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A Father’sFactor

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A Father’sFactor

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ReceptionHonorsMayor LedererNews, Page 3

Sean Pugerude, Paul VI Catholic HighSchool, senior captured the Cappie for

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The County Line

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Calvin Robertson slams his fistdown on the table and barksinstructions to the 11 fathersseated around the table at the

South Gate Community Center in Reston.A large black man with a booming voice,

Robertson wants them get a sheet of paperand start writing. Now.

“Did you hear what I said? I’m not tellingyou twice. Let’s go! I just told you what todo,” he yells, sounding like a drill sergeant.

The men, ranging in age from 20 to 46,look startled.

Robertson takes a deep breath, pauses,and then asks in a quiet voice.

“Okay, so how did all that anger and ragemake you feel?”

“It stresses us out, man,” said one youngfather.

“It gets us in trouble,” ventured another.“You say things you don’t mean…,” one

man said quietly. “You hurt people you carefor.”

“Is it productive? I mean, imagine how achild feels when you talk like that,”Robertson said.

THE MEN, who call Robertson “Mr.Calvin,” are part of the Fairfax County’sFathers in Touch (FIT) program, a 12-weekparenting class designed to develop com-mitted, responsible fathers – men who arelearning they can just as easily give theirchildren a hug instead of a slap

In addition to the weekly two-hour ses-sions, the program includes three super-vised visitation activities with children de-signed to promote strong relationships be-tween fathers and their children.

“I know I’m successful when I see them

interacting with their children in positiveway,” Robertson said. “That’s really theheart of this program. Watching these menshow love and attention to their children.”

Launched in 2010 through the FairfaxCounty’s Office of Public Private Partner-ships (OP3) in partnership with the Depart-ment of Family Services, the FIT programwas created by the Capital Youth Empow-erment Program (CYEP) to address the “fa-therless home epidemic prevalent in oursociety,” according to CYEP literature.

Held three times a year throughoutFairfax County, the FIT program draws menfrom various walks of life, for many differ-ent reasons. Some men participate becausethey have to; a family court judge has man-dated the program before they can visit theirchildren again.

Some fathers are involved in vicious cus-tody battles and want the FIT certificate toexpand their custody and visitation rights.Some volunteer for the program becausethey want to be better fathers.

“I want my family back,” said JoeApkarian of Springfield, a 42-year-old fa-ther of three who, after serving a jail term,is fighting to regain custody of his youngchildren from foster care. Apkarian has a3-year-old biological daughter and two step-children. His goal is to show a judge thathe is responsible and caring enough to raiseall three together.

“This is for me to say I’ve done everythingpossible to get my kids back,” Apkarian said.“My word is my promise, and I told my chil-dren I’d never let them be separated, but Ihad to hand my son over to a social workerwhen he was 9-months-old. You know howa lot of people say they wish they could winthe lottery, win a million bucks? I don’t care.I just want my kids back.”

Marc Dixon of Reston, who has a 5-year-

old son, said he wanted to be a better fa-ther, and to show his son the love he rarelygot from his own father. “My son means theworld to me. I want him to know that I’mhere for him,” Dixon said.

Robertson, who was a probation officerbefore becoming a social worker, is also asingle father of three daughters. “I can re-late to these guys. I know how stressful itgets, but I try to teach them how to calmdown, and to listen and to see things froma child’s perspective,” Robertson said. “Withthree daughters, you can bet I’m a good lis-tener.”

BEFORE EACH SESSION, Robertsoncalls the fathers several times to establish arapport with them, and to make sure theyare committed to the program.

He said each session addresses a theme,such as male stereotypes, self-esteem oranger management. But the first sessionalways tackles the biggest elephant in theroom: the men’s relationship – or lack ofrelationship – with their own fathers.

“Sometimes there are tears, and a lot ofpain, when we explore that relationship,”Robertson said. “Many of the men have toovercome what they’ve been taught, ‘don’tshow emotion,’ ‘only girls cry,’ ‘a man can’tshow weakness.’”

Robertson said some of the men comefrom abusive homes or homes where thefather was absent, so they have no rolemodels.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 24

million children in America, about one inthree, lived apart from their biological fa-thers in 2009, up from 11 percent in 1967.For African-American children, the figurewas 64 percent in 2009.

Research from the National FatherhoodInitiative (NFI) has demonstrated fatherabsence has a negative impact on many ar-eas of a child’s life, including crime, teenpregnancy, child abuse, drug and alcoholabuse, education, and childhood obesity.

The NFI also reported that adolescentswho have lived apart from one of their par-ents at some point in their childhood aretwice as likely to drop out of high school,twice as likely to have a child before age 20and 1.5 times as likely to be out of schoolor work by their late teens or early 20s.

Acknowledging the critical role fathers’play in a child’s life, President BarackObama asked U.S. Attorney General EricHolder to create a “Fathering Re-EntryCourt” that would help fathers leavingprison get jobs and services they need tostart making child support payments andreconnecting with families.

“Our children don’t need us to be super-heroes,” Obama said, when he announcedthe program in 2011. “They don’t need usto be perfect. They do need us to be present.They need us to show up and give it ourbest shot, no matter what else is going onin our lives. They need us to show them —not just with words, but with deeds — thatthey, those kids, are always our first prior-ity,” he said.

From January 2010 to April 2012, 59 fathers with120 children graduated from Fairfax County’sFIT program.

Results of pre and post inventories completed by2010 FIT graduates revealed:

❖ 94 percent of the fathers reported significantincreases in positive involvement with their

About Fathers in Touch (FIT) Fatherhood Classeschildren over a 12-week period.

❖ 100 percent reported significant improvements intheir perception of their role as fathers (i.e.,improvement in at least two of four areas:investment, integration, competence,satisfaction).

For more information on FIT, go to www.cyep.org

The Father FactorFairfax County’s “Fathers In Touch” programteaches men how to be fathers.

Calvin Robertson (center), a social worker with Fairfax County’s Depart-ment of Family Services, teaches the Fathers in Touch class at South GateCommunity Center in Reston. He is standing with participants, from left,Marc Dixon of Reston, Jim Henson of Springfield, Joe Apkarian ofSpringfield and Mohamed Osman of Annandale.

Social worker Calvin Robertson, with Fairfax County’s Department ofFamily Services, teaches the Fathers in Touch class at South Gate Com-munity Center in Reston. The 12-week program, a partnership withFairfax County and the Capital Youth Empowerment Program (CYEP) inAlexandria, helps men become more engaged and loving fathers.

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Joseph Harmon, chairman of the City of Fairfax Parks and RecreationAdvisory Board and Mike McCarty, director of the city’s Parks and Recre-ation Department, hold up a collage of photos for retiring Mayor RobertF. Lederer.

