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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Fairfax County Depart-ment of Transportationkicked off the public inputprocess for their new bus

routes in McLean Thursday, Jan. 31.The Fairfax Connector routes will bealtered to take advantage of the open-ing of Metrorail stations in TysonsCorner and Reston in December, withthe new routes expected to begin thesame day as the stations open.

“Forty-two percent of our serviceroutes will be changing by the end ofthe year,” said Christy Wegener, cus-tomer service operations managerwith the Fairfax Department of Trans-portation. “By no means do we havea final plan worked out, we’ve justcreated potential routes for this firstround of public input. By April, we’llbe closer to final plan.”

THE PLAN currently calls for 12 newFairfax Connector routes, realignmentof 21 routes and six are recommendedfor elimination. Routes in McLean andVienna will be created to serve thefour Metrorail stations in Tysons Cor-ner, and four routes will be added tothe Silver Line Circulator, with onerunning to each new stop in Tysons.

“One of the goals with eliminatingroutes is to take advantage of the railto move people along specific routesin Tysons Corner, then redirectingthose resources to other routes,” saidEric Teitelman, division chief of FairfaxConnector. “Most routes will be chang-ing from every 30 minutes to every15-20 minutes, and ones that were anhour will go down to about 30 min-utes. This can happen because we’re

re-using our resources.”While the routes are aimed at increas-

ing circulation among Tysons Corner,some residents felt it is coming at theexpense of residents of the Pimmit Hillsand western McLean.

“I know Tysons is going to be a prior-ity when it comes to numbers of passen-gers moving to and from, but I’m notthrilled with what looks like a lack ofroutes to get McLean residents, particu-larly those in the west, to get people into

Tysons Corner,” said Greg Florence ofMcLean. “We’re the ones paying for the newTysons service tax district, it would be niceif we could see some increased level oftransportation service for our money.”

ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN formany local residents is the 722 route, whichwould go along Churchill Road, much tothe dismay of local residents. Wegener saidthat has been a chief point of contention

since the public comment period opened.“We will be developing two alternate

routes for the 722, one of which will not goalong Churchill Road,” she said.

Fairfax Connector will be taking publiccomment through Feb. 15 for the first phaseof public outreach. They will then use thosecomments to solidify route alignment, andbegin a second round of public outreach inApril.

Teitelman said that residents who wishto comment on proposed routes will be bestserved by submitting them in writing,whether online, through e-mail or regularmail.

The final plan is scheduled to go beforethe Board of Supervisors in May.

Once the plan is approved, the kick-offevent will take place at Celebrate Fairfaxfrom June 7 to 9, and marketing efforts willbegin in the summer.

More information, as well as links to pro-vide feedback on the new routes, can befound at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector.

CommunityDialogue onStudent Disciplineat McLean High

The Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) Ad Hoc Community Commit-tee on Students Rights and Respon-sibilities will host five meetings inFebruary to discuss student disci-pline. The purpose of the meetingswill be to obtain input and feedbackon current FCPS disciplinary prac-tices and discuss the committee’spreliminary recommendations to theFCPS School Board for changes tothe Student Rights and Responsibili-ties handbook.

The following meeting is sched-uled in the Dranesville District:

❖ Thursday, Feb. 7, 7 to 9 p.m.—McLean High School Cafeteria,

1633 Davidson Road, McLeanAnyone who is not able to attend

a meeting is welcome to emailcomments toCommunity_Dialogues@fcps.edu orsend by U.S. Mail to: FCPS Office ofIntervention and Prevention Ser-vices, ATTN: SR&R, 3877 FairfaxRidge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.

Spanish and Korean interpreterswill be available at each meeting. Toregister for this service and toindicate a preferred language, visitwww.surveymonkey.com/s/CommunityDialogue.

For more information or for datesand times for other meetings inFairfax County please visitwww.fcps.edu/dss/ips/srr/commit-tee/dialogue-meetings.shtml.

Discussing HealthCare Legislation

The McLean Area Branch of theAmerican Association of UniversityWomen (AAUW) Saturday, Feb. 16,meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. atthe McLean Community Center. Theinvited guest speaker, AryannaAbouzari, has been asked to speakon health care legislation. Sheserves as the Affordable Care Actoutreach specialist for the UnitedStates Department of Health &Human Services in Region III.

Several issues will be discussed atthe Branch business meeting,including the make-up and functionsof the branch board, the formula forallocation of net book sale profitsand proposed changes to thebranch’s three governing docu-ments: by-laws; policy statement;and standing rules. An opportunityto help at a school project at KentGardens Elementary School will alsobe discussed. Contact Mary Ellen at703-790-5550.

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Fairfax Connector Proposes New RoutesPublic input meetingheld to solicit feed-back on new busroutes.

A preliminary route diagram of one of four new circulator bus routes inTysons Corner that will serve Metrorail stations along the Silver Line.

The proposed Fairfax Connector Route 722, which would go downChurchill Road, has some residents concerned about its traffic im-pacts.

“By no means do we have afinal plan worked out,we’ve just createdpotential routes for thisfirst round of public input.By April, we’ll be closer tofinal plan.”— Christy Wegener, the Fairfax Depart-

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By Marilyn Campbell

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Try functioning with-out half of yourbrain. You might notbe able to remem-

ber anything. You might not beable to drive. You might not beable to walk or talk. Now imag-ine a business that operates us-ing only half its brainpower. It’sdestined to fail.

That is the assertion thatMcLean author and leadershipconsultant Rebecca Shambaughmakes in her new book, “MAKEROOM FOR HER: Why Compa-nies Need an Integrated Lead-ership Model to Achieve Ex-traordinary Results.”

During a Tuesday, Jan. 29,sunset reception overlookingthe Potomac River at the JohnF. Kennedy Center for the Per-forming Arts, Shambaugh intro-duced a crowd of nearly 200business executives from acrossthe country to her new bookand her “integrated leadership”model. She detailed how orga-nizations can harness the collective strengths of bothmen and women to create stronger businesses.

ACCORDING TO SHAMBAUGH, women are notadequately represented in leadership positions. Infact, women make up 51 percent of the Americanworkforce but only hold 15 percent of executive po-sitions.

“In the 21st century, we should be thinking thatwhile men and women’s brains are designed differ-ently, intellectual performance is the same,” she said.“How we go about solving problems, decision mak-ing, managing and negotiating are different. It isimportant to understand not only how our styles aredifferent, but to value and leverage those differ-ences.”

