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People rushing to get on the first public Silver Line rail cars on Saturday,July 26, at Weihle-Reston East Silver Line station.

Local, state and national officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for theSilver Line on Saturday.

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By Reena Singh

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After the speeches, after the rib-bon-cutting, there was a madrush to board the first publiclyopen rail cars that rolled on the

Silver Line heading towards Tysons Corner.“Step back. Doors closing.”Those inside the eight new rail cars

cheered. Those outside were visibly - and

some vocally - disappointed.After years of promises, history was be-

ing made. Local residents wanted to be apart of it.

THE SILVER LINE grand opening cer-emony, attended by energetic local, stateand national dignitaries, was held Saturdayat the Wiehle-Reston East Station, a stationthat was only one part of the $2.9 billionproject known as Phase I.

“Welcome aboard the Silver Line!” saidWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-thority CEO Richard Sarles. “It’s time toride.”

WMATA expects 37 percent of current railriders will experience shorter wait timesthanks to the new project.

“The Silver Line is not just a transporta-tion project,” said Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova. “It’sa major transformative initiative.”

She and other officials, including Gov.Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Secretary of Trans-portation Anthony Foxx, rode the very firstrail cars to the W-RE station before the cer-emony.

“I just rode the car from Tysons,” said Gov.McAuliffe. “It was smooth, it was right ontime, it was perfect and soon, we’ll all beon it.”

Silver Line Officially Opens Weihle-Reston East toLargo Town Center.

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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

Five Silver Line Metro stations lo-cated in Reston and Tysons Cor-ner opened to the public on Sat-

urday, July 27. According to a report pro-vided by the WMATA, approximately32,147 people entered or exited at oneof the five new Silver Line stations thatday. The first phase of the Silver Line is a1.7-mile extension from East Falls Churchin Arlington to Wiehle Avenue in Reston.It includes five Metrorail stations:McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro,Spring Hill, and Wiehle-Reston East.

THE PHASE 1 of the Silver Line cost$2.9 billion to construct. The Metro lineextension in Virginia is planned to ex-pand an additional 11 miles by 2018,connecting the rail system to Dulles In-ternational Airport. Many riders seemedrelieved the Silver Line is finally in op-eration. “I think the Silver Line will betransformative, it is great,” said Restonresident Roz Rakoff who rode the SilverLine out to the Spring Hill metro stationin Tysons.

“I think the Silver Line will bring morecorporate business to the area,” saidHerndon resident and retiree Charles E.Walker. “My nephew bought a parkingspace at the Reston station garage.” The

Ultimately the Silver Line will extendto the Dulles International Airport andinto Loudoun County. Costs are expectedto exceed $2.7 billion. “It is so excitingto finally see this critically-important raillink become a reality,” remarked U.S.Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11). “You cansense the excitement in Reston andTysons as residents and creative-think-ers look forward, envisioning boldprojects incorporating smart growth andtransit-oriented economic and housingdevelopment.”

“I think the Silver Line will make trans-portation issues easier for commuters,”said Alex Horwitz, a resident of Fairfaxand middle school teacher. “Although thelack of parking at some of the metro lo-cations is bit unusual.” There are no park-ing garages at the metro station inTysons, but there are bike racks and bikelockers. Wiehle-Reston East is the onlySilver Line station with a parking garage.“I think the Silver Line will bring a lot ofgreat opportunities,” said Fairfax residentSteven Tricarico, an events coordinatorwith Comstock Partners.

HOUSING DEVELOPERS are testingto see if metro accessible Tysons willbring in more tenants. Home to two

Arrival of Silver Line to Tysons set toencourage residential development.

Tysons Welcomes Metrorail

Reston garage was built as a public-privatepartnership by Comstock Partners andFairfax County. The county owns the com-muter garage, and Metro will collect park-

ing fees. Rates will be the same as at otherMetro garages in the county: $4.85 per day;$65 a month for reserved parking; and $75a year for using the secure bike room.

Photo by Ryan Dunn/ The Connection

An elevator and stairs lead up to metrorails at the Silver Line Spring Hillmetro station. Both Loudoun County Transit and the Fairfax Connectorhave bus routes to Spring Hill metro.


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shopping malls and the corporate headquar-ters of numerous companies, Tysons cur-rently has more stores and jobs than resi-dents. Tysons is effectively Fairfax County’scentral business district and a commercial

center with a population of 19,627 as ofthe 2010 census. In June 2010, the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors adopted aComprehensive Plan for a Metro-accessible,urban Tysons with 100,000 residents. ThePlan is designed to take advantage of thenew Metro stations and by the year 2050

transform Tysons into a walkable urbancenter.

In April, The Ascent, a 25-story high-riseon 8421 Broad Street welcomed its first ten-ants. A second building designed by R2LArchitects of Georgetown will be con-structed by the Spring Hill Metro Station.

This location will add another 400 housingunits. The project is one of seven plannedtowers which will be part of the 7.8 mil-lion-square-foot Spring Hill Station devel-opment.

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Silver Line Spurs Development

How will the Silver Line affect the area?—Emma Harris

Emy Dillon,McLean

“It’s a convenientnew way to travel forboth commuters andresidents. People willmove arounddifferently, so thiswill definitelychange Tysons."

WilliamVarona,McLean

“With the metro,more people willcome to Tysons. I’mkind of impressed,too. This is a solid,well-thought outstation.”

Darren Ewing,Great Falls, left

“The area willexpand. This connectspeople from all theway out in Reston toMaryland. It willchange our commu-nity.”

Andy Marshall,McLean, right

“Metro haschanged the characterof the area. Everyone,not just people goinginto D.C. for work,will ride. And morepeople will comehere, too.”

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By Emma Harris

The Connection

It was 12:23 p.m. Saturday, July 26when for the first time, a full SilverLine metro train zoomed from Reston,through Tysons Corner and into the

new McLean metro station.The gates of the station opened at 11:30

a.m., letting in about 30 people who hadbeen waiting to enter. At noon, riders wereallowed onto the platform. Orange Linetrains began heading to both Largo andWiehle-Reston East almost immediately —a temporary move until the first Silver trainsin both directions made their ways to theMcLean station. Currently, the Orange andSilver lines split at East Falls Church.