Members of the City of Fairfax Police Department during a reception honor-ing Mayor Robert F. Lederer on Tuesday, June 12 at the City Hall Atrium.Lederer, who is stepping down after 10 years in office, leaves of legacy ofreviving Old Town Fairfax while maintaining the city’s small-town charm. (l-r) Ben Whitney, Captain Andrea Clark, Keith Brits and Amy Beecher

Reception Honors Fairfax Mayor Robert LedererRetiring mayor praisedfor redevelopment ofOld Town Fairfax.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

When Kim Luckabaugh’syoung son was in the hos-pital, fighting a battle withcancer, she would fre-

quently stop by Sweet Life Café in the Cityof Fairfax to get him some ice cream to taketo the hospital. The owner of the popularice-cream parlor knew her situation andwould never let her pay.

“He said it was a gift, and insisted thatanytime I was visiting my son, I should stopby and take a gallon of ice-cream for him,”Luckabaugh said. It was a neighborly ges-ture that Luckabaugh never forgot.

On Tuesday, June 12, Luckabaugh joinedseveral hundred community residents, civicleaders and elected officials to celebrate theformer owner of the Sweet Life Café –Mayor Robert F. Lederer, the city’s five-termmayor who officially steps down later thismonth.

“He’s a unique man,” Luckabaugh said.“He takes an interest in people, and the citymaintains a small-town feel because of him.”

A lifelong resident of the city of 22,565,many praised Lederer, 56, for his vision andleadership in the redevelopment of OldTown Fairfax and the trendy Main StreetMarketplace. The city’s historic main streetcorridor now includes a spacious new li-brary, an upscale shopping center, andtownhomes on Chain Bridge Road.

“Rob is passionate about this city,” CityCouncilman Dan Drummond said. “He putthe city on a path that people will appreci-ate in the next decade, and he leaves be-hind a legacy of significant accomplish-ments. He has continued the growth of thecity, while retaining its small-town charmand ‘sense of place.’”

During Lederer’s tenure, the city achievedAAA bond status and was ranked by ForbesMagazine as one of the top three places tolive in the United States. Last year, the citycelebrated its 50th anniversary during theMayor’s Ball at the new state-of-the artSherwood Community Center, which wasbuilt under Lederer’s leadership.

Lederer was first elected mayor in 2002 andserved five consecutive terms. He also servedfive terms on the Fairfax City Council.

During the victory party for Mayor-electR. Scott Silverthorne on May 1, Lederer saidhe was willing to step down after servingfive terms only “when I knew Scott waswilling to step up to the plate.”

“Knowing the quality of leadership Scottwill bring made the decision easier for me,”Lederer said. Silverthorne will be sworn inon Wednesday, June 27.

“I’ve lived here all my life,” Lederer saidduring the reception. “and there’s a goodreason we were listed as the third best placeto live in America by Forbes. We have asense of place here that’s second to none.We have a something special, a sense ofpride and civility.”

“He will be greatly missed,” said Assis-tant Fire Chief Andrew Wilson, “He did agreat job for our city.”

“He was born and raised here,” said hiswife Maureen. “He wanted to make sure thiswas a place where people wanted to raisetheir children. I think he accomplished that.”

City Councilmember DanDrummond and wife Kerry at-tended the reception honoringMayor Robert F. Lederer.

City of Fairfax Mayor Robert F.Lederer and his wife, Maureen,during a reception in his honorTuesday, June 12 at the City HallAtrium.

City of Fairfax Mayor Robert F.Lederer welcomes guests KathyNeilson (left) and Kim Luckabaugh(right), during a reception in hishonor Tuesday, June 12 at the CityHall Atrium.

Fairfax County Supervisor PatHerrity (R-Springfield), State Sen.Chap Petersen (D-34) and PageJohnson, Fairfax City’s Commis-sioner of the Revenue, attend areception honoring Mayor RobertF. Lederer on Tuesday, June 12 atthe City Hall Atrium. Chairman ofthe Fairfax County Board of Super-visors Sharon Bulova (D-At-large),also stopped by the reception.

Del. David Bulova (D-37) and BetsyRutkowski during a receptionhonoring Mayor Robert F. Ledereron Tuesday, June 12 at the CityHall Atrium. Lederer, who is step-ping down after 10 years in office,leaves of legacy of reviving OldTown Fairfax while maintaining thecity’s small-town charm.

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Community EngagementIncludes Philanthropy

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By John Cook

Fairfax County Supervisor

(R-Braddock)

Corporate and indi-vidual philanthropyare critical elements

of engaged communities.Carnegie, Mellon, Vanderbilt,Rockefeller, and more recently,Gates, are names not only re-flecting the achievement of theAmerican dream, they are per-manently ensconced in historythrough universities, entertain-ment centers, art museums,concert halls, andprograms for theless fortunatewhich bear theirnames. Many other charitiesand initiatives that help solveproblems such as workforce de-velopment, environmentalsustainability, education andhuman services are sustainedby businesses small and large,as well as our citizens.

Here in Fairfax, great ex-amples of philanthropy abound.The Peterson Family foundedLife with Cancer at InovaHealth System to support fami-lies of those stricken with can-cer. Interstate Relocation Ser-vices was recently recognizedby the Salvation Army for itshelp with the “Angel GivingTree” program. NorthropGrumman recently gave $1 mil-lion to George Mason Univer-sity for its VISTA (Virginia Ini-tiative for Science Teaching andAchievement) program.ExxonMobil generously sup-ports the Library Foundation,and Sotera Defense Solutionshas made key contributions toour parks. These examples arepowerful, but our work is farfrom over.

I know in my district, oursummer concert series,Braddock Nights, is two weeksshorter this year due to a dropin corporate sponsorships. TheLorton Arts Center, like manyarts venues across the country,is teetering on bankruptcy, inpart due to lower than expectedphilanthropic support. And thelist goes on.

Recently, the Fairfax Chamberhosted the first in a series ofseminars on Corporate SocialResponsibility to help busi-nesses align their giving with

key communitypriorities. As weemerge from therecession and be-

gin the journey to a “new nor-mal,” we must work to bringphilanthropic giving back to –and above – pre-Recession lev-els. Government programsshould not be seen as a replace-ment for the obligation indi-viduals and businesses have tosupport those in need and theopportunity we each have tosupport community needs. Gov-ernment cannot do it alone. Astrong, caring society needs anappropriate level of govern-mental support, supplementedwith vibrant private philan-thropy.

There are resources to help.Look to the Office of Public Pri-vate Partnerships in our Gov-ernment Center, the Commu-nity Foundation for NorthernVirginia or the Fairfax Chamberto understand better how youcan get involved by understand-ing key community needs andpriorities. Let’s take philan-thropy to a new level in theCounty and stop the loss, orpotential loss, of key commu-nity opportunities.

Braddock Report

During a news conference in Lynchburg on June 7, Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Spring-field), who chaired the Governor’s Task Force for Local Government Mandate Review,joined Governor Robert McDonnell in the ceremonial signing of nine bills to eliminate“burdensome state mandates” on localities.

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McDonnell Signs Bills toEliminate Mandates on LocalitiesSupervisor Pat Herrity, chair of Governor’s task force,said legislation will streamline local government.