Dr. Christine Dingivan, executive vice president andchief medical officer at Pharmaceutical Product De-velopment (PPD), hosted the book launch and wasone of the event’s speakers. “I think it comes down… to the fact that companies really have a tremen-dous need for talent and for innovation in order tostay competitive across a number of different indus-tries,” she said. “The need for diverse talent is in-credible and the need for innovation is really at alevel that I have never seen in my career, so it reallydoesn’t make a lot of sense to not embrace half ofthe population.”

John Hart, a Falls Church resident and chief ex-ecutive officer of the Impact Center in Washington,D.C., attended the book launch and noted that theaudience comprised industry leaders who strugglewith the issue of diversity daily. “Everyone had a lotof esteem and respect for Becky … and the contribu-tion that she is making to advance a more inclusive

workplace and society,”he said.

Women should startby moving outside oftheir comfort zones, saysShambaugh. “Womenneed to realize that theirthinking styles andstrengths are neededand valued in today’smarketplace, and theyneed to start showing upwith those,” she said. “Itis also about reachingout and identifyingsponsors and mentorswho can see our abilitiesand help us gain agreater access to visibil-ity and opportunities.”

USING CASE STUD-IES AND INTER-VIEWS with dozens oftop executives to proveher point, Shambaughstressed that integratedleadership requires anintegrated approach: “Itis not a woman’s prob-lem, a man’s problem or

an organization’s problem,” she said. “It is like athree-legged stool. It is everybody’s opportunity andchallenge.”

That’s one of the book’s strengths, according toDingivan: It focuses on women in business leader-ship, but it also underscores the importance of inte-grating the strengths and talent of both men andwomen to improve overall performance. “The bookactually provides a lot of practical tools and perspec-tives to help both men and women learn how to workmore effectively and therefore drive better businessresults,” she said.

Bill Richardson, senior vice president of globalbusiness development at Pharmaceutical ProductDevelopment (PPD) and another speaker at the booklaunch, stressed that Shambaugh’s integrated lead-ership model is crucial for success in the 21st cen-tury. “Given the importance of global markets, theemergence of new generations—generations X andY—in the workforce and the need for diversity indecision making, an integrated leadership model isnecessary for success,” he said. “The book providesreasons why this new model is critical, statistics tosupport the thesis and a compelling argument to ei-ther get on board the train or get left behind.”

Judy Douglas, a technology industry executive whoalso attended the book launch, believes Shambaugh’scutting-edge ideas come from “real-life insights”gained from interviews with those in leadership po-sitions. “Diversity is the key,” said Douglas. “It isn’tsimply about swelling the ranks of women execu-tives, though that is certainly a priority. It’s a prior-ity because all signs point to the richness emergingfrom balanced teams, balanced among gender, cul-ture and generation.”

McLean Author Launches New BookRebecca Shambaugh shows how organizations canharness the collective strengths of both men andwomen to create stronger businesses.

McLean author and leadership con-sultant Rebecca Shambaugh intro-duces her new book, “MAKE ROOMFOR HER: Why Companies Need anIntegrated Leadership Model toAchieve Extraordinary Results” at theJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Per-forming Arts in Washington, D.C.

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You can flaunt your car and show off yourcivic pride, thanks to a customized FairfaxCounty license plate approved Tuesday,Jan. 29, by the Board of Supervisors.

The license place features the county seal, countymap and the website addresses of the governmentand Visit Fairfax. The plate will cost $25 a year. Bystate law, $10 is retained by the state while the other$15 goes back to the license plate sponsor after 1,000plates are ordered.

The Board of Supervisors voted to direct the ini-tial proceeds toward the 2015 World Police and FireGames that will be held in the county. The WorldPolice and Fire Games are an international sportingevent offering thousands of police officers,firefighters, customs and correction officers from

around the world an opportunity to showcase theirathletic excellence in over 65 sporting events. Thesegames are the second largest sporting event in theworld after the Summer Olympics.

Before the Virginia Department of Motor Vehiclescan proceed with plate production, it needs 350 com-mitments from the community. Visit Fairfax will soonallow you to sign up for one of the first license platesat www.fxva.com.

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), who initi-ated the plan, noted the City of Fairfax has its owntag which generates roughly $5,000 per year in rev-enues at $15 per vehicle and is dedicated to the city’shistorical resources. Using Fairfax City’s populationas a benchmark, Herrity estimated that FairfaxCounty could generate roughly $250,000 per yearfrom its own license plates.

“I look forward to being one of the first residentsto get my hands on a Fairfax County License plate,”Herrity said.

—Victoria Ross

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The students in Danny Seagraves’ fifthgrade class know their grammar. Theyknow spelling, math, and social studiestoo. These are all teachable subjects, ac-

cording to the Spring Hill Elementary School teacher.But one concept that just can’t be taught, says 20-year teaching veteran Danny Seagraves, is creativ-ity.

This is where Rebecca Holderness entered thescene. Holderness is associate professor of Acting andDirecting at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.She is in town as guest director of Kafka on the Shore,a production currently on stage at the Spooky Ac-tion Theater.

Holderness often likes to share ideas from an out-side community with the acting group she is work-ing with. When she arrived in Washington for thisproduction, networking led her to Mr. Seagraves’Spring Hill classroom. Holderness, Seagraves, and aclass full of McLean fifth graders are very pleasedwith the results.

Holderness and Madeline Muravchik, an area-based artist and teacher who is working with her,met with the students on two occasions to help in-

spire their creativity. The children were tasked withwriting their own “hero’s journey,” and eventuallyshared their stories about time machines, aliens, zom-bies, meteors, robots, bullies, and a host of othertopics.

Fifth grader Ryan Wilson thought the program wasfun. “It lets ideas go around,” he said. “You have agood time laughing and being humorous. And theideas aren’t always trapped inside of you.”

“It’s made me a better writer,” added Ipsa Kathuria,“especially when I’m writing at home with my dad.”

Danny Seagraves, who spends time writing in hisspare time, was thrilled with the result of the initia-tive. “Getting the creativity from them gives me thebasis that I need to make a good writer,” he said. “Ifyou can just get that spark of creativity started, therest is gravy.”

“It helped spark our imagination,” said fellow stu-dent Grace Bourhis. “It helps open up new thingsthat you wouldn’t think about if you didn’t do this.”Classmate Sarah Gaiter added, “If we want to be-come an author, we could use this information thatwe got from this lesson to express ourselves.”

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami, adaptedby Frank Galati will run through Sunday, Feb. 24, atSpooky Action Theater, located on 16th Street innorthwest Washington.

Fifth Graders on a Hero’s JourneySpring Hill Elementary students work with professionaltheater director to create their own works.

