Send your club or organization's announcements 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 us at 703-917-6449.
Bond Between Us is a new nonprofit organization dedicated to offering a support group to birthparents and their significant others. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. This group is free and open to the public. Call 703-771-7844 for more information.
Mothers First – Sterling is a support group for women making the transition from careers to at-home motherhood. Activities include lectures, field trips, moms night out, etc. The next meeting is May 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Eastern Loudoun Regional Library. Call 703-827-5922 or visit www.mothersfirst.org.
Mothers First - Leesburg is a support group for women making the transition from careers to at-home motherhood. Activities include lectures, field trips, moms night out, etc. The next meeting is May 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Rust Library. Call 703-827-5922 or visit www.mothersfirst.org.
Mothers First - Ashburn is a support group for women making the transition from careers to at-home motherhood. Activities include lectures, field trips, moms night out, etc. The next meeting is May 17. Meetings are held at the Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Call 703-827-5922 or visit www.mothersfirst.org.
Loudoun County Junior Golf Association is a developmental golf league designed to offer the fundamentals of the game of golf to children between the ages of 8 and 15. This summer they will be offering a series of golf clinics followed by six 9-hole tournaments for $225 per child. The first tournament is scheduled for June 20 at Stoneleigh Golf Club. Visit www.LoudounJuniorGolf.org for more information and to print out a 2004 Registration Form.
Photographers looking for darkroom facilities are encouraged to contact The Loudoun Academy of the Arts in Leesburg. The Academy now offers darkroom rental space on Thursday evenings from 6 to 10 p.m. Space is limited and reservations are required. The cost is $25 for two hours, $35 for 3 hours, $40 for 4 hours, and includes use of an enlarger, paper, chemicals, trays, and water. A professional lab assistant will monitor the darkroom sessions, mix chemicals, and answer questions. Darkroom experience is required, and participants must be at least 15 years old. Chemicals for film processing are currently not available, but developing tanks are available for photographers who bring their own chemicals, paper, and blotting book. To reserve space, or for more information, contact the Loudoun Academy of the Arts at 703-777-8043.
Ruritan Club. The Ashburn Ruritan Club is a community service organization which holds monthly meetings and seeks concerned citizens in the Ashburn area. Newcomers are always welcome. Call 703-729-2962.
Sterling Chapter of the DAR. New membership welcome. For information, call 703-620-2279 or e-mail tward@mmiconnect.com.
Sterling Silvers. Every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. Weekly meetings include lunch, short business meetings and program. Participants can bring a lunch or sign up for CAFE lunch. Cost for CAFE lunch is $3.75 and reservations are required. See Olga for more information on Sterling Silvers and Beth for CAFE lunch. Loudoun County Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling.
Sterling Singles. A metro-area social club for singles over 21 welcomes prospective members to their monthly mixers held every third Wednesday at Sylvana's restaurant in Herndon. Happy hour is at 6:30 p.m.; dinner orders at 7 p.m. RSVP to 703-444-5534. Trips and activities. Call 703- 444-5534, e-mail sterlingsingles@sterlingsingles.org or visit www.sterlingsingles.org, for more information.
Stress Management. The Community Resilience Project of Loudoun County offers a Stress Management Skill Practice Group at the Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg. Group meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Free. Call June Eddinger at 703-737-8524.
The Loudoun County Chapter of CHADD. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are held in the Lower Level Conference Room of the Town of Leesburg Town Hall at 25 Market St.
The Loudoun Family Child Care Coalition. LFCCC meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The LFCCC's goal is to provide support for child care providers by raising awareness of the experience of quality home-based family child care through advocacy, training and education. In cooperation with Child Nutrition, Inc. and Loudoun County Social Services, LFCCC covers the Leesburg, Sterling, Ashburn and neighboring communities. Call 703-715-6656.
Zonta International. An organization of female executives working together to advance the status of women. Zonta supports service projects and educational fellowships with programs such as The Zonta International Strategies to Eradicate Violence Against Women and Children, The Young Women in Public Affairs Award, and the Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards. Zonta also maintains consultative status with various United Nations agencies. The Loudoun Chapter provides direct benefit to both local and international women and children. Members participate in activities such as the annual “Woman-to-Woman” honorarium, Life Skills educational programs at Loudoun County’s Transitional Housing and preventative health screenings for a sister chapter in Burkino Faso, Africa.
Adoption Support. Bond Between Us, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a monthly support group free of charge. Group addresses issues birth parents and their families face, not only at the time of placement but throughout the lifespan. Call 703-771-7844 for more information.
American Legion. The Ashburn American Legion Post meets every second Thursday of the month at Wingler House located on Gloucester Blvd. in Ashburn Village. All veterans of past periods of hostilities are welcome to attend these meetings and participate in the Post activities. For information, call 703-858-0066.
Beginners Line Dancing. 12:30-1:15 p.m. every Friday. Free. Loudoun County Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling.
Bible Study Groups. Every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and the first and third Wednesday at 10 a.m. Loudoun County Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling.
