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November 17-23, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 46

HolidayEntertainment &Gift Guide

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Kevin Mason helpshis son Tommy, 4,down the slide atArrowbrook ParkSaturday. The 23-acrepark features alighted, artificial turfathletic field, a bas-ketball court, twolighted tennis courts,a playground, a picnicpavilion and theFairfax County ParkAuthority’s firstbocce court.

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Kevin Mason helpshis son Tommy, 4,down the slide atArrowbrook ParkSaturday. The 23-acrepark features alighted, artificial turfathletic field, a bas-ketball court, twolighted tennis courts,a playground, a picnicpavilion and theFairfax County ParkAuthority’s firstbocce court.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Community leaders gathered Saturday tocut the ribbon on Arrowbrook Park,whose deluxe facilities will serve youthsports organizations and other residents

of Herndon and Reston.Located at the intersection of Sunrise Valley Drive

and Centreville Road — the site of the former Ar-rowhead Farm — the park features a lighted, artifi-cial turf athletic field, a basketball court, two lightedtennis courts, a playground, a picnic pavilion andthe Fairfax County Park Authority’s first bocce court.

THE 23-ACRE PARK is part ofthe planned Arrowbrook Centre,which will be home to offices, res-taurants, retail, hotels and over amillion square feet of residentialspace.

It was sponsored through a pub-lic-private partnership betweenthe Park Authority and theArrowbrook Management Corpo-ration, which county officials saythey hope is a model for futuresuch partnerships.

“As Fairfax County continues togrow, we need to continue to comeup with creative ways to integratedevelopments like Arrowbrookinto the community and workhand in hand with our developerswho are building and re-buildingFairfax County,” said Board of Su-pervisors Chairman SharonBulova. “This is a demonstrationof a new relationship that countygovernment will have with ourdevelopers, working in collabora-tion to make parks and public facilities happen.”

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) calledit an “example of how we want to continue our de-velopment in Fairfax County, that is, meeting theneeds that developers bring to the community andintegrating the amenities needed to support it.”

While everyone was all smiles Saturday, the pro-cess of building the park wasn’t always an easy one.

After the owners died in 1995, the owners of thetrust that held the property discovered that the landhad been identified as a location for a park.

“I can’t say in all honesty that we didn’t ask CathyHudgins to lift what we felt was an oppressive bur-den from our backs, but Cathy … along with herplanning commissioner Frank de la Fe, were able toconvince us of the wisdom of incorporating a parkinto our development plan,” said Jeffrey Fairfield,co-manager of Arrowbrook Centre. “I have to say,they were right and we were wrong. Because whatwe see before us embodies the principle that thepublic good and private gain are not only compat-ible, but can be synergistic.”

In addition to the level of cooperation between thecounty and the developers, Bulova said she hopes thatthe park sets a precedent for the way open space isplanned, not as an afterthought, but as the centerpiece.

THE FIELD will be used by ath-letic organizations from Herndonand Reston, particularly the soccergroups, which are made up of thou-sands of players on hundreds ofteams with ages ranging from un-der five to 19.

“Everyone is itching to get out onthese turf fields,” said Steven Guyer,a board member of Herndon YouthSoccer. “For the Park Authority andArrowbrook to work together saysa lot about their dedication to thekids, and we look forward to manyyears of playing here.”

Rick Uhrig, president of RestonSoccer, added, “as I’m standinghere today, looking out over thefield, I’m just thinking what a greattime all the players are going tohave once we get out here.”

Herndon Mayor Steve DeBenedittissaid he was glad the park is so closeto the Town of Herndon.

“I’m very pleased they decided tobuild the Arrowbrook Park in theHerndon area,” DeBenedittis said.

“Herndon residents are known for their communityinvolvement and for their participation and enjoy-ment of recreation and outdoor activities.”

Hal and Ruth Launders purchased the land afterWorld War II, and established it as Arrowhead Farm,where they raised Angus cattle. The pavilion locatednext to the athletic field is named Launders Pavilionin their honor.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Frying Pan Farm Park istrying to help theyoungest shoppersavoid some of the tra-

ditional shopping pitfalls whilehelping them get gifts for every-one on their lists.

The annual Christmas at theFarm event will be Dec. 4 andchildren’s shopping will start at12:30 p.m.

“Kids come with their shop-ping list, and the volunteers willhelp them find items appropri-ate for everyone on their list,”said Tawny Hammond, parkmanager. “Their parents cangive them a budget, and we’llmake sure their gifts come inunder budget.”

Volunteers will also be avail-able to help wrap the presents,making it a one-stop shop forchildren to get their shoppingdone.

“We’ll have hayrides, the farm

will be decorated for Christmas,the country store will be open,and I’m told Santa Claus mighteven make an appearance for aphoto or two,” said Bill Bouie,chairman of the Fairfax CountyPark Authority Board.

Gifts offered for the children’sholiday shopping include honeyfrom the farm’s beehives, aswell as gifts for farm, garden-ing and history enthusiasts.

Park Historian YvonneJohnson says volunteers are keyto this event, as well as most ofthe events that happen at thefarm.

“We just couldn’t do what wedo without our volunteers, wesee as many as 120 of themthroughout the course of theyear, and they do everythingfrom hayrides to teaching chil-dren about the farm,” she said.

More information about thechildren’s Christmas shoppingcan be found atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp.

The country store at Frying Pan Farm Park, will beopen for children Christmas shopping Dec. 4, wherevolunteers will help children pick out and wrappresents for everyone on their list.

Christmas on the FarmFrying Pan Farm Park hostschildren’s Christmas shoppingDec. 4.

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“Kids come with their shopping list,and the volunteers will help them finditems appropriate for everyone ontheir list.”

— Tawny Hammond, park manager

New Place to ParkRibbon cut on 23-acreArrowbrook Park.

Tommy Mason, 4, surveysthe slide at the ArrowbrookPark playground beforegoing for a ride. A ribboncutting ceremony was heldat the 23-acre park Saturday.

Representatives fromFairfax County, the Town ofHerndon, the ArrowbrookManagement Corporationand youth athletic groupscut the ribbon atArrowbrook Park Saturday.The 23-acre park will be tofocal point of a mixed-usedevelopment at the site ofthe old Arrowhead Farm, atthe corner of Sunrise ValleyDrive and Centreville Road.

