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By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

Three-year-old RachelD’Andrea is in thefight of her life. Bat-tling neuroblastoma— a currently incurable form ofchildhood cancer — since she was2, she’s now in a hospital in Ver-mont receiving a course of treat-ment her parents hope will help.

“Rachel is my hero, and I love her so much, myheart is breaking,” said her dad Jon. “I have faiththat God is with her, and what He decides will bewhat is right, but I pray that He allows us to keepher.”

Meanwhile, Ginny Grivas — whose daughter at-tended Gymboree in Chantilly with Rachel beforeher condition was diagnosed — is conducting a fund-raiser to help the D’Andreas financially.

Jon D’Andrea and wife Rebecca, of Chantilly, hadjust begun a small, accounting and bookkeeping firmwhen doctors first found tumors in Rachel’s skull and

abdomen, shortly before her second birthday. Nowtheir health insurance costs $2,400/month andRachel’s medical bills are astronomical.

So Grivas decided to sell mistletoe online in hopesof raising $8,000 for the D’Andreas. “They used tobe a dual-income family, but now only Jon is work-ing because Rebecca has stayed with Rachel whileshe’s been in the hospital,” said Grivas. “So this wouldprovide much-needed financial relief for them. Thisfamily really needs us.”


For 25 years, Franklin Farm’sMichele Bevington was acartographer and programmanager for the federal govern-ment. But after retiring in 2009,her life headed in a whole, newdirection — and now, throughflowers, she’s bringing joy eachday to injured and recuperatingservice members.

She discussed her organization,Freedom Petals, at a recent meet-ing of the GFWC-WFCWC (West-ern Fairfax County Woman’s Club)at the Chantilly Regional Library.And the topic was in keeping withthe club’s theme, “The Power ofOne,” illustrating how each person

can use her own, unique talentsto make a difference for others.

“I wanted to give back to soci-ety, and I read an article in ‘South-ern Living’ about a woman in Ala-bama who delivers flowers andindividual Christmas trees for hos-pice patients,” said Bevington. “SoI e-mailed her and she called me,and I asked if she’d mentor me,


T he Alliance Theatrejourneys back to Me-dieval times to tell theclassic story of King Arthur,Guenevere, Sir Lancelot andthe Knights of the Round Tablein the perfect kingdom of“Camelot.”

Presented over three week-ends, the curtain rises Friday-Saturday, Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, and17, 18, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday,Dec. 9 and 16, at 7 p.m.; andSunday, Dec. 5, 12 and 18, at 2p.m. It’s recommended for ages8 and above and is Alliance’sfirst, all-adult musical.

All shows are at MountainView High School, 5775Spindle Court in Centreville(off Braddock Road, behindGlory Days Grill). Tickets are$12 and are available atwww.thealliancetheatre.org. orby calling 703-220-8101.

Director Zina Bleck, who’sdirected community and pro-fessional theater since 1995,said her cast and crew of 25 are“doing fantastically. I’m veryoriented toward character de-velopment so — in addition toworking on the songs anddances that are key to the mu-sical — we worked on devel-oping well-rounded characters.That makes it more engagingfor the audience.”

Stacy Crickmer, of Chantilly’sPleasant Valley community,plays Queen Guenevere. “Shewas brought to Camelot by

Jim Mitchell and Stacy Crickmer as King Arthur andQueen Guenevere.

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Students in teacher BeckiePolandick’s first-gradeclass at Poplar Tree El-ementary tell their favor-ite part of Thanksgiving dinnerand how they think it’s prepared.

Sweet potatoes: “I would getorange potatoes and sugar. ThenI’d bake them in the oven withbutter.”

Chris Pezdek, 7

Pumpkin pie: “I’d put pump-kin seeds inside the pie pan andput whipped cream on top of it.”

Alissa Nguyen, 6

Turkey: “I’d put gravy made ofpotatoes on the turkey. Then I’dcook it in the oven about 20 min-utes at 60 degrees.”

Elizabeth Bruening, 6

Cherry Jello: “I’d get mashed-up cherries, sugar and water. ThenI’d mix them together and eat it.”

Grayson Dunham, 6 1/2

Pumpkin pie: “I’d get the in-gredients – pumpkin and eggs –put them in a pie pan and bake itin the oven for 4 minutes.”

Julian Taylor, 6

Turkey: I would cook it in theoven with gravy for 2 minutes athot.”

Mackenzie Nicholson, 6

Apple pie: “I’d get apples andapplesauce and make a pie with acrust made of bread. I’d cook it for6 minutes on warm.”

Jack Monroe, 6 3/4

Turkey: “I would get a raw one,go home and cook it and stuff itwith stuffing made of cheese,mashed potatoes and cilantro.”

Molly Lutz, 7

Chocolate pie: “I’d get choco-late, milk and eggs. I’d put thechocolate in first, and then themilk and eggs, and stir them. ThenI’d pour them into something andput them in the oven for 25 min-utes at 45 degrees.”

Alyse Madsen, 7

Turkey: “I would get it from thestore, look at the directions on theback and do what it said. If it didn’tsay anything, I’d do it like my momdoes. She smacks it down on thetable and cooks it for 5 minutes atreally hot.”

Ethan Karam, 6

ThanksgivingSeeds + Whipped Cream = Pumpkin Pie

See Thanksgiving, Page 16

Sweet potatoes by ChrisPezdek.

Turkey by Jake Smith.

Pumpkin pie by AlissaNguyen. Turkey, with a cat named

Tux, by Molly Lutz.

Turkey with gravy by Eliza-beth Bruening. Chocolate pie by Alyse

Madsen.

Mom serving pumpkin pie,by Shivani Sethu. Pumpkin pie by Lily Agan.


News Centre View Editor Steven Mauren703-778-9415 or [email protected]


Besides serving its own customers every day,for the second year in a row, Paisano’s iscollecting canned and boxed food to helplocal people in need. Last year, it did so forSt. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Clifton,which gave these items to four charities, includingWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM).

This time, Paisano’s is collecting for Food for Oth-ers. Headquartered in Merrifield, it’s a lifeline forthe ever-increasing number of Northern Virginia’sworking poor unable to provide food for their fami-lies. And Fouad Qreitem, Paisano’s president andCEO, is happy to lend a hand.

From Nov. 26 through Dec. 19, area residents maydonate canned or boxed food items at any ofPaisano’s six restaurants. They are the Paisano’s inFair Lakes, Fairfax City, Chantilly, Reston andHerndon, plus Bella Pizza (also owned by Qreitem)in Centreville. Customers may also give these itemsto Paisano’s drivers when they deliver food to them.

As a Fairfax County native, Qreitem says he con-siders those who’ll receive the food his “extendedfamily.” Besides that, he explained, “This should besomething every small, successful business ownershould do. Because we’ve been blessed and fortu-nate, we should pay it forward and help others.”

QREITEM HOPES shoppers will just pick up a fewextra items at the grocery store, while doing theirown shopping, and contribute them to the cause.“We’ll see that the products get into the hands ofFood for Others so that needy families receive thedonations,” he said. “This is the time of year to bethankful; a canned ham, corn meal, pudding mix,fruit cocktail or something similar can make a realdifference to those less fortunate.”

Last year, through the efforts of Paisano’s employ-ees and the community, the company was able toamass nearly 10,000 cans, plus boxed food, to do-nate.

