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Farewell to Chantilly High SchoolSammy Lull walks in the procession of the June 13 Chantilly High School Com-mencement Ceremony at the Patriot Center.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

It’s too late to save her ownchild. Meg Crossett’s daugh-ter Rachel died of a cancercalled neuroblastoma on

July 3, 2001, at age 6. But she’sdoing her best to improve the qual-ity of care for other children bat-tling the same disease that tookRachel’s life.

On Tuesday, June 18, this resi-dent of Centreville’s Pleasant Hillcommunity joined forces withmore than 150 patients, survivorsand their families on Capitol Hillto ask Congress to continue sup-porting initiatives to improve thetreatment and outcomes for chil-dren with cancer.

“I came to Capitol Hill todaybecause I do not want any otherfamily to suffer like our family hassuffered with the loss of Rachel,”said Crossett. “Her siblings and herfather and I live with her death ev-ery day, and especially this yearwhen she would have graduatedfrom high school and be movingon toward college.”

“We need to put more moneyinto researching new cures and toimplement palliative care pro-grams for all children,” she con-tinued. “I work with DCCandlelighters to help familieswhose children currently havecancer, and I can see there are nonew cures for these families, even10 years after Rachel’s death.”

So Crossett participated inTuesday’s second annual Child-hood Cancer Action Day event in

Washington, D.C. It was coordi-nated by the Alliance for Child-hood Cancer to try to advance leg-islation to benefit the 13,500 chil-dren diagnosed with cancer eachyear. Families with deep, personalconnections to this disease camefrom 31 states to ask their congres-sional representatives to co-spon-sor the following acts:

❖ H.R. 460, Patients Accessto Treatments Act: Would re-quire insurers to charge no morethan what they currently chargefor non-specialty, tier brand drugs.For example, if an insurer is cur-rently charging $30 for non-spe-cialty tier brand drugs, and 50percent of the price of a specialtydrug (i.e., for a $7,000 drug likeGleevec, $3,500 patient out-of-pocket), HR 460 would require in

Fighting forChildren’s LivesCentreville’s Crossett lobbiesCongress to improve children’scancer treatments.

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Rachel Crossett as an angelin a Christmas pageant ather church.

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Fair Oaks Townhouse FireFire officials say a blaze last week at a Fair Oaks

townhouse caused an estimated $50,000 damage.The single-family home is at 4815 Green Duck Lane,and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department unitsresponded to the townhouse last Thursday, June 14,around 8:05 a.m. Firefighters encountered smokeand fire coming from the rear of the first floor of themiddle, two-story townhouse upon arrival.

Firefighters conducted an aggressive attack andbrought the flames under control in approximately10 minutes. Officials say the blaze began near thestairs leading to the second floor. Smoke alarms werepresent. No one was home when the fire broke out,but one person was displaced. There were no inju-ries.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police

Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspec-tions Thursday, June 20, from 5-8:30 p.m., at thestation, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No ap-pointment is necessary. But residents should installthe child safety seats themselves so technicians mayproperly inspect and adjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints, only the first35 vehicles arriving on each date will be inspected.That way, inspectors may have enough time to prop-erly instruct the caregiver on the correct use of thechild seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.

Fair Oaks CAC to MeetThe Citizens Advisory Council of the Fair Oaks Dis-

trict Police Station will meet Tuesday, June 25, at 7p.m., in the roll-call room of the police station. It’sat 12300 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in Chantilly.

Frey at Sully CouncilSupervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) will discuss

the state of Sully at the next meeting of the SullyDistrict Council of Citizens Associations. It’s set forWednesday, June 26, at 7 p.m., in the Sully DistrictGovernmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. Call Jeff Parnes, evenings, at 703-904-0131.

Food Donationsfor WFCM

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries’ food pantryurgently needs donations of oil, canned fruit, rice(2-lb. bags), peanut butter, canned tuna and meat,macaroni and cheese, sugar, fruit juice, HamburgerHelper, and pancake mix and syrup. Also needed aretoothpaste, deodorant and diapers, sizes 5 and 6.Bring all items to WFCM’S new food-pantry location,weekdays, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at 13888 MetrotechDrive, near Papa John’s Pizza and Kumon LearningCenter, in Chantilly’s Sully Place Shopping Center.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Student Ana-Lycia Pena was justabout to sing the last word of theNational Anthem during MountainView High’s graduation last Friday

at Oakton High, when the auditorium wentdark.

A driver had struck an electric pole infront of the school, knocking out all powerto the building. But that didn’t faze the stu-dents of Mountain View. They’re used todealing with obstacles, adapting to new cir-cumstances and, ultimately, succeeding.

So no one panicked or complained. In-stead, while electricians worked to solve theproblem, the ceremony moved across thehall to the gym, which had emergencylights. And there, things went off without ahitch.

“We’re extremely proud of your accom-plishments,” Principal Dave Jagels told thestudents. “I’ve seen your struggles and howyou came to this school not able to speakEnglish. I’ve seen you take two jobs to sup-port your families and work with teacherson Saturdays to achieve your goals.”

“I’m blown away, completely amazed andhumbled to be at a school that gives stu-dents a second chance,” he continued. “Thisis why we go into education — to helphardworking and dedicated students likeyou.”

Then, in keeping with Mountain View tra-

dition, three graduating students sharedtheir personal stories. Speaking first June14 was Delsidia Avelar.

DELSIDIA AVELAR“I come from a humble home in El Salva-

dor and a family of eight,” she said. “Mydad lives in the U.S. and my mom has dia-betes and anemia so, growing up, I had tohelp her.”

But the family needed more money so, atage 16, Avelar came to America wherefriends had a job for her. She went to high

school, too. “But I wasn’t learning anythingbecause I wasn’t putting in the effort orgetting support from my parents and teach-ers,” she said. “I felt like I was alone in theworld.”

So she quit school and, two months later,got pregnant. “I cried myself to sleep andgot no support from the father of my child,”said Avelar. “I felt like a total failure, wentinto depression and even thought aboutsuicide.”

