Workshop for Katrina Responders
<bt>The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, Fairfax County government and Fairfax Families Care are sponsor "After Katrina Workshop: A Toolkit for Responding to Trauma," on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., in the first floor conference room of Fairfax County's Regional Human Services Office, 6245 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.
Helen Fitzgerald, a grief specialist and author of books and articles on personal loss, grieving and mourning, will be on hand, with other local caregivers, to address common ways people of all ages react to trauma, strategies for coping with grief and loss, symptoms of traumatic stress, approaches to help others cope, how to transition into a new job or school, stress management for caregivers and host families, and much more.
Free child care will be provided on site by Fairfax County. To register, call the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Alcohol and Drug Training Line by Monday, Nov. 7, at 703-934-8753, TTY 711. For more information, contact Dr. Jim Stratoudakis at 703-324-7020, TTY 711, or james.stratoudakis@fairfaxcounty.gov.
<sh>Campaign Finances in the 41st District
<bt> In the last week before the Nov. 8 election, Dave Marsden (D) outraised Michael Golden (R) with $175,679.26 to Golden's $151,546.16 during the month of October. Marsden's total funds raised are $431,760.63, with $87,751.80 on hand, while Golden has raised $399,617.76, with $62,564.97 on hand.
The candidates' biggest single expenditures this period were television advertisements. Marsden spent $80,000 on TV ads handled by D.C.-based Squier, Knapp & Dunn Communications, Inc. Golden spent $50,042 on his ad, handled by OnMessage, Inc. in Alexandria.
Marsden's top three contributions this period came from Leadership for Virginia ($25,000), One Virginia PAC ($15,000), and the House Democratic Caucus ($3,944). For Golden, the top three contributors this period were Virginia Conservative Action PAC ($10,000), Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers PAC ($5,000), and the Virginia Club for Growth PAC ($5,000).