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Celebrate the Holidays with neighbors and friends in the Town ofHerndon at the following events, held throughout the town duringDecember. For more information, visit www.herndon-va.gov.

TOWNE SQUARE SINGERS HOLIDAY CONCERTFriday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m. Holiday

songs from the past and contemporary classics. Elden Street Players’Industrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. $12.703.787-7300. www.herndon-va.gov

HOLIDAY HOMES TOUR OF HERNDONSaturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tour Herndon homes decorated for the

holidays. Tickets available at Herndon Dulles Visitors’ Center, 717 LynnStreet, and Herndon Florist, 716 Lynn Street, Herndon. $15 in advance,$20 day of event. 703-HERNDON (437-6366).

WONDER OF THE NUTCRACKER/WINTER OPEN HOUSESaturday, Dec. 4, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Classical Ballet Theatre presents a

reading of “The Nutcracker.” Crafts and refreshments. Herndon FortnightlyLibrary, 768 Center Street, Herndon. Free. 703-437-8855www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library

HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING & SING-ALONGSaturday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Carols, tree lighting and a visit from Santa.

Corner of Lynn and Elden Streets, Herndon. Free. 571-323-5301.www.dullesregionalchamber.org

HERNDON HOLIDAY ARTS & CRAFT SHOWSunday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. More than 100 arts and craft vendors offer

gifts, decorations and handmade items. Herndon Community Center, 814Ferndale Ave., Herndon. Free. 703-787-7300. www.herndon-va.gov

HOLIDAY RECEPTION AT ARTSPACESunday, Dec. 5, 5-7 p.m. Enjoy seasonal music and meet artists and poets

participating in the “International Pen and Brush” exhibition. ArtSpace,750 Center Street, Herndon. Free. 703-956-6590.www.artspaceherndon.org

HOLIDAY MODEL TRAIN SHOWSaturday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 12, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

ArtSpace Herndon, 750-A Center Street, Herndon. W&OD caboose andHerndon Depot Museum also open for tours (Saturday only). Free. 703-956-6590.

DRESS UP HERNDON FOR THE HOLIDAYSMonday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Judging. Neighborhood Decoration Contest

throughout Herndon. Home decorations judged in traditional, whimsical,lights categories and more. Free. 703-435-6800 X2084.www.herndon-va.gov

SANTA’S WORKSHOPSaturday, Dec. 18, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Holiday fun includes a visit with Santa,

crafts and lunch. Register by Dec. 13. Herndon Community Center, 814Ferndale Ave., Herndon. $7 per child, $3 per adult (if eating lunch) 703-787-7300.www.herndon-va.gov

HOLIDAY YOUTH MUSICAL CAFÉSaturday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. An afternoon of holiday singing and

musical presentations by local youth.ArtSpace, 750 Center Street, Herndon. Free. 703-956-6590.www.artspaceherndon.org

NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS AT ARTSPACEFriday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. — Bonfire, family-friendly and alcohol free.

Free. 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.Musical Café featuring Al Robertson and Friends, midnight champagnetoast. Tickets: $45/person, $50/person after Dec. 13. ArtSpace , 750Center Street, Herndon. 703-956-6590. www.artspaceherndon.org

Herndon Town’s Holidays

By Sean McCalley

The Connection

Del. Tom Rust (R-86) led a solemn recognition of the sacrifices given byHerndon’s veterans on Nov. 11. Hisspeech, given on the lawn of the

Herndon Town Green, was heard by a silent groupof veterans, families and other local citizens to honorthe service their neighbors provided during theirlives.

“You’ve given up part of your lives for people likeme,” Rust said. “Because of our veterans, the presentexists.”

American Legion Post 184, Herndon’s local WayneM. Kidwell Post, held the annual Veteran’s Day ob-servance.

The speech was given on a day of near-perfectweather. The small crowd that had gathered to hearthe delegate’s speech was quiet and reflective, af-firming the keypoints of thespeech withnods and briefapplause.

“They havemade our futuresafe. They in-spire the future,”Rust added.

Quoting revo-lutionary leaderslike ThomasPaine and Thomas Jefferson, Rust’s speech centeredaround one central theme: veterans must be hon-ored, for they sought to defend the noble ideas onwhich the country is founded.

“Every veteran that has died for this just cause hasmade it stronger for his sacrifice.”

Along with Herndon veteran David Kirby, Rust laidhonorary wreaths upon the Town Green monumentas the benediction was read.

“No general who ever lived, no king who everreigned… commanded a finer force,” said Rust.

Kirby then listed many of the restaurants that wereoffering free food and drink to celebrate Veteran’sDay.

“Take a veteran out to eat today. Perhaps for afree Bloomin’ Onion at the Outback Steakhouse,”chuckled Kirby.

Veteran David Kirby remarks on the solem-nity of Veteran’s Day.

WWII and Korea Veteran John Denoyerand Ann Csonka commemorate Veteran’sDay.

Dalton and Tively Chester receive meritbadges during the commemoration

Veterans Honored

“No general whoever lived, no kingwho ever reigned…commanded afiner force.”

—Del. Tom Rust (R-86)

“It’s the perfect time tothink about the country, andthat means thinking aboutcooperating together. Butmake sure you also showveterans the honor andrespect they deserve.”

— Ann Csonka, wife ofveteran John Denoyer,

Herndon

“The best thing is probablybe with your family. It’s amore spiritual kind of day,and that’s how you shouldfeel when you remember the

Viewpoints

World War II and KoreaArmy Veteran, Herndon

“Recognize that people havesacrificed huge parts of theirlives for the future of thiscountry. Have that in mindwhen you honor them today.”

— Carl Silverstein,United States Army

Veteran, Herndon

“Talk to a vet. Give them abig ‘thank you.’”

— Del. Tom Rust (R-86),Herndon

vets that gave their lives.”— Matthew Kirby, student,

Herndon

“Just go up to a family mem-ber or friend you know and showyour appreciation to that specificveteran with a hug.”

— Robert S. Thompson,United States Navy Veteran,

Herndon

“The best way to commemo-rate Veteran’s Day? Somberthought. Reflection.”