This year, with more people than ever needinghelp, said Qreitem, “We hope to double that amountand donate 20,000 cans. Even though Northern Vir-ginia is considered one of the wealthiest jurisdictionsin the country, a great amount of citizens are living

in poverty, struggling to feed themselves and theirchildren.”

“We serve over 2,000 families a month at ourMerrifield warehouse,” said Food for Others Execu-tive Director Roxanne Rice. “Some are referred bysocial workers and others come for the USDA foodprogram. Ninety-eight percent of our clients comefrom Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria counties but,by far, the most come from Fairfax County.”

After hearing about Paisano’s collection efforts lastfall — and facing a severe food shortage — Food forOthers contacted Qreitem and asked his organiza-tion for help. He agreed and, last week, visited Foodfor Others — and what he saw made a big impres-sion on him.

“WE WERE pretty blown away,” he said. “Whilewe were there, people — including children — werepicking up food. This is something I watched first-hand, and it was humbling. Seeing people pick upcans and cereal there made it real for me. I know thecans we’ll donate will really affect our neighbors’lives.”

Qreitem also praised his customers for their gen-erosity in past fund-raising efforts for a sick childand for the Police Unity Tour. “I want to thank thembecause they really come through for us, all the time,”he said. “Whenever I think they can’t do anythingelse, they always surprise us and support us evenstronger; they’re really wonderful people.”

Paisano’s Virginia is on Facebook and it will post aweekly, can-collection count there.

As part of Paisano’s “Can for a fan” promotion, foreach person who becomes a fan of Paisano’s Virginiaon Facebook, Qreitem will donate a can on their be-half.

“Paisano’s is representative of many communityorganizations, businesses, churches and schools that,together, help us provide the services we do to peoplein need,” said Rice. “They’re wonderful, and we’rethrilled they’re committed to doing as best they can.Paisano’s wants to do even more than last year and,for that, we’re grateful.”

She said the majority of the food distributed byFood for Others is donated. “There’s no way we coulddo it without all this help,” said Rice. “Starting inOctober 2008, the numbers coming to us for helpbecame unprecedented and they’ve not gone down.”

She also noted that food donations are needed inthe summer, as well. Said Rice: “We’re so gratefulfor the generosity at this time of year, but want toremind people not to forget their neighbors, the restof the year, too.”

From left areRoxanne Rice,Food forOthers execu-tive director,and FouadQreitem,Paisano’spresident andCEO.

Paisano’s Helps Food for OthersCollecting canned goodsfor families in need.

Court Clerk Is ExoneratedIn February, Fairfax County Clerk of the Court John Frey told

police he’d detected irregularities in the office’s fee-tracking sys-tem. A week later, on Feb. 24, they charged Clifton residentDeborah Sterling with four counts of embezzlement by a publicofficial and one count each of computer fraud and forging a pub-lic record.

She’d worked in the office of the county Clerk of the Court fornine years. As a cashier in Circuit Court’s Civil Intake Division,she often received money from people filing various motions andlawsuits. Although she maintained her innocence, she was firedfrom her job and stood trial, last week, in Circuit Court, begin-ning Nov. 16. Two of the charges had been dropped, by then; andafter hearing all the witnesses and testimony, the jury found Ster-ling not guilty of the remaining charges — the forgery offenseand three embezzlements. The amount of allegedly missing moneywas $316, but it turned out that the people who’d thought they’dpaid fees to her actually hadn’t done so, so she was innocent ofany wrongdoing.

Child Care Teacher IndictedOn Sept. 24, Fairfax County police charged an assistant teacher

at Minnieland Private Day School in Centreville with sodomy.They’d received a complaint alleging that Siyamand Salehzadehhad molested a 4-year-old girl there. Then on Nov. 15, the grandjury indicted him on that offense. He’s now scheduled to enter aplea, Dec. 1, in Circuit Court.

Children’s Clothing Is NeededEach year, the all-volunteer Our Neighbors Child (ONC) pro-

vides new toys and clothes for children of families in financialcrisis in Centreville, Chantilly and western Fairfax County. Localchurches, schools, businesses and individuals help out; but now,readying for its 19th holiday season in the face of a difficulteconomy, ONC needs help more than ever.

The number of requests for winter coats, jackets and warm cloth-ing has increased from last year’s record numbers. So ONC isseeking groups or individuals willing to “adopt” local childrenand contribute the items they need. Specific information (sizes,etc.) will be provided. Anyone wishing to help should contactDenise McInerney, ONC clothing coordinator, [email protected]. For other volunteer opportunities or to makea donation, see www.ourneighborschild.org.

Fair Oaks CAC to MeetThe Citizens Advisory Council of the Fair Oaks District Police

Station will meet Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m., in the roll-call roomof the police station. It’s at 12300 Lee Jackson Memorial High-way in Chantilly.

Sully District Council MeetingBecause of the Christmas holiday, the Sully District Council of

Citizens Associations and its Land-Use Committee will meet aweek earlier than usual, in December. The next meet is slated forWednesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., in the Sully District GovernmentalCenter, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. Call Jeff Parnes, eve-nings, at 703-904-0131.

Joe Sanchirico, project manager for the Sugarland Run/Horsepen Creek Watershed Plan, will speak on Watershed Man-agement. The panel will also learn about a proposed in-fill devel-opment in Rockland Village (Chantilly Crossing Apartments).

WFCM Seeks Food, DiapersWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) urgently needs

donations of cooking oil and toilet paper. It also needs: cold andhot cereals, juice, bags of flour and sugar (2-5-pounds), tomatosauce, canned foods (meat, vegetables, fruit, pasta), boxed sidedishes, condiments, deodorant, shampoo, baby wipes, and dia-pers in sizes 5 and 6. Bring them to WFCM’S food pantry at 13981Metrotech Drive (near the Backyard Grill and Bar) in Chantilly.

Roundups


Why Thankful?By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

As Thanksgiving approaches, eightlocal residents tell what they’re mostthankful for and recall their mostmemorable Thanksgivings.

Noël Miller – CentrevilleHigh librarian

“I’m especially thankful formy family. I lost my mother-in-law this year, so having thefamily together means evenmore than ever to us.”

Most memorable Thanks-giving: “I made the mistake ofadding red food coloring tothe sweet potatoes. It was next to the vanillain the cupboard, and I reached for the wrongbottle. The sweet potatoes tasted amazing,but they were screaming red.”

Jenna Jablonski –Compton Heights, Clifton

“I’m thankful for my family,my health and every day.”

Most memorable: “Just be-ing able to spend time off withmy family. I always lookedforward to coming home forThanksgiving when I was incollege. Now I live here and

don’t have to drive all the way home fromVirginia Tech.”

Ken Anderson – LittleRocky Run

“In this environment, I’mvery glad I have a secure jobwith health insurance andplenty of savings. I’m alsothankful for my wife and two,wonderful children.”

Most memorable: “Al-though I don’t remember it,when I was born was probablythe most memorable for my parents. Thatyear, it was the day after Thanksgiving.”

Michele Tureaud – FairOaks

“I’m thankful for my family.My children are grown andour relationship is more adult-like, so it makes it more fun.”

Most memorable: “We al-ways have guests at ourThanksgiving table who don’t

have family near. So my most memorablewas when my friend from China brought herfather who grew up in Communist Chinaand he told us stories about that.”