Overcome with emotion, tears rolleddown her cheeks and she stopped speak-

ing. Then a girl in the audience yelled out,“You can do it,” everyone applauded andAvelar continued. In her condition, she said,she didn’t want to go to work or leave thehouse, but she began meeting with a socialworker.

“I now had a second baby, so I had to goback to school so I could get a better joblater on,” she said. “The social worker gaveme information about Mountain View, andI was happy because I’d be with studentsmy own age. I never got along with my

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Since a power failure delayed the startof last week’s Mountain View Highgraduation, Principal Dave Jagels

gave an abbreviated version of his preparedspeech.

Quoting 40-year teacher Rita Pierson,who now conducts professional-develop-ment workshops and seminars for thou-sands of educators, he said, “Every childdeserves a champion: an adult who willnever give up on them, who understandsthe power of connection and insists theybecome the best they can possibly be.”

Jagels then thanked Mountain View’steachers and staff “for the many hours youspent helping these students, including Sat-urdays and Sundays when you gave up your

own time to be with them. And thank youfor being their shoulder to cry on or theperson there to give a hug when things werebeyond bearable.”

“Thank you for mentoring these students,calling home when they weren’t in schooland giving so much of yourselves to helpthem get to where they are right now,” hecontinued. “I see your efforts on a daily basisand I’m humbled to be part of such a givingstaff.”

To the students, Jagels said, “The storiesyou share about your lives and the obstaclesyou’ve overcome demonstrate, in a way, thatyou’ve already taken some of the first stepsto being successful in life. Let MountainView’s motto of ‘Family, love and respect’be among your guiding principles. But whatyou’ve accomplished doesn’t stop now andit doesn’t stop here — don’t you ever giveup.”

Before the graduating seniors receivedtheir diplomas, five students were givenspecial awards. Math teacher Anne Hoffmanpresented the Citizenship Award to DelsidiaAvelar.

‘Mountain View Dramatically Changed My Life’Graduation '13

Students overcomeadversity, persevereto graduate.

Ana-Lycia Pena of Centreville’s Lakeside community poses with herfamily after graduating from Mountain View. Back row, from left, are hermother, Elenor Carter; aunt, Stephanie Ulloa; Ana-Lycia; brother, Mat-thew Pena; grandmother, Theresa Brown; and cousin Syparia Harrisholding cousin Morgan Harris, 1. Front row, from left, are Ana’s niece,Madisen, 6; and Ana’s sister and brother, twins Kaylen and Jayden, 7.

New Mountain View grad WilliamParrella of Fair Oaks with hisgirlfriend, Narisa Chowdhury.

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Mountain View Students Receive Special Awards

Mountain View High School principal Dave Jagels speaks to his studentsabout obstacles that students may face in their lives following a poweroutage at Oakton High School that forced the moving of the school’sgraduation ceremony from the auditorium to the gymnasium after theceremony had begun.

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Principal urgesgraduates to nevergive up.


Graduation ’13

Chantilly High School Commencement keynote Speakers Ed Monk and Joseph Clement provided a crowd-pleasing speech describing why “Today isthe Worst Day of Your Life” at the June 13 ceremony. A video of the speech on YouTube had, as of Monday June 17, garnered 2,881 views.

Marshall Masson gives ChantillyHigh School principal TeresaJohnson a big hug as he receiveshis diploma at the June 13 com-mencement ceremony held at thePatriot Center.

At the conclusion of the June 13 Chantilly High School CommencementCeremony, held at the Patriot Center, the 606 recent grads throw theirmortar boards in the air in celebration.

And the last graduate’s name iscalled. Roberto Zuleta Rodriguezcelebrates with a dance afterreceiving his Chantilly High Schooldiploma at the June 13 ceremony.

Waiting in the tunnels of the Pa-triot Center, Coreen Lumicao,Patrick Linehan, Sammy Lull, JenLoh, Denisa Linte, Vince Luddenand Teresa Leslie are anxious fortheir June 13 Chantilly High SchoolCommencement Ceremony tobegin.

Ashlee Olsen and Alina Olson wait for the start oftheir Chantilly High School commencement on June13 at the Patriot Center.

Kelly Dodd adjusts Lauren Crafton’s mortar boardbefore the start of the June 13 Chantilly High Schoolcommencement at the Patriot Center.

Farewell to CHS Chantilly High School celebrated its Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, June 13, at thePatriot Center. Keynote Speakers Ed Monk and Joseph Clement, instructors at the school, pro-vided a crowd-pleasing speech describing why “Today is the Worst Day of Your Life.” A video of

the speech on YouTube had, as of Monday June 17, garnered 2,881 views. Six hundred and six studentsgraduated, garnering $1.7 million in scholarships to pursue their degrees.

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Summer FoodDrives Needed

Summer is when WFCM is most in need of fooddonations. Children are home from school and needthree meals a day, but many come from homes whereboth money and food are scarce. So WFCM is hop-ing local residents and businesses will hold summerfood drives to help it restock its food pantry so it canprovide food to local families in need. Anyone inter-ested in doing so should contact Terry Kelly at

[email protected].

Meals on WheelsVolunteers Needed

Fairfax County needs Meals on Wheels drivers inChantilly and group Meals on Wheels coordinatorsin both Chantilly and Fairfax. Contact Volunteer So-lutions at 703-324-5406, TTY 711,[email protected] or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/vol-unteer-solutions.htm.

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The pages and covers of most of thisweek’s Connection Newspapers, in-cluding the Centre View, show thejoy and accomplishment associated

with high school graduation. The day cel-ebrates graduates who accomplished much justby finishing, graduates headed to col-lege and more.

Most area high schools also celebratewith an all-night graduation party, anevent designed and coordinated by parents toprovide graduates with safe and appealing fun,with many schools organizing an annual partyfor more than 20 years.

It was, for example, the 25th annual All NightDrug and Alcohol-Free Graduation Celebrationfor T.C. Williams High School when the classof 2013 held its party on Saturday, June 15.Since 1989, when this tradition began at T.C.Williams, there have been no drug or alcohol-related graduation night fatalities.

