Kathy Smith and Boy Scout Troop 577, honored as Nonprofit of the Year. Photo by Bonnie Hobbs.
During the Oct. 21 Centreville Day celebration, Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully) honored Boy Scout Troop 577 as the Centreville Day 2017 Nonprofit of the Year. For three years, it’s provided early-morning assistance — starting at 6:30 a.m. — to the Centreville Day vendors and helped direct parking. The troop also built and installed 43 trail markers for Little Rocky Run, as well as a shed, foot bridge, planter beds and a greenhouse. The boys also created an equestrian sensory trail for riders with disabilities at the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program.
Smith also honored CPA Bryan Hunt as Centreville Day’s 2017 Businessperson of the Year. He’s served as the SYA treasurer since 2004 and, for 10 years, was treasurer for the Centreville Community Foundation — the first entity to put on Centreville Day. In addition, the accounting firm he owns has also been a business sponsor of this event since 1998. He wasn’t able to attend this year’s celebration, so Brian Seeley accepted his award for him.