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Kevonte Veney sits in the com-puter lab at Robinson Square
playing a math game with space-ships and aliens. “It takes for-ever to do homework online at
home, at my house,” he said.
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“The FACETS Educationand CommunityDevelopment program isdesigned to not only endpoverty now, but toprovide theinfrastructure so thatfamilies can break thecycle of poverty for futuregenerations.”
Margi Preston, executive director
NewsBurke Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
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By Tim Peterson
The Connection
On a weekday afternoon, youngFairfax resident DemetriusDowling works independentlyon an extra math word prob-
lem. A few rows behind him, George Ma-son University senior and volunteer RebeccaCurtis spends time on a division problemwith Yasir Abuelhassan, also from Dowling’sneighborhood.
The boys are receiving after school home-work assistance at the Robinson Squarecommunity center, owned by Fairfax Countyand operated by Fairfax-based non-profitFACETS.
“If you don’t do homework, you get badgrades,” Dowling asserted.
The Robinson Square center serves 42households in the eponymous Fairfax pub-lic housing community, where the averagemonthly income is $1,400.
FACETS works through various programsto support parents, children and other in-dividuals in Fairfax County experiencing theeffects of poverty. These include educationand community development, hot meals,hypothermia prevention and response, andhousing services.
According to the Office to Prevent andEnd Homelessness in Fairfax County, thereare around 64,000 individuals living in pov-erty in the county.
“The FACETS Education and CommunityDevelopment program is designed to notonly end poverty now, but to provide theinfrastructure so that families can break thecycle of poverty for future generations,” theorganization’s executive director MargiPreston said.
“We basically have a two pronged ap-proach,” Preston continued, “Working withchildren to promote academic and socialwell-being, while the second gives the par-ents and other adults in the community the
support they need to increase their eco-nomic stability.”
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE at theRobinson Square community center in-cludes after school homework help for el-ementary through high school students,snacks, a computer room with internet ac-cess and movie nights. Additional programsfocus on developing self esteem, prevent-ing substance abuse, forming healthy rela-tionships and planning for college or a ca-reer. All services are free to communitymembers.
Programming for adult residents includescooking classes, computer literacy classes,first time homebuyers classes and specifictimes when the computer lab is open forjust adults to use.
They develop increased employability andhave case management, space and time tosit and talk about goals, explained ErinHansen, team leader for education and com-munity development at Robinson Square.
Fairfax County manages around 1,100public housing units like Robinson Square.FACETS operates the same Education andCommunity Development program at threeother affordable housing communities in-cluding Wedgewood in Annandale, BarrosCircle in Centreville and Ragan Oaks inFairfax, with Wedgewood being the largestby far.
Marc Gonzalez of Gainesville recentlybegan volunteering to tutor students atRobinson Square.
“It’s very rewarding to work with thekids,” he said, “to give back in that way. It’schallenging, trying to figure out how to getyour point across, but we figure out how tomake both of our times go the furthest.”
According to Preston and Hansen, 60-70percent of students that come for help showimprovement in school over the year. AcrossFairfax County last year, that amounted to301 youth who participated.
THEY RECOGNIZE the grade growth with
an annual achievement banquet. Lastyear, all five of the high school seniorswho participated went on to two- andfour-year universities.
“Community developing is a long-term goal,” Hansen said, “not an over-night success. You want to see imme-diate results — maybe moving frompart-time to full time with benefits” isan achievement it takes a long timeto unlock.
Kevonte Veney sits in the computerlab at Robinson Square playing a mathgame with spaceships and aliens. “Ittakes forever to do homework onlineat home, at my house,” he said.
Veney described the RobinsonSquare community center as “prettygood.”
“I like getting help with work, play-ing on the computer, it’s pretty fun,”he said.
For more information, visitwww.facetscares.org.
Educational program part of FACETSplan to prevent homelessness.Robinson Square Root
Kevonte Veney sits in the computer lab at Robinson Square playing amath game with spaceships and aliens. “It takes forever to do home-work online at home, at my house,” he said.
Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection
On a weekday afternoon, young Fairfax resident Demetrius Dowlingworks independently on an extra math word problem.
George Mason University senior and volunteer Rebecca Curtis spendstime on a division problem with Yasir Abuelhassan of Robinson Squarein Fairfax.
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On the morning after what was possibly themost adversarial election in recent history,psychologist Carolyn Lorente, Ph.D. felt an
urge to send a text message to her two teenaged chil-dren.
“[The election] is a reminder that we are bettertogether and have to be vigilant at fighting fear andspreading love and truth,,” she wrote. “I’m certainthat the one thing we can do to remove fear is re-place it with familiarity. When you get to stand withothers different than you we realize we have morein common than not.” Lorente, who has a privatepractice and is a professor of psychology at North-ern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, andother local therapists say that the recent election hasbrought a spike in clients. People throughout the areaare asking for help dealing with the resulting emo-tional issues. In fact, a recent American Psychologi-cal Association Survey showed that 52 percent ofAmerican adults reported that the 2016 election wasa very or somewhat significant source of stress.Therapists say that much of the rhetoric during thecampaign sparked a sense of fear and panic, particu-larly children.
“Everyone who has come in this past week hastalked about fear,” said Lorente. “Children talkingabout fears about what is going to happen next, aboutwhat might happen to their parents.”
During the election season, many parents discussedthe candidates with their children, including the dif-ferences in protections, policies, social progress and,particularly unique to this election, inappropriatebehavior, said child psychologist Stacie B. Isenberg,Psy.D. “In the wake of a result unanticipated by many,children are left feeling confused and ungrounded,”she said. “When their parents themselves feelblindsided and upset, children can feel insecure, sad,and scared.”
Children are influenced significantly by their par-
ents’ reactions to majorevents, advised LindaGulyn, Ph.D., professor ofpsychology at MarymountUniversity in Arlington.“Don’t involve your kids inyour own fears,” she said.“Keep things normal. Ac-knowledge the emotion,but don’t dwell on it. As-sure your child that youare there for them and willalways care for him orher.”
Parents and caregiverscan help by trying to man-age their own emotionsout of sight of their chil-dren, at least while theirfeelings are still raw.Isenberg advises that once
parents are able to do that, it is important that theyhave discussions with their children, at the level thatmakes sense for their ages.
“Younger children need to feel safe and be assuredthat things will be OK,” she said. “If age and under-standing allow, parents can discuss governmentalsystems such as checks and balances, while keepingany of their own concerns about such systems tothemselves.”
For parents with teenagers, Isenberg says “an hon-est conversation about their shared concerns is ap-propriate, as well as an emphasis on taking one dayat a time and fighting the urge to catastrophize fur-ther outcomes.” As with any impactful and uncon-trollable event, emphasizing what one does actuallycontrol is helpful. “Parents can focus on ways thatchildren can make an extra effort to be kind and sup-portive to others, from offering kind words, to look-ing to include others in activities, to volunteeringand showing community support,” said Isenberg.
“It’s easy to go to the dichotomy of separation andan ‘us vs. them’ rhetoric, but in the end we’re allconnected,“ said Lorente. “I think it’s important toensure that they see goodness. Adults have to do itby modeling like standing up for others, being inclu-sive, if you see someone who is sad, showing empa-thy.”
