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ChallengeNews, Page 10
Potter’s Fire owner Mike Faulstanding near two trophies whichwere presented on July 7 towinners of the first Potter’s FireThrowdown contest.
You Can Run,But YouCan’t Win?News, Page 4
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Sharing withNeighbors During
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By Reena Singh
The Connection
The parking fees for the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail stationgarage has been finalized.
At the Fairfax County Board of Super-visors meeting July 1, the board unani-mously decided to have the garagecharge $4.85 for patrons to park theirvehicles.
The resolution also states that reservedparking will be $65 per month. Bikelocker room fees are $75 annually.
The board held a public hearing - thatno one spoke at - to amend a county traf-fic code on parking before approving thegarage parking fees.
“As a part of the extension of the SilverLine, the county has established parkingfacilities at the Wiehle-Reston East station,”
said senior assistant county attorney ErinWard. “State law authorizes the board byordinance to provide for the regulation of
parking on county owned or leased prop-erty.”
The parking fee is similar to other ga-rages at Metro stations.
“This is part of the Silver Line metrorailextension, making sure everything is inplace to make sure we have in place [asolution for] those parking issues,” saidBoard Chairman Sharon Bulova.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony and openhouse will take place at the garage, lo-cated at 11389 Reston Station Blvd. at10 a.m. on July 19 - a week before theSilver Line is expected to start service.
The space is a 2,300-vehicle garage,according to silverlinemetro.com, with253 reserved spaces. An additional 1,000spaces, operated by Comstock, will benearby.
The Sunset Hills Interim park and ridewill no longer be available for use, how-ever, effective July 26, because it will bereplaced with the Metro station’s parkand ride facility.
$4.85 per car daily,$75 annually forbike room.
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The county Board of Supervisors approved to have the Wiehle-RestonEast parking garage charge $4.85 per day.
Fees for Reston Metro Garage Announced
News
By Reena Singh
The Connection
A local construction company hasbeen recommended to beawarded a Silver Line Phase IIcontract.
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Chantilly,submitted the lowest price proposal of fourgroups to build the maintenance facilitiesand rail yard for the final six stations, ac-cording to Metropolitan Washington Air-ports Authority.
The official contract will be finalized inAugust.
“We need to finalize the request for pro-posal requirements and sent them in toMWAA,” said Hensel Phelps Senior Estima-tor Robert Thompson.
According to a press release, the companyestimated Project B - the rail yard and main-tenance facilities - that stretches from theWiehle-Reston East station through DullesInternational Airport and into LoudounCounty will cost $252,989,000.
“The Notice of Recommended Award isthe latest step in a competitive procurementprocess,” according to a press release fromMWAA. “The Airports Authority will notrequest additional documentation from theteam, including insurance certificates, andpayment and performance bonds.”
Hensel Phelps Construction company re-built The Pentagon’s wedges two through
five after the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attack.More recently, the company is working ona $250 million project at Fort George G.Meade in Maryland and finished workingon the Marriott Marquis in D.C.
“We do anything from $1 million projectsto $700 to $800 million projects,” said Th-ompson.
Clark Construction Group and Kiewit In-frastructure South Co. have already beenchosen to complete the 11 miles of rail tracksand the Metro stations. According to the pressrelease, construction for Phase II has begun.
Phase II of the Silver Line is expected toopen in 2018. Phase I, which features fourstations in Tysons Corner and one in Reston,is expected to open July 26. A ribbon-cut-ting ceremony for the Wiehle-Reston EastMetrorail garage will take place at 10 a.m.on July 19.
For more information on the Silver Line,visit http://silverlinemetro.com/.
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Chantilly,to submit final proposals.
Local Company Recommended for Silver Line Contract
Photo Charles Samuelson
Test train leaving Wiehle-Reston East Station traveling to Tysons Corner.
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You Can Run, But You Can’t Win?Fairfax County firesattorney for winningcity council seat.
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By Victoria Ross
The Connection
Like many lifelong City of Fairfaxresidents, Nancy Fry Loftus isproud of her hometown’s charac-ter and charm — a Norman
Rockwell postcard of small-town life in theheart of an increasingly urban, diverse andbustling region.
After winning a seat on the six-memberCity of Fairfax Council in May, Loftus waslooking forward to celebrating Indepen-dence Day with her family and participat-ing in the city’s annual old-fashioned July4th extravaganza, which includes a color-ful hometown parade, firefighter’s compe-tition, and the largest fireworks display inthe area.
But as she sat in historic Old Town Hallon Friday, July 4 — during the annual meet-and-greet luncheon with city leaders —Loftus started to tear up.
What she thought would be a moment ofpure celebration had turned bittersweet.
A week earlier, on June 27, Loftus hadbeen abruptly fired from her job as a FairfaxCounty assistant attorney by County Attor-ney David Bobzien.
“My computer was shut down, and I waslocked out of the office … I had workedthere for 17 years, and I always had greatreviews. This was just humiliating,” Loftussaid.
So why was Loftus terminated?According to her attorney, state Sen. Chap
Petersen (D-34), winning the non-partisanelection — which comes with a $4,500 sal-ary — cost Loftus her $85,000-a-yearcounty job.
In fact, her termination followed twowarnings from the County Attorney’s Office— the first on April 17, just 19 days beforeElection Day.
THOSE WARNINGS, Petersen said, statedthat Loftus would be terminated unless sheeither withdrew from the election or de-clined the office.
Petersen released correspondence withthe Fairfax County attorney’s office, whichincludes Bobzien’s 12-page dismissal letter.In the letter, Bobzien acknowledges thatVirginia State Law allows Loftus to be acandidate, but claims the same law does notprovide her with the right to actually holdoffice.
If Loftus accepted the will of the votersin the City of Fairfax — and held the officeto which they elected her — it would cre-ate a terminal conflict of interest in mat-ters that involve both the city and thecounty, according to the County Attorney’soffice.
“I find that distinction to be an absurditywhich would nullify the state law which
specifically permits localgovernment employees tobe ‘candidates’ for publicoffice,” Petersen said.“Nancy was terminatedsolely for being elected tothe Fairfax City Councilwhile being employed bythe county. It’s bizarre. Imean, if someone gets tooactive in their church, arewe going to fire themnext?”