Spring Hill fifth graders including Ipsa Kathuria, SarahGaiter, Grace Bourhis and Ryan Wilson participated in thecreative writing program.

Theater Director Rebecca Holderness, MadelineMuravchik, and Danny Seagraves watch as Yusra Samaila,Jane Park, and Olivia Lewis start one of the storytellingexercises.

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who is currently the senior patrol leader ofthe troop, began his scouting career in 2004as a Cub Scout in Pack 1884, where he wasthe undefeated Pinewood Derby championfrom 2004-2009.

For his Eagle project, Spencer plannedand led over 40 volunteers to construct aset of stairs and a path between EmbryRucker Community Shelter and Reston Re-gional library using primarily reclaimedmaterials.

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George and Mary spentmany years homelessand unsheltered inFairfax County. Yes,

Fairfax County, one of the wealthi-est counties in the country. But inFairfax County, homeless personssuch as George and Mary are gen-erally hidden. They live in thewoods, behind dumpsters, and inshopping centers. Out of sight, outof mind.

For many years, local non-profitpartners have been working withcounty staff day in and day out tooffer persons who find themselveshomeless a chance to start anew.When given the stability of hous-ing and the support of profession-als and volunteers, homelessadults—including those who havelived many years on the streetsand in the woods—can and dochange and become stable, con-tributing members of our commu-nity. We non-profit homeless ser-vices providers can tell story uponstory of what a difference stablehousing and supports can make ina life of someone whom othershave given up on, whom othershave discarded as “hopeless.”

In January 2012, 697 singleadults were counted as homelessin Fairfax County and 51 percentof them (353) were chronicallyhomeless—12 consecutive monthsor four separate incidences ofhomelessness in the past threeyears; 24 percent of homelessadults were unsheltered. Thesenumbers are going up.

This month you can help us findout who is “out there.” You canhear their stories and you can helpprovide them the housing theyneed.

As part of a nationwide effort toput a name and a face to each

number, the Fairfax-Falls Churchcommunity is participating in anational campaign—100K Homes—that will help us understandwho is homeless, why they arehomeless and how we can getthem housed.

Join us on Feb. 25, 26, and/or27, as a part of a volunteer teamvisiting campsites to interviewhomeless individuals. On March 1we will give a detailed report to thecommunity about who we foundand where we go from here. Seehttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless/100khomes/ for details.

Help us help everyone in FairfaxCounty find a way home.

For more information on NewHope Housing in Alexandria, go to

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Homeless, Not Hopeless

To the Editor:Thank you for the wonderful

articles highlighting the positiveimpact of Fairfax Families4Kidsand the relationships and fami-lies that have come about be-cause of the program.

As a mentor, I know first-hand how important mentoringprograms such as FairfaxFamilies4Kids can be in a child’slife.

Initially I got involved with

FF4Kids because Iwanted to give back. Inother words, I wanted tobe there for children be-cause I have had adultsin my life that havementored me andhelped to mold me intothe person I am today.

Also, my grandparentsand my mother havebeen foster parents and I have seenthe impact on foster kids of hav-

ing loving/caring adultsin their lives.

What I have realizedis that spending timewith the kids has had atremendous impact onme. I think of the vari-ous experiences of thekids—multiple fosterhomes, aging out with-out a place to live or nojob. It always remindsme to remember how

truly blessed I am no matter whathappens. If they can survive the

hand life has dealt to themthen there is nothing I cannotovercome. I continue to beamazed and humbled by theirresiliency.

To see the challenges theyhave aging out of the systemmakes me want to do all I canto ensure they have the supportthey need. We are more thanmentors and mentees. We area family.

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Homeless camp: InJanuary 2012, 697 singleadults were counted ashomeless in FairfaxCounty and 51 percent ofthem (353) were chroni-cally homeless.

The Fairfax-Falls Church community is participating in anational campaign—100K Homes—that will help in un-derstanding who is homeless, why they are homeless andhow we can get them housed.

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By Victoria Ross

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Local grocery stores were packed this week-end with shoppers stocking up on SuperBowl snacks for the annual football fanparty. At the Wal-Mart in Fairfax, shoppers

were greeted with colorful displays of chips, dips andother party favorites.

They were also greeted by volunteers from OurDaily Bread (ODB), who were handing out flyers andencouraging shoppers to donate gift cards or spe-cific items to restock ODB’s pantry shelves. A Fairfaxnonprofit for nearly 30 years, ODB provides food andother critical services to the working poor, the eld-erly and the disabled. More than half of ODB’s cli-ents are local children.

Dianne Hon, a Vienna resident, said “Stuff the Bus”makes it easy to donate. “I am already here for gro-ceries and other items, especially since it’s the daybefore the Super Bowl, so it’s very convenient to pickup a few extra items for a worthy cause,” Hon said.

“Thank you for doing this,” Hon said to the volun-teers. “You made this so easy.”

Jonathan and Roxanne Daley of Fairfax donated agift card to the campaign. “It’s too easy to forget thatthere are people in Fairfax County who go hungry,”Roxanne Daley said. “I love the gift card idea. It’seasy and you know you’re helping someone get whatthey want.”

FAIRFAX BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIR-MAN Sharon Bulova, who greeted shoppers andencouraged them to donate on Saturday, Feb. 2, saidgift cards are especially helpful for a number of rea-sons.

“There’s a dignity about it,” Bulova said. “You don’tstand out from other shoppers with a gift card, andyou can purchase what you want for a special recipe,or if you have specific dietary needs.”

Chris Garris, ODB’s food program manager andvolunteer coordinator, said they are encouragingmore people to donate gift cards, particularly becausethey help clients purchase fresh food. “A $20 gift card

helps families supplement our pantry’s non-perish-able food with milk and meat.”

Garris said the timing of the Stuff the Bus cam-paign—which is intentionally scheduled betweenMartin Luther King Day in January and PresidentsDay in February—is important for local pantries be-cause it occurs after the seasonal dose of good will.

“During the fall and holiday season, Our DailyBread’s food pantry is overwhelmed with donationsfrom the community,” she said. “But by February, oursupplies are often running low even though the needfor food is greater than ever.”

“Stuff the Bus is an important component in re-stocking pantries after the holidays,” Bulova said.“The need for healthy food is ever growing and theinterest for Fairfax County residents to help is there,so we are happily providing the bridge to bring themtogether.”

THE CAMPAIGN, now in its third year, is a part-nership between Fairfax County Office of Public Pri-vate Partnerships (OP3); MV Transportation Inc.,which operates the FASTRAN buses and providesvolunteers; local nonprofits; and grocery store chains.All donations go directly to local nonprofit organi-zations that help feed needy families and individu-als in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community.

