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William Jarvie Nicoson, law-yer and first director of theNew Community AssistanceProgram, US Department of

Housing and Urban Development, diedpeacefully at his home in Reston on Sun-day, July 7, after a long illness. He was 81.

Mr. Nicoson, an only child,was born on June 1, 1932 inPittsburgh, Pa., the son ofMarion Jarvie and WilliamMcGarvey Nicoson. He gradu-ated from Phillips Exeter Acad-emy, Princeton University andHarvard Law School. He spenthis junior year of college at theSorbonne in Paris, where hestudied acting with the direc-tor of the Comédie-Française.At Princeton, he was a memberof the Army ROTC. He servedas an officer in the US Army inGermany for two years.

After law school, he joined the law firmof Sullivan &. Cromwell and practiced lawin New York. He assisted in opening its Parisoffice, where he practiced law for two years.

After working on Nelson Rockefeller’scampaign for the presidency, he came toWashington to be the first director of theNew Communities Administration, whichwas created as a result of congressional leg-islation passed in 1970. When he moved toWashington from New York, he chose to livein the then-new community of Reston.

Unhappy with the lack of funding pro-vided for the New Community program bythe Nixon administration, he resigned in1972. He began a legal practice in 1972 inWashington, D.C. and worked as a consult-ant on international finance, institutionaldesign, community development and urbangovernance around the world.

Nicoson wrote extensively about the newcommunity programs and finance and de-velopment issues. He participated in manyprofessional conferences and taught acourse in new community planning at theNew School in New York City with Restondeveloper Robert E. Simon, Jr.

Nicoson was one of the founders of theConnection Newspapers in Northern Vir-ginia and served as its publisher for a num-

ber of years. He wrote a weekly column forfive years, and, subsequently, wrote amonthly column for the Reston Times.

Nicoson had a tremendous love of the the-ater and as a teenager wrote reviews of NewYork plays for his hometown newspaper inIndiana, Pa. He acted in numerous amateur

productions produced by theReston Community Players,served on the board of a Wash-ington Theater Company, re-viewed plays for the Helen HayesAwards, and wrote seven plays.He began to study the piano atan early age and progressed wellenough to play at his Exetergraduation. He frequently enter-tained his family and guests withboth classical and ragtime pieces.

As a Reston resident, he wasvery active in the community,serving on the Reston Associa-

tion Board of Directors and participating onnumerous committees.

He helped create numerous communityorganizations and served on their boardsincluding the Greater Reston Arts Center,Planned Community Archives, CelebratingSpecial Children, and the Reston HistoricTrust, where he served as president for 10years. He was recognized for his many com-munity contributions by being awarded theprestigious “Best of Reston” award in 2002.

Nicoson was a voracious reader and anavid chess player. He was a member of theCosmos Club chess team and its championfor several years. He led the group in play-ing against the chess teams of other clubsin Washington and London. He took a greatinterest in food during his years in Paris andput his gourmet talents to work cooking tothe delight of his family and friends.

Nicoson was a member of the St. Anne’sEpiscopal Church in Reston and the Cos-mos Club of Washington, D.C.

He is survived by his wife PatriciaMcLaughlin Nicoson, the president of theDulles Corridor Rail Association; stepchil-dren William Todd Fairbairn and MaryFairbairn Morgan; and five grandchildren.His marriage to his first wife JacquelineRobb ended in divorce.

A memorial service is planned for the fall.

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RN Golf Management, LLC, owners ofReston Golf Course, has requested an in-definitely deferral of their Appeal A-2012-HM-020, said Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill). The appeal had previouslybeen deferred until Sept. 25, 2013. Thisaction removes the case from the Board ofZoning Appeal’s schedule indefinitely.

Supervisor Hudgins said, “While I amuncertain of the reason for the deferral, wewanted to provide the most recent infor-mation on this issue, which is of great im-portance to the community. I look at thedecision as one step forward in alleviatingthe concern over loss of this significant openspace in Reston.”

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By Alex McVeigh

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When Dr. ThomasWilkins moved toReston in 1969, he

said he did so because it was“an island of equality in a seaof inequality.” Wilkins died Sat-urday, July 20 at the age of 83,having spent 44 years trying tomake Reston a stronger com-munity.

“I’m a Restonian,” Wilkinssaid in 2005, while discussingReston’s history of inclusivenessfor people of all races. “I’mfighting for what will make ourcommunity, not one of the best,but the best community in theUnited States.”

He served in the Army, andgraduated from Saint Paul’sCollege before spending a num-ber of years working for theDepartment of Labor. Later, hewas a staff member to FairfaxCounty Board of SupervisorsChair Tom Davis, who would goon to become a congressman.

More recently, he workedwith Warren Thompson of Th-ompson Hospitality, who runsAmerican Tap Room in Reston.

Tammi Petrine, a member ofthe Reston Citizens Association,remembered Wilkins fondly asthe man who officiated thewedding of her son and daugh-ter-in-law at her home inReston. She remembers the spe-cial bond Wilkins formed withtheir then 3-year-old grandsonRobbie.

“Quite a beautiful pair theymade; the very tall, distin-guished gentleman and a veryshort, curly haired nymph.Throughout the evening, Dr.Wilkins’ kindness neverwaivered as his little shadowfollowed him step for step. Atthe end of the evening whenTom walked outside to leave,Robbie raced after him to be-stow a big hug and kiss for hisnew friend,” she said. “Thecliché that small children are thebest judges of fine character cer-tainly held true on this magicalnight as our family’s seminalevent was enriched by thecharms of a great man whose lifewas dedicated to improving thisvery complex world.”

Carol Ann Bradley, past chairof the Reston Community Cen-ter and former principal ofTerraset Elementary School,said Wilkins was one of the firstpeople she met when shemoved to Reston 40 years ago.

“I will always remember Tomfirst and foremost as a loving fa-ther and husband,” she said. “TheWilkins home was always a placewhere my children and I felt wel-come, it was filled with food, funand family. He was a wonderful,caring friend who was always ex-cited to help others.”

WILKINS WAS RECOG-NIZED for his propensity tohelp others in 1997, when hewas named Best of Reston dur

For more than 40 years,Wilkins worked to better lives ofthose around Reston.

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Dr. Thomas Wilkins with Reston founder RobertSimon. Wilkins, a longtime Reston resident and civilrights activist, passed away Saturday, July 20 at theage of 83.

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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-thority announced an approximatelyeight-week delay in the completion ofPhase One of the Silver Line.

Dulles Transit Partners, the design-build contrac-tor, informed MWAA’s board Wednesday, July 17, thatadditional time would be needed for further testing,testing that must be completed before the track istransferred to the Washington Metropolitan AreaTransit Authority.