Herndon High School parents have been pro-viding a memorable evening for our graduatesin an alcohol and drug free atmosphere formore than 20 years, and report that, “since theAll Night Grad Celebrations began, we arehappy to say there have been no alcohol or

drug related fatalities on graduation night.”Summer is the beginning of many celebra-

tions for young people in this area, and manyof them, whether underage and over 21, ad-mit that they celebrate with alcohol. Chancesare that if your household includes a highschool student, that student sometimes con-sumes alcohol. Graduation night is not the onlydanger lurking, as everyone knows.

All night graduation parties provide not onlya safe place on graduation night, but also many

opportunities before and after to talkabout drinking and driving. There is nosubstitute for parents talking to theirchildren about drinking, no matter how

awkward, no matter how many eye-rolls youmust endure. Driving while under the influence,or getting into a car as a passenger with some-one who is impaired, is not the only danger ofdrinking, but it is one of the most avoidable.

On graduation day in 2007, West PotomacHigh School endured the unimaginable trag-edy. Two young women who had graduatedjust hours before died in a car driven by an-other young woman who had alcohol in hersystem. The driver and another passenger, a2005 West Potomac graduate, also died in thatcrash.

If you’ve successfully raised a teenagerthrough high school graduation, it is unbear-able to think of losing him or her now. Talk.Tell them you love them. Tell them it’s been

way too much trouble to get to this point torisk losing them now. Tell them that you willcome and get them, without consequences, anytime they need a ride to avoid getting in a carwith someone who has been drinking and/orotherwise under the influence. Look them inthe eyes. Say the words.

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Washington Regional Alcohol Program willprovide free rides for those over 21 who findthemselves out celebrating on the Fourth ofJuly without a safe ride home.

The 2013 Independence Day SoberRide pro-gram will be offered from 10 p.m. Thursday,July 4 until 4 a.m. Friday, July 5.

To receive a free cab ride home (up to a$30.00 fare), please call 800-200-8294 (TAXI).You must be 21 or older to use the SoberRideservice.

WRAP’s SoberRide has helped to ensuregreater Washington, D.C. residents have a safeway home on high-risk holidays. Since 1993,WRAP has provided over 57,990 safe rideshome, keeping impaired drivers off the road.

SoberRide operates during the December/January holiday season, St. Patrick’s Day, In-dependence Day and Halloween.

See http://wrap.org/soberride

Talking, Acting To Keep Them SafeReducing drug- andalcohol-related fatalities.

Editorial

ValuingEducationTo the Editor:

Many of us will go to greatlengths in the pursuit of edu-cation. Sometimes these sac-rifices may be small thingsfor others, but big things forus. For me, it was taking asummer class when I reallycould use vacation time af-ter a rough spring semester.

However, a saying of theProphet Mohammed comesto mind whenever I feel aneed for that extra motiva-tional push. He said, “Seekeducation even if you haveto travel to China.”

Luckily, I do not have to gothat far as George Mason’scampus is only half an houraway from me. Still, I real-ize that this opportunity tostudy is a great blessing forme and that I should appre-ciate every moment of it. Asothers around me stillstruggle to afford highereducation, even in thesegreat United States, I for oneam very lucky and grateful.

Saira BhattiCentreville

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By Alex McVeigh

Centre View

In 1979 Eric Cox and his wife Gina Richard pur-chased 116 acres in western Fairfax County.Having founded Cox farms with his brother

seven years previously, the new property was con-sidered by some to be too remote to be successful.

More than 30 years later, Fairfax County has grownaround them, and Cox Farms have been a go-to placefor outdoor recreation and locally grown produce.

“There’s always a reason to come by Cox Farm, foranything you need during the year,” said Amy Burkeof Manassas, who visited the farm’s Corner Marketrecently. “We get our Christmas trees here in the win-ter, I get flowers for my mother and sisters in thespring, we buy produce here in the summer and tryto come to the Fall Festival every year.”

Burke is one of thousands of people who have cometo the farm since 1983, when Eric Cox’s decision togive a hayride to a local group led to the creation ofthe Fall Festival.

Cox and Richard were honored by SupervisorMichael Frey (R-Sully) on Tuesday, June 4, as Lordand Lady Fairfax from the district. The annual rec-ognition is given to a man and woman each year byeach supervisor for their community efforts.

“In addition to growing and selling their own pro-duce, Cox Farms supports numerous community ini-

tiatives,” Frey said. “They lend tremendous supportto Westfield and Chantilly High School. Each yearthey help Westfield’s Mulch Day fundraiser by pro-viding trucks and drivers to haul the mulch. In addi-tion, they purchase program advertisements and al-low theater boosters from both schools to use thefarm property to promote upcoming theater shows.”

Cox and Richard currently run the farm with theirthree children Lily, Aaron and Lucas.

Cox Farms Owners HonoredEric Cox, Gina Richardnamed Sully Lord andLady Fairfax.

Eric Cox and his wife Gina Richard areawarded Lord and Lady Fairfax for theSully District Tuesday, June 4.

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surers to charge no more than $30 for specialty drugs.❖ Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Child-

hood Cancer Reauthorization Act: Developedby Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen(D-MD) to expand childhood-cancer research, im-prove efforts to identify and track childhood-cancerincidences, and identify opportunities to expand thedevelopment and research of therapeutics necessaryto treat children with cancer.

❖ H.R. 2058, Childhood Cancer Survivors’Quality of Life Act: Introduced by Rep. Jackie

Speier (D-CA), it would provide resources for re-search and survivorship programs to improve thequality of life for all childhood cancer survivors. Itwould also increase access to the long-term, com-prehensive, health-care services they need and en-hance understanding of the late effects of their child-hood diseases and cancer treatments.

“Each of these pieces of legislation has the powerto make a difference in the lives of the 40,000 chil-dren treated for cancer each year,” said Crossett.“That’s why we’re here — to make sure Congressdoes everything in its power to help kids who arefighting cancer each and every day.”

Lobbying for Children’s Cancer Treatment

On Capitol Hill: Meg Crossett (fifth from left) with U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine’s aide, RusselWade, and Virginia families who have children with cancer, who’ve lost them to thedisease or are survivors.