Easing Election FearsLocal therapists say ac-knowledging, reassuringare keys to easing anxiety.
PsychologistCarolyn Lorentesays the aftermathof the recentelection hassparked fear inmany of her cli-ents.
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Fairfax County Public Schools tosearch for a new school systemsuperintendent.
Dr. Karen Garza announcedon Sept. 19 she would be leav-ing that role to become presi-dent and CEO of the Columbus-based education organizationBattelle for Kids. Dr. StevenLockard will take over as in-terim when her resignationtakes effect Dec. 19.
The contract award is for$47,500 plus approved ex-penses.
“HYA brings extensive expe-rience to this work and will playa crucial role in assisting the
Board in hiring the best possiblesuperintendent,” School Boardchair Sandy Evans said in a state-ment. “FCPS has embarked on apath to identify a leader that willensure that our students are pro-vided a world class education inFairfax County.” Evans also saidthey welcome and need feedbackfrom parents, employees and com-munity members.
“We will work with HYA to de-velop a plan that will allow ourcommunity to engage in this im-portant process either in person oronline,” Evans said.
Mount Vernon District represen-tative Karen Corbett Sanderschaired the committee that se-lected the superintendent searchfirm. “HYA was selected because
School Board Search for New Superintendentof its successful track record inplacing superintendents inlarge school districts and na-tional reach,” Corbett Sanderssaid in a statement.
Board members who also saton the selection committee in-cluded Pat Hynes of HunterMill, at-large member JeanetteHough, Braddock representa-tive Megan McLaughlin, DaliaPalchik of Providence, Eliza-beth Schultz of Springfield andJanie Strauss of DranesvilleDistrict.
The public should expect fu-ture input opportunities, aswell as school board work ses-sions discussing the search overthe next several months.
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❖ Britepaths (formerly Our DailyBread): Sponsor individuals and familiesin need who live throughout the FairfaxCounty area for Thanksgiving meals, De-cember holiday meals and/or gifts for chil-dren in December. Britepaths will send youinformation on a person/family who meetsyour criteria, and you will contact them andarrange to deliver food and/or gifts. Youmay also donate funds to help us assist thosewho are not sponsored. To sponsor a fam-ily or make a donation, visit http://volunteerfairfax.civicore.com
The Holiday Project: Share the spiritof the season with The Holiday Project, anon-profit organization that organizes vis-its to patients in hospitals, nursing homes,and long-term care facilities during the holi-day season. Bring the spirit of a holiday tothose who might not otherwise have a cel-ebration. Visits occur throughout the met-ropolitan area. Dates and times of visits varyby location; for more information visithttp://volunteerfairfax.civicore.com
Cornerstones: Volunteer to accept giftsfrom donors and get them ready for distri-bution to local families, or assist familiesthat are picking up gifts with getting itemsto their car. Several shifts are available.Good for adults, families and corporategroups. Dec. 8-10, Dec. 15-17. Times vary.To sign-up or learn more please contact usat http://volunteerfairfax.civicore.com
New Hope Housing: Thanksgiving and
Christmas holiday, New Hope Housing pro-vides nearly 200 food baskets to clients liv-ing in our community housing programs.Volunteers ensure that families are able tohave a special and memorable holiday. Vol-unteers can sign up to help by hosting aThanksgiving or Christmas food drive, do-nating a food basket for a single adult orfamily, donating grocery store gift cards forclients to purchase turkeys (grocery storesalong Route 1 are best), signing up to dropoff Christmas dinner at one of our Perma-nent Supportive Housing sites.
http://volunteerfairfax.civicore.comSign up to help ensure that children in
those families receive holiday gifts this year.You can volunteer to help by adopting achild and fulfilling his or her holiday wishlist.
Wish lists are available now. Donating giftcards for parents to purchase their childrennew clothing. Stores along Route 1 are best.Hosting a special program for the children,such as holiday card and gift making fortheir parents.
To sign up, fill out the following form anda member of the New Hope Housing teamwill respond as soon as possible http://volunteerfairfax.civicore.com
Richard Byrd Library: Semi-annualHoliday used book sale at Richard Byrd Li-brary in Springfield. Pre-Sale: (Nov. 28 - 30)volunteers will set up tables, organize salearea, post signs, lift/move crates of books,
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There is a joy to partici-pating in communitytraditions and celebra-tions during the holi-
days, from walking along a side-walk with the streets decked outfor the holidays, to shopping inlocal stores, to being greeted bysomeone likely to be the owner ofthe store, to finding gifts that arenot mass-produced.
One way to be sure holidayshopping comes with some holi-day spirit is to do a portion of yourshopping in some of the area’s lo-cally owned stores. There is spe-cial holiday ambiance available byshopping in the heart of a townthat is decked out for the season.Small retail shops are part of de-fining any community. Their live-lihood depends on the livabilityand quality of the neighborhoodsaround them. A small businessowner pays attention to every de-tail in his or her business in a waythat is otherwise unmatched.
We all benefit when local storesthrive, when local business dis-tricts beckon. An effort to supportlocally owned businesses has re-sulted in the recognition of SmallBusiness Saturday, the Saturdayafter Thanksgiving, also calledShop Small. This year that day isNov. 26.
Locally owned retail shops, ser-vices, restaurants depend on vi-brant local communities to thrive,and communities depend on thosebusinesses as well. Most small, lo-cally owned businesses invest incommunity, helping to transformour towns and communities witha sense of place.
Frequently, it is the small retailperson who is active in fundraisingfor local charities, advocating forimprovements, for fire and rescueservice, for local schools and inorganizing holiday events.
Local retail stores, mom-and-pop stores, face tough challengesright now. Competition from bigbox stores and online sellersmakes the holiday shopping sea-son all the more important to lo-cally owned retailers. But localfamilies will literally spend mil-lions of dollars to shop and ex-change gifts during the nextmonth in a variety of places.
Everyone will do some of theirshopping at the mall. Everyonewill shop online. Many will answerthe call of the big box. But local
shoppers should be sure to dosome celebrating, shopping anddining locally. We promise it bringsmore joy.
Be sure to go to some of thehometown Christmas events com-ing up. Visit our holiday calendarsto find more.
— Mary Kimm
Go LocalAttend some hometownholiday events
❖ CENTREVILLE: Bull Run Festival ofLights and Holiday Village Nov. 23,2016 - Jan. 8, 2017 7700 Bull RunDr. Centreville. A 2.5 mile stretch
will be illuminated by holiday lightdisplays. Drive the festival route fromthe comfort of your car; turn outyour headlights and just follow themagical glow. After viewing thelights, bring family and friends to theholiday village to enjoy rides,refreshments, and of course, photoswith Santa Claus. The cost of drivingthrough the light show is Monday-Thursday, $15 per car; Friday-Sunday & Holidays, $20 per car.