A mix of train enthusiasts, police, report-ers and area residents crowded the platformwaiting for the first Silver Line train to ar-rive, though many came for different rea-sons. Throughout the stations were Metrorepresentatives handing out free silver flagsto commemorate the opening day.

“In the long run, this will bring some busi-ness and more residents,” said David Wonof McLean. “I’m elated,” he said, “becausethis will change my life a little. I don’t needto go to West Falls Church now that thisstop is so close to my house.” Not wantingto miss the first day, Won said he was happybecause the metro is another way of con-necting people in Northern Virginia toWashington, D.C.

“I’m here today because why not,” saidWilliam Varona of McLean. “I’m kind ofimpressed, too. This is a solid, well-thoughtout station.”

Emy Dillon of McLean said she likes theconvenience of the new metro line, evennot for commuting. “The metro line is won-derful, and the view is beautiful from here,”she said. And though the metro will “defi-nitely change” Tysons, Dillon said it is a nicetravel option to have available.

Amongst the growing crowd were manyparents with their young children, most veryexcited to see a train arrive.

“This is my train aficionado,” said LynnStein, gesturing to her young son wearinga conductor’s hat and clutching a miniaturetrain. “It’s been a five year wait, and he isso excited.”

Grand opening of thenew metro linewelcomed by residents.

First Train Arrives to McLean

Photos by Emma Harris/The Connection

Metro riders walk on and off of thefirst Silver Line metro train at theMcLean station, Saturday, July 26.

Jeehang Lee and his son Nathaniel stoodby the tracks waiting for a train, too. “I’monly here for him,” Lee said as Nathanieleagerly asked when a train would arrive.“But hopefully the traffic won’t be that badafter this station gets busy,” he added.

Next weekend is expected to bring a“packed” silver line, said Metro Transit Po-lice officer J. Anderson.

“Metro has changed the character of thearea,” said Darren Ewing of McLean. “Evenif you don’t commute, having it here to gointo DC for events is nice,” added AndyMarshall of Great Falls. For Saturday, theyboth were there for the same reason: “theinaugural ride.”

Other residents doubted that the full im-pact of the metro on the McLean commu-nity would be seen for another few years.“As exciting as it is to have the Silver Lineopening, I don’t think we will get the fulleffect until it connects to Dulles airport ina few years,” said Nancy Eveleigh ofMcLean. “Then the major transport needsof the metro area will be met by not justthose of some commuters and shoppers.”

After the first train from Wiehle-RestonEast left for East Falls Church, there wasstill one more first — at 12:30 p.m., thefirst Silver Line train headed throughTyson’s to Wiehle-Reston East pulled intothe station. “All aboard,” the Metro trainoperator called as passengers walked intothe cars.

Riders walk through the gates and up to the platform for the first timeat the McLean metro station, Saturday, July 26.

Nathaniel Lee, a train enthusiast, points to the first Silver Line metrotrain after it pulls into the McLean station, Saturday. July 26.


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Historic Vienna, Inc.takes its mission topreserve and promote Vienna’s color-

ful history seriously. The volun-teers of HVI present speakers, pro-duce and host exhibits at FreemanStore and Museum, and sponsorfamily events, from re-enactmentsto socials. An old-fashioned sum-mer social, featuring games playedby American children for a hun-dred years, an in-character story-teller (Abraham Lydecker, to bespecific), and hand-cranked ice

Ice Cream SocialAt Freeman HouseHistoric Vienna,Inc. hosts familysummer fun withgames and icecream.

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cream, filled the shaded lawn be-hind Freeman House on Saturday,July 26 for two hours. The icecream social started off slow butfamilies streamed in throughoutthe event. HVI is repeating the icecream social on Saturday, Aug. 2,4 to 6 p.m.

“This fit in perfectly with whatwe do,” said HVI president, AnneStuntz. “This brings in the commu-nity to see what Vienna’s past waslike.” Stuntz noted that the ideasprouted from HVI board memberNancy Moats and summer intern,Hannah-Sphie Hirsch.

“Abraham Lydecker,” founder ofLydecker Store in 1849, sharedtales of the Civil War and of Viennain the mid-1800s. He brought hismandolin and concertina, playingand singing as he sat in his rock-ing chair. Children tried their

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"AbrahamLydecker,"who foundedthe LydeckerStore in 1849,told tales ofthe Civil Waryears inVienna and ofthe commu-nity in thosedays.LydeckerStorechangednames whenLydecker’sdaughtermarried aFreeman.


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By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

I was kind of excited about theopening of the Reston(Wiehle-Reston East) Metro

station on Saturday. In fact, Franand I decided to take a ride on Sil-ver—after we closed the RestonFarmers Market at noon and hadour nap, of course. We could havewalked to the station, but wedrove instead—on the groundsthat we had had our walking ex-ercise for the day. At 3:30 parkingwas no problem. Inside, the sta-tion looked and felt new, and itwas not crowded so we easily gotto a waiting train—a long one,about half full. We noticed that ourcar looked new as well—it had theshiny new, easy to clean hard sur-face floors and the electronic signsindicating the stations. After acouple of minutes, a clear voiceannounced, “Welcome to the Sil-ver Line to Largo, Maryland,” andwe were off! Soon, maybe 10 min-utes later, we were in Tysons. Twoobservations about the ride

through the four Tysons stations.First, as I expected, it seemed likea long time to go a relatively shortdistance. This is the Silver Line’sbig design flaw—two or three sta-tions too many. But, second,Tysons does look a lot nicer froman elevated train car than it doesfrom street level.

