<lst>Send your organization's announcement to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is two weeks before publication. Photos/artwork encouraged. Questions? Call Michael O'Connell at 703-917-6449.
Tiffany Mussmon, a Loudoun County resident, won $5,000 shopping spree from the Dulles Town Center's VIP Rewards program, the program's grand prize. For more information on the program, and monthly VIP gifts, visit www.shopdullestowncenter.com.
Nancy Gourley has been hired as the new Loudoun County transit operations manager. Grourley, who has lived in Loudoun County for the past 10 years, will oversee all aspects of the county's commuter bus contract.
Shelley Brodka of Photography by Design, located in Potomac Falls, recently received a 2nd Place Award and two honorable mentions for her children's portraiture, in the semi-annual International Wedding and Portrait Photography Awards Print Competition. Shelley received high scores for immediate visual impact and technical excellence. She competed against photographers from all over the world to win such honors.