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From left, Tom Wilkins, a founder ofthe Martin Luther King Jr. CulturalFoundation, Jennifer Johnson and

Robert Simon, founder of Reston, atthe MLK foundation’s celebration of

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The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisorsrecently recognized

January as National MentoringMonth. “As a nation, we needto ensure that all of our youngpeople are well equipped to leadhealthy and productive lives.You can help a young personprepare for a successful future

by volunteering with a localmentoring program,” said Gen-eral Colin L. Powell, the spokes-person for the national cam-paign, during an event in Wash-ington, D.C. last week. As partof National Mentoring Month,we asked mentors with FairfaxFamilies4Kids, a Fairfax Countyfoster-mentoring program

Inspired to Mentor

“What Inspires You to be a Mentor?” Alexandra R. Lajoux

“Joy! After songwriting with creative teens in fos-ter care, I wanted to spend more time with themand to mentor. Paraphrasing a prayer: “Child ofGod, my mentee dear, to whom God’s love com-mits me here. Ever this life, I’m at your side. Tolight, to guard, to love, to guide.”

Kathy Moore“When my younger child left home for college, I

realized that I had time, energy, and love to giveto teenagers who had no caring adults in their lives.The challenges are great, but seeing the kids be-come confident, happy and trusting through thementor relationships is incredibly rewarding.”

Keith Foxx“It’s simple. These kids need mentors like any

other children, but they also need an adult figurein their lives that can help guide them like a par-ent would. I had a desire to help young people,which soon turned into a love for mentoring,friendship and our kids!”

Molly Pell“I can’t pinpoint a specific reason that I became

a mentor. I had a little bit of free time and I liketeenagers, so I thought I’d give it a shot. Six yearslater, I’m still here. The kids inspire me to stickwith it. They’re like family to me, and I look for-ward to seeing them as often as I can. I am in-spired by their strength, resilience and their openhearts.”

Yusef Jamaludeen“What inspired me to mentor was the overall

need for positive non-parental role models for ouryouth. Mentors are the ‘life coaches for the ado-lescent.’ In addition, it takes little amounts of ef-fort to be a mentor and it has such a significantimpact to the mentees. As a youth with a stablehome life, I can’t remember how often I saw mymentor but I will never forget him. Knowing some-one cares about you who isn’t related to you orpaid to do so makes all the difference in the worldsometimes.”

Chavon Rogers“I started mentoring because I wanted to give

back to the community by doing something I love,which is working with children. I continue to men-tor because I love working with kids and the pro-gram. I mentor some amazing and resilient kidswho bring much joy to my life.”

—Victoria Ross

Photos of mentors courtesy of Joan Brady of Great Falls. Brady, aprofessional photographer, volunteers as a mentor, photographer andvideographer for Fairfax Families4Kids.

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“Miss Beverly is fun and funny,”said William, a 13-year-old in theprogram who was recentlyadopted. “When we’re sad, shebrings us up.”

“She uses her soft, inside voicewith us,” said a 16-year-old fosteryouth. “She doesn’t yell. I likethat.”

Another foster child spokemovingly about his mentor, “Mr.Keith” Foxx, one of the program’sfirst mentors. “He’s a great basket-ball player. He’s smart, and he’salways happy to see me.”

Paris, a 16-year-old singer/songwriter, praised all the mentorsby leading the group in singing“We Are The World,” playing herjazz interpretation of the song ona guitar. After several years in theprogram, Paris was recentlyadopted.

“Paris is so talented. She’s anavid reader and she writes poetry,”said Alexandra LaJoux, a mentorwho lives in Fairfax. Lajoux—known for her exuberant person-ality, and her penchant for burst-ing into song—is a music teacherwho became involved in the pro-gram when she volunteered to

teach a class.“And let me add that I love the name Paris,” LaJoux

said with a mischievous grin, before snapping herfingers and serenading Paris with the Cole Porter clas-sic “I love Paris.”

“I love Paris in the spring time; I love Paris in thefall; I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles; I loveParis in the winter when it drizzles…’ I sang that songto her the first time I met her,” LaJoux said, laugh-ing. “You can see, we’re just one big family here.”

“Yeah, one big crazy family,” Paris said, smiling.The celebration ended on a high note, as mentors

gathered around a chocolate cake with candles.“Blow out the candles and make a wish,” said

Howard. “I wish all of you loving families.”

A Chorus of Praise

Alexandra LaJoux, ofFairfax, holds up a postercreated by one of theyouth she mentors. Sheattended the FairfaxFamilies4Kids luncheon formentors to celebrateNational Mentoring Monthon Saturday, Jan. 26, at thePinn Center in Fairfax.

Fairfax County mentors celebratedduring National Mentor Month.

Fairfax Families4Kids hosted a luncheon formentors to celebrate National MentoringMonth on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the PinnCenter in Fairfax. (From left) AlexandraLaJoux; Joan Brady, Paris, 16, a foster teenwho was recently adopted; Molly Pell;Carmen Jordan, Carissa and BeverlyHoward, the director of the program.

Stanton (center) with his adoptive parentsMike and Freda Delgado of Fairfax duringFairfax Families4Kids National MentoringMonth Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 26, atthe Pinn Center in Fairfax. “This isn’t easy,but you can’t give up. Michael and I al-ways say to Stanton that no matter what,we’re not giving up on you,” Freda said.

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By Victoria Ross

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Second article in a three part series.

Can we get an “amen?”

The joyful noisecoming from theDavid R. Pinn Center

in Fairfax on Saturday wasn’t agospel revival, but it was just as in-spiring and enlightening.

“C’mon now. I want to hear fromeverybody. Give me an adjective todescribe your mentor… How aboutamazing?” asked Beverly Howard,the “dynamic” director of FairfaxFamilies4Kids.

“How about chill!” said Stanton,14, sporting yellow sunglasses anda baseball cap, making everyonelaugh.

“Supportive,” shouted one teen.“Caring and helpful,” shouted an-other.

The boisterous call-and-responsesession was part of a special lun-cheon hosted by FairfaxFamilies4Kids, a foster-mentoring program run byFairfax County’s Department of Neighborhood andCommunity Services, to celebrate National MentorMonth. Created in 2005, the program’s mission is tobuild bonds between volunteers and foster children,a majority of whom are 14 years old or older.

“Mentors can truly make the difference betweenstruggle and success,” Howard said. “Our mentorsare all heroes.” She said research has shown thatvolunteer mentors can play a powerful role in re-ducing drug abuse and youth violence as well asboosting academic achievement.

While Howard was more than willing to praisementors, many of the mentors and youth were justas enthusiastic about her.


Helios HR, a human re-sources firm inReston, announced a

call for nominations for the 2013Helios Apollo Awards. The dead-line for nominations is Friday, Feb.15. Nomination information and asubmission form are available atwww.helioshr.com/apollo.

Winners and finalists will behonored at the Helios ApolloAwards Ceremony at theMcLean Hilton on May 29. Thisbreakfast ceremony will recog-nize organizations for their out-standing commitment to em-ployee development and en-gagement, specifically high-lighting innovative, collabora-tive and agile programs. Thesehonorees set the standard forleadership, growth, and givingback to the community.