— John Denoyer,

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Nine Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) choral studentshave been accepted into NationalAmerican Choral Directors Association(ACDA) Children’s and Middle SchoolChoirs. Members of these ensembles,chosen from over 4,000 applicants fromaround the United States, will rehearseand perform in conjunction with theNational ACDA Conference scheduledfor March 9-12, 2011 in Chicago.

FCPS students accepted into theACDA choirs are:

❖ Carson Middle School: Starr Baker,Brigid Doebrich, Kristina Rofail, and

Lyric Venable for the Children’s HonorChoir; Michael Mason for the MiddleSchool-Junior High Honor Choir. AmyMoir is the chorus director at Carson.

❖ Franklin Middle School: Jake Fries,Troy Fries, and Connor Golden for theMiddle School-Junior High HonorChoir. Lorraine Neill is the chorus direc-tor at Franklin.

❖ Oakton High School: ThomasHinds for the Middle School-Junior HighHonor Choir. Tiffany Powell is the cho-rus director at Oakton.

More information is available atwww.acda.org

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Dulles Corridor AdvisoryCommittee. 9:30 a.m. CrownePlaza Tysons Corner ExecutiveConference and Training Center,8201 Greensboro Drive, McLean.

Updates on the status of DullesCorridor finances and improvements,the construction and financing of theDulles Corridor Metrorail Project,and an update on a proposed DullesToll Road noise policy.www.mwaa.com/tollroad/2471.htm.

MOMS Club of Herndon MonthlyMeeting. 10 a.m. at TrinityPresbyterian Church, 651 DranesvilleRoad, Herndon. With speaker ReinaWeiner, author of Strong from theStart: Raising Confident and ResilientKids. Children are [email protected].

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SUNDAY, NOV. 21Chanukah Boutique. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,

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Preparing for Rail in the DullesCorridor. 8 a.m. National RuralUtilities Cooperative FinanceCorporation, 2201 Cooperative Way,Herndon. With Hunter Mill DistrictSupervisor Catherine M. Hudgins,Virginia House of Delegates MemberKenneth R. Plum, Dulles CorridorMetrorail Project Executive DirectorPatrick Nowakowski, GMU Center forRegional Analysis Deputy DirectorJohn McClain, Comstock PartnersChief Financial Officer BeauSchwiekert, and Dulles Corridor RailAssociation President PatriciaNicoson.www.dullescorridorrail.com.

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Opinion

The number of people applying forfood stamps and seeking helpfrom food banks has more thandoubled in the last few years in

Northern Virginia.This year, 800 families registered for the

LINK Thanksgiving food and used coat distri-bution. That includes 1,774 adults and 2,130children, an increase from 2009 of almost 400individuals.

This incredible need is repeated in small andlarge organizations around Northern Virginia.

Food For Others served 11,900 householdsand 42,000 individuals in the last year, anddespite many donations, the organization ishaving trouble keeping food on the shelves forthe needy. A few weeks ago, Washington Irv-ing Middle School collected 3,000 pounds offood for the organization, Peter Spain, an or-ganizer at Food for Others, told reporter JuliaO’Donoghue.

“But most of that food is gone now. ... Wehad 132 families come in on Friday,” he said.

Much of the burden of helping these fami-lies has fallen on small organizations with nopaid staff, interfaith groups, churches, volun-teers. Organizations like SHARE of McLean andLINK depend on volunteers and contributionsto try to meet the expanding need for food andwarm clothes on a daily basis.

Beyond that, organizations stretch to providethe basics for a holiday meal for Thanksgivingand Christmas dinners and the hope of pre-sents for many children who might otherwisenot receive a single holiday gift.

There are many ways to give, with some lo-cal charities connecting the donor to a specificfamily to provide a holiday food basket and

Give Locally Local charities report recordnumbers of Northern Virginiafamilies seeking emergency help.

fulfill some wishes for gifts. Many organiza-tions encourage the donation of gift cards.Every local group seeking to help the needyright now is facing extra demand and needsboth volunteer and financial help.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Lisa Lombardozzi

This year a record numberof 800 families alreadyhave registered for the

LINK Thanksgiving food and usedcoat distribution on Saturday, Nov.20.

These families comprise 1,774adults and 2,130 children for atotal of 3,904 needy people. Wewill need food donations and usedwinter coats and clothing for thesefamilies.

This is an increase from 2009 ofalmost 400 individuals. LINKBoard members voted to increasethe total number of families beinghelped this year due to the highdemand from school counselors.With the many blessings that LINKhas experienced throughout theyear, the Board felt that extend-ing the number of families wasimportant this year.

The big push now will be to getfood donations, winter coats andclothing, and volunteers. There isstill a big need for volunteers onFriday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. – 8p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 20 from8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Volunteers would be sorting

food, assisting clients, restockingtables and delivering food tohomebound clients. Volunteerscan send an email [email protected]. Forquestions regarding the programor to volunteer to coordinate afood drive/coat drive or toy drive(for the December program), con-tact Lisa Lombardozzi [email protected].

Established in 1972, LINK is oneof the legacy “all volunteer” emer-gency support organizations inNorthern Virginia. LINK providesemergency food assistance by re-quest on a daily basis and distrib-utes holiday food baskets forThanksgiving and Christmas. Theorganization comprises 18 mem-ber churches (consisting of Bap-tist, Brethren, and Catholic, Epis-copal, Fellowship, Lutheran, Meth-odist, Presbyterian and non-de-nominational churches) inHerndon, Chantilly, Sterling,Potomac Falls and Ashburn unitedin a common cause to providefood, grocery gift certificates andfinancial assistance to qualifiedpeople in need 52 weeks a year.

LINK retains no paid employees.

Volunteers do all the work, andmost goods are received from lo-cal donations. This past year LINKspent less than $4,000 on operat-ing expenses (insurance, electric-ity, water, telephone, audit ex-pense, mailbox & safe depositrents, etc.). Similar to the Gospelstory of the loaves and fish, LINKtouched the lives of people 6,000times with an annual budget ofless than $50,000.