Pam Edge – Westbrooke,Centreville

“Coming off this electionseason, I’m grateful that wehave a system of democracythat continues to work. So I’malso thankful for the fore-thought our Founding Fathershad in designing it – and Ithink God had His hand in it.”

Most memorable: “My mother is 86 andstill believes she can cook, but she can’t. Solast year, I had to go to her house and res-cue the gravy and the stuffing for her so shecould have something edible to share withus.”

David Pan – Little RockyRun

“I’m thankful for my familyand that, in these current eco-nomic times, we’re doing well.So I count my blessings thatwe have good kids and every-thing is good at home.”

Most memorable: “Just be-ing home with family and sometimes visitingrelatives in New York and watching theMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person.My brother-in-law works at the Museum ofNatural History, and we watched from hisoffice overlooking Central Park West.”

Bellezza SpaWhat will you give thanks for thisThanksgiving?

I’m blessed to have been given the op-portunity to start my business Bellezza Spain Valon Salon. It has been a dream cometrue! I would also like to express my grati-tude to everyone in the community for alltheir support.What are you thankful for livingand/or working in Centreville,Chantilly, Fair Oaks?

I’m thank full for my family, friends, andour health.

What advice would you give tosomeone looking for more specialthings to be thankful for here?

We all should be grateful for all the smallthings in life.

JIM LEMUNYONMember, Virginia House ofDelegates67th DistrictWhat will you givethanks for thisThanksgiving?

The great many people —family, friends, co-workers,and strangers, who all con-

tribute to making Northern Virginians someof the most blessed people on earth. I’ll alsogive thanks for life’s challenges, too, for theyremind us how good we have it most of thetime.What are you thankful for livingand/or working here?

The opportunity to make a positive dif-ference in the lives of people in our area astheir representative in the Virginia Houseof Delegates, and to work with members ofboth parties and staff in the Virginia legis-lature, who are among some of the finestpeople I have met in my life.What advice would you give tosomeone looking for more specialthings to be thankful for here?

Become involved in community serviceorganizations, such as FACETS, which helpsthe homeless and at-risk families. Seewww.facetscares.org.

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Here some responsesto questions aboutliving andworking here.MARY ANN SETTLEMYRE4th Grade TeacherCentreville ESWhat will you give thanks for thisThanksgiving?

I will give thanks for my family. We justlost our grandmother and having time withfamily is very important to me!What are you thankful for livingand/or working here?

I am thankful for all the wonderful stu-dents, families, and our community, herein Centreville. They are amazingly support-ive and caring.What advice would you give tosomeone looking for more specialthings to be thankful for here?

I would tell someone looking for morespecial things to be thankful for to stop andfocus on what they have, not what theydon’t have. We are all very rich in individualways, and need to realize that.

BOB JANISVice President Operations & MarketingHoliday Inn Chantilly-Dulles ExpoWhat will you give thanks for thisThanksgiving?

I am thankful for my family, and thankfulfor the positive things that are happeningin our lives. Thankful that my family sup-ports each other in the times when thingsdon’t go as planned.What are you thankful for livingand/or working in Centreville,Chantilly, Fair Oaks?

Every day when I show up to work, I amthankful for the great staff that I work withat the Holiday Inn Chantilly-Dulles Expo, andBob O’s Restaurant. Each person works to-gether with a smile to take care of the guest,and fellow associates. It is the reason thatwe have been awarded The “TorchbearerAward” four years in a row — Holiday Inn’s

Reflections: On Being Thankfulhighest award for guest satisfaction.

DEANNA MCRAE KINGPresident, Mountainview Cool Treats, LLCRita’s Sully StationWhat will you give thanks for thisThanksgiving?

The most awesome “Treat Team” at Rita’sSully Station!What are you thankful for livingand/or working in Centreville,Chantilly, Fair Oaks?

There is a wonderful, engaging spirit inthe schools and the community at large. Asa parent, and business owner in the com-munity, I am truly thankful for this.


It is often what appears to be the leastspecial, that is actually the most specialthing of all to be thankful for.

VALARY BROWNOwner of Valón SalonWhat will you givethanks for thisThanksgiving?

I will give thanks for thehealth and happiness of myfamily, friends, co-workers,and clients. I’m also thank-

ful to have the best, most talented staff Icould ever imagine.What are you thankful for livingand/or working in Centreville,Chantilly, Fair Oaks?

I’m thankful to live in a community whichsupports me and my business and has en-abled me to be a successful Salon for 14years. Our wonderful clients and commu-nity have also been extremely generous insupporting our charitable efforts.


Look close to home for more specialthings to be thankful for. Support your lo-cal businesses, schools, churches and chari-ties to keep the Centreville-Clifton area awonderful place to live!

PAOLA BERRIOS


Colorfully costumed riders on horsesclip-clopping up Main Street, thetown Christmas tree aglow withlights, beautifully decorated homes welcom-ing holiday visitors, and carolers singing inthe churches — these things and more com-prise Christmas in Clifton.

On Saturday, Dec. 4, the town invites thecommunity to kick off the holiday season

by attending the annual Clifton CandlelightHomes Tour. The day’s activities begin at 2p.m. with the horse parade sponsored bythe Clifton Horse Society.

Wearing holiday finery in rich golds,blues, reds and greens, the riders and horsestravel up Main Street, wend their waythrough the town and eventually journeydown Chapel Street to King’s Field, whereparticipants and spectators alike gather forcookies and the awarding of prizes.

Visitors may shop in the Clifton storesfrom 3-4 p.m., check out the town’s restau-rants and take photos with Santa. Thenfrom 4-7 p.m. is the Candlelight Homes Tourfeaturing five houses adorned in their sea-sonal best.

Clifton by Candlelight, Festive Horse ParadeStarting the holidayseason in style.

Besides seeing the holiday houses, visi-tors are also welcome to hear live music,on the half hour, at Clifton Baptist Churchand Clifton Presbyterian Church. Violin,piano and harp students will perform atClifton Baptist, and the Chantilly High Car-olers plus the Presbyterian church’s BellChoir will entertain at Clifton Presbyterian.

Tickets prior to Dec. 4 are $20 for adults;$5, children under 12. On Dec. 4, they be-come $25, adults; $10, children under 12.They’re available in town at the Clifton Café,A Flower Blooms in Clifton, T&K Treasuresand Cottage Art. Picket Fence in Burke andBanner’s Hallmark in Centreville’sCentrewood Plaza shopping center are alsoselling tickets.


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Sky Masterson, Nathan De-troit and all the charactersfrom Damon Runyon’spopular tale of love and gamblersin 1940s New York City will burstupon the local stage when StoneMiddle School presents the musi-cal, “Guys and Dolls Jr.”

Show times are Thursday, Dec.2, at 3 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 3, at 7:30p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 4, at 3p.m. Tickets are $5, and those forThursday’s show must be pur-chased in advance.

The cast and crew of nearly 50has been hard at work since Sep-tember, and Director LoisStanziani Walsh says her youngthespians are doing a terrific job.“They’ve grown together like afamily and have come to appreci-ate the score and the dances,” shesaid. “At school, I hear them hum-ming the tunes and practicing thedance steps — and their New Yorkaccents provide an additional com-ponent.”

