April 2020 Update

North Bethesda Village is a grass-roots community organization in which neighbors come together to provide mutual support and assistance, as well as to foster social connections through various planned, shared activities.

North Bethesda Village was launched by a small number of community members in mid-2019.  While we are not yet fully operational as a Senior Village, we have begun to serve our community in a number of modest ways.  Most significantly, during this period of social isolation, we have maintained frequent contact with several hundred individuals on our email distribution list.  Through group emails, we have shared advice, updates, and encouragement from Montgomery County government, Suburban Hospital, and elsewhere.  We intend to continue to offer this service until such time as life returns to some semblance of “normal”.

Meanwhile, the North Bethesda Village Planning Group is continuing its efforts to establish a network of neighbors for the 20852 community,  What a time to try to envision our Village!  But what better time to work on a framework for what we hope to be a robust community service in the years to come?

Toward that end, we have drafted Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and plan to file soon as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with the State of Maryland.  We have also begun work on developing an attractive and informative website to connect North Bethesda Village with those who wish to learn more about our efforts.

We need your help and your talents to build the many components of the Village!  Specifically, we are seeking individuals to participate in the following project areas:

• Website management

• Newsletter development and distribution 

• Management of our participant database

• Volunteer outreach and engagement

• Planning and implementing social events

• Service delivery planning and execution

• Communications strategy

We are also seeking a small number of people to serve on our Board of Directors.

If any of these opportunities are of interest, please send an email with your name, email address, and area of interest to: northbethesdavillage@gmail.com.  We will follow up with you individually and may ask you to participate in an online Zoom discussion about how to get involved.