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The Reston Citizens Association needs candidates to serve on its 15-member board of directors. Established in 1967, the Reston Citizens Association operates through committees and task groups of residents formed to address major issues related to land use and zoning, transportation, education and environment.
All Reston residents over the age of 16 are eligible to run for Director and vote in the elections. Reston Citizens Association needs representatives to strengthen the voice of Reston's racial and cultural diversity. Candidate filing forms and instructions available at the Reston Community Center at Hunters Woods Plaza, the Reston Community Center at Lake Anne and the Reston Association office at 1930 Isaac Newton Square and at the RCA Web site at www.RestonCitizensAssociation.org.
The Board of Directors of the Reston Citizens Association will conduct its election, on July 13 and 14, at the Reston Festival, Lake Anne Plaza, for the following directors seats: president (one-year term); three At-Large Directors (two-year terms); Hunters Woods District Director (two-year term); two Lake Anne District Directors (one two-year term and one one-year term); North Point District Director (two-year term); and South Lakes District Director (two-year term).
E-mailed responses must be sent by 5 p.m., Thursday, June 27. E-mail from the Web page as instructed. For more information, contact Jim Traylor, RCA president, at 703-437-9465 or Jtraylor@knowlogy.com.
Volunteers are needed to help plan and plant a Backyard Wildlife Habitat Demonstration Garden at the National Wildlife Federation. A planning meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 10 at 10 a.m. at the Federation's new building located on Wildlife Drive. This is close to the end of Lake Fairfax Business Park Drive which intersects Sunset Hills Road east of the Reston Post Office.
Persons wishing to help with the planning this summer or with the planting in September can call 703-759-7699.
Children ages 6-12 are invited to attend free swimming classes this summer at the Reston Community Center, Hunters Woods. The classes are for Beginner levels I & II. Children are taught how to be comfortable in the water, how to develop basic front and backstrokes and have a basic understanding of water safety. For information on class days and times, contact the RCC Aquatics Department at 703-476-4500. No charges assessed for these classes but registration is required. Register in person or by faxing a completed RCC Aquatics Registration form to 703-476-0563.
RCC offers Adult Basic Sailing classes taught aboard the 19-foot "Flying Scott." The course material will cover rigging, the points of sail, navigational markers, right-of-way rules, man-overboard procedures, and plenty of mooring and docking drills. The student-to-instructor ratio is three to one. Call George Stevens at 703-768-0018 for more information about scheduling the sailing lessons. This course is limited to persons 18 years of age or older.
Reston Festival Volunteer Coordinator needed for this year's Festival on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14. Call Festival Hotline 703-435-7989 to donate time for recruiting the many volunteers who help make the festival possible.
Entertainers from a wide variety of cultural traditions invited to perform at Reston's Multicultural Festival, which takes place 10 am to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Lake Anne Village Center. Musicians, dancers, storytellers, clowns and entertainers of all sorts from all of Northern Virginia's diverse cultures and races are invited to submit demo tapes, videos and press kits to the Multicultural Festival's entertainment committee. For further information, contact Haywood R. Hopson, Sr. at the Reston Community Center at 703-476-4500.
Restonians invited to participate in this year’s annual Make-A-Wish Colony Triathlon set for Sept. 21, located in Bethany Beach, Del. The 2001 Make-A-Wish Colony Triathlon featured 12 competitors from Reston. This event, featuring a 1.5k ocean swim, 36k bike and 10k run benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic, which is a non-profit organization fulfilling wishes of area children fighting life-threatening illnesses. For more information on this event or on the foundation visit, www.wish.org/midatlantic or call 301-962-6500.
The RCA invites all Reston residents to submit candidates for the RCA Community Service Award honoring those individuals who have selflessly given their time and effort in the pursuit of RCA's goals. RCA members believe that those living in Reston who have worked for the sake of the community without the prospect of financial gain, deserve special mention. The RCA Board of Directors will select the year's award recipient and will present the award at the July 13 Reston Festival. Send a completed nomination form to: The Reston Citizen's Association, P. O.. Box 2631, Reston, VA 20195. For more information, contact the RCA at 703-437-9465, or AWARD@restoncitizensassociation.org.
Amputee Support Group Of Northern Virginia, a support group for amputees, their families and friends, meets the first Tuesday of every month, 7:30-9 p.m. at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Gym Area, Women & Children's Center, First Floor, 3300 Gallows Road in Falls Church. The next meeting is scheduled for July 2. The cost is free and parking is provided in the garage for all cars displaying handicapped placards or license plates. For more information, contact Irvin Axelrod at 703-222-7120 or e-maiBton Newcomers Club published a cookbook, "Home Cooking," with 345 recipes. Cost is $15. Call 703-476-6152.
The Reston Museum needs volunteers to work in the museum shop anren on Saturdays. No special skills required and scheduling is flexible. Call 703-709-7700 to volunteer.
Are you 50 or older and looking for permanent work in Northern Virginia Call Senior Employment Resources at 703-750-1936, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., for an interview.
The YMCA in Reston offers Lamaze childbirth classes by a certified Lamaze instructor. A series of five classes are offered on Tuesday nights, 7-9 p.m. Call 703-631-4629 for a schedule and to register.
The 10-and-under Fairfax Fire birds girls softball team seeks players for the upcoming spring and summer tournament seasons. For information regarding location and times contact either Mark Morrison at 703-448-1985 or Mjmorri57@aol.com, or Paul Sbardella at 703-690-8925 or Rico4094@aol.com.
A Farmers' Market will be held every Saturday through Nov. 2 at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston from 8 a.m. to Noon The Farmers' Market offers fresh fruit, vegetables, baked goods, cut flowers, potted plants, cider and honey. For more information, call 703-941-7987.
A new mutual-help support group for persons with depression or bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) and/or family members is forming in Reston. The group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 7-9 p.m. Free attendance. For location or more information, call Traci at 703-433-1448, Paul at 703-981-2259 or Kathy at 540-751-0547.
Families can help with the peace reconciliation effort in Northern Ireland by hosting a pair of teens (choose boys or girls, one Roman Catholic and one Protestant, ages 15-18) in their home for four weeks this summer beginning July 2. The teenage boys and girls are part of the Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland (CFPNI). To be eligible, host families need to provide a safe, neutral setting for the teens to get to know one another, a single bedroom for them to share, and day-long adult supervision. Co-hosting with another family for two weeks of the four-week stay is an option.
For more information or to obtain a host family application, contact Melinda and Randy Grochowski at 703-478-6291 or e-mail Melindabmg@aol.com.
The Reston Community Center sponsors a Teen Summer Employment Program to help match up teens ages 15 to 18 with the right employer, similar to an employment agency. RCC screens teens by reviewing resumes and conducting preliminary interviews and skills assessments and then matches teen candidates with summer jobs offered by local employers. To enter the program, teens must submit a resume and a completed program application to the RCC. For more information or to obtain a program application, contact Shauna Cole, Teen Program Director, Reston Community Center at 703-476-4500 or e-mail scole1@co.fairfax.va.us..