❖ CITY OF FAIRFAX: Saturday, Dec. 3City of Fairfax Festival of Lights andCarols, noon - 7:30 p.m. Old TownSquare 10415 North Street, Fairfax.Live holiday music, hot cider, s’moresby the Yule log, petting farm, Ferriswheel, caroling and lighting of theChristmas tree in the winterwonderland. http://www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carols
for more.Lunch with Santa 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Old
Town Hall, 3999 University Drive.Children ages 10 and under. Twolunch seatings, 11:30 a.m. andanother at 12:30 p.m. Tickets: $6 perchild on sale at the Parks &Recreation office at City Hall,Sherwood Center, and Green AcresCenter. Limit of 10 tickets perperson. Pre-Registration is requiredfor this event — children 1 years ofage and younger may attend at nocost but still must be registered.Parents do not need to purchasetickets. All are welcome — bothFairfax City residents and non-FairfaxCity residents. Tickets can bepurchased online at:https://apm.activecommunities.com/fairfaxcityrecdept/Activity_Search/9853
Every day canbe “smallbusiness day.”
Celebrate, Shop, Dine LocallyWhere to Give Locally❖ Northern Virginia Family Service. Just $50
provides a complete holiday meal to a family of four.Donate online or via check payable to “NVFS” with“Operation Turkey” on the memo line, or send grocerystore gift cards. Northern Virginia Family Service, attn:Holiday Initiatives, 10455 White Granite, Drive, Suite100, Oakton, VA 22124. Gifting for Families was able tobring some extra holiday cheer to more than 2,000children in Northern Virginia last year. Monetarycontributions and online donations help the most atwww.nvfs.org. www.nvfs.org/holidayprograms. Ordonate toys. New toys for children of all ages areneeded to stock our Toy Closet. (If possible, shop forinfants/toddlers or teens, as these age groups can beoverlooked.) Drop off on Monday, Dec. 12, 9 a.m. to 6p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 13939Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151
❖ Alternative House — Abused and HomelessChildren’s Refuge, 2100 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA22182, 703-506-9191. Alternative House providesshelter and services for homeless, runaway or abusedteenagers, unaccompanied youth, and young mothersand their children. Requests for food and clothing areup more than 50 percent.www.thealternativehouse.org.
❖ FACETS helps parents, their children and individualswho suffer the effects of poverty in the Fairfax area, apartner in efforts to end homelessness in FairfaxCounty. FACETS is always in need of volunteers, andoffers a variety of one-time and ongoing opportunities.703-865-4251 or [email protected]. 10640 Page Avenue, Suite 300,Fairfax VA 22030
❖ Britepaths will have 3,000 individuals and families inneed of holiday assistance list this fall. Sponsor a familyor donate to provide a family with a Thanksgiving meal,December holiday meal and/or gifts for their children.Join Britepaths at Wine & Wonderment, Nov. 30, at2941 Restaurant britepaths.org
❖ Fairfax City Area FISH (For Immediate SympatheticHelp) helps local people who are in temporary need oflife’s basic necessities such as food, clothing, andfinancial assistance for rent, mortgage payments,utilities, and medical treatments. FISH also provideslimited transportation for doctor appointments andfood delivery. 703-222-0880 http://fairfaxfish.org/
❖ Lamb Center, www.thelambcenter.org, day center forhomeless, Fairfax 703-691-3178.
❖ Food for Others provides a safety net for people whosuddenly face unforeseen emergencies such as a familyillness or the loss of a job or a spouse. Located at 2938Prosperity Ave., Fairfax, VA 22031, 703-207-9173.2938 Prosperity Ave. [email protected] Hours:Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.www.foodforothers.org
❖ Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO),703-569-9160. Open to receive donations at 7205 OldKeene Mill Road, Springfield. Provides food andfinancial assistance to those in short-term emergencies,and provides clothing and household goods to lowincome families, helping more than 5,000 people lastyear. www.echo-inc.org.
❖ Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) willprovide Thanksgiving and Holiday assistance to morethan 450 families this year. Thanksgiving and Christmasfood baskets along with fulfilling gift wishes for morethan 1,000 children and teens will help low-incomefamilies during this holiday season. Consider making abasket or “adopting” Christmas wishes this year to help aneighbor. More information about LCAC’s holidayprogram can be found at http://lortonaction.org/seasonal-assistance/. Volunteers are needed for theseevents as well. Register online at http://lortonaction.orgor call 703/339-5161, ext. 140.
❖ Assistance League of Northern Virginia is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that feeds, clothes andeducates children in need. Assistance League’sphilanthropic programs touch the lives of thousands ofchildren at 11 Title I schools in Northern Virginia,serving children most in need at selected schools inFairfax and Prince William counties and the City ofAlexandria. To learn more about volunteer andsponsorship opportunities, [email protected] or visit http://www.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org
❖ Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services(CAUSE) ensures that recuperating service membershave opportunities for recreation and social interactionand receive concrete signs of appreciation for all thatthey have done. 4114 Legato Road Suite B, Fairfax, VA22033, 703-591-4968, cause-usa.org
❖ Shelter House provides crisis intervention, safe housingand supportive services to promote self-sufficiency forhomeless families and victims of domestic violence inFairfax County. http://www.shelterhouse.org/get-involved/
❖ National Capital Food Bank, 6833 Hill Park Drive,Lorton, serving all of Northern Virginia, 703-541-3063.www.capitalareafoodbank.org
❖ Homestretch is the largest provider of transitionalhousing in Fairfax County and offers a services to helpthe homeless better their lives through education. Email:[email protected]; 703-237-2035 x125;http://homestretchva.org/volunteer/
❖ Pathway Homes focuses on providing housing andsupport services to individuals with serious mentalillnesses, with the mission to help these individualsreach their full potential and lead stable lives. They offerboth in-home programs, semi-independent houses andassisted living facilities. 10201 Fairfax Boulevard, Suite200, Fairfax, VA 22030. [email protected] http://www.pathwayhomes.org http://www.pathwayhomes.org/support-pathway/
❖ Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater WashingtonFairfax Area operates clubs in two of the neediestareas of the county, Culmore and the Route 1 corridor,focusing on character and academic success.www.bgcgw.org/fairfax
❖ Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginiatransforms the lives of lower-income families in need byproviding affordable homeownership opportunities inAlexandria, Arlington, Fairfax and Falls Church. Learnmore at www.habitatnova.org.
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❖ BURKE: Holiday Book Sale 10 - 4p.m. Burke Centre Library 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke .Peruseand shop a selection of gentlyused holiday-themed bookscollected by the Friends of theBurke Centre Library. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ library/branches/bc/
❖ BURKE LAKE PARK transformsinto a Winter Wonderland thefirst weekend in December, Dec.5-6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hop aboard the Holiday Express for atrain trip through the park. Setsail on the U.S.S. Rudolph.Snuggle up on the Snowman’sWagon Ride. Take a spin on theCaroler’s Carousel, and test yourskills with Gingerbread Man’s
Golf. Stop to let Santa know howgood you’ve been this year, and treatyourself to s’mores by the fire. Sipsome hot chocolate or spiced cider,and munch on candy canes as youenjoy all the fun. Join in the givingspirit of the season by bringing a newtoy or a canned food item fordonation.
Passes are $15 per person through Dec.4 and $20 per person on the day ofthe event. The passes include all theactivities plus a craft item, hotchocolate and s’mores. Or a la carte:Train $4, Carousel $3, Mini Golf $8,Wagon & Tour Boat Ride $9, S’mores$1, Hot Drink $1.
❖ WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTERpresents “A Christmas Carol” adaptedfrom the original story by Charles
Dickens. Performed at WorkhouseArts Center, Theater W-3, 9518Workhouse Road, Lorton.Performance on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $15 to $25. Call 703-584-2900 or visitwww.workhousearts.org. Note: Runsapproximately 80 minutes in one act.Appropriate for audiences of any agebut best suited for ages 10 andabove.
