The sold-out audience was rolling in the aisles when nationally recognized comedy troupe, Capitol Steps, appeared at the 2014 benefit performance for the Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV). SCOV serves older adults in Oakton, Vienna, Merrifield, Dunn Loring and portions of Fairfax and Reston.
Founded in 1997, the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing opportunities for adults (50+) to seek rewarding lives and to live independently in their homes for as long as possible. Last year SCOV’s services, personal enrichment and volunteer opportunities reached more than 3,000 older adults (50+) in the region.
In 2014 the agency was recognized by the National Volunteer Caregiving Network with their Program of the Year award. In 2012 SCOV was voted the Best Nonprofit of the Year by the Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Each year more than 200 volunteers at SCOV serve as medical drivers, companion drivers, friendly callers and visitors, health and wellness counselors, fundraisers, and grant writers. These volunteers run programs such as Lunch n’ Life, Adventures in Learning, trips and outings, special events, and caregivers’ support groups. Services and programs are available to anyone age 50+ who lives in Oakton, Vienna, Merrifield, Dunn Loring and portions of Fairfax and Reston.
The 2014’s SCOV Capitol Steps event received additional support from Ready Hands Home Care, Presenting Sponsor and Navy Federal Credit Union, Platinum Sponsor. Additional Sponsorship support was provided by the Estate Planning & Elder Law Firm, P.C.; VLP Financial Advisors; The Law Office of Michele H. Wright, P.L.C.; Booze/Allen/Hamilton; Arden Courts; Ashby Ponds; Heavenly Paws; Home Care Assistance; Homewatch Caregivers of Falls Church; Money & King; Sunrise Senior Living; A First-Class Move; Heavenly Paws; Tall Oaks Assisted Living; Greenspring; The Balch Family; Goodwin House; Fisher Group, LLC; Advent Funeral Home; Arbor Terrace of Herndon; Doc Talker; Garai Orthodontists; Great Falls Assisted Living; Hale, Ball, Carlson, Baumgartner, Murphy, PLC; Title One Settlement Group; The Woodlands; Westminster at Lake Ridge; Vienna Manor and Comfort Keepers.
To learn more about SCOV and how you can support their mission, visit their website at www.scov.org or call Michelle Scott, Executive Director at 703 281-5088,director@scov.org.
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