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Sarah Chapin is Nubian princess Aida,the heroine of the musical tragedy“Aida” in the Vienna Youth Players’production opening Friday, Aug. 2 at theVienna Community Center.

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By Jasmine Kang

The Connection

While most highschool seniorsspend their time

thinking about the SATs, promand college, Celia Islam ofVienna is thinking about how tohelp others. Islam, a rising se-nior at George C. Marshall HighSchool, is the founder andpresident of Children’s TrustFund (CTFund)—a nonprofitorganization that seeks to aidimpoverished children in devel-oping nations.

“The goal is to help childrenin developing countries aroundthe world and also to informteenagers and young adults inthe developed world about themany challenges that childrenin other parts of the worldface,” Islam said. “We want toencourage teens in the U.S. tohelp their peers that are less for-tunate.”

The organization holdsfundraisers at communityevents and accepts donations inorder to provide medical treat-ment, education and nutritionto families in need in poorernations.

According to Vice PresidentJoshna Seelam of Great Falls,the charity has raised nearly$50,000 to date. One major suc-cess of CTFund is the establish-ment of a health clinic with an

on-call doctor in a village inBangladesh. The clinic providestreatment and education in anarea severely lacking inhealthcare.

In addition to providing ac-cess to medical services, the or-ganization aims to increase theopportunity to obtain an edu-cation through two specific pro-grams: Fight the Floods andSponsor a Family.

Fight the Floods targets fami-lies in Bangladesh that wereaffected by a recent series offloods that devastated southAsia. The program providesrickshaws and crops to thesefamilies, allowing them to earnmoney and support themselves.

“Families lost everything inthe floods,” Islam said. “Oftentimes, children have to work tomake up for everything thatwas lost and don’t have thechance to get an education.These children can be as youngas 4 or 5 years old.”

Similarly, the Sponsor a Fam-ily program seeks to aid fami-lies whose financial situationhas forced their children toabandon school in order towork. The organization pro-vides information about severalfamilies in need in Bangladeshand donors can choose a spe-cific family to help. These fami-lies also receive a rickshaw,which allows the parents to usethe rickshaw as a source of in-come. The program requiresthese families to ensure theirchildren receive an educationonce they attain a stable sourceof income.

“Education is the main mo-tive behind both of these pro-grams,” Islam said. “We want

Local teenagersstart Children’sTrust Fund.

Helping ChildrenIn Need

Members of Children’s Trust Fund participate in abake sale on June 22: From left, Vice PresidentJoshna Seelam, Marshall math teacher SandraLudden, President Celia Islam, and CTFund memberAshritha Ch. Proceeds from the fundraiser went tohelp the families of victims of the factory that col-lapsed in Bangladesh in April.

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By Steve Hibbard

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In celebration of Ramadan, The American Turk-ish Friendship Association held its RamadanTent and Turkish cultural exhibitions July 17-19 at the Unity of Fairfax Church in Oakton.

The Ottoman’s tradition of the “Iftar Tent” is still prac-ticed in modern-day Turkey. The tent accumulatesthe community to observe the breaking of its dailyfast.

“We believe the more we understand one another,the more peace we will have in our local communityand global community,” said the Rev. Russell Heiland,senior minister of Unity of Fairfax. “The best way todo that is to sit down and share ameal.”

Unity’s campus houses the Pin-nacle Academy, a private elemen-tary and middle school that focuseson math and science. It was createdby the American Turkish FriendshipAssociation. Its director, AhmetIlhan approached Unity about host-ing the Iftar Tent festival forRamadan this year.

Also in attendance at the Iftar Tent were the Turk-ish Ambassador Namik Tan, Azerbaijan AmbassadorElin Suleymanoz, Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova and Del. Tom Rust (R-86).

Ramadan in OaktonThe American TurkishFriendship Associationcelebrates breaking of thedaily fast.

(From left): Nina Fraenkel of Germany,Fariza Madieva of Tajikistan, Yasemin Ayof Turkey and Aisha Telbisoglu ofAzerbaijan.

Muslims from Fairfaxand beyond enjoyRamadan under the“Iftar Tent.”

Erkin Douranov of Vienna serves lemon-ade at the Ramadan Festival under the“Iftar Tent.” The event was sponsored byThe American Turkish Friendship Associa-tion and held July 17-19 at Unity of FairfaxChurch in Oakton.

Selim Sel of Fairfax serves up dolma(grape leaves rolled with rice).

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Lanier Middle School was packed this week-end as nearly 400 people turned out to seelocal families, a state senator—and even a

mayor—in The City of Fairfax Theatre Company’sproduction and performance of “Annie.”