Nominations will be reviewedby an independent panel of rec-ognized workforce develop-ment authorities and businessleaders. The Selection Commit-tee will consider a variety ofareas, including opportunitiesfor mentoring and innovativeprograms or opportunities to

develop leadership skillsthrough charitable communityinvolvement.

“Employers are increasinglyembracing employee develop-ment programs as a key driverof employee retention, revenuegeneration and competitive ad-vantage, and we have seen adramatic year-over-year rise inboth the number and quality ofApollo Awards nominations,”said Kathy Albarado, CEO,Helios HR. “We encourage com-panies to come forward to sharebest practices and garner much-deserved recognition for stand-out employee development pro-grams.”

New in 2013, Helios is add-ing two industry awards exclu-sive to the non-profit and gov-ernment sectors. Supporters ofthis program include Washing-ton SmartCEO, BerenzweigLeonard, LLP, Business BenefitsGroup, Washington FinancialGroup, Access National Bank,Pensare Group, Red Thinking,UndercoverPrinter and WTPF.

—Victoria Ross

Recognizing forward-thinkingemployers for outstandingemployee development programs.

Call for Nominations—2013 Helios Apollo Awards

The 2012 Helios Apollo Awards.

M.N. Scott Ulvi, president and CEO of Triumph Enter-prises of Fairfax, accepts a 2012 Helios Apollo awardfor employers that invest in innovative employeedevelopment, engagement and community serviceinitiatives. The company, which employs nearly 200people, is considered an innovative federal govern-ment contractor.

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ArtSpace to Host a BlackHistory Month Event

A Black History Month event will be held on Saturday, Feb.9, from 1 to 2 p.m. This year marks the 150th anniversary ofthe signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Student-ath-letes from Herndon HS will present readings on the document,its history and importance. The event is free and open to thepublic, at ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center Street, Herndon. Goto www.artspaceherndon.org for more information.

Hutchison ElementaryReceives Donation From TimeWarner Cable

Students and teachers at Hutchison Elementary School willbe able to purchase and use additional supplies for their STEM

Week in Herndon

(science, technology, engineering, and math) initiatives as aresult of a $70,000 donation from Time Warner Cable. Thecompany donated the proceeds from its third annual TimeWarner Cable Charity Golf Classic to the school.

Now in its third year as Hutchison’s partner, Time WarnerCable has donated a total of $102,000 to the school to sup-port instruction. The company is an active partner atHutchison, where nearly 70 percent of students are eligiblefor free and reduced price meals. Students participate in ca-reer experiences through Time Warner Cable’s Connect aMillion Minds initiative, and employees hold monthly careerday lunches to expose students to possible careers. TimeWarner Cable also supports the school by initiating an after-school robotics club, distributing books on Read AcrossAmerica Day, supporting the Collect for Kids school supplydrive, and sponsoring a Math Literacy Night, which attracted350 families who learned math strategies and support theycould provide at home.

Time Warner Cable employees serve as mentors toHutchison students; in the first two years, mentors have do-nated 700 service hours to the school and students.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Martin LutherKing CulturalF o u n d a t i o nhosted a celebra-

tion of cultural diversity Sat-urday, Jan. 26, at ArtSpace inHerndon. The Reston-basedorganization provides thou-sands of dollars per year tosend local students to college.

“Our foundation exists towork toward Dr. King’s inter-pretation of community, andwe’re committed to the ideathat through education youngpeople will one day grow upto fulfill Dr. King’s dream,”said Myrtle Gallow, presidentof the foundation. “It hurts tothink of the young people inthis community, who are ableto make their grades and getinto college, but they just can’t get a ticket to pay forit. That’s a problem we can help them take care of.”

The foundation gave out $4,000 scholarships to15 students last year, and Gallow said they are al-ways trying to increase that amount. She said theirgoal is to be able to give $8,000 scholarships, whichis the average amount it takes to get a two-year de-gree from a community college.

Board member Cesar Del Aguila said that the foun-dation is one of the most “just and honorable efforts”he had ever been a part of.

“This organization is all about giving opportunityto those who might not otherwise get one,” he said.

The celebration also welcomed Hiram Man, a re-tired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and mem-ber of the original Tuskeegee Airmen, the first Afri-can-American military aviators in the United StatesArmed Forces.

Mann, who was part of the 332nd Fighter Group,one of two groups that make up the Tuskeegee Air-men, flew 48 combat missions during World War II,

sustaining only minor shrapnel and bullet damageto his P51-D Mustang.

He said he thought it was especially important toappear with a foundation that prioritized education.After his active duty career, he was an admissionscounselor at the Air Force Academy.

“I had the privilege of seeing the military pre-inte-gration, during integration, and post-integration, andit was the biggest change I saw in my time in themilitary,” he said. “I can still remember the first timeI had a white roommate.”

He recalled a study conducted in 1925 by the ArmyWar College, which referred to African-Americans as“a race that has not developed leadership qualities[and] his mental inferiority and weakness of charac-ter are factors that must be considered.”

“What makes me the proudest of what we wereable to do is prove every single statement in thatreport false,” Mann said. “That contradicted a studyby the Army’s war college, and was instrumental inmaking integration successful.”

MLK FoundationCelebrates DiversityOrganization welcomes member of Tuskeegee Airmen.

Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

From left, Dudley Johnson, Reston founder Robert Simon,Jennifer Johnson, Hiram Mann, a member of the TuskeegeeAirmen, Tom Wilkins and Chuck Smith at the Martin LutherKing Jr. Cultural Foundation’s celebration at Herndon’sArtSpace Saturday, Jan. 26.


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Veteran fastpitch softball player and coach Jor-dan Foster says she’s ready for the challenge ofleading the Herndon Reston Youth Softball Leagueas Commissioner Bob Thomas retires and a newslate of officers takes the helm.

The growing girls’ fastpitch softball league, serv-ing players ages 6 to 18 in the greater Herndon-Reston area, will take on Foster to take the batonfrom Bob Thomas, who helped build a good namefor the league.

Foster graduated from George Mason Univer-sity and has been active in softball for 15 years. AReston native, she played house league for RestonYouth Softball and was a member of the RestonRedbirds travel organization. She attended SouthLakes High School, where she played on the Var-sity team for four years and where she is currentlyentering her second year as the assistant juniorvarsity coach.

Foster has been part of the HRYS communitysince 2011, coaching teams ranging in age from10 to 18.

In addition to Foster’s appointment, the boardelected Coach Melissa Pickell as registrar andcoach Chris Anderson as secretary, to replace reg-istrar/coach Steve Wieczorek and secretary/coachPeter Young, whose terms were completed. Theboard expressed their gratitude to the departingofficers for all of their excellent work in develop-ing HRYS into the program that it is today.

