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mastered music from all aroundthe world. In addition, each

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

The Board of Supervisors gave final approval for 19 homes to bedeveloped on Brooks Farm,along Springvale Road and For-

est Lake Drive. The Board also gave voiceof approval to the thousands of hours 1,400Great Falls residents advocated forstormwater management, tree preservation,well water, stream valley protection, andother environmental features of the prop-erty around Walker Lake.

“Tonight’s testimony doesn’t scratch thesurface in terms of suggesting how difficultit’s been,” said Dranesville Supervisor JohnW. Foust.

“I believe the applicant got it right, but Ihave to say I feel it should not have takenso long and the community should not havehad to work so hard to get to this point,” hesaid.

“Many have spent countless hours thepast two years exercising their responsibil-ity as residents of the community and theentire community. And you deserve a thankyou for your efforts, that’s for sure,” saidFoust.

Great Falls Citizens Association presidentBill Canis suggested that the Board createa group of interested citizens who to de-velop citizen recommendations to improvethe land use process and the involvementof the community.

“Citizen involvement has reached a newhigh in our community,” said Canis. “If thiscounty wants to retain citizen involvementin the land use process, there are, no doubt,steps that can be made to make this pro-cess more transparent and available to resi-dents who have day jobs and don’t haveattorneys or specialists to help them.”

Chairman Sharon Bulova applauded theidea as, “something that I and members ofthis Board have been discussing.”

She asked Canis if he would be interestedin volunteering. “I’m sure we can find resi-dents of Great Falls who would be inter-ested,” he said.

TWELVE REVISIONS of the original pro-posal to develop Brooks Farm were neededto reduce the number of houses proposedon the 52 acres from 23 to 19.

More than a dozen people testified at theBoard’s public hearing, both for and againstthe proposal, on July 26.

“You get a sense of the importance of theenvironmental issues that have collectivelydominated the discussion on this applica-tion,” said Greg Riegle, attorney for the

applicant. “It’s a perspective that frankly theapplicant shares.”

“In all the years I’ve been around this pro-cess, I’m not sure I’ve seen a deeper collec-tive dive into the issues with all the stake-holders involved,” he said.

James Trent, president of the Forest LakeHomeowners Association, was not con-vinced after the two-year-process.

“The process has not been collaborative,transparent or cooperative despite manymeetings. The process has been driven byindividual agendas and legal expediency

and not common sense,” he said. “Thisflawed process has generated an action butnot a viable sustainable solution. As a re-sult, the vast majority of the communityopposes the proposed development.”

Claude Anderson, a neighbor of the own-ers of Brooks Farm and the property, saidhe’s often asked if he supports the develop-ment.

“I think to myself, ‘Why would anyone intheir right mind support the developmentof such a beautiful piece of property.’ But Ianswer, ‘Yes, I do support this development

based on first hand knowledge of thechallenges faced by the Brooks fam-ily.’”

He called agricultural horse-prop-erty “out of place” with the growingaffluent Great Falls suburb. “We allhoped that a single buyer would buildan estate on the property, but I did notwin the Mega Million or the PowerBall,” said Anderson.

Elyse Turkeltaub said “We movedinto Great Falls over 20 years ago be-cause we loved the quiet woods, thepresence of horses behind our house,and the 52 acres of Brooks Farm andall the wildlife that live on and aroundthe property.

Our first choice, of course, is every-thing stays as it has the last 20 years,”she said.“But change is inevitable.”

BY A 11-0 VOTE, The Planning Com-mission approved Basheer/Edgemoore-Brooks’ application onJune 15.

“Collectively, the various measuresplanned for this development go wellbeyond the minimum currently re-quired by the Commonwealth andFairfax County,” said Dranesville Plan-ning Commissioner John Ulfelder.“They also have committed to aphased approach to the developmentto avoid any erosion and sedimentproblems that can occur during thedevelopment stage. And they haveagreed to post-construction monitor-ing of the downstream channels fortwo years after completion of theproject and to be responsible for anycorrective restoration, if it is deter-mined it is required,” said Ulfelder.