The eight-week estimate could be adjusted, accord-ing to the Dulles Transit Partners, who announcedthat additional tests will be done during July andAugust, and a more concrete estimate would be avail-able at MWAA’s Sept. 18 board meeting.

“Any project this large and complex is inevitablygoing to encounter unexpected issues that requireadditional tests and adjustments,” said Jack Potter,MWAA CEO, in a press release. “With Phase One ofthe Silver Line nearly complete, there isn’t sufficienttime in the schedule to recover from recently identi-fied matters within the original plan.”

THE ORIGINAL PLAN called for “substantialcompletion” by September, then the project wouldbe transferred to WMATA for 90 days of personneltraining, system tests and operations simulation. Af-ter the 90 day period, passenger service is expectedto be initiated.

According to the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Projectcontract, “substantial completion” means certifica-tion for tests must be provided, all base contract workmust be completed, as-built drawings must be pro-

vided, vendor-provided training must be completed,operations and maintenance manuals must be pre-sented and safety documents must be certified.

Larry Melton, the project’s executive director forDulles Transit Partner, estimated that the project was98 percent complete as of May.

The delay in substantial completion, and subse-quent required testing, has moved the opening dateof the Silver Line past the expected late Decemberdate, and has moved the opening as far back as Feb-ruary.

Meanwhile, several projects that are being con-structed to go hand in hand with the Silver Line areproceeding as originally planned. The Reston Sta-tion development, a mixed-use complex located atthe Wiehle Avenue Station is still on schedule fortheir original planned opening.

“We’re disappointed in the delay, but we’re alsoeager and ready to get Reston Station going,” saidMaggie Parker of Comstock Partners, the companybuilding Reston Station in conjunction with FairfaxCounty. “We’re ready to hand over the parking ga-rage to the county next week, and we’re fully pre-pared to be ready to go by December, and after that,we’ll be anxiously awaiting the arrival of Metro.”

The Fairfax Connector bus service has also plannedfor widespread changes to coincide with the SilverLine’s opening, mostly to provide transit to the fourstops in Tysons Corner and the one in Reston.

THE NEW ROUTES are scheduled to begin at thesame time the trains open to passengers, meaningthey will be delayed along with completion of therail line.

“We don’t have a set date for our new/modifiedservice to start. We are still planning to start our new/modified service on day one of Silver Line opera-tions,” said Ellen Kamilakis of the county’s Depart-ment of Transportation. “Until WMATA sets the date,we won’t know. Even with the new substantialcompletion date, we are still planning on havingthings ready by the end of the year, to stay on ourown schedule.”

Metro Silver Line DelayedMWAA announces at leastan eight-week delay inpassenger service.

The Reston Station project will not be affected by the announced delay of the Silver Line.

The bustransferfacility atReston Sta-tion is onschedule andwill soon betransferredto the county.

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By Sarah Anderson

Last Tuesday, 10-year-oldHannah Testa came toReston to meet with

Robert Simon, the founder ofReston, and to give presenta-tions on the plight of the rhi-nos in South Africa. Hannah hassingle-handedly collected over1,600 petitions for this causeand works diligently to educatechildren and adults about theneed to protect the environ-ment.

Hannah Testa is fromCumming, Ga., and sits on theBoard of Directors of the non-profit organization One MoreGeneration, which aims to edu-cate the public about endan-gered species and environmen-tal issues. She became involvedwith One More Generation, orOMG, about three months agoafter watching one of theorganization’s videos onlineabout the Rhino Campaign. Shewanted to help OMG with theircampaign and pledged to sendOMG’s founders, Olivia, 10, andCarter Ries, 11, 500 petitions tosave the rhinos in South Africa,who are being killed for theirhorns. “If we do not do anythingto help these rhinos, they will allbe gone by 2022. We only haveone planet and we need to takecare of it,” explained Hannah ina phone interview. As well asworking on the Rhino Cam-

By Victoria Ross

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For most children, summer means the endof homework and tests, and the beginningof cookouts and carefree summer vacations.

For thousands of children from low-in-come families, summer can also mean going hungry.

Free and reduced food programs—which providechildren access to nutritious breakfasts, lunches andsnacks—end along with the school year, leaving manystudents at risk for hunger over the summer months.

“Summer is a very difficult time for parents whoare depending on the school’s free or reducedlunches,” said Lisa Whetzel, executive director of OurDaily Bread, a Fairfax County volunteer-based non-profit. “As a community, it’s important to make surethat children have access to the healthy food theyneed during the summer months.”

To help meet that need, Our Daily Bread launcheda new program this summer to provide healthy mealsand household supplies to 42 families whose chil-dren attend three local elementary schools—MarshallRoad, Cunningham Park and Louise Archer.

According to Fairfax County Public Schools, 47,874students—more than 26 percent of the schoolsystem’s total student population—received free andreduced lunches during the 2012-2013 school year.

Whetzel said the program is an extension of ODB’sFood4Thought program, which began in 2011 inpartnership with concerned parents at Marshall RoadElementary School. Volunteers created packages ofnon-perishable food and drinks to send home eachweekend with 19 children in the school who partici-pated in the federal food subsidy program. Volun-teers collected donations within the school and

supplemented it with food from Our Daily Bread’sVienna Pantry.

“This new partnership with Marshall Road is suc-cessful because there is a champion within theschool,” Whetzel said. “If there is not a willing socialworker and PTA, it cannot work. We applaud JeanWyman and the PTA for seeing the need in theirschool and reaching out to ODB to make this work.”

Our Daily Bread is also working with Daniels RunElementary School in Fairfax City, and hopes to ex-pand Food4Thought and its summer extension pro-gram to more local schools as they gain more fund-ing, community support and resources.

“We welcome working with as many schools asrequest our assistance. We can help them get startedby explaining the process,” she said.

For more information on Our Daily Bread’s pro-grams, go to www.odbfairfax.org. To donate to theVienna food pantry, contact Christina Garris at 703-273-8829.

Our Daily Bread providesmeals for children duringsummer break.

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Louise Archer Elementary School in Vienna is one of the schools benefiting from OurDaily Bread’s summer food program, an extension of the nonprofit's Food4Thoughtweekend program.

Volunteers and staff of Our Daily Bread, avolunteer-based nonprofit that helps low-income residents in Fairfax County, collectfood at its Vienna pantry.

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paign, Hannah also educatesothers about plastic pollutionand other environmental issues.

During Hannah’s visit toReston, she gave two presenta-tions. One was in front of over70 elementary school childrenat Brown’s Chapel and the otherwas to employees at ApexCoVantage. Hannah says thather favorite part of presentingwas, “seeing how engaged ev-eryone was.” She also met withRobert Simon, who signed oneof Hannah’s petitions to savethe rhinos.