“The residents of Fairfax and our partners, like MVTransportation and Frank & Co., have really comeout in support of Stuff the Bus this year. Each year,we get more donations,” said Michael Artson, chiefplanner with the county’s Neighborhood and Com-munity Services (NCS) Department, one of the fooddrive’s organizers.

“Food pantries address a critical need which is es-pecially acute after the holidays, the Stuff the Buscampaign helps us help our community. Its impor-tance to helping stock the shelves can’t be over-stated,” said Roxanne Rice, executive director, Foodfor Others.

Last year, more than 25,000 lbs. of food was col-lected for local pantries, all benefiting local nonprofitsthat help feed needy families in the Fairfax commu-nity.

At the end of Saturday’s Stuff the Bus campaign,Juliet Reyes of Herndon, a Wal-Mart employee, whowas in the middle of her shift as a cashier, askedODB volunteers if she could donate cash. “I’ve beenlistening to people talk about this, and I want to helptoo. People here shouldn’t go hungry.”

‘Stuff the Bus’ Campaign HelpsFeed the HungryDonations continue toincrease as campaignenters third year.

Irene Bak, with FastTran, and GlennPadeway, with Fairfax County’s Neighbor-hood and Community Services Depart-ment, brave chilly weather on Saturday,Feb. 3, to promote Fairfax County’s “Stuffthe Bus” campaign at the Fairfax Wal-Mart.

(From left) Angie Carrera of Op3; ChrisGarris, Our Daily Bread’s food programmanager and volunteer coordinator;Sharon Bulova, Chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors and WendyLemieux of OP3 encourage shoppers topurchase gift cards.

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The pedigree of playwright John PatrickShanley is top notch; he was awardeda Pulitzer Prize for his play “Doubt” andwon an Oscar for the screen play for

“Moonstruck.” His “Italian American Reconcilia-tion,” now playing at 1st Stage in Tysons, will notdisappoint. It is a pleasing romantic comedy withan opera-tinged take on the lives of young striverslearning about love the hard way, through somecartoon-like pain.

The production is directed by Michael Chamerlinwho worked his magic for 1st Stage with last year’ssnow-driven, whispery-soft, new-age “AlmostMaine.”

“Italian American Reconciliation” is quite the op-posite in speech patterns, tone and location, yet insome ways similar. There are young people mess-ing up as they try to find love and a committedrelationship. Chamberlinhas the touch. It works.

There is Huey MaximilianBonfigliano (Matt Dewberry,playing confusion well to afault) who wants to recon-cile with his ex-wife Janice(a tantalizingly rough AnneNottage). He has “no confi-dence” in himself and thinksshe took his “manhood.” She believes that “flowersfeel like flames in my hands.” She even shot his dogand tried to kill him to make a point of her feelings.

Dewberry asks his best buddy, Aldo Scalicki (en-ergetically positive Drew Kopas) to help him winher back, though Kopas admits that “women stillamaze” him and he never wants to marry. AndHuey must also break up with a decent youngwoman who loves him (appealing Dani Stoller).

There is also the all-knowing, mature Aunt May

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(wonderfully expressive Suzanne Richard) whoprovides wisdom whenever she speaks a line.

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Wellbeing

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When Mary ElizabethO’Conner enters asupermarket, she is

careful to stay within the outerperimeters of the store. “Mostgrocery stores are designed sothat the healthiest and non-pro-cessed food, like fresh veg-etables and meat are kept onthe outer edges,” she said. Shelooks for heart-healthy foodslike whole grains and freshfruit.

O’Conner has two good rea-sons for being tuned in to nu-trition: “Both of my parentsdied unexpectedly from heartattacks,” she said. “My fatherdied 15 years ago in February.”

February is American HeartMonth and health experts areencouraging diet and exercisechanges that will lead to betterheart health.

Joel Martin, Ph.D. an assis-tant professor of kinesiology atGeorge Mason University inFairfax, says the Dietary Ap-proaches to Stop Hypertension(DASH) eating plan is often rec-ommend for people who are atrisk for heart disease.

“The diet has been proven bynumerous research studies tolower blood pressure. Highblood pressure is a major riskfactor for serious heart prob-lems, [like] heart attacks forexample,” he said. “The dietemphasizes fruits, vegetables,whole grains and loweramounts of sweets, red meat,and sodium. It especially em-phasizes lower amounts of so-dium to decrease blood pres-sure.”

Two good options are straw-berries and blueberries. In fact,a study published last month inthe Journal of the AmericanHeart Association showed thateating three or more servingsof the berries per week mayhelp women cut their risk of aheart attack by as much as one-third.

Consuming more Omega-3fatty acids—found in fish, flax-seeds and nuts—has also beenshown to lower the risk of heartdisease.

There are some foods thatshould be avoided, say someexperts. “[Foods that are] badfor hearts include cholesterolrich foods, like foods from ani-mals. The current recommen-dation is beef once per weekwith a serving size the size of adeck of cards,” said LauraEvans, assistant professor,George Mason UniversitySchool of Nursing. “Avoid trans-fats. These are modified fatsfound in processed foods,cheese, all processed foods andsalt.”

Andrew Meade of the Reston-based National Association forSports and Physical Education,says that the average personcan reduce his or her risk ofheart disease by exercising forat least 30 minutes each day.

“That is the only way to real-ize any heart-health benefit,” hesaid. “Exercising for 30 minutesmost days of the week buildsyour cardiovascular endur-ance.”

Martin, who agrees, said, “Interms of exercise habits for ahealthy heart, just getting regu-lar aerobic exercise is a goodidea … to ensure a healthy car-diovascular system.”

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Randy Weadon walks sixmiles each day aroundthe perimeters of hisretirement community,

Greenspring in Springfield. He alsodoes crossword puzzles daily.

“During tax season, I walkaround the halls and mentally domy income taxes in my head,” saidWeadon, a retired Coast Guard of-ficer. “If I had not started walking,I don’t know if I’d be alive. I am86-and-a-half years old, but I don’tfeel that age at all.”

Geriatric experts say healthylifestyle habits like regular exercise,eating a nutritious diet and brainchallenges can help preserve men-tal health as we age.

“The one thing that I always tellmy patients is that if you don’t use it, you lose it. Irecommend crossword puzzles, mentally challeng-ing games and reading, especially about currentevents,” said Dr. Lisa Calusic, a psychiatrist at InovaBehavioral Health Services in Alexandria, and anArlington, resident.

