Send notes to the Connection at south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-917-6459. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.
<b>Sunday/April 5
</b>The Ostomy Support Group of Northern Virginia LLC monthly support group meeting, 1:30 p.m. at the Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Fairfax, Physicians Conference Center. Free. The speaker will be colorectal surgeon Dr. Joshua Katz. 703-802-3457 or www.ostomysupportofnova.org.
<b>Tuesday/April 7
</b>Clifton Town Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Clifton Town Hall. 703-923-3500.
<b>Tuesday/April 14
</b>South County Federation Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the South County Secondary School, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton. Southcountyfederation.com.
<b>Saturday/April 18
</b>Food Drive. Bushido Studios will host its annual Fill the Fords with Food drive to benefit Our Daily Bread, a volunteer-based organization focused on easing the plight of low-income residents in the Fairfax County area. The event will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Bushido Studios in the Hayfield Shopping Center, which is at the corners of Hayfield Road and Telegraph Road in Alexandria. For more information about this event, contact Derek Hoffman at 703-924-5886 or via e-mail at derek@bushidostudios.com.
<b>Tuesday/April 28
</b>Clifton Town Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. at the Clifton Town Hall. 703-923-3500
<b>Tuesday/May 12
</b>South County Federation Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the South County Secondary School, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton. Southcountyfederation.com.