State Senator Chap Petersen (D-34) brought downthe house as he danced andsang in the role of FranklinDelano Roosevelt, and City ofFairfax Mayor ScottSilverthorne was on stagebriefly to applaud the cast.

The popular Broadway musi-cal was co-sponsored by TruroAnglican Church. Performanceswere accompanied by a live or-chestra, conducted by TruroAnglican Church’s Kirsten Boyd,and directed by Wendy Knight,the long-time director of CFTCand a former drama teacher atFairfax High School.

“Annie was a blast,” said Sh-annon Duffy, a City of Fairfaxresident. “FDR was a natural,and many of his old friendswere in attendance. It was awonderful show.”

The amateur cast, which wasbroken into two platoons, fea-tured local actors of all ages andabilities. Sharon Petersen, Sen.Petersen’s wife, portrayed “MissHannigan,” and Petersen wasFDR in both casts.

The story of “Annie,” a youngorphan during the nation’s Great Depression in the1930s, is not just a Broadway show, Petersen said.“It’s a story which goes right to the heart of our localhistory in Fairfax County.”

In 1933, America was in the grip of the Great De-pression. Unemployment was at 25 percent. Virginiahad little, if any, money for its public schools. FairfaxCounty was still a largely rural county of about40,000 people, which was best known for its dairy

industry. The building of the Pentagon was still adecade away.

In its first few months, the Roosevelt administra-tion exploded with a set of initiatives, known as “TheNew Deal,” which sought to put America back towork.

“One of the most prominent new agencies was thePublic Works Administration, headed by InteriorSecretary Harold Ickes, which employed millions of

Americans in building up thecountry’s infrastructure,” Petersensaid.

One of the first PWA projects inVirginia? A new high school forFairfax County, on land selected bythe County School Board at the“Old Country Fairgrounds” on LeeHighway in the Town of Fairfax.

In 1934, Fairfax High Schoolopened as a new public highschool. It was the county’s firstmodern high school, with an im-posing brick facade, a cafeteriaand athletic fields. Over the next40 years, more than 10,000 gradu-ates would pass through its doors.Today, the property is owned bythe Archdiocese of Arlington andserves a “Paul VI High School.”

“No, Annie didn’t go to FairfaxHigh School,” Petersen said. “Butthe musical, which celebrates theNew Deal, speaks directly to thehopes and dreams of that genera-tion of Americans. It uses the storyof Annie as a metaphor for anAmerica, which had few materialgoods, but knew that ‘You’re NeverFully Dressed without a Smile,’”

Petersen said.The City of Fairfax Theatre Company is a non-profit

organization that offers workshops and masterclasses by professional artists, in addition to puttingon live theatrical performances for the communitythroughout the year. The company also hosts a sum-mer drama camp for kids aged 5 to 14 and is hometo the youth ensemble, a group of young actors ages8 to 18.

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Petersen Plays FDR in ‘Annie’City of Fairfax Theatre Company produces “Annie,”the popular “rags-to-riches” Broadway musical,with surprising ties to Fairfax County.

From left—David Smith, StateSenator Chap Petersen (D-34)and Greg Conrad perform “ANew Deal for Christmas” inthe City of Fairfax TheaterCompany’s sold-out produc-tion of “Annie” this weekendat Lanier Middle School.

From left—Megan Steele,Gwendolyn Evans, MarinBronaugh, Amy Changand Paige Cole playedorphans in City of FairfaxTheater Company’s sold-out production of“Annie” this weekend atLanier Middle School.

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It took two knighted Brits,Elton John and Tim Rice,to create a contemporary

musical production based on anItalian opera composed in thelate 1800s, set in Egypt of thepharaohs, interpreted with rockmusic and dance. But John andRice did, and “Aida” re-inter-preted became a Broadway hit.Now, “Aida,” with its elaborateperiod and not-so-period costum-ing and modern music and danceis coming to Vienna, performedby the Vienna Youth Players.

The play’s main three protago-nists are all heading to musicaltheatre in college next month.For two weekends, “Aida” breaksloose at the Vienna CommunityCenter, celebrating 20 years ofVienna Youth Players.

“This is quality entertainmentat an affordable price,” said“Aida” director Babs Dyer. “It’sa chance to expose families toa blockbuster Broadway pro-duction.”