Then, it was on to East FallsChurch where the new Silver Linetrack joins the existing OrangeLine. Note: several people haveasked us where one must changetrains to go all the way fromReston to Largo, the other end of

the Silver Line. The answer is no-where. No train changes at all. Youarrive in Largo in the same seatyou got at Reston. The trainchanges designations as it goes—i.e., it starts in Reston as the Sil-ver Line; becomes Silver and Or-ange at East Falls Church; changesto Silver, Orange and Blue atRosslyn station; and, at Stadium/Armory it drops the Orange nameand proceeds on to Largo as theSilver and Blue lines. In fact, wecould have kept the same seatroundtrip! Because, when we gotto Largo, our train simply changeddirections and became the SilverLine (and Blue, etc.) to Reston!

We did get off the train at East-ern Market on our way to Largo.Eastern Market is about the old-est farmers market in the metroregion, and the Reston FarmersMarket’s co-Market Masters (Franand I) could not resist the oppor-tunity to visit one of the old clas-sic markets. And, we got a nicesurprise there. One of our Restonvendors, Wisteria Gardens, has astand in Eastern Market. The ladytending the stand told us she’dheard Reston was a great market!Back on the train, we soon passedthe Morgan Road station, just ashort walk from the Fedex Field

where we and daughter Jenni sawthe Redskins beat the Green BayPackers last season. It turned outto be their last win of that season.Then, we sat back and read thenewspaper and watched the scen-ery (when above ground) on theway to Largo and then headingback home. We would make onemore stop—to reward our hardwork with dinner at Coastal Flatsin Tysons Corner, a restaurant wehad not visited because Tysons issuch a hassle. But, the Silver Linechanged that. We had a nice sea-food dinner at the bar and walked10 minutes back for our comfort-able Silver Line ride to Reston.Love hearing the announcement aswe returned westward—“This isthe Silver Line to Reston!” Nodoubt about it. The Silver Line isa game changer for Reston. Howwe manage the change remains tobe seen. I would feel much moreconfident if we were a self-govern-ing town or city making our owndecisions on how we grow from60,000 to twice that many. Thereis no question however that theSilver Line will enable us to see alot more of our region than wecurrently do. And, imagine walk-ing to a comfortable train whiz-zing us to Dulles Airport, too.

No doubt about it: The Silver Line isa game changer for Reston.

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Several of the speakers following him commentedon the governor’s energy about the project.

“Virginia, sir,” he said. “50 states. It’s only the Com-monwealth that matters. Nowhere else are they do-ing what we’re doing today in Virginia.”

Laughing, he ordered that Phase II of the SilverLine would be completed the day before his term ofoffice is over.

After Phase II is completed, WMATA does not ex-pect there will be another major project until a newstrategic plan is drawn up in 2025.

“We are committed to unlocking the region,” saidGov. McAuliffe. “That’s why we’ve been so involvedwith making sure this comes to fruition.”

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) said the road tothe Silver Line has not been easy, however.

“There were not many believers,” he said. “We weresued. Some of the people who sued us are in thisroom.”

A couple of people in the audience laughed andraised their hands.

“This is going to transform our corridor,” he said.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx

spoke similarly. He likened the road to the Silver Linelike building a cathedral during the medieval era.While the builders did not know what the cathedralwould look like by the end, they finished their work.

“The work of transportation is really the work ofgenerations,” he said. “Today is the day to celebrate

the voice of yes being stronger than the voice of no.”

SUPERVISOR Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill)spoke as a WMATA board member and as a longtimeresident of Reston.

“When many of us moved to Reston, we were toldthat rail was coming,” she said. “We didn’t think itwould take 48 years to come.” She said that Reston’smotto of live, work and play will be taken beyondthe town boundaries with the new Metro line.

“These five stations really make a game changerfor the county,” she said.

But a ribbon cutting and a train ride is just thebeginning, said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville). Foust was not a speaker at the event,but also had the opportunity to ride the Metro lineon the way to the event.

“This will really affect the quality of life and jobshere,” he said. “It will create the opportunity todevelop new communities around the metro stopsthat will become vibrant places to live, to workand to play.”

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe is interviewed by themedia moments after stepping off theSilver Line rail car on the way to theextension’s grand opening Saturday.

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Vienna native Natalie York returns with her Brooklyn, N.Y.-based band and second album PROMISES on Aug. 2 atJammin’ Java.

THURSDAY/JULY 31Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m.

Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. Among the Mad: AMaisie Dobbs novel by JacquelineWinspear. Adults. 703-938-0405.

Happy Birthday, Harry Potter. 7p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Help us celebratethe birthday of favorite literarywizard. Games, trivia, fun. Teens andadults. 703-938-0405.

Rodrigo y Gabriela. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Nimble-fingered Mexican guitar duo presentsrhythmically superchargedinstrumentals, with influencesranging from heavy metal to salsa.Tickets: $35-$65. www.wolftrap.org

Capitol Tap - Tapping theTimeline: Tap Music from the1920s to Today. 10:30 a.m. WolfTrap Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods,1551 Trap Road, Vienna. D.C. youthtrap ensemble performs both new andclassic work including traditional jazz,Latin music, and hip-hop. Admissions:$8. 703-255-1900.

FRIDAY/AUG. 1Mary Chapin Carpenter: Songs

From The Movie – NationalSymphony Orchestra. 8:15 p.m.Wolf Trap – The Filene Center, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Concert featuringorchestral arrangements of thecountry/rock album Songs from TheMovie. Admission: $25-$60. 703-255-1900.

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Really Reflect Up?” 7:30 p.m.Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry Street, Vienna. A musicalproduction capturing the funniestaspects of youthful growing pains,and the trying moments ofadolescence.

FRIDAY/AUG. 1 - SATURDAY/AUG.2 Pushcart Players: “Little Red

Riding Hood & Other Stories”.10:30 a.m. Wolf Trap Children’sTheatre-in-the-Woods, 1551 TrapRoad, Vienna. Watch Emmy-nominated theatrical group act outfour fables including Little Red RidingHood, The Princess and the Pea, TheEmperor’s New Clothes, and All’s WellThat Ends Well. Admissions: $10.703-255-1900.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2Natalie York Band at Jammin’

Java. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Avenue East, Vienna. Viennanative Natalie Yorkºreturns with herBrooklyn, NY-based band and secondalbum PROMISES. Tickets available atwww.jamminjava.com.