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By Marilyn Campbell

Centre View

Today, Henry Lopez has a brightfuture, complete with a fullscholarship to college. It wasn’talways that way, however, and

he remembers being a preschool student ina foreign country, unfamiliar with the lan-guage and culture, fighting to learn, to fitin, to avoid falling into a gang.

The Boys & Girls Clubs proved an invalu-able help to him in this struggle, and Henrywas just selected as the Boys & Girls ClubsYouth of the Year for District of Columbiaand Commonwealth of Virginia.

“For my family, the American dream whenwe came here in 1999 was survival,” saidHenry, who graduated from JEB Stuart HighSchool in Falls Church last week. “In Gua-temala, my parents realized that there wasno money [or] opportunity to obtain it, sothe only way to care for my [family] was tocome to the United States.”

THAT DREAM has gone far beyond sur-vival, as Henry was accepted into GeorgeMason University’s Honors College andawarded a full academic scholarship to theFairfax school as a University Scholar. Henrywas one of 21 students selected from a poolof 1,500 applicants who were expected to“possess exemplary records of academicachievement … demonstrate evidence ofintellectual vision, a commitment to theobligations of citizenship and the potentialto overcome obstacles and solve challeng-ing problems,” according to Anthony DyerHoefer. Ph.D., the director of Mason’s Uni-versity Scholars Program and an Old TownAlexandria resident.

His college application wasn’t the firsttime he impressed George Mason officials,however. While still in the eighth grade,Henry was accepted into George Mason’sEarly Identification Program, which sup-ports and enriches students who will be thefirst in their families to attend college.

“He was an exceptional first generationcollege student,” said Lewis E. Forrest II,the program’s executive director. “Recently,

I was looking over his eighth grade appli-cation and he stated that his number onegoal was to go to college. Not only has hemet that goal, he has gained a positive repu-tation before he has even enrolled in classeshere at Mason.”

Henry graduated with a 4.3 GPA as amember of the National Honor Society, aswell as vice president of the JEB Stuart HighSchool’s chapter of the Spanish Honor So-ciety. Among a lengthy list of academic andextracurricular accomplishments, he alsoserved on his high school’s Student Govern-ment Association and ran on the varsitycross-country team. While he’s proud of hisaccomplishments, he gives much of thecredit to the support he received from hisparents and the Boys & Girls Clubs ofGreater Washington (BGCGW), Fairfax re-gion located in Falls Church, Mount Vernon

and Herndon.Henry says his appreciation of hard work

came from his parents: Emerita Lopez, whoworks as a housekeeper, and Arnoldo Lopez,a day laborer.

“Witnessing my parents physically pushthemselves every day had a tremendousimpact on me,” said Henry. “I saw their situ-ation and they constantly reminded me thatthey didn’t want me to clean houses or mowlawns.”

Emerita said she and her husband hadloftier goals for Henry, his 21-year-old sis-ter Yuri and his 13-year-old brother Will-iam. “I came here with my husband becauseit meant a much better life for my kids, butI had to work hard every day,” she said.

THE LOPEZ FAMILY moved to theCulmore neighborhood of Falls Church 15years ago. It’s an area with affordable hous-ing, but also gang activity, so the Lopezesfound protection for their children in theform of the Culmore Chapter of the Boys &Girls Clubs.

“I start working at 8 in the morning andfinished at 8 at night,” said Emerita. “I workas a housekeeper so we don’t have muchmoney for babysitters. I was looking for asafe place for my kids while I worked longhours. When [they were] at the club, I knewthat [they were] safe.”

Henry says that at the time, he was un-aware of the danger that lurked in Culmore.“I had to grow up at a young age,” he said.

The Boys & Girls Clubs not only providedsafety, it taught him to dream. “It wouldhave been very easy to be influenced bygang activity because my parents wereworking all the time,” he said. “The Boys &Girls Clubs gave activities, provided me aplace to go to learn about college and ex-plore careers.Had it not been for the Boys& Girls Clubs, I would not have had the vi-sion of going to college.”

Wonhee Kang, regional director of theFairfax County Region Boys & Girls Clubsof Greater Washington, has served an im-portant role in Henry’s life. “When I firstmet him, he was 4,” she said. “It was rightafter he arrived in this country from Guate-

mala. When he first came to the club, hedidn’t speak any English. He was hiding andhe was very shy.”

Over the past 14 years, Kang has watchedLopez evolve from that shy little boy intoan eloquent orator and a proficient scholar.“I’ve been watching him grow year afteryear. He learned slowly about culture, cul-ture of the club and community,” she said.“There were times when he didn’t have ap-propriate clothes for speaking engagementsand competitions so we made sure that hehad a suit. I took him to our Youth of theYear competition in Newport News, Va., andthat was his first time staying a hotel. Thekids may not have [much] financially, butthese are amazing young people.”

Henry was selected to speak at the 28thAnnual Tim Russert Congressional Dinnerpresented by the Boys & Girls Clubs ofGreater Washington last month, an annualfundraising event for the Boys & Girls Clubs.Kang also invited Henry’s family “becausethis is a once-in-a-lifetime event for Henry.

It was the first time in Henry’s life his fa-ther was able to attend one of his activities.“It is not that doesn’t want to,” Kang said.“A lot of times his work schedule doesn’tallow it, but he is also afraid to go to eventswhere the majority of people speak Englishand he doesn’t.”

Kang’s effort to ensure that Henry’s fam-ily attended the dinner proved to be a pro-found gesture. “I was overwhelmed thewhole time because I had never gone tosuch an elegant event,” said Henry’s father,Arnoldo, through an interpreter. “Tearscould not stay away as [Henry] spoke. Itwas hard for me to believe that he was talk-ing in front of so many people.”

DURING HIS SPEECH, Henry told thecrowd about the challenges he faced grow-ing up in Virginia as an immigrant with fi-nancial limitations. “Looking back, theClubs taught me to channel my responsi-bilities and develop a balance, providing mewith a normal childhood. If it were not forthe Boys & Girls Clubs, I would not be pur-suing every resource to make a better fu-ture for myself and others.”

