Founder’s Day to be Celebrated
Reston Historic Trust (RHT) and Museum will host Founder’s Day, celebrating Reston’s 51st anniversary and founder Robert E. Simon. Jr.’s 101st birthday on Saturday, April 11, 12 - 1:30 p.m. at Washington Plaza, Lake Anne Village Center..
Elected officials representing Reston on Capitol Hill, in Richmond and in Fairfax County will participate in a fun game of "Random Reston," emceed by Reston's own Chuck Veatch. A variety of local talent will provide musical entertainment. The dedication of commemorative bricks will be followed by birthday cake and more music.
Founder's Day raffle tickets are on sale now, offering an opportunity to support the Reston Historic Trust & Museum Endowment Fund. This is your chance to win stunning "inside out" diamond hoop earrings valued at $2,500. These earrings, donated by Aspen Jewelry Designs, contain 50 diamonds weighing 1.01 carats. Tickets are $10 each, 3 for $25 and 7 for $50. They can be purchased at the Museum, online at restonmuseum.org or at the Wine Cabinet at North Point Village Center. The drawing will follow the celebration. You do not have to be present to win.
Admission is free. For more information, contact the Museum at 703-709-7700; email restonmuseum@gmail.com or visit www.restonmuseum.org.
Serco Named One of America's Best Employers
Forbes magazine announced its list of "America's Best Employers for 2015" and Reston-based Serco Inc. was rated as the top business services employer and one of the top 40 overall best employers. Serco was ranked #39 out of the 500 companies that made the list.
Serco, a provider of business and professional services primarily to the U.S. government, was also ranked #1 of all companies in the Washington D.C. metro area.
"On behalf of the 10,000 Serco employees, we are honored to be named on the Forbes list of America's Best Employers. We pride ourselves in creating a culture that engages our people and makes Serco a great place to work," said Dan Allen, Serco's Chairman and CEO.
More information about Serco Inc. can be found at www.serco-na.com.
Reston Hospital Center to Host Healthcare Decisions Day
On Thursday, April 16, Reston Hospital Center will be hosting a National Healthcare Decisions Day event in the Main and Pavilion II lobbies of the Reston Hospital Center, 1850 Town Center Parkway. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. case management team will provide education and information about advanced planning. The community members are invited to stop by during this event to ask questions and obtain copies of an advanced directive.
April 16 has been designated National Healthcare Decisions Day, a collaborative effort of national, state and community organizations committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Our goal on NHDD is to provide much-needed information to the public, reduce the number of tragedies that occur when a person’s wishes are unknown, and improve the ability of healthcare facilities and providers to offer informed and thoughtful guidance about advance healthcare planning to their patients.
For more information, visit Reston Hospital Center’s Facebook page at facebook.com/RestonHospital.