Canis said there are risks to the com-munity, the watershed community,and to the entire Potomac watershed.

He called Brooks Farm “one of thelast tracts of farm era land in our com-munity.

“It’s not a surprise that residentswould take an interest in this prop-erty,” he said.

Board pledges to develop recommendations for the involvementof citizens in the land-use process.

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More than 100 people attended Great Falls Citizens Association meetingon Brooks Farm Tuesday, May 12. GFCA members voted to oppose theBrooks Farm development proposal.

Brooks Farm is 52 acres off Springvale Road.

“We all hoped that asingle buyer would buildan estate on the property,but I did not win theMega Million or thePower Ball.”

—Claude Anderson


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By Marti Moore

The Connection

Some children go to the shoppingmall because their moms have torun errands or it’s a nice place tohang out with friends.

Who knew Fair Oaks Mall is a go-to placeto conduct science experiments, program arobot and make stuff out of a 3-D printer?

Nearly 700 children and adults found outSunday, July 25, as the Children’s ScienceCenter Lab celebrated its first birthday as apremier destination in this region for op-portunities in science, technology, engineer-ing and math education.

Board Chair Amy Burke says 80 percentof learning happens outside the classroom.She believes the museum is an informaleducation facility that reinforces learningin school.

“And it’s fun,” adds Burke, the mother oftwo boys who also works as a consultantfor technology policy and government re-lations.

The lab received two huge corporate giftsworth $125,000.

Lab visitors saw two new exhibits, anaquatic life display and a robotic arm chal-lenge.

The small aquarium holds colorful fishlike some of the sea creatures featured inthe popular 2003 Disney-Pixar movie “Find-ing Nemo” in a room designed for kids ages5 and younger.

This Discovery Zone offers a tinker shopthat introduces young minds to engineer-ing and design concepts. It is earmarked forthe $75,000 birthday gift from Herndonbank Northwest Federal Credit Union.

The robot exhibit in the adjacent gallery

performs tasks users can program from fourtablet computers installed around a booth.McLean commercial and government tech-nology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamiltongave $50,000 for this interactive display.Visitors can help the Children’s Science Cen-ter Lab find a name for the new robotthrough Sept. 5. The winner will receive abirthday party at the museum.

Visitors can also sit at a bar and order ascience experiment from a “STEM tender”who brings their ingredients and offers as-sistance if patrons need help with instruc-

tions shown on the Amazon Kindle elec-tronic reading device at their station.

“It’s fun and they don’t even know they’relearning,” said museum marketing directorDorothy Ready.

Ready said the facility can fit 90 kids perfield trip and many schools must send theirstudents in separate groups. These “capac-ity constraints” are the reason why Spiveyspoke to a crowd Sunday morning aboutthe museum’s 10-year expansion plan witha new center under construction soon in

Loudoun County at the Dulles Town Cen-ter.

This million-dollar STEM education facil-ity runs on corporate and private donors,annual memberships of $150 a year for afamily of four, birthday parties and a $12general admission.

The 5,400-square-foot Children’s ScienceCenter Lab has an annual operating budgetof $1.2 million — according to museumexecutive director Adalene “Nene” Spivey— and employs 12 full-time and 20 part-time staff. The museum also boasts 300 ac-tive volunteers.

The museum also continues to thrive onits STEM education roots through a portableclassroom in a van donated by Volkswagenthat delivers science projects to areaschools.

“We started as a mobile lab,” Ready ex-plained. She said it took five years offundraising to grow the van into a museum.

Spivey said the Children’s Science Cen-ter Lab had at least 50,000 visitors through-out its first year and garnered 900 familymemberships. The demonstrations changeon a rotating basis. Part of her display cri-teria is “they are so fun, the adults want toplay with the exhibits.”

More activities held elsewhere in the mallfocused on health and fitness in prepara-tion for a special event to promote STEMeducation nationwide. Retired U.S. ArmyCol. Tim Hoffman of Warrenton will bike4,200 miles across America to promote theinitiative and raise money for the Children’sScience Center Lab from Aug. 1 to Oct. 25.Participate in his cause onlineatwww.afceanova.org/transamerica-cycle-for-STEM.