While visiting Central Virginia Commu-nity College in Lynchburg last week,Governor Robert McDonnell ceremonially signed nine bills that stream-

line or eliminate burdensome state mandates on lo-cal governments.

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), who chairsthe Governor’s Task Force for Local GovernmentMandate Review, said the signing marked a milestonein the work of the task force.

“With the full support of Governor McDonnell, weaccomplished a great deal in a very short period oftime. The success in this session is only the begin-ning as…the task force begins to address the funda-mental challenges of the funding and service deliv-ery relationship between the Commonwealth andlocalities,” Herrity said. “I was also especially pleasedto have delivered on mandate relief for the vast ma-jority of mandates identified by Fairfax County onthis history-making day.”

IN SEPTEMBER 2011, Governor McDonnell an-nounced the creation of the task force. The missionof the five-member task force was to review statemandates imposed on localities and to recommendtemporary suspension or permanent repeal of thosemandates. In January 2012, the task force completedits work and made recommendations to the GeneralAssembly about mandate changes that could be en-acted. The bills signed June 7 are a result of thatwork.

“I understand the challenge local governments facewhen trying to balance their budgets and conductthe people’s business during complex financial timesand with limited resources. This difficulty is exacer-bated when the state places burdensome mandateson localities,” McDonnell said during the news con-ference last week. “I am pleased to ceremonially signthese bills into law to help ease the burden on locali-ties and to streamline mandates so local governmentscan focus on their core services.”

A third of the recommendations dealt with educa-tion, including removing the requirement that

schools must offer online Standards of Learning(SOL) testing in middle schools.

“In Fairfax County alone this program costs over$4 million to set up, then an additional $4 millionplus per year to run,” Herrity said. “While online test-ing is a worthwhile objective, an additional $4 mil-lion a year would enable FCPS to hire nearly 60 newteachers.”

The task force also set a goal for the Departmentof Education to reduce “unnecessary” state and fed-eral reporting requirements for Schools by 15 per-cent, such as abolishing the mandate for annual re-ports on remediation programs.

OTHER LEGISLATION proposed by the task forceincludes:

❖Removing the mandate for state inspections oferosion and sediment control programs where locali-ties have inspections.

❖Eliminating the mandate that requires VDOT ap-proval of the location of locally-placed red light cam-eras.

❖Eliminating the mandate for localities to give firstpriority for vending contracts to the Department ofBlind and Visually Impaired.

Herrity said that by streamlining or eliminatingthese requirements wherever possible, “we are ableto make local governments more efficient and re-sponsive to their citizens.

“The elimination of these 20 mandates is truly his-toric in that never in the Commonwealth’s historyhas anywhere near this many mandates been re-pealed in a single session,” Herrity said. “These Billsrepresent common sense-solutions that will providefiscal relief to localities and the Commonwealth andwill enable both to more efficiently serve Virginia’sresidents.”

The laws ceremonially signed by GovernorMcDonnell will go into effect July 1, 2012. The fullreport from the Task Force for Local Mandate Re-view is available at: www.governor.virginia.gov/util-ity/docs/Interim Report 1 16 12.pdf

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Police LaunchSummer HEATCampaign

Fairfax County Police are add-ing a little bit of heat to summer2012 as they enact their new traf-fic safety campaign targeting un-safe aggressive, driving behaviors.Operation Summer HEAT (HelpEliminate Aggressive Traffic) kicksoff June 15 and runs through Sept.3, 2012.

Officers will target moving vio-lations such as reckless driving,speeding, improper passing, disre-garding signs and lights, follow-ing too closely, and failing to yieldright of way in an effort to helpmake county roadways safer.

In 2011, officers cited 142,263drivers for traffic safety violationsin these categories, an increase of1,621 over 2010. “Clearly, motor-ists in Fairfax County have verybusy lives and are often frustratedwith heavy traffic. Just one fenderbender caused by an aggressivedriver makes a difficult situationeven worse; we’re trying to dosomething about this ongoingproblem,” said Captain SusanCulin, Commander of the TrafficDivision.

Statistics show an increase insuch unsafe violations as disre-garding stop signs; from 4,484 in2011 up from 3,919 in 2010. Reck-less driving went from 2,788 upto 2,863. So far in 2012, officershave issued 11,906 speeding cita-tions.

The Summer HEAT program in-volves three major enforcementwaves in June, July and August.Many officers will place SummerHEAT car magets on their cruisersin an effort to remind the publicof this campaign and to be mind-ful of safe, careful driving thissummer.

“We’re hoping drivers will makesafe driving a habit,” said CaptainCulin. For more information aboutthe Summer HEAT program, con-tact the Public Information Office.

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Make-up, Brianna Weiner,W.T. Woodson High School,“Alice in Wonderland.”

Costumes, Abby Deatherageand Anna Mendelson, W.T.Woodson High School,“Alice in Wonderland.”

Creativity, Arjun Baxter,Composer, W.T. WoodsonHigh School, “Alice inWonderland.”

Comic Actress in a Musical,Alexandra Nicopoulos,Fairfax High School,“Sweeney Todd.”

Lead Actress in a Musical,Sean Pugerude, Paul VICatholic High School,“Hello, Dolly!”

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Woodson High won threeawards, and Fairfax, PaulVI and Robinson Second-ary, one each, at Sunday

night’s 13th annual Cappie Awards at TheKennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Overall, Westfield High won the mostCappies, garnering 10, including Best Mu-sical, for “Crazy for You.” The Best Play win-ner, McLean High, took home five awards,including Lead Actor and Lead Actress in aPlay, for its production of “A View from theBridge.”

Paul VI senior Sean Pugerude capturedthe Cappie for Lead Actress in a Musical forher portrayal of matchmaker Dolly Levi in“Hello, Dolly.” Afterward, the jubilant se-nior said, “This is totally mind-blowing; it’ssuch an honor. Maybe what set it apart wasthat PVI’s actors had a lot of challenges –

we were doing a period piece and playingcharacters a lot older than we were.”Pugerude is now headed to VCU to majorin theater.

“Sean deserved this award,” said her prouddirector, Katherine Miller. “We had nothingbut faith in her. If there was ever a girl bornto play a part, it was her to play Dolly.”

Winning the Cappie for Comic Actress ina Musical was Fairfax junior AlexandraNicopoulos for her role in “Sweeney Todd.”Surprised, but delighted, she said, “I reallywasn’t expecting this; I still can’t believe it.I thank my parents and the entire cast of‘Sweeney Todd’ – this is for them. They’rethe biggest support system of my life.”

Woodson’s starry statuettes were forMakeup, Costumes and Creativity for itsproduction of “Alice in Wonderland inSteampunk.”

Senior Brianna Weiner said she was “com-pletely shell-shocked,” but happy about herCappie for Makeup. “I’ve seen the work of

the other shows’ makeup artists and wasblown away by it,” she said. “My crew didan amazing job and, if I asked them tomodify things, they did. I’m just so proudof them.”