Seventh-grader Collin Fiala por-trays Masterson. “He’s a cool,suave gambler who dates lots ofgirls, but isn’t serious about anyof them — until he meets SarahBrown, who leads the mission thathelps gamblers stop sinning,” saidCollin. “He likes crazy bets andhe’s the top gambler.”

Collin’s having fun playing himand especially likes the songsMasterson sings and the clothes hewears — a striped jacket, colorfultie, dark shirt and fedora hat. Healso likes the snappy dialogue be-tween Masterson and the othergamblers, who are Collin’s friendsin real life.

His favorite song is “Luck, Be aLady, Tonight,” which his charac-ter sings with his fellow gamblers.

“Sky’s admitting that he’s beengambling and hopes to win,” saidCollin. “Then, all these guys wouldgo to the mission and Sarah wouldbe happy with him.”

Playing Sarah Brown is seventh-grader Sarah Damers. She de-scribed her character as smart andconfident. “She believes in Godand thinks she knows what she’sdoing and what’s right andwrong,” said Sarah. “It’s fun show-ing how she changes during theshow, and you find out thingsabout her that you wouldn’t haveexpected.”

Sarah likes the song she sings,“If I Were a Bell,” because “mostof Sarah Brown’s songs are about

falling in love and getting marriedbut, in that song, she goes kind ofwild.” As for the show, she said,“It’s not what you think of whenyou think about middle-schoolproductions, because of the largerscale, storyline and 1940s timeperiod. But the audience will en-joy it and will like the way thesongs and choreography fit to-gether with the story.”

Eighth-grader Sam (Samantha)Dempsey plays Adelaide, the leaddancer at New York’s Hot Box club.“She’s a very peppy and happy girl,is nice to others and loves herfiancé, Nathan Detroit,” said Sam.“They’ve been engaged 14 yearsand Adelaide wants to get mar-

‘Luck, Be a Lady, Tonight’ Stone Middle Schoolpresents “Guys and Dolls Jr.”ried, but Nathan doesn’t.”

Sam said Adelaide’s great to playbecause of her mood changes fromupset to cheerful. “You never knowhow she’s going to act in eachscene, and she’s a little kooky,”said Sam. “And I love dancing andher dances are really fun.”

Her favorite number is“Adelaide’s Lament.” Said Sam: “Ilove this song because she’s read-ing a psychology book aboutwomen and says things in the songthat are very funny. She feels shemay lose Nathan because of hisgambling and lies and, therefore,never marry him.” Sam said theaudience will like the message that“It’s not best to gamble; it’s better

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It’s fun playing Nathan, saidLuke, because “he’s such an oddpersonality and it’s funny to seehow things start to go bad for

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While the rest of the world would liketo remember small businesses forjust one day this year, “small busi-ness Saturday,” Connection readers know thatlocal businesses are a mainstay of ourcommunities. Locally owned retailshops, services, restaurants dependon vibrant local communities to thrive.

While the economic situation is daunting,even locally where things are much better thannationally, even families who feel financiallysecure will be more frugal in this holiday sea-son than before the recession. Recently, thereis more life in the economy, though, and mostlocal families will shop and give during the nextmonth. Many people have started ahead of thetraditional kickoff date for Christmas shopping,the Friday after Thanksgiving. Hanukkah be-gins Dec. 2.

One way to be sure holiday shopping comeswith some holiday spirit is to do a portion ofthe shopping in some of the area’s locallyowned stores. There is special holiday ambi-ance available by shopping in the heart of atown that is decked out for the season.

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is active in fund raising for local charities, forfire and rescue service, for local schools and

in organizing holiday events.Local retail stores, mom-and-pop stores,

face some of the toughest challengesimaginable right now. The costs of being inbusiness have grown tremendously while rev-

Remember To Give Locally TooRemember that people applying for food stamps and seeking help from food banks has

more than doubled in the last few years in Northern Virginia. Local charities are scram-bling to meet tremendous increased demand for holiday help as well.

Organizations like United Community Ministries, SHARE of McLean and LINK dependon volunteers and contributions to try to meet the expanding need for food and warmclothes on a daily basis.

Beyond that, organizations stretch to provide the basics for a holiday meal for Thanks-giving and Christmas dinners and the hope of presents for many children who mightotherwise not receive a single holiday gift.

There are many ways to give, with some local charities connecting the donor to aspecific family to provide a holiday food basket and fulfill some wishes for gifts. Manyorganizations encourage the donation of gift cards. Every local group seeking to help theneedy right now is facing extra demand and needs both volunteer and financial help.

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Internet make the holiday shopping season allthe more important to locally-owned retailers.

Everyone will do some of their shopping atthe mall. In this area, almost everyone will dosome shopping via the Internet.

But local shoppers should be sure to savesome shopping time and dollars for local stores.

First in DanceChampionshipsThe Charger Dancers placed first inthe Varsity Jazz Division of the 2010UDA Fairfax Dance Championshipheld at Paul VI Catholic High Schoolon Nov. 13. Dance teams from areaFairfax County High Schools, as wellas, several private high schoolscompeted. The team also placedsecond in the Small Varsity PomDivision. The team is coached byCasey Cassara. From left, front row, isAmy Goffe, Haleh McDermott, TaylorTownshend, and Brynn Harper;second row, Leora Kahn, Diana Ho,Leila McDermott, Maggie Hutzel, andthird row, Casey Cassara, KatieBennett, Nina Hansirisawat, MollyPrice, Ellen Augst, and Katie Kendall.

Record-Breaking CollectionTroop 682 of Pleasant Valley UnitedMethodist Church had its annualScouting for Food event this pastweekend. The Scouts collected 1,769pounds of canned goods. They brokelast year’s record by over 400 pounds.More than 30 scouts participated inthe pickup and drop off. The food willbe donated to a local food pantry thatdistributes food to those who are lessfortunate.


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Every year between Christmas and NewYear’s, Centre View turns its pages over to thecontributions of local students. We are seekingartwork, photography, poetry, opinions, shortstories and reflections. We welcome contribu-tions from public schools, private schools andstudents who are home schooled.

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The small, fresh bags of ready-to-hang mistletoe come completewith a bow and a “Legend of theMistletoe” card for $10 each. Thecampaign is called, “Kisses 4Rachel,” and Grivas is already tak-ing pre-orders. In her e-mail un-veiling the fund-raiser, she im-plored people to either purchasemistletoe or simply make a dona-tion to the cause.

“Please help,” she wrote. “Pleasetell all your co-workers, friends,family — anyone who will listen.Tell them to buy mistletoe and,when they hang it over their door,tell them to kiss everyone whopasses through, for Rachel.”

THE MISTLETOE WILL ARRIVE for delivery, thesecond week of December, and then will immedi-ately be distributed. And bulk orders are especiallyappreciated, since Grivas needs to sell a huge amountof mistletoe to reach her goal.

She’s set up www.kisses4rachel.com to acceptcredit-card donations and track orders throughPayPal. In addition, checks payable to The RachelD’Andrea Fund, with Kisses 4 Rachel written on thememo line, may be sent to Ginny Grivas, 43860 PineyStream Court, Chantilly, VA 20152, or to ChantillyBible Church, 4930 Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly,VA 20151.