Researchers Pamela Greenwood and RajaParasuraman, professors at the Department of Psy-chology at George Mason University in Fairfax, havespent more than 20 years studying the way the hu-man brain ages with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease.The two wrote a book, “Nurturing the Older Brainand Mind,” in which they explore ways middle-agedpeople can stave off mental deterioration.

“We know that if we can put off dementing ill-nesses, even by a year or two through lifestylechanges, that will reduce the number of people withAlzheimer’s disease, which is reaching epidemic pro-portions,” Parasuraman says.

The duo says that preventingand staving off mental deteriora-tion is more important than evernow that workers are staying em-

ployed longer for economic rea-sons. Physical activity is an im-portant tool as well.

“Exercise [is] the ‘lifestyle’factor with the strongest effect,”said Greenwood. “A number ofdifferent research groups havefound benefits of aerobic exer-cise on both brain structure andfunction, and on cognitive per-formance.”

Joel Martin, a professor ofkinesiology at George Mason,agrees: “Regular exercise hasbeen proven to slow the agingprocess,” he said. “People havetheir actual age, which theycan’t do anything about, andtheir biological age. Someonecould be 40 years old, live avery inactive lifestyle and noteat very well, which may causethem to be closer to 60 in termsof their biological age. Vice

versa: Someone who is 60 could be very active andeat a healthy diet and feel like they are much younger,perhaps a biological age closer to mid-40s.”

As an octogenarian, Weadon credits his sharpnessto regular mental challenges. Martin agrees. “Regu-larly engaging in activities requiring cognitive func-tion is important,” said Martin. “Most tissues in thebody respond to stress placed on it by becomingstronger or adapting to handle the stimulus you placeon it. If you lift weights, your muscles get bigger andstronger. If you don’t do any sort of physical activityto stimulate your muscles, then they get smaller andbecome weaker. The brain is the same way, it needsregular stimulation to maintain its function.”

Experts also say not to rule out the importance ofgood nutrition. “The antioxidants in foods, especiallyfruits and vegetables, can help to preserve and pro-tect tissues from damage that occurs as part of thenatural aging process,” said Martin.

February is Heart MonthDiet and fitness experts offersuggestions for maintaining ahealthy heart.

A study published last month in Journal of theAmerican Heart Association showed that eating threeor more servings of blueberries and strawberries perweek may help women cut their risk of a heart attackby as much as one-third.

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Randy Weadon, 86, doescrossword puzzles and walkssix miles each day.

Geriatric experts sayhealthy lifestylehabits like regularexercise, eating anutritious diet andbrain challenges canhelp preserve men-tal health as we age.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

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The Marshall girls’ bas-ketball program went3-11 in district play

during the 2011-12 season, butmanaged to qualify forregionals by upsetting No. 2Stone Bridge in the openinground of the Liberty Districttournament.

Last season ended on a posi-tive note for the Statesmen’sfive senior starters, but withthat much experience leavingthe program, 2012-13 projectedas a rebuilding year.

Marshall returned three ath-letes from last year’s team—junior Lexi Stalcup, and seniorsElyse Smith and AmandaDenny—and had nearly asmany freshmen (two) as seniors(three) on the roster. The resultso far: a 4-17 record, including0-13 in the district.

But while Marshall hasstruggled, the losses didn’t stop

the Statesmen from giving first-place South Lakes a run for itsmoney.

Marshall was within eightpoints in the fourth quarter,when a 3-pointer by Stalcup cutthe South Lakes lead to 39-31with 3:38 remaining, but theSeahawks scored six of thegame’s final seven points to pullout a 45-32 victory on Feb. 1 atMarshall High School.

“They responded very, verywell tonight,” Marshall headcoach Chad Scott said. “This isobviously a rough season. Wereplaced a lot of seniors fromlast year, so it’s kind of a learn-ing year. At times that’s toughwhen you’re losing games aftergames, but tonight they reallyresponded. They took it right toSouth Lakes. I was very proudof them for that.”

Denny led Marshall with ninepoints. Stalcup finished witheight points, freshman MeganKenny scored six, Smith fin-ished with five and juniorMariah Raskin added four.

On Monday, Marshall lost toLangley, 52-37. The Statesmenwill close the regular seasonwith a road game against Tho-mas Jefferson at 5:45 p.m. onFriday, Feb. 8.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Grant Leibow movedup from the JV tojoin the Marshallvarsity boys’ basket-

ball team near the end of hissophomore season, becomingpart of a group that finished the2010-11 campaign with a 3-20record and a first-round exit inthe Liberty District tournament.

The following year, Leibowplayed his entire junior seasonwith the varsity, during whichthe Statesmen went 7-15 andagain lost in the first round ofdistricts. In two seasons underhead coach Dan Hale, Marshallmanaged a 2-28 record againstLiberty District opponents.

“We’ve been through toughtimes,” Leibow said recently.

Now a senior, Leibow is a keymember of a Marshall team thathas evolved from district doormat to second place inthe standings. Hard work in the off season set thetransition in motion. On Friday, the Statesmen dis-played the other key component of their turnaround:sharing the basketball.

SIX MARSHALL PLAYERS scored at least eightpoints and the Statesmen defeated South Lakes 65-46 on Feb. 1 at Marshall High School. On Monday,Marshall lost to Langley 39-38 but remained alonein second place in the Liberty District standings withone game remaining. The Statesmen, who are 13-7overall and 8-5 in the district, are assured of a homegame in the first round of the district tournament.

Leibow, a 6-foot-1 guard, led the way with 16points against South Lakes. His third 3-pointer ofthe evening gave the Statesmen a 34-26 lead with5:07 remaining in the third quarter and sparked a13-4 Marshall run.

“He’s our leader, he’s the guy we want [with] theball in his hand facilitating,” Hale said. “… He’s oneof those guys that really worked hard.”

Junior forward Towner Hale scored 13 points for

Marshall. Freshman center TylerWhite finished with 11 points, se-nior forward Doug Turpin scorednine, and senior guard ConnorBarrand and junior guard Chris-

tian Cameron each added eight.“I think our teamwork and

our togetherness have reallyhelped us,” Leibow said. “Itseems like when we pass theball we play better [and] that’swhat happened tonight.”

Dan Hale, who coached inHawaii prior to taking over atMarshall in 2010, credited hisplayers’ work ethic for helpingthe program improve.Marshall’s 13 victories this sea-son are more than the previoustwo seasons combined (10).

