The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors saluted the Fairfax Women’s Soccer Association earlier this week for 50 years of community service.
The organization is among those across Fairfax providing “opportunities for all people to engage and participate,” Board Chair Jeff McKay said at a proclamation ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Food for Neighbors carried out a now-familiar routine: the mobilization of thousands of volunteers to pick up and sort food donations left in red bags on doorsteps across Northern Virginia.
The nonprofit concluded its Red Bag collection day on Saturday (Oct. 24) with over 38,000 pounds of food heading to food pantries in 60 different area middle and high schools.
The Women’s Center recently marked the 10th anniversary of its Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence program.
The initiative provides critical support services for victims of domestic violence, including crisis intervention, safety planning, information about accessing and navigating the legal system, and mental-health counseling.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors honored the local Lambda Kappa Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated on Sept. 29 for a half-century of service to the community.
“You do so much, and it’s truly appreciated,” Board Chair Jeff McKay said during a proclamation ceremony held as part of the supervisors’ regular meeting.
Thousands are expected to gather at Reston Town Center this weekend for the Reston Multicultural Festival, which will celebrate its 25th year of making connections across cultures.
The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow (Sept. 19), will include dancing and music at three stages, artisan vendors, and community organizations. Pop-up performances are also planned throughout the day.
Fairfax County supervisors celebrated milestone anniversaries yesterday (Tuesday) of an elementary school and a community hospital, with proclamation presentations slated for later in the year.
County supervisors honored the 150th anniversary of Groveton Elementary School (6900 Harrison Lane).
Both the past and the future were on the minds of elected officials and public safety leaders, as they gathered at the Fairfax County Public Safety Headquarters this morning (Friday) to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
During the approximately 40-minute ceremony, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Deputy Fire Chief Bill Betz led two moments of silence for those lost as a result of the attacks.
Sixty summers ago in what was then a small enclave in the wilds of western Fairfax County, a new theater troupe called the Reston Players prepared for its first production — a musical called “The Greatest Game in Town.”
The performances on July 15-17, 1966 at the South Riding Center Stables helped bring a budding sense of community to the “new town” emerging around Lake Anne and environs.
An overview of Fairfax County in Lego form is now on display at Tysons Corner Center.
The installation crafted by the Northern Virginia Lego User Group (NOVA-LUG) was unveiled at the mall near its future Dick’s House of Sport store Wednesday (July 22) as part of the county’s ongoing 250th anniversary celebrations.
Isabel Theodore is heading to Cape Canaveral.
The fifth-grader at Floris Elementary School in Herndon was among 250 students nationwide awarded earlier this month by the America’s Field Trip contest, which invited students from third to 12th grade to submit writing and artwork on what America means to them in commemoration of the country’s 250th birthday.