Accepting their award for Costumes, se-niors Ana Mendelson and Abby Deatheragethanked their crew, Director Terri Hobsonand their theater family. “It’s hard to be-lieve we won because the costumes weremade from parts of things in my basement,”said Mendelson. “We used bottle caps, back-packs, cereal boxes and bike chains.”

“For two years, we’ve dreamed aboutbringing a Costume Cappie to Woodson,”said Deatherage. “Ana and I and our crewworked so hard on our costumes and put alot of time and detail into everything.”

Senior Arjun Baxter won the Cappie forCreativity for composing all the music forthe show. It took him two months to do,and he said the hardest part was puttingauthor Lewis Carroll’s words to music.

“I read the play script and book and sawthe movie multiple times, listening to thewords to get a feel for them,” he explained.

“Then I wrote several songs, as well as thetransfer music between scenes. I was espe-cially influenced by Dvorak; his work in-spired the main theme and the string feel Iwas going for.” This fall, Baxter will attendthe Eastman School of Music Conservatoryto double major in upright-bass perfor-mance and composition.

Robinson’s honor was for Ensemble in aPlay for the Mechanicals in its production of“Ken Ludwig’s Midsummer/Jersey.” Compris-ing the ensemble were Jamie Green, MollyJohnson, Brandy Skaddan, Carys Meyer, Sa-rah Marksteiner and Mary Turgeon.

“It’s very exciting,” said Johnson. “Wenever expected to win, but hoped to. We’reall so close with each other so we could playoff each other’s energy.” And, said Meyer,“Our characters were so big and exagger-ated that we could have fun with them, andthe audience did, too.” Green said whatmade their roles so great was that “since weweren’t part of the main story, we got to playaround with our characters.” “[Playwright]Ken Ludwig gave us a lot of freedom tochange things in the show,” Johnson added.

Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection

Local Schools Win Six Cappie AwardsPaul VI takes Lead Actress in a Musical honor.

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BibleBancroft Bible Church... 703-425-3800

CatholicSt. Leo the Great Catholic... 703-273-5369

St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church...703-978-4141

St. Paul Catholic Church... 703-968-3010

Coptic OrthodoxSt. Mark...703-591-4444

Disciples of ChristFairfax Christian Church... 703-385-3520

EpiscopalChurch of the Apostles

703-591-1974Truro Episcopal...703-273-1300

JewishCongregation of Olam Tikvah... 703-425-1880

Chabad Lubavitch...703-426-1980

LutheranBethlehem Lutheran...703-978-3131

Christ Lutheran...703-273-4094Kings of Kings...703-378-7272

Lord of Life...703-323-9500

MethodistBruen Chapel United...703-560-1665

Fairfax United...703-591-3120Pender United...703-278-8023

St. George’s United...703-385-4550

Non-DenominationalFair Oaks...703-631-1112

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Jesus Christ Crucified...703-385-9015Metropolitan Community Church

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PresbyterianChrist Presbyterian Chruch...703-278-8365

Fairfax Presbyterian...703-273-5300Korean Presbyterian...703-321-8090

Providence Presbyterian...703-978-3934New Hope...703-385-9056

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Amanda Andere, the ex-ecutive director of FAC-ETS, a nonprofit thatopens doors by helping

parents, their children, and indi-viduals who suffer the effects ofpoverty in Fairfax County, was se-lected by Northern Virginia Maga-zine as a 2012 Northern Virginianof the Year for her outstandingleadership that is helping FACETSgrow its efforts to endhomelessness as well as her com-munity commitment.

“I am so humbled and honoredto be recognized in this way.Northern Virginia is my home, andI’m committed to making it a bet-ter place to live and work for allof our residents. In a county thathas more than 1,700 people whoare homeless, FACETS’s work iscritically important. Accoladessuch as this provide a way for usto help the community understandthat poverty is a real and seriousissue in our very wealthy county,”explained Andere, who startedwith FACETS in 2009.

Andere is on one of six to behonored in the story, which runsin the June edition of the maga-zine. The piece notes her accom-plishments in leading FACETS’ ef-forts in reducing Fairfax County’sshelter wait list and in helpinglessen the impact of poverty oncounty residents.

The story also cites Andere’s ex-traordinary volunteer commit-ment as a reason for the recogni-tion. Her involvement includesserving on the Northern VirginiaAffordable Housing Alliance Advi-sory Committee; the NonprofitRoundtable’s Future Executive Di-rector Fellowship Advisory

Committee; as co-chair of theFairfax County Region Four Hu-man Service Network Group; andas chair of Nonprofit NoVA’s Pro-gram Committee. She also serveson the board of the Fairfax CountyAlliance for Human Services andTake Heart Association Project,and teaches Sunday school at Mar-tin Luther King Christian Churchin Reston. In addition, Amandaserves on the Reston AssociationBoard, representing the Apart-ment Owners, a majority of whichprovide affordable housing toReston’s diverse community of60,000 residents. She is also ad-junct professor at George MasonUniversity, teaching nonprofitmanagement.

With the second largest home-less population in the region,homelessness is a real problem inthe Fairfax County-Falls Churchcommunity. A majority of thehomeless are in working familieswith children. With critical helpfrom volunteers and partnershipswith the faith and business com-munities, FACETS works to pre-vent and end homelessnessthroughout Fairfax County by of-fering a full spectrum of services,such as basic needs and financialassistance, counseling and out-reach, educational enrichmentprograms and permanent housing.

Amanda Andere NamedNorthern Virginian of the YearLeadership around preventing andending homelessness cited.

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Opinion

Partnerships That Make a Difference

Media/Communications Partner,Connection Newspapers

In photo, Sharon Bulova, VictoriaRoss, Mary Kimm, Deb Cobb, Ed Long.

Partnering withCommunities

The Connection was nominated by Dean Klein,Executive Director of the Fairfax County Office to Pre-vent and End Homelessness, and the award springsfrom the Nov. 13 special edition coverage about thecomplex challenges of the homeless in Fairfax. Cover-age of the issues included a “moving array of impactfulphotos and informative articles” that conveyed thescope of the challenges faced by those who are home-less in our community and the collaborative work ofPartnership to End Homelessness. The award also citedother examples of the Connection’s community part-nership including “weekly highlights of neighborhoodschool activities and events, Thanksgiving story called‘Season of Giving’ that featured 12 gifts that give backto the community, and extensive coverage of the Stuffthe Bus Food campaign.”

Strategic partnerships with businesses, community organizations, benefitpublic good and fill gaps since government cannot do it all.

A few weeks ago, the Connection waslucky enough to be included in agroup of Fairfax County organiza-tions honored for their efforts in giv-

ing back to the community.Fairfax County and the Fairfax County Pub-

lic Schools recognized their business and com-munity partners for their continued contribu-tions to the community at the Celebrate Part-nerships awards ceremonies on May 21 at theMason Inn. More than 55 businesses and com-munity groups were nominated for these an-nual awards which focus on individuals andgroups who partner with the County and FCPSto give back to the community.