Hannah’s favorite quote isfrom Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” andit perfectly reflects why sheworks so hard to protect therhinos and other endangeredanimals: “Unless someone likeyou cares a whole awful lot,nothing is going to get better.It’s not.”

OMG currently has collectedover 6,500 Rhino Campaignpetitions, which will be deliv-ered to South Africa’s President,Jacob Zuma in September.Hannah is currently raisingmoney so that she can go on thistrip, where she will walk in aparade and deliver the petitionsthat she has been working sohard to collect. For more infor-mation about One More Gen-eration and the work thatHannah Testa has been doing onbehalf of endangered species,visit onemoregeneration.org.

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Reston sure loves its four-leggedfriends. Whether residents arewalking them around RestonTown Center or heading to the

Baron Cameron Dog Park, the sight of aReston resident out and about with a furrycompanion is a common one, especiallyduring the warmer months.

❖ Carson Gillions of Reston is no ex-ception. Gillions and his family are the own-ers of two small dogs, Fergie, a 3-year-oldshih-poo, and Roxy, a 10-year-old cockapoo.The Gillions family has owned both dogssince they were puppies.

“There’s a lot of great things about them,”Gillions said. “For starters, Fergie is possi-bly the most affectionate animal I’ve evermet.”

But Gillions also admits that there are upsand downs to being a dog owner.

“Roxy pooped in my bed once,” Gillionssaid, but he’s quick to add the incident

hasn’t soured their relationship.“It comes with the territory,” he said with

a shrug. “And I love her anyway.”

❖ Tom Walko is another dog owner whohappily accepts his pet’s flaws.

“She’s insane,” Walko said of Nelly, his 2-year-old Airedale terrier.

But a little insanity seems like a fairenough trade for a dog as

clearly affectionate as Nelly, who happilypassed the afternoon with her owner atBaron Cameron Dog Park. And she’s cer-tainly not shy, confidently approachingother dogs and humans as she plays. Herpreferred style of introduction might catchstrangers a little off guard though, saidWalko.

“She likes to go right under people’s legs,”Walko said.

❖ Among the dogs that Nelly played withat the Baron Cameron Dog Park was Revas,

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Carson Gillions of Reston poseswith his dogs, Fergie (left) andRoxy. Gillions has had both dogssince they were puppies.

Tom Walko of Vienna visits theBaron Cameron Dog Park with hisAiredale terrier, Nelly.

Joel Eidelberg of Oak Hill with hisdog, Revas, at the Baron CameronDog Park. Revas is a rescue dogwhose heritage includes Americanbulldog, Labrador and Finnish spitz.

Linden Abston of Reston posesnext to her cardigan Welsh corgi,Abbey. Abston and her familyadopted Abbey, who was bred to bea show dog, when she didn’t meetphysical requirements to competein dog shows.

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Facts AboutRec CenterTo the Editor:

The misinformation spilling outconcerning a proposed recreationcenter for Reston is shielding thelight that could be shining on thesubject. No wonder that confusionis prevalent. I hope that present-ing some factual information willhelp clear up the atmosphere andlead to a reasoned conclusion.

For Restonians, today’s athleticfacilities fall short of meeting theirneeds. An inclusive indoor facilitywould be the answer to this short-fall. Such a facility should includea 50-meter swimming pool, spaceadaptable for basketball, volley-ball, track, yoga and the like anda workout equipment room; itcould include tennis courts.

Two of the concerns that havebeen raised about building this fa-cility are, if it is to be built, whereshould it be located and who wouldpay for it. RCC (Reston CommunityCenter, a Fairfax County satellitewith two centers, the main one inHunters Woods and the other inLake Anne) has been consideringBaron Cameron Park as the bestplace to build it. This park is ownedby the Fairfax County Park Author-ity. It consists of 68 acres of landwith four ball fields and a dog park.The proposed recreation centerwould occupy some 5 acres of the68. None of our pools is as big as50 meters. Yet the 50-meter pool isstandard, and therefore necessaryfor our swimmers to be able to trainfor competition.

Bob SimonReston

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

While PresidentObama in his state-ment about theTrayvon Martin

case reminded us, “we are a nationof laws, and a jury has spoken,” hewent on to say that “we should askourselves if we’re doing all we canto stem the tide of gun violence that claimstoo many lives across this country on a dailybasis.” Not only are we not doing enough, butwe are seeing actions on the part of congress-men and senators and state legislators fearfulof the gun lobby that may well result in moregun violence. When handguns used in the com-mission of crimes were traced to Virginia insuch great numbers that the state becameknown as the “gun-running capital of the east,”

the state legislature put in place alimitation of one handgun purchaseper month. This year the General As-sembly repealed that law. If 12 pis-tols were too few a year, one can nowbuy however many are desired!

According to a USA Today edito-rial, in 1981 19 states prohibitedpeople from carrying a hiddenweapon in public, “but a powerfulgun lobby has turned that system

upside down.” Four states now allow personsto carry hidden firearms without a permit, andin 35 states, including Virginia, officials mustissue permits to just about anyone who appliesunless they have committed a felony. Hiddenguns are now allowed in restaurants and barsand public places.

Most frightening of all are the changes in statelaw to allow persons to stand their ground anduse deadly force in any location one is legally

allowed to be without first attempting to re-treat. Florida was the first state to adopt such alaw that had been drafted by the National RifleAssociation and promoted by the AmericanLegislative Exchange Council to almost twodozen states. The instructions to the jury in theZimmerman case made it clear that if “he hada right to be where he had a right to be, he hadno duty to retreat.” Efforts to enact a “standyour ground” law have been made in Virginiaand are likely to continue until successful. Notonly is there a proliferation of guns, but lawsare being rewritten to expand the instances inwhich they can be used against another.

There were the tragedies at Virginia Tech,Columbine, Newtown and thousands of otherinstances of gun violence. What will be thetragedy that will cause us to wake up and in-sist that no constitutional right can be arguedthat reduces the safety of others and enhancesthe potential for violence?

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Reducing StormWater RunoffTo the Editor:

In recent years Reston took anadmirable effort to restore itsstreams. Highly effective in certainrespects, the renewal allowed forimprovement in important streamfunctions. The flood plane wasevened out, a meadow ecosystemwas created, the riffle-flow systemslowed the streams flow rate, andthe area was generally beautified.

However, as I have been furthereducated I find myself thinkingthat this was only a symptom thatwas treated. No matter the gooddone, it does not get to the root ofthe problem: runoff. Excess run-off caused by impermeable sur-faces (roads, parking lots, build-ings) is a fast flowing, direct-to-watershed flow of water.