Children’sConnection
During the last week of eachyear, The Connection devotes itsentire issue to the creativity of lo-
cal students and children. It is akeepsake edition for many fami-lies. The annual Children’s Con-nection is a tradition of well overa decade.
We publish artwork, poetry, es-says, creative writing, opinionpieces, short stories, photography,photos of sculpture or other cre-ative efforts.
We ask that all submissions bedigital so they can be sentthrough email or delivered on CDor flash drive. Writing should besubmitted in rich text format(.rtf). Artwork should be photo-graphed or scanned and pro-
vided in jpeg format.We welcome contributions
from public and private schools,individuals and homeschoolers.To be published, we must havefirst and last name of the stu-dent. Please include thestudent’s age and/or grade,school attended and town ofresidence, plus the name of theschool, name of teacher andtown of school location. Pleaseprovide submissions by Friday,Dec. 2.
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Editorial
By Sharon Bulova
Chairman,
Board of Supervisors
One of FairfaxCounty’s greatestassets is our diver-sity. We are and
will continue to be a County thatexemplifies values of respect andacceptance, where we welcome and cel-ebrate one another’s differences and cul-tural backgrounds. Our diversity makes ourcommunity strong and vibrant, and I amproud of what every resident has to offer.
Immigration is a federal matter. FairfaxCounty partners with federal authorities onimmigration issues when required. TheFairfax County Sheriff’s Office piloted theSecure Communities program under a part-nership with U.S. Immigration Customs
Enforcement (ICE) in 2009, andhas continued this partnershipthrough the Priority EnforcementProgram, where individuals whocommit serious crimes and are inthis country illegally are turnedover to the Department of Home-land Security for deportation. Justbeing here without documentationis not considered a serious crime
by DHS.Fairfax County fully complies with fed-
eral and state laws requiring the County toensure that people benefiting from publicservices are here legally. These federal andstate laws are very clear about benefits thatcan only be provided to residents who arein this country legally. Such benefits includevoting in elections, welfare, food stamps,and affordable housing. Many nonprofit andfaith-based charitable organizations do
serve Fairfax County residents who are inneed regardless of their immigration sta-tus.
Lastly, Fairfax County complies with thefederally mandated requirement that weeducate all children, despite immigrationstatus. The United States Supreme Courtruled in Plyler v. Doe (1982) that the EqualProtection Clause of the Fourteenth Amend-ment prohibits denying a free public edu-cation to immigrant children based on theiror their parents’ legal status.
Our local police officers work hard everyday to keep our residents safe and buildtrust with the community. We believe incommunity policing where residents are notafraid to call law enforcement if their safetyis at risk or to report information critical toresolving an investigation. We do not ask,nor do we have the resources for, our po-lice officers to become immigration officials.Any immigration efforts on the local levelabove and beyond our current cooperationwith ICE would compete with police offic-ers’ responsibility for community policingand law enforcement.
Additional immigration efforts would alsocompete with fiscal resources against othercounty programs. While we always supportmaintaining safe communities, we will alsonot risk our core values of respect for allpeople and community policing.
Fairfax County has spent the past twoyears developing and implementing verythoughtful recommendations of the Ad HocPolice Practices Review Commission to in-crease police transparency, modify use offorce policies, and improve communicationbetween our police department and the resi-dents they serve. The Fairfax County Com-munities of Trust Committee has also beenhard at work for two years encouragingcommunity dialogue and building relation-ships between public safety and residents.
Be assured, I will be vigilant to any fu-ture policy changes that could negativelyaffect our community and all the progresswe have made. Our diversity makes ourcommunity great. We will continue to be acommunity that is inclusive and respectfulto all people, because that is the lifebloodof Fairfax County.
We welcome and celebrate one another’sdifferences and cultural backgrounds.
One of Fairfax County’s Greatest Assets Is Our Diversity
TremendouslyInspiring StoryTo the Editor:
The article about the retiredpolice officer, Randy Sales, receiv-ing the Environmental ExcellenceAward (“Face of Integrity,” Con-nection, November 3-9, 2016) re-ally caught my attention. Thoughit was not explicitly stated bySayles or by the author of the ar-ticle, it is clear that he has been avictim countless times of unfairtreatment by the law in FairfaxCounty, as well as Denver, becausehe is African American. His storywas tremendously inspiring and Ithink many people would benefitfrom hearing more stories like hisin order to sympathize with spe-cific situations, and therefore bet-ter understand this problem as awhole.
Not only are his efforts to keepthe county clean impressive, buthis reaction to the prejudice he’sfaced from many police officers isreally moving. It is evident thatmuch of the law enforcement sys-tem is biased due to the lack ofrespect he was shown — even insituations where he was doingnothing wrong. He was actuallybenefiting the county by spendinghours cleaning trash that wouldotherwise be left on the side of theroad. Sayles’ reactions to thesesituations, like the one where afemale officer automatically ac-cused and yelled at him for hav-ing a weapon, are very powerfuland inspiring.
He remains calm and humbleabout his history with law enforce-ment, and uses the resulting an-ger and disappointment to feed hishunger to help the county and theenvironment.
This article was moving — andafter hearing Sayles’ story, it is re-freshing to see that he is finallygetting the appreciation andacknowledgement he deserves.
Anna Hellwege-BalesFairfax Station
HelpingNeighbors toHave ‘NormalHoliday’To the Editor:
I am writing in regards to theeditorial by Mary Kimm, titled“Holidays Are for Giving” (Con-nection, November 17-23, 2016).This hits particularly close to homebecause for the past six years mymother and I have been volunteer-
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ing with Fairfax County’s Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program. Thepurpose of this program is to pur-chase gifts and food items for astruggling family in Fairfax Countyaround the Holidays so that thesefamilies are able to have a “nor-mal” holiday.
There was one time when mymother and I were delivering thegifts to a young mother of threeand after we loaded them into hercar she began to cry and hug us.She repeatedly thanked us andtold us that if it was not for ourgenerosity, she would not havebeen able to give her children pre-sents. Later that night I began toreflect on this situation and lookat it from this woman’s eyes. Itmade me realize that not every-one is as fortunate as myself or myfamily, and that if you have themeans, support those less fortu-nate. Helping this family reminded
me that the holidays are not aboutmaterial items, they are about giv-ing thanks and spending time withpeople you love. People tend toforget this because everyone getsso wrapped up in their own world,and forget about the peoplearound them.
Jen KirkSpringfield
Music Broughtto ClassroomTo the Editor:
When I read the piece, “Gift ofMusic to the Community” (Con-nection, November 10-16, 2016)I was overjoyed to know that newmusic education was beingbrought to the classroom. As a stu
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If Barney, the big purple dinosaur, mo-tivates one of his students to learn tocount, Ka’ala Rapoza won’t stand inthe way. But Rapoza, 37, also recog-
nizes the need to balance age-appropriateteaching tools with the skill being learned.At the Key Center school for students labeled“intellectually disabled severe” in FairfaxCounty Public Schools, he can have teenag-ers up to 20 and 21-year-olds still workingon mastering counting.