Former Vienna Idol semi-fi-nalist Christine Foerster playsthe vengeful and self-absorbedEgyptian princess Amneris, be-trothed to Egyptian nobleRadames, played by MorganMiller. Sarah Chapin is theNubian princess Aida, who iscaptured by Radames. And, asItalian operas go, there’s anobstacle here. Radames andAida fall in love, which reallygets up Amneris’s ire. In a nodto the twist ending, directorBabs Dyer said, “Hell hath nofury like a woman scorned.”

Dyer described “Aida” as anage-old opera put in modernterms with music and book by

Elton John and Tim Rice. Thereis “lots” of dialogue and scenes,Dyer said, but, with 21 songs, itis “heavily a contemporary mu-sical.” As for costuming, it’s a bitof period dress but not much—something not unexpected fromElton John, she said.

Joette Fletcher of Vienna isthe show’s producer.

“When Babs told me she wasgoing to do ‘Aida,’ I jumpedright into it,” said Foerster, whohad been preparing for GeorgeC. Marshall High School’s pro-duction of the musical when itwas cancelled. “I already knewmost of the music,” she said. Inone of Amneris’s key numbers,the fashion princess proclaims,“I am what I wear.”

Three of the production’sprincipal players are majoringin theatre in college. Chapin isgoing to Yale, Morgan Miller toJames Madison, and Foerster toBerklee College of Music.

“In this one, especially, we’renot only listening to their puretones, but, their tone tones,their beats and even a littlereggae thrown in,” said Dyer.

The Vienna Youth Players aresponsored by the Town ofVienna Department of Parksand Recreation.

“Aida” runs Aug. 2, 3, 9 and10 at 7:30 p.m., and at 1 p.m.Aug. 11. Tickets, priced at $14,are on sale at the Vienna Com-munity Center. Performancestake place at the Vienna Com-munity Center, 120 CherryStreet, Vienna. Phone 703-255-6360 for details.

—Donna Manz

Elton John’s ‘Aida’Comes to ViennaVienna Youth Players, celebrating20 years of performances,takes on a Broadway hit musical.

Egyptian princess and fashionista goddess Amneris,played by George C. Marshall High School graduateChristine Foerster, sings “I am what I wear” as herfollowers dance along with her.

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“Goldfish-peony,” watercolor,by David Daniels, is amongthe works the experimental,impressionistic watercoloristhas on exhibit at the ViennaArt Center on Thursday, Aug.8. at 7:30 p.m.

Send announcements [email protected] is Friday for the following week’spaper. Photos/artwork encouraged. Foradditional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

WEDNESDAY/JULY 31Timbalooloo. 10:30 a.m., at Filene

Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.Oran Etkin, with Clara the Clarinetand Big Mama Tuba introducechildren to world music and jazzthrough storytelling and songs. $8.http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

SOJA With John Butler Trio. 7 p.m.,at the Filene Center at Wolf TrapNational Park, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Reggae-rockers performtracks from their Bob Marley-inspiredalbum; the locally-based band thathas collaborated with Dave MatthewsBand performs with the John ButlerTrio. www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/AUG. 1Robbie Schaefer. 10:30 a.m., at

Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Robbie Schaefer performstunes from his CD, Songs for KidsLike Us, while also performing latestsongs. $10. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

Mystic Warriors. 7:30-8:30 p.m., atNottoway Park, 9537 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. The mixture of variousflutes, string and percussioninstruments gives Mystic Warriors aunique sound.www.mysticwarriors.com.

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II.8:30 p.m., at Filene Center, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Bugs Bunny andhis friends come to life with cartoons

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shown on the huge screens in-house and on the lawn while thescore is played live by the NSO,conducted by George Daugherty.$22-$55. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

FRIDAY/AUG. 2Doctor Kaboom! 10:30 a.m., at

Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Science wizdemonstrates explosive comedyin an interactive show thatexplores scientific processthrough experiments. $10. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

Clarence Buffalo. 6:30 p.m., at144 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Listento Clarence Buffalo play soul rockon the green. http://www.viennava.gov.

Bugs Bunny at the SymphonyII. 8:30 p.m., at Filene Center,1551 Trap Road, Vienna. BugsBunny and his friends come tolife with cartoons shown on the hugescreens in-house and on the lawnwhile the score is played live by theNSO, conducted by GeorgeDaugherty. $22-$55. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

SATURDAY/AUG. 3Doctor Kaboom! 10:30 a.m., at Filene

Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.Science wiz demonstrates explosivecomedy in an interactive show thatexplores scientific process throughexperiments. $10. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

Richard Walton Group. 6:30 p.m.,on the Town Green, 144 Maple Ave.

E., Vienna. Rescheduled from June30, jazz group the Richard WaltonGroup will perform at the TownGreen as part of the Summer on theGreen Concert Series.www.vienna.gov/index.aspx?NID=879.