Those submitting multiple or group orders shouldcontact Grivas at [email protected] and sendher the names and addresses of the recipients, un-less the person ordering will distribute them.

When she told the D’Andreas about the fund-raiser,she received an e-mail back from Jon D’Andrea. “Ithink what you are doing for us is absolutely won-derful, and my sincere gratitude to you for this,” hewrote. “We are bleeding money, and [not having]any fund-raisers in the future was adding stress.Thank you, thank you.”

Until recently, Rachel was being treated at Memo-rial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Sheunderwent chemotherapy, radiation and surgeriesbut, eventually, nothing was working and doctors

found.”The scans showed new can-

cer growths in various bones,including her legs, and Rachelhas had to receive almost con-stant morphine to cope with thepain. Now, she’s just completedanother round of chemo in Ver-mont, and it’s difficult for herparents to see her suffering so.“We are seeing how nasty thiscancer is,” said Jon D’Andrea.“The effects of so much chemo/radiation/meds can take a tollon a body.”

But then came Sunday andgood news, when Rachel’s doc-tor said a new test showed thatthe chemo had caused a reduc-tion in her tumor markers.Equally as wonderful, said Jon

D’Andrea, is that, “Rachel has been happy, most ofthe last couple of days. She even danced and sang toher favorite Rockettes DVD.”

Sunday afternoon, on Rachel’s CaringBridge Website, he wrote, “I am so thankful to our Father andtruly believe He is with us. I praise God for today’snews, for Rachel having limited pain over the lastcouple of days, and for [her doctor’s] wisdom andcompassion.”

Jon D’Andrea also thanked God for his children,Kaitlyn, 12, and RJ, 14, plus “all you good friendswho continually give your support to us. May Godbless us all, and especially the families who are suf-fering from a child who is sick. We will not give up.”

The news also made Grivas more determined thanever to make the fund-raiser a success. She also hopessome of the proceeds can be used to send theD’Andreas and their children on a brief trip toDisneyworld. Said Grivas: “How wonderful it wouldbe to give them a worry-free holiday — a little timeof peace, away from the stress, where the whole fam-ily could be together.”

When she’s feeling well, Rachel loves dressing upand pretending she’s a princess and, said Grivas, “Ev-ery little girl deserves a chance to go to Disneyworld.And Rachel deserves to visit Cinderella’s castle andhave lunch with the princesses.”

So Grivas hopes the community will open its hearts

“Please help. Please tell all your co-workers, friends,family — anyone who will listen. Tell them to buymistletoe and, when they hang it over their door, tellthem to kiss everyone who passes through, for Rachel.”

— Ginny Grivas, conducting a fund-raiser to help the D’Andreas financially.

there believed they’d done all they could for her.But with their child’s life on the line, Rachel’s par-

ents researched and found another hospital whereshe could be treated and, hopefully, improve. So inOctober, she became a patient at Children’s Hospitalof Vermont.

“With the results of Rachel’s latest scans and dis-cussions with doctors at Sloan-Kettering, a changewas needed,” said Jon D’Andrea. “We understandthere’s no cure, but we have to keep on top of thiscancer as long as possible, in hopes a cure can be

and wallets and buy some mistletoe for Rachel’s ben-efit. “This Thanksgiving, if you’re thankful for yourfamily, their health and your little ones sleepingpeacefully at night, then go to the Web site and do-nate $10,” she said. “And when you do, you’ll getback exponentially more — a child’s life is at stake.”

According to mistletoe lore, said Grivas, “You hangit above your doorway and kiss people under it forgood luck. So each person kissing under the mistle-toe will have good luck, themselves, and send goodluck to Rachel.”


EntertainmentTHURSDAY/NOV. 25Virginia Run Turkey Trot. 8 a.m. 5K Run and 2K Walk

through the Virginia Run community at Route 29 andPleasant Valley Road in Centreville. Proceeds benefit Life WithCancer. Last year the Turkey Trot donated $62,000 to LifeWith Cancer. The event has raised over $580,000 for Lifewith Cancer. Last year over 4,200 runners and over 600walkers participated in the event. The 5K registration islimited to the first 4,000 entries. The 2K Walk has unlimitedentries. Easy registration (with no additional fees) is availableonline at www.virginiarun.com/turkeytrot. 5K Entry fee is$25 for pre-registration (increases to $27 after Nov. 19, 2010)and to walk the entry fee is $15 (increases to $17 after Nov.19, 2010). The fee includes a T-shirt (no T-shirt delivery,must be pick up shirt), post race snacks and raffleparticipation. Prizes are awarded in an overall male andfemale as well as in the Virginia Run residents’ category (agecategories will receive prizes: 10 and under, 11-14, 15-18, 19-29, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+).

FRIDAY/NOV. 26Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $15. With Gina

DeSimone and the Moaners. Beginner swing dance lessonfrom 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At theHilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park CenterRoad (Route 28 near the airport), Herndon.

MONDAY/NOV. 29Swing Dance Lessons. Mondays at 7 p.m. At the Washington

Dulles Hilton. No partners needed and fun practicallyguaranteed. With Sue and Gary Caley. Cost is $99 for a seven-week session beginning this week. At the Hilton WashingtonDulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road (Route 28 nearthe airport), Herndon. Visit www.gottaswing.com to registeror call 703-359-9882.

THURSDAY/DEC. 2Santa Visits McDonald’s. 6 to 8 p.m. Santa will take photos

with the kids (bring your camera); a fire truck will be outside;free giveaways; free coffee for the parents while they wait. AtCentreville McDonald’s, 5931 Fort Drive, Centreville; call 703-266-2741.

FRIDAY/DEC. 3Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15. With the

Daryl Davis Band. Beginner swing lesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m;dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the Hilton WashingtonDulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road (Route 28 nearthe airport), Herndon.

DEC. 3-19“Camelot.” The Alliance Theatre presents the story of King

Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of theRound Table. Directed by Zina Bleck. Show times areFridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. — Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17,18; Sundays at 2 p.m. — Dec. 5, 12, 19; Thursdays at 7p.m. — Dec. 9, 16. At Mountain View High School, 5775Spindle Court, Centreville. Visitwww.TheAllianceTheatre.org or call 703-220-8101.

SATURDAY/DEC. 4“Winterfest.” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free, There will be a Silent

Auction, a Lego Brick Challenge, a Chili Cook-Off and a CraftFair. At Poplar Tree Elementary School, 13440 Melville Lane,Chantilly. Sponsored by the Poplar Tree PTA. [email protected].

Alternative Gift Fair. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Honorspecial people on your gift list by giving gifts that benefit localnonprofits and people in need. At Truro Church, 10520 MainStreet, Fairfax. Visit www.giftsthatgivehope.org/fairfax or703-608-2231.

DAR Meeting. 1 p.m. Lane’s Mill Chapter Daughter of theAmerican Revolution Meeting. At the home of Charlene Graceof Clifton. If you would like to attend, email

[email protected] Dinner and Movie Night. Fixed price dinner

beginning at 5 p.m. At PF Chang’s, 4250 Fairfax Corner Ave.,Fairfax Corner. Followed by movie of your choice at FairfaxCorner 14. Cost of $30 at door includes dinner, soda, tip andmovie ticket. RSVP required. Sponsored by New Beginnings,a support group for separated/divorced men and women. Call301-924-4101 or visit www.newbeginningsusa.org.