Our motivations are rooted inspirit, mercy and responsibility toothers. LINK is a powerful oppor-tunity to serve God, model Jesus’teaching and to provide an ex-ample to others that they can par-ticipate too. Through our hardwork and commitment LINK mem-bers donate thousands of volun-teer hours each year in support-ing needy people. LINK volunteerssupply an added measure of de-termination, skill and teamworkand provide enhanced communityawareness to those local peopleliving in their time of greatestneed.

Lisa Lombardozzi is the LINKHoliday Basket Project Managerand a resident of Herndon.

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LINK Needs Volunteers,Goods to Help Needy Dorothy K.

Westbrook,69, Dies

Dorothy Westbrook, 69, ofSterling died on Thursday,Nov. 11, 2010 at her resi-dence. Devoted daughter ofElizabeth P. Ward of Sterling,loving mother of Joe MichaelWard (Tamara) of Pike Road,Ala., Kimberly A. James(Tyrone) of Sterling, TammyWestbrook of Silver Spring,Md., Shari Westbrook andHarold Westbrook of Ster-ling. She is also survived bysix grandchildren, threegreat-grandchildren and ahost of other relatives andfriends. She is preceded indeath by her father Joe L.Ward and sister, Barbara AnnDavis.

Viewing will be held onFriday, Nov. 19, 2010 from 9a.m. until time of service 11a.m. at Oak Grove BaptistChurch, 22870 DominionLane in Sterling. IntermentOak Grove Baptist ChurchCemetery in Sterling. Ar-rangements by Lyles FuneralService.

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Where to GiveReston Interfaith,11150 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 210, RestonServing Reston and Herndon571-323-9555www.restoninterfaith.org

SHARE of McLean seeks donations of grocery,Target, Sears, Best Buy and Bed, Bath & Beyondgift cards for volunteers to fulfill a client’spersonally expressed “Wish.” [email protected] to get a wish to fulfill.To volunteer or with questions, [email protected]. Gift Cards and“Wishes” can be dropped off at SHARE, c/oMcLean Baptist Church, 1367 Chain Bridge Rd.on Wednesdays and Saturdays (exceptThanksgiving week) between 9:30 a.m. – 12p.m.

Checks and gift cards can be sent to: HolidayCelebration, Share, Inc. PO Box 210, McLean, VA22101

703-284-2179www.SHAREofMcLean.org

LINK, serving Herndon, Chantilly, Loudoun andmore, needs contributions of food, coats andholiday toys for children, plus volunteers. EmailLisa Lombardozzi [email protected]. (703) 437-1776www.linkagainsthunger.org

Herndon-Reston FISH (For ImmediateSympathetic Help), 703-391-0105

Food for Others2938 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, 22031703-207-9173

Northern Virginia Family Service,Oakton, 703-385-3267

Our Daily Bread,10777 Main Street #320, Fairfax, 703-273-8829

Shelter House, www.shelterhouse.org, operatestwo homeless shelters in Fairfax County, inCentreville and Seven Corners. 571-522-6800

Committee for Helping Others (CHO),Vienna , 703-281-7614


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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

For 25 years, Franklin Farm’s MicheleBevington was a cartographer and program manager for the federal government.But after retiring in 2009, her life headed

in a whole, new direction – and now, through flow-ers, she’s bringing joy each day to injured and recu-perating service members.

She discussed her business, Freedom Petals, at arecent meeting of the Western Fairfax CountyWoman’s Club at the Chantilly Regional Library. Andthe topic was in keeping with the club’s theme, “ThePower of One,” illustrating how each person can useher own talents to make a difference for others.

“I wanted to give back to society, and I read anarticle in ‘Southern Living’ about a woman in Ala-bama who delivers flowers and individual Christmastrees for hospice patients,” said Bevington. “So Iemailed her and she called me,and I asked if she’d mentor me,and she did. She told me to get 2-liter crates from soda-bottlingplants for moving the vases andto go to grocery stores and wed-dings to get flowers.”

Bevington uses re-purposedflowers – fresh ones in good con-dition that other businesses haveon hand, but end up not using. Sheand her volunteers create floral arrangements fromthem for soldiers who served in Operation Iraqi Free-dom and Operation Enduring Freedom. They thendeliver the arrangements to Walter Reed Army Hos-pital, Fisher House and Mologne House – a 287-bedhotel for soldiers released from the hospital, and theirfamilies – at the Walter Reed complex.

Although Bevington had no background in floralarranging, she learned on the job – and her fine-artsdegree helped. In January, her daughter made thenonprofit Freedom Petals’ first delivery. Since then,business has blossomed. Bevington now has 70-80volunteers and delivers some 120 arrangements amonth. She received a Volunteer of the Year award

from the Fairfax County Park Authority.“This organization is like a garden,” she said. “I

planted the seed, but everyone else is nurturing it –and it’s grown by leaps and bounds. The power ofone, for me, is the Almighty. It’s also the collectivepower of one – my volunteers and other companies,like Trader Joe’s and Herndon Flowers, that also help.”

BEVINGTON BEGAN with flowers donated by theReston Trader Joe’s, and she noted how important itis to thank people for their help. “I sent Trader Joe’sa thank-you note,” she said. “I told them how muchthey’d helped [me and those receiving the bouquets]and they made a poster out of it.”

Next, she approached the Adams-Green FuneralHome, asked if she could have their excess flowersand explained her project. “They were crying becauseof the impact it had on them,” said Bevington. “Theywere constantly throwing flowers away and theydidn’t want to, so they were happy to give them tome.”

Arlington Flowers also proved a valuable source.“They used to throw away their flowers because itsometimes takes three months between a militaryfuneral service and a burial at Arlington National

Cemetery,” said Bevington. “Sonow, we get these flowers. And ifI have extras, I bring them to theEmbry Rucker Shelter and SunriseAssisted Living.”

She also gave kudos to HerndonFlorist and its owner, Anne Harvey.“Herndon Florist has absolutelybeen wonderful,” said Bevington.“I needed better vases, and I toldthem I wanted to give them all the

extra oases and huge vases I’d gotten from the fu-neral home that I couldn’t use. And it opened up adoor for [Harvey] to give back.”

“I never expected or asked for anything from her,”continued Bevington. “And now she’s giving me rib-bon, floral tape, flowers, and she’s training me inmaking floral arrangements. They even put me inobituaries now, asking people – in lieu of flowers [tothe family] – to send me vases.”