“This is a group of guys thatreally kind of committed them-selves to doing all the hardwork in the off season,” Halesaid. “We always preach that it’sthe off season that is the [time]you’ve got to work hard. There’snot enough time in the seasonto really improve your game. …This is a group that has beenvery tight and has worked to-

gether and they work really hard and it’s paying off.”While Leibow (three 3-pointers) and Cameron (two

3s) shot the ball well from behind the arc, Whiteprovided offense in the paint. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound freshman scored with post moves and had akey fourth-quarter tip-in that started a 17-3 run.

“He’s adjusted to the varsity game—that’s not aneasy thing to do as a freshman,” Hale said. “He’sdefinitely looking nice and comfortable out there andhe had some big plays tonight.”

White said opponents at times will get physical withhim and engage in trash talk. He tries to block it out,but sometimes he “just [gets] more angry, [gets] morephysical.”

“He’s been able to push a few guys around downlow when we need him against teams with biggerguys,” Leibow said. “That’s something we haven’t hadin quite a few years.”

MARSHALL WILL CLOSE the regular season witha road game against Thomas Jefferson at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Feb. 8, before entering the district tourna-ment.

Marshall Boys’ Basketball:Doormat to District Contender

Marshall freshman Tyler Whitescored 11 points during a winagainst South Lakes on Feb. 1.

Statesmen have more wins thisseason than previous two combined.

Marshall seniorGrant Leibowscored 16 pointsagainst SouthLakes on Feb. 1.

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2012-13 wasprojected as arebuilding year.

A ‘Learning Year’For Marshall Girls

Marshall senior Amanda Denny scored nine pointsagainst South Lakes on Feb. 1.

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The County Line

By Supervisor Michael

Frey

When it comes tobuilding buildingsor fixing things,

Fairfax County does a great job.Schools, fire stations, parks—the county has a proven trackrecord of exemplary projects.

Building or fixing familiesand people—that’s tougher toevaluate.

Fairfax is probably no betteror worse than most local gov-ernments. Fixing people ishard. There is no plan that, iffollowed to the letter, results ina split family being madewhole, or a person with mentalillness or substance abuse issuesbeing cured. People are differ-ent than buildings.

Maybe that’s why I was so ex-cited about the FairfaxFamilies4Kids program when Iwas introduced to it, and be-came such a huge supporter ofit immediately.

Kids in foster care really havethe deck stacked against them.For whatever reason their fam-ily situation didn’t work andsomeone—typically the courts—stepped in and forcedchange. They are left lookingto total strangers to do whattheir family should have donebut couldn’t. That’s a lot to ask.They are dependent on govern-ment programs to find themtemporary housing, maybe apermanent foster home, and forsome of the luckier kids, a fam-ily.

FF4Kids is a partnership be-tween the county and a wholelot of people who really believethese kids in foster care deservemore help. The program offersthe kind of opportunities andexperiences that the countycan’t possibly provide by itself.Without the volunteers, whoserve as mentors, friends, teach-ers and occasionally substituteparents, most of these kidswould bounce from one tempo-rary situation to the next, usu-ally aging out of foster care withlittle skills, no love, and littlechance for future success.

I have been so impressed witheveryone I have met who is in-volved with the program. It hasincreased my sense of optimismabout the chances that more of

these kids will find foreverhomes with adoptive families.Clearly, there is a positive effecton the kids when they see thementors devoting so much timeand effort to them. Many ofthese kids have never had thelove and attention they getwithin this program. Certainlythey have never had the lifeeducation they get, and for thefirst time many of them beginto believe in themselves. Self-confidence and optimism arenot qualities you find in manyfoster children. A program thatgives them those two things, inmy mind, can’t help but benefitthem.

There have been success sto-ries for kids in this program,including adoption of some ofthe children by some of thementors. Of course, not everychild has been so lucky. Somestill age out of the system withno family back-up to catch themif they fall. But they do havethe FF4Kids family, and that initself is a confidence-builder.They also have life skills andsocial skills that they likelywould not without the FF4Kidsprograms. There are no guar-antees in life, but there is nodoubt in my mind whether ornot they find the adoptive fam-ily we all hope that they will,they will be much better pre-pared young adults.

As long as there are incred-ibly caring and dedicatedpeople like the FF4Kids mentorsand volunteers, I will be doingall I can to help support them.

Fairfax Families4Kids: acommunity of hope.

Building Blocksfor Success

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All youth need stability and loving parentsto give them the best chance for successin life. This is why finding adoptive homesand permanent traditional foster homes

for our youth is so critical. Over the last six years, asa Fairfax Families4Kids mentor, I have seen fosteryouth struggle, especially when circumstance hascaused them to be moved frequently from foster careplacement to foster care placement (including tradi-tional foster homes and foster group homes).

There is one 14-year-old youth in particular that Irecall that was originally removed from his biologi-cal home, then lived with another biological familymember for a time, then was moved into a tradi-tional foster home, then to a group foster facility—all of this taking place over a few short years. Thisyouth has been participating at group FF4Kidsmentoring events for several years. I remember thepoor behavior demonstrated at times by this youthat the group events, including not following the rules,speaking out of turn in an effort to gain attention,occasional physical outbursts due to not being ableto control his anger, actually teasing other fosteryouth in an effort to get them to chase him aroundthe room.

This behavior was his way of crying out for thelove and attention he was not receiving at “home.”He wanted so desperately to be seen and heard byanyone in his life. This foster youth was just recentlyplaced in a loving, adoptive home. The youth’s be-havior at the group mentoring events has made acomplete turnaround. He no longer needs to be thecenter of attention, always has a smile on his face,and demonstrates positive interaction with both men-tors/volunteers and the other foster youth. This isdue to him finally feeling safe and knowing that thereare loving adults that he can trust to protect andtake care of him. There is no amount of support fromthe county, school system, programs, and organiza-tions that can replicate the day in and day out sup-port that a child receives from a loving family.

MY HOPE is that as a community, we do more toseek out Fairfax County families that are willing toprovide loving adoptive and long-term foster homesfor foster youth. There is a reason that the name ofour program is “Fairfax Families4Kids.” It is our mis-sion to find Fairfax County families for these fosterkids. Mentoring through the program helps preparethese youth for placement. The county’s ability tomore effectively find long-term, loving homes forfoster youth is the key to a foster youth’s ability togrow to become mature, responsible, independentadults.

I have mentored many foster youth both throughtheir years in foster care and their transition out offoster care. Though many foster youth have positivetransitions out of foster care into independent, adultlives, there are many foster youth whose outcomesare less successful.