Yo-Yo Ma – National SymphonyOrchestra. 8:15 p.m. Wolf Trap –The Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Witness Thomas Wilkinsconduct Grammy award winningcellist Yo-Yo Ma. Admissions: $25-$75. 703-255-1900.

Joel Henry Stein House Concertand Potluck. 7 p.m. SomervilleResidence, 831 Ninovan Road SE,Vienna. Seating is limited. $20. Pleasesearch “Joel Henry Stein” onwww.Eventbrite.com to RSVP. Moreinfo available at HYPERLINK “http://www.joelstein.com”www.joelstein.com.

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Book Collections. 9 a.m. - 1:30p.m. Sun Trust Bank, 515 MapleAvenue East, Vienna. Bring book, CDand DVD contributions for the 45thAnnual Used Book Sale in September.Email [email protected] orcall 703-527-4206 for information.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2 - SUNDAY/AUG. 3Tysons-Pimmit Library Book Sale.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library is holding abook sale to benefit the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library on August 2and 3. Choose from a large selectionof on Sunday, August 3, from 1:00p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Donations arewelcome.

SUNDAY/AUG. 3Intro to River Kayaking. 1-1:30 p.m.

Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsSt., Great Falls. This introductorylevel course covers river hazards,water safety and paddling basics.Ages 14+. $28-43. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/kayaktours.htm.

Dark Star Orchestra: Continuingthe Grateful Dead ConcertExperience. 7 p.m. Wolf Trap – TheFilene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Enjoy this Grateful Deadtribute band perform all of the band’sgreatest hits. Admissions: $35-$42.703-255-1900.

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Improv 4 Kids. 10:30 a.m. Wolf TrapChildren’s Theatre-in-the-Woods,1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Improvskits, songs, and dances with heavyaudience participation. Admission:$8. 703-255-1900.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 6Pat Metheny Unity Group and

Bruce Hornsby – Campfire Tour2014. 7:30 p.m. Wolf Trap – TheFilene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Enjoy this boundary-pushingjazz quintet meet genre-hopping poppianist and songwriter behind ’80s hit“The Way It Is”. Admissions: $22-$55.703-255-1900.

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

For children who studied in Catho-lic school in the 1950s and 60s, aburning question that perplexedyoung minds was, “do black

patent leather shoes really reflect up?”John R. Powers explored the parochialschool culture in his novel of the samename. While teens debated the accuracyof this contention for a decade, live the-atre took it a step further in a light-heartedmusical, “Do Black Patent Leather ShoesReally Reflect Up?” The Vienna Youth Play-ers, in partnership with the Town of ViennaDepartment of Parks and Recreation, tack-les this period piece in its production sched-uled for Aug. 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m.and at 1 p.m. on Aug. 10. The musical ispresented in the auditorium of the ViennaCommunity Center on Cherry Street.

“When you come to the play, you’ll betreated to an entertaining evening withtons of reminiscences of grade school andhigh school,” said production director BabsDyer. “It was a very different world then.“This is an opportunity for the youngstersin the audience to experience what Catho-lic schools were like 50 years ago.”

The play follows the Catholic school ca-reers of a group of youngsters from theiradmission to St. Bastion’s to their gradua-tion from there. A young man, Eddie, re-turns to the school and reflects on his fail-ures and hopes. There’s nuns teaching theschool’s students and a hierarchy of priestsrunning the school and church. There’s cat-echism classes and masses in Latin.

In some communities from Chicago to Bos-ton, parochial schools served every economicstrata. “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes …” re-flects the middle-class lives of the childrenattending these schools.

School rising sophomore, played an “Aida”lead, and is cast as funny-guy Louie Schlangin “… Black Patent Leather Shoes …”

Chris Chapin, a George C. Marshall HighSchool student, performed in“Aida” and was looking forwardto doing a show more “upbeat”than the dramatic, tragic “Aida.”

A James Madison HighSchool student, Stuart Orloff,started doing amateur showssince he was nine years old. Hedoes public service announce-ments and advertising outsidehis classwork.

About a third of the cast isfrom Vienna. Kelsey Loesch at-tended Catholic schools for tenyears and realizes that a Catho-lic school education haschanged dramatically over theyears. “I know this is how itused to be,” said Loesch. “Iheard stories from mygrandma.”

The Town of Vienna sponsorsthe Vienna Youth Players. St.Michael’s Catholic School inAnnandale lent VYP school uni-forms for the production, andvolunteers produce the presen-tation. Ihsaan Singleton andMary Chapin produced theVienna production.

Dyer said she chose “DoBlack Patent Leather Shoes Re-ally Reflect Up?” because shewanted to do a show that fo-cused on an ensemble cast.“And I wanted the youngerthespians to have an opportu-nity for greater roles.”

Purchase tickets - $14 per person for anyage – at the Vienna Community Center frontdesk or at the door at showtime. Performancesrun Aug. 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and at 1p.m. on Aug. 10 in the auditorium of the com-munity center on Cherry Street, adjacent tothe W & OD trail.

There’s lots of music and dance by a tal-ented group of children, some as young asnine years old. Don’t be fooled by age: Onenine-year-old is the 2014 Vienna Idol and theother performed in last summer’s rocking hit,“Aida.” Many of the current cast are “Aida”alumni, in fact. Neil Going, a Madison High

"Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really ReflectUp?" opens Aug. 1, runs for two weekends.

Vienna Youth Players Present Musical

Photo by Donna Manz/The Connection

Vienna thespians Jamie Testa and SophiaManicone, both 9, and Neil Going, Emma Choi,Carolyn Nee and Carson Casper, play students atSt. Bastion’s Catholic school. The musical is set inthe 1960s.

Photo by Donna Manz/The Connection

“Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?”reminisces – in a light-hearted manner - on growing upas a student in a traditional Catholic school whenpriests ran the school, nuns taught class and kidslearned catechism during their school day.