There is no doubt in my mindthat Reston is excellently plannedto avoid impermeable surfaces.However, with the metro there isa lot of development both in theworks and planned. This prolifera-tion of impermeable surfaces canbecome a detriment, and even adanger to society. I think it shouldbe high on Reston’s to do list, bothin government and as a commu-nity, to ensure that these buildingsare built with sustainability inmind. This goes for energy, andwater. Storm water runoff is oneof the greatest contributors to pol-lution in local bodies of water. Inthe Chesapeake Bay it has contrib-uted to the creation of massivedead zones, and the same couldhappen to Reston’s beloved lakes.

So, Reston, let’s throw some ofour weight around. Let’s beat the

root of the problem before it be-comes a problem. Reston could bea center of sustainable develop-ment in the D.C. metro area, start-ing with the proper measures toreduce storm water runoff.

Alexander PetersReston

Benefits of anExtra YearIn PreschoolTo the Editor:

The recent move to all-day kin-dergarten in Fairfax Countyprompted me to write to encour-age parents in our community toconsider a pre-kindergarten pro-grams for children who might ben-efit from an additional year in pre-school. If a child is not quite readyfor the requirements of a very chal-lenging all-day kindergarten pro-gram, then an additional year todevelop further and strengthenneeded skills might be advisable.

Heading off to Kindergarten isa wonderfully exciting time. Whenyour child is ready, schooling is along, happy journey. If you are atall uncertain that your child isready for kindergarten, to ensuresuccess you should reflect on yourchild’s social, emotional, physicaland intellectual development. Foroptimal success, all four areas ofdevelopment should be progress-ing simultaneously.

It is not uncommon for a childto be very bright, yet not physi-cally or socially or emotionallyready for the rigors of working allday in a large group. There aremany advantages to enrolling your

child in a pre-k program andspending an additional year in pre-school. In my experience, parentsagree that you never regret wait-ing a year, but you might regretpushing ahead with a child whowould truly benefit from anotheryear in a smaller setting with moreindividual attention and support.

Comments from several McLeanparents on the advantages of en-rolling a child in a pre-k programbefore proceeding to kindergarteninclude:

“An extra year in a pre-k programis very important to consider, es-pecially if your child has shownsome difficulties in his perfor-mance at preschool. Parents some-times rush in putting their kids intokindergarten without thinkingabout the challenges that they aregoing to face at the upper levels.”

Another reflection: “I knew myson was ready academically, but Ididn’t like the idea of him beingthe youngest child in his kinder-garten class. It didn’t take long forme to realize that waiting for kin-dergarten was the best decision Icould have made.”

Lastly, “My son started preschoolwhen he was 3 years old and whenit was time to start kindergartenit was a big decision for our fam-ily. My son was very bright, but shyand needed some more time togain confidence in a small, caringgroup. This one extra year madehim ready for the transition froma small environment to elementaryschool.”

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ing the annual awards ceremony.One of the most lasting parts of

his legacy is the Martin LutherKing Jr. Cultural Foundation,which he helped found in 1999.

“He founded the Martin LutherKing Jr. Cultural Foundation as amember of the Martin Luther KingChristian Church, with the ideathat the church would organize it,incorporate it and eventually turnit over to the community, which iswhat happened,” said RogerLewis, a member of the founda-tion. “His vision was that the needsof the community wouldn’t be metby just a faith-based organization,but with the efforts of the wholecommunity.”

When the foundation beganawarding scholarships in 2000,Wilkins was among the first peopleto fund one, naming it after hislate wife Delores. Since then, theyhave awarded more than$250,000 in scholarships to morethan 130 local students.

Myrtle Gallow, president of thefoundation’s board, called Wilkinsa “pied piper” when it came to hisinteractions with people.

OTHERS REMEMBERED thewarmth and kindness that Wilkinsseemed to exude.

“I think we’ll all miss his kind-ness and friendship most of all,”said Mary Ann Hovis, a memberof the Martin Luther King Jr. Cul-tural Foundation. “And he was in-credibly dedicated. He came toevery single event he could, in-cluding our last board meeting.”

Wilkins was involved in manyorganizations in his four decadesin Reston. He served at the RestonAssociation’s first (and only todate) African-American president,and he was president of Fairfaxchapter of the NAACP.

Wilkins was predeceased by hiswife Delores, herself a prominentmember of the community whofounded the annual Martin LutherKing Jr. Day celebration in Reston.He is survived by children Tommy,Lisa and Mark, as well as grand-children Ryland, Walker andSabrina.

A viewing will be held Thursday,July 25 at 9 a.m. at the HeritageFellowship Church at 2501 FoxMill Road in Reston, with a ser-vice to follow at 11 a.m.

“He was always giving advice,encouraging people to move up,to do better, he wanted everyoneto get involved,” she said.

The foundation recognizes sev-eral people with the OutstandingEducator Award each year, andGallow said that future award willbe named after Wilkins, himself apast winner.

Retired Gen. William “Kip” Wardand his wife Joyce Lewis Ward firstmet Wilkins after reading an ar-ticle about how he came fromJoyce’s hometown ofLawrenceville, Va. Upon meetinghim, they found that Wilkins hadvivid memories of Joyce’s father,and shared them with her.

“That was the start of a wonder-ful relationship we had with Tom.We were in the same fraternity,and we bonded over our militaryservice. As he got older, we wouldbring him food, and just sittingtalking with him was always agreat experience,” Kip Ward said.“He was such a great advocate fordevelopment, for investing in hu-man capital. He was an instrumen-tal force in making Reston the di-verse and welcoming communityit is.”

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WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Animators of the 60s Film & Art

Gallery. All Day, at 11921 FreedomDrive, Reston. See original imagesfrom cartoon classics from the 1960’s:The Flintstones, The Jetsons, ScoobyDoo, Pink Panther, Top Cat and more;exhibit up through Aug. 5. 703-478-0778 or artinsights.com.

Seniors Movie Day. 10 a.m., at BowTie Cinemas, Reston Town Center,11940 Market St., Reston. RestonAssociation presents “Quartet”;refreshments and door prizesavailable (free to 55 and older). 703-435-6530 or www.reston.org.

Ryan Buckle & Friends. 10-11 a.m.,at Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 WestOx Road, Herndon. Ryan Buckle &Friends gives the young and theyoung at heart science they can singto and enjoy.www.ryanbuckleandfriends.com.

THURSDAY/JULY 25Capoeira Community

Demonstration. 6-8 p.m., RestonTown Center, 11940 Market St.,Reston. See a demonstration of Afro-Brazilian martial and self-defenseform that brings together movementand music. abadadc.org.

