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TextJuly 10 Board of Supervisors Meeting
Fairfax County Office of
Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 711, FAX 703-324-2010
July 6, 2006
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Recognize Residents and Staff, and Issue a Proclamation
Note to editor: A downloadable photo and synopsis of each presentation will be posted on the county’s Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/presentations.htm on Monday, July 10. These photos will remain on the Web site until the next board meeting with presentations on Monday, July 31.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, July 10, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will recognize the following residents and staff for their service to Fairfax County and issue the proclamation below. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711
Quick Thinking Saves a Life
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Stephen Wells, a county employee
with the Department of Information Technology; several Fire and Rescue
Department members; and police officers who were on scene and responded
to a cardiac arrest incident by using an Automated External Defibrillator
during the Celebrate Fairfax! festival. Since 2002, four lives have been
saved on county property with an AED; two at Park Authority recreation
centers and two at the Fairfax County Government Center.
May We Have the Envelope, Please
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the exhibit winners of the
County Expo held at the Celebrate Fairfax! festival. County agencies
participate in the expo each year in order to showcase their services and
commitment to the residents of Fairfax County. Categories for the judging
this year included Best in Show, Content, Communications, Design and
Creativity.
Blooming in the World of Art
Ann Marie Williams, of Reston, will be recognized by the Board of
Supervisors for winning the 2006 National Cherry Blossom Festival Art
Contest. Williams competed with artists from around the globe, including
the United States, Japan and the Netherlands, to win this distinction.
Her entry illustrated the official program material.
Therapeutic Recreation Week
The Board of Supervisors will issue a proclamation to designate July
9-15, 2006, as Therapeutic Recreation Week in Fairfax County. Individual
and organized forms of recreation and the use of leisure time are vital
to the lives of all Americans and residents of Fairfax County, especially
people with physical, mental, emotional and/or social limitations. County
residents are urged to support this observance by supporting, promoting,
enhancing and optimizing leisure involvement of those in need of
therapeutic recreation.
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