Rising to Boys & Girls Clubs ‘Youth of the Year’With help of Boys & Girls Clubs, local immigrant student receives full college scholarship.

Henry Lopez (pictured here inGuatemala with his sister Yuri)moved with his family to FallsChurch in search of the Americandream. Earlier this month, hegraduated from high school with a4.3 G.P.A., was awarded a fullscholarship to George MasonUniversity and was selected as theBoys & Girls Clubs Youth of theYear for the District of Columbiaand Commonwealth of Virginia.

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REGISTER NOWYoung Actors’ Workshop. June 24-28 from 9

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THURSDAY/JUNE 20All Creatures Great and Small. 10:30 a.m. at

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Pajama Storytime. 7 p.m. at Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages 3-6 canwear pjs and enjoy bedtime stories. Free.Registration required, 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/JUNE 22 Master Gardeners. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly

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Peaceful Paws. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children onthe autism spectrum or with otherdevelopmental challenges meet and read to atrained therapy dog Dakota, a gentle giantBernese Mountain dog. Reading is not required,but can read from a library book or alreadyowned one. Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.

Hidden Pond: Bird’s Nests. 2:30 p.m. atChantilly Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Children in grades K-6 can learn about birds andtheir nesting habits, and then try and make one.Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 22-23Plein Air Festival. The festival is open to all

levels of painters including amateur,intermediate, teens and more. Enjoy a silentauction, artist competition with prizes andawards and more. Call 703-830-1480 or visitwww.artguildofclifton.org to register.

MONDAY/JUNE 24 Bouncin’ Babies. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly

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Thriving Three to Fives. 11 a.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Children age 3-5 can enjoy stories and activities.Free. Registration required. 703-830-2223.

Small Wonders. 11:30 a.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songs andmore. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Sully Book Club. 1 p.m. at Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Adults candiscuss “Lolita in Tehran” by Azar Nafisi. Free.703-830-2223.

Eat My Dust. 2:30 p.m. at Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 6-12 can meetCharlie Williams, vocal sound impressionist andnoise making children’s comedian. Free. 703-502-3883.

Writers of Chantilly. 6:45 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Adults can share their work and receivefeedback. Free. 703-502-3883.

ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. at Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Ask for title.703-830-2223.

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Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Ages 12-23months can enjoy rhymes, songs and more. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

A Novel Society. 7 p.m. at Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Adults candiscuss “The Tiger’s Wife” by Tea Obreht. Free.703-830-2223.

THURSDAY/JUNE 27 Beauty of Indian Dance. 10:30 a.m. at

Chantilly Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Allages can enjoy classical and Bollywood dancewith Sumona. Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.

Krav Maga for Fitness and Self-Defense. 7p.m. at Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St.Germain Drive. Teens age 12-18 can get fit andsharpen martial arts skills. Wear comfortableclothes and sneakers. Free. Registrationrequired, 703-830-2223.

Lego Block Party. 7 p.m. at Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages 8-12 canbuild. Free. Call for this month’s theme.Registration required, 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/JUNE 28Yoga Storytime. 2 p.m. at Chantilly Library,

4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages 6-9 canenjoy story time that incorporates basic yogamoves. Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/JUNE 29 Master Gardeners. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly

Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Adults can gettips, information and advice on their homegardens. Free. 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/AUG. 3Starlight Cinema. 6 p.m. at 5875 Trinity

Parkway, Centreville. Movie begins at dark.“Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” withvoices by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, DavidSchwimmer and Frances McDormand, is ratedPG; 93 minutes; 2013. Free; bring a blanket orchairs and a picnic.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

A Chantilly woman has been sen-tenced to two years in prison andordered to pay more than half a

million dollars in restitution for her partin a real-estate fraud. She is MelissaMcWilliams, 35.

She was among four people whopleaded guilty Feb. 19, in federal courtin Alexandria to conspiring to fraudu-lently take over the titles of homes inWashington, D.C., without the real prop-erty owners’ knowledge, selling thosehomes and keeping the profit.

According to court records, Jamaul Rob-erts, 25, College Park, Md., conspired withothers to visit the D.C. tax courts to iden-tify properties with overdue property taxbills. They used sources such asAncestry.com and the D.C. property tax da-tabase to locate vulnerable properties wherethey could take over the home’s title with-out the real owners’ knowledge.

These homes included those left vacant,passed on to heirs after the owner’s death,or owned by elderly, nursing-home residentswho didn’t understand the transactions tak-ing place.

The fraudulent sales were facilitated bytwo settlement agents, Patricia Mantilla, 35,of Lorton, and McWilliams. Both worked atAce Title & Escrow in Annandale.

The agents knew the home sales were

fraudulent and that the owners appearingat settlement were not the rightful owners.They also assisted the conspirators in hid-ing profits on the property sales from otherparties involved in the sale through ficti-tious invoices to be paid at closing.

The conspirators, including MichaelBrown, 41, Hyattsville, Md., recruited strawsellers to sign documents and falsely repre-sent themselves as the property owners.Brown, for example, appointed himself thepersonal representative of the rightfulowner of a property and prepared a fakedeath certificate for the owner, even thoughthe owner was still living. He then triedselling that property to another member ofthe conspiracy for $350,000.

During the course of the scheme, numer-ous properties were fraudulently sold, re-

sulting in more than $1 million in actualand intended losses.

But eventually, authorities learnedwhat was happening and all four peopleinvolved were arrested. And in Februaryin U.S. District Court in Alexandria,Mantilla and McWilliams both pleadedguilty before Judge Gerald Bruce Lee toconspiring to commit wire fraud.

Mantilla returned to court April 26and, at that time, she was sentenced totwo years in prison followed by threeyears supervised release. Lee also or-dered her to pay $643,521 in restitution.

McWilliams learned her fate June 7,when Lee sentenced her, as well, to twoyears incarceration and three years su-pervised release. He then ordered her topay $643,465 in restitution.