A former Fairfax Citycouncil member, Petersensaid he called Bobzienseveral times to discussalternatives to firingLoftus, but Bobzien nevercalled him back. Petersensaid he took the case forseveral reasons.
“I’ve known Nancysince we were elementaryschool students togetherin the 1970s. I have greatrespect for her honestyand integrity,” Petersensaid. “I also think that thecounty attorney’s actionsare wrong, both as a le-gal matter and as a mat-ter of fairness and consis-tency.”
Petersen said the coreissue is one of “freespeech.”
“Localities in Virginia cannot arbitrarilyfire employees who exercise their FirstAmendment rights of political speech andparticipation. I am disappointed and franklysurprised that the county attorney’s officewould ignore the law, especially after theCounty Attorney himself authorized Nancy’scandidacy back in February.”
Loftus said she approached her boss whenshe first thought about running for the seat.“If David had said no, I don’t think I wouldhave run…He hired me as a clerk when Iwas in law school. He would ask me howthe campaign was going, and we would jokeabout it in a friendly way, like ‘don’t cam-paign in your county uniform …’ I thoughthe was totally fine with it.”
Loftus said her first inkling that Bobzienmight not be completely fine with her cam-paign came in a Feb. 12 email.
“He said, ‘I’m having some thoughts aboutconflict of interest, maybe we can meet oneday next week.’ I called the office immedi-ately, but it was during a snowstorm andthe offices were closed. I emailed him thatthis was really, really important, and I saidthere are ways to deal with (any concerns),and state law was clear … Even if you workfor the county, you don’t waive the right tothe rest of your life … I asked him to pleasecall me back,” Loftus said Friday, addingthat Bobzien emailed her a note that nightstating there was “no need to discuss thisfurther. I see and accept your point.”
Loftus said her interactions with her bossafter that exchange were cordial, and there
was nothing out of the ordinary.Until April 17 at 8:30 a.m., when she re-
ceived a 30–page memo from Bobzien in-forming her that she would be fired if shedid not withdraw from the race.
“I was completely blindsided. It was justa few weeks before the election and thecampaign had gotten heated … I thought Iwould be sick,” Loftus said Friday.
Loftus was concerned enough about theethical questions Bobzien raised to contactthe Virginia State Bar’s ethics hotline thatsame day. She received an email reply laterthat day from James M. McCauley, EthicsCounsel of the Virginia State Bar.
“You have asked “[i]s it unethical for meto be an Assistant County Attorney forFairfax County and also serve on the FairfaxCity Council?”
“The short answer to this question is “no”it is not per se unethical for a lawyer to beemployed in a law firm or governmentattorney’s office and concurrently hold apublic position or office. Many lawyers haveserved in public office while practicing in alaw firm at the same time, especially whenthe public position is only a part-time en-deavor. To hold otherwise would mean thatno lawyers could ever hold public office andpractice law in a law firm. Obviously, thatis not the position of the Virginia State Bar,Ethics Counsel or the Standing Committeeon Legal Ethics.
Loftus also asked if it was unethical forthe county attorney to “threaten to fire meif I participate in statutorily protected po-litical activity?”
McCauley wrote that the question was“beyond the purview of the Rules of Pro-fessional Conduct and therefore I am notauthorized to render an opinion on that is-sue.”
“I was satisfied that I was not violatingVSB ethics,” Loftus said.
“They threatened her with her job. Shehad this ax hanging over her head for therest of the campaign,” said Connell, Loftus’husband, who brought Loftus a plate offood Friday at the Old Town Hall luncheonas she sat with well-wishers.
Connell Loftus, who also grew up in theCity of Fairfax, said he had just started anew job when his wife was fired from hers.
“It was a catastrophic economic event forour family. We lost our insurance, and 50percent of our family’s income. It’s been astressful time,” Connell said.
Bobzien was not available for comment,but several county officials, who asked notto be named, said Bobzien’s concerns overa conflict of interest are justified and theysupported his move to fire Loftus.
Bobzien’s correspondence shows he con-sulted with the Virginia state bar’s ethicscounsel who advised that if Loftus won theelection, a conflict of interest would be “im-puted to every attorney” in the countyattorney’s office.
For example, if Loftus — as a city councilmember — could not lobby the state legis-lature, then no one in his office could lobbyin Richmond. He also listed potential legalconflicts between the city and the county,such as tax and zoning disputes.
Bobzien also mentioned the recent epiclegal battle known as the “water wars,” trig-gered when Fairfax County enacted an or-dinance in 2011 to regulate the city’s “high”water rates, and the city — seeing the or-dinance as a blatant power grab for watersystems the county didn’t own — sued thecounty.
THE SHOWDOWN ultimately embroiledthe City of Fairfax, Fairfax County and twoother government bodies, the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers and a billion-dollar util-ity company, who all spent a significantamount of time and money on legal coun-sel and PR campaigns battling each otherfor control.In the end, Fairfax County won.
Loftus acknowledged she publicly talkedabout the “water wars” during the cam-paign, and she said she wonders if thosestatements — on such a prickly subject —caused her job to be in jeopardy. But Loftussaid that if that’s true, then Fairfax Countyshould be pleased, since she stated she didnot think the city should have sued thecounty.
As Loftus finished her Independence Daylunch, one well-wisher, Steve Caruso, apart-time City of Fairfax employee, cameup to Loftus and said he wanted to shakeher hand. “I just read about your plight inthe paper. I think it’s totally unfair,” he said.
“That makes me feel good to know thereare people supporting me in this,” Loftussaid.
Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection
Newly-elected Fairfax City council member NancyFry Loftus, a former Fairfax County assistantattorney, attended the annual Independence Dayluncheon at the city’s historic Old Town Hall withher husband, Connell, and two daughters,Anastasia, 9 and Colleen Marie, 12.
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Bready Park’s playground had abusy grand opening. As familieswaited for the fireworks show atHerndon Community Center, par-ents brought their children to playon the brand new playground fa-cility.
Photos by Reena Singh/ The Connection
Eric Wallace, 12, of Great Falls, climbs to the top of therope web at the Bready Park playground dedication.
