First Night Event 2015 Cancelled
The Vienna Business Association, along with the Town of Vienna, announces that they will not be hosting First Night Vienna 2015.
First Night Vienna, first launched in 2013, is primarily funded by proceeds raised by Oktoberfest. This year’s event fell short of securing adequate funds due to the inclement weather.
“The VBA reviewed all the options available to us. It basically boiled down to whether the event as we all know, love, are so proud of, and which has garnered such positive community support, could be scaled back in any way while maintaining its level of excellence,” states Kathy Georgen, chairperson of the Vienna Business Association Board of Directors. She continued, “We, as a board, needed to make the difficult decision to suspend this year’s event. We have to uphold our fiduciary responsibility to our members and recognize that hosting the event would not be a wise financial decision.”
“The Town of Vienna is very appreciative of all the VBA does for the community and we support them in this decision,” states Mayor Laurie DiRocco.
The Board of Directors will restructure how it funds First Night and has high expectations the event will be re-introduced to the Vienna community in 2016.
On the Web:www.viennabusiness.org
Vietnam Veterans to Hear on ‘General Grant’s Overland Campaign’
Chapter 227, Vietnam Veterans of America Inc., invites all veterans, friends, and the general public to attend the Nov. 19 chapter meeting at Neighbor’s Restaurant, 262D Cedar Lane, Cedar Lane Shopping Center, Vienna, at 7:30 p.m. Col. Ben Buckley, U.S. Army (Ret.) will discuss “General Grant’s Overland Campaign in Virginia.” Col. Buckley holds a Master of American History degree and leads tours of local Civil War battlefields. He is involved in the effort to create a new interpretive trail of the North Anna River Civil War Battlefield. He is a two-tour Vietnam War veteran. For information, call Len Ignatowski at 703-255-0353 or visit the web site at www.vva227.org.
Young Men’s Service League Accepting Applications for Class of 2020
Young Men’s Service League is a nonprofit organization that encourages young men and their mothers to pursue philanthropic involvement in their community and provides an opportunity to enhance mother/son relationships.
Young Men’s League Vienna-Oakton’s provisional class includes 31 rising ninth-grade boys in five middle schools in Northern Virginia. YMSLVO provides mothers and their sons the opportunity to volunteer in the community, improve leadership skills and develop new life skills.
In November, YMSLVO will join other YMSL chapters across the country in executing their first Ultimate Gift Project. Associated groups include Alternative House, Cameron’s Chocolates, Community of Faith, Down’s Syndrome Association, Food for Others, Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, Honor Flight, Special Olympics, The Lamb Center, and Women Giving Back.
YMSLVO is accepting applications for the Class of 2020 beginning in January 2016. Contact martha@heathstrategies.com.