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‘Ho-Ho Holiday Show’
Gathered ’round the tree are Westfield’s “Ho-Ho Holiday Show” directors (from left)Dieter Stach, Colby Dezelick, Joey Biagini, Nick Burroughs, Chaz Coffin, Erica, Schmidt,Bryan Pitt, Sophia Alam and Corrine Holland. (Not pictured are Kelsey Thompson andStage Manager Sarah Schweit).
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Westfield High presentssix children’s plays.
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Featuring five Christmas plays and one aboutHanukkah, Westfield High presents its an-nual “Ho-Ho Holiday Show” in the schooltheater. More than 100 theater students will
take the stage, Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 17-18, at 2p.m., in a production directed by seniors and gearedfor children.
They’ll perform “The Grinch,” “A Charlie BrownChristmas,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “The Hanukkah
Story,” “’Twas the Night before Christmas” and“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Tickets are $5;groups of 15 or more are $4/ticket. [email protected].
‘FROSTY THE SNOWMAN’Directing “Frosty the Snowman” are Joey Biagini
and Erica Schmidt. The nine-person play stars MeganMcMahon as Frosty, Estella Massey as Karen andAidan Quartana as Professor Hinkle.
“There’s lot of slapstick comedy, and the actorsmake big motions for the little kids,” said Biagini.
“We’re learning about directing scenes, in class,and it’s fun,” said Schmidt. “Having to look at thebig picture is different from being an actor. You have
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20 Months PrisonFor Chantilly ManHe acceptedbribes from Iraqicontractors
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Thomas Aram Manok ofChantilly was sentencedlast Friday, Dec. 9, in U.S.
District Court in Alexandria to 20months in prison. He was con-victed in September of conspiringto receive bribes from Iraqi con-tractors involved in U.S.-fundedreconstruction efforts.
Manok, 51, of the Estates atLeeton Manor community, was adual citizen of the U.S. and Iraq.He worked for the Army Corps ofEngineers as a project engineerand contracting officer represen-tative, stationed at the Interna-tional Zone Resident Office at theVictory Base Complex.
When he entered his guilty pleain federal court, Sept. 19, he ad-mitted using his official positionto garner cash bribes in exchangefor his recommendation that theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers ap-prove contracts and other requestsfor payment submitted to the U.S.government by the contractors.
Court documents explainedthat, in March and April 2010,Manok agreed to receive a$10,000 payment from a contrac-tor who’d been involved in build-ing a kindergarten and a girls’school in the Abu Ghraib neigh-borhood of Baghdad.
The contractor sought Manok’sinfluence in having requests forpayment approved by the ArmyCorps of Engineers. Manok was toreceive an additional bribe pay-ment from that contractor oncethe contractor’s claim had beenapproved. Manok further admittedthat he intended to conceal the
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Local Man Convicted ofConspiracy, Tax CrimesFair Oaks resident secretlyrepresented Pakistan.
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
A Fair Oaks man is facing apossible eight years behindbars after pleading guilty
last week in federal court to se-cretly conspiring to act as an agentof the Pakistani government in theU.S., without telling federal au-thorities about this affiliation, as
the law requires. He is SyedGhulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citi-zen and resident of thePenderbrook community.
He also pleaded guilty to tax vio-lations in connection with a de-cades-long scheme to conceal thetransfer of at least $3.5 millionfrom the government of Pakistanto fund his lobbying efforts in
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Joe M. Malazo has been namedstore manager of TD Bank at 6200Multiplex Dr. in Centreville. Anassistant vice president, he is re-sponsible for new business devel-opment, consumer and businesslending, managing personnel andoverseeing the day-to-day opera-tions at the store serving custom-ers throughout Centreville andChantilly.
Malazo has 25 years of experience in banking andinsurance. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served as apartner at D&J Insurance Agency in Manassas. Malazois a member of the Independent Insurance Agents ofVirginia and the Knights of Columbus, Nunn Councilof St. Veronica Catholic Church in Chantilly.
A resident of Chantilly, Malazo serves on the Advi-sory Board of the Training Futures program withNorthern Virginia Family Services, and volunteerswith the Boy Scouts of America and as a travel soc-cer coach with the Chantilly Soccer Club. He is agraduate of Marymount University in Arlington andFalls Church High School in Falls Church.