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By Rikki Epstein and

Kymberly DeLoatche

In light of Virginia’s settlementwith the Department of Jus-tice over Virginia’s state insti-

tutions for people with disabilities,also known as training centers, itis time for us to enter “The NewVirginia Way.” We must focus onbuilding community supports andcapacity for those leaving thetraining centers and for the 7,500families on waiting lists for stateMedicaid waivers.

“The New Virginia Way” meanschanging the way Virginia sup-ports people with disabilities froman under-funded, complicated sys-tem to a comprehensive commu-nity support structure. Right now,there are not enough supportsavailable for every individual inthe community. In fact, this lackof community options was a largepart of the reason the DOJ inves-tigated Virginia and found it vio-lates the civil rights of people withdisabilities.

The DOJ settlement and “TheNew Virginia Way” will ensurecommunity supports are done cor-rectly. The settlement is a legallyenforceable agreement that holdsVirginia responsible for makingsure every person transitioning to

community-based care has thesupports they need lined up beforethey move. If the IndependentReviewer overseeing implementa-tion feels that Virginia is fallingshort, the case goes back to court.Judge John Gibney, who is over-seeing the settlement, has madeclear his commitment to protect-ing the rights of everyone involvedand ensuring all requirements aremet.

It is worth noting that since thesettlement, the General Assemblyhas funded more waivers than theminimum mandated by the settle-ment. The governor’s current bud-get proposal includes rate differ-entials for individuals who haveintense behavioral and nursingneeds, and the state is hiring aconsultant to redesign the waiv-ers to provide more comprehen-sive services with adequate reim-bursement rates. This demon-strates a step forward.

Increasingly, service providershave dedicated themselves to sup-porting individuals with signifi-cant needs. Some specialize inhelping individuals with a historyof significant behavioral chal-lenges and others have nurses onstaff to support individuals withcomplex medical concerns. Sev-eral have begun to expand since

the settlement to help individualstransition.

The settlement encourages cre-ativity and smaller, customizedsupports. We need to considersponsored placements and apart-ments with 24-hour staffing. Thesehousing models are already work-ing in Virginia and can be estab-lished affordably and quickly.

Over a dozen states have no in-stitutions and most have closedat least one. We have great rolemodels for institutional closure,an Independent Reviewer withdecades of experience in making

Need to change the way Virginiasupports people with disabilities.

transitions a reality, a settlementthat mandates safe and appropri-ate supports, and thousands ofadvocates dedicated to makingsure we support everyone theright way.

This settlement is a landmarkopportunity to ensure Virginia ischanged for the better forever.That will happen when we all putour energy towards making “TheNew Virginia Way” reality.

Rikki Epstein is executive director atThe Arc of Northern Virginia. Kymberly

DeLoatche is executive director at theAutism Society of Northern Virginia.

An individual with a disability and his caregiver wearing"I Support The New Virginia Way" stickers at the MartinLuther King Day Rally in Richmond.

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The real solution to homelessness ishousing.

This week in Northern Virginia,a point-in-time survey will record

all of the “literally homeless” individuals andfamilies in the region. Last year, on Jan.25, 2012, there were 1,534 people whowere literally homeless in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community; 697 of themwere single individuals and 837 were peoplein families. A third of the total number of home-less were children. Nearly 60 percent of theadult members of the homeless families wereemployed.

Later in February, the Fairfax-Falls ChurchPartnership to End Homelessness will embarkon a new, intensive approach to identify thenearly 300 people who are chronically home-less, living on the street or in the woods aroundthe county. This is part of a national effort,100,000 Homes.

Volunteers will create a registry, includingnames, photographs and personal stories of all

individuals experiencing chronic homelessnessin the area. The information gathered will iden-tify particularly vulnerable people, and helpprioritize housing and support resources. Thecounty’s goal is to get half of them in housing

within three years.The effort is not without precedent.

Arlington’s registry week was in Octo-ber 2011, and identified 153 homeless

individuals, with more than half at risk of dy-ing on the streets. Since then, more than 30homeless people identified as vulnerable havebeen placed in permanent housing. Arlington’scampaign is on target to fulfill the goal of hous-ing 100 people in three years.

The Fairfax effort, 100,000 Homes Fairfax,kicks off on Feb. 23 with Registry Week, a multi-day event where volunteers go out on thestreets and gather information to create a nameand photographic registry.

It will require the work of more than 150volunteers countywide. Most will help conductsurveys with homeless individuals on the

streets for three days during registry week.Others will help with data entry and other sup-port roles.

It’s a big commitment but also an opportu-nity to be a part of real change for some of thearea’s most vulnerable people. Volunteer effortson those days will most certainly lead to sav-ing lives.

Survey volunteers make a four-day commit-ment, a half-day of training plus working threemornings (4-7 a.m.) in teams of four to inter-view homeless individuals for the registry. Thesame team of four must survey the assignedgeographical area all three days. Survey vol-unteers will need to be available: Saturday, Feb.23, overview and training, noon-4 p.m.; Mon-day, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 25, 26, 27,team survey, 4-7 a.m.

The Registry Week will wrap up with a pre-sentation to the community on March 1.

Other volunteers will help set up for the vol-unteer training and/or assist at headquarterseach survey morning by setting up food, help-ing with cleanup and answering volunteerquestions. You can register online and learnmore at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/home-less/100khomes/registry-week.htm.

Extreme, But Brief, VolunteeringMore than 150 volunteers needed to surveychronic homeless for three days in February.

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To the Editor:Your recent editorial [“Expand-

ing Medicaid Good For Virginia,”The Connection, January 23-29,2013] is noble in its desire to “ex-tend health coverage to more than400,000 residents who currentlyhave no health insurance.”

If public policy making were justthat easy. The editorial then goeson to indifferently say, “the Fed-eral government picks up the tab.”As if a reminder was needed, that

tab is, in fact, picked up by thetaxpayer through either more bor-rowing or more taxes, and not bythe ubiquitous “Federal govern-ment.” (Plus, states lack a furtherfinancing tool the federal govern-ment has—printing more money.)There is no proverbial “free lunch.”

Then, the logic and math of lateroffering an explanation of how thecost will be financed requires acomplete suspension of commonsense to accept. The editorial cites

“new analysis by the Common-wealth Institute showing that ex-panding Medicaid to 133 percentof the poverty level would gener-ate state general fund savings andnew revenues that would total$2.08 billion and more than offsetthe state’s share of expansion costs... plus provide significant numbersof new jobs and economic growth.”

If “expanding Medicaid to 133percent of the poverty level” couldconceivably generate that kind of

revenue, jobs and economicgrowth, why stop there? Why notexpand it to 150, 175, or even 200percent of the poverty level? Bythe editorial’s logic, if the 133 per-cent figure will get Virginia over$2 billion in revenue, then expand-ing it to 200 percent should earnthe state hundreds of millionsmore—right? So why in realitydoesn’t it work that way? Becauseon the flip side—and unwritten inthe editorial—are such factors asincreased taxes to foot the bill takemoney from the taxpayer that

Taking Exception on Medicaid Expansion could otherwise be spent else-where in the economy to gener-ate jobs and economic activity.