The mission: “The Office of Public PrivatePartnerships (OP3) develops partnerships be-tween the business community and local com-munity organizations that address critical

needs in Fairfax County. … to stimulate posi-tive change in the community and encouragecivic involvement and responsibility. One of thegoals of OP3 is to bring together resourcesbetween the public and private sectors to ef-fectively transform the quality of life in thecommunity.”

Those efforts in the county and in the schoolswere on display at the awards. It was remark-able to hear about how partnerships betweenorganizations, schools, businesses led to thou-sands of hours of volunteer work and millionsof dollars raised. The benefits are tangible, sig-nificant and a part of what makes FairfaxCounty a leader in many areas.

The Connection award was based signifi-cantly on our special edition on homelessnessin Fairfax County, but also cited theConnection’s dedication to covering the com-

munities we serve.This year Anthony Griffin was given a special

award for his work with partnerships. Otherbusiness honorees include MV Transportation,Helios HR, Nadar por Vida, Great Falls Friendsand Neighbors, Fairfax County Chamber of Com-merce and Doug Brammer of Verizon.

The event was attended by more than 380people who heard from Fairfax County Chair-man Sharon Bulova; Fairfax County SchoolsChair Janie Strauss; Jorge Haddock, Dean ofthe School of Management, George MasonUniversity; Fairfax County Executive Ed Long,and Superintendent of Schools Jack D. Dale.

To find out more, visit http://www.fairfaxcountypartnerships.org

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FRIDAY/JUNE 15A Night for Americans: The

Pietasters and Sunny Ledford.8:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

“Seussical The Musical.” 8 p.m.Church of the Good Shepherd, 9350Braddock Road, Burke. Based onclassic works by Dr. Seuss. $15 adult,$10 student, age 4 and under free.703-323-5400 orwww.goodshepherdplayers.com.

Riverdance. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap NationalPark for the Performing Arts, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Finalperformances. www.riverdance.comor www.wolftrap.org.

“Romero.” 7 p.m. Accotink UnitarianUniversalist Church, 10125Lakehaven Court, Burke. Discussionfollows film. www.accotinkuuc.org.

Picnic Time! 11 a.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Stories and activities. Age 3-5 withadult. 703-249-1520.

English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Practice yourEnglish conversation skills. Adults.703-978-5600.

SATURDAY/JUNE 16Sunset Cruise. 7 p.m. Lake Accotink

Park, 7500 Accotink Park Road,Springfield. Cruiser the shores of LakeAccotink. Beverages served. $6.Register at 703-569-0285.

For Mercy Reunion: BenefitConcert for One Voice at 7 p.m.;Defakto, Actual Proof and DJMercury at 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

Riverdance. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap NationalPark for the Performing Arts, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Finalperformances. www.riverdance.comor www.wolftrap.org.

“Seussical The Musical.” 7 p.m.Church of the Good Shepherd, 9350Braddock Road, Burke. Based onclassic works by Dr. Seuss. $15 adult,$10 student, age 4 and under free.703-323-5400 orwww.goodshepherdplayers.com.

CSS Virginia: Before, During andAfter the Battle of HamptonRoads. 7 p.m. Old Firestation #3Restaurant, 3988 University Drive,Fairfax. Hosted by Frank StringfellowCamp #822 Sons of ConfederateVeterans. Open to the public. Free.703-250-8705 orstringfellowbuva@att.net.

Master Gardeners. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. Horticultural tips,information, techniques and advicefor home gardeners. Adults. 703-293-6227.

Master Gardeners. 10 a.m. Kings ParkLibrary, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Plant clinics to answer yourgardening questions. Adults. 703-978-5600.

eBook clinic. 11 a.m. Kings ParkLibrary, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Learn to use the library’seBook collection and compatible e-book readers with a one-on-onetechnology volunteer. Registrationrequired. Adults. 703-978-5600.

Inova Blood Drive. 10:30 a.m.-3:30p.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Photo IDrequired. Appointments preferred, call1-866-256-6372.

Father-Daughter Dance. 6-9 p.m.Stacy C. Sherwood CommunityCenter, 3740 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax. Fairy tale guests, dancing,prizes, food, games and more. $25 perperson. Registration required at 703-

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SUNDAY/JUNE 17Father’s Day Cruises. 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

and 5 p.m. Lake Accotink Park, 7500Accotink Park Road, Springfield.Cruiser the shores of Lake Accotink. $5Dads, $6 other adults, $5 children age 3and up. Register at 703-569-0285.

Canine Cruises. 7 p.m. Lake AccotinkPark, 7500 Accotink Park Road,Springfield. Cruiser the shores of LakeAccotink with your dog. Limit one dogper person. $6. Register at 703-569-0285.

Eric Lindell (at The Hamilton). 7:30p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. www.janmminjava.com.Riverdance. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapNational Park for the Performing Arts,1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Finalperformances. www.riverdance.comor www.wolftrap.org.

“Seussical The Musical.” 3 p.m.Church of the Good Shepherd, 9350Braddock Road, Burke. Based onclassic works by Dr. Seuss. $15 adult,$10 student, age 4 and under free.703-323-5400 orwww.goodshepherdplayers.com.

Antique Car Show. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. More than 400antique and classic cars, automotiveflea market, live music, food availablefor purchase and more. $7-$10. 703-437-1794.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 1-4 p.m.Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. TheFairfax County Master GardenersAssociation gives tips and advice.Adults. 703-644-7333.

MONDAY/JUNE 18Children’s Music Performance

Series. 10:30 a.m. Old Town Hall,3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Firstand third Mondays of each month.Free admission. 703-352-2787 orwww.fairfaxarts.org.

Jon McLaughlin CD Release Show. 8p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. www.janmminjava.com.

Chess Club. 3:30-5 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. Learn the rules andstrategy by playing the game. Drop inany time. Age 8-16. 703-644-7333.

TUESDAY/JUNE 19Author Edward L. Cox. 7 p.m. Burke

Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road,Burke. The author of Grey Eminence:Fox Conner and the Art of Mentorshipwill discuss Major General Fox

Conner and his impact on the careersof Generals Eisenhower, Marshalland Patton. Adults. 703-249-1520.

Balloon Fun. 5 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Join us to celebrate thebeginning of the Summer ReadingProgram. Balloons by Mike will betwisting balloons into fun shapes.Children and teens. 703-293-6227.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-293-6227.Evening Book Discussion. 7:30 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. Any title byDorothy Sayers. Adults. 703-293-6227.

Book Discussion Group. 1:30 p.m.Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Major Pettigrew’s LastStand by Helen Simonson. Adults.703-978-5600.

Book Discussion Group. 6:30 p.m.Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Cloud Atlas by DavidMitchell. Adults. 703-978-5600.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. TheFairfax County Master GardenersAssociation gives tips and advice.Adults. 703-644-7333.

Evening Book Discussion Group. 7p.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Learningto Swim by Sarah Henry. Adults.703-644-7333.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 20Counting Crows. 7 p.m. Filene

Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. $48in-house, $30 lawn.www.wolftrap.com.

Spin, Pop, Boom. 2:30 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Mad Sciencepresents genies in a bottle, boom boxin a tube and more. Age 6-12. 703-293-6227.