Torchbearer AwardGeneral Manager Bob Janis (right) andDirector of Sales Mary Kashani (center) ofthe Holiday Inn Chantilly-Dulles Expoaccept the Torchbearer Award from IHGChief Marketing Officer Eric Pearson. TheTorchbearer Award is IntercontinentalHotels Group’s highest award for OverallGuest Satisfaction.
WFCCA Celebrates the HolidaysThe WFCCA (West Fairfax County Citizens Association) held its annual holiday party,Sunday evening, Dec. 11, at the Virginia Run home of Tami and Ted Troscianecki. Pictured(from left) are Jim Neighbors, Ed McConn, Tami Troscianecki, Jeff Parnes, Judy Heisinger,Yom Kim, Ted Troscianecki, John Litzenberger, Noemi Rodriguez, Stephen Chulick, CarolHawn and Jim Hart. Barking in foreground is the Troscianeckis’ dog, Max.
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Roundups
Koroma Indicted for MurderA Fairfax County grand jury has indicted Gbassay “Omar”
Koroma, 18, for the murder of his father, Francis Koroma, 38,who was stabbed to death, May 27, in their Centreville apart-ment. The incident occurred late that night, and the victim died,early the next morning, at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
Police arrested Gbassay Koroma and charged him with murder.He was indicted Nov. 21 and is now scheduled for a five-day, jurytrial, April 23, 2012, in Circuit Court.
Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will
perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Dec. 15,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the childsafety seats themselves so technicians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.
However, because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehiclesarriving on each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors mayhave enough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the cor-rect use of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to con-firm dates and times.
Sully District Council MeetingTo avoid the winter holidays, the Sully District Council of Citi-
zens Associations and its Land-Use Committee will meet on thethird Thursday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., in the Sully District Govern-mental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. Call Jeff Parnes,evenings, at 703-904-0131.
Three presentations are scheduled:❖ I-66 Automated Traffic Management plans;❖ Outside the Beltway Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement
from I-495 to U.S. Route 15;❖ Proposal to construct and operate a wireless telecommuni-
cations facility at Centreville United Methodist Church.
Help WFCM Provide MealsWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) is providing holi-
day meals for more than 700 local families, but it can’t meet thedemand without help from the community.
❖ Food baskets, boxes or bags may be dropped off Saturday,Dec. 17, from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at the WFCM food pantry at 13981Metrotech Drive in Chantilly (near Backyard Grill and Bar).
❖ Those unable to provide a whole basket of food – or whodon’t have time to go shopping – may contribute gift cards tolocal grocery stores, in any denominations.
❖ Grocery-store gift cards may be mailed with a note saying“food basket program” to: WFCM, P.O. Box 220802, Chantilly, VA20153.
❖ For more information or to sponsor a family, contact TerriKelly at 703-988-9656, ext. 105, or via [email protected]. Ifdonors want to shop for holiday-meal items and put together thefood boxes or baskets, themselves, she’ll suggest items to include.
ONC Planning for DeliveryOur Neighbor’s Child will be delivering Christmas presents this
Sunday, Dec. 18, from 1-4 p.m., to families in need in the localarea. But since this all-volunteer organization has some 633 fami-lies on its list, it could use lots of help from the community to getthe job done. People interested in lending a hand with the deliv-eries should go to www.ourneighborschild.org.
Adopt a Shelter AnimalThe Fairfax County Animal Shelter has launched “Operation
Empty Cage” as part of its “Home 4 the Holidays” adoption push.As part of this event, the shelter – at 4500 West Ox Roadºin Fairfax– will offer free spay/neuter for the first 100 dogs and cats adoptedfrom it until Dec. 31. Animals available for adoption at the shel-ter may be seen Tuesdays through Fridays, noon-7 p.m., and Sat-urdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 703-830-1100.
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Getting Involved in Mandy O’Sullivan BenefitThe fund-raiser for Centreville’s
Mandy O’Sullivan is this Friday,Dec. 16, from 5:30-10 p.m., atCentreville Presbyterian Church,15450 Lee Highway in Centreville.
❖ From 6:30-8:30 p.m., there’llbe a silent auction (pay by cash orcheck). At 9:30 p.m., the winnerof a 50/50 raffle will be an-nounced (the winner need not bepresent). The event also includesa buffet dinner and nonalcoholicdrinks. Entertainment will featurelocal deejay Lauren Bobby.