Photo by Mary Chapin/Vienna Youth Players

The Vienna Youth Players, under the direction of BabsDyer, present “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes ReallyReflect Up?” at the Vienna Community Center, Aug. 1, 2,8 and 9, at 7:30 p.m., and on Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. Purchasetickets at community center front desk.


By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

A big green ogre, a princess, a wise-cracking donkey and a love-struck dragon – they’ll all beonstage when The Alliance

Theatre’s Summer Stars program presents“Shrek the Musical.” And right there withthem will be Vienna’s Erin Campagnoni andOakton’s Colin Carmody.

The cast and crew of nearly 100 have beenworking on the show since May, and, whenthe curtain rises, they’ll be joined by a 13-piece pit orchestra. Helming his fourth Al-liance show, Director Scott Olson says thingsare going really well.

“I’ve got an insanely talented cast,” hesaid. “My leads are spot-on for their char-acters, and 30 members of our SummerStars theater camp – from third througheighth grade – are in the show, too. They’redoing really high-level dances, tight chore-ography and even marching.”

Olson said special prosthetics were cre-ated to transform actors into ogres andfairytale characters, and the costumes andmake up will be “amazing,” as will the 26-foot-long, light-up, dragon puppet that ex-hales smoke. The scenes take place in aswampy forest, a castle, a dragon’s lair, achurch and at Shrek’s house – an oversizedtree stump.

There’s also a moral to the story. SaidOlson: “This show’s about understandingand appreciating others’ differences and

appreciating yourself for who you are.”Playing Shrek is Oak Hill’s Glynn Cosker.

“He’s an ogre who likes living by himself ina swamp,” said Cosker. “So he’s surprisedto one day find dozens of fairytale creaturesthere. But he’s not immune to adventure.Yet when he falls in love with Fiona andforms a friendship with Donkey, you see adifferent side of him and learn that he ac-tually has a big heart.”

Cosker’s been in 30 shows, but calls Shrekone of the most fun roles he’s ever played.“He’s such a big, full-of-life character,” saidCosker. “And the whole experience – work-ing with the kids and seeing their reactionsto Shrek – has been wonderful. It’s about180 degrees from my own, nice and intro-verted personality. As Shrek, I do lots ofyelling and screaming, so it’s quite thera-peutic.”

His favorite song, which he sings, is“When Words Fail.” In it, said Cosker,“Shrek’s trying to get the courage to askFiona to spend time with him – and worry-ing what he’ll do if his words fail him. Thesong speaks to his humility as you see himshedding the ogre shell and becoming morehuman.”

Cosker said the audience will also enjoythe show’s energy and focus, plus the sing-ers and dancers in the ensemble. “The cho-reography and costumes are awesome,” hesaid. “People will step into a different worldfor two hours and have a good time.”

VIENNA’S ERIN CAMPAGNONI, whoteaches at a performing-arts prep school inReston, portrays the Wicked Witch. She’salso one of the dragon’s voices, along withLindsay Day and Kaihla Powell.

“The Wicked Witch is a pretty tough girl,rough around the edges,” said Campagnoni.“She’s not afraid of Shrek and she isn’t

afraid to speak her mind. Later on, though,she realizes she doesn’t have to be toughall the time and can hang around with herfellow freaks.”

Campagnoni loves her part because “it’sfun to put on a demeanor of someone whoscowls at all the happy characters. I’ve neverplayed this kind of role before, and I thinkit’s more fun playing someone mean thansomeone nice.”

She especially likes the number, “Forever,”the song she and the other two girls sing asthe dragon. “It’s cool because you get to seeDonkey’s reactions,” she said. “You also getto see the dragon for the first time – andthe dragon’s awesome.”

Campagnoni says it’s fun doing thedragon’s voice because it allows her to playtwo, completely different characters. “I getto do ‘Dreamgirls’-style movements and amore soulful style of singing,” she ex-plained. “Lindsay, Kaihla and I are dressedup as fire – with long, red, sparkly dressesand crazy-looking wigs.”

Overall, she said there are “so many greatthings about this show that the audiencewill enjoy. ‘Shrek’ is all about feeling reallygood about yourself, accepting who you areand realizing that being different is OK. So

I think people will really get the sense that– although we’re all different and weirdcharacters – we’re all a family.”

OAKTON’S COLIN CARMODY, a risingfreshman at Gonzaga College High School,plays two dwarves, Grumpy and Dopey.“Grumpy’s quiet, keeps to himself anddoesn’t care about other people very much,”said Carmody. “Even if he agrees withsomeone’s argument, he doesn’t say any-thing. He’s sarcastic and unfriendly.”

Carmody’s having a good time playingGrumpy because, he said, “I can just ignorepeople and I even get to push someoneaside.” He describes Dopey as “not thesmartest and a little slow. He’s friendly, butdisheveled, and he’s only half-involved inwhat’s going on around him. He may seewhat’s happening, but not fully understandit.”

Carmody’s favorite song is “Duloc,” per-formed toward the beginning of the show.“It’s where Farquaad [who wants to be king]is introduced,” he said. “I sing as part of anine-person, featured group of towns-people. The song is very high energy andover-the-top and the lyrics are really silly.”

As for the audience, he said, “They’ll likethe really amazing costumes and sets. Andthe way the fairytale creatures play off ofeach other is really funny.”

Vienna, Oaktonresidents perform in"Shrek the Musical."

‘Realizing that Being Different Is OK’What, Where, When

“Shrek the Musical” will be performed by TheAlliance Theatre at Chantilly High, 4201Stringfellow Road in Chantilly. Show times are:

FRIDAY, AUG. 1 AND 8,at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 2 and 9, at 2 p.m. and

7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 3 and 10, at 2 p.m.Tickets are $16 via

www.TheAllianceTheatre.org or 703-220-8101.

The head of the huge dragon, whodevelops a crush on Donkey.

From left: are Glynn Cosker, Jennifer LePaige and DevynTinker, who portray Shrek, Princess Fiona and Donkey,respectively.

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In costume are (from left) Jennifer LePaige (Princess Fiona), Devyn Tinker (donkey)and Glynn Cosker (Shrek) with some of the Summer Stars actors before rehearsing the“Freak Flag” dance number.