Singin’ in the Rain. 8:30 p.m., atFilene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Watch the remastered filmon huge screens in-house and on thelawn as the NSO directed by Emil deCou play the orchestral score ofSingin’ in the Rain. $22-$55. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

SUNDAY/AUG. 4SoHo Down. 6:30 p.m., at 144 Maple

Ave. E., Vienna. SoHo Downperforms country music. http://www.viennava.gov.

Bruce Hornsby & theNoisemakers. 8 p.m., at FileneCenter, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.Grammy-winning pianist BruceHornsby and his touring bandshowcase their multiple genres;opening is Americana newgrass bandRailroad Earth. $25-$42. 1-877-965-3872 or http://www.wolftrap.org.

MONDAY/AUG. 5One Republic, Mayer Hawthorne,

and Churchill. 7 p.m., at FileneCenter, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.These performers share the stage in amusically varied evening of rock,retro-soul, and indie acoustic tunes.$30-$45. 1-877-965-3872 or http://www.wolftrap.org.

TUESDAY/AUG. 6The Lion’s Whiskers. 10:30 a.m., at

Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Catskill Puppet Theatreshares an Ethipoian folktale of awoman who tries to gain love of hernew stepson. $8. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

Under the Sun With Smash Mouth,Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms,Vertical Horizon and Fastball. 7p.m., at Filene Center, 1551 TrapRoad, Vienna. Popular alt-rock bandstakes over Wolf Trap for a one-night-only performance on their Under theSun tour. $28-$42. 1-877-965-3872or http://www.wolftrap.org.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 7The Lion’s Whiskers. 10:30 a.m., at

Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Catskill Puppet Theatre

shares an Ethipoian folktale of awoman who tries to gain love of hernew stepson. $10. http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

Ballroom with a Twist: 8 p.m., atFilene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Emmy-nominatedchoreographer Louis van Amstelleads a select group of stars fromTV’s talent competitions in aperformance. $25-$48. 1-877-965-3872 or http://www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/AUG. 8Irish Dance and The Bog Band.

10:30 a.m., at Filene Center, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Enjoy the Celticspirit with Theatre-in-the-Woodsfavorites, accompanied by Irishmelodies of the Bog Band. $10.http://www.wolftrap.org/Filene_Center.aspx.

Gipsy Kings. 8 p.m., at Filene Center,1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Gipsy Kingsput a contemporary twist ontraditional flamenco music withsmash hits like “Djobi Djoba” and“Bamboleo.” $30-$42. 1-877-965-3872 or http://www.wolftrap.org.

The Hula Monsters. 7:30-8:30 p.m.,at Nottoway Park, 9537 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. The Hula Monsters canbe described as a swing band with aHawaiian flavor. Their repertoireincludes Hawaiian, rockabilly, blues,country and jazz standards.www.hulamonsters.com.

Watercolor Demonstration. 7:30p.m., at the Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St., N.W., Vienna. Artist andformer biologist David Danielsdemonstrates his experimental use ofwatercolors, using transparent layersof paint to demonstrate nature’sbeauties. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.


Opinion

It is debatable whether recurring tax holi-days for different seasonal needs aregood policy. But since this weekend isVirginia’s tax holiday on school

supplies and clothing, it makes senseto take advantage of the savings, andto spread the wealth around. The sav-ings are more significant this year with the newsales tax increases in effect as of July 1.

This year the tax holiday is Aug. 2-4. Duringthis three-day period, school supplies sellingfor $20 or less per item, and clothing and foot-wear selling for $100 or less per item will be

exempt from Virginia sales tax. There are someitems that do not qualify, for example digitalschool supplies. See http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ for more details.

When you are buying school supplies for yourfamily, buy extra to donate to local familieswho are not able to afford to do the same. InFairfax County, more than 40,000 students are

poor enough to qualify for free or re-duced price meals at school.

In Fairfax County, local nonprofits,Fairfax County Public Schools and cor-

porate partners are collecting school suppliesand backpacks. Monetary donations and back-packs are being accepted by eight localnonprofits and through local Apple and North-west Federal Credit Union Branches, as wellas online at http://collectforkids.org/donate/

through Aug. 23. Last year the drive providedsupplies for nearly 20,000 students. A $10 cashdonation goes a long way.

Nonprofits partnering in this collection ef-fort include Koinonia, New Hope Church,Northern Virginia Family Service, Our DailyBread, Reston Interfaith, United CommunityMinistries, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries.

For more ideas, see the Collect for Kidswebsite at http://collectforkids.org.