The Girl Scouts have also done vase drives for her,and the appreciation she receives from those who’vereceived the floral arrangements keeps her going.

‘The Power of One’Freedom Petals bringssmiles to injured soldiers.

MicheleBevington(second fromleft) with(from left)friend BarbaraKutner; herdaughter,LaurenBevington; andher mother,ColetteBollens, at thewoman’s clubevent.

Photo by

Bonnie Hobbs/

The Connection

“These are injuredpeople, fighting forour freedom.”—Michele Bevington, founder,

Freedom Petals

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Artisans Gallery Shopat ArtSpaceSign up for a class, or visit thenew Artisans Gallery Shop atArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterSt., featuring jewelry, pottery,ceramics, watercolors, paperitems, cards and other artworkby local artists such as MarySears, Melanie Stanley andKarin Anderson (among others).

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Dance Wear at theCinnamon Tree The Cinnamon Tree, 1108Herndon Parkway, special-izes in a complete line ofdance wear for ballet, jazz,tap, pointe, hip hop, ball-room and zumba.

Meenal’s Indian Fashionsin Oak Hill

Meenal’s Indian Fashions boutique located in Oak Hill is a retailerof latest fashion Indian clothing and accessories, carrying an exten-sive selection of casual and formal Saris, Lehenga, suits, Tunic kurtis,girls’ dresses, boys’ and men’s Kurtas, Sherwanis, Turbans and shoes.They also have fashion jewelry including bangles, necklace sets, brace-lets and earrings. For an appoint-ment call 703-318-7389 or see atwww.meenalsindianfashions.com.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The food bank at theCommunity of FaithUnited MethodistChurch was stocked

for the holiday season last week-end, as Boy Scouts and Cub Scoutscollected food across Herndon andReston as part of the scouts’ annualScouting for Food drive.

The scouts collected more than400 boxes of food, which will gointo the food bank at the church,which serves 80-105 families perweek, every Tuesday night. Fami-lies come from across westernFairfax County to the food pantry.

“Since the economy tanked,we’ve seen double the amount offamilies than we did before, andwe see at least five new familiesper week,” said Reverend RobVaughn, pastor at the church. “Thisevent is where we receive most ofour canned goods.”

This was the first year the fooditems were sorted by category,which church staff believe will helpthem distribute the food more ef-ficiently.

THE BOY SCOUTS dropped offplastic bags at homes throughoutthe area the week before andpicked up the bags, which werefilled with non-perishable items,and dropped them off at thechurch. The Cub Scouts droppedoff their bags Saturday and pickedthem up Sunday, which theylearned can yield bigger results.

“Sometimes people can forget ifyou wait a whole week, so the CubScouts have found that people re-member more if they do it over-night,” Vaughn said.

Volunteers from the church andthe scouts helped sort the food asit came in throughout the day. Theytopped last year’s total by aroundnoon Saturday, and by the end ofthe day Sunday, they were strug-gling to pack the food into thechurch’s storage areas.

“This is the first time I’ve beento the collection part of it, but I’ma regular Tuesday nights,” said Jes-sica Hogg, 12, who attendsLangston Hughes Middle School.“It’s cool to see it from the otherside.”

State Delegate James LeMunyon(R-67), whose son was a memberof Boy Scout Troop 158, which isbased out of the church, was outhelping sort boxes, and he said thisis what the community does best.

“In this area, the scouts and theschools are very active and very

generous when it comes to help-ing people,” he said. “When peoplein this community need help,people are here to give it. There’sa lot going right here today.”

THE FOOD PANTRY at the Com-

munity of Faith is also supportedby donations from local Starbucks,KFC, Chipotle, Panera, CheesecakeFactory and Famous Dave’s loca-tions, as well as a local Giant andBloom. More information can befound at www.cof-umc.org.

Feeding ThoseIn NeedScouting forFood restockslocal food pantry.

Kendra Maynard, 13, a member of Community ofFaith United Methodist Church, packs non-perishable food items into a box Sunday. Thechurch runs a food pantry every week thatserves 80-105 families from across westernFairfax County every week.

Scouts from Pack 1601 from Fairfax brought several hundred boxesof food to the church’s food pantry last weekend.

Volunteers at the Community of Faith United MethodistChurch sort non-perishable items brought in by the annualScouting for Food drive Sunday. The drive brought in morethan 400 boxes of food, which will go to the church’s foodpantry.

Photos by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

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THURSDAY/NOV. 18Terrific Twos. 10:30 a.m. Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Storytime. Age2 with adult. 703-689-2700.

Melissa Manchester. 8 p.m. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Rock/pop. $35. www.wolftrap.com.

FRIDAY/NOV. 19“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. 8

p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Shakespeare’s comedy,presented by Aquila Theatre of NewYork City. Tickets $17-$34. Charge at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Opening Reception: Holiday ArtShow & Sale. 6 p.m. RestonMuseum, 1639 Washington Plaza,Reston. See and buy works by localartists. A portion of proceeds fromsales benefits Reston Museum. 703-709-7700 orwww.restonmuseum.org.

Girlyman. 7:30 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Americanaand vocal harmonies. $20.www.wolftrap.com.

SATURDAY/NOV. 20Be A Weed Warrior. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Meet at the Glade Pool Parking lot atthe corner of Glade and Soapstone,Reston. Help remove English Ivy thatis taking over the natural area to give

native plants a chance to [email protected] or 703-435-7986.

Artists’ Reception. 6-9 p.m.Applegate Gallery & CustomFraming, 101 Church St. N.W., SuiteC, Vienna. Local artists displaying oiland watercolor paintings, mixedmedia collages, pastels, etchings andphotography. Exhibit continuesthrough Jan. 2. Refreshments [email protected].

Junior League of NorthernVirginia: The Enchanted Forest.10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sheraton Reston,11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.Breakfast With Santa, GeorgetownCupcakes and Cocoa with the SnowFairy Princess, Milk and Cookies withSanta and Gingerbread House

Workshops. Tenth AnniversaryDiamond Gala with raffle, 8 p.m.-12a.m., $75 per person. www.jlnv.org/theenchantedforest or 703-442-4163.

