JOINT BOARD MATTER

Chairman Gerald Connolly,
Supervisors Catherine Hudgins, Dana Kauffman and Joan DuBois
June 6, 2005

An Old Glory*Ous Celebration for Flag Day Mr. Chairman: The Tysons Corner Center is hosting an Old Glory*Ous Celebration for Flag Day on June 14, 2005 at the Tysons Corner Center. This will be the first-of-its-kind national partnership of multiple shopping center developers and the AMVETS and VFW organizations and will feature simultaneous raising of the flag and recognition ceremonies at 1:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time with more than 400 shopping centers nationwide. At the Tysons Corner Center location, colors will be presented by the Edison High School ROTC color guard. Additional highlights include a display of local patriotic artwork by Armstrong Elementary School's first grade students and a choir performance by the fifth and sixth graders of Spring Hill Elementary.

Leading up to the celebration, shoppers will be encouraged to sign a pledge to fly the American flag on Flag Day, distributed with the help of Z104.1 FM, the Boy Scouts of America, Veteran volunteers, Fairfax County Public School "Classroom on the Mall" students, and the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center on Saturday, June 11, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Hecht's Court.

Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I move that the Board show unanimous support for this event by proclaiming June 14, 2005, as "Tysons Corner Center Old Glory*Ous Flag Day Celebration Day" and direct staff to prepare a proclamation to be read at the event.