Gonzo’s Nose. 7:30-8:30 p.m., atFrying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon. Gonzo’s Nose bringssolid musicianship to a massive set listof cover songs, which range from theearly 80’s up until songs that hit theradio just yesterday.www.gonzosnose.com/.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/JULY 26-27Bye Bye Birdie. 7:30 p.m., at Herndon

High School, Door 6, 800 Bennett St.,Herndon. The Grand Summer TheatreProduction features local youth talentin the story of a teen hearthrobsurrounded in the girl fanfare of ayesteryear Justin Bieber-type star.$10. www.herndondrama.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 26The Reflex. 6:30-10:30 p.m., at 777

Lynn St., Herndon. The Reflex playshit songs of the 80’s. http://www.herndonrocks.com/

SATURDAY/JULY 27Cooking Demonstration at Big

Bowl. 9 a.m. Chef Oscar Huertademonstrates how to prepare PanangCurry Chicken. $25 for adults, $10 forchildren 10 years and under. 703-787-8852 or bigbowl.com.

SATURDAY/JULY 27The Great Zucchini. 10-11 a.m., Lake

Fairfax Park Amphitheater, 1400 LakeFairfax Drive, Reston. The GreatZucchini, a preschool andkindergarten entertainer, performs acolorful magic show where everychild is a star and laughs areguaranteed.www.thegreatzucchini.com.

Great Paws Walk. 10 a.m.-noon, GreatFalls Assisted Living, 1121 RestonAvenue, Herndon. This 1-mile, pet-friendly walk raises money for theRed Star Program by the AmericanHumane Association, a disaster reliefprogram. $30, registration opens at9:30 a.m, walkers will receive a dogbandana and refreshments. Visitwww.greatfallsassistedliving.com, call703-421-0690, or [email protected].

Incendio. 7:30-10 p.m., at the Pavilion,Reston Town Center, 11900 Market

St., Reston. Incendio plays Spanishflamenco with a latin fusion mix.http://www.restontowncenter.com/events.html.

SATURDAY/JULY 27BBQ Brawl Presented by Northern

Virginia Magazine. 3-5 p.m., RestonTown Center Pavilion, 1818 DiscoveryStreet, Reston. At NovA Wars, afriendly food fight, three restaurantscompete for the King of NoVA BBQtitle. northernvirginiamag.com/nova-wars/

SATURDAY/JULY 27Artist’s Reception for the Town

Calendar PhotographyCompetition. 7 p.m., ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. The Council for the Arts ofHerndon and ArtSpace present areception for the 2013 Town CalendarPhotography Competition. Freeadmission, open to the public, freeparking and light refreshmentsavailable.

MONDAY/JULY 29Deadline for “Paint and Beyond”

Entries. Artists are encouraged toenter paintings, mixed media, andother hangable two-dimensionalworks, excluding photography, in theexhibit. Torpedo Factory residentConnie Slack will judge the pieces.The works will be on display at theU.S. Geological Survey Aug. 2-29.

TUESDAY/JULY 30Bruno’s Barnyard Bash. 10:30 a.m.-

12:30 p.m, North Hills Pavilion, 1325North Village Road, Reston. Enjoy theReston Association’s activities full offarm filled fun—including crafts,petting zoo, age appropriate games,delicious food, and plenty of photoopportunities. Reston Associationmember: $8; Non-member: $12. 703-435-6571 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/JULY 31Trip to Toby’s Dinner Theatre to

see “Les Miserables.” 9:15 a.m.-4:15p.m. Reston Association is having achartered bus trip to Toby’s DinnerTheatre for a buffet lunch inColumbia, Md. to see “LesMiserables.” Ages 55 and older, $62for RA members, $68 for non-members, bus pick-up locationsinclude Hunter Woods ShoppingCenter, Thoreau Place, 1951Sagewood Lane, Lake Anne Plazaparking lot. [email protected] or call 703-435-6577 for more information.

THURSDAY/AUG. 1Golf Tournament Benefit for the

Council for the Arts of Herndon.9 a.m. 909 Ferndale Ave, Herndon.This benefit is sponsored by Jimmy’sOld Town Tavern. Scholarships maystill be available. Call 703-626-1066for more information.

The Annandale Brass. 7:30-8:30p.m., at Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709West Ox Road, Herndon. Formed in1997, the Annandale Brass iscomprised of NOVA-AnnandaleSymphony Orchestra members andadditional musicians.www.reunionmusic.org.

Entertainment

7th Annual Lake Anne Jazz & BluesFestival Moved to Labor Day Weekend

Lake Anne’s ever-popular Jazz & Blues Festival has been moved from October toLabor Day Weekend, Aug. 31. The free, family friendly, all-day event from 1-8 p.m.features local emerging artists and nationally acclaimed jazz performers. RashidaJolley is headlining the event for the third year, and brings her R&B-hip hop-classi-cal-pop fusion, popular from appearances on The Ellen Show, The Today Show, TheMo’Nique Show and most recently on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”

SATURDAY/JULY 27Habitat Heroes Project. 10 a.m.-

noon. Deer Forest Tot Lot, RestonParkway and Deer Forest Road,Reston.The Habitat Heroes aremeeting to eliminate invasive shrubsfrom the natural area. Park along

Deer Forest Road. Look for the R.A.truck. To volunteer and find moreinformation, [email protected] or 703-435-7986.

SUNDAY/JULY 28Herndon Friends Meeting 19th

annual Used Bike Collection.Noon-3 p.m., at the FriendsMeetinghouse, 660 Spring St.,Herndon. A collection of bikes to go to

overseas partnering organizations whodistribute bike to those in need oftransportation; a rain or shine event.Those who can’t attend should call toarrange donation; see list of partneringorganizations online. 917-716-2841 orwww.bikesfortheworld.org.

By Alex McVeigh

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Trina Shaughnessywas with her dogMacro on theirusual Sunday after-

noon walk on North Shore Drivelast weekend, when she heardan unmistakable sound comingfrom Lake Anne Plaza.

“It was an avalanche of dogsbarking, like dozens of themwere there, and I figured we justhad to investigate,” she said.“Macro is usually pretty goodaround other dogs, but I thinkhe was a little hesitant given allthe commotion. But he got abath out of it.”

Macro got a bath as part ofDogtopia’s ninth annual charitydog wash, which took place atLake Anne for the first time.Dogtopia is a dog daycare,boarding and grooming com-pany with several locations inNorthern Virginia.

“We have locations in Tysonsand Herndon, and we usuallyhave our wash events in stores,but thought this was a good wayto get outside in a place that wasbetween the two,” said AmyNichols, CEO of Dogtopia, whoopened the first location inTysons in 2002.

The proceeds from Sunday’swash went to organizations suchas America’s Vet Dogs and Vet-

erans Moving Forward, which pro-vide service dogs to veterans fac-ing physical and mental healthchallenges upon their return.