Birthday Blessing, Inc. A nonprofit organization created to deliver gifts to needy children who might not receive a gift on their birthday. Birthday Blessing finds these children through social services, homeless shelters, youth shelters and prison ministries. The organization is looking for sponsors, new toys for children 3-16 years old, new books, wrapping paper, birthday cards and shipping boxes. Monetary donations can be made to sponsor children or can be made in the honor of a friend or relative. Call Sharon Hough at 703-481-8180, or visit www.BirthdayBlessing.org.
Dance Lovers Singles Club. Monthly at Dance with Me Dance Studio, 22360-D 101 Sterling Blvd., Sterling. Workshops and mix-em up dancing. Cost is $5 per person. After orientation, dances cost $10 per person. Call 703-444-3061. Visit www.dancewithme.net.
Depression and Manic Depression Support Group. The Sterling/Reston Chapter of DRADA meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month, from 7-9 p.m. For more information, contact Ginny at 703-758-0564. DRADA stands for Depressive and Related Affective Disorders Association, a non-profit self-help group sponsored by Johns Hopkins that has been in existence for over 20 years.
Eastern Loudoun Civil War Roundtable. Group meets at the Sterling Annex in Sterling the third Tuesday of every month, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Non-members are welcome. Call Steve Meserve at 703-404-0542 or Rebecca Fitzgerald at 703-430-4367.
Junior Woman's Club of Loudoun. New members and new ideas welcome. Members are ages 18 and up. The group meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at 215 Depot Court (across from Tuscarora Mill Restaurant), in Leesburg. Call 703-609-6500 for information or directions.
Ketoctin Chapter of the DAR. Serves Loudoun County, meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m., except July and August. Members can trace lineage to a Revolutionary War soldier or patriot. The objective of the group is to promote patriotism, education and historic preservation. Call Gail Adams at 703-443-2787.
King Street Studios. Studios are located in the Art Center at 222 S. King Street in Leesburg has available studio space. The King Street Studio artist association is a group of artists working in oils, pastels, watercolor, jewelry. For information or for an application to apply for the review committee, contact Ann Noel at 703-444-5900 or the Loudoun Academy of the Arts 703-777-8043.
Knitting and Crochet Group. For women who are 55 years of age and older. Meet at the Loudoun County Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace each Friday at 10 a.m. to make afghans, lap robes, baby hats and sweaters. The group has donated over 300 items to the Loudoun County Homeless Shelter, the Northern Virginia Ronald McDonald House, the Loudoun Hospital Center and the Long Term Care Unit at Loudoun Hospital. The yarn is donated to the Senior Center from individuals in the community and from the Good Shepherd Alliance Inc. The group accepts donations of yarn and needles and donations to purchase yarn, that will help continue with the special projects. Drop donations at the Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling. For more information, call Kim at 703-430-2397.
Great Falls Women's Club. New members who live in Fairfax or Loudoun counties are welcome. The club's activities include cultural tours, Bridge groups, a garden group, a book discussion group, a knitting group that makes blankets for hurt and abused children, and dinner groups that dine together in restaurants or in each others' homes. Tennis and golf groups are available to start. The club awards scholarships to college students and is actively involved in improving the Great Falls Firehouse. Annual dues is $35. Send checks to Karen Magley, membership chairman. Call 703-430-8488.
La Leche League meetings emphasize the joys of breastfeeding while informing and encouraging mothers who wish to nurse their babies. Meeting discussions include the latest medical research as well as mothers' personal experiences. LLL of Sterling meets on the third Friday of each month at 10:15 a.m. Mothers with their nursing babies and mothers-to-be are welcome. For directions to the meetings or for more information, call Elizabeth 703-689-0811, Christine 703-404-0121, or Meg 703-467-8341.
Learning Disabilities. LDSocial Sisters meets at the Eastern Loudoun Regional Library in Cascades, 21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling. The group welcomes young women, ages 17 to 30, who share a common bond in learning differences. Gatherings are primarily for social events, with future volunteer activities. For additional information, e-mail LDSocial Sisters@aol.com.
Leesburg Civil Air Patrol. Group holds meetings at the National Guard Armory in Leesburg, the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. The Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit organization performing inland search and rescue missions in the continental United States. Visit www.capnhq.gov.
Loudoun Photography Forum. Photographers and enthusiasts are invited to attend the Loudoun Photography Forum's monthly event held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Contact Tonya at 703-726-3853 for locations and more information.
Mom and Tot Playgroup. Meets on Mondays, from 10 a.m.-noon, at Sterling Annex, 1115 W. Church Road, Sterling. Spend a morning with children and other moms. Space and toys provided. Ages infant-24 months. Cost is $2 per session. Call 703-430-6673.
Moms In Touch International. A group of mothers who gather to pray for students, teachers and schools. To obtain a listing of MITI nearby groups praying for schools visit the ministry's Web site at www.MomsInTouch.org. The Web site also offers instructional materials, as well as videos and leadership resources to help mothers start MITI groups for schools that don't already have one. For more information, contact the ministry at 1-800-949-MOMS or info@MomsInTouch.org or in Virginia call 1-757-482-5882 or miti4va@erols.com.
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