Making educational materials “age-appro-priate has been a big push in this field to-day,” said Rapoza, a Springfield residentwho’s worked at Key for 14 years. “How doyou create interest in the skill” across a broadspectrum of ages. This was a question hesought to answer in writing his own educa-tional book: “Over on the Football Field.”
Rapoza teaches a class he designs himself,that focuses on topics inherent to the stu-dents. He calls it “My Class,” so the studentstake ownership and each also call it “MyClass” themselves.
He sees every class in the building of about100 students once a week for an hour to 90minutes. A recent lesson centered aroundThanksgiving. They discussed not only theorigin and history of the holiday, but alsowhat it looks like to celebrate from theunique perspective of the students, thechanges at home for which they need to pre-pare.
Another part of the lesson included hav-ing the students write thank you notes us-ing a computer program that helped themchoose words, pictures and phrases to buildcomplete thoughts.
Rapoza’s book is meant to appeal to a va-riety of ages and provide several levels ofchallenges for these students.
Each page spread includes a similar repeti-tive rhyme structure that introduces a dif-ferent football scenario, a number and anobject to count, with illustrations byRapoza’s father Richard.
“It’s a vehicle for emphasizing countingskills,” Rapoza said, while more skilled stu-dents can also use the book to practice read-
ing. “I thought of sports, they appeal to afive year old and a 90 year old. And I thoughtof football, it’s certainly got the nation’s at-tention.”
Rapoza self-published the book and hadcopies printed by Illinois-based companyPrint Ninja. He expects to receive copies onhand in early December, with the intentionof doing a combination of selling and do-nating them.
“I just wanted to get it out there,” he said.
“We’ll see what the reaction is,” he said.For more information, Ka’ala Rapoza can
be contacted at [email protected] Key Center school is located on
Franconia Road in Springfield, attached toKey Middle School. The Kilmer Center inVienna serves students with severe intellec-tual disabilities in the other half of FairfaxCounty.
—Tim Peterson
As Christmas approaches, children every-where will be watching the skies for SantaClaus. Here in Fairfax County some veryspecial children won’t have to wait untilChristmas Eve. Since 1988, Santa and hiselves have been rumbling down the streetsof Fairfax County on motorcycles picking upand delivering toys to children in local hos-pitals. Once again this year, Santa will tem-porarily trade in his sleigh and reindeer fora Harley-Davidson motorcycle and policeescort. The Fairfax County Police MotorcycleSquad, in cooperation with the FairfaxCounty Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police,Fairfax City Police, Falls Church Sheriff ’sOffice, the Town of Vienna Police and theHerndon Police will escort Santa on his an-nual “Ride for Children” — according toFCPD Public Affairs Bureau.
During the second week of December,Santa and his elves will collect donated toysfrom local police stations, other governmentfacilities, and eight Fairfax County Public
Schools. The following day, Santa and hishelpers will deliver toys to children at INOVAChildren’s Hospital Child - Life Services Cen-ter and the Georgetown Hospital LombardiComprehensive Cancer Center. Some of thetoys that are not handed out on the day ofSanta’s visit are left with the Child Life pro-grams at each hospital. Those toys are usedthroughout the year to provide the childrensomething to keep their mind off of theirtreatments. Toys will also go to various lo-cal charities including Life with Cancer andthe Herndon-Reston F.I.S.H. (Friendly In-stant Sympathetic Help).
Anyone wishing to make a donationshould bring a new, unwrapped toy, game,book, or other gift to any Fairfax CountyPolice Station, Fairfax County Print Shop atthe Government Center, and the lobbies ofthe Pennino and Herrity Office Buildings. Alldonations should be made before 9 a.m.Monday, Dec. 12.
Giving ThanksGreat Harvest Bread Company’s Burke and Lorton stores participated in GHBC’s “National Bread Swap.”On Nov. 10-12, customers brought in loaves of bread purchased outside of GHBC and exchanged them forany of GHBC’s fresh baked breads. The photo on the left are loaves from the swap that were donated tothe Mission at Holiness Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Woodbridge at the end of the day. The photoon the right shows Josie Manrique, mission department president at Holiness Tabernacle COGIC, pickingup the donated bread.
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Santa and his helpers will delivertoys to children at area hospitals.
Donations Accepted for ‘Santa Ride for Children’
Key Center Teacher PublishesCounting Book
Making educational materials“age-appropriate has been abig push in this field today,”said Ka’ala Rapoza, a Spring-field resident who’s worked atthe Key Center school forstudents with severe intellec-tual disabilities for 14 years.
“How do youcreate interestin the skill”across a broadspectrum ofages. This wasa questionKa’ala Rapozasought toanswer inwriting hisown educa-tional book:“Over on theFootball Field.”
Send notes to the Connection at [email protected] or call 703-778-9416.Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements shouldbe submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.
Katherine Hough, Fairfax Station, has beenawarded the Boeing Scholarship for outstandingacademic achievement in the Volgenau Schoolof Engineering at George Mason University.
Vocal musicians from 12 FairfaxCounty public schools have been named tothe Virginia Honors Choir for 2016. This selectchoir is open only to the top 125 singers fromaround the Commonwealth of Virginia, and isthe highest honor a choir student can attain dur-
ing his or her high school career. Thirty-one FairfaxCounty Public Schools (FCPS) students were se-lected for the choir, and five students were namedas alternates. The choir will perform at the VirginiaMusic Educators Association (VMEA) convention tobe held at the Omni Homestead Resort in HotSprings, Nov. 17-19. FCPS students named to the2016 Virginia Honors Choir include the followingstudents from our area schools: Woodson HighSchool: Megan Humes, Caroline Grass, JacobLamb, Lucas Valdes, and Marc Manaloto andHayfield Secondary School: Jessica Pressley.
Jonathan Whittington, Kathryn Herring,Emma Zettlemoyer, of Springfield; BridgetRay and Kirsten Chase, of Burke; received
$2,000 scholarships from the Scholarship forMilitary Children Program in July 2016.
Jane Gibbins-Harding, of Springfield, wasnamed to the dean’s list at Bethany College forspring 2016.
U.S. Air Force Airman Brian A. Zamfinograduated from basic military training at JointBase San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.Zamfino is the son of Joanne and JosephZamfino of Springfield. He is a 2015 graduate ofWest Springfield High School.
Thomas Miskimins, of Fairfax, graduatedwith a master of arts, in Spring 2016 from theUniversity of New Haven.
Jordan Ecker, of Fairfax, is on the spring 2016dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
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ONGOINGSpringfield Town Center Toy Drive through
Dec. 24 located at 6500 Springfield Mall,Springfield. Springfield Town Center ispartnering with America’s Adopt A SoldierFoundation to sponsor a Toy Drive to gathernew toys to be donated to children undergoingtreatment at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Please bring new toys to the bin located next toGuest Services, on the Lower Level nearStarbucks to donate and bring joy to a childstruggling with illness during this HolidaySeason.
6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield.‘Storytime & Craft’ at lucy Activewear Every
Friday in December at 10:30 a.m. lucyActivewear 11899 Grand Commons Avenue,Fairfax. An opportunity to get holiday shoppingdone in peace. lucy Activewear will be hosting‘Storytime & Craft.’ This event is appropriate forages 3-8. Please sign up.