Children enjoy the playground for its dedication on July4.
Emily Schaal, a studentat Herndon High School, isthe winner of the 2014 Na-tional Peace Essay contest forVirginia and has earned a$1,000 academic scholarship– US Institute of Peace an-nounced. Emily’s essay exam-ined how security sector re-form contributes to sustain-able peace.
Douglas Graney, whoteaches history and socialstudies at Herndon High, wasnamed Virginia Teacher of theYear by the Veterans of For-eign Wars (VFW) Departmentof Virginia. Graney was oneof three teachers (elementary,middle, and high school) rec-ognized by the state VFW fortheir commitment to teachcitizenship education topicsto students, and to promoteAmerica’s history, traditions,and institutions. Graney re-ceived his award inWilliamsburg last month. Heteaches U.S. and Virginia his-tory, U.S. government, andphilosophy, and recently com-pleted the renewal process forboard certification from theNational Board for Profes-sional Teaching Standards.
Herndon area studentsMichael H. Chen, EmilySchaal, Jefferson Sheronand Tae-Jung Yang ofHerndon High School; andJocelyn Huang, SreenathAre, Rohan Banerjee,Ashwin Basana, ArjunIyer, Aseem Jain, AnneLi, Soumya Mishra,Christin Park, RohanPunnoose, SarahQuettawala, SimranRohatgi, SnigdhaSrivastava and Tony Xiaoof Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Tech-nology are National MeritScholarship semifinalists.
Bready ParkPlaygroundDedicated
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To the Editor:To set the record straight, there
is nothing worse for traffic than acar crash, and sleepy teen driversare like drunk drivers in terms ofperformance behind the wheel.Later high school start times aresafer for teens and also for the restof us as they have been shown tosignificantly decrease car crashesin young drivers.
When you read letters opposingthis effort, please ask yourselfwhether the letter-writer has apersonal vested interest in retain-ing the status quo. Last week’s let-ter, “Later Start Times Affect Com-muters,” was filled with misinfor-mation and scare tactics.
The letter made it sound as ifthere are only a small number ofchildren impacted by the morningstart times that are among the ear-liest in the nation. Fairfax highschools start classes at 7:20 a.m.Only 10 percent of schools in thenation start before 7:30 in themorning. Seventy-two of 95 coun-ties in Virginia start high schoolsat 8 a.m. or later. Perhaps the let-ter writer would prefer that FCPSstart school at 5 a.m. to ensure thatour children are all out of the waybefore his morning commute? The
Later Start Times Can Benefit Community
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reality is that Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools are a massive part ofthe traffic flow for the entire morn-ing commute. It will remain thatway with any of the new sched-ules as well.
The majority of FCPS highschool students are sleep deficient.Only 15.5 percent of seniors get 8hours of sleep per night on schoolnights and medical experts recom-mend about 9 hours for adoles-cents. In 10th grade, only 25 per-cent are getting at least 8 hours ofsleep per night.The letter writerseems to be sug-gesting that 75 per-cent or more of our students payfor unnecessary medical tests andask doctors to write medical ex-cuses for a problem that is thenorm, not the exception to therule. Perhaps he is unaware thatthere is compelling medical andeducational evidence that veryearly school start times are a prob-lem and that the Virginia Chapterof the American Academy of Pedi-atrics has a position in favor oflater high school start times forstudents in Virginia as does theMedical Society of Virginia and theMedical Society of Northern Vir-
ginia.For more than a year, FCPS has
partnered with Children’s NationalMedical Center and has met withstakeholder leaders from morethan 45 different organizations,agencies, and community groups.Transportation experts and stake-holder leaders studied about 20scenarios before the school boardselected four potential scenarios tobring to the community for input.The School Board has been ex-tremely slow and deliberate in this
process. Children’sNational MedicalCenter has beenworking to include
input from all stakeholders, in-cluding principals, social workers,leaders from the teacher organi-zations, PTA’s, the athletic coun-cil, the Park Authority, SchoolAged Child Care providers, themiddle school after school pro-gram, Safe Routes to School, andothers. In July, there will be a worksession with a report to the board.School board members have sug-gested that the Blueprint forChange may be one of the fouroptions or it may be a hybrid basedon the community input.
Montgomery County’s Superin-
tendent delayed implementationof any high school start timechanges, but he will not be able toclose the door on the need for latermorning schedules because it iscritical to his desire to close theachievement gap. Seventy-eightpercent of the parents polled inMontgomery County supportedthe change despite what seems tobe an inflated cost estimate.
Abundant research on this topicis clear: When schools have de-layed the start of the school day,students have shown improvedphysical and mental health, lessdepression, reduced car crashesand improved performance in theclassroom and on the field.
Multiple organizations havestudied and support this changeand community members whocare about child health and safetyas well as their own commutesshould support this change as wellby signing the petition atsleepinfairfax.org.
As Dr. Owens from Children’sNational Medical Center says, “Todo nothing is to do harm.” I firmlybelieve that.
Phyllis PayneFairfax
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Hurray for Full Day MondaysHoping that laterstart times forhigh schoolersfollows quickly.
For decades, FairfaxCounty schools havesent elementary schoolstudents home after
half a day on Mondays. This wasnever a good idea, and it has beenmore damaging to family sched-ules and student learning with theincrease over the years of two-in-come households and greater eco-nomic diversity.
That is about to change.Karen Garza, superintendent of
Fairfax County PublicSchools, has demonstratedin several ways that sheunderstands tackling thechallenges of educating all ofFairfax County’s students will re-quire deviation from the statusquo.
Not only will half day Mondayscome to an end, but it will cometo an end in two months, in Sep-tember, 2014, a remarkable ac-complishment for a bureaucracythe size of Fairfax County PublicSchools.
The change will also come with20 minutes of recess a day. Re-search shows (and common senseconfirms) that recess and physicalactivity benefit student learning.
