Reston Association News for 9/4/09
A COMPILATION OF COMMUNITY NEWS, EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED IN THE RESTON COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Fly the Flag: Sept. 11, 2009
Please fly your U.S. Flag in memory of the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001. If you have a flag that is tattered, torn, faded or worn, please drop it by one of the collection sites at Reston Association, 1930 Isaac Newton Square or Central Services Facility 12250 Sunset Hills Road during normal business hours.
RA’s Community Yard Sale
Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 (rain date Sept. 13)
Deadline to register: Sold Out
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ashleigh@reston.org or call 703-435-6577 for day of weather related cancellations
Reston Association parking lot, 1930 Isaac Newton Square. All vendor spaces are sold out, but come shop for great bargains. 100 families will be selling a variety of items so this event is a great opportunity to find things for a new home or a college dorm.
Reston Home Expo 2009
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, Sheraton Reston Hotel
Hours: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Contact Arlene Whittick, 703-435-6503, arlene@reston.org
Whether you live in a Cluster, Condo, Single-family home or Apartment – this expo is for you. Don’t miss your opportunity to meet vendors from a cross-section of specialties all there to answer your home improvement questions.
Stream Restoration
Community Meeting and Walk for the Final Plan of Stream Restoration at Reaches 5 & 6 of The Glade.
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 and Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
Deadline to register: September 10, 2009
Hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. lunch is included
Free
Contact:
Nicki Foremsky, 703-435-6560, Nicki@reston.org
RSVP to RestonInfo@wetlandstudies.com
Residents living in The Glade Watershed are encouraged to attend to learn about the stream restoration plans for the stream between Soapstone Drive and Twin Branches Road.
Meeting location is at the Basketball Courts off Hunting Horn Lane.
PLAY
Nature’s Music
Thursday, Sept. 10
10 – 11 a.m.
Temporary Road Pavilion – 1750 North Shore Drive
Deadline to register: Tuesday, Sept. 8
$4/child RA members, $7/child non-members
Call 703 -435-6518 or email naturalist@reston.org
Sounds are everywhere in nature. Test your listening skills as we take a listening walk. Create a thunderstorm with your hands and play a listening game. Sing songs like a bird and take home your own musical instrument.
September Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Sept. 12
2 – 3 p.m.
Walker Nature Education Center – 11450 Glade Drive, park along Glade Drive
Deadline to register: Wednesday, Sept. 9
$4/person RA members, $7/person non-members
All Ages
Call 703- 435-6509 or email enviroed@reston.org
Nature’s treasures are hidden everywhere! Go on a scavenger hunt to find them all. Look high in the trees and low on the ground as you follow a trail of clues. Who knows where the clues will lead you? Collect a prize at the end.
Jumping Jamboree
Reserve by Sept. 9
Monday, Sept. 14
10 – 11 a.m.
Hunters Woods Pavilion – 2501 Reston Parkway. Park at Hunters Woods Pool
Deadline to register: Wednesday, Sept. 9
$4/child RA members, $7/child non-members
18 months – 35 months
Call (703) 435-6518 or email naturalist@reston.org
Bring your jumping shoes as we explore the lives of jumping creatures like frogs, toads and flying squirrels. Can you jump as high as a frog or as long as a grasshopper? Make a jumping craft and take a walk to look for jumping creatures.
GET INVOLVED
Multicultural Festival
The Reston Multicultural Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 from
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Lake Anne Plaza. It’s a day of celebration of international cultures to celebrate diversity. This free annual event brings together the rich medley of cultures through music, entertainment, dress, food, and cultural treasures from all over the world that is Reston. Volunteers are needed to assist with children’s activities, concession, volunteer check-in, information booth and much more. For more information contact Ha Brock at 703-435-7986 or via e-mail at habrock@reston.org.
Stream Cleanup
Saturday, Oct.17, 2009
Deadline to register: Oct. 9, 2009
Hours: 9 a.m. to Noon
Free
All ages welcome
Ha Brock at 703-435-7986 or via e-mail at habrock@reston.org .
Want to get involved and help clean up our local stream valley?
Looking for a service project or need community service hours for school?
Want to make an instant impact in improving the health of our local streams?
Then participating in the Fall Stream Clean up is for you. The site locations include:
Snakeden Branch – Upper meet at Hunters Woods Village Center
Snakeden Branch – Middle – meet at Soapstone Road
Nature Center – meet at pavilion
Colvin Run- meet at Tall Oaks Pool
Stevenage Road – meet at Reston North Park
Tons of trash end up in the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay every year from our watersheds. Litter is harmful and an eyesore in our neighborhoods and open spaces. Let’s do our part. It is amazing what a group of people can accomplish in a few hours.