Dr. Joyce Brotton, center, with 2012 WFCWC scholarship winners Diana Saffarini, left, and Jessica Bylund, right
Centreville — On June 11, Scholarship Committee Chair Dr. Joyce Brotton of the Western Fairfax County Woman’s Club presented Chantilly High School seniors Diana Saffarini, left, and Jessica Bylund, right, each with a $2,000 college scholarship. Saffarini was awarded the continuing Lois C. Howe Memorial Scholarship, endowed by the family of Mrs. Howe, founder of the club’s Scholarship Project. Bylund received the Randi Coates Weston Scholarship of 2012, augmented and named in memory of a beloved club member who died unexpectedly on May 30. Saffarini will attend Virginia Commonwealth University to begin preparation for a career as a dentist. Her service as a Hugh O’Brien Youth Ambassador included appearing with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on National Public Radio to discuss HOBY service goals. Byland’s service projects included on-site work at a Guatemalan orphanage and cancer research fundraising. She will major in physics and minor in Spanish plus participate in both Navy ROTC and the Corp of Cadets at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She hopes to eventually serve aboard a U.S. nuclear submarine. On Tuesday, July 17, the Club will hold a CHS Scholarship fundraiser at the Greenbriar Town Center’s Dogfish Head Ale House. Call 703-631-7093 for more information on joining the Western Fairfax County Woman’s Club or the July 17 fundraiser.