One last point. The editorial saysthat “expanding health care willadd tens of thousands of new jobs.”No. It is a healthy, vibrant and ex-panding economy that will add the“tens of thousands of new jobs” asmore dollars become available foreveryone to make their choice toobtain adequate health coverage.

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Individuals in crazy costumes and creative flairwill take over Lake Anne Plaza in Reston onceagain for the 6th Annual Freezin’ for a Reason

Virginia Polar Dip on Saturday, Feb. 2. The event willkick off at noon with family friendly activities andwarm-up—with the dip scheduled to take place start-ing at 2 p.m. Last year’s event drew record crowds ofboth spectators and jumpers raising over $76,000.Registered participants will take a chilly full plungeor a “Chicken Dip”—to raise funds for Camp Sunshine,a national year-round retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

The creation of the Virginia Polar Dip was startedin 2008 by the Northern Virginia based Toth familyafter a long history with Camp Sunshine. They firstattended Camp Sunshine as a participating family in1996 when their daughter Jennifer was a cancer pa-tient at age 3, and they have returned as volunteersevery summer since. After Jennifer participated in aCamp Sunshine Polar Dip in New Jersey, her familydecided to bring the event to Virginia in order to helpmore local families. Since 2008, 480 people have

participated in the Virginia Polar Dip raising over$232,700 for the camp. The camp organizes 11 polardips on the East Coast each year. The event will beemceed by Mix 107.3 radio personality Chilli Amar.

Celebrating their 28th year, Camp Sunshine isnestled alongside the shores of Sebago Lake and pro-vides respite, support, joy and hope to children withlife-threatening illnesses and their immediate fami-lies through various stages of a child’s illness.

This year’s goal is to raise $100,000 which will al-low 50 families from the Mid-Atlantic area—includ-ing Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware,West Virginia and North Carolina—to come to CampSunshine. Through pledges or self-sponsorship, eachparticipant will raise/donate a minimum of $100 forthe opportunity to plunge into the frigid waters, andwill receive a commemorative “I DID IT” event shirt.Spectators are welcome to come and cheer for theplungers.

The event is sponsored by Lake Anne, David Madi-son Photography, Fairfax Christian School, ING Finan-cial, Jasmine Café, Reston Association, Reston Com-munity Center, Mix 107.3 FM, Sheraton Reston Ho-tel, Spotted MP Marketing & Public Relations, Tropi-cal Smoothie Cafe. For more information about theevent or to register to participate, visitwww.freezinforareason.com or become a FacebookFan (Virginia Polar Dip) and view pictures from pre-vious dips.

Freezin’ For a Reason at Lake AnneArea daredevils ready tofreeze to help kidsbattling illnesses.

Reston resident Raba Letteri, with her sonsAaron, 8, (right) and Joseph, 12, jump intothe 40 degree water of Lake Anne on Feb.4, 2012, as part of the Freezin’ for a Rea-son fundraiser to benefit Camp Sunshine inCasco, Maine.

Mermaid Mary Turner of Herndon jumpsinto the 40 degree water of Lake Anne onSaturday, Feb. 4, 2012, as part of the fifthFreezin’ for a Reason Polar Dip.

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WEDNESDAY/JAN. 30Herndon Council of the Arts

Annual Meeting. 7-9 p.m., IceHouse Café, 60 Elden Street,Herndon. Members and the generalpublic may join the Council for theArts for the Annual Meeting andAwards Ceremony; refreshments andcash bar included.www.herndonarts.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 1Kids Night Out. 6:30-10 p.m., at the

Herndon Community Center, 814Ferndale Ave., Herndon. Parents takethe night off while children enjoy acheese pizza dinner, watch a movieand participate in games andactivites; participants must register by4 p.m. on the day of the event. $15.www.herndon-va.gov.

Artists Reception: Scenic Highway/Hopeful Calm & Beginnings. 7-9p.m., at the Post Gallery, ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.Local photographers CatherinePowers and Michael Kane present amixed exhibit of Powers’ photographyfrom up and down US 17 fromVirginia to Florida recording thevanishing culture, and Kane’s imagesof the natural world on a journey ofdiscovery. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

Dry Branch Fire Squad. 8 p.m., atHoly Cross Lutheran Church, 1090Sterling Road, Herndon. A bluegrassband known almost as much for theirhumor as their music plays traditionaland old-time appalachian stylebluegrass. $15; children 12 andyounger, free. 703-435-8377 orwww.drybranchfiresquad.com.

SATURDAY/FEB. 2Freezin’ for a Reason. Noon-2 p.m.,

at Lake Anne Plaza, 1609 WashingtonPlaza, Reston. Take the plunge intofrigid waters—or, for the faint ofheart, the Chicken Dip—to benefitCamp Sunshine, a year-round retreatfor children with life-threateningillnesses and their families. A $100minimum donation and courage tobrave the elements is required to

plunge; free for spectators.www.freezinforareason.com.

Father Daughter Dance. 6:30-9 p.m.,at the Herndon Community Center,814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon. Fathersand daughters dance to popular musicat the semi-formal event; appetizers,beverages and a photo of the coupleare included. $50 per couple; $25 foreach additional daughter.www.herndon-va.gov.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 6Preschool Open House. 2-4 p.m., at

Herndon Community CenterPreschool, 814 Ferndale Ave.,Herndon. Register for the state-licensed preschool program designedto stimulate your child’s mind anddevelopment; for ages 3-5 on a first-come, first-served basis.www.herndon-va.gov.

THURSDAY/FEB. 7Help Cure John Benefit Dinner. 5-9

p.m., at Santinis Restaurant, 11804Baron Cameron Ave., Reston. Eat atSantinis and 15 percent of the billsupports Cure CMD, an organizationsearching for the cure to the severemuscular degenerative disease thatplagues 4-year-old John Gluck ofReston and will leave him breathingon a machine while sleeping in acouple years if left uncured. 703-390-1154.

SATURDAY/ FEB. 9Chocolate Festival. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at

Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon.Carnival games, large inflatables, asilent auction, face painting andballoon art go well with chocolate inevery shape and form. 703-898-2330.

Black History Month Event. 1-2p.m., at ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center Street, Herndon. Student-Athletes from Herndon HS willpresent readings on the document, itshistory and importance.www.ArtSpaceHerndon.com.

Contra Dance. 7:15-8 p.m. and 8-10:45 p.m., at RCC Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston. SusanTaylor calls contra dances andsquares to the music of the JuneApple Band; an hour-long workshopprecedes the dance, which begins at 8p.m. and requires no partner. 703-476-4500.

SUNDAY/FEB. 10Dating Abuse Stops Here. 9-10 a.m.,

at Dulles Town Center Mall, 21100Dulles Town Circle, Dulles. The thirdannual DASH at Dulles 5K Walk inmemory of Siobhan Russell in protestof dating abuse is open to the public.$15. www.datingabusestopshere.com.

TUESDAY/FEB. 12St. Timothy’s Pancake Supper. 6-

7:30 p.m., at St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon.Join for the popular community eventto feast on pancakes, French-toaststicks, ham, applesauce, coffee, applejuice and milk with leftovers given tothe Emily Rucker Community Shelterin Reston. $15 per family; $8 peradult. www.saint-timothys.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 13Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.

Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697 SpringSt., Herndon. Every Wednesday.Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

FRIDAY/FEB. 15Bowling for Columbine. 7 p.m., at

United Christian Parish, 11508 NorthShore Dr., Reston. A showing of theAcademy Award-winningdocumentary film about gun violencein America, by Michael Moore; thefilm explores the nature andrelationship of guns, violence andracism. 703-620-3065.www.oaktonathletics.org/index.cfm?action=main.otherad&contentid=266526.

SATURDAY/FEB. 16Mill Run. 7:30 p.m., at Holy Cross

Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road,Herndon. A traditional bluegrass bandfeaturing vocal harmonies, originalsongs and complex instrumentals.$12; children 12 and younger, free.703-435-8377 orwww.millrunbluegrass.intuitwebsites.com.

SUNDAY/FEB. 17Beale Street Puppet Show. 11-11:45

a.m., at the Herndon CommunityCenter, 814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon.A variety show featuring hand androd puppets, Paddy Hobark and hisdog Tuxedo, his cat Silky and amischievious monkey named Jogi ontheir search for the colors of therainbow. $4 in advance; $5 at thedoor. www.herndon-va.gov.

ONGOINGPublic Art in the Windows at

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center Street.An effort to promote outdoor publicart in the Town of Herndon; artistsand photographers may submitoriginal works of art. 703-956-6590or www.artspaceherndon.org.week

Entertainment Floris UMC to HoldChocolate Festival

Floris United Methodist Church, 13600 Fry-ing Pan Road, Herndon, will hold the annualChocolate Festival on Saturday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring family and friends and enjoy a dayof great food and fun.

Games & Activities include:❖ Food❖ Carnival Games❖ Large Inflatables❖ Lots of Chocolate❖ Face Painting & Balloon Art❖ Recreation & Relaxation Silent AuctionMoney raised will support Help Hungry

Kids—the program that sends food home inbackpacks to children in local elementaryschools who otherwise would be hungry overthe weekend and makes other efforts thatsupport children in poverty.

For more information, contact Laurie Tilletat 703-898-2330.

Delicious homemade chocolate will be available forpurchase at the Chocolate Festival. Proceeds will benefitHelp Hungry Kids, a program that sends food home inbackpacks to children in local elementary schools whootherwise would be hungry over the weekend.

Children can have theirface painted as well asplay a variety of carnivalgames at the ChocolateFestival. There will also belarge inflatables and moonbounces for children.

Mill Run

Mill Run Harmonies at Holy CrossA traditional bluegrass band featuring vocal harmonies, original songs and com-

plex instrumentals plays Saturday, Feb. 16 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090Sterling Road, Herndon. $12; children 12 and younger, free. 703-435-8377 orwww.millrunbluegrass.intuitwebsites.com.

Winter Fun in Reston, Herndon

Area residents discuss “the bestways to have fun.”

—Olufemi Akinsitan

Maritza Trochez, restaurantworker, with daughter,Herndon

“I stay at home and cleanand sometimes go to themovies.”

Ryan Farrar, account repre-sentative visiting Herndonfrom Ashburn

“I love snowboarding, goingout with family and friends.”

Justin Britt with son,marketer at Oracle, Herndon

“I like to go and watchbasketball and hockey games. Ilike to see the Wizards and theCapitals; stay active and havefun. I also like to go to theReston town center for iceskating and sledding when itsnows.”

Tim Malloy, massage thera-pist, Herndon

“I like to take out the kidsice skating in Reston and go tothe gym.”

Priscilla Battle, HR special-ist from Woodbridge

“I love to go dining and goto the movies. I also enjoypartying.”

Zachary Quiza, studentvisiting Reston from NewJersey

“I love ice skating andbowling. I also love snowballfighting.”

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THURSDAY/JAN. 31Domestic Violence Intervention

Workshop. 9:30 a.m.-noon atSt. John Neumann CatholicChurch, 11900 Lawyers Rd.,Reston. For clergy and faithleaders to learn how to assistvictims of domestic violence.Register. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hscode/ereg/registration.aspx?groupid=26.

Calls for Art. ArtSpace Herndon isaccepting submissions for twodisplays through Jan. 31: the firstof original images of works whichdepict the time frame from 1830-1880 as part of the “Beyond theBlue and Grey” The VirginiaHome Front exhibition and thesecond for the Public Art in theWindows community effort topromote outdoor public art inHerndon.www.artspaceherndon.org.

TUESDAY/FEB. 12SNAP Herndon Senior Center.

10 a.m., at the Herndon SeniorCenter, 873 Grace St., Herndon.The federally-fundedSupplemental NutritionAssistance Program helps low-income individuals purchasegroceries, benefiting a singleperson on average with $16 to$119 per month; find out if youqualify at a presentation for olderadults. 703-324-7948 TTY: 711.

ONGOINGArabic-speaking Older Adult

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needs volunteers who speakArabic to provide social visits toan elderly person in Reston forfour hours per month. 703-324-5406, TTY 703-449-1186,[email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

The Object Management Group(OMG) announces their quarterlytechnical meeting for membersand interested non-members. Theweek of Mar. 18, at The HyattRegency, Reston. Register onlineor walk-in registration.www.omg.org/news/meetings/tc/dc-13/info.htm.

The Herndon Senior Center at873 ceherndon.org.

Grace St., Herndon, needs avolunteer musician to playsoothing music for participants;piano available. 703-324-5406,TTY 703-449-1186,[email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

Long-Term Care VolunteerOmbudsman Program NeedsVolunteers. Ombudsmenadvocate for the rights ofresidents of nursing and assistedliving facilities—they also helpresidents resolve conflict andimprove their quality of life. 703-324-5861 TTY 711 [email protected].

Shepherds Center McLean-Arlington-Falls Church AreaNeeds Volunteers. Varyingtimes, 1205 Dolley MadisonBoulevard, McLean. Volunteerswho can provide transport to andfrom medical appointments, actas a companion while shopping atgrocery store and pharmacy,make friendly calls to homeboundindividuals, be handy helpers forminor home repairs and help withyard work and chores are needed.703-506-2199.


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By Alex McVeigh

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As temperatures around the area havedipped below freezing, more than 1,700people around Fairfax County don’t havethe walls, roof and heat to help them sur-

vive the winter. St. John Neumann hosted dozens ofpeople who might not otherwise have shelter last week,part of the FACETS Hypothermia Prevention Program.

FACETS, a Fairfax-based nonprofit, works with 34different faith communities over the winter monthsto provide shelter, meals and other assistance to thehomeless. Last year the program provided shelter for244 individuals, up from 141 the year before.

This is the sixth year St. John Neumann has hostedpeople for a week, and it has become a regular out-reach opportunity for the church’s various groups.

Only 17 people came the night of Sunday, Jan. 20,because of the warmer temperatures. On Monday,Jan. 21, as the temperatures dipped to the low high30s, more than 20 showed up and temperaturesdropped throughout the week.