Showcasing Chantilly High Senior ArtSeveral Chantilly High art students recently had their works on displayin the hallways during the school’s Senior Art Showcase.

Chantilly womanis sentenced.

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Katie Williamson uses ink,colored pencils and mark-ers. Mileena “Jaky” Owen drew

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Samantha Kerns poses withher original comic strip.

Yewon Kwon does computer graphics and printmaking.

Andy Kim poses with his photographs.

Joy Lee holds two of her3D, mixed-media creations.

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Graduation '13

Mountain View grad Nickole Caballero of Chantilly withher family. From left are her brother, Chris Azenas;mother, Ana Llanos; Nickole; husband, Elvis Almendarez,and brother, Jean Pierre Caballero.

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Students Persevere To Graduate

Nickole Caballero is congratulated by her family follow-ing her high school graduation from Mountain View HighSchool.

Virgilio Daniel Vasquez andDai Tran listen to thestudent speakers duringthe 2013 Mountain ViewHigh School graduationceremony held at OaktonHigh School.

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teachers until Mountain View.”When Avelar first started there,

she said, “I had to look up almostevery word in the dictionary to un-derstand it. I thought I’d graduatein 2015, so I pushed myself tolearn English to graduate faster.”Within months, she advanced toESOL 3 and then to ESOL 4.

“I’m now more mature and morecapable of making choices goodfor me and for the future, not justfor the moment,” she said. “I’mconfident I can accomplish what Iwant and give my sons a betterlife. Thank you, Mountain View.”

ADA RAMIREZNext at the podium was Ada

Ramirez, 24, who described her-my school, my family and my faith,” she said. “WhenI was 12, I was a mother to my brothers; and nowI’ve learned, you have to do what it takes to reachyour goals.”

JAMIE FREARWhen she was younger, Jamie Frear was a follower,

not a leader. “I was making poor choices and, at age15, I was pregnant,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it. Itook eight pregnancy tests, but it still didn’t feel real.I felt alone, embarrassed and ashamed of what I’ddone. I hid it from my friends, and I was tired andsick and couldn’t focus on my classes.”

With three years of school left, she knew her baseschool wouldn’t be best for her. “I wanted a new placeso I could have a fresh start and concentrate on schooland my future,” she said. At Mountain View, counse-lor Sue Houde welcomed her and told her about theschool’s pregnant and parenting students program.

“School was much better here; chemistry was myfavorite subject,” said Frear. “I took assignmentshome and worked hard. I made friends and workedpart-time and the feeling of aloneness was gone.”

She, too, wants to teach elementary school andknows she must make wise choices to achieve herobjective and make a good life for her daughter,Abigail.

“I’ve learned that, if you focus on the negative,things will stay that way,” said Frear. “But you haveto focus on the future, and I’m ready to keep movingforward.”

self as a “friend, daughter, wife and mother of three.”From a small village in El Salvador, she grew up inpoverty. First, her dad left the family for the U.S.;then when she was 11, her mother did, too.

“My heart fell out of me,” said Ramirez, in tears. “Icouldn’t understand why she had to leave. I felt aban-doned, with no hope. And as the oldest daughter, Ihad to take care of my younger siblings. But in ElSalvador there’s a saying, ‘Do what you have to do’to survive.”

So at age 13, she and her brothers also headed forAmerica, but it was a tough and perilous trip. “Itwas a long journey and I walked barefoot part of theway,” she said. “But after no sleep and some danger,my brothers and I entered the U.S.”

Attending high school, Ramirez met her futurehusband, Luis, and had a son. Some 18 months later,she was pregnant again; and when their oldest childwas 3, the family moved to Virginia. She heard aboutMountain View and enrolled.

“School was challenging — especially since I waspregnant for the third time,” she said. “I was work-ing 24 hours a day as a wife, mother and student.But Mountain View dramatically changed my life.It’s a school with a family atmosphere where stu-dents are treated with love and respect — and wherestudents not born speaking English get all the sup-port they need.”

Now, she’s planning to become an elementary-school teacher. Yet back then, said Ramirez, it wouldhave been easy to give up. “But I didn’t, because of


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Westfield Senior Class Officers (from left): Brandon Fiala, Katy Dunigan,Andrew Kim, Rebecca Lawson, Kelly Duncan, and Reid Koutstaal

Members of the Chantilly Academy AFJROTC Color Guard: Christian DelaCruz, Sebastian Bonilla, Joshua Gragg, Jacob Payne, Calvin Kim andStaycha Harris.

Westfield High Graduates 637 StudentsWestfield High School graduated 637 students during graduation ceremonies on Monday, June 17 at the GMU Patriot Center. Westfield students

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Jagels: ‘Never Give Up’

Mountain View High School graduates move their tassels marking the official end totheir high school careers as members of the class of 2013.

Jamie Michelle Frear talksabout challenges she hasfaced early in her life andhow her transition toMountain View High Schoolhas helped her.

Delsidia Maricela Avelarholds one of her sons aftergiving one of the studentspeeches during her gradu-ation ceremony for Moun-tain View High School lastweek. Avelar talked aboutthe challenges she hasfaced in her life that forcedthe delay of receiving herhigh school diploma formany years.

“Delsidia helped build a positiveschool community,” said Hoffman.“She’s a leader and a doer. Despitewhat would be overwhelmingchallenges, she persevered andachieved her goals. She also mod-eled family, love and respect on adaily basis by her care and com-passion for her Mountain Viewfamily.”

Giving the Personal Achieve-ment Award was physics teacherJeff Jones. “Many Mountain Viewstudents wrestle with family, joband adult responsibilities, and thisaward recognizes that,” he said.

He then presented it to NofaElias and Catie Chase. “Nofa is aworking mother of two, elemen-tary-school students and sets highstandards for herself,” said Jones.“And Catie works nights and week-ends at a veterinary clinic whilecaring for her family’s healthneeds.”

ESOL Department Chair CorriReamer gave the first two FacultyAwards for academic and personal achievement toAda Ramirez and Noelia Amurrio. “Ada started atMountain View three years ago with no English, buthelped her peers at every turn,” said Reamer. “Shewas a determined learner and, by the end of her firstyear, she passed her geosystems SOL.