Bull Run Festival of Lights and HolidayVillage November 23, 2016 - January 8, 20177700 Bull Run Dr. Centreville, VA
Every year from Thanksgiving until just after NewYear’s Day the Bull Run Festival of Lights will bein session. A 2.5 mile stretch will be illuminatedby holiday light displays. The festival happensannually at Bull Run Regional Park inCentreville, Virginia. Drive the festival routefrom the comfort of your car; turn out yourheadlights and just follow the magical glow.After viewing the lights, bring your family andfriends to the holiday village to enjoy rides,refreshments, and of course, photos with SantaClaus. The cost of driving through the light showis Mon-Thurs, $15 per car ; Fri-Sun & Holidays,$20 per car (vans w/ 15-34 people andmotorcoaches cost extra - visit website fordetails) Want to avoid the crowds? Fridays,
Saturdays, and Sundays are our busiest nights.Please take advantage of the Monday throughThursday discounted price and avoid a longwait.
Children’s Theatre: “A Magical Christmas”Saturdays through Dec. 22, 1 p.m. WorkhouseArts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton.A children’stheatre performance for the holidays. There’ssomething not right in the town of Believe.Santa hasn’t stopped there for many years; infact he doesn’t even know the place exists! Joy’s
grandfather decides to do something about itand make sure that this year’s Christmas will bethe most magical ever. Appropriate for all ages.Concessions available in lobby before theperformance and at intermission. Cost: $8children, $12 adults. workhousearts.org Cost: $8children, $12 adults.
Senior Line Dancing 1 - 2 p.m. Little RIver GlenSenior Center 4001 Barker Ct, Fairfax. LineDancing is a gentle, social form of aerobicactivity. Studies have shown it aids in wardingoff Alzheimer’s disease. No previous experienceneeded. Cost: $5 per 8 week [email protected] 703-524-3739
Rudy Guernica Landscapes Exhibit Mon. - Sat9 - 9 p.m. Sun. 9 - 8 p.m. Reston CommunityCenter 2310 Coltz neck road, Reston. ThroughNov. 30.
Fairfax Rotary Club Meeting. 12:15-1:30 p.m.Mondays. American Legion, 3939 Oak St.,Fairfax. Meetings with luncheon and program.fairfaxrotary.org.
Carolina Shag. Wednesdays. 6:30-10 p.m.Arlington/Fairfax Elks Lodge, 8421 ArlingtonBlvd., Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m. Nopartners needed. Dinner menu. $8. Under 21free. nvshag.org.
FUN-Exercise. Thursdays, noon-12:50 p.m. GracePresbyterian Church Family Room, 7434 BathSt., Springfield. Inova certified exerciseinstructor leads a moderate level exercise classwith music and current events conversation.Muscle, Balance, Strength Training using stretchbands and weights both standing and seatedexercises. Instructor donation is [email protected] or 703-499-6133.
EXERCISE PROGRAM Mondays and Fridays at9:30 am year-round at Lord of Life LutheranChurch, 5114 Twinbrook Rd. Fairfax. Theexercises are for strength, balance andmaintaining limberness. Contact SCFB office at703-426-2824 for more information.
Cafe Ivrit (Hebrew Cafe). Wednesdays. 8:15-9:15 a.m. Jewish Community Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax.Shalom (hello) Did you always want to conversein Hebrew? Join Na’ama each week forconversational Hebrew. You will learn andpractice Hebrew in a fun and interactive waywhile learning more about Israel. Free, howeverwe ask that you try to attend regularly. [email protected].
Smoke Free Bingo (with breaks for smokingfriends). 7 p.m. Every Friday. Fairfax VolunteerFire Department, 4081 University Drive, Fairfax.Free coffee, entertaining callers, $1,000 jackpot.www.fairfaxvd.com. 703-273-3638.
English Conversation Groups weekly atGeorge Mason, Burke Centre, and LortonLibraries Practice and improve your English. Dayand start times vary. Visit: https://va.evanced.info/fairfaxcounty/lib/eventcalendar.asp
First Sunday Jazz Brunch 11 - 2 p.m. Recurringmonthly on the 1st Sunday at Bazin’s on Church111 Church St N.W., Vienna. Enjoy brunchaccompanied by the soft jazz sounds of VirginiaMusic Adventure. Visit: http://www.fxva.com/listing/bazins-on-church/1686/
Stories From Strawberry Park 10 - 11 a.m.Tuesdays in Mosaic - Strawberry Park 2910District Avenue, Fairfax. Enjoy a live interactiveperformance each week taught by a group ofunique storytellers. For ages 10 and under. Heldoutside in Strawberry Park. In inclementweather and October through April, storytimewill be held in Angelika Film Center. Recurringweekly on Tuesday. Visit: http://www.fxva.com/listing/mosaic-district/2326/
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(From left) FriendsReese O’Donnell, 4, andReilly Lewis, 3 1/2, hold
hands at the 2014 Cityof Fairfax Festival of
Lights and Carols. Thisyear’s festival will be
held at Old Town Square10415 North Street,Fairfax, on Saturday
Dec. 3 There will be liveholiday music, hot cider,s’mores by the Yule log,
petting farm, ferriswheel, caroling and
lighting of the Christ-mas tree in the winter
wonderland. http://www.fairfaxva.gov/
about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carols for times and
locations.
Workhouse Arts Center presents “A Christmas Carol” adapted from theoriginal story by Charles Dickens. Performed at Workhouse Arts Center,Theater W-3, 9518 Workhouse Rd, Lorton. Performance on Dec. 3, 2016
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 to $25. Call 703-584-2900 or visit www.workhousearts.org.Note: Runs approximately eighty minutes in one act. Appropriate for audiences ofany age but best suited for ages ten and above.
John Hardy performing in ‘A Christmas Carol.’
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Worship Gathering – Sunday 8:45 & 11 AMSunday School 10:10 AM
Sun. Evening – Realtime Worship & Youth 6 PMFamily Night – Wednesday 7:15 PM
Home Life Groups, College/Young AdultMinistries, and Living Free Support Groups
Visit our Website: www.jccag.org4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax
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The Fair Oaks Mall will host a “Pet Parties with Santa”event on Sunday Dec. 11 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at Santa’sFlight Academy in Grand Court 11750 Fair Oaks, Fairfax.The mall will offer pet parents a chance to celebrate theholiday season and visit with Santa. Pet photos will takeplace at the interactive Santa’s Flight Academy holidayset located in Grand Court West. Please note that petsmust be up-to-date on their vaccinations and must eitherbe on a leash or carried in a lightweight, portable petcarrier with harness. www.shopfairoaksmall.com/events.
SATURDAY/NOV. 26Fairfax Ballet’s Nutcracker 2 - 4
p.m. WT Woodson High School9525 Main Street, Fairfax. TheFairfax Ballet Company stages the“The Nutcracker” Nov. 26-27, 2016at W.T. Woodson High School,Fairfax, Va. Three show times include:Nov. 26, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm, andNov. 27, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Nov.27 at 2 p.m. Cost: [email protected] http://fairfaxnutcracker2016.bpt.me
Fair Oaks Mall Hosts Pet Partieswith Santa 6:30 - 8 p.m. Santa’sFlight Academy in Grand Court11750 Fair Oaks. FairfaxFair OaksMall will offer pet parents a chanceto celebrate the holiday season andvisit with Santa. Pet photos will takeplace at the interactive Santa’s FlightAcademy holiday set located inGrand Court West. Please note thatpets must be up-to-date on theirvaccinations and must either be on aleash or carried in a lightweight,portable pet carrier with harness.www.shopfairoaksmall.com/events.