On Monday, the church’s Young Adult Groupcooked a dinner of roast beef, rolls, garlic potatoesand chocolate chip cookies and served guests as well.

“The serving is the best part, sometimes I feel likewe’re trapped in our own little bubble, but it givesyou a chance to see smiles on the faces of peoplethat don’t take a single meal for granted,” said DanArena, a member of the group.

Jeffery Edmonds, a seminary student who recentlycame to St. John Neumann, said events like the hy-pothermia shelter are a good way for the Young Adult

group to support the community around them.“We’ve been trying to get the group more involved

in a lot of activities, and trying to attract more vol-unteers for the group,” he said. “Our goal here to-night was to provide a meal.”

The church opens at about 5:30 p.m. to welcometheir nightly guests, some who take FACETS trans-portation, the bus or drive their own vehicles. Theystay overnight, get breakfast and a bag lunch in themorning, and depart until the evening.

St. Thomas a Beckett Catholic Church and BethEmmet, a synagogue in Herndon, also serve mealsduring the week, along with St. John Neumann’svarious groups.

The church provides entertainment throughout theweek, with musical groups, therapy dogs and evenfootpaths and pedicures from the church’s healthministry.

Donated, gently-used or new clothes such as coats,pants, jackets, sweaters, T-shirts and socks are avail-able several nights during the week for guests tochoose from. Volunteers also bring in their sewingmachines several nights to mend and repair clothes.

“We post cards on our bulletin boards for itemswe’ll need for our ‘clothing store,’ and our memberspick them up and shop for the items that we giveaway,” said Pam Dister, a member of St. JohnNeumann.

Many guests have their only possessions in a suit-case or two, or spread over several plastic bags. Theykeep their items with them, and are issued a bedrollby FACETS.

After dinner, they can spend time in the church’syouth room watching TV and playing games untilthey go to bed. Lights out is at 10 p.m.

“Our volunteers are around all night to help themif needed, they usually sleep in three hour shifts, butthere’s always someone around,” Dister said.

The shelter rotates every week to a new faith com-munity in Fairfax County. More information is avail-able at www.facetscares.org.

Hypothermia Shelter BringsHomeless in From ColdSt. John Neumann hostscounty homeless as part ofFACETS program.

From left, Jeffery Edmonds,Dan Arena, Aless Grassoand Jean Gallagher, mem-bers of the St. JohnNeumann Young Adultoutreach group, serve ameal Monday, Jan. 21, atthe church’s annual FACETShypothermia shelter week.The church is one of 34different faith communitiesthat house homeless peopleduring winter nights.

Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community, includingspecial holiday services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

A seven-session course on thehistory of African American spiri-tuals and their impact on Christianityworldwide will begin Sunday, Feb. 3, at9:30 a.m. at the United Christian Parish,11508 North Shore Drive, Reston. Allare welcome.

Instructor will be Rev. LaVerne M.

Gill, United Church of Christ minister,and member of the United ChristianParish and the Mosaic Harmony gospelchoir. The course is based on an articleshe wrote for a conference held in Ethio-pia by the World Council of Churchesand the Vatican on the origins of AfricanAmerican sacred music.

Subjects to be covered include theorigins of spirituals, spirituals as codesof the underground railroad, the blackchurch, the popularization of spirituals,classical arrangements, contributions ofmajor religious figures from other coun-

tries, the role of spirituals in the US civilrights movement and the 21st century.Musicians to be featured include JessyeNorman, Mahalia Jackson, PaulRobeson, Henry “Harry” ThackerBurleigh, and Sweet Honey and theRock.

The United Christian Parish is an ecu-menical church uniting fourdenominations: United Methodist, Pres-byterian Church (USA), United Churchof Christ, and the Christian Church (Dis-ciples of Christ). For more information,call the church office at 703-620-3065.

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Oakton Girls’BasketballBeats Herndon

The Oakton girls’ basketballteam remained undefeated inthe Concorde District with an88-45 victory against Herndonon Jan. 28.

According to stats from theWashington Post’s Web site,Elizabeth Manner led Oaktonwith 23 points. Angela Sickelsscored 15 points, Alex Marquisfinished with 13, KelseyMcWilliams had 10 and LindseyAbed added nine.

Alexis Brown led Herndonwith 12 points. Brianna Mosesscored 10 points and SabrinaTolbert finished with nine.

Oakton improved to 16-2overall, including six to zero in the Concorde District, and improvedits winning streak to six games.

The Cougars hosted Chantilly on Tuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline. Oakton will travel to face Robinson at 5:45 p.m. onFriday, Feb. 1.

Herndon fell to 4-13 overall and one to five in the district. TheHornets hosted Centreville on Tuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline. Herndon will host Chantilly at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1.

Flint Hill Boys’ Basketball EdgesSidwell Friends

The Flint Hill boys’ basketball team beat Sidwell Friends 47-46on Jan. 27, giving the Huskies five consecutive victories after a 3-11 start.

Jerrod Reed knocked down a pair of free throws with 7.6 sec-onds remaining to help Flint Hill pull out the victory. ColeHerdman had 12 points, including 10 in the second half, andseven rebounds for the Huskies. Britton Anderson finished with11 points and four steals, and Sam Worman had 10 points andfour rebounds.

Flint Hill hosted Maret on Tuesday, after The Connection’s dead-line. The Huskies will travel to face St. Andrew’s at 6 p.m. onThursday, Jan. 31.

South Lakes Girls’ BasketballGets Win No. 15

The South Lakes girls’ basketball team defeated Langley 51-43on Jan. 22, improving its record to 15-2 overall and 8-1in theLiberty District.

The Seahawks’ Jan. 25 contest against Thomas Jefferson wasrescheduled for Feb. 2 due to inclement weather.

Against Langley, South Lakes junior center Abigail Rendle had15 points, nine rebounds, eight blocks, five steals and two as-sists. Sophomore forward Princess Aghayere contributed 10 pointsand four rebounds.

Herndon SwimmingHerndon’s Conor Cudahy and Ryan Murphy qualified for the

state swim meet and several Hornets qualified for regionals atthe Concorde District swim meet.

Cudahy finished second with a state-qualifying time in the 500free, and third with a region-qualifying time in the 200 free.

Murphy qualified for states with his third-place finish in the 100back, and qualified for regionals by finishing fourth in the 100 free.

Shannon Kelley (third in dive), Kara Joyce (fourth in dive),Eric Johns (sixth in dive), Karly Ginieczki (fifth in 200 free, sev-enth 100 back), Jonathan Nguyen (seventh in 200 free) and Eliza-beth McNulty (fifth in 100 breast) advanced to regionals.

Helen Roberts, seenearlier this season, andthe Oakton girls’ basket-ball team improved six tozero in the ConcordeDistrict by beatingHerndon on Jan. 28.

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Oakton High School’s Varsity Swim andDive teams won both the boys’ andgirls’ Concorde District Swim & DiveChampionship Saturday night, Jan. 26,

at Cub Run RECenter. The girls won with 532 pointsover Robinson in second place with 323 points. Theboys won with 464 points over Robinson (460) insecond place.

