Lunch Bunch
<bt>Fairfax County Public Schools Office of Special Education will be holding a "Lunch Bunch Video Series" for parents. The videos are by Mel Levine, a developmental pediatrician at the University of North Carolina.
"Feelings and Motivation" and "Getting Thoughts on Paper" will be shown Sept. 16, 18 and 25 at various locations throughout the county.
"Language" and "Mastering the Challenge of Reading" will be shown Oct. 14, 23 and 30.
To register for any of the sessions, call 703-204-3941 or e-mail Claire.Leftwich@fcps.edu. For a full description of the videos, times and locations, visit the Web site www.fcps.edu/DSSSE/prc/prcwksp.htm.
<sh>ARC Rally
<bt>The ARC of Northern Virginia will be sponsoring a "Call to Action: Building Communities for Citizens with Disabilities," a rally in Richmond Sept. 20. Participants will march from Mayo Island to the state Capitol from 11 a.m.-noon. Participants from the Northern Virginia region will meet at the Northern Virginia Training Center from 7-7:30 a.m. The group will leave at 8 a.m. and return by 4:30 p.m. For more information call The ARC at 703-532-3214.
<sh>Parent to Parent Network
<bt>Parent to Parent is a network of trained parent volunteers who can provide information and support to other families of children with disabilities or health problems. The Arc of Virginia's Family Involvement Project, "Parent to Parent" will be offering a Parent Partner Training Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Infant and Toddler Connection of Fairfax-Falls Church, 3750 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. For more information or to register, contact Andrea Adelmann at 703-246-5313 or e-mail andrea.adlemann@fairfaxcounty.gov.
<sh>FCPS Events Calendar
<bt>Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m.
* Student Health Advisory Committee meeting. Devonshire Center, 2831 Graham Road, Falls Church.
* Human Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Burkholder Center, 10700 Page Ave., Fairfax.
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m.
* Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities meeting. Belle Willard Center, 10310 Layton Hall Drive, Fairfax.
* Adult and Community Education Advisory Committee meeting. Marshall High School, 7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.
Thursday, Sept. 25, 8 a.m.
Professional Technical Studies Advisory Committee meeting. Leis Center, 7423 Camp Alger Ave., Falls Church.
Thursday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m.
School Board regular meeting. Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church.
Saturday, Sept. 27
Lake Braddock Secondary School reunion, class of 1993. For more information, call 800-655-7971 or on the Web, www.GreatReunions.com.