“We first got involved with serv-ing the military by sending toysand treats to dogs stationed over-seas, and we were able to sendaround 50,000 pounds of themover the years,” Nichols said.“Now that more and more soldiersare coming home, we felt it wastime to start supporting these vet-erans.”

The dogs in Veterans MovingForward are fostered and trainedfor 18 months to two years beforethey are teamed up with a servicemember, at a cost of around$12,000 per dog.

“Our customers know the powerof having a dog in your life, so Ithink they can identify with whatthese dogs can do for these menand women,” Nichols said. “Dogsare a way to keep people groundedin reality, and they really take careof the people they’re with.”

Nichols said they were hoping towash 100 dogs during the day, andby the halfway point they hadgiven 70 dogs a bath, shampoo,towel dry and patriotic bandana.

Staff members and other volun-teers did the washing, as well asbranching out to the nearby dogpark at Baron Cameron Park.

“I was at the dog park whensomeone came by with flyers aboutthe dog wash, which was very

Lake Anne Goes to the DogsAnnual Dogtopia charity washraises funds to train service dogs.

Courtney Foster and Justin Martin wash Daddy Junior,an American pit bull, at the charity dog wash event atLake Anne Sunday, July 21.

Volunteers and staff from Dogtopia wash dogs to raisemoney for service dog groups at Lake Anne Sunday,July 21.

Dog washers from Dogtopia at Lake Anne, where morethan 100 dogs were washed to raise money for servicedog charities Sunday, July 21.

smart of them,” said Justine Shawof Reston. “My dog had just spent20 minutes running around in thedirt and grass, so she could use abath, especially for a good cause.”

This was the ninth year Dogtopiahas hosted a local wash, but the

first year they declared “Na-tional Wash Your Dog Day,” withwashes at all of their locationsaround the country.

More information on VeteransMoving Forward can be foundat www.vetsfwd.org.

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Sports

It is said that all good thingsmust come to an end and soit was on Saturday as the fi-nal meets of the Reston

Swim Team Association (RSTA)regular season took place under ahot, humid day. While this areahas suffered under a blisteringheat wave for the last week, theearly morning hours were actuallyquite pleasant before the sun cameout to bake the swimmers andspectators as the morning wore on.The weather may have been anomen for Lake Audubon as theirswimmers scorched the pool enroute to their victory overAutumnwood. Their victory leftthem in sole possession of firstplace with a perfect 6-0 record andanother league championship.

And while that victory wassomewhat expected by leaguepundits, the meet between LakeNewport and North Hills was byfar the closest and most excitingmeet of the day. Trailing by any-where from four to 42 points af-ter various strokes were swum, theLightning began their comebackafter the Relays. On the back endof the Breaststroke they had re-duced the deficit to just 20 pointsand by the time they were swim-ming Freestyle and Mixed AgeRelays it was either team’s meetto win. In the end, their 11-pointvictory was the closest of the sea-son. “My hat is off to both teams.”said Jim Mizner, RSTA boardmember representing Lake New-port. “With both teams utilizingthe same pool for their practices,many of the swimmers and theirfamilies know each other so thereis a certain amount of friendly ri-valry... The enthusiasm andsportsmanship that was exhibitedby all of the swimmers was some-thing to behold. It was truly oneof the best meets that I have beenassociated with.”

In addition to the excitementsurrounding these two meets,there were some longstandingrecords that were broken.

For Glade, Tyler Ellis broke arecord that had stood for twenty-nine years. In the Boys (13-14)50 meter Butterfly his time of29.32 bested the old record of29.51 that was set by Chris Hinesback in 1984. For North Hills, Jo-seph Sciortino set a new record inthe Boys (9-10) 50 meterFreestyle. His time of 34.26 beatthe old record of 35.09 that wasset by Jonathan Pickering back inJuly of 2006. And for Lake

Lake Newport Lightning(583) and North HillsHurricanes (572)

For Lake Newport, triple eventwinners were Matt Colturi, MichaelGeorge, Emi Redican, GrantRomero, Casey Storch and NathanWilliams. Double event winnerswere Fabricio Alvarez, Harry Biear,Jack Edgemond, Lindsey Jacobson,

Isabelle Kahng, Dan Ni, MatthewSchmitt, Britt Truckess and Alan Yu.For North Hills, triple event win-ners were Katie Cazenas, AveeshKachroo, Joseph Sciortino andRachel Swarts. Double event win-ners were Marlee Czarny, GreysonDeker, Ryan Hill, Jennifer Koppang,Emily Ren, Samantha Sciortino,Emma Tierney, Amy Wang andMiles Yang.

RSTA Regular Season Concludes With NewChampion and Close Meet

Hurricanes Forever: Long time North Hills swimmersZach Deker and Rachel Swarts pose together for one lasttime during their final meet swimming for the Hurricanesagainst Lake Newport. Each has been swimming for NorthHills for over 10 years.

Audubon, Nicolas Sobenes set anew record in the Boys (8 andUnder) 25 meter Butterfly. Histime of 19.68 beat the old time of

19.99 that was set by teammateJohn Hughes back in 2006.

Scores and highlights ofSaturday’s meets follow.

Lake Audubon’s Griffin Scanlan outpaces the field to winthe Boys (11-12) 50 meter Butterfly.

Trevor Groves (bottom) of Lake Audubon tries to catchAutumnwood’s Benjamin Thompson in the Boys (13-14)50 meter Backstroke.

Lake Audubon’s Madeleine Daum brings home the win onthe anchor leg of the Girls (15-18) 200-meter MedleyRelay.

Sydney Cook of Lake Audubon gives it her all in the Girls(11-12) 50 meter Butterfly.

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There are dozens of animal welfare organi-zations across the country working to secure“forever homes” for dogs and cats of all ages.And while there’s a general camaraderieamongst them, stemming from their commoncause, what’s a little friendly competitionamong peers?

For the past few years, the ASPCA (AmericanSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-mals) has sponsored a nationwide contest tochallenge shelters to see how many more ani-mals they could adopt between June andAugust beyond the total the year before.

The idea was to “spur innovation, increasepublic support, empower staff and, most impor-tantly, save more lives,” said Bert Troughton,ASPCA’s vice president and a leader of what hasbecome the ASPCA/Rachael Ray $100K chal-lenge.

The organizations that adopt the most ani-mals above totals from June to August the yearbefore wins not only in terms of putting catsand dogs in loving, happy homes, but a sizeablechunk of change to save even more.

“We know that the contest can help savemore lives in the long-term too, because all of

By Amber Healy

The Connection

Behind every adoption successfullycompleted by the Arlington-basedLost Dog and Cat Rescue Founda-tion, there’s a volunteer with a

happy heart.There’s a small volunteer army across

Northern Virginia that turns out every week-end to help cats and dogs find homes, butthere’s never a shortage of others lookingfor a safe place to be fed, sheltered andloved. Volunteers are what make the orga-nization run, from walking dogs at adop-tion events to petting cats to making sureadoptable animals have safe transportation

from rural shelters to this area for medicalcare.