MONDAY/NOV. 28Turkey Walk 10 - 11 a.m. 5040
Walney Road, Chantilly.Discover the wild turkey’s habits and
secret ways during a walk in thecedar forest at Ellanor C. LawrencePark. Look for wild turkeys and theirsigns. This program for participantsage three to adult. Cost: $5 perperson. 703-631-0013.
THURSDAY/DEC. 1 - SATURDAY DEC. 3Richard Byrd Library Holiday
Used Book Sale 3 - 5 p.m. 7250Commerce Street, Springfield.Friends of Richard Byrd Libraryholiday used book sale is a semi-annual fundraising event. Fundssupport adult and children’sprogramming and subscriptions atthe Richard Byrd [email protected]
FRIDAY/DEC. 2The Lion, The Witch and the
Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 6:30p.m. Dinner with 7:30 p.m.performance. Truro Anglican Church10520 Main Street, Fairfax. Come seethe play for a Holiday celebration ofthe classic C.S. Lewis novel - take atrip to Narnia. http://www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org
My Gym Community Event 10:30a.m. Burke Centre Library 5935 FredsOak Rd, Burke, VA 22015.Developyour child’s large motor skills withphysical exercise and games. Fundedby the Friends of Burke CentreLibrary. Age 1-3 years with adult.Visit: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/
SATURDAY/DEC. 3City of Fairfax Festival of Lights
and Carols noon - 7:30 p.m. OldTown Square 10415 North Street,Fairfax. Come enjoy live holidaymusic, hot cider, s’mores by the Yulelog, petting farm, ferris wheel,caroling and lighting of theChristmas tree in the winterwonderland. Visit http://www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carolsfor times and locations.
Lunch with Santa 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.Old Town Hall, 3999 UniversityDrive. Children ages 10 and undercan enjoy lunch with Santa at OldTown Hall. Two lunch seatings willbe offered one at 11:30 a.m. andanother at 12:30 p.m. Tickets: $6 perchild on sale at the Parks &Recreation office at City Hall,Sherwood Center, and Green AcresCenter. Limit of 10 tickets perperson.
Pre-Registration is required for thisevent - children 1 years of age andyounger may attend at no cost butstill must be registered. Parents donot need to purchase tickets. All arewelcome - both Fairfax City residentsand non Fairfax City residents.
Tickets can be purchased onlineat:https://apm.activecommunities.com/fairfaxcityrecdept/Activity_Search/9853
Holiday Book Sale 10 - 4 p.m. BurkeCentre Library 5935 Freds Oak Rd,Burke, VA 22015.Peruse and shop aselection of gently used holiday-themed books collected by theFriends of the Burke Centre Library.Visit: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/
City of Fairfax Festival of Lights andCarols. Time TBA SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. Come enjoy liveholiday music, hot cider, s’mores bythe Yule log, petting farm, ferriswheel, caroling and lighting of theChristmas tree in the winterwonderland. Visit http://www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carolsfor times and locations.
The Lion, The Witch and theWardrobe by C.S. Lewis 2 p.m.performance. Truro Anglican Church10520 Main Street, Fairfax. Come seethe play for a Holiday celebration ofthe classic C.S. Lewis novel - take a
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With a cast of 30, including about twodozen children,the Providence
Players of Fairfax (PPF) willpresent a long-time Holiday favor-ite, “The Best Christmas PageantEver.” Written by BarbaraRobinson, this affirming Holiday-themed play has previously beena magazine articles and a bookabout children considered the un-ruliest in their town. But, allchange for the better after the chil-dren are cast in their localChurch’s Christmas pageant.
“We selected “The Best Christ-mas Pageant Ever” because whenwe first mounted the show in 2012it was such a resounding audiencefavorite,” said Jayne Victor, PPFBoard President. “It is a delight-
fully funny show and has such astrong positive message for theHoliday season.”
“The Best Christmas PageantEver,” introduces the audience tothe six “worst kids in the world”as author Robinson described theHerdman family children. As de-scribed by Chip Gertzog, PPFBoard member, the heartwarmingplay then follows the incorrigibleHerdman children “as they attendchurch for the first time becausethey’re told there will be snacks.”
Over the rest of the town’s ob-jections, the Herdman children aresomehow cast in the ChurchChristmas play. Disaster is ex-pected and the town has gatheredwaiting in anticipation of a ruinedChristmas play. In this familyfriendly play, the children are un-expectedly transformed in a verycomic fashion to gain the truespirit of Christmas.
Working to provide affordablelive theater especially during theHoliday season, the ProvidencePlayers have free student and se-nior preview performances prior toofficial opening of the show. Quali-fied organizations can arrangecomplimentary tickets for those
who would be unable to afford toattend by contacting the PPF.
“Best Christmas Pageant Ever” isa co-production with the “YouthHearts” organization and will ben-efit the work of “The Young HeartsFoundation,” a 501(c)3 organiza-tion with a mission to improve thelives of young people affected bylong-term illness. This includesmedical research, support forfamilies affected by long-term ill-ness of a child and raising aware-ness.
“The show broke holiday showattendance records for the Provi-dence Players when it was pro-duced several years ago,” saidGertzog.
“Since we co-produce our Holi-day show with the Young Heartsas a fundraiser, we are always
Finding the True Spirit of ChristmasProvidencePlayers present‘Best ChristmasPageant Ever.’
Where and WhenProvidence Players present “The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever” at James LeeCommunity Center Theater, 2855Annandale Road, Falls Church. Perfor-mances Dec. 9 to Dec. 18, 2016.Thursday, Friday and Saturday eveningsat 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 2p.m. matinees on Dec. 10, 11, 17 and18, 2016. Tickets on-line atwww.providenceplayers.org or call 703-425-6782.
The Herdman kids in ‘The Best Christmas PageantEver.’ From left — front: Jack Wright who plays Ralph,Aerial Indirisano as Ollie, Nora Rice who playsImogene; back — Gavin Friel as Claude, Erika Friel whoplays, Gladys, Kashvi Ramani as Loretta.
looking for a play with strong au-dience appeal and one that willresonate with the entire family.
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trip to Narnia. http://www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org
Creative Writers Group 2 p.m.Burke Centre Library 5935 FredsOak Rd, Burke, VA 22015.Do youenjoy writing fiction, poetry, non-fiction and/or memoirs? Join usfor sharing, discussion andfeedback of works in progress.Teen volunteer facilitates. Ages13-18. Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/
Holiday Book Sale 10 - 4 p.m.Burke Centre Library 5935 FredsOak Rd, Burke, VA 22015.Peruseand shop a selection of gentlyused holiday-themed bookscollected by the Friends of theBurke Centre Library. Visit: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/
City of Fairfax Festival of Lights andCarols. Time TBA SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. Come enjoy liveholiday music, hot cider, s’moresby the Yule log, petting farm,ferris wheel, caroling and lightingof the Christmas tree in the winterwonderland. Visit http://www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carols for times and locations.