The Children’s Science Center Lab is openevery day in Fairfax from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.on the Level 1 entrance at 11750 Fair OaksMall. Parking is between Lord & Taylor andSears. Call (703) 648-3130 or visit theirwebsite at www.childsci.org.

Mall STEM Lab Celebrates First BirthdayChildren’s Science Center Lab celebrates with cake, a new robot,aquarium and checks worth $125,000.

Children use KEVA educationaltools called KEVA planks to helpconstruct a wooden tower tallerthan themselves. The constructiontook place Sunday morning at thecelebration of an interactive STEMeducation museum in Fair OaksMall.

Arlington toddler Palmer Sadowskyfinds a live version of cute clownfish from a beloved children’smovie Sunday at the Children’sScience Center Lab in Fair OaksMall. Palmer turns 2 years old thisweek.

Anna O’Sullivan, 10, of Great Falls learns about the science of acousticsfrom student intern Gaby Mugica, 13, of Loudoun County. The activity,called “good vibrations” helps participants make different sounds onthe water goblet at the museum’s experiment bar.

Amy Burke, board chair of the Children’s Science Center Lab, and execu-tive director Adalene “Nene” Spivey watch Emily Brunner, 15, of FallsChurch take on the robotic arm challenge after programming the deviceto play the “Happy Birthday” song on a xylophone following a Sundaymorning ribbon cutting in Fair Oaks Mall. Brunner participated on herschool’s robotics team at George C. Marshall High School.

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which are simply identified as V-JDay.

We lived by a lake, and my fa-ther was determined that everychild in the neighborhood shouldbe able to swim. Riding in thetruck bed was a normal, everydayevent for us bigger children, as myfather came home from work ev-ery day at five during the summer,loaded any and all into the truck,driving to a park which had a lakeand sandy beach...an ideal placeto learn to swim. He taught us —one by one — to swim, and to en-joy the water. He also taught us to

pick wild blueberries! This detailwill explain why we were so sur-prised to see him in the middle ofa summer day, and why it wasnatural for neighborhood childrenjoin in our V-J Day adventure.

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middle of the day. Smiling, hewent straight into the house. A fewmoments later my parents cameout and announced the war wasover. Japan had surrendered. Howwe cheered. We danced with ex-citement as a roll of red, white andblue bunting was pulled from thefront seat, and my parents beganto unfurl it, securing it to the lum-ber rack of the truck. There wasno protocol for celebrating the endof a war, so what happened nextwas a thoroughly American inven-tion: Make noise and let the joybe heard! Pot and pans, lids andwooden spoons were rounded up,and distributed to neighborhoodkids and to my older brother andme as we climbed into the truckbed. My mother got into the cabwith the baby on her lap, and mylittle sister climbed in between hermommy and daddy. Then we wereoff! But where were we going?

My father was a boat builder onthe bay shore of New Jersey. Thenatural thing, in his mind, was to

What We Did on V-J Day Vienna resident’s memoriesof the end of the war.

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With the installation of gas leak-ing detectors in underground stor-age containers, the owner and op-erator of gas stations can bealerted when a leak occurs andstart cleanup early, rather thancatching it many years later, andspending years to pump out theMTBE and other hazardous toxinsas in the former Exxon site. Thiswould save energy, by not havinga clean-up pump run 24 hours aday, everyday for 2-3 years. Thisis especially important to theneighborhoods and businesses inclose proximity to the gas stationswho rely on well water. This would

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Wellbeing

By Marilyn Campbell

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Most days of the week,Ana Nelson can befound educating oth-

ers about Alzheimer’s disease inher role as vice president of Pro-grams and Services for theAlzheimer’s Association Na-tional Capital Area Chapter. Herfree time is spent touring histori-cal sites in Northern Virginiaand staying fit through competi-tive running and other activities.She’s currently training for theMarine Corps Marathon.

“I have worked in the(Alzheimer’s disease) field for30 years and have always beena promoter of healthy lifestyles,”said Nelson. “When you’resightseeing and asking ques-tions, you’re stimulating andchallenging your mind. When Ienter and train for races, I’minteracting with other peopleand staying socially engaged.”

