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Community Fun Day at Little River Glen Senior Center
Bring your family and friends for a day of activities and fun at the
Little River Glen Senior Center on Saturday, November 17 from 10:00 a.m.
until 2:00 p.m. Little River Glenn is located at right off of Olley Lane
at 4001 Barker Court in Fairfax. The event is free and refreshments will
be served. Activities for the day include: the Cake Walk, a tour of the
center, and demonstration of activities by participants and you can even
try them yourself.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY:
Donating non-perishable foods and household supplies for needy
families for the Food Bank of Our Daily Bread
Writing notes & cards to send to our deployed service members.
Volunteering your skills, talents and time
EVENT SAMPLER:
Music, singing and more music, come dance it out with Terry Lee
Ryan.
Blood Pressure Checks. Tap dance, line dance demos, art display &
sales
LRG Chorus Performance.
Community information.
Information about County services that are available to you: health,
safety, transportation options etc.
If you would like additional information please call 703-503-8703, TTY 711.
Save The Date: Annual Taste of Braddock
Supervisor Cook invites you to join us for the annual Taste of
Braddock on Wednesday, December 5 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Please
join your friends and neighbors in the Braddock District at our annual
Open House to mark the start of the holiday season. Enjoy food donated by
Braddock area business and share in the spirit provided by our residents.
Please RSVP by calling 703-425-9300 or email us at
braddock@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Dispose of Debris from Hurricane Sandy
You may self-haul large amounts of brush or bulk debris to the
County’s recycling and disposal centers at the I-66 Transfer Station or
the I-95 Landfill Complex where it can be disposed of for a fee. The fee
structure for brush and tree debris from Hurricane Sandy is as
follows:
-Pick-up trucks (residents only): $5
-Single axle stake body and dump trucks (residents only): $15
-Pick-up trucks, single axle stake body and dump trucks (permitted
haulers): $15
-Tandem axle trucks including crane/knuckle boom trucks: $32 per ton (to
be weighed at scale)
These fees will remain in place until Wednesday, November 14.
Winter Outwear Drive to Benefit ECHO
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce will run its winter
outerwear campaign to benefit ECHO from Monday, November 12 until
Wednesday, December 14. The Braddock District Office, located at 9002
Burke Lake Road in Burke will serve as a drop-off location. Please bring
new winter hats, scarves and gloves for all ages and new children’s
coats, as well as gently used blankets.
Member of a Homeowner or Civic Association? Come out for this Virgnia
Legislative Update
The Consumer Affairs Branch of the Fairfax County Department of Cable
and Consumer Services and Washington Metropolitan Chapter Community
Associations Institute invite you to attend a FREE Virginia Common
Interest Community Educational Seminar – A View from Richmond. Join as
industry leaders discuss how regulations, legislation and recent case law
impact Virginia homeowners and condominium association communities, board
members and managers.
The conversation will include valuable information regarding association
rule enforcement, complaint processes, assessment collections and more.
Participants will receive an update regarding recent court decisions and
legislation affecting Virginia’s common interest communities.
The seminar will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 from 7:00 p.m.
until 9:00 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center’s Board
Auditorium.
Register online at http://
www.caidc.org/cal2/EventShow.asp?event_id=480494&event_batch=1
Project Lifesaver
Thanks to a series of precise, accurate and well-coordinated efforts
by several public safety agencies, an 8-year-old boy was recently rescued
and safely returned to his parents. The boy, who is autistic, left his
Clifton area home on his scooter and could not be located. Both family
and Sully District Police Officers searched the home and neighborhood
with no results. Fortunately, this family had registered their son with
the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office Project Lifesaver Program. He wears
an electronic bracelet at all times which helps Officers locate him in
the event of an emergency. With the assistance of the FCPD helicopter, a
K-9 team, Fairfax County Sheriff’s
Deputies and ground patrol officers, a faint transmitter signal was
heard that led searchers to a heavily wooded area where officers spotted
the child waist-deep in the frigid waters of Otter Run creek, looking up
and watching the helicopter. Officers allowed the boy to pet the K-9,
named Nero, and pulled him quickly to safety. The boy was not seriously
injured.
Many county residents are unaware of Project Lifesaver which assists
families and caregivers of individuals with autism spectrum disorders,
Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and other similar disabling
conditions.
Project Lifesaver clients wear a wrist or ankle band that emits a silent
tracking signal. When caregivers notify the Sheriff’s Office that a loved
one is missing, a search and rescue team comprised of specifically
trained Sheriff’s Deputies respond to the area with state-of-the-art
tracking equipment. Without having to rely on site visits or paper files,
deputies can electronically update client information, such as height and
weight, a photograph, medical issues and favorite hiding places. The
program has a 100 percent track record of locating wandering adults and
children and bringing them home.
To find out more about this program: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff/lifesaver.htm
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