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Book Festival Seeks Local Authors to Spotlight

Gaithersburg Book Festival Seeks Local Authors to Spotlight on May 19 Applications Due by February 29 Gaithersburg, Md. – February 7, 2012 – Authors living in the Washington, D.C., area have the opportunity to be showcased alongside award-winning and best-selling authors on May 19, 2012, at the …

Volunteers Needed

Mothers with Infants Invited to Participate in Two Autism Studies

Researchers at the University of Connecticut are looking for pregnant mothers and mothers with infants to participate in two research initiatives that will follow the development of infant siblings of children with autism over the first two years of life. These studies are being conducted by …

Social Services

Local Residents Learn How to Make New Year's Resolutions Stick

Burke, Virginia - On January 17, local residents had a chance to learn what few people ever master:  how to make New Year's Resolutions they will actually keep. And not only did they learn how to do it, they received personal assistance in writing their own goals in a way that was meaningful to …

Awareness

Democratic Party Convention Delegate Selection Presentations This Weekend

If you want to learn about how to be a delegate to the Virginia Democratic Convention in Fairfax, and/or  Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, or you want to learn about the process so you can help inform other Democrats, there are a couple of great opportunities this weekend. There will be…

Social Services

Celebrate Fairfax Offering College Scholarships

Celebrate Fairfax, Inc., producers of the Celebrate Fairfax! Festival, today has a new scholarship program offering 10 $1,000 college scholarships to Fairfax County high school seniors.  As part of its mission to “Celebrate Fairfax County and Its Communities,” Celebrate Fairfax will select …

Social Notes

"My Strange Addiction" is Casting

Do you have a friend/family member suffering from a strange addiction? It's hard to watch someone you love struggle with an addiction, especially when that addiction seems strange, unusual and completely unstoppable. A major documentary series would like to offer professional assistance to anyone …

Accomplishments

Sasaki Associates Selected for 2012 National Planning Firm Award

Sasaki Associates, Inc., a firm built upon a rich foundation of excellence, innovation, and collaboration, will receive the 2012 American Planning Association’s National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Firm. Sasaki is being recognized for the enduring high quality of their project work and…

Accomplishments

BOWA Honored With Home & Design Magazine's 2011 Designers' Choice "Hall of Fame Custom Builder" Award

Industry Professionals Award BOWA Top Honor McLean, Va. — BOWA (www.bowa.com), a home transformation company specializing in the design and construction of luxury additions and renovations, was honored with the 2011 Designers’ Choice “Hall of Fame Custom Builder” Award by Home & Design magazine. …

Volunteers Needed

Weekend Food for Kids

Assistance League of Northern Virginia Operation School Bell® Weekend Food for Kids - Members and community volunteers - Join us Monday, February 20, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 9350 Braddock Road, Burke, VA 22015 to pack supplemental food packages for distribution to …

Awareness

Tips for Parents Joining a Gym That Offers Child Care

Now is the time of year when the number of people buying health club memberships skyrockets. You’re buying yourself the gift of fitness, or are making plans to keep a New Year’s resolution to exercise more in 2012. If you’re a parent, one criteria you may use to decide which gym to join is whether …

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