Last Updated on September 16, 2025
The announcements in this section are focused on events and activities that might be of interest to and/or are open (free) to the entire Charlestown Community. Make sure to also visit Department and Club/Events (Resident Activities) webpages and NEWS for additional announcements.
Volunteers Needed for Fall Festival Trunk or Treat Event October 17
Event details: October 17, 2025 | 4 -5:30 PM | Carriage House Parking Lot
Individual residents or a resident group can participate
Use your vehicle for the setup or Community Resources can supply a table
Responsible for decorating your spot
Need to supply candy/toys to give to the children
Estimation of about 150-200 children
To volunteer or for questions, contact Brittany Owens in Community Resources at 410-737-8838 x8570.
Kay Buck: September Artist of the Month Featured in The Gallery
Plum Blossoms & Bird
Resident Artist Kay Buck
Japanese Motif Artworks
September, 2025
The Gallery
For more information, see The Gallery News, page 14
of The Sunburst: September 2025.
Japanese Temple
Come Join a Laughter Circle Beginning September 16
6 weeks of laughter fun
Tuesdays, September 16 – October 21, 2025
10:30 – 11 AM
Brookside Classroom 2
Join Us to Celebrate National Rehabilitation Awareness Week!
Meet Charlestown Outpatient
Rehabilitation Team
Thursday, September 18, 2025
10:30 AM – Noon
Fireside Lounge
Light refreshments/Giveaways
Celebrate Fall Prevention Month!
Free balance screens by Charlestown Rehab Team
Friday, September 19, 2025
10 AM – Noon
The Gallery
Resident Town Hall Meeting September 18
Resident Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, September 18, 2025
2 – 3 PM
Erickson Conference Center
Please join us at our upcoming meeting hosted by Don Grove, executive Director, and the Executive Team reporting on the state of the community, and department and project updates. Q&A period follows the presentation. Q&A period follows the presentation.
The meeting will be broadcast live on TV channel 972.
Immigration & Racism in Baltimore September 19
Immigration & Racism: Past to Present in Baltimore
Friday, September 19, 2025
10 AM – Noon
Gallery in Charlestown Square
EVERYONE WELCOME
Learn about Resources and Support for Low Vision September 22
Monday, September 22, 2025
1 PM
Auditorium
Volunteers Needed for Cultural Heritage Festival September 25
We need YOUR participation! Perform, host a workshop or game or reserve a table to represent your heritage at the:
Cultural Heritage Festival
Thursday, September 25, 2025
11 AM – 2 PM
Gallery
~ Sponsored by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Joint Council~
Bake Sale to Support Alzheimer’s Association
Bake Sale
Mon., Sept. 29, 2025 | 10:30 AM – 1 PM | Chesapeake Lounge
Tues. Sept. 30, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1 PM | Chesapeake Lounge
If you would like to donate baked goods, please leave them at the Fitness Center in Charlestown Square by 10 AM on Monday, September 29, 2025.
For more information contact Teresa Reymann-Curran at x601-8731 or teresa.reymann-curran@erickson.com.
All Are Invited to a Presentation on Rank Choice Voting September 30
What is Ranked Choice Voting? How Does it Work?
Panel Discussion
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
7 PM
Auditorium
Pickup free tickets on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. READ MORE
OLOA Ladies Auxiliary Fall Basket Raffle
OLOA Ladies Auxiliary #13069
Fall Basket Raffle Ticket Sales
October 1 – 3, 2025
10 AM – 6 PM
Join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s October 1
Walk to End Alzheimer’s with Team Charlestown
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
2 – 3:30 PM
Caton Woods, Charlestown Campus
To make a donation or register for the campus walk, visit the Fitness Center or act.alz.org/goto/TeamCharlestown.
For more information contact Teresa Reymann-Curran at x601-8731 or teresa.reymann-curran@erickson.com
Monthly Opportunity for New Residents to Dine with Others
All new residents and anyone who wants to meet others!
Dine Together
First Monday of each month (next meeting Monday, October 6, 2025)
5:15 – 6:30 PM
Cross Creek Arts & Crafts Room (Pickup your dinner from the nearby Shortline Café)
Relax and enjoy dinner and conversation with other “newbies”. It is fun and informal!
Questions? Ask your friendly visitor.
Quillers Raffle Off Wreaths Just in Time for the Holidays
Sign Up for the Charlestown Crab Feast October 7
Charlestown Crab Feast Sponsored by Dining Services
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
4 – 7 PM
Erickson Conference Center
Price: $65
Limited tickets available. First come first serve. Sign up starts Thursday, September 18, 2025. Call Angel Carey in Dining Services to RSVP at x601-8333.
Fall Fun Festival October 17
Fall Fun Festival
Friday, October 17, 2025
3 – 6:30 PM
Fountain Hill Courtyard
Vendor Market, live music, dancing, face painting, inflatables with slides, petting zoo & pony rides, Trunk or Treat, Dining Cook-Off, food trucks, 50/50 Raffle ticket sales, Ax Throwing for BCF, and much more!
Whether Driving a Car or EMV, Stop and Look Both Ways!
Slow down. Stop at stop signs, crosswalks and intersections!
If you observe unsafe auto or EV operation, please note the description and license number, and notify Security.
Walk safely, looking both ways at crosswalks and corners.
It takes us all to make the campus safer.
Document Your Groups’ History
Janel Douglass Digital Archives will store your records and document your history!
Regularly email your resident groups’ minutes, documents and photos.
Send your records to: charlestownarchives17@gmail.com
The Archives are temporarily located on Main Street in Maple Terrace , across from the Arts & Crafts room.
Open for visits and/or research:
Mon. and Wed.: 9:30 AM – Noon
Tues. and Thur.: 11 AM – 2 PM
Please call to confirm at 410-737-8838, x8356 or 601-8356.
Photographers needed to document campus events to be preserved in the Archives.
You Can Help Remedy Shopping Cart Shortages!
Please remember to return all
shopping carts and wheelchairs
to your nearest front desk
after use!
Other residents will thank you!
Wi-Fi Guides for Connecting to Charlestown Networks Available on MyErickson
Wi-Fi Guides for connecting Android, Apple and Windows 10 devices to the Charlestown Resident NetworkA network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources (such as printers and CDs), exchange files, or allow electronic communications. The computers on a network may be linked through cables, telephone lines, radio waves, satellites, or infrared light beams. See also... READ MORE and headless devices to the PortalPortal is a term, generally synonymous with "gateway," for a World Wide Web site that is or proposes to be a major starting site for users when they get connected to the Web or that users tend to visit as an anchor site. At Charlestown, a separate network (CCI-Portal) is used for "headless" devices ... READ MORE NetworkA network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources (such as printers and CDs), exchange files, or allow electronic communications. The computers on a network may be linked through cables, telephone lines, radio waves, satellites, or infrared light beams. See also... READ MORE are now available on MyErickson.
Administration Updates
Tune in to Channel 972 or visit MyErickson
There are Admin updates on TV972 on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. Broadcast at: 10 AM, Noon, 4 PM, 10 PM Check weekly TV972 Schedule
Current updates are also available on MyErickson under Community Videos -> Admin Updates.
Security Reminds You to Contact Them Prior to Unregistered Visitor Arrivals
You will be asked to provide the following information:
• Name of the visitor
• Approximate date/time of arrival
• Location where to direct your visitor
AARP Fraud Alert Keeps Us Informed About Current Scams
Bookmark the fraud and scam alerts so that you can easily check the website when you get a suspicious email or phone call or you can sign up to have the alerts send directly to you through your email account. There is also a helpline phone number to call: 877-908-3360.
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