Correction
<bt>A caption in last week's paper, March 2-8, misrepresented Carter Lake Apartments as an affordable housing community. Carter Lake rents its units at market rate.
<sh>Recycle Formal Dresses, Accessories
<bt>The Reston Community Center is collecting dresses, shoes, jewelry, handbags, shawls, and other accessories for teens who cannot afford to buy prom outfits on their own. Donations are tax deductible and can be dropped off at the front desk of the Reston Community Center (Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. or Sundays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Donations will be accepted until March 29. Clothing must be clean. The community center is located at 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.
<sh>Ice Skating Pavilion Totals Donations
<bt>Reston Town Center's Ice Skating Pavilion announced it raised over $6,000 for charities this season. The beneficiaries of the 2004-2005 ice skating fund-raiser season included the Reston Character Counts! coalition, Dogwood Elementary, Children's Hospital and other schools and non-profit organizations. The pavilion also partnered with South Lakes High School and Girl Scouts troops to raise money for tsunami relief efforts. The rink will remain open until Sunday, March 13 for ice skating.
<sh>ARCH Meets RA candidates
<bt>The Alliance of Reston Clusters (ARCH) Member Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 10, Reston Community Center (RCC) Lake Anne Gallery. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a chance to socialize, and will be followed by a business meeting beginning at 7 p.m. A special segment of the meeting will be to the "meet the candidates" event, for which all the candidates for the Reston Association Board of Directors have been invited to attend and address ARCH members in an interactive setting. ARCH encourages all RA members to participate in the March elections for the RA Board. The event is not sponsored by the RCC.
<sh>GRCC Luncheon on Homeland Security
<bt>The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) will host a luncheon on Thursday, March 10, at the Hyatt Regency Reston, 1800 President's Street, which will feature David Hagy, the Director of Local Coordination, Department of Homeland Security. Hagy is the Department's liaison to the nation's cities, counties, townships and other local governments. His presentation will focus on how to work with the Department of Homeland Security and on the Department's new initiatives.
League of Reston Artists Board
The League of Reston Artists (LRA) announces its 2005-06 slate of new officers and board members:
* Mary Bronson, president
* James Schlett, chair, Reston Photographic Society (RPS)
* Deborah Remmers, recording secretary
* James W. Bailey, corresponding secretary (public relations and communications)
* Patti Chisholm, board member at large — newly elected to the board
* Maureen Costantino, chair, Web site
* Apophia Munro, board member at large
* Loretta Scott, chair, membership — newly elected to the board
* Robyn Spence, chair, shows
For more information about the League of Reston Artists, please see the Web site at http://www.leagueofrestonartists.org, call us at 703-476-1474 or e-mail us at lraboard@leagueofrestonartists.org.
<sh>Calendar
March 10, 5 p.m., Reston Association Transportation Advisory Committee, RA Main Office, 1930 Isaac Newton Square.
March 16, 7:30 a.m., Economic Update Series: Residential Real Estate Forecast, Hyatt Regency Reston, 1800 Presidents Street.