SUNDAY, DEC. 5Southern Gospel Concert. 6 p.m. With Promised Land

Quartet. A free-will offering will be received. At OaktonBaptist Church, 14001 Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly. The churchis located on Route 50 l/5 mile east of the Route 28 overpassat Route 50 and Sullyfield Circle. Call 703 631-1799.

THURSDAY/DEC. 9Santa Visits McDonald’s. 6 to 8 p.m. Santa will take photos

with the kids (bring your camera); a fire truck will be outside;free giveaways; free coffee for the parents while they wait. AtGreenbriar McDonald’s, 13003 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy.,Chantilly; call 703-378-4631.

“A Prelude Christmas.” 7 p.m. Westfield High School’s WindSymphony will perform with guest musicians Dave Detweilerand friends. Admission is one new toy to be donated to OurNeighbor’s Child program. In the WHS Auditorium atWestfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly.

Wine Class: Champagne and Sparkling. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.This tasting and seminar is perfect for those looking todiscover a sparkling wine that best suits their budget andpalate. Class includes wine selections, tasting sheets, takehome educational materials, and discounts on the winepresented in class. $25 per class. At Chantilly’s Total Wine &More, Greenbrier Town Center, 13055-C Lee Jackson Hwy.,Chantilly. Call 703-817-1177.

FRIDAY/DEC. 10Do Business and Celebrate. 8 a.m. to noon. Meet local

political leaders, sports figures, 80 exhibitors from 80industries and an additional 200-plus business owners andprofessionals. Hosted by Hoop Magic Sports Academy, 14810Murdock Street, Chantilly. Call Basile Lemba at 703-359-5642.

Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $15. With theband, Atomic Swing Club. Drop-in beginner swing lesson from8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road,(Route 28 near the airport) Herndon.

DEC. 10-12Sugarloaf Craft Festival. A new theme of Fun and Games: A

Celebration of Whimsy creates a unique show experience forSugarloaf visitors by showcasing artists who create crafts witha humorous or playful feel. Some 250 jury-selected artistsspecializing in ceramics, sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion,furniture and home décor, fine art and photography will showtheir wares. Friday-Sunday, Dec. 10-12; Friday-Saturday, 10a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $7/online,$9/door, and free for children under 12. At Dulles ExpoCenter, at 4320 Chantilly Place Center in Chantilly. Visitwww.facebook.com/sugarloafcrafts.

Movies at Dulles AirAnd Space MuseumAirbus IMAX Theater5 p.m. — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I”7:45 p.m. — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I”10:30 p.m. — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I”McDonald’s will be open from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.Note the following changes to the Johnson IMAX Theater’sevening film schedule for Thanksgiving weekend.❖ Thursday, Nov. 25: The final show of the day will be the5:10 p.m. — “Wild Ocean 3D”❖ Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 276:10 p.m. — “Grand Canyon Adventure 3D”7:15 p.m. — “Wildest Dream”❖ Sunday, Nov. 286:10 p.m. — “Grand Canyon Adventure 3D” is the finalshow of the day.The Steven Udvar-Hazy museum will be open from 10a.m.-6:30 p.m. from Friday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov.28. Museum stores will be open during these extendedhours.

SATURDAY/NOV. 27Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party. 1:30 to 3 p.m. For ages 3 and

above. Sponsored by the Mia Saunders School of Ballet.Tickets are $10. All checks payable to Western FairfaxChristian Ministries. Reservations required. All Proceeds toWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries Families in NeedProgram. Bring a camera to have your picture taken withthe Sugar Plum Fairy. At Little Rocky Run Rec Center #2,6201 Sandstone Way, Clifton. Contact Jo Ellen Staub at703-988-0567 or [email protected].


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Herndon resident Philip Smith-Cobbs, a2009 graduate of the Classical Ballet The-atre, has accepted a professional contractwith Atlanta Ballet, located in Atlanta, Ga., and di-rected by John McFall.

At age 8, Philip began his training with the fac-ulty of the Classical Ballet Theatre (CBT), located inHerndon. His training included ballet technique,contemporary movement, athletic conditioning,stretch technique, and repertoire. As a teenager,Philip trained with Alisher Saburov, a former princi-pal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and the currentArtistic Director of CBT. Known for his dedication,musicality, and physical commitment to the art form,Philip trained intensively every day while also at-tending Westfield High School. In 2008, he wasawarded a scholarship by the Council for the Arts ofHerndon to continue his training at the Atlanta Bal-let School, the official training center for the AtlantaBallet Company. In 2009, he participated in the na-tional Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition.Upon graduating from high school and CBT’s Pre-Professional training program, he moved to Atlantato join the Atlanta Ballet Company.

Tickets for this weekend’s production of “The Nut-cracker” are on sale now.

❖❖❖The Classical Ballet Theatre of Northern Virginia

presents “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. Tick-ets are $22/adults; $18/seniors and children; $15/military or Girl Scouts. Call Kim at 703-471-0750for the password to purchase military or boy/girlscout discount tickets. All performances take placeat the Ernst Community Cultural Center Theater,

Ballet School Helps Local Youth Reach His Goal

Philip Smith-Cobbs of Herndon starred inClassical Ballet Theatre’s original produc-tion of “Tom Sawyer.”

NVCC Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turn-pike, Annandale. For more information, visitwww.cbtnva.org.

To have community events listed in Centre View, e-mail [email protected]. Call Steve Hibbard at703-778-9412.

ONGOINGOur Neighbors Child (ONC) is the local volunteer

organization coordinating holiday assistance (gifts of newtoys and clothing) for children of families in financial crisisin Centreville, Chantilly and Western Fairfax. Assistance ismade possible each year through the generous supportfrom local churches, schools, businesses and individuals.Preparing for its 19th holiday season in the face of adifficult economy, ONC needs help more than ever fromgroups or individuals willing to “adopt” the special needs oflocal children. The number of requests for winter coats/jackets and warm clothing has increased from last year’srecord numbers. Specific information (sizes, etc.) will beavailable before Thanksgiving. If you would like to help,please contact Denise McInerney, ONC ClothingCoordinator at [email protected]. For other volunteeropportunities or to make a donation, visitwww.ourneighborschild.org.

Seniors Classes. Fall prevention classes are held in a heatedindoor pool and are designed to work on balance and coremuscles in order to prevent injuries and falls. Classes areheld Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 1:30-2:30 p.m.;Mondays and/or Fridays from 2-3 p.m. at The WoodlandsRetirement Community, 4320 Forest Hill Drive, Fairfax.Registration required. Call 703-667-9800 to register asspace is limited. Cost is $10 per class.

The Western Fairfax County Woman’s Club is sellingthe 2010 White House Christmas ornaments. This year’sornament honors our 25th President, William McKinley.The two-sided ornament commemorates the long history ofmusic in the White House with the Marine Corps bandgreeting White House guests and entertaining the Presidentand Mrs. McKinley. The 2010 ornaments cost $19. Allprofits benefit charity. Order yours now by calling 703-378-6841 or 703-378-6216.

