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Fairfax County Office of Public
Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935, FAX 703-324-2010
Oct. 15, 2004
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Recognize Citizens and Staff, Issue Proclamations and Adopt Resolutions
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 18, beginning at 9 a.m., will recognize the following citizens and staff for their accomplishments and issue proclamations and adopt resolutions as listed below. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935.
November is Adoption Awareness
Month
Raising awareness about adoption
The Board of Supervisors will proclaim the month of November as Adoption
Awareness Month in Fairfax County. The primary purpose of Adoption
Awareness Month is to educate the public about adoption, adoptive
families and children who need adoptive homes. Fairfax County’s
Department of Family Services Foster Care and Adoption program works with
collaborative organizations such as Kidsave International and the
community to expand outreach efforts to recruit adoptive families for
children in need of permanency.
Recognizing the Contributions and Achievements
of Persons with Disabilities
October is Disability Employment Awareness
Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate the month of October as
Disability Employment Awareness Month in Fairfax County to heighten
awareness of the potential possessed by the millions of Americans with
disabilities who currently serve in the workforce as well as those who
are ready and willing to join the workforce. For Americans with
disabilities, employment is vital to independence, empowerment and
quality of life. By providing people with disabilities the opportunities
to fully participate in the job market, Virginians with disabilities may
continue to make valuable contributions to their neighborhoods, state and
nation.
November is American Indian Heritage
Month
Recognizing members of the American Indian
community
The Board of Supervisors will honor the accomplishments, contributions
and culture of American Indians, Alaska natives and native-born Hawaiians
by proclaiming November as American Indian Heritage Month in Fairfax
County. Our nation’s history is linked to the histories of the many
peoples who first inhabited this land, their chronicles speaking to us
through the names of our cities, lakes, rivers and the lives of those who
retain the cultural, spiritual, linguistic and kinship bonds of their
heritage.
Nifty Fifty and Getting Better Every
Day
Rose Hill community celebrates 50th
anniversary
The Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution to congratulate the
Rose Hill community on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Created in
1954 on land that was once part of an 18th century plantation, Rose Hill
was established by Daniel French, the builder of the historic Pohick
Church. For 50 years the community of Rose Hill has demonstrated
commitment to community service and foresight to ensure the quality of
life enjoyed by all residents.
Fred C. Morin is Fairfax County’s Longest
Serving Appointee
More than four decades of dedicated service
The Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution to pay tribute to Fred
Morin of Springfield for more than four decades of dedicated service to
the residents of Fairfax County and the Lee District, on the Fairfax
Water board of directors. During his tenure, Morin oversaw the quality of
the water supply in Fairfax County. From 1969 to 2002 he served as
chairman of Fairfax Water and as chairman emeritus from 2002 to 2004.
Morin has been the longest serving appointee to any of the boards,
authorities and commissions of Fairfax County government.
J. Kenneth Klinge Provided Perceptive
Perspective
Service on the Commonwealth Transportation
Board
J. Kenneth Klinge, of Alexandria, will be recognized for eight years of
noteworthy, keen, and insightful service on the Commonwealth
Transportation Board serving the residents of Fairfax County and the Lee
District. Klinge is known for exhibiting a special brand of understanding
during each phase of the Mixing Bowl development plan.
Richard Risk To Be
Recognized
Noteworthy service
Richard Risk, of Falls Church, will be recognized for eight years of
dedicated service to the residents of Fairfax County on the Fairfax Area
Commission on Aging, including chairing the commission from September
2000 to August 2002.
October 23 is VolunteerFest® Day
2004
Get involved
The Board of Supervisors will declare Oct. 23 as VolunteerFest® Day
2004. By giving time, talent and personal commitment to the betterment of
the community, residents who volunteer also inspire others with whom they
serve. Volunteer Fairfax, nonprofit and public agencies and the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors join together to promote this annual day of
doing good that celebrates and strengthens the spirit of volunteer
service.
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month
National awareness program began 20 years ago
The Board of Supervisors will proclaim the month of October as Breast
Cancer Awareness Month in Fairfax County. Breast cancer is the second
most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of death
due to cancer in the United States. An estimated 6,350 cases of invasive
breast cancer will be diagnosed during 2004 in Virginia.
CHARACTER COUNTS! Week
Be a positive role model
The Board of Supervisors will issue a proclamation to declare Oct. 17 –
23 as CHARACTER COUNTS! Week in Fairfax County. The growing threat of
gangs and other unsafe activities requires all residents and employees of
Fairfax County to become positive role models for our youth. The Fairfax
County Department of Community and Recreation Services and the Fairfax
Partnership for Youth, with the support and involvement of other county
and community organizations and schools, are hosting the first-ever
Fairfax County Character Development Forum to increase the use of best
practices in character education in an effort to develop effective
prevention and youth development strategies
Beginning in 1954
Luther Jackson Middle School celebrates 50
years
The Board of Supervisors will designate the week of Nov. 8 – 12 as
Luther Jackson Middle School Week in Fairfax County to celebrate the
school’s 50th anniversary. The school was named for Dr. Luther P.
Jackson, a historian and educator, whose nationally recognized writings
identified the contributions of African-Americans in Virginia’s history.
Accomplishments of the school include: a visit by the then First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton to chair a televised forum in 1997; selection for
national recognition as one of only five schools in the United States to
receive the nationally recognized award of “School of Excellence”
presented by the Hispanic Magazine and Ryder System Inc.; and since
February 1981, the Fairfax County School Board has called Luther Jackson
“home,” holding its meetings there.
October 14 is Lights On Afterschool!
Day
Building a stronger community
The Board of Supervisors will designate Oct. 14 as Lights On
Afterschool! Day in Fairfax County. Fairfax County is committed to
quality afterschool programs and opportunities because they provide safe,
challenging, engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and
youth develop social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic skills.
Lights On Afterschool! promotes the critical importance of quality
afterschool programs in the lives of children, their families and the
community. More than 28 million children in the United States have
parents who work outside the home and 14.3 million children have no place
to go after school. Many communities across the country are facing
funding shortfalls severe enough to close the doors and turn out the
lights on afterschool programs.
County Staff Wins National
Award
Improved comprehension of budget information
The Board of Supervisors will recognize county staff for outstanding and
exemplary work that has resulted in being awarded the Overall Performance
Management Award by the Performance
Institute, San Diego, Ca., for strategic planning and budgeting;
enabling funding of priorities that directly support the vision goals of
Fairfax County; articulating funding decisions to the residents and
citizens of the county; and improving comprehension of budget information
by organizing it in a user-friendly format. Those staff members to be
recognized include County Executive Anthony H. Griffin, Edward L. Long,
Molly Cooper, Susan Datta, Barbara Emerson, Marijke Hannam, Christina
Jackson, Lauren Kennedy, Jeffrey Malone, Joseph Mondoro, Martha Reed and
William Yake.
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