Student Volunteer TrainingSession. 7 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Students receive trainingfrom library staff and sign up forvolunteer hours. Bring completedapplication. Grades 7-12. 703-293-6227.

Hula with Mokihana. 7 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. Experience traditionalHawaiian music. All ages. Sign upeach child and adult separately. 703-644-7333.

Playing a group of jungle animals, the younger membersof the cast gather on stage around Horton the Elephantplayed by Samuel Conner Sr. (Fairfax) and his infamousclover. They will present “Seussical The Musical” Saturdayand Sunday, June 16-17, at the Church of the Good Shep-herd, 9350 Braddock Road in Burke.

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Brianna Rodriguez displays her graphics project illustrating her life.Students perform a Korean fan dance during the Fairfax Academy’sCreative Works Showcase.

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Students in the Fairfax Academy dis-played their signature projects lastTuesday, June 5, during the annualCreative Works Showcase. They

sang, danced, played music, showed films they’dmade and displayed their graphic-art, fashion,foreign language and photography skills.

For their project, seniors Ji Won Kim andMoses Yim dressed in traditional, Koreangarb and served visitors colorful kimbab,which is similar to sushi but without fish.They represented Korean III and IV, the high-est level of Korean-language classes at theAcademy.

“We’re reading Korean novels, writingparagraphs and speaking only Korean inclass,” said Yim. “I took it to learn the cor-rect grammar and because I wanted to beable to listen to Korean better so I’d under-stand it faster.”

Senior Analise Peterson showed her workfor Professional Graphics, a design and ani-mation class. “It’s a graphics design I did, plusconcept art – the outline before the finished

project,” she said. “I worked on a mixture ofgraphic design and 2D animation.

Classmate Brianna Rodriguez did her projecton a computer and drew it on a tablet, usingPhotoshop and Illustrator. “It represents me asa person,” she explained. “I lived in New Yorkfor 10 years, so I drew its skyline and buildingsto really stand out. There’s a drawing of my sis-ter Kayla, who has autism; and the drawingtitled ‘I am Strong’ shows me being strong formy boyfriend in the Marines. There’s also adrawing of my work and my head to show mywork is me and I am my work.”

For her Chinese-language project, sophomoreMaeve Griffin prepared a display showing thesights of China, plus items reflecting the coun-try. “I grew up in Nepal and Bangladesh andalways had an interest in Asian culture,” shesaid. “Chinese is going to be one of the biggestlanguages in the world, so I’m preparing for thefuture and a job hopefully working internation-ally for the U.N. Since this class is every day,it’s as close to full immersion as you can get, soit’s become second-nature to me.”

Senior Haley Reynolds did her signature projectfor Fashion Design II. “In class, we learn the insand outs of the fashion business – garment con-struction, pattern-making, illustration and CADwork on the computer for a more professionallook to the design,” she said. “It’s an accurate lookinto the industry and how challenging it is.”

In Professional Photo, level II, senior AlysaBaird learned how to download photos, editthem correctly and change the light balance.Most importantly, she said, “We learned how touse studio lighting to make the subject lookbetter and also how to Photoshop things into apicture. We also learned how to work with cli-ents and pose models.” Baird displayed herphotographs at the showcase; she plans to even-tually go into engineering and do professionalphotography on the side.

Classmate Jesse Colligan showed her photo-graphs, as well. She plans a career in psychol-ogy or counseling, but enjoys photography andwants to continue doing it on the side. “My fa-vorite thing is taking portraits of children be-cause they all have different personalities,” shesaid. “So to be able to capture that in a portraitis really cool.”

Jesse Colligan especially likesphotographing children.

Haley Reynolds with her signa-ture project in fashion design.

(From left) Ji Won Kim andMoses Yim wear Korean garband hold a plate of kimbab.

Alysa Baird poses with a dis-play of her photographs.

Maeve Griffin stands by a display ofChinese scenes.

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Lake Braddock junior ThomasRogers is committed to the Uni-versity of Georgia as a pitcher,but with the Bruins playing for a

state championship on May 9, No. 1 showedhe can swing the bat, as well.

Rogers smashed a solo home run to right-center field in the top of the third inning,giving Lake Braddock a 1-0 lead againstKellam in the Virginia AAA state baseballfinal. Rogers spent the rest of the afternoonusing his prized left arm to ensure his longball was the only run the Bruins would need.Rogers tossed a four-hit shutout as LakeBraddock captured the first baseball statechampionship in school history with a 4-0victory at Westfield High School. The Bru-ins had also reached the state final in 1997,1993 and 1988, but the 2012 team was thefirst to walk away a winner.

“It puts another banner in our gymna-sium,” Rogers said, “up there with [theschool’s other] state champions.”

ROGERS STRUCK OUT 10, includingseven called third strikes. He said the Bru-ins’ scouting report on Kellam said to at-tack the Knights with inside fastballs. Theplan worked as Rogers did not allow aKellam runner to reach third base.

While Lake Braddock head coach JodyRutherford credited Kellam southpaw MitchMoynihan with pitching a good game, LakeBraddock’s lefty was better.

“[Moynihan] did a hell of a job. Thomasjust stepped it up after that … first inningand said, listen, I’m a pretty good pitcher,

too,” Rutherford said. “[He] pounded theminside with the fastball a couple times, gotsome strikeouts looking and once we seeThomas throw like that, everybody knowswe’re good to go.”

Junior catcher Garett Driscoll said Rogerswas at his best toward the end of the sea-son.

“He was on today,” Driscoll said. “In hispast two or three starts, including this one— I’ve been playing with him since LittleLeague — that’s the best I’ve ever seen himpitch.”

Driscoll extended Lake Braddock’s leadto 2-0 in the third inning when he smackeda run-scoring double off the fence in left-center field. Senior left fielder DylanO’Connor delivered an RBI double in theseventh. Senior second baseman MattSpruill (double) and junior third basemanAlex Lewis (single) also had hits for theBruins.

The previous day, Northern RegionPitcher of the Year Michael Church startedhis final game for Lake Braddock andearned a win, throwing a complete gameduring a 7-4 victory against C.D. Hylton inthe semifinals at Westfield. Lake Braddock’srun through the state tournament, which

included a 9-0 victory at Cosby during thequarterfinals on June 5, came after the Bru-ins were upset by West Springfield, 3-2, innine innings in the Northern Region cham-pionship game.

“To be honest, I think it was a good timeto lose,” Church said after the Bruins’ statesemifinal victory. “We were still in the[state] tournament, and in the past we’velost and then [responded by winning] agood amount of games. It was probably theperfect time to lose.”

LAKE BRADDOCK will graduate seniorsChurch, O’Connor, Spruill and outfieldersChris Granito, Chuck Feola and NathanParker, but will return the majority its play-ers in 2013, including all-region junior cen-ter fielder Alex Gransback, sophomoreshortstop Jack Owens and freshman pitcherMatt Supko.