It’s an important step showingresponsiveness to the needs offamilies and students. Nearly onethird of the county’skindergarteners are poor. How dowe think those parents are man-aging the need for child care onMonday afternoons? FCPS has re-sisted meeting the needs of thewhole child, but cannot expect tosuccessfully educate its 186,785students without this kind ofchange. Programs to identifygifted and talented studentsamong poor and minority stu-dents, summer school, year-round
modified calendars forsome schools, and manyother changes will need tobe considered and fast
tracked for the county school sys-tem to succeed.
Consider: About 50,000 of thecounty’s public school students arepoor enough to receive subsidizedmeals. About 30,000 of thecounty’s public school students arereceiving specialized instruction tobetter learn English. More than25,000 of the county’s publicschools students are receiving spe-
cial education services. White stu-dents make up 42 percent of thestudent body; 23 percent areLatino; 19 percent are AsianAmerican; 10 percent are AfricanAmerican. Fairfax County is bysome measures the wealthiestcounty in the nation, or at least inthe top five. If success educatingthis population of students is pos-sible anywhere, it should be here,but there is nothing simple aboutit and will require much morechange.
More Sleepfor Teens
Later start times for high schoolis slated as another top priority forchange in FCPS, and we agree.
New research continues to pileup about sleep deprivation and thedamage it does to teens. A rigor-ous study published in Februarydemonstrates that reduced quan-tity of sleep in adolescents in-creases risk for major depression,according to research at the Uni-versity of Texas School of PublicHealth.
The Centers for Disease Control:“Sleep is increasingly recognizedas important to public health, withsleep insufficiency linked to mo-
tor vehicle crashes, industrial di-sasters, and medical and otheroccupational errors. ... Personsexperiencing sleep insufficiencyare also more likely to suffer fromchronic diseases such as hyperten-sion, diabetes, depression, andobesity, as well as from cancer, in-creased mortality, and reducedquality of life and productivity.”
According to Judith Owens,M.D., director of Sleep Medicineat Children’s National MedicalCenter: “The scientific evidence isirrefutable: chronic sleep loss anddisruption in circadian rhythmsassociated with early high schoolstart times are associated withnegative consequences includingpoor academic performance, in-creased sport-related injuries, andpotential long-term increases incardiovascular and metabolic (i.e.,type 2 diabetes) health risks. Weknow that delaying high schoolstart times increases total sleeptime and positively impacts aca-demic achievement and school at-tendance. There are also docu-mented mental and physicalhealth benefits for students thatinclude reductions in rates of de-pression and fewer drowsy driv-ing crashes.”
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For more than a decade, identity theft hasbeen the number one consumer complaintto the Federal Trade Commission.
To better protect members and help keeptheir personal information safe, NorthwestFederal Credit Union hosted its annualShred Day on May 31 at its Herndon branch.During the event, members could bring upto three boxes of paperwork to be shred-ded.
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Four mobile shredding trucks were on hand to safely dispose of mem-bers’ discarded materials.
Shred Day Helps Prevent Identity Theft“We highly encourage our members to
shred any financial documents or paper-work with personal information, rather thanthrowing them in the trash,” said ChrisMcDonald, President/CEO of NorthwestFederal. “Shred Day offers an easy way tosecurely dispose of these unwanted itemsso members can best protect themselves.”
To learn more about Northwest Federal,visit a local branch or www.nwfcu.org.
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A New Work OrderLocal designershelp create orga-nized and stylishhome offices.
By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
Whether it’s a nook,in the kitchen or adesignated room,a home office is
the place were ideas come to life.Local designers dish about the se-crets to creating a workspace thatis organized and functional yetstylish.
“You’re going to spend a lot oftime in it so aesthetics do matter,”said Patricia Tetro of BOWA Build-ers Inc., in McLean.
Thinking about how a space willbe used is the first step in the de-sign process. “An office is as uniqueas a person,” said interior designerJulie Sproules of the Art Instituteof Washington in Arlington. “Eachperson has a different way ofworking and therefore a different
set of needs. If you are workingfrom home, you’ll be spending alot more time there than if you areusing it to keep the household pa-perwork in order.”
There are a series of questionsthat one might consider: “How willyou use the office? Is it just foryou? Do others come in and meetwith you? Do you tend to do mostof your work on the computer?”asks Tetro. “Do you do things bySkype? If so, the placement of thecomputer becomes more critical.”
Storage and the placement of itis one of the most important homeoffice design decisions. “Where doyou want to keep things?” asksTetro. “When sitting in a chair, doyou need to have your entire realmwithin arm’s reach?”
Getting creative with storagesupplies is a technique that SallieKjos of Grey Hunt Interiors inChantilly, uses to avoid compro-mising style for order. “A floatingshelf will help to keep a clean look,but have it organized,” she said.“You can also get decorative boxesin a variety of colors.”
Sproules uses labeled storagebins to a create home office space
that has a place for everything.“There are a million different kindsout there, from wood to rattan tolinen,” she said. “Get a bookshelfthat you can fit the bins in. …Leave some room … for a filingbinder and books, but anythingsmall should go in a bin. This wayyou can just throw all the mark-ers, yarn, buttons and [other mis-cellaneous items] into their binand not have to worry about thembeing misplaced.”
Don’t forget to save a space forsmart phones and tablets. “Youmight need charging spaces withelectrical outlets that are easilyaccessible,” said Tetro.
To create an orderly appearance,stash files, papers and other officesupplies out of sight. “A lot ofpeople use an extra bedroom as ahome office. Take the doors off thecloset and create a storage area,”said Bart Goldstein of BartGoldstein Interior Design inPotomac, Md. “Add closed storageon the bottom that works as filecabinets, but looks like a piece offurniture” such as a chest or a cre-denza.
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The office of this Great Falls home features an abundanceof storage and workspace. Designers at BOWA Builders,Inc. combined natural and recessed lighting to bringorganization and style to the space.
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This Vienna home office designed by BOWA Builders, Inc.features natural and recessed lighting, custom crownmolding and wood flooring.
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By Ryan Dunn
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Herndon ceramics businessPotter’s Fire awarded tro-phies for the first Potter’s FireThrowdown contest on July
7 in downtown Herndon. The Potter’s FireThrowdown is a contest developed to chal-lenge other businesses in Herndon to deco-rate their storefronts for the patriotic holi-days from May 10 to the 4th of July. Thisyear there were nine contestants. Donationsfor the event were divided between TheFisher House Foundation and The Pride ofHerndon Marching Band. Approximately$650 was raised for the Town of HerndonMarching Band.
