Jacob Shoval, a representative of Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, will be the guest speaker at the weekly breakfast meeting of the Dulles International Airport Rotary Club on Friday, Jan. 17, at the 7:30 a.m. meeting. The Rockville, Md., group provides support and education for families dealing with childhood cancer. The club meeting, which is open to the public, is in the cafeteria of the Center for Innovative Technology on Innovation Drive (off Route 28, north of the Dulles Toll Road) in Herndon. The program was arranged by Dulles Rotary Club member Scott Ward. Call Club Service Director Jerry Foltz at 703-830-4194.
The Fairfax Junior Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit group which organizes charitable activities across Northern Virginia, will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Mama's Italian Restaurant, 9715 Lee Highway, Fairfax. All members of the community are invited and there is no charge. Learn about its many activities, including volunteering and fund-raising for local charitable causes, business networking and more. Call James Parmelee at 703-502-0161 or go to the Web site at www.fairfaxjaycees.org.
<lst>Creative Memories is pleased to announce that Laura Miller of Clifton has advanced a leadership level in her Creative Memories career. She became a director in January 2003.
Miller started her Creative Memories home-based business in 1995. Creative Memories consultants who achieve the director level have 12 or more active consultants within their unit, four of whom are leaders, have maintained a consistent level of sales and provided ongoing training, leadership and recognition to unit members.
Creative Memories is an international direct-selling company headquartered in St. Cloud, Minn. It offers photo-safe scrapbook albums, supplies, and hands-on workshops. Visit the Web site at www.creativememories.com/lauramiller.
The Freedom Alliance board of directors has appointed Centreville resident Thomas P. Kilgannon to serve as president of the organization. Kilgannon has served as executive director since joining the Freedom Alliance in 1998, which was founded in 1990 by Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, USMC (Ret.) Prior to that, Kilgannon served as a top aide to former Congressman Mark W. Neumann (R-WI).
Kilgannon succeeds former Sen. Steve Symms (R-ID) as president of Freedom Alliance and is responsible for day-to-day operations as well as long-term strategic planning. Kilgannon resides in Centreville with his wife and three children.
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce will honor 84 members of the county's Police Department, Fire & Rescue Department and Office of the Sheriff at the 25th Annual Valor Awards ceremony on Feb. 18. Joined by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the Fairfax County Chamber will honor these public service heroes for their extraordinary acts of courage in the line of duty over the course of the past year. This Silver Anniversary ceremony features the highest number of individual award winners ever, including 20 Silver Medal of Honor presentations, the premier honor given this year.