Chaise Lounge. 7:30 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Local jazzcollective. $18. www.wolftrap.com.

Artists’ Talk and Reception. 5 p.m.Greater Reston Arts Center, RestonTown Center, 12001 Market St. Suite#103, Reston. Double Sleyed isElizabeth Kendall’s ceramicsculptures and installations, Portals isConnie Slack’s abstract paintings andThe Hour is Ashley Wells’ cityscapes.

SUNDAY/NOV. 21Arts & Crafts Fair. 2-4 p.m. at Tall

Oaks Assisted Living, 12052 N. ShoreDrive, Reston. Featuring local artists.Open to the community. 703-834-3630 or [email protected].

New Orleans Nights with AllenToussaint, Nicholas Payton andthe Joe Krown Trio. 7 p.m. atGeorge Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Tickets $22-44, $36, youththrough grade 12 half price whenaccompanied by an adult. Charge at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Junior League of NorthernVirginia: The Enchanted Forest.10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sheraton Reston,11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.Breakfast With Santa, GeorgetownCupcakes and Cocoa with the SnowFairy Princess, Milk and Cookies withSanta and Gingerbread HouseWorkshops. www.jlnv.org/theenchantedforest or 703-442-4163.

MONDAY/NOV. 22Thanksgiving Preschool

Storytime. 11 a.m. HerndonFortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon. Storytime featuring songs,rhymes and stories about givingthanks. 703-437-8855.Age 2-5 withadult.

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Explorescientific topics through activities.Age 6-8. 703-689-2700.

TUESDAY/NOV. 23Baby Steps Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Interactive storytime. Age 13-23months with adult. 703-689-2700.

ESL Advanced. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Practice

English in a group with a volunteerfacilitator. Adults. 703-689-2700.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 24Community Interfaith

Thanksgiving Eve Service. 7:30p.m. at the United Christian Parish,11508 North Shore Drive, Reston.Participants will include leaders ofthe Shoreshim Community, All DullesArea Muslim Society (ADAMS),Washington Plaza Baptist Church,Community of All People UnitedChurch of Christ, United ChristianParish and Reston Interfaith. VirginiaDelegate Ken Plum and FairfaxCounty Supervisor Cathy Hudginswill also take part. A social time willfollow the service. 703-620-3065 orwww.unitedchristianparish.org.

ESL for Jobs. 6:30 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Englishconversation and job skills for adults.703-689-2700.

FRIDAY/NOV. 26Open House. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Great

Falls Assisted Living, 1121 RestonAve., Herndon. Stop in for a tour andrefreshments. 703-421-0690.

SATURDAY/NOV. 27Weekend Bluegrass Concert

Series: Jimmy Gaudreau andOrrin Star. 7:30 p.m. at Holy CrossLutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. Tickets $15. 703-435-8377 orwww.jimmygaudreau.com orwww.orrinstar.com.

“Nutcracker Ballet.” 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m. at Northern Virginia Community

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Greater Reston ArtsCenter, Reston TownCenter, 12001Market St. Suite#103 in Reston, willhave an Artists’ Talkand Reception onSaturday, Nov. 20beginning at 5 p.m.The Focus Exhibi-tions are DoubleSleyed with Eliza-beth Kendall’sceramic sculpturesand installations,Portals with ConnieSlack’s abstractpaintings and TheHour with AshleyWells’ cityscapes.


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College Ernst Theater, 8333 Little RiverTurnpike, Annandale. Presented bythe Classical Ballet Theatre ofNorthern Virginia. Tickets $18-$22,special pricing available for militaryfamilies and Girl Scouts.www.cbtnva.org or 703-471-0750.

Open House. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. GreatFalls Assisted Living, 1121 RestonAve., Herndon. Stop in for a tour andrefreshments. 703-421-0690.

SUNDAY/NOV. 28“Nutcracker Ballet.” 2 p.m. at

Northern Virginia CommunityCollege Ernst Theater, 8333 LittleRiver Turnpike, Annandale.Presented by the Classical BalletTheatre of Northern Virginia. $18-$22, special pricing available formilitary families and Girl Scouts.www.cbtnva.org or 703-471-0750.

Open House. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. GreatFalls Assisted Living, 1121 RestonAve., Herndon. Stop in for a tour andrefreshments. 703-421-0690.

TUESDAY/NOV. 30Drop-In Story Hour. 7 p.m. Herndon

Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon. Old and new picture bookfavorites. Age 2-5 with adult. 703-437-8855.

FRIDAY/DEC. 3The Virginia Opera: Mozart’s

“Così Fan Tutte.” 8 p.m. at GeorgeMason University Center For The ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. $48-$98. 888-945-2468 orwww.tickets.com.

Reston Chorale: The Wonder of

the Season. 7 p.m. Floris UnitedMethodist Church, 13600 Frying PanRoad, Herndon. The Ceremony ofCarols by Benjamin [email protected].

“Amahl and the Night Visitors.” 8p.m. at George Mason UniversityHarris Theater, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Gian Carlo Menotti’sclassic story. $20 adults, $15students and seniors. 888-945-2468or cfa.gmu.edu.

SATURDAY/DEC. 4Turtle Island String Quartet. 8 p.m.

George Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. With jazz pianist CyrusChestnut and mandolinist MikeMarshall. A pre-performancediscussion, free to ticket holders,begins 45 minutes prior to theperformance on the Center’s GrandTier III. Tickets $22-$44, available at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Reston Chorale: The Wonder ofthe Season. 7 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. The Ceremony ofCarols by Benjamin [email protected].

Jimmy Gaudreau and Orrin Star. The Weekend BluegrassConcert Series at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090Sterling Road, Herndon presents. Jimmy Gaudreau andOrrin Star, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27. Tickets are$15. 703-435-8377, www.jimmygaudreau.com orwww.orrinstar.com.

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Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community, in-cluding special holiday services. Sendto [email protected]. Deadline is Thursday.

Minister Regina Boyd, M.Div,will lead an Advent Discussion Groupon Nov. 16, Nov. 30, Dec. 4 and Dec.14 at 7 p.m. at Panera Bread, 460Elden St., Herndon. The topic will be“Locating Our Theological World inPreparation for the Coming Christ.”Contact 703-758-0527 [email protected].