Potter’s Fire owner, Mike Faul, developedthe idea of a local community competition.Faul pitched this idea to Town of HerndonMayor Lisa Merkel and the town council,who complimented his plan and encouraged
other local businesses to participate. “I thinkit was a great idea for a new business in thecommunity to engage everybody,” saidCindy Roeder, director of the Herndon Parksand Recreation Department. Roeder at-tended the award ceremony along withTown of Herndon Economic DevelopmentManager Dennis Holste, Jr.
“It was good to see community within thelocal businesses,” said Holste. Three localjudges evaluated the contestants. One of thejudges was Herndon resident and Execu-tive Director of the Council for the Arts ofHerndon Signe Friedrichs. “I think [the con-test] was a great idea and give my congratu-lations to all the winners,” said Friedrichs.“I look forward to when more businesseswill participate.” Herndon Florists won thirdplace, Green Lizard Cycling won secondplace, and first place won by AbramsLandau, Ltd. Law Practice.
“We were proud to be a part of honoringour troops,” said Beth R. Meyer, co-ownerof Green Lizard Cycling. “It was a blast,”said Herndon Florists owner Anne Harvey.“We had a great time. It was a great ideaand everyone loved it.” The first place prizetrophy, The Patriot’s Cup, will remain in thepossession of the winner for a year until thenext competition.
“I think Mike Faul has had a great impacton the downtown Herndon area,” said con-test winner Doug Landau. “I think it is im-portant for local businesses to show theircivic pride.”
A member of the bars of Florida, Con-necticut, Virginia, New Jersey, and the Dis-trict of Columbia, and the Federal CircuitCourts, Doug Landau teaches and focuseson the areas of catastrophic personal injury;state workers’ compensation; Social Secu-rity Disability; occupational disease; andproduct, airport, and premises liabilityclaims.
The practice office is located at 797 Cen-ter Street. “I hope this event will createsome synergy for downtown Herndon,” saidLandau. “Everyone likes a little friendlycompetition.”
Potter’s Fire had its grand opening inOctober 2013, and employs five potters. Inaddition to handmade dinnerware andhouseware collections, the business hasbeen developing a line of garden ware. Thegarden line was launched in May of thisyear, and Potters Fire intends to sell itswares to local gardening centers in thenorthern Virginia and D.C. metro areas. Formore information on Potter’s Fire, visitpottersfire.com.
Melissa Landau, Potter’s Fire owner Mike Faul, Doug Landau, GreenLizard owner David Meyer, and Herndon Florists owner Anne Harveypose for photos at the July 7 award ceremony for the first Potter’s FireThrowdown contest.
Potter’s Fire located in downtown Herndon, held a barbecue incelebration of the first Potter’s Fire Throwdown contest.
Potter’s Fire employees KaceyBoyce, Sarah Betti, and OliviaDiBenigno near the store locationat 797 B Center Street in down-town Herndon.
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Dr. Thomas P. Finley has an-nounced the 25th anniversary inhistoric downtown Herndon,
Dr. Finley’s Family Eyecare, Optometrists.Finley purchased his office from Dr.Charles Meyer in July 1989. Over the past25 years, Finley has grown the practicefrom its original 100 year old Sears’ cata-logue office building (still standing at 711Pine Street) to his new office at 709 PineStreet (2.5 times larger, and blending intohistoric Herndon architecture).
In addition to providing quality eyecare services and products, Finley hasbeen active in the community. He is amember of the Herndon Rotary Club(past president), Chamber of Commerce(past board member), Optimist Club
(past youth sports’ coach for over 20 years),and Knights of Columbus (past board mem-ber). He is a past board member of theJeanie Schmidt Free clinic and has providedfree eye examinations for the clinic sinceits inception in 2001.
As a tribute to his work and communityservice he has been the recipient of manyawards.
Finley is committed to providing his pa-tients with the highest standards of profes-sional eyecare available. He is originallyfrom Wilkes-Barre, Pa., receiving his Bach-elor of Science degree from St. Francis Uni-versity in Pennsylvania, and his Doctorateof Optometry from the Pennsylvania Col-lege of Optometry. Following graduation,he served as an optometry officer in the
United States Air Force where he wasawarded the Meritorious Service Medal andthe Commendation Medal. Finley hasserved as an adjunct clinical professor forthe Pennsylvania College of Optometry, theUniversity of Alabama School of Optometry,and the Inter American Puerto Rico Schoolof Optometry.
He has been a contact lens clinical inves-tigator and currently serves as AdvisoryBoard Member for TLC Laser Eye Centers.He has published several articles in profes-sional and trade journals and newspapers,and lectured at educational conferences,service organizations, and schools.
Finley is a Fellow of the American Acad-emy of Optometry, a Fellow of the VirginiaAcademy of Optometry, and a member of
the American Optometric Association,Virginia Optometric Association, North-ern Virginia Optometric Society, andArmed Forces Optometric Society.
He is the Regional Administrator forVision Source, the largest national orga-nization of premier independent optom-etrists.
To celebrate their 25th community, Dr.Finley’s Family Eyecare, Optometrists /Vision Source Herndon will have a se-ries of Customer Appreciation Days dur-ing July featuring 50 percent off on topdesigner eyeglass frames. For more de-tails, visit them on Facebook (like themfor a chance to win free prizes) atw w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /visionsourceherndon.
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Sallie Kjos of Grey Hunt Interiors created a home officefor herself in the corner of her kitchen. She personalizedit by adding plants and family photos.
“You can make it look like a built-in,” said Goldstein. “Closet com-panies … are able to make it looklike a real working office with nicefurniture.”
GET CREATIVE when selectinga desk to add interest and expressyour personal style. “You can usean old writing table, side table orconsole table to use with a niceparsons chair,” said Kjos. “Thismakes more inviting space that isdecorative but functional.”