Nelson is incorporating intoher life key elements that arecredited with staving off age-re-lated mental decline. In fact,jobs and activities that requirecomplex thinking and social

connections can help build resil-ience and delay age-related cogni-tive decline and dementia, accord-ing to a new study presented at theAlzheimer’s Association Interna-tional Conference (AAIC) 2016 lastweek.

The study suggested that work-ing with people in challenging jobssuch as Nelson’s had the most pro-tective effect on the brain.

“With the brain, like other partsof the body, you use it or lose it,”said Dr. Dean Hartley, Ph.D., direc-tor of Science Initiatives for theAlzheimer’s Association. “If youdon’t use it, it goes away.”

Activities that require planningand processing information chal-lenge the brain. “Sitting in front ofthe television is detrimental,” saidHartley. “Being passive doesn’tstimulate the brain.”

In this study, researchers tried toanswer questions about whethermentally challenging occupationsand activities protected cognitivefunction against the impact of poordiet. Scientists studied 351 olderadults who were living indepen-dently and adhering to a Westerndiet, which researchers said in-cluded red meat, potatoes, foodsmade with white flour and sugar.

Over a three-year period, the re-searchers found this type of diet tobe associated with cognitive de-cline in older adults. However, in-dividuals in the study diet who con-sumed a Western diet, but also hada mentally stimulating lifestyle,were protected from cognitive de-cline.

“Activities that required an en-gagement of executive functioning,like planning, volunteering or anytask that get your mind thinking,those types of experiences arewhere we’re seeing the best pro-

tection against cognitive de-cline,” said Amy E. Coren, Ph.D.,J.D., assistant professor of Psy-chology at Northern VirginiaCommunity College in Alexan-dria. Coren was not involvedwith the study.

Not all types of social interac-tion have been shown to beequally beneficial to healthybrain functioning, notes devel-opmental psychologist Dr. LindaCote-Reilly, associate professorof Psychology at MarymountUniversity in Arlington. “Olderadults who have a lot of socialinteraction because they needassistance with activities of dailyliving do not experience theseinteractions as positive,” shesaid. “People are helping thembecause they have lost the abil-ity to do the tasks themselvesand are dependent on otherpeople.”

However, Coren, Hartley andother researchers say that moreresearch is needed.

“The study was done by a well-respected group of scientists, butwe can’t say that if you stay so-cially and mentally active youwon’t get this disease,” saidPamela Greenwood, Ph.D., asso-ciate professor of Psychology atGeorge Mason University. “Therehave only been a handful ofthese studies to date and the re-sults have been inconsistent. Forsome, it doesn’t have a big im-pact and for others it does.”

Social engagement and mentallychallenging jobs might keepAlzheimer’s disease at bay.

Photo courtesy of Ana Nelson

Ana Nelson of theAlzheimer’s Association andher husband Jim stay fitand socially engagedthrough competitive run-ning. A new study showsthat social connections canhelp build resilience andprevent age-related cogni-tive decline and dementia.

Challenged Brain, Healthy Brain?

Advance planning is key to maintaininga healthy diet and fitness on the road.

Staying Fit and Healthy on VacationNina andChristian Elliotplan ahead toincorporate ahealthy dietand exerciseinto familyvacations withtheir childrenNaomi, 8,Caleb, 6, Noah,2, and Cohen,7 months.

By Marilyn Campbell

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Listening to ChristianElliot describe part of arecent vacation that hetook with his wife, Nina,

you might think he was attendinga fitness bootcamp.

“We woke up early, got in a jogand I did push-ups on a step,lunges on a dirt road,” said Chris-tian Elliot. “As long as you havegravity … you can exercise.”

While August vacations offer achance to renew and rejuvenate,carving out time to exercise andcreating opportunities for nutri-tious food are keys to maintaininga healthy lifestyle while on holiday.