Oakton’s divers set the stage for an incredible night.Bennett Fagan placed third for the boys. Julia Powelland Hana Burkly placed fifth and sixth overall re-spectively.

John Shebat, Michael Pettinichi, Philip Hu, andGregory DeRosa placed first in the 200yd MedleyRelay with a state qualifying time. In the 200ydFreestyle, Nathan Pawlowicz placed fourth with aregional qualifying time, and Michael Ambroseplaced fifth. Denny Nguyen placed first in the 200ydIndividual Medley with a state qualifying time, andMichael Pettinichi took fifth place for Oakton. In the50yd freestyle, John Shebat placed second with astate qualifying time, and Gregory DeRosa placedsixth. In the 100yd Butterfly, Philip Hu finished firstand Denny Nguyen placed third, both with statequalifying times. Nathan Pawlowicz placed first inthe 500yd Freestyle with a state qualifying time, andGray Liddell finished fourth with a regional qualify-ing time. In the 200yd Freestyle Relay, GregoryDeRosa, Denny Nguyen, Michael Ambrose, and JohnShebat finished second with a state qualifying time.Philip Hu and John Shebat took first and third placerespectively in the 100yd backstroke with state quali-fying times. Michael Pettinichi placed third in the100yd Breaststroke with a state qualifying time.Denny Nguyen, Michael Ambrose, NathanPawlowicz, and Philip Hu placed third in the 400ydFreestyle Relay with a state qualifying time.

Janet Hu, Melissa Shebat, Julia Capobianco, andGillian Crews took first for Oakton in the 200yd

Medley Relay with a state qualifying time. MeganByrnes placed first in the 200yd Freestyle with a statequalifying time, and Kendall Lawhorn followed insecond place with a regional qualifying time. In the200yd Individual Medley, Janet Hu took first placewith a state qualifying time. Laura Branton placedsecond in the 50yd Freestyle. Also in the 50ydFreestyle, Gillian Crews placed fourth, and EliseBourdelais placed seventh both with regional quali-fying times. Laura Branton and Julia Capobiancoplaced first and second in the 100yd Butterfly withstate qualifying times. Gillian Crews placed fourthin the 100yd Butterfly with a regional qualifying time.Janet Hu placed first in the 100yd Freestyle with astate qualifying time. Kendall Lawhorn took secondfor Oakton in the 500yd Freestyle with a regionalqualifying time. Dylan Staniszewski, MadelynneNorton, and Mary Arscott placed third, fourth andfifth, respectively, in the 500yd Freestyle. In the200yd Freestyle Relay, Gillian Crews, EliseBourdelais, Megan Byrnes, and Laura Branton fin-ished first with a state qualifying time. Megan Byrnesplaced first in the 100yd Backstroke with a statequalifying time, and Julia Capobianco placed fourthwith a regional qualifying time. Melissa Shebat andAshley Nero placed fourth and sixth in the 100ydBreaststroke. Laura Branton, Kendall Lawhorn,Megan Byrnes, and Janet Hu placed first in the 400ydFreestyle Relay with a state qualifying time.

Swimmers and divers with regional qualifyingtimes/scores will advance to the AAA Northern Re-gion Championship Meet at Oak Marr RECenter start-ing Tuesday, Jan. 29, with boys’ diving at 5:30pm,followed by girls’ diving on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at5:30pm. Swim preliminaries will take place for boyson Thursday, Jan. 31, at 5:30pm, and for girls onFriday, Feb. 1. Swim finals will be held Saturday nightat 5:30pm at Oak Marr RECenter in Oakton.

Oakton Swim and DiveWins District Titles

The Oakton Highboys and girlscelebrate togethertheir second con-secutive ConcordeDistrict Champion-ship wins on Satur-day, Jan. 26.

The Oakton Highteam and coacheshold up the districtbanner with prideafter winning theConcorde District ata meet on Saturday,Jan. 26.

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Family RaisesSupport FightingRare Disease

Two hundred plus friends andfamily will descend on SantinisRestaurant in Herndon to raisesupport and awareness for Con-genital Muscular Dystrophy onThursday, Feb. 7, from 5-9 p.m.

One in 10 Americans is affectedby a rare disease. John Gluck, ofHerndon, is that one in 10 with arare form of muscular dystrophycalled congenital muscular dystro-phy (CMD).

As a rare grop of diseases caus-ing muscle weakness at birth,CMD is under-recognized and un-der-diagnosed by physicians. Sev-eral defined genetic mutationscause muscles to break downfaster than they can repair or grow.A child with CMD may have vari-ous neurological orphysical im-pairments. Some children nevergain the ability to walk, while oth-ers lose the ability as they growolder. There is no cure and notreatment to slow disease progres-sion.

For John’s parents, Charles andJennifer, it took many months ofdoctor vsits, tests and their ownonline research leading them tothe Cure CMD (Cure CongenitalMuscular Dystrophy) website toultimately find a diagnosis fortheir son. The hardest part of get-ting the diagnosis is the finality inknowing the disease is progressie.Recently John, who is 4 years old,proudly walked from the bath-room all the way to his bed, “Dad,I did it!”.

“That’s what it’s all about,” saidCharles.

Four-year-old John Gluck hasnever slept at night without wear-ing a cast, a brace, or a feedingube attached to him.

“I never thought I would be con-

necting a feeding tube to a hole inmy sons stomach”, said his fatherCharles. Although John can walkwith a walker and braces, he willtransition to a wheel chair in thecoming years. The muscles in Jon’sbody are slowly losing theirstrength. This will cause scoliosisand breathing issues soon at aminimum.

John’s parents are in a race tohelp him gain as much strengthnow to minimize future healthcomplications. The race keeps hisparents very busy raveling tophysical and functional therapies,swimming therapy and horsetherapy every week. In additionJohn’s mother Jennifer has beenbusy using her engineering skillsto build PVC walkers for John. Shehas built several now, each oneslightly larger nd improved. Johnis not affected mentally by his con-dition and has developed a verystrong singing voice. An admittedVeggie Tales fan, John has most ofthe songs memorized and singsthem while walking around Fry-ing Pan Park on his horse Spirit,through he Spirit Equestrian Pro-gram. Lately John has becomemore of a risk taker, walking withhis eyes closed to see what hap-pens. That habit prompted the in-stallation of a foam floor in thehouse to protect John’s head. Johncurrently attends Floris Preschoolhere he has been warmly received

by teachers and students.So little is known about this hor-

rible disease and how it can affectchildren,” Jennifer said. “Researchis sorely needed. Greater aware-ness among medical professionalsabout the nature of rare dseases,what they look like and how fami-lies should care for their childrenwhen they are affected is equallyneeded.”

Dr. Anne Rutkowski, chair ofCure CMD, advises families to bestrong care advocates for theirloved ones. “With 7,000 rare dis-eases, it’ even more important forthe family to be involved in thecare of a loved one and advocatefor them because there may beonly a few doctors, and only a fewmedical centers, with expertise ina particular disease,” Rutkowskiexplained. “For many cliniciansyou may be their one and onlyperson with CMD they will eversee in their entire career.”