Choose seating that incorpo-rates style and comfort. “Thisdoesn’t have to mean a task chair,”said Sproules. “Task chairs aregreat if you’re sitting in themmany hours a day, and there aresome attractive options, but I pre-fer … a small lounge chair to giveit more of a homey feel. Just makesure it can be pushed under thedesk or table when not in use. … Ihave even used small metal sidechairs or stools like an old class-room.”
A person’s occupation and workstyle should be considered. “Stoolsare especially great if you get upand move a lot as a part of yourworking routine,” said Sproules.“You can swivel from one side ofthe table to another and being ona bar-height stool means you’remore likely to get up and walkaround routinely. If you do choosea bar-height stool, make sure yourdesk or table is either height-ad-justable or standing-height.”
Proper lighting is another keycomponent of a well-designedhome office. “Consider overheadlighting” said Goldstein. “[It] willnot take up space like a lamp. Youcan run an eight-foot [lighting]track though the middle of theroom and turn the lights towardthe desk.”
Incorporate more than onelighting source into a room’s de-sign.
“This helps you modulate thelight for the task that you’re do-ing,” said Sproules. “You shouldhave one general light: an over-head light or a floor lamp that …provides general, diffused lightand a task light for more focusedwork,” such as a small, adjustablelamp with dimming capabilities.
When it comes to maintaining asense of home in a home office,designers suggest getting per-sonal. “You can mix interestingaccessories like family picturesand a plant here or there to givethe office aesthetic appeal as op-posed to just function,” saidGoldstein.
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Sproules believes that one’s oc-cupation can be a source of designinspiration. “As an interior de-signer, I have an excessive collec-tion of pens and markers that areorganized in small boxes along awall, like an art store,” she said.“It’s a nice way to personalize thespace with your specific type ofwork without having it get toomessy. And there’s always a pen
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“There is one accessory that nohome office should be without,”said Sproules. “Everyone needs atack board,” she said. “If you’remore of the artistic type, use corkboard tiles.
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By Jon Roetman
The Connection
Even on his wedding day, Robinsonboys’ soccer coach Robert Garzacouldn’t escape World Cup fever.
Garza married his wife, Jenni-fer, on June 21 at the Hendry House at FortC.F. Smith in Arlington. During that Satur-day in Northern Virginia, Garza and a groupthat included his best man, West Potomacboys’ soccer coach Andrew Peck, watchedthe Ghana-Germany match in the groom’ssuite. Later, when the group was taking pic-tures, Peck had the match streaming on hiscell phone.
What was Jennifer’s reaction?“She laughed when she found out,” Garza
wrote in a twitter message. “She married asoccer coach.”
Garza is among the local residents whohave closely followed the 2014 World Cupin Brazil. As the competition nears an end,soccer coaches and players from NorthernVirginia and Potomac, Md., shared theirmemorable experiences from the month-long event, and their predictions on whowould emerge victorious from thetournament’s final four teams: Brazil, Ger-many, Argentina, and the Netherlands.
“This has been,” Churchill girls’ headcoach Haroot Hakopian wrote in an email,“the most interesting/exciting cup in years.”
Garza wasn’t the only one making an ef-fort to watch the World Cup. Oakton boys’coach Todd Spitalny, who owns a kitchenand bath company in Manassas, said he hadDirecTV installed in his office specificallyto watch the World Cup. South Lakes girls’coach Mike Astudillo took in some of theaction at Reston Town Center, and LucasBelanger, a 2013 Mount Vernon High Schoolgraduate and rising sophomore goalkeeperat American University, watched the UnitedStates matches at National Harbor in Wash-ington. T.C. Williams rising senior ErykWilliamson downloaded an app on hisphone to receive live updates if he wasn’table to watch.
Along with following the action at home— and on a cell phone during his weddingday — Garza, a 1991 Hayfield graduate, haswatched the World Cup at the Bungalowand Lucky’s Sports Theatre in Kingstowne.
“The atmosphere has been phenomenal,”Garza wrote, “with so many fans comingout to watch.”
MUCH EXCITEMENT centered aroundthe performance of the United States men’snational team, which competed againstGhana, Portugal, and Germany in Group G,nicknamed the “Group of Death.” The U.S.emerged from group play with a 1-1-1record, including a 2-1 victory over Ghanaon June 16, and advanced by virtue of agoal-differential tiebreaker over Portugal.
The United States’ World Cup appearanceended on July 1 with a 2-1 loss to Belgiumin extra time in the round of 16.
“Like we all should, I’ve been supportingthe U.S.,” Joe McCreary, a 2014 Yorktowngraduate and future James Madison Uni-versity soccer player wrote in an email. “Ithink soccer in America the next four yearsis on the rise after team USA advanced fromthe group of death.”
While the USMNT fell short against Bel-gium in the round of 16, goalkeeper TimHoward produced a record 16 saves, hold-ing Belgium scoreless until the 93rd minute.
“Sixteen saves in a game is hard to do inhigh school soccer,” Hakopian wrote. “I havenever seen that happen at the professional/World Cup level.”
It wasn’t just the USMNT or its playersgenerating interest, however. Along withrooting for the U.S., Hakopian, who wasborn in Iran, also followed the Iranian team.Iran finished last in Group F with a 0-1-2record, scoring their lone goal of the WorldCup against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a3-1 loss on June 25.
Hakopian, who has coached at ChurchillHigh School in Potomac, Md., for 12 years,also said he would like to see Argentina starLionel Messi win a World Cup. He alsocheers for the Netherlands, which has beenhis favorite team since age 7, thanks to their“cool” orange jerseys — though Hakopianadded “[forward Arjen] Robben’s consistentflopping annoys the hell out of me …”
“I was born in Iran so I am always inter-ested in how they perform, considering theirplayers have difficulty playing outside theMiddle East,” Hakopian wrote. “My wifewas in the Peace Corps and traveled exten-sively in South America. Although she spentmost of her time in Paraguay, she alwaysroots for Costa Rica and Chile, which hasmade this year’s cup even more fun.”
Washington-Lee rising junior MaycolNunez scored 37 goals in 2014 and helpedthe Generals advance to the Group 6A Vir-ginia state final. Nunez lived in Hondurasbefore moving to the United States fouryears ago at the age of 12. He cheers for hisnative country during the World Cup, alongwith Belgium and Argentina.
