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Details about a Channel 16 program, a driver safety program, the kinship focus group for grandparents raising children, how you can get involved with watershed management planning and All Fairfax Reads.
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Aug. 25, 2010
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Aug. 25, 2010:
Channel 16 program.
Driver safety program.
Kinship focus group for grandparents raising children.
Watershed management planning.
All Fairfax Reads
Channel 16 Program
"Your Community, Your Call”
2010 Legislative Review
Airs Monday nights at 8 p.m.
Program focuses on the impact of recent legislation on common interest communities.
Also on the Channel 16 Web page at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable.
Driver Safety Program
The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office will
host an AARP Driver Safety Program on
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 20-21, from
10 a. m. to 3 p.m. at
the Criminal Justice
Academy, 14601 Lee
Road, Chantilly.
Driver Safety Program
$12 for members; $14 for non-members.
Pre-registration is required. To register, contact 2nd Lieutenant ChariseThompson at 703-246-3246.
No tests!
All participants get a course workbook.
May be eligible for auto insurance discount.
Kinship Focus Group
The Kinship Focus Group for Grandparents
and Other Relatives Raising Children will
meet on Thursday, Sept. 2, from 5:30 to 8
p.m. at the Mount Vernon Unitarian
Church, 1909 Windmill Lane in Alexandria.
Kinship Focus Group
Dinner and child care are provided.
Registration is required.
– Call 703-324-3517 to register.
The meeting will feature a discussion of the opportunities, challenges and needs for resources and services of kinship families.
Watershed Management
Watershed management plans identify and
address issues impacting our environment
to protect and restore county streams and
other water resources.
– Sept. 16 in Clifton.
– Sept. 21 in Fairfax.
– Sept. 23 in Herndon.
Stormwater Planning Division, 703-324-5500
All Fairfax Reads
All Fairfax Reads is one of morethan 100 similar initiatives acrossthe U.S. that encourages residents to read and discuss the same book.
This year’s book is “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein.
Stein will make an appearance on Sunday, Sept. 19, at Fall for the Book.
Additional Information
www.fairfaxcounty.gov
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/getfairfax
703-FAIRFAX (324-7329).