“The biggest thing about eatinghealthy and exercising on vacationis planning ahead,” said Elliot, apersonal trainer and founder ofTRUE Health and Wholeness inArlington. “People plan their vaca-

tion in pretty good detail, but theyfail to plan where and how they’regoing to work out.”

Part of that planning includesbringing packable equipment andappropriate clothing for exercise.“Pack [resistance] bands forstrengthening exercises, and ajump rope is a great way to getcardio. Those are lightweight andeasy to pack,” said Catie Brocker,NP-C, MSN, director of the StudentHealth Center at Marymount Uni-versity in Arlington. “Whatever youdo, keep it simple and fun. If wemake it too complicated it mightnot work.”

GETTING ACTIVE with familyand friends is one way that Brockermade exercise enjoyable during arecent vacation. “I led abodyweight circuit for my familyevery morning when I was on abeach vacation recently,” she said.“We were staying on the beach and

we would wake up each morningand do a workout.”

Part of the appeal of bodyweightexercises is that they can be donevirtually anywhere and require noequipment. Brocker recommends60-second exercise intervals with15 seconds of rest between eachset.

“I do an upper body exercise, alower body exercise, sit ups andsome type of cardio,” she said. “Forexample, push ups, squats, jump-ing jacks and a sit up. There arefitness and workout apps out therethat you can use if you feel intimi-dated by creating your ownbodyweight circuit. If you write outa few exercises before you leave forvacation, you’re far more likely todo it.”

From swimming laps in a hotelpool to walking laps around an air-port terminal while waiting for aflight, there are many ways to getcreative with exercise.

“Hotels usually either have a gym… and the concierge can tell youabout nearby trails for hiking orwalking,” said Brocker.

In addition to planning to exer-cise while on vacation, packing asmall, portable stash of fruit, veg-etables or trail mix can quell hun-ger while sightseeing or waiting atthe airport. “Stop by the grocerystore and pick up healthier snacks,”said Brocker. “Go-to foods for meare nuts or dried fruit. They’regreat when going through secu-rity.”

For those who, like the Elliots,will be traveling with children,child-friendly snacks are a must.“We have to manage their lowblood sugar with quick energyhits,” said Elliot. “Our kids love thegrass-fed beef sticks or beef jerky.”

“You can’t deprive yourself andsay’ I’m not going to have ice creamat all’,” said Janet Zalman, founder

of the Zalman Nutrition Group.“You can say, ‘I’m going to have icecream one or two times, but I’mnot going to eat the supersize, I’llhave a kiddie size.’”

It’s also a good idea to chooserestaurants and peruse menus atyour destination before leaving onvacation. “Research your options,”said Brocker, “Like anything else

you do, you have to plan and re-search it so that you can be an in-formed consumer.”

Finally, if you decide to splurgeon a favorite food, make it count.“When you go off the rails and eathigh calories food, make sure it’sfabulous,” Zalman. “Most peoplecheat out of convenience, but ifyou’re going to cheat, cheat high.”

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ONGOINGCirque du Soleil “Kurious.” July

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Evenings on the Ellipse. 5:30-7p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 25.Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax. Funmusic and good company.Paradise Springs and The Wineryat Bull Run will be offeringcomplimentary tastings of theirpremium reds and whites. If itrains, concerts will be movedinside to the Government CenterForum. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/

McLean Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon. Fridays from May 6-Nov.18. Lewinsville Park, 1659 ChainBridge Road, McLean. The marketprovides area residents anopportunity to purchase locallygrown or produced products.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets.

Weekly Storytime. Wednesdayand Saturday. 11 a.m. Barnes &Noble, 7851 L Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Themes andTitles vary. Free admission.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean.Weekly Tai Chi practice. Grouphas met for over 20 years. Free.FreeTaiChi.org. 703-759-9141.

THURSDAY/AUG. 4“The Greatest Sports Heroes A

to Z.” 2:30 p.m. Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.,McLean. Performed by Bright StarTouring Theatre as part of theSummer Reading Program. Formore information, 703-356-0770.

