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<b>Thursday/Nov. 19</b>
Lewinsville Road and Spring Hill RECenter Information Meeting. 7 p.m. at Spring Hill Elementary School, 8201 Lewinsville Road, McLean. Supervisor Foust has requested that Fairfax County Park Authority and Fairfax County Department of Transportation conduct a community meeting to present their revised plans for a proposed median design along Lewinsville Road and a new entrance to Spring Hill RECenter. The revised plans are in response to input received from residents. Contact Cheryl Patten at 703-356-0551, TTY 711 or dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov
Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce Board Election Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 2001 International Drive, McLean. With speaker Sally Strackbein, on Strategic Bragging: Speak Out or Miss Out! Members $40, non-members $50. 703-281-1333 or www.vtrcc.org.
<b>Monday/Nov. 23</b>
McLean & Great Falls Celebrate Virginia. 5:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The group is planning an event, for June 26, 2010, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of McLean. Contact Carole Herrick at 703-356-8223.
Providence District Council will have Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova and staff from VDOT and the Virginia Megaprojects Team speak to the community regarding road maintenance issues and the status of the Northern Virginia "Megaprojects": I-495 HOT Lanes, I-66/I-495 Interchange and Metro Rail "Silver Line". The meeting will be held at the Dunn Loring Center, 2334 Gallows Road, at 7:15 p.m. in Training Room 1 (enter through door #2). This meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Denise Rodgers, 703-698-7852 or email PDCouncilChr@yahoo.com.
<b>Monday/Nov. 30</b>
Open Season Workshop for Federal Employees and Retirees, with Congressman Gerry Connolly. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Featureing OPM's Dean Schleicher, the project leader for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program annual Open Season, and Walt Francis, author of Consumer CHECKBOOK's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees. FEHB plan representatives will be on hand to answer questions and help participants. Call Congressman Connolly's District Office at 703-256-3071.
<b>Tuesday/Dec. 1 </b>
Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce Holiday Mixer. 5:30 p.m. at Navigator Wealth Management, LLC, 7601 Lewinsville Road, Suite 205, McLean. Members $20, non-members $25. 703-281-1333 or www.vtrcc.org.