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THURSDAY/JULY 31Computer One-on-One. 11 a.m.

Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPl., Oakton. Internet, MicrosoftWord, Excel and Powerpoint. Adult.703-242-4020.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2Red Cross Blood Donation. 8 a.m.-

1:30 p.m. Sharon Masonic Temple,999 Balls Hill Road, McLean. TheAmerican Red Cross encourages alleligible blood donors to make anappointment to donate blood soon tohelp prevent a shortage. To make anappointment, visit redcrossblood.orgor call 1-800-RED CROSS.

WEDNESDAY/AUG.13Red Cross Blood Donation. 9 a.m.-

2:30 p.m. National AutomobileDealers Association, 8400 WestparkDrive, McLean. The American RedCross encourages all eligible blooddonors to make an appointment todonate blood soon to help prevent ashortage. To make an appointment,visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

SATURDAY/AUG. 16McLean Child Safety Inspection.

9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. LewinsvilleCenter, 1609 Great Falls Street,McLean. The Mclean District PoliceStation holds child safety seatinspections once per month.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 20Governing Board of the McLean

Community Center SpecialMeeting. 7:30 p.m. McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAvenue, McLean. The Board will holdthis special meeting to work on sometime-sensitive projects, such as aproposed renovation and expansionand the FY 2016 budget proposal.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 27McLean Child Safety Inspection.


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ONGOINGVienna Toastmasters. 2nd and 4th

Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., at theVienna Community Center on the2nd floor room opposite the elevator,120 Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. Afriendly place to get comfortable withpublic speaking and impromptuspeaking for new and experiencedspeakers. Open to the public.

Bulletin BoardWeek in Vienna

ViennaFarmersMarket

The Vienna Farmers Marketis held Saturdays, from 8 a.m.-noon, in the Faith BaptistChurch parking lot at 301 Cen-ter Street S. and it will remainopen during the constructionon Center Street. Customersmay access the market viaCourthouse Road to Locust

Street or via Park Street to CherryStreet.

CourthouseRoad Bike Lanes

As part of VDOT’s summer re-paving program, Courthouse Roadfrom Route 123 to the Town ofVienna is being reconfigured toinclude bike lanes. Where the roadis too narrow for bike lanes,shared-lane markings are beingused. Final pavement markings

are now being installed. Thispopular bike route runs parallel toRoute 123 between Oakton andVienna.

Want to JoinVienna Police?

The Town of Vienna Police De-partment is looking for people in-terested in becoming police offic-ers here. The salary and benefitsare competitive with other areas.For application information, call

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OaktonFarmersMarket

The Oakton Farmers Marketis held Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Unity of FairfaxChurch, 2854 Hunter Mill Roadin Oakton.


Karlie Cronin is an all-conferenceper-former for the Oakton girls’basket-ball and lacrosse teams.

On the hardwood, Croninearned first-team All-Conference 5 and De-fensive Player of the Year honors in 2014,while helping the Cougars win the confer-ence title. Two years earlier, Cronin, then afreshman, helped Oakton win the 2012 AAAstate championship.

On the lacrosse field, Cronin earned sec-ond-team all-conference honors in 2014while helping the Cougars win conferenceand region championships, and finish staterunner-up.

Cronin, a rising senior, intends to playbasketball in college but is undecidedabout where.

She recently participated in a Q&A viaemail with The Connection.

Connection: You’re a standout basket-ball and lacrosse player at Oakton. Whichdo you consider your “main” sport?

Cronin: I consider basketball my main sport.Connection: Are you committed any-

where?Cronin: I’m undecided at the moment but

have a couple different schools I’m consid-ering.

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Karlie Cronin is a two-sport standout at Oakton High School.

Cronin Gives Oakton Girls’Basketball Defensive PresenceQ&A: Rising seniornamed 2014Conference 5Defensive POY.

“My favorite basketballmoment is winning thestate championship in2012, and my favoritelacrosse moment wasbeating Centreville in2013 during the regularseason.”

— Karlie Cronin, rising senior,Oakton High

NVSO 10K,20K CyclingEvents Enter5th Year

The 2014 NVSO will be heldSept. 13-24 with more than 50events taking place at 19 ven-ues throughout Northern Vir-ginia. Events include 10K and20K cycling, with each evententering its fifth year.

In addition to cycling, otherevents include 5K road race,badminton, volleyball, hand-ball, racquetball, pickleball,tennis, table tennis, swimming,diving, ten pin bowling, Wiibowling, card games, board

The Shouse Village Sharks lostagainst High Point Pool 231-174in NVSL Division 8.

Double winners for Shousewere Monica Balistrere, William

Connection: You were the girls’ basket-ball Defensive Player of the Year in Confer-ence 5 last year. How would you describeyour mentality on defense?

Cronin: My mentality on defense is justhaving intensity and being quick and ag-gressive.

Connection: The Oakton girls’ basket-ball program had a long run of districtchampionships before Centreville won in2013. How did it feel to bring back the dis-trict/conference title to Oakton in 2014?

Cronin: It felt great to bring the confer-ence title back to Oakton in 2014. We

weren’t really expected to win in the be-ginning of the season so it was nice to proveeveryone wrong.

Connection: What is your favorite bas-ketball moment from your first three yearsat Oakton? What is your favorite lacrossemoment?

Cronin: My favorite basketball momentis winning the state championship in 2012,and my favorite lacrosse moment was beat-ing Centreville in 2013 during the regularseason.

Connection: What is your favorite food?Cronin: I love anything chocolate.

Connection: Who is your favorite mu-sic artist?

Cronin: Trey Songz or Kip Moore.Connection: What is your favorite

movie?Cronin: ’21 Jump Street.’Connection: What is your favorite

hobby outside of basketball and lacrosse?Cronin: I like photography, when I’m not

playing sports.Connection: What location is the far-

thest you have traveled from the Washing-ton, D.C. metro area?

Cronin: Hawaii or the Bahamas.Connection: Are you a pro sports fan?