I can tell you stories about Fairfax County fosteryouth that transition out and become homelesswithin weeks or months. They share with me the“life skills” they have learned to survive.

“The metro trains/buses run all night except 3 to6 a.m., so if you have metro money, you can ride allday and night to stay warm. Then you just need towalk the streets during those hours.

* Another youth said he sleeps on the floor of a

friend’s motel room or catches a few hours of sleepat the 24-hour McDonald’s until the police ask himto leave.

* They can tell you about their stays at the variouscommunity homeless shelters. “The crack heads andheroin addicts will steal from you so you need tokeep your stuff with you at all times.”

* They will tell you where they can find publiccomputers where they can apply online for jobs. Theycan make enough money to feed themselves but notenough to find permanent housing. They live withhealth ailments because they no longer have healthinsurance.

AT TIMES it is painful to witness, but as mentors,our mentoring does not cease just because they tran-sition out of foster care. Through FF4Kids mentoring,a trusting relationship is formed, allowing fosteryouth to be receptive to the advice and counselingthat we have to offer. This is key: if there is no trust,it is difficult for foster youth to accept advice andcounseling.

For many of these foster youth, the relationshipsthey have with their mentor is the longest term rela-tionship they have with a responsible adult. I can’ttell you how many times a social worker, case worker,life skills coach or foster parent has said “Carmen,you have known him longer. Talk to him and explainhow important it is for him to stay in school, obtainhis high school diploma.”

It has been an honor and privilege to mentor manyof the foster youth within our Fairfax County com-munity. They have taught me more about persever-ance through adversity than I could ever teach them.Mentoring can be difficult at times, they will makemissteps along the way but they will also surpriseyou with their ability to accomplish goals they haveset for themselves in an effort to become mature,independent young adults. Mentoring is about be-ing there for them through the ups and downs!

Carmen Jordan, mentor for FairfaxFamilies4Kids: “My hope is that, as acommunity, we do more to seek outFairfax County families that are willing toprovide loving adoptive and long-termfoster homes for foster youth.”

Making the DifferenceBetween Struggle and Success

About the AuthorCarmen Jordan of Reston has been a mentor for Fairfax

Families4Kids for six years. She is considered one of themost experienced mentors in the program. In addition toworking full-time as a marquee account manager at Deltekin Herndon, Jordan makes herself available to “trouble-shoot” for the children and families she mentors. In thefollowing column, she details her experiences with theprogram, and at-risk foster youth.

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In late January, ChurchillRoad second and fifth graders,as well as some siblings andparents, held the second sand-wich-making event of the yearfor Martha’s Table, a Washing-ton, D.C.,-based organizedwhich helps feed the homeless.The eager group of budding

assembly line workers made1,725 sandwiches, which weregratefully received by the staffat Martha’s Table. CRS PTACommunity Service CommitteeCo-Chairs Marta Bascomb,Robin Hoeymans and SarahWalter organized this success-ful event.

Making Sandwiches for Martha’s Table

Churchill Road students and parents made sandwichesfor Martha’s Table, a non-profit organization whichserves food to those in need. Pictured from left areKelly Khan, Lauri Dacey, Barney Smithers, JamesMurray, Mariano Olsen-Fappiano, Ethan Carlisle, Jack-son Khan, Laura Carlisle and Luke Carlisle.

Along with parent Pernilla Scott, Churchill Road fifthgraders Stuart Tyler, Josh Lentz, Ben Thrasher andBenjamin Scott make sandwiches for Martha’s Tablein Washington, D.C., as part of a school-sponsoredcommunity service project.

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McDonald’s SupportsCounty Schools

The McDonald’s Family Restaurants of Greater Washing-ton, D.C., presented Fairfax County Public Schools with acheck for $4,200 on Friday, Jan. 18.

Fairfax County Public Schools is one of many schooldistricts in the Greater Washington, D.C. area that willreceive a monetary donation. This donation is from the firstever DMV-wide McTeacher’s Night Fundraising event thatwas held in late fall of 2012. To celebrate McDonald’slongstanding history of supporting local schools, teachers,school administrators, parents and students visited theirlocal McDonald’s for dinner, where a percentage of theevening’s sales went back to local education.

The total amount raised through the donations fromMcDonald’s restaurants is $45,000.

McDonald’s of Greater Washington,D.C. donated $4,200 to FairfaxCounty Public Schools. From Left toRight: Christine Donohue (chief ofstaff, FCPS), Jay Garant (coordina-tor, Business and CommunityPartnerships—FCPS), Jim VanValkenburg (McDonald’s owner/operator), Ronald McDonald, NevaVan Valkenburg (McDonad’sowner/operator), Kyu Rhee(McDonald’s owner/operator). Theowners/operators pictured ownrestaurants in Fairfax County andcontributed to the total donation.

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The McLean Community Players have been nomi-nated for seven Washington Area Community Hon-ors (WATCH) for artistic and technical excellence inCommunity Theater. The McLean Community Play-ers and its predecessors have been entertaining lo-cal audiences since 1964.

The players are in residence at the 383-seat AldenTheater, McLean Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean.

The Washington Area Theater Community Hon-ors (WATCH) is the organization that adjudicatesproductions and presents annual awards recogniz-ing artistic and technical excellence in CommunityTheater. The WATCH awards help to foster and en-courage the growth of community theater. A totalof 126 productions (43 musicals, 83 plays) wereadjudicated in 2012 from which the nominationswere developed.

The seven McLean Community Players nomina-tions were for productions of “Deathtrap” and “Manof La Mancha.” The WATCH awards will be an-

nounced at a ceremony at the Birchmere in Alexan-dria, on Sunday evening, March 13.

The McLean Community Players nominations in-cluded:

❖ Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play—“Death-trap,” Lois A. Stanziani as Helga ten Dorp

❖ Outstanding Light Design in a Play—“Death-trap,” Bob Zeigler

❖ Outstanding Properties in a Play—“Deathtrap,”Emily Besuden, Jerry Gideon, Dick La Porte

❖ Outstanding Set Construction in a Play—“Death-trap,” Bernie Gmiter, Bob Schroth, Bill Glikbarg

❖ Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play—“Death-trap,” Dinnie Whitson, Cathy Farnsworth, ChristineWhitson

❖ Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography—“Deathtrap,” Carl Brandt Long

❖ Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography—“Man of La Mancha,” Carl Brandt Long

—David Siegel

McLean Community Players Receive Seven WATCH Nominations

Laura Peterson and Dan Eddy in theMcLean Community Players’ productionof “Deathtrap.”

Dan Eddy and Will Spilman in theMcLean Community Players’ productionof “Deathtrap.”

