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    <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 09:41:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Annual Membership Meeting (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REGISTRATION REQUIRED&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Wilde Lake Interfaith Center -10431 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia, MD 21044&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;COGS Annual Membership Meeting&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This meeting will feature our annual elections to our COGS Board of Directors.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Matthew D. Castner, DrPH, MHA,&amp;nbsp;Director of Population Health - Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About this Event&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp; Matt will be talking about the work the Population Health team at Howard County Medical Center does. He will also be sharing results from the 2024 Howard County Health Assessment Survey as they relate to older Howard County residents, their health behaviors and their overall health profile. He will also be outlining some possible opportunities for collaboration to support our community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please Note:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Registration IS required for the Annual Meeting, and tickets are available for $50 per person. If your membership level includes free tickets, please register for the meeting but do not submit payment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank You For Your Support!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Please note that your registration fee is donated to the COGS HCC Scholarship Program!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank You to Our Breakfast Sponsor:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank You to Our Beverage Sponsor:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://cogsmd.org/event-6532477</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Virtual) (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Attention All New COGS Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Our membership committee cordially invites you to join us for our New Member Orientation!&amp;nbsp; We invite you to join us to learn more about our organization and how to make the most of your membership!&amp;nbsp; This orientation is also open to anyone who is considering joining COGS and is interested in learning more!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration is Required.&lt;/strong&gt; Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to attend.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://cogsmd.org/event-6540939</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Membership Meeting (Wednesday, September 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for an IN-PERSON Membership Meeting!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;: Heartlands Senior Living Village at Ellicott City - 3004 North Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;No Speaker&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Networking Extravaganza.&amp;nbsp; Join us as we kick off our Fall Programs with an event devoted entirely to networking.&amp;nbsp; Be sure to bring plenty of business cards!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Thank you to Our Event Host:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://cogsmd.org/resources/Pictures/Heartlands_Ellicott_cityColorLogo.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="87"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Virtual) (Wednesday, November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Attention All New COGS Members!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Our membership committee cordially invites you to join us for our New Member Orientation!&amp;nbsp; We invite you to join us to learn more about our organization and how to make the most of your membership!&amp;nbsp; This orientation is also open to anyone who is considering joining COGS and is interested in learning more!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Lato" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration is Required.&lt;/strong&gt; Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to attend.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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