McLean/Great Falls: Cooper Middle Students Attend Kindergartners’ Holiday Party
On Thursday, Dec. 17 Cooper Middle school students visited Pine Spring Elementary for their annual holiday party.
Centreville Snapshot: Holidays Lights
The Bull Run Festival of Lights is open 7 days a week through Jan. 3, from 5:30-10 p.m. See http://www.bullrunfestivaloflights.com/.
Chantilly Snapshot: Christmas Lights Shining Bright
Homes in Greenbriar and Chantilly’s Eagle Chase neighborhood are decorated for Christmas.
Chantilly: ‘In the Spirit of the Season’
Sully police collect, deliver holiday food to local families.
Santa’s elves aren’t the only ones lending a hand, this holiday season. The men and women of the Sully District Police Station are doing their share, too. They “adopted” 30 local families in need, collected 2,009 pounds of food and then delivered it to them.
Chantilly/Centreville: ‘In the Spirit of the Season’
Sully police collect, deliver holiday food to local families.
Santa’s elves aren’t the only ones lending a hand, this holiday season. The men and women of the Sully District Police Station are doing their share, too. They “adopted” 30 local families in need, collected 2,009 pounds of food and then delivered it to them.
Potomac: Santa and His Elves Ride into Potomac
Collecting toys for The Children’s Inn at NIH.
Santa came roaring into Potomac Village on Wednesday, Dec. 16 — not on a sleigh pulled by tiny reindeer — but on a Harley surrounded by elves and a bevy of police officers on motorcycles.
Potomac: Diener Students and Bullis Buddies Give Back
Project helps the homeless.
“It’s nice helping homeless people and it really gives me something to smile about,” said Bullis 5th grade student Dillon Malkani. He and his fellow classmates have served as “Bullis Buddies” since the beginning of the school year to students at The Diener School — a school which serves children with learning challenges.
Potomac Brief: Weichert Honors King
Sales associate Helen King of the Potomac office of Weichert, Realtors, was individually recognized for her industry success during the month of November.
Arlington Snapshot: Christmas Wishes
It is 75 degrees in Arlington on Sunday afternoon but Santa has kept his scheduled stop at Potomac Overlook Regional Park to get Christmas lists from children counting down the days until Christmas.
Arlington: Students Blanket Crisis Center with Love
Madelyn Kellen was hoping the third year would be the charm and that at least 100 volunteers would show up at Bernie’s Café on the Marymount University campus to help make fleece-tie blankets for a local crisis pregnancy center.
Arlington Snapshot: Christmas Carols
Arlington House, the Lee-Custis residence General Robert E. Lee left behind when he agreed to lead the Confederate Army, once again resonated with the sounds of Christmas, with handbell ringing on Saturday, Dec. 12, and Yorktown’s Chamber Choir on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, from 2-4 p.m.
Arlington: Foster Families Celebrate Christmas Together
Foster parent describes county’s fostering program as “awesome.”
They came in the door of Carlin Springs Elementary School holding hands.
Alexandria Murders: Police Chief Addresses Residents
Citizens express appreciation for increased police community engagement.
Chief Earl Cook’s meeting with residents from the area near Four Mile Run, the site of Alexandria’s most recent of four unsolved murders, had a different tone from Cook’s presentation on the same topic to City Council last week.
Alexandria Snapshot: Wreaths Across America
Volunteers gathered at the Alexandria National Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 12, to place wreaths upon 1962 headstones. Scouts from the American Heritage Girls of St. Rita’s Troop VA 1381 obtained sponsorship for 1,168 of the wreaths. This is the fourth year that the Scouts have participated in soliciting sponsorships of the wreaths.
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