Lake Braddock posted a 26-3 record andwon the Patriot District championship in2012. The Bruins started 9-0 before losingto McLean on April 3. Lake Braddock fin-ished the season ranked No. 42 nationallyin the ESPN.com FAB 50 and was the onlyteam from the Washington, D.C.-metro areato be ranked.

Driscoll credited Rutherford with gettingthe most out of the Bruins’ talented roster.

“He’s probably one of the best coaches I’veever had if not the [best],” Driscoll said.“He pushed us to our max.”

For Rutherford, who took over as headcoach in 2002 and has been with the pro-gram since 1998, winning the state cham-pionship helped solidify an already success-ful career.

“I would be a liar if I said, no, I didn’tneed [a state title],” Rutherford said. “…This is what I’ve worked for. In my coach-ing career, as good as we’ve been and assuccessful as we’ve [been], not to be ableto accomplish this, [would have been] kindof the open puzzle; it’s like the quarterbackwithout the Super Bowl.”

Rogers Leads Lake Braddock to State Baseball TitleJunior left-handerthrows four-hit shutout,hits home run.

The Lake Braddock baseball team captured the first state championshipin program history with a 4-0 victory against Kellam on May 9 atWestfield High School.

Lake Braddock junior Thomas Rogers hit a solo home run and drove in arun with a sacrifice fly during the Virginia AAA baseball state final onMay 9 at Westfield High School.

Lake Braddock senior Dylan O’Connor slides safely into home plateduring the seventh inning of the Virginia AAA baseball state final againstKellam on May 9 at Westfield High School.

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— Lake Braddock catcherGarett Driscoll about Thomas Rogers

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Senior Angelina Mamkung

End-of-the-Year Art Show at WoodsonBy Annelise Jensen

The Connection

On June 6, Woodson HighSchool’s art students ofall grades showcased

their artwork for the communityat the Woodson’s annual end-of-the-year Art Show. Senior art stu-dents enjoyed their last high schoolart show, while others experiencedtheir first public showing.

Woodson High School’s auxiliarygym was filled with hundreds ofparents, students and communitymembers crowding around eachdisplay. Well over two dozen stu-

dents’ artwork was on display. Stu-dents of all grades and art levelspresented their style of art includ-ing analog and digital photogra-phy, ceramics, sculpture, computergraphics, animation, printmaking,painting, drawing, and mixed me-dia. Woodson’s art teacher and ArtShow coordinator, JayneMatricardi-Burke, said the ArtShow has been a great success.“We’ve been working hard foryears to build a good program,”Matricardi-Burke said.

AP Art student, junior CharlotteGuthey, said her digital photogra-phy is “therapeutic” by helping her

express herself. Another studentconveys her strong attachment forher art. “I wouldn’t want art as acareer because I wouldn’t want tomake it for anyone else, but my-self,” says senior Anna Beyer.

One of the main pieces featuredwas senior Angelina Mamkung’saward winning art. She has re-ceived a Silver Award at the 2012Scholastic Art Awards and anhonorable mention for her art-work at the 11th District Congres-sional Art Competition. She willbe heading to Carnegie MellonUniversity in the fall on a MeritBased Scholarship.

“I really suck at writing, so thisis the only way I can express my-self” says Mamkung. Momentslater a women admiring Mamkun’sart tells her, “You inspire me to domy own art”.

Prints of student artwork will beavailable for sale. Raffle tickets forhand-painted chairs and guitarswere featured, all the proceeds go-ing towards the school’s ArtBooster program.

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Home Life Style

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Whether creating a

tapestry of boldcolors, a sanctuary toescape stress or simply

a low maintenance landscape, localdesigners say taking a backyard fromdull to dazzling is easier than onemight think, and offer insight into hot-test landscape elements as well astrends in sustainable design.

“The biggest overall trend is thatpeople are cocooning — that is, peopleare staying at home and creatingmulti-use spaces,” said landscape ar-chitect Mark White, owner of GardenWise in Arlington. “They want to beable to cook outdoors and have a din-ing area. They might want a waterfeature. They are creating a place fora mini-vacation in their backyard.”

WATER, WATER EVERY-WHERE. From custom wa-terfalls to simple, self-con-tained systems in an urn,fountains and ornamentalwater features are surging inpopularity as homeownersstrive to create a tranquiloasis in their backyards.

“Given the state of theeconomy and the fact thatpeople are leading hecticlives, many are wantingcalm spaces in their back-yards,” said White. “Theyare using water elements tocreate soothing sounds.”

LET IT RAIN. Rain gardens arepopular as eco-mindedhomeowners look for ways todecrease water pollution. Raingardens allow rainwater runofffrom surfaces like roofs, drive-ways and walkways to be ab-sorbed into the ground insteadof storm drains.

Landscapers at George MasonUniversity in Fairfax, createdrain gardens across campus us-ing water-loving, native plants.The gardens help alleviatestorm-water runoff and pollu-tion.

“Also, rain gardens help toeliminate standing pools of wa-ter that might otherwise havebeen the perfect breedingground for mosquitoes,” saidArchie Nesbitt, landscape super-visor at George Mason.

HARVESTING RAINWATER.“Many people are now collect-ing rainwater in rain barrels andusing it to water their plants,”

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Landscape designers say yards that incorporate both edible and decorative plants are popular. Herbs andpatio vegetables are ideal for small outdoor areas.

Local tastemakersoffer suggestions formaking the most ofbackyard space.

Trends in Landscape Design

Landscape architect Mark White uses ornamental water features to create a soothingspace in the backyard of this Arlington home.

“Given the state of theeconomy and thefact that people areleading hectic lives,many are wantingcalm spaces intheir backyards.”

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White said. “You can connect ahose to the barrel and use it towater your garden.”

HOW DOES ONE’S GARDENGROW? Landscapes that incorpo-rate both edible and decorativeplants are popular now and servedual purposes: providing bothfood and beauty. “There has beena huge interest in vegetable gar-dens, container gardens and fruitgardens, especially dwarf fruittrees, tomatoes, peppers andherbs,” said Sherrye Schenk ofPotomac Garden Center in NorthPotomac.

MAKING ROOM. Designers canmake accommodations whenspace is scarce.

“Because many of the yards inthis area are small, people don’thave the space to dedicate to alarger garden, so we’re puttingplants in containers and growingwhat is known as ‘patio veg-etables,’ which don’t get as large,”said White. “For example, thereare certain varieties of tomatoesand eggplants that are suitable fora smaller space.”

KEEPING BAMBI AT BAY.Homeowners who live in areaswhere deer abound also search forplants that don’t attract these four-legged friends.

“Anything that is deer resistantis popular now,” said Alex Denckerof Behnke Nurseries in Potomac.“Nandina and cherry laurel aredeer resistant. ‘Green giant arbor-vitae’ works if you’re looking forscreen plants to create privacy.They grow tall very quickly.”

GOING NATIVE. Designers sayindigenous plants often growbeautifully with little maintenanceand no fertilizer. “Whenever pos-sible, allow things to be what theywant to be … the more a planted

Backyard Tips from Local Tastemakersarea can be self-sustaining [and]not require upkeep, the better,”said Nesbitt.