St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 432 Van Buren St. inHerndon, presents “Journey toAdulthood”, a comprehensive Chris-tian Education for youth in grades6-12. It uses Bible study, prayer, ritesof passage, outreach ministries and

both serious and playful activities to un-derscore its core message thatadulthood must be earned.

Bright Pond Bible Study presentstheir 12th year of Bible study, a non-denominational group of womensearching the Bible for God’s truth.Meeting at Good Shepherd LutheranChurch, 1133 Reston Ave. in Herndon,starting 9:30 a.m. Sept. [email protected].

Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road in Herndon,holds worship services at 8 a.m., 9:15a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundayswith a Latino service on Saturdays at 7p.m. 703-793-0026 orwww.florisumc.org.

Hope Fellowship Church will tem-porarily be meeting at Woody’s Golf

Range, 11801 Leesburg Pike,Herndon. Sunday Worship Servicesfor this new Southern Baptist churchare at 10:45 a.m. The public is invitedto join a growing Bible believing,multi-ethnic/multi-cultural congrega-tion, with Bible-based sermons anduplifting music. 703-599-3527 orwww.hopefellowshipchurchloudoun.org.

Knitters needed the first and thirdWednesdays of the month, at 7 p.m.,at St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 432 Van Buren St.,Herndon. The church’s Shawl Minis-try is offering free knittinginstruction while providing shawls,blankets and other knitted items forpeople in need. No cost and yarn canbe provided. E-mail [email protected] or visit the PastoralCare page at www.saint-timothys.org.

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Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The South Lakes High footballteam proved to be in prime playoff form last Friday night whenit overwhelmed the Mount

Vernon Majors, 39-0, in a first round Div. 5Northern Region postseason contest lastFriday night in Reston.

“We are very pleased with our perfor-mance in the Mount Vernon game,” saidSouth Lakes coach Andy Hill, completinghis first season at the helm of the program.“For us to host a home playoff game was agreat step for our program and our seniors,and winning that game was almost essen-tial to continue moving in the right direc-tion.”

The win improved the Seahawks’ recordto 8-3 on the season and advanced them toa semifinals game this Friday night againstregion power Stone Bridge (11-0), the un-beaten defending Div. 5 region champion.The Bulldogs, the top seeded team in theeight-team Div. 5 playoff format, over-whelmed No. 8 Stuart, 55-0, in their play-off opener last Friday.

South Lakes, the No. 4-seed, will be play-ing Stone Bridge, a perennial district andregion force, for the second time in threeweeks when the two Liberty District squadsface off in Ashburn in Friday’s round of fourmeeting. The Bulldogs defeated visitingSouth Lakes convincingly, 49-13, on Nov. 5in a week nine game of the regular seasonschedule.

“Our win [over Mount Vernon] sets up arematch with Stone Bridge,” said Hill.“Without a doubt, Stone Bridge is one ofthe best teams in the state, and it is becauseof this that it gives us a very special oppor-tunity to play them. We need to put forth agreat effort, get some breaks that bounceour way, and take advantage of the op-portunities that come throughout thecourse of the game. We don’t have toplay perfect, we just have to play withgreat effort. If we play with great effort,then even if the final score isn’t what wewant it to be, we can end the 2010 sea-son with no regrets. However, if we playwith great effort, I think there’s a goodchance that we can be competitive in thegame, and if we have a chance at the endto win, I think we have the playmakers andthe experience to take advantage of that op-portunity.”

In facing Stone Bridge, South Lakes willbe going up against one of the region’s toprunning backs in Marcus Harris, who accu-mulated 162 yards and three scores in theBulldogs’ playoff win over the Raiders ofStuart (National District) last week.

Stone Bridge’s only close game this sea-son came in week one when it won atWestfield High, 7-3. Westfield, a memberof the Concorde District, lost a Div. 6 firstround game at Chantilly last week, 7-0.Against the best competition the LibertyDistrict had to offer, the Bulldogs won hand-ily over Langley, 50-10, McLean, 38-0, andthe Seahawks during the final three weeksof the regular season. Madison played Stone

Bridge the closest in district play, falling 28-10 in a Liberty District game on Oct. 15.

THE SEAHAWKS have re-gained the formwhich saw them begin the season with fourstraight wins before they leveled off withtwo losses over a three-week period to slipto 5-2. Since a 24-12 district loss at Fairfaxon Oct. 15, Hill’s squad has won three offour games, the lone setback coming againstthe Stone Bridge outfit.

South Lakes will need to play a completegame at a high level if it hopes to upsetthe Bulldogs, who are coached by MickeyThompson. The Seahawks certainly got animpressive playoff tune-up in the win overthe Majors, jumping out to a 20-0 halftimelead and carrying a 33-0 advantage intothe final quarter. The Seahawks rushed forover 200 yards on the night, led by sopho-more running back Ray Terry’s 134 yardson 16 carries. Darius Smith, South Lakes’‘Mr. Everything,’ who excels as a receiver/running back on offense, a member of thesecondary on defense and as one of theregion’s best special teams returners, ranfor a 74-yard scoring run on his lone carryof the night. He scored another touchdownon a 45-yard punt return in the first quar-ter.

Meanwhile, sophomore quarterbackRashaan Jones continued a marvelous firstseason as South Lakes’ starting varsity sig-

nal caller by tossing three touchdownpasses, including scoring strikes of 10 and13 yards to wide receiver Sean Price, andrunning for another score. Jones’ fourthquarter 40-yard touchdown pass to juniorStan Lindsay capped the night’s highlightplay reel for the home team.

“Offensively, I thought we did a nice job,”said Hill. “Darius Smith proved again to bea multi-faceted weapon as he scored atouchdown on a punt return as well as a75-yard run on the first play of the thirdquarter. Sean Price scored on two touch-down passes, and Rashaan Jones had aquiet night statistically, but was effective inthrowing and running the football as hetossed three touchdown passes and ran foranother score. Our offensive line was solid,not allowing any sacks against a bigger de-fensive line that featured one of the bestdefensive ends that we’ve faced all year.”

The run-oriented Mount Vernon offensewas held to less than 100 yards rushing bythe South Lakes’ defense. Dennis Mensahwas the Majors’ top ball carrier with 48yards. The visitors managed just 27 yardsthrough the air as two Mount Vernon quar-terbacks combined to go 3-for-12.