Reamer said Ramirez also mentored other youngmothers and “her compassion and generosity of spirithave made her universally respected here at the View.She was once too timid to speak, but is now a boldand confident woman. She even wrote to PresidentObama and received an answer.”

“She received the highest score on the writing SOLof all Mountain View students, this spring,” contin-ued Reamer. “She’d be a phenomenal teacher; andwe’re certain that, wherever she goes, success willfollow.”

As for Amurrio, Reamer called her a “uniquely te-nacious student. Her drive for excellence is unyield-ing.” Amurrio, too, didn’t speak English when shecame to the school, but Reamer said an “internalmotivation” to do her best propelled her forward.

“It hasn’t always been easy, but Noelia’s perseveredand also made time to help other students with lesserskills,” said Reamer. “In December, she spoke at theESOL students’ meeting and told her story of growth,setbacks and success.

Noelia’s passion to be the best and determinationto succeed has made her a role model at MountainView.”

Presenting the final Faculty Award was school so-cial worker Cynthia Crissafulli. The recipient wasJamie Frear, who came to Mountain view in hersophomore year.

“Her resilience, generosity and integrity make hera role model to her daughter,” said Crissafulli. “Andher compassion, honor, diligence and enthusiasmmade her a leader among her peers.”

Frear was also president of the school’s Environ-mental Club, and her academic ability enabled herto graduate a year early with a 3.76 GPA. SaidCrissafulli: “It has been a pleasure and an honorknowing her, and we look forward to hearing aboutall her future accomplishments.”

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M-W-F, 8-12 $12.00/hr Chantilly

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BUSINESS OPP

NATIONAL CHILDRENS CENTERNo sell! Salary + Bonus + Benefits!

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Educational InternshipsUnusual opportunity to learn many aspects ofthe newspaper business. Internships available inreporting, photography, research, graphics.Opportunities for students, and for adults consid-ering change of career. Unpaid. [email protected]

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Interior/Exterior Painting • Brick/Stone WorkCeramic Tile • Decks, Fences, Patios

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Different from last week’s columnon the testing subject, “Full Circle,”this week’s column addresses anotheremotional battleground: the unknown.Other than selling computers out ofFrank Costanza’s house and reaching a“Serenity Now”-type nirvana witheach sale, outlets available to yourstruly – one of many terminal cancerpatients anticipating results from a CTscan of my lungs/upper torso, and inturn awaiting the electronic exchangefrom my oncologist advising me of saidresults – are difficult to come by. Andeven though I’m experienced at thisprocess, four-plus years and counting,literally; and accustomed as well to the“cycle of loom,” familiar it hasbecome; easier however, it has not.

In effect, this testing and waiting forthe results is its own test: of patience,self-discipline, endurance, forbear-ance; so I tell myself: “Serenity Now,”and hope there’s not insanity later, asthere was for Lloyd Braun on this mostmemorable Seinfeld episode.

However much I want to pretend,deny and minimize the significance ofthese results, the reality is, my life sortof depends on them. Moreover thedigital images that will appear on thecomputer screen in the doctor’s officewill indeed tell the tale, hopefully notof woe. Yours truly hemming and haw-ing and being asymptomatic are allirrelevant once the radiologist hits sendand the images/results end up in myoncologist’s inbox. That’s when therubber will truly hit the road and I willlearn if my future is now or later.

So you bet it’s a test, and it’s nostinkin’ multiple guess/multiple choicetest either. It’s a test of character, ofwill; you against yourself. And thoughyou’d like the best man to win and foryou to be the best man, the reality is:cancer may be the man and you maynot be. As much as you try, there’s aninevitability to science and medicineand not always does the best man win.Death and taxes are inevitable, as theold joke goes – for a reason!

Unfortunately, in many patients,cancer kills; it’s not a feeling, it’s a fact.My job as a cancer patient is to resistand not succumb to its devastatingdevices. Every day is a test, physicallyand especially emotionally. One’seffects I can attempt to semi control,the other, not so much. As I cyclearound to my next scan, I amreminded of how challenging thiswhole cancer trip has been. Andthough I’ve been there and been doingit now for nearly four and one halfyears post-diagnosis, each scan pre-sents new risks. For cancer patientsthough, these scans are a necessity oflife. Unfortunately – and this is ourharsh reality, they may also be a pre-cursor of death. Try studying for that.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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Christ the Redeemer…703-502-1732ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Centreville Assembly of God…703-830-1841BAHA’I

Baha’i Faith…1-800-22-UNITEBAPTIST

Centreville Baptist Church…703-830-3333Chantilly Baptist Church…703-378-6880

Clifton Baptist Church…703-263-1161Second Baptist Church…703-830-1850

Mount Olive Baptist Church…703-830-8769Ox Hill Baptist Church…703-378-5555

BIBLEChantilly Bible Church…703-263-1188

Community Bible Church…703-222-7737

CATHOLICSt. Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church…

703-817-1770St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church…

703-266-1310St. Paul Chung Catholic Church…

703-968-3010St. Timothy Catholic Church…703-378-7461St. Veronica Catholic Church…703-773-2000

EPISCOPALChurch of the Epiphany…703-715-6070

St. John’s Episcopal Church…703-803-7500JEWISH

Congregation Yad Shalom…703-802-8901Temple Beth Torah…703-263-2252

LUTHERANKing of Kings Lutheran Church…

703-378-7272

Lord of Life Lutheran Church…703-323-9500

St. Andrew Lutheran Church…703-830-2768

METHODISTCentreville United Methodist…

703-830-2684Pender United Methodist Church…

703-278-8023Pleasant Valley United Methodist…

703-327-4461NON-DENOMINATIONALCentreville Community Church…

703-580-5226Christian Life Center…703-754-9600

Clear River Community Church…703-881-7443

Covenant Christian Center…703-631-5340Fair Oaks Church…703-631-1112

New Life...703-222-8836Tree of Life Bible Church...703-830-4563

PENTECOSTALCapital Worship Center…703-530-8100

Church of the Blessed Trinity…703-803-3007

ORTHODOXHoly Trinity Orthodox Church…

703-818-8372The Greek Orthodox Parish

of Loudoun County…703-421-7515St. Raphael Orthodox Church…

703-303-3047PRESBYTERIAN

Centreville Presbyterian Church…703-830-0098

Chantilly Presbyterian Church…703-449-1354

Clifton Presbyterian Church…703-830-3175Young Saeng Korean Presbyterian Church…

703-818-9200UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTWellspring United Church of Christ…