Honduras finished last in Group E with a
0-3 record, scoring its lone goal in a 2-1 lossto Ecuador on June 20, but that hasn’tstopped Nunez from enjoying the experience.
“Honduras is probably one of worst teamsin the World Cup, but the fact that they arethere means a lot,” Nunez wrote. “… Hon-duras [scoring] their first and only goal inthe World Cup against Ecuador has beendefinitely one of my favorite moments inthis World Cup so far. … Words cannot de-scribe what watching Honduras in theWorld Cup means to me. It’s just such anamazing feeling that I can’t even describe.”
Astudillo, who has coached the SouthLakes girls’ team the last two seasons andused to coach at Chantilly, has extendedfamily from Colombia. Along with cheer-ing for the U.S., Astudillo followed the Co-lombian team that won Group C with a 3-0record, and defeated Uruguay 2-0 in theround of 16 before falling to Brazil 2-1 inthe quarterfinals.
“Best tournament in our history,”Astudillo wrote. “[I’m] so proud and wehave so many young players. Look out Rus-sia 2018!”
Williamson, who led T.C. Williams to the2014 Group 6A Virginia state champion-ship, said he is a passionate supporter ofhost Brazil, though he also cheers for theU.S. “I’m a huge Brazil fan,” Williamsonwrote. “I just love the way they play. How-ever, growing up I always used to cheer forFrance. Now that they’ve been knocked out,I’ve been all about Brazil. … Both of myparents are American so, at heart, I cheerfor the U.S.”
Belanger was a goalkeeper on MountVernon’s 2013 state championship team. Hemade a pair of key saves during the Majors’penalty-kick shootout victory against Cosbyin the state final. Belanger said he has en-joyed watching goalkeepers perform dur-ing the World Cup.
“I have always been a huge U.S. fan, eventhough they have been disappointing upuntil this World Cup, but I’ve also been root-ing for a few individual players (mostlygoalkeepers) such as Gianluigi Buffon forItaly and Thibaut Courtois for Belgium,”Belanger wrote. “Being a goalkeeper my-
self, I have learned to appreciate the diffi-culty [of] some of the saves they make, andI always enjoy watching a goalkeeper havea great game.
“… I always love watching penalty-kickshootouts, but I have enjoyed watching allthe games where the goalkeepers performedwell, like Costa Rica, Nigeria, and especiallythe United States.”
THE SEMIFINALS had yet to be playedwhen coaches and players were inter-viewed. The first semifinal match, Germanyversus Brazil, was played Tuesday. TheNetherlands and Argentina faced one an-other Wednesday. The majority said Ger-many would win it all. Williamson said Bra-zil would have a tough time getting pastGermany in the semifinals without star for-ward Neymar (back injury) and captainThiago Silva (cards).
Nunez picked Argentina to win “becausethey have Messi and the other teams don’t.”
Astudillo had far less praise for the Ar-gentine star.
“I know I sound like a hater, but I’m not aLionel Messi fan,” Astudillo wrote. “I grewup watching Diego Armando Maradonasingle-handedly carry [Argentina] to aWorld Cup championship in Mexico in1986. Teams would triple team him becausehe had zero help on that squad, but it didn’tmatter. He always found a way to makethose around him better. If Lio can’t delivera World Cup to his native Argentina, I thinkwe should hold off on considering him oneof the greatest ever.”
The championship match is scheduled forSunday, July 13, providing the final oppor-tunity for a memorable World Cup viewingexperience.
“This World Cup, we saw so many cometogether — friends, family, strangers — allto see the world play,” Garza wrote. “Com-pared to previous years, this World Cup hasbeen huge. Every U.S. game I have watchedwith family and friends and fellow coach-ing colleagues from the high school ranks.Each time, we easily took up quite a fewtables, getting to the pubs quite early tosecure space.”
Photo by Louise Krafft/The Connection
T.C. Williams rising senior Eryk Williamson, left, has followed the actionclosely during the 2014 World Cup.
World Cup FeverArea soccer coaches, players share 2014World Cup viewing experiences.
“I think soccer inAmerica the next fouryears is on the rise afterteam USA advanced fromthe group of death.”
— Joe McCreary,a 2014 Yorktown graduate
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Crafty Kids. 1 p.m. HerndonFortnightly Library, 768 CenterStreet, Herndon. Drop in for anafternoon of crafting projects of yourchoice. You provide the imaginationand we will provide the materials.Age 6 to 12. 703-437-8855.
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Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768Center Street, Herndon. Hands-on,science-based activities on animals,aeronautical engineering, creativeengineering and forensic science.School age. 703-437-8855.
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“Just when I thought I was out…theypull me back in.” Although this quote isfrom Michael Corleone from “TheGodfather: Part III,” it very much charac-terizes my daily struggle being a terminalcancer patient; non small cell lung can-cer, NSCLC, is like that, almost always.Even though I don’t want to think aboutthe fact that I have cancer, or not let itaffect my judgment on life – or perspec-tive; or let it impede my path to a happierexistence, more often than not, it does.
Not that I’m morose or depressed or adismal Jimmy, I am however, as CurlyHoward of The Three Stooges so regularlysaid: “I’m a victim of soycumstance.” Andnot that I dwell on having lung cancereither; it is what it is, and of course, I amextremely happy to still be alive.Nevertheless, having lived post-diagnosisnow for five years and nearly fourmonths, (after initially being given a “13month to two year” prognosis by myoncologist), doesn’t necessarily make mycircumstances any easier.
I won’t bore you with the details, bothmentally or physically, facing cancerpatients as they/we endure a rather diffi-cult set of challenges. Suffice it to say,there are good days and bad days – andmany in the middle, to be honest. I’vebeen fortunate to have many more gooddays than bad. And it’s those good daysthat we try to hang on to and harnesssomehow when the inevitable bad daysbegin to overwhelm. And as often as I tryto compartmentalize the cancer effect, itstill manages to rear its ugly head: con-sciously, subconsciously, literally, figura-tively, generally, specifically; and/or anyother word or phrase you can imagine. Asmuch as I don’t want to feel its effect,emotionally I do.