FACETS is also collecting contributions ofmoney, school supplies and backpacks. Lastyear, FACETS gave backpacks filled with sup-plies to more than 300 needy students. Con-tact Liz Griffith, Development Coordinator at703-352-3268 or [email protected]. See

http://facetscares.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SchoolSupplyFlyerFY14.pdf.

Enjoy Tax Holiday, Donate School SuppliesGood timing to helpthose in need.

Editorial

By Barbara Comstock

State Delegate (R-34)

On July 1, the Lyme Dis-ease Testing Informa-tion Disclosure Act that

I sponsored this year went into ef-fect. Virginia is now the first statein the nation to disseminate information about test-ing problems directly to those who are sufferingfrom Lyme Disease. This patient-centered measureenables patients to seek additional testing, if neces-sary, as well as receive appropriate and timely treat-ment. I’ve already seen this information posted indoctors’ offices around our area, in compliance withthe new law, and other states impacted are lookingto take action too.

We modeled our Lyme legislation on an ear-lier bill we passed which provided informationto women about problems in identifying breastcancer in women with dense breast tissue. Inboth cases, getting more information to patientsboth empowers and helps them seek additionaltreatments or information to help them battlethese diseases.

I’ve heard from so many people in our com-munity who are battling Lyme. Since I firsttook office, I have worked with leaders through-out Northern Virginia, including our Congress-man Frank Wolf and Lyme Disease preventionadvocates, to increase public awareness of thispublic health threat. In 2011, I passed a reso-lution to permanently designate May as LymeDisease Awareness Month in Virginia.

The Lyme Disease Testing Information Disclo-sure Act that we passed this year simply requireshealth care providers to notify those tested forLyme Disease that tests can produce a high rateof false negative results. The tests for Lyme only

become more accurate the longer the disease is inyour body. We worked with McLean’s Monte Skalland members of the National Capital Lyme Dis-ease Association and were assisted by many oftheir volunteers who worked tirelessly to get theirstories about failing to detect Lyme to legislatorsthroughout Northern Virginia and the Common-wealth. It was the grassroots support and thesestories that generated the winning bipartisan mar-gin. Sharon Rainey of Great Falls, another tirelessadvocate who helps those in our community withLyme Disease, was also a leader who worked withus to make this legislation a reality.

We need better and more accurate testing tohelp promote earlier diagnosis and treatmentfor this devastating illness, and are fortunatethat the medical community in our area is work-ing to find solutions. For example, in May, Ijoined some of my colleagues for a meeting withresearchers from George Mason University’sCenter for Applied Proteomics and MolecularMedicine (CAPMM) and business partner CeresNanoscience to learn more about a new tech-nology that will dramatically improve detec-tion of Lyme Disease.

The lead researcher on the project is GeorgeMason Assistant Professor, Dr. AlessandraLuchini, recently named as one of the “Brilliant10” scientists under the age of 40 by PopularScience magazine. Her team and their part-ners at Ceres Nanoscience have been dedicatedto refining their work on a new technologycalled a Nanotrap that will dramatically im-prove detection of Lyme Disease at much ear-lier stages. This testing also is could lead toearlier cancer testing.

Dr. Chip Petricoin, Co-Director of CAPMM andDirector of Science at Ceres Nanoscience ex-plained the Nanotrap as a “vacuum cleaner for

infectious disease markers”, able to “identifyevidence of the disease when it is 2000 timessmaller” than what can be identified with cur-rent testing processes.

Dr. Lance Liotta, also co-director of CAPMMand Director of Science at Ceres Nanoscience,noted that use of the Nanotrap test will “dra-matically reduce the false negatives of currenttesting processes and lead to earlier and greatlyimproved treatment outcomes for those suffer-ing from Lyme Disease.”

I look forward to continuing to work withdoctors, members of the Lyme community,neighbors, family and friends to increase pub-lic awareness of Lyme Disease and to ensurepatient-centered medical care for all Virginians.

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported“vector-borne” illness in the United States. (“Vec-tor” refers to a toxic microbe in the blood causedby a bug bite, such as a tick bite.) The VirginiaDepartment of Health reports that there werean estimated 1,110 cases of Lyme disease in thestate in 2012, up 9 percent from 2011. And caseswere reported in all regions of Virginia.

Early symptoms of Lyme disease may includeheadache, stiff neck, fever, muscle aches andfatigue. If left untreated or if treatment is de-layed, the disease can become chronic withserious, debilitating complications, such as jointpain and swelling, heart disease, neurologicalproblems (e.g., Bell’s palsy), dizziness, irrita-bility, ADHD-like symptoms, cognitive dysfunc-tion, muscle weakness and neuropathy.

