23, was a great success!

We managed to time it just right, before all the snow!

Nearly 40 neighbors came together to share food and conversation.

We had a wide variety of dishes,  to name just a few:

Vegetable lasagna; Ethiopian/Eritrean chicken stew with Injera bread; veggie mac & Cheese; chicken lasagna; Enchiladas Suizas; two kinds of noodle Kugel; chicken curry; Italian pasta bake; Russian pelmeni meat dumplings, Persian rice with green beans and ground beef with a Persian dip of yogurt, cucumbers, and mint for rice; German cucumber salad with sour cream; chocolate chip cookies, English Trifle and more!!

Folks ate dinner, chatted, played a few games, listened to music, and had a very enjoyable evening.

Keep your eye on the website for future events.

Coming events:

Walking Club on the second Saturday of each month (weather permitting)

Book Club: for information, look under "upcoming events" on the website

Community Block Party in May

Plant Exchange in June

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tamaracktrianglecommunity@gmail.com