Ladies, do you have a Revolutionary Patriot in yourfamily tree? Membership in the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution (DAR) honors and preserves the legacy of yourPatriot ancestor. Any woman is eligible for membershipwho is no less than 18 years of age and can prove lineal,blood line descent from an ancestor who aided in achievingAmerican independence. Admission to membership is byinvitation through a Chapter. Interested in learning more?Contact the Lane’s Mill Chapter [email protected]

New Neighbors League Club (NNLC) of Northern Virginiais looking for women who are new to the area, looking toreconnect, or just interested in meeting new people for funand friendship. Come to one of the monthly coffees orluncheons to meet us. Then join one of the numerous clubssuch as bridge, couples bridge, mahjong, gardening,quilting and stitching, Bible study, bowling, bunco,Southern living dining, movie outings, cards or boardgames, couples mixers, book club, nursing home sing-alongs, and many other activities. Visit the Web sitewww.newneighborsvirginia.com [email protected]

TUESDAY/NOV. 30Open House. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Clifton Children’s Academy

will be holding Registration Open House for the Fall 2011for Kindergarten and Morning, Afternoon and FulldayPreschool classes. Bring your child and tour the school. At14315 Compton Road in Centreville. Registration info isavailable at www.childrensacademy.com. Call 703-968-8455.

FRIDAY/DEC. 3Legislative Breakfast. Hosted by WUSA TV9 anchor/

reporter Peggy Fox, the breakfast will feature VirginiaDelegate Patrick Hope as its keynote speaker. At the FairfaxMarriott at Fair Oaks. Sponsored by the Northern VirginiaForum for People with Disabilities. For tickets, visitwww.thepartnersgroup.us

SUNDAY/DEC. 5Volunteers for Change Orientation. Noon to 1 p.m.

Volunteers for Change, a volunteer program for workingadults, is holding orientations for community members.This program features a flexible online calendar of funweekend and weekday evening projects to fit busyschedules. At Volunteer Fairfax Office, 10530 Page Avenue,Fairfax. Contact Annie Duffield at 703-246-3895 or [email protected].

SUNDAY/DEC. 9Volunteers for Change Orientation. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Volunteers for Change, a volunteer program for workingadults, is holding orientations for community members.This program features a flexible online calendar of funweekend and weekday evening projects to fit busyschedules. At Volunteer Fairfax Office, 10530 Page Avenue,Fairfax. Contact Annie Duffield at 703-246-3895 or [email protected].

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him.” Luke likes singing “OldestEstablished” because the music’scatchy, it’s about the craps gameand “the gamblers are sayingNathan’s always reliable aboutfinding a place to play.”

Regarding the costumes, Direc-tor Walsh thanked Westfield Highfor allowing Stone to borrow manyof them. She also praised her“three, wonderful moms whopulled together all the costumes.”Tina Dempsey organized the out-

From Page 5 fits, designed several of them andmade them herself, with help fromLori Damers and Jane Angilletta.Added Walsh: “Tina also got theprops needed for every scene —she’s phenomenal.” She saidStone’s “going all out with the set,”thanks to set designer Matt Karner.There’ll be a New York City back-drop, the mission and the Hot Boxclub — with a sign that lights up.Walsh gave kudos, as well, to As-sistant Director Emily Altadonna,calling her “creative and talented

‘Luck, Be a Lady, Tonight’ and my right hand.”In addition, Stone Choral Direc-tor Steve Kogut is the musical di-rector. “It’s the first time we’ve hada music director for one of ourshows,” said Walsh. “He’s workedwith the group on harmonies andmaking beautiful sounds.”

Since “Guys and Dolls” is a clas-sic, she said audiences will haveseen the movie and will know andrecognize the songs and tap theirfeet to them. And they’ll like see-ing teen-agers clearly ‘becoming’these characters and enjoying theproduction. Come see the show —it’ll be wonderful.”


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Freedom Petals Brings Smiles to Injured Soldiers

Michele Bevington (second from left) with (from left) friend BarbaraKutner; her daughter, Lauren Bevington; and her mother, ColetteBollens, at the woman’s club event.

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and she did. She told me to get 2-litercrates from soda-bottling plants for mov-ing the vases and to go to grocery storesand weddings to get flowers.”

Bevington uses re-purposed flowers —fresh ones in good condition that other busi-nesses have on hand, but end up not using.She and her volunteers create floral ar-rangements from them for soldiers whoserved in Operation Iraqi Freedom andOperation Enduring Freedom. They thendeliver the arrangements to Walter ReedArmy Hospital, Fisher House and MologneHouse — a 287-bed hotel for soldiers re-leased from the hospital, and their families— at the Walter Reed complex.

Although Bevington had no backgroundin floral arranging, she learned on the job— and her fine-arts degree helped. In Janu-ary, her daughter made the nonprofit Free-dom Petals’s first delivery. Since then, busi-ness has blossomed. Bevington now has 70-80 volunteers and delivers some 120 ar-rangements a month. She even received aVolunteer of the Year award from the FairfaxCounty Park Authority.

“This organization is like a garden,” shesaid. “I planted the seed, but everyone elseis nurturing it — and it’s grown by leapsand bounds. The power of one, for me, isthe Almighty. It’s also the collective powerof one — my volunteers and other compa-nies, like Trader Joe’s and Herndon Flow-ers, that also help.”

Bevington began with flowers donated bythe Reston Trader Joe’s, and she noted howimportant it is to thank people for their help.“I sent Trader Joe’s a thank-you note,” shesaid. “I told them how much they’d helped[me and those receiving the bouquets] andthey made a poster out of it.”

Next, she approached the Adams-GreenFuneral Home, asked if she could have theirexcess flowers and explained her project.“They were crying because of the impact ithad on them,” said Bevington. “They wereconstantly throwing flowers away and theydidn’t want to, so they were happy to givethem to me.”

Arlington Flowers also proved a valuablesource. “They used to throw away theirflowers because it sometimes takes three

months between a military funeral serviceand a burial at Arlington National Cem-etery,” said Bevington. “So now, we get theseflowers. And if I have extras, I bring themto the Embry Rucker Shelter and SunriseAssisted Living.”

She also gave kudos to Herndon Floristand its owner, Anne Harvey. “Herndon Flo-rist has absolutely been wonderful,” saidBevington. “I needed better vases, and I toldthem I wanted to give them all the extravases and huge vases I’d gotten from thefuneral home that I couldn’t use. And itopened up a door for [Harvey] to giveback.”

“I never expected or asked for anythingfrom her,” continued Bevington. “And nowshe’s giving me ribbon, floral tape, flowers,and she’s training me in making floral ar-rangements.

They even put me in obituaries now, ask-ing people — in lieu of flowers [to the fam-ily] — to send me vases.”

The Girl Scouts have also done vase drivesfor her, and the appreciation she receivesfrom those who’ve received the floral ar-

rangements keeps her going. “One week, Igot a card from a Pfc. Francisco,” saidBevington. “I’d left him flowers and a cardwhile he wasn’t in his room, and he thankedme. The Soldier-Family Assistance Centerat Walter Reed also sent me a thank-younote for ‘the outpouring of affection for oursoldiers [that’s] helping in their recupera-tion and rehabilitation.’”

Even U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) sentBevington a note, thanking her for all shedoes and telling her what a “tremendousdifference” she’s making in the woundedsoldiers’ lives.

Out of all her volunteers, she has a coreof 12-13 — including her mother, daughterand best friend — who do the bulk of thework. “Usually, we bring 25 arrangementsat a time to the hospital. But sometimes,they’ll let me know they need twice thatamount — and that means there are morewounded warriors. These are injuredpeople, fighting for our freedom — andmany of them are young, just kids.”