For more information about Lyme you cancheck the following resources:

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http://natcaplyme.org/lyme-topics/overview.html.

New Lyme Disease Legislation Now in Effect

To the Editor:It is well known that a person’s

actions speak louder than theirwords. To really know someone wemust examine what they do, notwhat they say. Governor McDonnellhas given us much to examine from

the moment he ran for office. Dur-ing his election campaign he said thathe had a plan that would solveVirginia’s transportation problems.Over three years later that planseems to have been to raise our taxes,and with the help of our elected offi-cials that is just what he did. Someplan. He tried to sell a money-mak-

ing entity, the ABC stores, to privateinterests. Good thing that did nothappen. During his time in office heand his family received monetaryand other gifts from a wealthy busi-nessman seeking political access. Hehas returned some of the gifts as wellas paid back tax payer money spenton personal expenses. Now he has

lawyers and a public relations pro-fessional to help him formulate thewords that he hopes will influencethe way he is seen and thus improvehis image. But his actions have al-ready spoken for him.

Rebecca HorahanMcLean

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By Steve Hibbard

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For five days last week, Unity of Fairfax Churchhosted The Mystical Arts of Tibet, a touringgroup of 11 Tibetan Buddhist monks who

worked in shifts to create a mandala sand paintingon a template etched on a 4x4-foot wooden plat-form. They are from the Drepung Loseling Monas-tery near Lhasa, Tibet, but cannot return due to Chi-nese oppression.

The mandala that was created July 23-28 honored“Akshobhya,” the Buddha of conflict resolution andpeace. Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning sacredcosmogram.

While on tour, the monks also perform ritual chant-ing, and sacred music and dancing. Unity also of-fered lectures on the “Symbolism of the SandMandala and Tibet Today: The History of a Diaspora.”About 70 volunteers from Unity worked in two-hourshifts helping with the tour.

“The symbolism of the mandala is a sacred objectof contemplation,” said Lobsang Norbu, who is anAcharya, a master in Sanskrit, and spokesman forthe tour. “There are many different meanings youcan take.”

Norbu said conflict resolution is achieved throughwisdom, loving kindness and compassion. The monksspend four or five years in apprenticeships to learnthe art of mandala sand painting, he said.

“We have a core value about bringing peace aware-ness in the world,” said Rev. Russell Heiland, senior

minister at Unity of Fairfax. “Because this mandalais for peace, then the creation of it becomes a medi-tation on peacefulness.”

After it was completed, the mandala was destroyedas a metaphor for the impermanence of life, saidprogram coordinator Carolee Egan of Oakton. Halfof the sand was swept up and given to congregantsin the closing ceremony on Sunday where it wasthen placed into the stream at Eakin CommunityPark off Prosperity Avenue. The water currentsspread the blessed sand throughout the oceans forplanetary healing.

“We are trying to make the spirit of water—or“Naga” in Sanskrit—happy. It’s a kind of cycle oflife,” said Norbu. “And through that we can bringpeace and harmony into the world at large.”

The idea behind releasing the sand into a creek orriver benefits those who touch the blessed sand, saidNorbu. If there’s not enough rain to grow food, thenthere’s not enough food to eat, and this creates con-flict, he added. “Our church is really trying to fosterpeace in the world,” said Egan. “What I get out ofthis event is in the midst of conflict, [the monks]can create peace, and bring attention to what theTibetan culture is going through.”

For more than a year, the monks have toured 40states and around the world. There is a second grouptouring the West coast. To date, the monks have cre-ated mandala sand paintings in more than 100 mu-seums and colleges. The Mystical Arts of Tibet is co-produced by Richard Gere Productions and DrepungLoseling Institute and endorsed by the Dalai Lama.

A Tibetan Buddhist monk uses a korthiggyabsa to draw geometric patterns in the4x4-foot template for the mandala sandpainting that was created at Unity ofFairfax Church in Oakton last week.

Program coordinators: Carolee Egan ofOakton with the Rev. Russell Heiland,senior minister of Unity of Fairfax.

The blessing ofthe sand open-ing ceremonyat Unity ofFairfax Churchin Oakton lastTuesday.

Mystical Arts of Tibet Visits Unity

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Steve Hibbard

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The Otter Divers losttheir final meet of theseason on July 23

against Tuckahoe, 35-32, bring-ing their win-loss record for theseason to 1-4. As usual, the Ot-ters had a very strong showing,with several of their diversqualifying to dive up in the nexthigher age group. Four Otterdivers took first place in theirrespective categories:Mackenzie Brennan in juniorgirls with a score of 120.25,Julia Powell in intermediategirls with a score of 131.15,Brad Burgeson in intermediateboys with a score of 132.70,and Gil Osofsky in senior boyswith a score of 124.65.