SUNDAY/DEC. 4Fair Oaks Mall Hosts Pet
Parties with Santa 6:30 - 8p.m. Santa’s Flight Academy inGrand Court 11750 Fair Oaks.FairfaxFair Oaks Mall will offerpet parents a chance to celebratethe holiday season and visit withSanta. Pet photos will take placeat the interactive Santa’s FlightAcademy holiday set located inGrand Court West. Please note
that pets must be up-to-date on theirvaccinations and must either be on aleash or carried in a lightweight,portable pet carrier with harness.www.shopfairoaksmall.com/events.
TUESDAY/DEC. 6Hayfield Secondary High School
Orchestra 6 p.m. Springfield TownCenter 6500 Springfield Mall,Springfield. https://springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
THURSDAY/DEC. 8Annandale High School Band
Performance 6 - 8 p.m. SpringfieldTown Center 6500 Springfield Mall,Springfield. https://
springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
SATURDAY/DEC. 10Lake Braddock Senior High
Orchestra Performance 10 -2 p.m. Springfield Town Center6500 Springfield Mall,Springfield. https://springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
Metropolitan School of theArts and Santa’s FrostyFollies 4 p.m. & 5 p.m.Springfield Town Center 6500Springfield Mall, Springfield.https://springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
THURSDAY/DEC. 8 - FRIDAY DEC. 9Tiny Tots Concert at Robinson
Secondary School’s RussellTheater Thursday 10 a.m. Friday 10a.m. and 7 p.m. Great holiday fun for“kids from 1 to 92” Robinson HighSchool’s Symphonic Band playsholiday tunes and introduces theaudience to different types of musical
instruments while costumed charactersmake appearances: Frosty theSnowman, Rudolph and more. Forgroup reservations contact KarenIngle at [email protected].
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with Santa 6:30 - 8 p.m. Santa’sFlight Academy in Grand Court11750 Fair Oaks. FairfaxFair OaksMall will offer pet parents a chanceto celebrate the holiday season and
Plan Ahead Eventsvisit with Santa. Pet photos willtake place at the interactiveSanta’s Flight Academy holidayset located in Grand Court West.Please note that pets must be up-to-date on their vaccinations andmust either be on a leash orcarried in a lightweight, portablepet carrier with harness.www.shopfairoaksmall.com/events.
TUESDAY/DEC. 20Fairfax High School Winter
Concert 7 p.m. Fairfax HighSchool, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax.Fairfax High School Choral andOrchestra Department present aperformance of Christmas tunes.Bring an unwrapped gift for achild to donate to the Toys forTots drive. Cost:Free 703-219-2355; fhschorus.net
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dent who had participated in theaterwhile I was in high school, I know howimportant it is for students to have a wayto
de-stress and socialize with their class-mates away from the classroom.
For me, theater allowed me not onlyto grow a stronger bond with my class-mates, but also to learn about a new waysof expression. Music is the same way,allowing kids to express themselves in aunique way and to learn more aboutthemselves and each other by examin-ing music from different cultures. I es-pecially appreciated that even thoughSimone Dinnerstein specializes in classi-
cal, she has found a way to connect herlessons to jazz, techno, and rap. Bring-ing in music familiar to the studentswhile also showing them a new side tothe subject will open all kinds of newdoors for them. Sadly, many studentsusually wouldn’t get the opportunity toexperience music in school with all of thearts budget cuts that have been occur-ring. Hopefully if this program goes well,we can raise awareness of the importanceof music and arts in schools, and imple-ment something similar in schools acrossthe country.
Gillian SchunemanFairfax Station
TUESDAY/DEC. 6Board of Supervisors’ Public Hearing: at 4:30 p.m.
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ONGOINGVolunteers Needed as Drivers & Office
Workers Drivers are needed for trips Monday -Friday to medical appointments and CompanionShopping within the Fairfax/Burke area.Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke serves those50+ and who no longer drive. Office Workersare needed to answer phones in the SCFB office(Monday - Friday) of individuals requestingrides and match an available driver for eachrequest. If you can volunteer your time, pleasecontact the SCFB office at 703-323-4788.
Four Free Private Well Owner Webinars tobe Held in October one-hour webinars forhousehold water well owners will be held inOctober on the subjects of addressing methane,iron and manganese, fluoride, and watertreatment system maintenance by the NationalGround Water Association (NGWA). To registervisit: http://www.wellowner.org/well-owner-webinars/
Basic Disaster Response Skills FreeTraining Monday Nov. 7 at the Fairfax CountyFire and Rescue Academy. There are twosessions each week on Mondays andWednesdays that run until December 7. Theclass is 28 hours in length, plus the finalpractical exercise. CERT training is free ofcharge and basic gear is provided. The minimumrequirements to participate in CERT training atany level is that residents be 16 years of age orolder, and either be a Fairfax County resident,
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Burke Lake Seniors Golf League seeksmembers. Interested golfers are invited to jointhe Burke Lake Seniors Golf League. Must be 55and older, enjoy playing golf, meeting newpeople and having an all–-around good time.Reserved tee times on Tuesday and Thursdaymornings at the Par 3 Burke Lake Golf Courseon Ox Road. Annual dues for the season – April1 through October 31 – are $20 plus green fees.For more information, call Charlie Ryan 703-690-4227.
The Northern Virginia Long Term CareOmbudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected]. Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.
Fairfax County needs volunteers to drive olderadults to medical appointments and wellnessprograms. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.
Respite Care volunteers give family caregivers ofa frail older adult a well-deserved break so theycan go shopping, attend a doctor’s appointmentor just have coffee with a friend. Volunteers visitand oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Support and training areprovided. Contact 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].
The Wakefield Senior Center in Annandaleneeds Front Desk Volunteers on Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:45 a.m.-1:45p.m. and Fitness Instructors. Volunteerinstructor positions could lead to part-timeemployment. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.
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Fairfax Baptist Temple, at the corner ofFairfax County Parkway and Burke Lake Roads,holds a bible study fellowship at 9 a.m. Sundaysfollowed by a 10 a.m. worship service. Nursery careand children’s church also provided. 6401 Mission-ary Lane, Fairfax Station, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.
The Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center, 10875Main St., Fairfax City provides free classes to bothnewcomers and advanced practitioners of TibetanBuddhism. The center emphasizes working withthe mind and learning how to understand theworkings of the mind, overcoming inner causes ofsuffering, while cultivating causes of happiness.Under the direction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, thecenter is a place of study, contemplation and medi-
tation. Visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org for moreinformation.
Lord of Life Lutheran offers services at twolocations, in Fairfax at 5114 Twinbrook Road andin Clifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive. Services inFairfax are held on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. andSundays at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Services in Clifton areheld on Sundays at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.
First Baptist Church of Springfield offersSunday school at 9:15 a.m., followed by both tra-ditional and contemporary worship services at10:30 a.m. at 7300 Gary St., Springfield. 703-451-1500 or www.fbcspringfield.org.
Clifton Presbyterian Church, 12748 RichardsLane, Clifton, offers Sunday worship services at 10a.m. and Cup of Fellowship at 11 a.m. Nursery careis provided from 9:45-11:15 a.m. Christian educationfor all ages is at 9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.
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