Practically speaking then, how do I for-get that I have cancer? How do I controlthe uncontrollable? Given my daily rou-tine of pills, supplements, special drinks,food choices and lifestyle changes andalone time, how do I not let the fact that Ihave an incurable form of cancer domi-nate how I live and breathe; especiallywhen my breathing is often compromisedand my life is one continual set ofimmune-system boosting, anti-canceractivities and behaviors? Believe me, it’snot easier written that it is said and cer-tainly neither is its doing. And it certainlybeats the alternative, if you know what Imean? However, it is something that I ammostly able to do. I give myself a “B,”because I’m able to remain/“B” positive.
But, and it’s a huge but, to say theprocess is not one gigantic emotional balland chain would be denying the veryreality in which I’m immersed 24 hours aday. Still, how much additional goodwould it serve to focus on it more exclu-sively than I presently do? However, if Idon’t focus on it, perhaps I don’t consis-tently do the things that I need to do tostay alive and maintain the reasonablygood health with which I’ve beenblessed. As much as I’d like to be “out,”I’d just as soon not have the cancer “pullme back in” every single day.
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For the tenth year in a row, theFoundation for Appropriate andImmediate Temporary Help(FAITH) in Herndon is organizing
a food distribution event to correspond withthe Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Untilnow, the annual event has been known as“Herndon Without Hunger,” but FAITH PRCoordinator Saman Quraesh explained thatgoing forward the food share would becalled “Project Food Boost.”
“This is more in keeping with our goals,”said Quraesh. “For one thing, we are hereto help anyone in need, so we didn’t wantour name to make people outside ofHerndon feel like they couldn’t get assis-tance from us. Secondly, the mission ofFAITH is to provide assistance, support andresources to give those we serve a ‘boost’out of poverty. Project Food Boost tells itlike it is.”
THE FIRST OF THE FIVE distributionsfor the 2014 campaign was held on June26, with dignitaries like Herndon MayorLisa Merkel on hand to lend support to theOpening Ceremony and to add her thanksand appreciation to the organization andthe staff and volunteers who make it pos-sible. Herndon High School, at 700 BennettStreet, provides the venue. FundraisingCoordinator Somayyah Ghariani reportedthat following the private ceremony andremarks, more than 300 persons wereserved when the doors to the public wereopened. With the numbers attending climb-ing each year, “It’s a good thing we can use
the high school’s cafeteria,” Ghariani added.“I don’t think we could fit at the library, oneof our early distribution sites, anymore.”
Each distribution event officially beginsat 4 p.m., with the volunteers showing upbeforehand to unload the food, set up thetables, bag a variety of produce and orga-nize everything from the orderly welcom-ing of the clients to guiding them throughthe food maze and offering assistance to gettheir goods – with filled bags that can weighas much as 60 lbs. - to their vehicles. Onthe afternoon of July 3, the skies werethreatening and the humidity was pushinginto the “seriously unpleasant range,” butthe line outside the door already stretchedto the side parking lot by 3:30. “We’reready,” said FAITH Executive Director
Ambreen Ahmed. No one had to wait out-side for long. One side of the cafeteria wasprepared with chairs and young volunteerswalked among the clients with bottled wa-ter and smiles to make the wait more com-fortable. There was even a special sectiondesignated for elderly and disabled clients.
Logistics, a lot of manpower, and mostimportantly and impressively, this year allof the food being distributed comes directlyfrom long-time patron Robert Bassam,owner and CEO of Easterns AutomotiveGroup, the used car dealership giant serv-ing Virginia, D.C. and Maryland. As always,Bassam had no interest in being singled outor spotlighted for his generosity. He was toobusy overseeing the delivery of the food,organizing the layout and assembly lines
and making sure that everything proceededwith efficiency and safety. It was up to oth-ers to offer their praise of Bassam and hissmall army of employee-volunteers. “It istruly amazing. Mr. Bassam and EasternsAutomotive really stepped up, way beyondanyone’s expectations,” said Quraesh. “Idon’t think you will get any quotes fromhim,” added Ghariani. “He’s not here forthat. He just wants to help, to give back andserve.”
Obviously, a lot of others feel the sameway as Bassam. Numerous members ofFAITH and from the All Dulles Area Mus-lim Society (ADAMS) turned out to help.Parishioners from other faiths also joinedin, as they have throughout the history ofthe campaign. Also quite noticeable amongthe volunteers were the large number ofyoungsters, from pre-schoolers to highschoolers all pitching in. FAITH ExecutiveDirector Ahmed pointed to one group ofteenaged gentlemen with pride. “They havebeen fasting all day, yet here they are, do-ing the good works, working hard,” she said.There were even clients among the volun-teers, like “Fatti Degu” (name changed topreserve her privacy), who has attended theHerndon Without Hunger distributions forthe past three years, but also volunteers toshow her appreciation for the assistance. “Igo not only for the food,” said Degu, “butto meet people and when you talk to thepeople you forget your problems.”
THREE MORE FOOD BOOSTS will beheld at Herndon High School on July 10,July 17 and July 24, respectively, all start-ing at 4 p.m.The folks at FAITH welcome everyone tocheck out their new-look website, logo andtagline – Building Stronger and Kinder Com-munities – at www.faithus.org and the ser-vices, volunteer and donation opportunitiesavailable. And, of course, if you need ahand, the members of FAITH are there tohelp.
Happy to help, from left, Sanya Baig and Humza Sait. “And I can count to5, then 6,” announced young Mr. Sait, proudly showing off some of thebags of limes the 5-year-old had filled for the July 3 edition of theProject Food Boost food distribution in Herndon.
Anthony and Alex attended the food distribution with their mothers,who were there as clients, but both young men decided that theywanted to help. “You know, give not just take,” said Anthony.
Volunteers getting their last minute instructions from Robert Bassam,the owner and CEO of Easterns Automotive Group, the well known usedcar dealerships. He has provided financial and physical support to thefood program for a long time. This year, in addition to supplying hisusual manpower and logistical expertise, Bassam’s Easterns also sup-plied all of the food being distributed.
Sharing with Neighbors During RamadanProject Food Boosthelps families in needin Herndon area.