The Otters swept the top

three places in junior girls, withKenna Campfield placing sec-ond and Kyla Straker placingthird. Other divers who placedwere: Claire Newberry (fresh-man girls, second), BlaiseWuest (freshman boys, third),Finn MacStravic (junior boys,third) and Saachi Khurana (in-termediate girls, second).

Sixteen Otters were sched-uled to compete in the Division4 divisional dive meet on July28: Wuest, Haley Liddell, LexiPierce, Claire Newberry,Mackenzie Brennan,Campfield, Straker, LindseyLiddell, Khurana, LiamKlopfenstein, Burgeson, JamesCrowley, Elana Colbert, Powell,AJ Colbert and Everi Osofsky.

Brad Burgeson competes for the Oakton Otters diveteam.

Julia Powell dives forthe Oakton Otters.

Blaise Wuest competes inthe Oakton Otters’ sea-son finale against Tucka-hoe on Tuesday, July 23.

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By Steve Hibbard

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Some 320 runners took partin the seventh annualFriends of the W&OD 10K

Race in the Town of Vienna onSaturday, July 27, helping to raise$3,500. The Washington area’sonly “Green Race” started at thecaboose at the old Vienna TrainStation and proceeded along the12-foot wide W&OD Trail. Presentat Centennial Park to greet therunners was Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who is an avid cyclist and fanof the trail. He presented a flagflown over the U.S. Capitol toRoger Neighborgall, 90, presidentof the Friends of the W&OD Trail.Other dignitaries in attendance in-cluded State Sen. Chap Peterson(D-34) and trail adopters Lorettaand Mike Paruti.

Proceeds from the race benefitthe Friends of the W&OD Trailthrough upkeep and maintenanceof the trail, exhibits and equip-ment, said Karl Mohle, park man-ager of the W&OD Trail. VirginiaHospital Center, recently namedone of the 100 top hospitals inAmerica, was the main event spon-sor.

“Everybody loves the W&ODTrail,” said race organizer JayJacob Wind, 63, of Arlington, whoruns 60 miles a week. “It’s one ofthe great treasures of NorthernVirginia.”

The 44-mile rail trail is ownedby different park authorities in thearea.

It starts in Shirlington, runsthrough Falls Church, Leesburgand extends to Purcellville. Thetrail connects to the Custis Trail,C&O Canal, the Mount VernonTrail, and the Potomac HeritageNational Scenic Trail, which has400 miles in place now. It also ex-tends 330 miles to Pittsburg, Pa.,and when the entire trail systemis completed, it will traversethrough 800 miles on both sidesof the Potomac River.

“The progress of this trail is agreat benefit to the community,”said Ric Francke of McLean, execu-tive director of the Potomac Heri-tage Trail Association, which has35 members. He said the W&ODtrail is the most heavily used “railtrail” in the U.S., along with theMinuteman Trail outside of Bos-

Friends of W&OD Hold 10K Race"Green Race"nets $3,500 forupkeep andmaintenance oftrail.

Runners at the start of the Friends of the W&OD 10KRace on Saturday in the Town of Vienna.

Sen. Mark Warner (right) presents a flag flown over theU.S. Capitol to Roger Neighborgall, 90, president of theFriends of the W&OD Trail. (Left): Karl Mohle, parkmanager of the W&OD Trail.

Girma Elala Bedada, 33, ofEthiopia won the race witha time of 30.48. He won a$250 prize.

Tigist Tufa, 26, of Ethio-pia was first place fe-male runner with a timeof 37.19. She won a$250 prize.

ton. In the late 1960s, the W&ODRailroad stopped operations andthe stone gravel and rail lines werepaved over with asphalt to createthe W&OD Trail.

The 10K race coincided with theseventh annual College of the En-vironment, which featured 16 ex-hibitors at Centennial Park inVienna.

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families to earn enough money tobe able to send their kids toschool.”

Islam was inspired to start thecharity organization in 2010 aftera visit to her grandmother’s villagein Bangladesh.

“We saw kids begging on thestreets for money and they weremy age, or even younger,” Islamsaid. “It was a real wake-up call.”

Similarly, Seelam became in-volved with the organization afterexperiencing the conditions in apoorer region in India.

“I’ve seen all those things—thepoverty and lack of healthcare—and I wanted to help out,” Seelamsaid.