If so, who are your favorite teams?Cronin: Yes, I really like the Indianapolis

Colts.

— Jon Roetman

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games, track and field and more.Registration is available online atwww.nvso.us.

Registration forms are alsoavailable at senior centers, com-munity centers, senior residencesor by calling 703-228-4721.

Registration fee is $12 whichcovers multiple events. Thereis no onsite registration for anyevent.

Information is available [email protected].

Participants must be 50 yearsof age by Dec. 31, 2014 and livein a sponsoring jurisdiction.

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Even the hand-cranked icecream maker was a bit of Ameri-cana. White Mountain crafts theequipment in New Hampshire ofNew England white pine. Thecompany goes back to 1853.

Dionne Pemberton lives in Bath,England now but grew up inVienna. She and her family are vis-iting Dionne’s parents in Viennaand are participating in commu-nity events while they are vaca-tioning here. Pemberton said shedoes not remember Vienna beingthe spirited, small-town commu-nity it is today as when she livedthere. “There’s such communityspirit here now,” said Pemberton.”It’s so family-oriented.”

Vienna mom Erika Frederick saidshe was a bit “surprised and a littlesad” that there were not morepeople there. She saw an an-nouncement for the event in a lo-cal paper and thought it would be

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cream social, the Aug. 2 event isalso free and open to the public.Reservations are encouraged. ToRSVP or for more information, call703-938-5187.

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Vienna Christian Heal-ing Rooms are open, everySaturday, 1-5 p.m., at 8200Bell Lane. A team of Chris-tians is available to anyone re-questing prayer. Free andopen to the public. 703-698-9779 or www.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

McLean Bible ChurchFitness Class at Body &Soul Fitness. Gain balance,energy and strength at 9:45a.m. Mondays and Fridays.Free childcare for registeredstudents. [email protected].

Centering PrayerGroup meets Fridays,9:30 a.m. at Andrew ChapelUnited Methodist Church,1301 Trap Road, Vienna. Thehour includes a brief readingrelated to Centering Prayer,followed by a 20-minuteprayer period. E-mail MarthaThomas at [email protected] or call thechurch at 703-759-3509.

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The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the effects of implementing the proposed Pen-tagon Reservation Master Plan Update. The Master Plan Up-date addresses new facilities, circulation improvements, securi-ty enhancements, and site improvements for the Pentagon Reservation in Arlington, Virginia.

The EA was prepared in compliance with the National Environ-mental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and Council of Environmental Quality and DoD Regulations implementing NE-PA. The Master Plan Update Alternative and No Action Alter-native were evaluated in the EA. Potential effects associated with the alternatives were identified and evaluated.

The Master Plan Update EA is being made available to the public and Federal, state, and local government agencies for review. The EA is available for download on WHS’ website: http://www.whs.mil/our-services/building-and-facilities. A copy of the EA is also available for review at the following locations: Arlington County Public Library – Central Library at 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 2220; Arlington CountyPublic Library – Columbia Pike Branch at 816 South Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, VA 22204; Arlington County Public Library – Aurora Hills Branch at 735 South 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22202; and Arlington County Public Library –Plaza Branch at 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, 1st Floor Lobby, Arlington, VA 22201.

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TAX MAP ID NO. 061-4-01-0065-FUnder a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Thomas Gedle, as grantor, to John D. Eubank and Timo-thy E. Lewis, as trustees, for the benefit of Commercial Lend-ing, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, as beneficiary, dated November 29, 2012 and recorded on November 30, 2012 in Book 22736 at Page 0619 as Instrument No. 2012054176.010 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia (“Deed of Trust”), with an original principal balance of $400,000.00 (as increased to $600,000.00 by a duly-recorded modification), default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Trustees will sell at public auction at the front door of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair-fax, Virginia 22030, onAUGUST 7, 2014 AT 10:00 AMALL THAT fee-simple LOT OF GROUND AND THE IM-PROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Fairfax County, Virginia, known as 3809 Munson Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of ten per centum of the sale price will be required of the Purchaser at the time and place of sale. The deposit must be paid in cash or certified funds. The balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash or certified funds within twenty (20) days of the date of sale. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate of 12% per an-num from the date of sale to the date of settlement. The party secured herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to post a de-posit or to pay interest. Purchaser shall settle within twenty (20) days of the date of sale. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ES-SENCE WITH RESPECT TO SETTLEMENT BY THE PUR-CHASER. In the event that Purchaser does not settle as re-quired for any reason, Purchaser shall be in default. The de-faulting Purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property, and the de-posit shall be forfeited to the Trustees and all of the expenses of this sale (including attorneys’ fees and full commission on the gross sale price) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, including, but not limited to, exceptions to the sale, bankruptcy filings by interested parties, court administration of the foreclosure, or unknown title defects, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes, ground rent, water and all public charges including electrical, sanitation, and/or metropolitan dis-trict charges, if applicable, are to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the Pur-chaser. Cost of all documentary stamps, recordation taxes, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the Purchaser.The property will be sold in an "AS IS" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind (except as re-quired by the Deed of Trust).In the event that the Trustees are in default for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy at law and in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit and the sale shall be considered null and void and of no effect.Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical posses-sion of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Trustees reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to reject any and all bids, to withdraw the property from sale at any time be-fore or at the auction, to extend the time to receive bids, to waive or modify the deposit requirement, to waive or modify the requirement that interest be paid on the unpaid purchase money, and/or to extend the period of time for settlement.Additional terms may be announced at the sale. The Purchaser will be required to execute and deliver to the Trustees a memo-randum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding.

John D. Eubank and Timothy E. Lewis, Trustees

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Even children can make a differ-ence in the world, and a Viennabrother and sister are doing justthat. After hearing of the child

kidnappings in Nigeria, siblings Medhnaaand Kushaan Saran decided to raise moneyfor a nonprofit that combats child exploita-tion, labor and trafficking.

They’re of Indian descent, so they’re help-ing Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), whichworks mainly in India, Pakistan and Nepal.And thanks to their efforts, plus a matchfrom a local business, they raised more than$3,000.