FRIDAY/AUG. 5First Friday Art Walk in the

Village, 6-9 p.m. - Come toGreat Falls Village Centre andbrowse through three Art Studios& Galleries (with 27 artists),Shops, & Restaurants. Seepainting demos by artists in thestudios and enjoy music as youstroll through the Village Green.Live Music at The Old Broguebegins at 9 p.m. Start in anylocation: 756, 766 or 776 WalkerRoad, Great Falls, VA. Info atwww.greatfallsart.org/ArtWalk/

Kayak Tour-Sunset OverRiverbend. 5:30 p.m. RiverbendPark, 8700 Potomac Hill St.,Great Falls. Experience day’s endwith an upper Potomac Rivertour. Start with the basics and ina short time you will bemaneuvering through the water.This is not a whitewater tour. Noprevious experience required. 14and up. $39/$41.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/.

SATURDAY/AUG. 6ACE W & OD 10K. 6 p.m.

Centennial Park, 131 Church St.NE, Vienna. All are welcome —runners, walkers, baby strollers,and friendly dogs on [email protected]. 703-927-4833.

Animal Feeding Time. 10 a.m.Riverbend Park, 700 Potomac HillSt., Great Falls. It is feeding timeand the parks exhibit animals arehungry. Join a Riverbend animalcaretaker as they feed and carefor our snakes, turtles, frogs, andfish. 3 years and up. $4/$6.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/.

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Piano students of Artstars Studio in GreatFalls recently held recitals with an Olympic theme. The young musicians masteredmusic from all around the world. In addi-

tion, each student created a country’s flag to displaywhile they were playing music from that country.Selections included ‘The Galway Piper” from Ireland,“Cielito Lindo” from Mexico, “Botany Bay” from Aus-tralia, and “Greensleeves” from England.

Music by Mozart was also featured in the recitals,since 2016 marks the 260th anniversary of Mozart’sbirth. Recital attendees enjoyed hearing melodiesfrom Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” “A Little Night Music,”and “Don Giovanni.”

The instructor for Artstars Studio is Great Falls resi-dent, Mary Jane Cogan. For information on fall en-rollment, call 703-430-0166 or [email protected]. The studio’s website is www.Artstars.biz.

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From Page 6 shouting and cheering. It was a dayof victory, it was a day of joy. Thewar was over. It was almost darkwhen we pulled into the driveway,sweaty, hoarse, and happy. Mosqui-toes stuck to our sticky arms andfaces, those big ones! We werebathed and sent to bed with a greattreasure — the memory of how ourfamily celebrated the end of thewar. I was seven.

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Book Signing. 2-4 p.m. FreemanStore, 131 Church St. NE, Vienna.Connie Stuntz, of Vienna, a historyauthor will sign copies of “This WasVienna, Virginia.” 703-938-5187.

Wagon Ride-Journey to thePotomac River. 11:30 a.m.Riverbend Park, 700 Potomac HillSt., Great Falls. Enjoy riding throughthe woods and along the PotomacRiver, while finding out about thepark’s wildlife and the AmericanIndians who once lived here.Children must be accompanied by anadult registered in the program. $6/$8. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/.

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p.m. SunTrust Bank, 515 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. Sponsored by theAAUW McLean Branch. Also, bringyour CDs, DVDs, software, children’sbook, records, and recent textbooks,in good condition. Proceeds benefitscholarships for [email protected]. 703-527-4206.

Family Fun Jam at Jammin JavaCommunity fundraiser 1-2:30p.m.Live Music by Donaldsons’ Run,Dance & Sing Along, Contestsand Prizes, Food Available forPurchase. Proceeds benefit GrowingHope,a local organization thatsupports children with cancer andtheir families.$20 for adults, childadmission free.

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At most summer camps, childrenare encouraged to step awayfrom their screens and head outdoors. But for the campers en-

rolled in a program conducted by CoreFoundations, a local nonprofit that encour-ages children to follow their passions inSTEM fields, it was all about learning howto innovate with technology.

The camp focused on teaching elemen-tary and middle school-age students aboutcomputer animation and Java program-ming. The founder and CEO of Core Foun-dations, Pranab Krishnan, says that hehopes children leave with a passion to ex-cel in the field of science, technology, engi-neering, math and beyond.