703-257-4111

THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION

TraditionalAnglican Service

1928 Book ofCommon Prayer

13941 Braddock Road, (north off Rte. 29) Centreville, VA703-830-3176 • www.thechurchoftheascension.org

Holy Communion 10 A.M. Sundays(with Church School and Nursery)

Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7 P.M. Wednesdays

The Greek Orthodox Parishof Loudoun County

invites you to celebratethe Divine Liturgy

with usSundays at 9:30 a.m.,

with fellowshipto follow.

www.greekorthodoxloudoun.org21580 Atlantic Blvd., Unit 160, Building D

Dulles, VA (Route 28 and Nokes Blvd)

Summer Worship10:00am

Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos welcome.

MONDAY/JULY 1Centreville Toastmasters. 7 p.m. at

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Overcome yourfear of public speaking in a provenprogram that has helped thousandsover the last 89 years. All welcome.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/JULY 8-12Summer STEM Workshop. The

Chantilly Science Department will beconducting a week-long summerSTEM workshop from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

for rising sophomores who are takinghonors chemistry during the 2013/2014 school year. Students will learnto use a variety of computerinterfaced sensors to collect andanalyze data. $40. There are alimited number of spaces, andapplications will be accepted on afirst in, first accepted basis. Apply atwww.fcps.edu/ChantillyHS. ContactIna Koppel at [email protected].

SATURDAY/JULY 13Self Defense Seminar. 11:30 a.m.-2

p.m. at the nZone in Chantilly.Designed for women ages 13 and up.To register visit www.thenZone.comor 703-266-0118.

JULY 29-AUG. 2 OR AUG. 12-16Summer Sports Camps. Jubilee

Christian Center is holding summersports camps (basketball, flagfootball, & soccer) for grades K-6 (asof fall school year) from 9 a.m. - 4p.m. The cost is $160 per week,which includes a T-shirt. Pre-registration required by June 21.Before care & aftercare will beavailable for Aug. 12-16 only: cost is$25 per day for before care & $25per day for aftercare (or $45 per dayfor both). Jubilee Christian Center isat 4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax.Call 703-383-1170 or visitwww.jccag.org.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Stuart-Mosby Civil War

Cavalry Museum needs volunteersto work on Sundays at 13938Braddock Road, Centreville. Themuseum is open from 1-4 p.m. onSundays, when volunteer help isneeded the most. Civil War buffs whowant something worthwhile to do onSundays are perfect candidates.Generally at least two volunteers areon duty for each day of coverage atthe museum. The museum is alsoopen on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4p.m. and Mondays from 10 a.m.-4p.m. Call 703-785-5294 or visitwww.stuart-mosby.com.

Respite Care Volunteers. Give afamily caregiver of a frail, older adulta break so they can go shopping,attend a doctor’s appointment orhave coffee with a friend. Volunteersvisit and oversee the safety of theolder adult for a few hours eachmonth. Volunteers are matched withfamilies in or near their ownneighborhoods in Fairfax County.Support and training is provided.Contact Kristin Martin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected] http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/volunteer-solutions.htm.

Advocates. The Northern VirginiaLong-Term Care OmbudsmanProgram needs volunteer advocatesfor residents in assisted living andnursing facilities throughout thearea. Training is provided. Call 703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/vol_ombud_program.htm.

The Stuart-Mosby Civil WarCavalry Museum at 13938Braddock Road. is now open,Saturdays and Mondays, 10 a.m.-4p.m. Docents and additionalvolunteers needed, plus peoplewilling to donate or loan artifacts.Call Don Hakenson at 703-971-4984.

ONGOINGClifton Day 2013. Vendor

applications are online atwww.cliftonday.com. Barbara Huttois the new chairperson. [email protected] tovolunteer to chair a part of the day.Clifton Day 2013 is Oct. 13, 2013.

Senior Fall Prevention Classes.Mondays (2-3 p.m.), Tuesdays andThursdays (1:30-2:30 p.m.), Fridays(11-11:45 a.m.) Classes are held in aheated indoor pool and are designedto work on balance and core musclesin order to prevent injuries and falls.At The Woodlands RetirementCommunity, 4320 Forest Hill Drive.Registrations are required. Call 703-667-9800 to register as space islimited. Free trial first class thenregister on site. $10 per class.

Centreville Garden Club Meeting.7 p.m. every third Monday at SullyGovernment Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. Learn more atcentrevillegardenclub.blogspot.comor e-mail: [email protected]. Visitors welcome. Phone703-830-2942.

The John Witt Chapter of theColonial Dames of the 17thCentury is accepting new members.Colonial Dames is a patriotic,genealogical and heraldic society forwomen of lineal descendants of anancestor who lived and served priorto 1701 in one of the originalcolonies in the geographical area ofthe present United States. Thechapter meets four times a yearusually in January, May, Septemberand November. For more informationcontact [email protected].

The Clifton Presbyterian ChurchPreschool has openings in allclasses for the fall. Schedules andclasses have been adjusted forgreater flexibility to meet thechanging needs of the area. Pass theword along to any families who maybe looking for a preschool home fortheir kids. Visit www.cliftonpc.org/cpcpreschool.html or call Gretchen at703-830-3175.

Pleasant Valley Preschool, 4615Stringfellow Road in Chantilly is nowaccepting registrations for the 2013-14 school year. The goal is to providea learning environment thatpromotes social development and anurturing preschool education.Pleasant Valley also currently haslimited openings in its 2 and 3 dayprograms.Visit www.pleasantvalleypreschool.com or call 703-378-6911.

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