“I thought our defense played extremelywell, as they have any time we put up ashutout, but they were dominant at times,”said Hill. “Mount Vernon came in with avery good running attack and a decent pass-ing game that could keep us off-balance.Our success came in our disciplined aggres-siveness. Garrett Davis, Deon King, andDylan Clark all had big games, and a lot ofthe opportunities that spilled to them werebecause of their teammates’ commitmentto execute their assignments. When every-body does their own job, not worrying aboutanything else, we tend to play well.”

Unbeaten Stone Bridge is next for coachHill’s South Lakes team.

Seahawks Overwhelm Majors inFootball Playoff Opener

The South Lakes defense shut down the Majors and earned a playoffshutout. South Lakes players trailing the play here are Dylan Clark (88)and Garrett Davis (32).

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Herndon Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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As difficult as it is now to do something Idon’t want to do (that “something” being“something” that somebody else wants meto do), it’s incredibly more difficult to getme to care about whatever that “something”is that I haven’t done. Not that I feel as if Ionly have a few days/months yet to live(hardly) and as a result, am doing exactlywhat I want without regard to anybodyelse’s requests/opinions/feelings. But if Idon’t feel like doing “something,” there’s anawfully loud “Why should I? I have terminalcancer” voice in my head supporting everyself-serving decision I make.

I mean, what is it that someone else cansay or do that trumps/takes precedence overmy being diagnosed with lung cancer at age55? I’m already an endangered species;what exactly/how exactly does one penalizeme given my health-related-victim-of-cir-cumstances status? As Curly Howard of TheThree Stooges said – in a completely differ-ent context – while admiring himself in themirror: “I’m too young to die, too hand-some. Well, too young, anyway.” So am I,too young. Ergo my general/overalldemeanor: empowered. If you don’t like itor like my answer, what are you going to dothat hasn’t already been done: send me tobed without my supper (or a reasonable fac-simile thereof)? I’m already in bed, butunfortunately not a bed of my own makingsince I never smoked cigarettes. Andaccording to my oncologist, only five per-cent of lung cancer patients are non-smok-ers. Lucky me.

I’m not invoking “Woe is me” or “Whyme?” here. I’ve never gone there and Inever will. However, I will admit to maybebeing given a bad hand/undeserved hand, ahand, though, with which I will live – andfight – as long as I can. And as long as I havetwo good hands, which I still do (the neuro-pathy has only affected my feet, fortunately),I will continue to write about what I feel andfeel whatever I want.

And what I feel – under my less thanideal and anticipated health circumstancesis, a sense of entitlement. And by “entitl-ement,” I don’t mean everyone bowing atmy feet or accommodating/understandingmy every move/emotion. Not at all. What Imean exactly is: it’s my life/premature deathand I’m going to live it how I see fit. I realizethere may be consequences to my actions,but given the cancer-diagnosed conse-quences to my previous non-actions (life-long non-smoker; social non-drinker; mini-mal recreational drug user, especially overthe past 34 years since I graduated college),I feel it’s my decision, my right, my privi-lege; and there’s not too much that anybodycan do about it.

I apologize in advance for my behavior. Istill don’t see my attitude changing though.In fact, it may get worse the closer I get tothe end of my original 13-months-to-two-year time line. I suppose it could change, ifmy diagnosis/prognosis changes. If not, I stillhave hope, and when there’s hope, I cancope.

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“One week, I got a card from a Pfc. Francisco,”said Bevington. “I’d left him flowers and a card whilehe wasn’t in his room, and he thanked me. The Sol-dier-Family Assistance Center at Walter Reed also sentme a thank-you note for ‘the outpouring of affectionfor our soldiers [that’s] helping in their recupera-tion and rehabilitation.’”

Even Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) sent Bevington anote, thanking her for all she does and telling herwhat a “tremendous difference” she’s making in thewounded soldiers’ lives.

Out of all her volunteers, she has a core of 12-13 –including her mother, daughter and best friend – whodo the bulk of the work. “Usually, we bring 25 ar-rangements at a time to the hospital. But sometimes,they’ll let me know they need twice that amount –and that means there are more wounded warriors.These are injured people, fighting for our freedom –and many of them are young, just kids.”

All together, the volunteers put in some 770 hoursa month, for an average of 100 volunteer hours aperson, each month. Indeed, in Freedom Petals’ firstseven months of operation, the group made some1,000 floral arrangements, with 80 percent of themgoing to Mologne House.

Still, Bevington continually needs the raw materi-als that comprise each arrangement. Besides freshflowers and vases, she also needs florist’s tape, rib-bon and tiny American flags – which she attaches toevery arrangement with a pick and a ribbon. Alsoneeded are silk flowers and ballpoint pens. “I make

silk-flower pens for the nurses stations,” saidBevington. “The nurses love them.”

TOPPING HER WISH LIST, though, is a three-door, walk-in florist’s cooler. “I either need to buyone or get it donated,” she said. “That way, I cankeep the flowers at the correct temperature. I condi-tion all the arrangements for two weeks, like a flo-rist would do, and keep like flowers together; thenwe make them into new arrangements.”

And of course, Bevington always needs lots of helpmaking them. “You don’t need flower-arranging ex-perience to help,” she said. “There are jobs for ev-eryone,” she said. “Everyone’s welcome – the more,the merrier.”

She finds satisfaction in “the smiles, the stories thesoldiers tell and the moms who thank us” for remem-bering their loved ones in such a special way. “It’swonderful to know about the healing these flowersbring,” said Bevington. “There’s a magic to flowersthat you can’t put into words.”

FREEDOM PETALS uses about 120 vases/monthfor the flower arrangements. Anyone with spare vasesto donate may call Barbara Levermann at 703-631-7830. Freedom Petals is also taking donations to pur-chase a florist cooler. Anyone interested in volunteer-ing time or materials may e-mail Bevington [email protected]. To learn more about her or-ganization, see http://freedompetals.blogspot.com.For more information about Western Fairfax CountyWoman’s Club, call Levermann or Jackie Ware at 703-378-8551.

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Michele Bevington talks about her nonprofit organiza-tion, Freedom Petals.

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