CTFund is an entirely youth-ledorganization. The charity has apresence in local high schools, aswell as international chapters.While it has worked to improveconditions in Bangladesh, the or-ganization is hoping to expand itsreach to other developing nationsin southeastern Asia in the future.More information about the orga-nization can be found at http://www.ctfund.org.

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The Fakir family is one recipient of a rickshaw throughthe Sponsor a Family program. The program aims toprovide a source of income to poor families inBangladesh.

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St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls,offers three Sunday services and a hostof musical, educational, outreach, andfellowship ministries to enrich spiritualgrowth. The services are: a 7:45 a.m.worship service without music; 9 a.m.worship service, children’s chapel andchildren’s choirs; 10 a.m. Sunday schooland adult forum; and 11 a.m. worshipservice with adult choir. 703-759-2082.

Redeemer Lutheran Church,1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean hasstarted new summer schedule June 23with a 9 a.m. traditional service and a10:30 a.m. contemporary service. Start-ing July 14 and continuing to Sept. 1,the contemporary service will be held at9 a.m. and the traditional worship ser-vice will be at 10:30 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congre-gation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton, offers a rich and uniqueReligious Exploration (RE) program forall children, from pre-K toddlersthrough high school seniors, emphasiz-ing exploration of all religious traditionswhile developing a personal spiritualpath. Registration for the RE program,which offers classes on Saturday after-noons and Sunday mornings, is nowopen by calling 703-281-4230.

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road in McLean. The thirdSunday service every month at 10:15a.m. allows children to play active rolesin the music and as greeters and ushers.Traditional services are every Sunday at8:15 and 10:15 a.m.

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Although I’ve not seen the current “TheLone Ranger” theatrical release, I am of acertain age and generation who grew upwatching – on black & white television withNO remote control and only THREE watch-able channels – the original “The LoneRanger” (starring Clayton Moore and JaySilverheels), along with other weekday-after-noon and Saturday-morning classics like“The Rifleman,” “Roy Rogers,” “Sky King,”“Superman,” “Leave It To Beaver” and“Ozzie and Harriet” – in my house, anyway. And though the “effects” weren’t nearly as“special” as they are in today’s movie/ televi-sion productions/versions, nevertheless, theeffects on me, personally, were far greater.Can you say wholesome goodness? TheGolden Rule? Do unto others…

What little I know about life and deathand sickness, I wasn’t learning from theseprograms. And since I was raised in anextremely healthy household with anextended family that didn’t seem to be toosick, too often, my upbringing had zeroexposure to cancer – other than asking a girlfor her astrological sign. Even into my adult-hood, I had very little experience with thisdreaded disease, and when I got married andconnected with an entirely new and differentset of people/backgrounds, cancer was amaz-ingly still not impacting our lives. Obviously,we were all very lucky.

Well, I certainly know about it now: stageIV, non-small cell lung cancer (the terminalkind) diagnosed at age 54 and a half. ThankGod my parents weren’t alive when I wasdiagnosed; I imagine the news would havetaken years off their lives. As it was, theylived full lives and died at 87 and 86; mywidowed mother having died nearly threemonths before my diagnosis was confirmed.Certainly my parents would have providedgreat comfort to me, but predeceasing mewas probably for the best.

And what’s also been for the best, sincemy diagnosis, is what I’ve learned about mysituation, a situation unlike any with whichI’ve had experience. Previous to my diagno-sis, my knowledge on the cancer subjectwould likely have fit on the head of a pin.Now, it’s a bit more, not too much, but morethan enough, as you regular readers know.And mostly that knowledge has to do withchemotherapy and targeted treatment, thetwo primary treatment protocols for stage IVlung cancer patients (stage IV means the can-cer has metastasized and is inoperable; thereis no stage V).

The most distressing thing I’ve learned isthat chemotherapy/targeted treatment is nofriend of mine; more like a necessary evilwith no guarantees of success. Though thesetreatments may be an enemy of the cancer/tumors, they are no silver bullet and noClayton Moore-type life saver (maybe if myoncologist wore a mask and yelled “Hi-YoSilver” every time he saw me, my progresswould be different). Granted, I’ve survivedway longer than I was originally “prognosed”to do so (“13 months to two years”), forwhich I’m extremely grateful and fortunate.However, only reruns last forever.

Perhaps the years I spent watching theseprograms instilled in me a certain positivehopefulness that somehow things wouldwork out OK. So far they have. And eventhough these shows have mostly disappearedfrom the airwaves, I haven’t. See you nextweek. I’ll be write here.

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