Drought tolerance is anotherbonus that makes native plants fa-vorites among homeowners and

landscape designers. “Purple coneflower are popular, as are creep-ing phlox which blooms early, pro-vides great ground cover and re-quires little maintenance,” saidDencker. “Black-eyed Susans and

redbud trees are also native plantsthat have colorful buds. There areso many birds and other crittersthat need our native plants to sur-vive. That is another reason whyour native plants are so important.”

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WEDNESDAY/JUNE 20Evolution of Fairfax Series. 7:30

p.m. The Mason Inn and ConferenceCenter, George Mason University,Fairfax. Second of a three part serieson where we were, where we are, andwhere we want to be, to be continuedon June 20 and June 27. Presented byChairman Sharon Bulova inpartnership with the Fairfax CountyChamber of Commerce and FairfaxCounty Federation of CitizensAssociations. Free and open to thepublic. Reserve at 703-324-2321 orchairman@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Ladies Night Mixer: Beauty With aCause. 6-9 p.m. First ImpressionsSalon, 10955 Fairfax Blvd., Suite 104,Fairfax. Join the ladies of the CentralFairfax Chamber of Commerce for anight of beauty and relaxation: 10percent of the proceeds will bedonated to a local women’s shelter.Register at www.cfcc.org.

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Chantilly41994 Kudu Ct.....................$737,000......Sat 1-4.............Rich Triplett ......Samson Props..703-217-1348

Clifton13206 Kilby Landing Ct........$795,000.....Sun 1-4...............Ed Duggan............Century 21..703-989-77356609 Rock Lawn Dr ............. $669,000.....Sun 1-4...............Ed Duggan............Century 21..703-989-7735

Fairfax3950 Collis Oak Ct................$384,900...Sat 11-3 ...............Myra Hiser.......Long & Foster..571-426-4391

Fairfax Station11107 Hampton Rd...........$1,695,000......Sat 1-4...........Dana LaFever ...............Weichert..703-609-34798288 Tabor Ln......................$759,900.....Sun 1-4............David Billups.......Long & Foster..703-967-87008303 Pinyon Pine Ct.............$749,500......Sat 1-4....Christine Shevock................RE/MAX..703-475-3986

Kingstowne/Alexandria6254 Harbin Dr.....................$519,950.....Sun 1-4..Tom & Cindy & Assoc...Long & Foster..703-822-02076402 Gum St........................$499,900....Sat 12-3............Beth Kinsella ...........Avery-Hess..571-228-34345225 Harbor Court Dr...........$369,950.....Sun 1-4 .. Tom & Cindy & Assoc..Long & Foster..703-822-0207

Lorton5925 Kentia Trail. .................$420,000....Sat 12-3..Kristie Zimmerman..........McEnearney..703-286-1287

Springfield6047 Forrest Hollow Ln........$349,999.....Sun 1-4 .......Helen Grozbean......Keller Williams..571-233-42877215 Jill Spring Ct, #21C.....$209,900...Sun 12-3.............Carol Mayer ...........Avery-Hess..703-667-10487230 Jill Spring Ct. .............. $230,000.....Sun 1-4........Lana Hartmann.......................ERA..703-359-78007406 Golden Horseshoe Ct. .$354,000.....Sun 1-4...........Tonya Nelson............Century 21..703-938-6070

OPEN HOUSESSATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 16 & 17

To add your Realtor represented Open House to theseweekly listings, please call Karen Washburn at

703-778-9422 or E-Mail the info to:kwashburn@connectionnewspapers.com

All listings due by Tuesday at 3 P.M.

HomeLifeStyle

The Town of Herndon’sCultivating Communi-ties initiative will hosttheir annual Garden

Tour Sunday, June 24 from noonto 4 p.m. The tour will feature fivedifferent stops within the townborders, all representing a varietyof approaches to suburban resi-dential gardening.

“There will be a variety of looksat gardens, and they’re all onesthat don’t require huge yards,”said Diane D’Amico, committeechair for the tour. “People tend toenjoy seeing how realistic it is toput a beautiful garden in a regu-lar neighborhood, you don’t needa sprawling property inMiddleburg.”

Tickets are $10 in advance andcan be purchased at the HerndonCommunity Center (814 FerndaleAvenue), the Herndon Florist (716Lynn Street) and ArtSpaceHerndon (750 Center Street).They can also be purchased for$15 on the day of the tour fromthe community center andArtSpace.

Annual gardentour highlightscreativity of localgardeners.

Herndon’sGardens onDisplay

Nate and Michele Ament, who live onYoung Dairy Court, will be one of the stopson this year’s Herndon Garden Tour, whichwill take place Sunday, June 24.

Nate and Michele Ament, who live onYoung Dairy Court, will be one of the stopson this year’s Herndon Garden Tour, whichwill take place Sunday, June 24.

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Address ................................. BR FB HB ..Postal City ..... Sold Price ... Type ..... Lot AC . PostalCode ........ Subdivision ............... Date Sold

1 13717 BALMORAL GREENS AVE 6 .. 5 . 1 ..... CLIFTON ...... $1,187,500 .... Detached .. 1.53 ........ 20124 ....... BALMORAL GREENS ........... 04/30/12

2 7079 BALMORAL FOREST RD ... 5 .. 4 . 1 ..... CLIFTON ...... $1,032,500 .... Detached .. 3.04 ........ 20124 ....... BALMORAL GREENS ........... 04/11/12

3 13155 COMPTON RD ............ 5 .. 5 . 1 ..... CLIFTON ......... $950,000 .... Detached .. 5.00 ........ 20124 ......... CLIFTON IVAKOTA ............. 04/30/12

4 7510 RED HILL DR ................ 6 .. 5 . 1 .. SPRINGFIELD ..... $925,000 .... Detached .. 0.29 ........ 22153 ............... BELMEAD ................... 04/17/12

5 6303 BARSKY CT ................... 5 .. 3 . 1 FAIRFAX STATION ... $918,000 .... Detached .. 1.22 ........ 22039 ..... FAIRFAX STATION EAST ......... 04/12/12

6 5884 IRON STONE CT ........... 4 .. 4 . 1 .. CENTREVILLE ..... $908,000 .... Detached .. 0.91 ........ 20120 . THE RIDINGS AT VIRGN RUN ..... 04/16/12

7 10094 DANIELS RUN WAY ..... 5 .. 4 . 1 ...... FAIRFAX ......... $898,500 .... Detached .. 0.16 ........ 22030 ............. FARRCROFT ................. 04/04/12

Source: MRIS, Inc. For more information on MRIS, visit www.mris.com

Top Sales inApril 2012

Local REAL ESTATELocal REAL ESTATE

1 13717 Balmoral Greens Avenue,Clifton — $1,187,500

4 7510 Red Hill Drive,Springfield — $925,000

5 6303Barsky Court,Fairfax Station— $918,000

6 5884 Iron Stone Court,Centreville — $908,000