“It’s not just about the skills they gain,but also the confidence, the spark, in learn-ing computer science,” Krishnan said. “Thiscamp allows kids from around the area tobecome motivated to follow programming.”

According to Krishnan, learning Java pro-gramming allows the students to ventureinto web development and the creation ofmobile applications.

Krishnan, a rising senior at ThomasJefferson High School for Science and Tech-nology, began Core Foundations after be-ing inspired by his world history teacher,Kurt Waters, to create a lasting impact viatheir Change the World project. “We learnabout history throughout the entire year,but now it’s our time to make history,”Krishnan said.

The foundation consists of volunteerswho also helped to implement a roboticsand scratch programming club at DogwoodElementary School by providing mentorsand the financial backing needed for theprogram, in addition to running summercamp programs.

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins visited thecamp, held at the North County Government

Center in Reston, to offer words of encour-agement. “This is the best way to get ourbrains to start solving problems,” Hudginssaid to the campers. “And it comes fromlearning from a very early age about inquiry.”

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Passion to Excel in STEM Field

“It’s all about problem-solving,” Krishnanadded. “To make these kids critical think-ers. They are our future problem-solvers.This gives them an opportunity they mightnot get anywhere else to succeed.”

Core Foundations hopes to expand theirimpact to other places in Virginia as well asWashington, D.C. and West Virginia for theupcoming school year.

To learn more about Core Foundations,or to help support their mission, visit theirwebsite at CoreFoundations.co.

From left — Mentors Stephanie Su, Michael George; Founder and CEO ofCore Foundations Pranab Krishnan of Reston; Supervisor Cathy Hudgins;Hunter Mill; Mentors Akash Bansal, Abhishek Bazaz, Joe Walter. Supervi-sor Hudgins visited the camp to encourage the students to follow theirpassions into the STEM field.

Volunteer instructor MichaelGeorge, a senior at South LakesHigh School, mentors GarrettBrennan, 12, through a program-ming exercise during the begin-ning of the camp.

Zain Rahman, 11, focuses on learning Java programming during thesummer camp held by Core Foundations at the North County Govern-ment Center in Reston. “It’s more complex,” Rahman said, referring toprogramming with Java. “It’s like learning another language.”

Students Jay Hemrajani, 11 (left), and Millen Chudasama, 10, showPranab Krishnan and Supervisor Hudgins the code they were workingon. The camp aimed to inspire creativity and innovation in science andtechnology.

Michael George, 17, South Lakes High School“This camp has taught me that engaging young

children in an important field such as STEM can beone of the most rewarding and powerful things thatsomebody our age can do. The camp introducedyoung children to a field that builds problem solv-ing, teamwork and critical thinking skills that theywill need later in life.”

Joseph Walter, 17, Herndon High School“The most valuable part of this camp was how

through the use of exciting and thought provok-ing activities we were able to introduce youngstudents to the world of programming. By encour-

aging their creativity we planted the seeds of cu-riosity that will help to foster their further interestin STEM.”

Stephanie Su, 18, McLean High School“In this camp, students were hands-on with vi-

suals and projects as they established a foundationin basic coding. I place high value in shaping afriendly environment, like Core Foundations,where students feel safe and are encouraged toexplore beyond their assigned tasks. Furthermore,I believe exposing students to STEM fields at ayoung age will prepare them for technical chal-lenges ahead while still having fun.”

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“The most valuable part of this camp was tryingto make the dreams of all the students come true.Many people say that you should always followyour dream. However, at Core Foundations, ourdream is to make the dreams of others a possibil-ity.”