Both attend Pinnacle Academy in Oakton.Medhnaa, 10, is a rising fifth-grader, andher brother, Kushaan, almost 9, is a risingfourth-grader. And they and their parentswill journey to India this summer to deliverthe proceeds to the orphanage in person.

“I’m really proud of them because kidstheir age can be a bit selfish,” said theirmom, Geeta Trehan. “I’m so happy thatthey’re thinking beyond themselves andabout what they can do for other children.”

She’s from Maryland but, as a child, sheaccompanied her own mother to an all-girlsorphanage in India. “My mom’s into pro-tecting girls,” explained Trehan. “We’d givethem food, talk to them and give thembooks to help educate them. And it taughtme how fortunate we were in the U.S.”

Now, when she and her husband and chil-dren travel to India to visit relatives, theyvisit a boys’ orphanage in Rajasthan.“There’s no air conditioning or heated wa-ter and they bathe with a bucket,” saidTrehan. “Each child only has two pair ofclothes, and they have no toys; they usetwigs to play cricket. They farm and cookfor themselves.”

The orphanage isn’t faith-based, butteaches the children to embrace peace andaccept all religions. Trehan said the childrenthere either don’t have parents or have beenrescued after being kidnapped from theirparents for payment of a debt.

BBA provides them with a free qualityeducation, access to a psychologist and im-proved living conditions within their or-phanage, where more than 50 boys stay.

When the Vienna family visits, they bringclothes and books, give them a dance partyand play ball with the children.

But this year, Medhnaa and Kushaanwanted to do more. “My daughter loves tobake and has always talked about raisingmoney for the orphanage,” said Trehan. “Soshe talked with Pinnacle’s principal to get

permission to hold a bake sale at school.My son’s into soccer and wanted to hold asoccer tournament to raise money, but thatdidn’t pan out.”

The bake sale, however, was a big suc-cess. Medhnaa and Kushaan told their class-mates about it, plus children in the neigh-borhood, to get donations of baked goods

to sell. The children made signs to adver-tise the event and many parents donatedmoney and volunteered to help.

The bake sale was held the end of May.In the morning, the children sold items in-cluding doughnuts and brownies in theschool cafeteria. And at lunchtime andschool dismissal in the afternoon, hot dogsand hamburgers were also available. In theafternoon, the bake sale was moved in frontof the school so parents could buy sometreats when they picked up their children.

“It went better than I expected,” saidMedhnaa, who also enjoys playing golfwhen she’s not cooking. For the bake sale,she made desserts and Indian food. It wasimportant to do, she said, because “the kidsin the orphanage don’t have that much edu-cation and don’t get as many things as wedo, so I wanted to help them.”

Kushaan was looking forward to visitingthe orphanage so he could “play cricket withthe children and teach them English.” Hewanted to raise money for them “so theycan have a better education and more fun.”His favorite part of the bake sale was “eat-ing all the sweets – especially the frostedcookies.”

The event raised $1,235, and AllianceRehab and Physical Therapy – where Trehanworks – pledged to match 150 percent ofthe proceeds. So Alliance donated $1,853,bringing the fundraising total to $3,089.“BBA will get the check from Alliance,” saidTrehan. “And with the bake-sale cash we’llbuy shirts, blankets, books, school suppliesand workbooks for the children in the or-phanage when we land in Delhi becausethey’ll cost less there.”

She said the experiences Medhnaa andKushaan have in India are “something that’sgrounded them, as well, and made themrealize how lucky and blessed they are inthe U.S. to have the education and resourcesthey have. They’re thankful for their home,too, and a family they can depend on.”

Besides that, said Trehan, “As parents, wecan teach them to feel for other kids andhave compassion and reach out. They learnthat the small things we do here can makesuch a big difference to the children there,and that a small fraction of their time meansso much to others.”

Vienna children raisemoney for orphanagein India.

‘They’re Thinking Beyond Themselves’More on BBA

As of 2013, BBA had rescued more than82,800 victims of trafficking, slavery and childlabor. BBA’s founder also began Global MarchAgainst Child Labor, which fights child labor andexploitation on a larger scale. For more informa-tion or to donate, go to http://bba.org.in andhttp://globalmarch.org.

Wearing yellow shirts, Kushaan and Medhnaa Saran work at the bakesale with their friends.

(From left) Kushaan and Medhnaa Saran with their sign advertising thebake sale.

Photos Courtesy of Geeta Trehan

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Curtis A. Khol, Jr., of Vienna,graduated from the United StatesNaval Academy in May 2014 andwas commissioned as an Ensign inthe United States Navy. Ensign Kholgraduated with Distinction (top 10percent) and received a Bachelor ofScience Degree from the Systems

Engineering Honors Program.

Matthew Kent, of Vienna, wasnamed to the Dean’s List at CarnegieMellon University for the fall semesterof 2013.

Lindsay Weber, a 2010 graduate ofJames Madison High School, has beennamed to the Dean’s List for the fall se-mester of 2013 at Radford University.

Julian Kell, of Vienna, was namedto the Dean’s List at University of NewEngland for the fall semester of 2013.

Aline Dolinh, 15, is a sophomore atOakton High School in Vienna and hasbeen appointed as the National StudentPoet by the President’s Committee onthe Arts and the Humanities. Dolinh willparticipate in readings and workshops atlibraries, museums and schools in Vir-

ginia as well as create community ser-vice projects to expand their reach whileincreasing engagement in the literaryarts.

Kate E. DeWeese, daughter ofRandi and Steve DeWeese of Vienna,graduate of Thomas Jefferson HighSchool, and first-year student in theBachelor of Arts Program, has been in-ducted into Alpha Lambda Delta honor

society at Bucknell University.

Angela Wertz, daughter ofDaniel and Lori Wertz of McLean,and a former student of Langley HighSchool, has graduated fromDuquesne University’s RangosSchool of Health Sciences. Angelawill be attending the twelve monthAccelerated Nursing Program thisyear at George Mason University.

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