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Black History Month: Seniors Celebrating Black Health and Wellness

Black History Month: Seniors Celebrating Black Health and Wellness

                This Black History Month JenCare will celebrate Black Health and Wellness with Hull Street Branch Library Seniors. This Senior health education is Sponsored by JenCare, with a healthy lunch provided to all registrants.

                For more information call 804-646-8699 or contact Joe Martin at JenCare Senior Medical Center at 6530 Hull Street Rd, Richmond, VA 23234.

Date:
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Time:
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location:
Hull Street Meeting Room
Categories:
Black History Month Lectures & Talks Life & Job Skills
Audience:
Seniors
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Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Meldon Jenkins-Jones is the Richmond Public Library / Community Services Manager at Hull Street Branch Library. 

Meldon also chairs the Get Lit Advisory Committee which supports the Richmond Public Library Get Lit Reading Initiatives including the Black Male Emergent Readers (BMER) program and the Lit Chicks Read book clubs.

Meldon is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2022. She was the first recipient of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) Librarians of Color Forum Award in 2021 and is an active member of VLA. She presented “Libraries Bringing Community Together” at the 2023 VLA Annual Conference.

In 2011, Meldon received her Master of Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law—Newark and practiced law in New Jersey until her retirement in 2003. Meldon received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied African American Studies and Russian Civilization.

A Metro Richmond resident, Meldon is the mother of two adult children and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.

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