For the Gluck’s, there is cause forhope. Four years ago, three parentsof children with CMD launchedCure CMD, a nonprofit all-volun-teer organization dedicatedtooptimizing care for people af-fected by CMD, finding treatmentsand, eventually, a cure. (For moreinformation on Cure CMD, pleasevisit www.curecmd.org or the Na-tional Organization for Rare Dis-orders at www.rarediseases.org.

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Northwest Federal Credit Union (NWFCU) was recentlyablaze in pink as employees, for a $5 donation to NorthwestFederal Credit Union Foundation (NWFCU Foundation), worepink clothing in support of Susan G Komen Passionately Pinkfor the Cure.

Passionately Pink for the Cure provides an opportunity toraise awareness, fund research and honor those who havebattled breast cancer. This year marked NWFCU Foundation’sfifth annual Passionately Pink for the Cure¨ day, which raised$1,500.

“Breast cancer knows no boundaries” said NWFCU ExecutiveDirector Linda Rogus. “By hosting Passionately Pink for theCure¨ at NWFCU, we can show our coworkers, family andfriends afflicted by this disease that we support them. Byworking together, we can find a cure.”

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I don’t quite know how to start this col-umn so I’ll begin with its ending: “I’m fine.”

I am asked as much, if not more, than thenext person how I am doing. It’s a standardcourtesy offered up every day between manyunsuspecting askers and most often providesanswerers an opportunity to nonchalantlymove the conversation along without toomany fits and starts. For a cancer patient likemyself, however, whose status, situation andstory is likely known in advance (generallyspeaking) of most casual meetings that occur,the question/greeting, though well-intended,doesn’t exactly fall on deaf ears, and certainlydoes not conjure nonchalance; at least not inmy head, and that’s where this problemreally starts.

Of course, I want people interested in myhealth. Of course, I want people to be cour-teous and respectful to me. Of course, I wantpeople to engage me and treat me like thenon-terminal patient I’m not. I aspire to benormal so I want to be treated normally, andnormally, being treated as such wouldn’tbother me. And it doesn’t bother me, really.What it does do however, is jump-start/remind my brain of my less-than-ideal healthcircumstances: stage IV non-small cell lungcancer (NSCLC). Hardly the cross I wanted tobear beginning at age 54 and a half – after alife of not smoking, with no immediate-fam-ily history of cancer.

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Nazi CommonwealthBipartisan team seeks compensation for victims of forced sterilization.

Del. Bob Marshall (R-13)

Del Patrick Hope (D-47)

This 1913 cover of Puck Magazine features a well-dressed man balancing the earth withhis legs. A cherub weeps over the headline, “Eugenics Makes the World go ’round.”

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Nobody knows howmany people aresurvivors ofVirginia’s forced

sterilization program, which tar-geted people with mental illness,mental retardation or epilepsy. Buta bipartisan effort now under con-sideration in Richmond wouldhand each and every one of thema $50,000 check from the peopleof Virginia. According to one cal-culation, that could mean as muchas $73 million.

“I would ask that we not runaway from this issue,” said Arling-ton Del. Patrick Hope (D-47). “In-stead of taking the lead in an areathat we are regretful for, let’s be astate that takes the lead to right awrong.”

The effort has created an un-likely alliance — Hope has joinedforced with conservative Del. BobMarshall (R-13), who has intro-duced House Bill 1529. If ap-proved by the General Assemblyand signed by the governor, the billwould provide compensation topersons involuntarily sterilized bythe commonwealth of Virginia be-tween 1924 and 1979. A researchproject conducted by the Univer-sity of Vermont estimated thenumber of individuals sterilized inVirginia at 7,325.

“Virginia provided the model forthe Nazi sterilization program,”said Marshall during a recent floorspeech about the bill. “We pro-vided the fulcrum for what becamethe Final Solution because we de-valued life so much we thoughtthese people were trash.”

THE HISTORY OF EUGENICSin Virginia dates back to the early20th century. Although states suchas Indiana and Connecticut werethe first states to adopt legislation,Virginia’s law was based on amodel created by the EugenicsRecord Office in New York. Afterthe General Assembly adopted thelaw in 1924, eugenicist HarryLaughlin worked with other statesto adopt similar legislation.

“The worry was that Laughlinand other proponents of eugenicsthought the individual state lawsgetting based on their ideas weregoing to be easily overturned,”said Andrew Light, assistant direc-tor of George Mason UniversityCenter for Philosophy and PublicPolicy. “They were potentially un-constitutional. And so Virginia was

one of the first states to create alaw based on the model.”

The law applied to interracialcouples and those labeled “feeble-minded, insane, idiotic, imbecileor epileptic.” And it didn’t takelong to create a legal challenge.The first documented case offorced sterilization was CarrieBuck, a Charlottesville teenagerwho became pregnant after beingraped. Her family committed herto the Virginia State Colony forEpileptics and Feebleminded,

where she was sterilized againsther will. A legal challenge to thatsterilization went to the U.S. Su-preme Court, which upheldVirginia’s law in a case known asBuck versus Bell in 1927.

“We have seen more than oncethat the public welfare may callupon the best citizens for theirlives,” Justice Oliver WendellHolmes wrote in the majority opin-ion. “The principle that sustainscompulsory vaccination is broadenough to cover cutting the Fallo-

pian tubes.”

THAT DECISION opened thedoor to five decades of forced ster-ilization. Although the theory be-hind the law was the creation of abetter society, that’s not how it wasused in Virginia. In practice, thelaw was used to target a variety ofshortcomings, including alcohol,syphilis and criminal behavior. Theprogram ended in 1979, when theGeneral Assembly removed thelanguage from the state code. Even

then, the program was alive andwell.

“In fact, we sterilized two peoplein 1979,” said Hope. “Virginia wasground zero.”

Now, 85 years after the SupremeCourt case, Hope and Marshall sayit’s time to find out who the sur-viving victims are and learn theirstories. During a recent session ofthe House of Delegates, Marshallread from the 1924 law that de-scribed “defective persons” whowould become a “menace to soci-ety” if allowed to procreate.

“I’m not reading some religioustract or eugenics tract,” Marshalltold his colleagues. “This is the codeof Virginia, decided in this build-ing in this room by our predeces-sors in the General Assembly.”

THE BILL has been referred to theCommittee on Appropriations,where it was sent to a subcommit-tee on Health and Human Services.Supporters say the bipartisan teamof Hope and Marshall could pro-vide a powerful force, especially ifthey leverage the personal storiesof survivors as was the case duringa press conference earlier thismonth. Despite the economic costof handing out compensation, po-litical support for the bill couldcome from several directions.

“One of the great proponents ofthe eugenics movement was oneMargaret Sanger, who was also thefounder of the modern-dayPlanned Parenthood,” said ToddGilbert (R-15). “So I thank thegentleman from Arlington for hisrecognition of the horrors that oc-cur when we as a society and a cul-ture begin to devalue human life.”

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