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Proposals. 8 p.m., at the ViennaCommunity Center, 127 Center St.S., Vienna. The Neil Simon comedyrecalls the Hines family gathered attheir retreat in the Poconos in thesummer of 1953: romanticentanglements coalesce in one idyllicafternoon in the elegiac memoryplay. $11 for students and seniors 65-plus; $13. 703-255-6399.

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p.m. and 7 p.m., at 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. Aromantic comedy from the author“Moonstruck” and “Doubt” followsHuey Bonfigliano as he takes to thearts after his divorce, but bad poetryisn’t enough and he decides to tryand win back his ex with the help offriends. $25; $15 for students. 703-854-1856 or www1ststagetysons.org.

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Proposals. 3 p.m., at the ViennaCommunity Center, 127 Center St.S., Vienna. The Neil Simon comedyrecalls the Hines family gathered attheir retreat in the Poconos in thesummer of 1953: romanticentanglements coalesce in one idyllicafternoon in the elegiac memoryplay. $11 for students and seniors 65-plus; $13. 703-255-6399.

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TUESDAY/FEB. 12Martinis and Manicures. 5-9 p.m., at

the Day Spa at The Ritz-Carlton,1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.Celebrate friendship at the girls-onlyevent with a cocktail, sweet treatsfrom the pastry chefs, estheticiansproviding manicures, petite facialsand mini massages. Reservations.703-744-3924.

United Methodist Men’s AnnualPancake Dinner. 5:30-7:30 p.m.,at 10100 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Great Falls United MethodistMen invited the public to a freedinner, accepting donations tobenefit the Society of St. Andrew tohelp feed the hungry. 703-759-3705.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 13Sealed With a Kiss. 10:30 a.m., at

Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave., McLean. Valentine’sstories and activities for children ages3-5 accompanied by an adult.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/dm/.

THURSDAY/FEB. 14Wildfire Valentine’s Day Weekend.

5-10:30 p.m., at Wildfire, 1714International Drive, McLean. For aromantic dinner in a cozy booth or aspecial treat while celebrating withthe family, the four course menuoffers gourmet choices in the starter,salad, main course and dessertportions of the meal, offered everyevening through Sunday, Feb. 17.Reservations. 703-442-9110.

Valentine’s Day Dinner. 5:30-9:30p.m., in Bistro, at The Ritz-Carlton,1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean. An

elegant evening of gourmet culinarycreations in an intimate setting withlive music duo accompaniment—oreat at the Sushi Bar where chefsprepare a customized meal. $125 perperson for gourmet dinner.www.ritzcarlton.com.

Red Molly and The Steel Wheels. 8p.m., at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road,Vienna. A female trio steeped inAmericana plays Western twang,bluegrass harmonies and crooninglullabies; their special guest of theVirginia Blue Ridge Mountains playenergetic, bluegrass acoustic songs.$20. www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 15Italian American Reconciliation. 8

p.m., at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner. A romanticcomedy from the author“Moonstruck” and “Doubt” followsHuey Bonfigliano as he takes to thearts after his divorce, but bad poetryisn’t enough and he decides to tryand win back his ex with the help offriends. $25; $15 for students. 703-854-1856 or 1ststagetysons.org.

America’s National Parks Throughthe Artist’s Lens. 8 p.m., at WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Amultifaceted presentation of visualarts and music showcase thecountry’s most beautiful places. $35.www.wolftrap.org.

Chocolate and Jazz. 8:30 p.m.-midnight at The Ritz-Carlton, 1700Tysons Blvd., McLean. An evening oflive jazz, rich chocolate from theChocolate Buffet Bar and a bottle ofchampagne. $25 per person or $85per couple (champagne included).www.ritzcarlton.com.

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Entertainment

Rob Sewall

Critique PavesWay forUpcoming PhotoContest

Washington photographer RobSewall shares his perspective onphotographing architecture at theVienna Photographic Society’sFeb. 6 meeting; author of a bookon the C&O Canal, Sewall cri-tiques member’s photos inpreparation for the architecturalphotography competition later inthe month. The lecture is from7:30-9:30 p.m. at ThoreauMiddle School, 2505 Cedar Lane,Vienna. www.vps-va.org.

Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community.Send to mclean@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Friday.

Beginning Sunday, Feb. 3, theAntioch Christian Church willexplore the purpose for everyperson’s life, answering the ques-tion, “Why am I here?” The churchis located at 1860 Beulah Road inVienna and worship service times onSundays are at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00a.m. Child care is provided. 703-938-6753 or http://www.antiochdoc.org.

Great Falls United Method-ist Men invite you to their annualpancake dinner Tuesday, Feb. 12,from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 10100Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Din-ner is free and all donations will besent to The Society of St. Andrew tohelp feed the hungry. For more in-formation call the church at703-759-3705.

Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program, offersweekly step meetings in Vienna forrecovery for couples from a widerange of problems. Join on Mondaysfrom 8-9 p.m. at EmmanuelLutheran Church, 2589 ChainBridge Rd., Vienna. 703-209-0658.

St. Francis EpiscopalChurch, 9220 Georgetown Pike inGreat Falls, offers three Sunday ser-vices and a host of musical,educational, outreach, and fellow-ship ministries to enrich spiritualgrowth. 7:45 a.m. Worship Servicewithout music; 9 a.m. Worship Ser-vice, Children’s Chapel andChildren’s Choirs; 10 a.m. Sunday

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School and Adult Forum; and 11a.m. Worship Service with AdultChoir. 703-759-2082.

Redeemer Lutheran Church,1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, atthe intersection with WestmorelandStreet has Sunday worship with HolyCommunion at 8:30 a.m., traditionalstyle worship; 9:45 a.m., contempo-rary style worship; and 11 a.m.,traditional style worship. SundaySchool and Adult Forum is at 9:45a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Con-gregation of Fairfax , 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, offers arich and unique Religious Explora-tion (RE) program for all children,from pre-K toddlers through highschool seniors, emphasizing explora-tion of all religious traditions whiledeveloping a personal spiritual path.Registration for the RE program,which offers classes on Saturday af-ternoons and Sunday mornings, isnow open by calling 703-281-4230.

HAVEN of Northern Virginiaoffers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.

Trinity United MethodistChurch, 1205 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean, Sunday worship ser-vices are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.Sunday School for adults is at 9:30a.m. and for children during the10:30 a.m. worship service. YouthGroup for grades 7-12 meets Sun-days at 6 p.m. A 20-minute service ofHoly Communion is held eachWednesday at noon. 703-356-3312.

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