Fairfax County Department of Family Services
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 500
Fairfax, VA 22035-1102
Contact: Belinda Buescher, Public Information Officer
703-324-7758, TTY 703-222-9452
DFSPIO@fairfaxcounty.gov
News Release #4/06
April 9, 2007
Butterfly Days is a community awareness project, sponsored by the
Fairfax County Department of Family Services’ Foster Care and Adoption
Program.
School-aged children are invited to decorate paper butterflies with
crayons and glitter. The decorated butterflies are hung on special
“butterfly trees” to symbolize a new beginning for the children in
foster care. The goal is to raise awareness about the more than 450
children in foster care in Fairfax County and to encourage more people
to consider joining the remarkable group of county residents who serve
as foster and adoptive parents.
The “Butterfly Days” event will be held in two locations this year —
at Springfield Mall on April 21 and 22, and at Fairfax Corner on May 5
at the Grand Plaza (inclement weather location will be in the lobby of
the Cinema De Lux).
There is no cost to participate, and art supplies will be provided.
Representatives of the county's Foster Care and Adoption Program will
be available to answer questions and provide information on foster
parenting and other ways to help children in foster care.
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What: |
Butterfly Days |
| When: |
Sat., April 21, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and
Sun., April 22, from noon to 5 p.m. (Springfield
Mall)
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| Where: |
Springfield Mall, 6500 Springfield Mall,
Springfield , VA 22150 www.springfieldmall.com |
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Fairfax Corner, Intersection of Monument Dr. and Fairfax Corner Ave., Fairfax, VA 22031 www.fairfaxcorner.com |
Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of
disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable
accommodations will be provided upon request. For more information, or
to request this information in an alternate format, contact the Fairfax
County Foster Care and Adoption Program, at 703-324-7639, TTY
703-222-9452. Information is also available on the county Web site at
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs.