Last Updated on November 19, 2024
MaCCRA (Charlestown Chapter)
Pat Payne, Chapter President
Janet Allan, Chapter Vice President
Bob Larson Chapter Secretary
Vic Pyles Chapter Treasurer
Bruce Hartung, State President
Steve Harders, State Treasurer
Meeting Frequency & Location
The semi annual meetings are now scheduled for the Charlestown Square Gallery at 11:00 am-noon on April 25, 2023 and October 17, 2023. Other meetings as needed.
The Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association has a Chapter at Charlestown. MaCCRA is the only organization which is solely dedicated to protecting and advancing the interests of residents of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). We support, empower, and better the lives of residents in Maryland’s continuing care retirement communities through advocacy and education. Charlestown becomes the 18th chapter in Maryland. Membership is $20 per year for an individual and $30 for a couple. The membership year is July to July.
Contact Wendel Thompson for information or check the website at maccra.org. There is a private group on groups.io that is used to share information about the group.
MaCCRA Table at the September 2024 CGO Expo
Ann created the following video in June, 2020, which presents background information, mission, and activities of MaCCRA.
MaCCRA is affiliated with the National Continuing Care Residents Association (NaCCRA). Membership is $25 per year for an individual and $45 for a couple. The website is naccra.com
MaCCRA Holds Zoom Meeting on June 6
MaCCRA elected officers for the next fiscal year starting July 1, 2020. Stephen Harders joins, President Ann MacKay, President as the new Treasurer. The returning officers are Lorrie Rogers, Collington, Grace Smearman, Mercy Ridge, and Dave Hall, Carroll Lutheran Village.
Fifty-six chapter delegates attended the ZoomAI Companion is a generative AI-powered assistant from Zoom (for those with the paid version). It uses large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, and has also trained itself by listening in on thousands of meetings between Zoom employees. Some of its uses include:
• Summarizing... READ MORE meeting on June 6. A new member video was introduced, which is available on YouTube.
If you haven’t heard about MaCCRA, it is the only organization representing residents who live in continuing care retirement communities. The application form can be downloaded from MaCCRA.org. or CCICharlestown.org. Please join!