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At Baron Cameron Dog Park,located in Reston, on ThursdayJuly 14, Sasha makes her way toa group of excited children to getear scratches and pets. Sasha isa regular at Baron Cameron eventhough she resides with her fam-ily in Great Falls. Owner, SophiaBen-Achour laughs as Sasha,tired from play, eventually flopsonto the ground. Belly rubs and

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Sasha is currently 15 months.When Sasha was 4 months Ben-Achour adopted Biscuit, a Tor-toiseshell kitten. “At first Sashawould chase her a bit, but nowthey’ve found peace and onlychase in fun.” Sasha and Biscuitare friends now, playing, cuddlingand “in winter, hanging out on

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“Love That Dirty Water”

“Oh, Boston you’re my home.” At least it wasagain for four days this past week: Sunday a.m.through Wednesday p.m. First I saw my best friend,Cary, and his family for two and a half days; then,for a day and another half, with a Washington,D.C. friend, Jim, I attended two Boston Red Soxgames at Fenway Park (“Baseball’s most belovedballpark”): Tuesday evening and Wednesdayafternoon.

I not only grew up in Boston (Newton Centre,actually) I was raised there as well. I had loving andsupportive parents who, to this day, even in theirabsence (both having succumbed to old age a fewyears back) impact my life. I quote them often,refer to their parental advisories, tell their storiesand even, grudgingly, repeat my father’s jokes (I’llspare you any examples). When my father retiredat age 70, my parents moved to Florida so I hadfewer reasons to return home; though periodicallyI did so (high school reunions, Bar Mitzvahs, etc.).Previous to this visit however, I had not been backin nearly six years; in late October 2010 whenCary and I went to see the Boston Celtics play theMiami Heat in LeBron James’ first regular seasongame after “The Decision.”

Being back home now (yes, home to me iswhere I was born, bred and buttered; my lifethrough high school) was extremely emotional.When I first met Cary and his wife, Mindy, at theairport, I started crying. I don’t know if it was thelung cancer/my heightened sense of mortality orjust my age, but the tears flowed.

As you might imagine, we drove by all thefamiliar places: schools, temple, the house where Ilived, the old neighborhood, downtown Boston,the Charles River (to which this title refers) and thesuburbs. For food, we ate Chinese and Italian fordinner, meatball and cheese subs and pizza forlunch (all perfect for me) and fresh muffins andbagels for breakfast. We reminisced and laughed,appearing not to miss a beat from any previous vis-its and/or any of the hundreds of phone calls we’veshared over the years. Overall, I was nurtured andloved and made to feel significant and appreciated.Wonderful doesn’t begin to describe the way I feltand the manner in which I was treated. To quote aformer checker at my local Safeway: it was“superfantastic.”

Tuesday afternoon/evening it was on to FenwayPark, home of the Boston Red Sox since 1912, forthe first of our two games. We had box seats upthe right field line, within 20 rows or so of the rightfield foul pole, better known as the “Pesky Pole,”named after the legendary Red Sox shortstop.Johnny Pesky, he of the alleged “held-ball” in the1946 World Series, among other memories. (A fewyears back, the left field foul pole was officiallynamed the “Fisk Pole” after former Boston Red Soxcatcher, and now Hall of Famer, Carlton Fisk: mostremembered by Red Sox Nation for his 12thinning, arm-waving, foul-pole hitting, game-win-ning home run in game six of the 1975 WorldSeries against the Cincinnati Reds, aka “The BigRed Machine.”)

I attended many games at Fenway Park (notthat one unfortunately, but I know exactly where Iwas when “Pudge” hit his series-tying shot), mostlywith my father so the memories came gushing backas I walked along Yawkey Way: the vendor/locationwhere my father always stopped for a sausage andonion sandwich, the old ticket booths at Gate A,the “Fenway franks” he’d smother with condi-ments, the peanut/popcorn/ice cream concessionshe’d buy for me, the ticket window he’d go toinside the stadium to try and upgrade our seats, theadjacent bathroom with the old-fashioned ameni-ties, his preference to sit on the first-base side inorder to see the action in the left-field corner atthe base of the “Green Monster,” and too manymore to recount. I would guess you get the gist ofit by now.

It was four days I’ll never forget and a lifetimeI’ll always remember – and cherish. Thanks to mywife, Dina for encouraging me to take the trip andto Cary and Mindy for hosting me. If I had it to doover again, I wouldn’t change a thing. Well, onething, actually. The Red Sox lost both games, so Inever got to hear “Love That Dirty Water,” the tra-ditional song/anthem played at the stadium to cele-brate a win.

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