Reston Community Events and Notices for Sept. 3 – 12, 2010
Live
RA’s Community Yard Sale
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 (rain date Sept. 12)
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: 1930 Isaac Newton Square, Reston, VA
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. Vendor space is SOLD OUT. Contact Ashleigh@reston.org. In case of rain, call 703-435-6577 the morning of the event for a recorded message.
Pruning Workshop
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Nature House
11450 Glade Drive
Learn the do’s and don’ts of tree and plant care with guest speaker Peter Deahl, of Fine Pruning, LLC, and ISA Certified Arborist.
RSVP: Arlene Whittick, 703 435-6503
Is the Lawyers Road “Diet” Working?
If you live, drive or bike in the Lawyers Road area between Reston Parkway and Myrtle Lane, the Virginia Department of Transportation wants your opinion. VDOT is conducting an online survey to learn how the method to improve traffic safety is working. The deadline to complete the survey is Sept. 19; you can access it here or follow the VDOT link on our home page under “What’s New.”
Conversations with Delegate Ken Plum
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston Association
Take an opportunity at the conclusion of the open house to meet and talk with Delegate Ken Plum. Bring your questions and comments.
Disability Rights & Accessibility: A Practical Approach for the Reston Community Symposium
Thursday, Sept. 30, 9 a.m.–Noon
Reston Association, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive
Contact: Kenneth R. Fredgren, chairman Reston Accessibility Committee via e-mail at fredgren.k@gmail.com or (703) 391-9019
The symposium will feature presentations by panelists from the region and keynote speaker David Hominik, Disability Rights Advocate, Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy. FREE. Light refreshments will be served.
Aging In Reston: A Community Forum for the Hunter Mill District
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, 1–5 p.m.
Reston Community Center – Hunters Woods
By 2020, approximately 363,000 residents over the age of 50 will live in Fairfax County. As a result, many people are planning how they can retire gracefully and comfortably in the community they love. Residents are invited to participate in this education session about needs and services for older adults in Reston and surrounding areas, and how they can create an aging-in-place community model that best serves their needs. Learn about available services, programs and options to consider for the future. Keynote speaker is Robert E. Simon Jr., founder of Reston. He will talk about his original village concept that includes housing for everyone.
Take the survey to gauge the aging-in-place concerns of residents. Your responses will be used to shape the agenda for the October forum. For more details: www.aginginreston.org. Sponsored by the office of Supervisor Cathy Hudgins.
Play
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Reston Team Tennis Underway
This is a fun, competitive league that plays Wednesday and Thursday evenings through October.
Contact: Mary Conaway (703) 435-6534.
Pool Schedule Update
- The following pools close on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010
Glade, Lake Newport, Lake Thoreau and North Hills, Tall Oaks - Open until Sept. 26, 2010
North Shore and Ridge Heights Pools will remain open until Sept. 26, 2010 - Please review the Summer Pool Schedule for Season 4 and 5 or contact us via e-mail at aquaticsinfo@reston.org.
Simply Seniors Classes Extended
We are pleased to be able to extend our Simply Seniors Class.
Please note the date, time and location as they have changed. Click here for the full schedule.
Bone Up on Bones
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010
10: 30–11:30 a.m.
Location: Walker Nature Education Center – 11450 Glade Drive
Reservations required by Sept. 8, 2010.
$4/person RA members, $6/person Non-members
For all ages
For reservations, please call (703) 476-9689 or e-mail enviroed@reston.org.
Did you know that human babies have more bones in their bodies than adults? Or that all mammals have exactly seven vertebrae in their necks, including humans, giraffes and bats? Learn more exciting facts about bones and how to identify different types in our bone lab.
September Bird Walk
Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010
7: 30–10:30 a.m.
Location: Upper Glade Stream Valley. Meet at Walker Nature Education Center – 11450 Glade Drive.
No reservations required.
FREE
Beginning and expert birders are all welcome. This walk is jointly sponsored by Reston Association and its Environmental Advisory Committee, the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia and The Bird Feeder store.
Oh Deer!
Monday, Sept. 13, 2010
10 – 11 a.m.
Location: Walker Nature Education Center – 11450 Glade Drive
Reservations required by Sept. 8, 2010
$5/child RA members, $8/child Non-members
For ages 18-35 months
For reservations, please call (703) 476-9689 or e-mail naturalist@reston.org.
These tall, graceful creatures live in our woods. Explore their home to find out what they eat and where they sleep. Use your deer ears to listen to a story and sing a song about our furry friends.
Festival on the Square
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010
11 a.m.–5 p.m.
11750 Sunrise Valley Drive
Family fun and entertainment at Reston Heights. The event begins at 11 a.m. with a Reston Interfaith Walk to End Homelessness. Stay for the activities, music and the Z-Car Club Show. Sponsors include Reston Association, The JBG Companies, Westin Reston Heights, Sheraton Reston, Vinifera, Syrah Reston Community Center, Reston Interfaith, Reston Heights, Brickman, Fairfax Times, Fairfax Public Access and Fairfax Woman.
Reston Association plans 85+ Special Events each year. Check out what activities are available for you and your family at www.reston.org or click HERE and join us for some fun this fall.
Get Involved
Fall Stream Cleanup
Saturday, Sept .18, 2010
Deadline to register: Sept. 16
Hours: 10 a.m.–Noon
For all ages
Sign up with Ha Brock, RA Volunteer Specialist, by calling (703) 435-7986 or 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 Cleanup is for you.