All together, the volunteers put in some770 hours/month, for an average of 100

volunteer hours/person, each month. In-deed, in Freedom Petals’s first seven monthsof operation, the group made some 1,000floral arrangements, with 80 percent ofthem going to Mologne House.

Still, Bevington continually needs the rawmaterials that comprise each arrangement.Besides fresh flowers and vases, she alsoneeds florist’s tape, ribbon and tiny Ameri-can flags — which she attaches to everyarrangement with a pick and a ribbon. Alsoneeded are silk flowers and Bic pens. “Imake silk-flower pens for the nurses sta-tions,” said Bevington. “The nurses lovethem.”

Topping her wish list, though, is a three-door, walk-in florist’s cooler. “I either needto buy one or get it donated,” she said. “Thatway, I can keep the flowers at the correcttemperature. I condition all the arrange-ments for two weeks, like a florist woulddo, and keep like flowers together; then wemake them into new arrangements.”

And of course, Bevington always needslots of help making them. “You don’t needflower-arranging experience to help,” shesaid. “There are jobs for everyone.” She andher volunteers work out of her home, Fri-days, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon. Then Mondays and Tuesdays, begin-ning at 8:30 a.m., they pack up the flowersfor delivery. “We leave around 9 a.m.,” shesaid. “Everyone’s welcome — the more, themerrier.”

Bevington considers herself blessed tohave her health and a happy family — hus-band, two children and a daughter-in-law.So Freedom Petals is actually a flower min-istry and Bevington’s way of thankingAmerica’s military personnel for puttingtheir lives on the line in the name of free-dom. She says, if she can bring them a bitof sunshine, after all they’ve done, it’s morethan worthwhile.

The hardest part, she said, is “not worry-ing about having enough flowers.” But shefinds satisfaction in “the smiles, the storiesthe soldiers tell and the moms who thankus” for remembering their loved ones insuch a special way. “It’s wonderful to knowabout the healing these flowers bring,” saidBevington. “There’s a magic to flowers thatyou can’t put into words.”

Alliance Theatre Presents Classic Musical, ‘Camelot’

See ‘Camelot’ , Page 12

From Page 1treaty to marry King Arthur to prevent a

war between two neighboring kingdoms,”said Crickmer. “But even though it’s an ar-ranged marriage, she and Arthur form agenuine bond of affection for each other.”

Arthur’s 10-15 years older thanGuenevere, so she has some juvenile ideasabout love and flirts with the knights, saidCrickmer. “She’s all about the romanticchase and courtly love because she nevergot that with her arranged marriage,” saidCrickmer. “But she doesn’t give into it untilSir Lancelot arrives.”

Crickmer called Guenevere a complex

character that’s fun to play because she’sso challenging. Said Crickmer: “She goesfrom girlish and giggly to a mature personwith a depth of emotion and a real under-standing of the consequences of her ac-tions.” Crickmer likes the show’s big, dancenumber, “The Month of May,” plus her song,“Take Me to the Fair,” in which Gueneveremanipulates three knights into challengingLancelot to a joust.

She said the audience will enjoy themusical’s “rich, emotional relationships,witty dialogue and humor. “There are alsomagical elements and miracles,” saidCrickmer. “The show’s theme is that, if you

have a dream and it doesn’t go as planned,it’s still worth trying for it, anyway; every-body builds Camelot together.”

Ken Adams of Manassas plays SirLancelot. “He, too, transforms throughoutthe play,” said Adams. “In act one, he’spompous, arrogant and thinks he’s God’sgift to knighthood and what a knight shouldbe. He tries to maintain his purity, even af-ter he meets and falls in love withGuenevere, who’s married to his best friend,and there’s the conflict. Later, he maturesand mellows because of his love for her.”

It’s challenging, said Adams, because it’slike playing a different character in each act.

But, he said, “I really like acting with Jim[Mitchell, as King Arthur] and Stacy; wereally have a good chemistry and it’s evi-dent on stage.” His favorite songs are “C’estMoi,” about how wonderful Lancelot is, and“If Ever I Would Leave You.” Said Adams:“I sing it to Guenevere, and it’s a gorgeouslove song.”

He said the audience will love the play’sgood lines and comedy. “Pellinore, a wan-dering, eccentric king, is just hilarious,” saidAdams. “The story progresses from comedyto love, hate and drama, but it all comestogether in the end.”


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‘Camelot’Portraying King Arthur is Jim Mitchell of

Centreville’s Victoria View community. “He’sthe idealized, virtuous king, trying to makethe world a better place, righting all wrongsand establishing social order,” said Mitchell.“He became king by accident when hepulled the sword out of the stone, yet hislove for Guenevere inspires him to want tobecome a better man and a better king. Helives in a violent, amoral age and basicallyinvents chivalry; he tries to impose a moralcode of conduct on the rich and powerful.”

Mitchell says it’s a role he’s wanted to playfor nearly his entire life. “I listened to thealbum when I was 10 or 11,” he said. “Ev-ery kid has read about King Arthur and theKnights of the Round Table or seen themovie, ‘The Sword in the Stone,’ and ourversion is based on the book, ‘The Once andFuture King,’ by T.H. White, as was theDisney cartoon.” Realizing now how com-plex a character Arthur is, Mitchell said, “Healmost knows before Lancelot andGuenevere do that they’re interested in eachother. But it doesn’t change how he relatesto them, at all. He’s not condemning whatthey do, but he forgives and endures it andmaintains his love for them. Even thoughhe’s a king, he has a humility about him.”

Mitchell likes singing “How to Handle aWoman,” a love song to Guenevere. “It’s inthe middle of my frustration with her, whichmakes it all the more poignant,” he said.Overall, said Mitchell, “This show’s got thewhole package — the costumes, fantasy andfairytale, and the moral lessons of betrayal,forgiveness and redemption — and justgreat music by Lerner and Loewe.”

Chantilly High grad Alex Bedont, ofCentreville’s Gate Post Estates, playsMordred, Arthur’s illegitimate son. “He’s thejerk who wants to ruin Arthur,” said Bedont.“He’s on a power trip because he wants tobe king and in charge, but he’s also genu-ine and not all bad. Throughout high school,I played the authoritative bad guy, so I’mused to it. A really evil guy adds a new layerto the story, and acting older than I am is afun challenge.”

“I love working with adults, and theseones are wonderful actors — they give mesomething to aspire to,” continued Bedont.“This show hasn’t been done here before,so people will enjoy seeing it locally, andthe quality is so good, it’s like watching aprofessional, Broadway play.”

The set will show the enchanted forestwith the castle of Camelot in the back-ground, and the costumes will be reminis-cent of a fairytale. “I believe Camelot canbe anywhere — it’s really a positive state ofmind and a sharing,” said Director Bleck.“That’s why it’s a good, uplifting, familyshow for the holidays.”

“We found a tremendous amount of hu-mor in this musical, and it was pleasantlysurprising to all of us,” she continued. “Andthe actors brought lots of humor to theshow, themselves, and I let them run withit. That’s what makes it collaborative andcontributes to the magic of theater. This isa ‘Camelot’ you won’t see anywhere else,and the singing is amazing.”


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