These volunteers are playing, and willcontinue to play, a major role in Lost Dogand Cat Rescue Foundation’s participationin the ASPCA/Rachael Ray $100,000 chal-lenge, an ongoing competition in which therescue group and others across the countryare trying to surpass the number of animaladoptions recorded between June 1 andAug. 31.

But why do people agree to share theirlimited free time with animals? What bringsthem in, and what makes them stay?

Here are a few of their stories:

HER DAUGHTER’S DOING. JudyHaynes of Herndon was try-ing to help her daughterfind a way to complete hervolunteer requirement foran eighth grade civics class.Lost Dog and Cat RescueFoundation was one of thefew groups that would allow14-year-olds to help out,with parental supervision,so the mother-daughterteam signed up.

That was four years ago.“We started out holding

leashes for the dogs,”Haynes said. When theirown dog passed away, theythought about fosteringfrom the organization.

That led to a “foster fail-ure,” as the family soonadopted a “20 pound terrierwho doesn’t tolerate dogsbigger than she is. Now wefoster a lot of Chihuahuas,”Haynes said. The family hasfostered at least 20 dogs infour years.

The power of knowing a

dog has found the right home is awesome,Haynes added. She recalled one woman andlittle boy who came in to look at dogs dur-ing an event. Through the course of chat-ting with them, Haynes learned that the boywas in a foster home, and the womanwanted to help him feel more comfortableand safe.

“They were made for each other,” shesaid.

Staying with Lost Dog now that her twoteenagers have surpassed their eighth gradecivics obligations was an easy decision.

“It’s very rewarding to do this,” she said.“The volunteers, Barb and Pam, there areso many great people involved.”

THE MIRACLE WORKER. Centrevilleresident Earl Smith has a reputation for tak-ing sad-eyed, frightened beagles and turn-ing them into happy, friendly, outgoing pets.

Case in point: the two dogs he’s recentlyfostered.

“Blue was a shelter dog. When I took himin, he was less than social,” keeping his headand tail down, not attempting to play with

his own three dogs, Smith said. Within afew weeks, his tail was up and wagging,his eyes alert and on the watch for squir-rels or birds.

Another dog, Cappy, had been with Smithfor only a few days. “Five weeks ago, hewas in a home where he’d lived for 10 years.He got dropped off at an adoption event”without prior warning or explanation by hisprevious owner.

Smith has been fostering dogs, mostlybeagles, for six years, and has turned manyfosters into full-time pets.

“My first dog was from Lost Dog,” he said.“Eleven years ago, I got my first beagle. Acouple of years later, I got him a buddy. Af-ter that, I’d see rescue groups and wantedto volunteer,” and signing up with the foun-dation was an easy decision to make.

During one of the first adoption eventshe attended as a volunteer, “there was a dogat an event and she was old. I thought, howcan I let this dog go to a kennel? So I askedif I could foster.”

Helping Save Lives, One Pet at a TimeArea residents explain their dedication to theLost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation.

Princess is one of many fosterdogs taken in by MarciaTiersky, president of the LostDog and Cat Rescue Founda-tion, over the past 10 years.

This is Jill, a former “lostdog” who joined theHowell family and in-spired their volunteerwork with Lost Dog.

This kitten, fostered by LostDog and Cat Rescue Founda-tion volunteer Beth Stevens, is“a polydactyl,” meaning shehas extra toes.

Parker, formerly a “lostdog,” was adopted byBeth Stevens before shebecame a Lost Dogvolunteer.

This dog, called Batman,was a foster in Lisa MarieCzop’s home.

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The Challenge: Joining Together to Save Animalsthe added attention and support contestantsearn during the contest can be harnessed forcontinued life-saving,” Troughton said.

ASPCA started the challenge in 2010, and in2012, TV personality and animal lover RachaelRay joined up with the organization, as she didagain this year, allowing the organization tooffer more than $600,000 in prize grants:

A $100,000 grand prize grant will beawarded to the organization that reports thelargest increase in adoptions over the total fromthe year before. Other awards include a$25,000 “community engagement award,” and$25,000 to the first place finisher in each of fivedivisions, as well as $15,000 to the secondplace finishers. Lost Dog is in eighth place over-all and second place in their division as ofMonday, July 22.

“It’s a whole lot of work and a whole lot offun because every single life saved is a victory— regardless of who wins the grant prizes forthe biggest increases,” Troughton said.

This year, 49 organizations in 30 states arecompeting for the grants, he said. To see thechallenge details, visit challenge.aspcapro.org.

— Amber Healy

See Volunteering, Page 13

Barbara Hutcherson and Marcia Tiersky helpdogs out of the transport crates loaded into avan used by the Lost Dog and Cat RescueFoundation to bring them to the 11 adoptionevents the rescue group hosts each weekend.

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People and Pets

a 2-year-old dog owned by JoelEidelberg of Oak Hill.

Eidelberg’s wife rescuedRevas at an adoption event atReston Town Center.

“I was on the golf coursewhen my wife started sendingme pictures of him,” Eidelbergsaid. “The next thing you know,I had a dog.”

Because Revas was a rescuedog, his heritage was a mysteryto the Eidelbergs. With hiswhite fur and distinctive brownmarkings around his eyes andtail, his ancestry was clearlymixed, but it was unclear whichbreeds made up his pedigree.

To find out, the Eidelbergssent Revas’s DNA to a lab thatspecialized in determining dogbreeds. As it turned out, Revashad quite the background, withAmerican bulldog, Labradorand Finnish spitz included in hislineage.

❖ Heritage was never a ques-tion Linden Abston had to askabout her 10-year-old cardiganWelsh corgi, Abbey.

“She was bred to be a showdog, but when she was born herhead was smaller than it wassupposed to be and her fur waslong and fluffy,” Abston said.When it became clear Abbeycouldn’t be show dog, thebreeder decided to sell her, andAbston has had her ever since.

But despite her prestigiouslineage, Abbey isn’t without acouple quirks.

“She prides herself on beingladylike and so she demandsthat all hats be removed in herpresence,” Abston said. “She’llbark her head off for hours atanyone who dares wear a hatin her presence.”

Like many dog owners,Abston says Abbey’s little quirksare part of what makes her solovable. In describing her rela-tionship with her dog, Abstonshares a sentiment that mostdog owners can relate to:

“She’s my best friend,” Abstonsaid.

Indeed, Reston’s dogs comein every shape and size imag-inable, but the one thing theyseem to have in common is theirowner’s obvious regard forthem.

