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Dunn Loring Woods Civic

Association

President’s Message

September is here. School is back in session. Thedays are getting shorter. August was quite a monthwith the earthquake and hurricane all in one week.We had a very hot summer with too many days in the100s but fall is around the corner. In a few weeks,the leaves will change and we will all be out thereraking leaves and getting ready for another long coldwinter.

It’s that time again. September is the start of our annual membership drive. See article from Pat Stout,Membership Chair and Kathleen Lynn, our new blockcoordinator.

Our next Membership Meeting will be on Tuesday,September 20 at 7:00 p.m at Thoreau Middle School.At the meeting, we will announce the winner of the2011 Edward P. Day Award, and approve the 2011-2012 budget. Our guest speaker at the meeting willbe Mark L. Keam, our new delegate for the 35 th District, which includes residents living in parts of Oakton, Vienna, Dunn Loring and Tysons Corner.

Ken Quincy

Neighborhood WatchTo volunteer for Neighborhood Watch,

call Mark Hann at 703-489-9463.

To report crime, call 911 (emergency)

or 703-691-2131 (for non emergency)

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE:

November 10, 2011

Contact: Jean Moore: (703) 560-4650 at

[email protected]

or Kathy Arpa (703) 205-9041 at

[email protected]

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NEXT DLWCA MEMBERSHIP MEETING,TUESDAY, September 20

Thoreau Middle School on Cedar Lane

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Edward P. Day Award Winner Approval of 2011-2012 Budget

Guest speaker – Delegate Mark L. Keam

DLWCA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The Annual Dunn Loring Woods CivicAssociation Membership Drive will officiallybegin September 15th. Kathleen Lynn, thenew Block Coordinator for Membership, hasbeen or will be calling all former BlockCaptains to ask them to serve again this year.For those blocks without a Captain, she willbe calling those of you who live on that blockto see if you would volunteer to canvass your block. What better way to meet theneighbors.

The 2012 Membership Drive is a veryimportant one as this is the year we publishthe DLWCA Directory. Membership in theAssociation is open to all residents, ownersand renters in the development. BlockCaptains are asked to verify that allinformation is correct and readable so that wedo not have any mistakes when we publishthis directory. Any mistakes we do have wewill have to live with for two years and theincorrect phone number is the worst mistakewe can make. Please take the time to fill outthe registration form and return it with your $15.00 check.

Thank you in advance for joining theAssociation.

Pat Stout, Membership andKathleen Lynn, Block Coordinator

mailto:[email protected]





ELECTRONIC RECYCLE

SUNDAY

The next electronic pick-up

day in Dunn Loring Woods

will be Sunday, November 20. Look fordetails in the next newsletter.

September 22 is Car Free Day

Car Free Day, Thursday, September 22nd, is aworldwide event that encourages all of us torely less on cars and instead use alternativessuch as transit, bicycling, walking,teleworking and rides-haring. By using thesemethods, residents, employees, students,

homemakers and seniors throughout theWashington metropolitan region will helpreduce their carbon footprint and de-creasetraffic congestion. Take the pledge and goCar Free or Car-Lite and be entered into araffle for a chance to win great prizes such asan Apple iPad, a bicycle, WashingtonNationals Tickets, Capital BikeshareMemberships, SmarTrip Cards and more.Sign up to take the pledge athttp://www.carfreemetrodc.com/pledge-to-car-

free.php

Fairfax County School Calendar

October 10 – Columbus Day HolidayNovember 7 – 8 – Student HolidaysNovember 23 – students released earlyNovember 24-25 – Thanksgiving breakDecember 23-January 2 – Winter break

January 16 – Martin Luther King Jr’s BirthdayHolidayJanuary 30-31 – Student HolidaysFebruary 20 - George Washington BirthdayPresidents’ Day Holiday April 2- 6 – Spring BreakApril 9 – Student HolidayMay 28 – Memorial Day HolidayJune 19 – Last Day of School - (date is subject tochange if more than three schools days are lostbecause of inclement weather)

Fourth of July Celebration

An American flag was placed in front of every houseDunn Loring Woods on July 4, 2011. Thwas accomplished by many volunteers of ocommunity.

A big thank you goes toJoyce Coudriet, Penny Demo,The Dirkse Family, KittyDvorscak, Mary Ann Ely,Harriet Epstein, Adam Giles, Elfie HerlihHoward and Thelma Hilton, Brian Kennealy achildren, Amber Klvesener, Eleanor McCann, Jim aPat Milosavich, The O’Rourkes, Ken Quincy, VictScogga, Linda Ryan and family, Pat and Buster StoHilda Thune and Melvin Rose.

Many positive comments were received by the Boaon the display of flags throughout the community.

Special thanks to Elfie Herlihy who coordinates theffort as well as the flag displays on Memorial DaLabor Day and September 11.

Jean Moore Celebrates Her 80th Birthday

On September 4, family, neighbors and friends of Je

Moore helped her celebrate her 8Birthday at the UnitariUniversalist Congregation Churin Oakton. Jean is one or toriginal residents of Dunn LoriWoods. She has been the editorthe Lantern newsletter for mo

than 12 years. We all wish Jean a happy birthday amany more!

Vienna Halloween Parade

The parade will step off at 7 p.m., sharp onWednesday, October 26, on MapleAvenue. The theme of this year’s parade is“Celebrating 65 Years of Tradition: TheVienna Halloween Parade through theDecades, 1946-2011.”

Next DLWCA Board Meeting – October 4,2011 in Classroom 112 Thoreau MiddleSchool – 7:00 p.m.

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NEXT DLWCA MEMBERSHIP MEETING,Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Thoreau Middle School on Cedar Lanein the Lecture Hall

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Edward P. Day Award Winner Approval of 2011-2012 Budget

Guest speaker – Delegate Mark L. Keam

Mark L. Keam

Delegate Mark L. Keam represents the 35th District in the Virginia House of

Delegates, which is considered the oldest continuous legislative body in themodern world, with roots dating back to Jamestown in 1619.

The 35th House District is entirely within Fairfax County, and includes over

80,000 residents living in parts of Oakton, Vienna (including the Town of Vienna),

Dunn Loring and Tysons Corner.

In his first campaign for public office, in June 2009, Mark won a competitive four-

way primary election for the Democratic Party’s nomination. He went on to win

the general election in November of that year, thereby becoming the first Korean

American and the first Asian-born immigrant to serve in the Virginia GeneralAssembly.

As a freshman Delegate, Mark serves on the House Finance and on the House

Militia, Police and Public Safety Committees. Additionally, he was appointed by

Speaker of the House Bill Howell to serve as a member of the VirginiaSesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, which the General

Assembly created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Mark

was also appointed by Governor Bob McDonnell to serve on the Leadership and

Policy Team of the Virginia Prisoner and Juvenile Re-Entry Council, which was

established to improve the correctional system in Virginia.

Bring your neighbor and come to Thoreau Middle School to meet Mark Keam onSeptember 20.

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