Cleanup Locations:
Snakeden Branch – Upper – meet at Hunters Woods Village Center
Snakeden Branch – Middle – meet at Soapstone Road
Nature House – meet at the pavilion
Colvin Run – meet at Tall Oaks Pool
Stevenage Road – meet at Reston North Park
Tons of trash ends 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.
Fall Stream Clean Up Site Leader Needed
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010
9: 30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Sign up with Ha Brock, RA community outreach specialist, by calling 703- 435-7986 or e-mail at habrock@reston.org.
If you are at least 21 and can supervise a large group of people, complete data sheets and walk in wooded, floodplain areas, you could be a great site leader. Site leaders are responsible for:
1. Picking up all of their groups’ supplies from RA Central Services Facilities. Supplies include: bags, gloves, signs, first aid kit, vest, hazardous materials bottle, clipboard, waiver forms, data sheets and a list of their volunteers for their site the day before (Friday).
2. Attend a one-hour evening training session hosted by a RA watershed supervisor.
3. Arriving at their clean-up location by 9:30 a.m. to meet and register their volunteers who should arrive by 10 a.m.
4. Giving a short safety speech (this will be provided) and hand out all supplies (trash bags, gloves, water bottles.)
5. Leaders make sure that volunteers behave responsibly and safely.
6. Leaders must have a functioning cell phone to report any problems or emergencies to RA staff or request additional supplies, if needed.
7. Finally, site leaders should return any unused supplies to PWC within a week following the event, along with their volunteer sign-in sheet marked with the items their team recovered from the clean-up site. These lists help us compile the full extent of trash, debris and tires collected out of the streams, and will be published on our Web site.
Reston Multicultural Festival
The Reston Multicultural Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 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 set-up, children’s activities, concessions, information booth, breakdown and much more. For more information, contact Ha Brock at (703) 435-7986 or e-mail habrock@reston.org.
Volunteers Needed for 2010 Reston Triathlon
The Reston Triathlon, a 27-year tradition in Reston, is in need of additional volunteers for the race on Sunday Sept. 12, 2010. The race begins at 7 a.m. at Lake Audubon and finishes at South Lakes High School.
Race Set Up Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010
We need volunteers for the swim course, transition areas at Lake Audubon boat ramp and South Lakes High School and also for packet pickup.
Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010
We need volunteers for the two transition areas (Lake Audubon boat ramp and the South Lakes High School Stadium), course marshals for the bike and run, and finish line, post-race food, run sentry, markings and clean up after the race.
All volunteers get a great shirt and can join in the post-race festivities and food. Please e-mail VolRtriathlon@aol.com or go to www.restontriathlon.org and click link for volunteers on the blue panel on the left. If you have any questions, e-mail VolRtriathlon@aol.com.
Call for Committee Volunteers
Reston Association Board of Directors seeks applicants to fill vacancies on its Fiscal, Elections and Communications Advisory committees. For full descriptions of each committee, click on its name:
Fiscal Committee Description
Elections Committee Description
Communications Advisory Committee Description
If you are interested in applying to be a member of one of these Committees please forward a brief statement of interest and any pertinent qualifications by Sept. 13, 2010, by fax (703) 435-6516, e-mail cate@reston.org or mail to Reston Association, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston VA 20191, ATTN: Board Committee Application.
Weed Warriors Projects: Oriental Bittersweet
Note: October’s Weed Warrior’s site has been switched to the September date.
Sept. 25, 2010
10 a.m.–Noon
Must be age 13 or older to volunteer
11284 Stones Throw Drive, Reston
Oriental Bittersweet is an aggressive non-native vine that strangles and topples native trees. We will cut and remove the vines from around the trees, which will help reduce the amount of seeds produced this year. If you’d like to be a “warrior” meet at the natural area next to 11284 Stones Throw Drive. There is poison ivy at this site. To volunteer, contact Ha Brock, RA community outreach specialist at habrock@reston.org or by phone at 703-435-7986.
MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS
“Driving for Surviving” Melanoma Charity Golf Classic and Silent Auction
Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010
Location: Stonewall Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.
Shotgun start at 1 p.m.; registration, driving range and skin cancer screenings open at 11 a.m.
Cost: $185 per person. Includes range balls, boxed lunch, green and cart fees, unlimited beverages on the course, buffet dinner and entry into the raffle drawing. Limited to 144 players.
Bring your clubs and join us for the eighth annual “Driving for Surviving” Melanoma Charity Golf Classic and Silent Auction, hosted by the Ashley Fister Cole Foundation. This Reston-based organization, founded to honor the memory of 28-year-old Ashley who passed away from the challenges of melanoma, serves Fairfax and the Northern Virginia Area with a melanoma support group and contributions to fund scientific research. Since its inception in 2002, the foundation has pursued its mission to “touch a life” by raising more than $200,000 toward melanoma research with this charity event. For more information, visit www.ashleyfistercolefoundation.org.
Reston Farmers’ Market
Every Saturday, May through October
8 a.m. – Noon
Location: Lake Anne Plaza
Check out this year’s spread and support sustainability in our community. Visit www.restonfarmersmarket.com to find out what your favorite vendors will be selling this weekend.
Mr. Knick Knack! Children’s Performance
Free event, every Monday through October, 10:30 a.m. at the Reston Town Center Pavilion
Unique, heart-centered music for kids.