Falling in LoveWith Asia

A few months ago I was invited toattend a meeting of the Bull TerrierRescue of Virginia, where I shared mylatest book, “Dogs of War” (which in-cluded General Patton’s bull terrier,Willie). One of the members told meabout Asia, a young female bulliewho had recently arrived from downsouth and was up for adoption.

We had been looking for a dog forquite awhile, since we had an onlychild, an 8-year-old autistic boynamed Spencer. When Asia came tovisit our home, Spencer was en-chanted—he said, “dog!” and “woof!woof!” and petted her with a smile,so we knew it was a good match.

She has completed our family andhas brought that healing, uncondi-tional love that has made all the dif-ference to Spencer—and to Asiatoo—she gets to sleep on our king-sized bed every night, enjoys walkson the beautiful Reston trails, and hasmade friends with other rescue dogsin the neighborhood. We are soblessed to have her.

—Kathleen Kinsolving

Spencer reads “OwlBabies” to Asia.

Snack TimeNathan enjoying asnack in his outdoordining area atWalnut Branch Roadin Reston.

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Lost Dog: For the Love of AnimalsIn 2001, there were too many dogs without homes and too few people to

help them.That wasn’t acceptable to Pamela McAlwee and Ross Underwood, lifelong

animal lovers who wanted to save dogs and cats alike from shelters wheretheir futures were non-existent if they weren’t adopted.

McAlwee and Underwood were a few years into running a gourmet take-out pizza deli on Washington Boulevard in the Westover neighborhood ofArlington, when McAlwee went to help a friend find a dog to adopt. Whilevisiting a shelter, she saw six dogs that were about to be put down within afew days. She promptly took all six home that night. She got them spayedor neutered and cleaned up and put a classified ad in a newspaper, and inbetween orders for pepperoni and cheese and vegetarian pizzas, she workedto find good homes for them all. She did this several times, adopting dogsabout to be euthanized and finding homes for them.

That’s how the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation was born, out of thetake-out phone number for what’s now the original location of the Lost DogCafe. McAlwee had worked with other rescue groups before, but she wantedto focus more on finding good homes for the animals instead of waiting fora “perfect” placement. The rescue group started with 25 dogs.

Now there are 150 dogs at a ranch in Sumerduck, Va., owned by Lost Dog,as the rescue organization is known, along with 20 cats and an assortment

of other animals, including a horse. Otherdogs and cats live with fosters — morethan 100 dogs are currently in temporaryhomes until they’re adopted.

“It’s amazing what we accomplish withan all-volunteer base,” said BarbaraHutcherson, Lost Dog’s adoptions coordi-nator.

Lost Dog is the only organization inNorthern Virginia participating in theASPCA challenge. The rescue had toverify its numbers and qualify in order to

participate, proving the volunteer base and “the commitment to really takethis challenge and run with it,” Hutcherson said.

If Lost Dog wins one of the grants provided through the challenge, the win-nings likely will be used for vet bills. “It’s difficult when you’re looking at alist of shelter animals and you have to ask if you can afford the big vet billfor one animal” compared to smaller fees for multiple animals, Hutchersonsaid. “We want to take them all. It’s uncomfortable, but we want to do ev-ery single thing we can.”

Funding for the rescue comes from adoption fees, donations, and fromproceeds from the four Lost Dog Cafe locations across Northern Virginia andthe Stray Cat Cafe, next to the original Lost Dog Cafe in Westover.

— Amber Healy

Pet Connection

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Since then, he’s fostered 45 dogs, often getting ani-mals that appear to have been abused or made tofear humans in some way.

“I have a soft spot for the sad ones, the ones noone has loved for a long time,” he said. “With a res-cue organization, any home they have is better thanthe place they were before.”

“For me, the best reward is when I get home andthe new dog is there with my other dogs waiting tojump on me and say hello,” he said, smiling. “I justwant to know they’re safe.”

Some Lost Dog volunteers have taken to callingthe beagles that look the most unsure and fright-ened “Earl dogs,” because they know he can workhis magic with them.

He admits it’s difficult to get attached to a dogknowing the animal’s just there temporarily. Somefamilies send pictures through the years so he cansee the dog grow up, often with a family’s children.Others promise to do so, but forget as time goes on.

“I keep photos of all the dogs I’ve fostered,” hesaid, opening up his cell phone and scrolling throughbefore and after photos of some dogs mixed in withones he’s been sent of his success stories in their newlives. It’s a practice embraced by many volunteers.

A SECOND JOB, A LABOR OF LOVE. MarciaTiersky was just looking for a way to share her time.

Now the president of the Lost Dog and Cat RescueFoundation board, Tiersky, who started volunteer-

ing with the organizationin 2002, helps overseequarterly board meetingsin addition to interviewingpotential adopters, an-swering questions fromanywhere and everywhere, fostering dogs and up-dating the website when new animals arrive.

The organization has grown from three adoptionevents per week, averaging 20 adoptions each week,to 11 adoption events each week, averaging 50-70adoptions each weekend. In her 10 years as presi-dent, the number of volunteers also has expanded,now numbering in the thousands.

“It’s amazing,” she said. “And it’s all because of ourwonderful volunteers. We could not do what we doif we did not have people to hold the dogs, show thecats, conduct interviews, do paperwork, answeradopter questions, respond to emails and calls onthe phone line, and generally spread word of mouthabout the rescue.”

MONEY WON EQUALS LIVES SAVED. All vol-unteers interviewed were asked what Lost Dog andCat Rescue Foundation’s winning the $100,000 chal-lenge would mean to the organization, and the re-sponse was unanimous.

Winning that money would mean more animalscould be saved.

How to HelpTo learn more about the

ASPCA/Rachael Ray $100,000challenge, find a new pet, do-nate or volunteer with the LostDog and Cat Rescue Foundation,go to www.lostdogrescue.org.

More at www.connectionnewspapers.com.

Volunteering Saves LivesMason, a Lost Dogcat, strolls on aleash during anadoption event.

Editor’s note: Writer Amber Healy is an occasional cat volun-teer with Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation.


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If this quandary were a line, it wouldn’texactly be a line of demarcation, morelike a line of decapitation (figurativelyspeaking of course). These are lines whichare clearly not defined. You couldn’t findthem on a map even if you were a cartog-rapher with 20 years’ experience makingmaps. These are lines which are blurry atbest and if seen at all, likely seen from asatellite snooping high in the sky that nei-ther the government says exists, or thereason for its existence, exists. This is aline, to invoke a well-known KenBeatrice-ism (Ken hosted a sports talkradio program called “Sports Call” forover 20 years in the Washington, D.C.area) on which you wouldn’t want to live(meaning the difference between talentand circumstances was impossible toquantify).

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