❖ Admission is $15/person or$60 maximum per family. Pre-reg-istration for admission is availablevia PayPal: People should log onto their PayPal accounts, click the“Send Money” tab, and enter
[email protected] the payment as “personal-
gift” and include in the note sec-tion the family name of the ticketpurchaser, i.e., “Smith family’stickets for the benefit, five people.”
❖ To donate silent-auctionitems, e-mail Lara Weatherholtz [email protected] with informa-tion about the items to be contrib-uted.
❖ To volunteer for the event,sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DA4AE292-osullivans.
❖ The family requests this invi-tation be extended to anyone inthe community who’s beentouched by the O’Sullivan family,their friends and family or pancre-
atic cancer. An Evite invitation isat http://new.evite.com/#v iew_ inv i t e :e id=00CAAARBSZI3CIJ6KEPBEFAQJOKGM4.
❖ Those who cannot attend theevent, but would like to supportthe cause may donate at http://www.payitsquare.com/collect-page/4464.
“Everyone’s support is graciouslyappreciated and no amount donatedis too small,” said Katie O’Sullivan.“People can also help by sending thisinformation to their online distribu-tion lists.”
For more information, call LauraChristie at 703-217-8126, KatieO’Sullivan at 571-289-4785, or [email protected].
Mandy O’Sullivan saved money from each of her paychecks to treat her family to Christ-mas in Cancun in 2008. “The memories are among our family’s favorites,” said Katie.This photo shows the family enjoying an authentic Mexican dinner. Standing, from leftare Ryan, Sean, PJ and Mandy; seated, from left, are Amanda, Katie and Molly
Centreville Woman Fights for LifeFamily holding fundraiserfor her on Friday.
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
The O’Sullivan children don’t know howmuch time they have left with theirmother. But they’re hoping a fund-raiserplanned for this Friday, Dec. 16, will yield
enough money to pay for medical treatments to keepher alive as long as possible.
The event is from 5:30-10 p.m. at Centreville Pres-byterian Church, 15450 Lee Highway in Centreville,and the family’s hoping for a huge turnout. (Seebelow for details.)
A wife and mother of five children, MandyO’Sullivan has devoted her life to taking care of them.Now, battling pancreatic cancer at age 51, she’s fight-ing for her own life, and they’re doing all they can to
help her.“This diagnosis was terrible because she was al-
ways healthy and physically fit,” said daughter Katie,24, a 2005 Westfield High graduate. “So it took usby surprise to have this happen to someone so youngand healthy. Pancreatic cancer is usually a death sen-tence, but I’m hopeful for the future and very thank-ful for the time we’ve had together.”
Married 24 years, Mandy and husband PJO’Sullivan live in Centreville’s Pleasant View Estatescommunity. PJ O’Sullivan works for a pharmaceuti-cal company, was an All-American lacrosse player atWest Point and helped coach lacrosse at Westfield.They’re longtime members of St. Timothy CatholicChurch and, until she became too ill to continue,Mandy O’Sullivan was a maternity-ward nurse atInova Fair Oaks Hospital.
All five of their children played lacrosse atWestfield; four already graduated from there, andthe fifth, Molly, 15, is a sophomore. Katie’s also a
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People
By Jennifer Fedor
Centre View
Kate Trussell, mother to a third graderat Union Mill Elementary in Clifton,has always been involved — as a
room parent, library volunteer, on theschool’s PTA executive board. At the VirginiaPTA State Convention, held Nov. 4 and 5,Trussell was honored for her school-focusedendeavors, as a 2011 recipient of the el-ementary-level PTA Volunteer of the YearAward.
Dana Hubchen, PTA President at UnionMill, is excited Trussell was chosen for thisaward. “We’re very proud of her. We’revery fortunate to have her as part of theUnion Mill family and we’re not surprisedby this honor because she is such a specialperson.”
A self-described Army brat, Trussell re-calls her mother signing up for volunteeractivities wherever they moved. Today,Trussell heads the Bread Basket program atUnion Mill, organizing students, parents,and staff in a weekly effort to provide sand-wiches to a local food bank, Food for Oth-ers. “Every Wednesday morning we have aclass come into the cafeteria. The parentsdonate all of the lunch meat and cheese and
the PTA provides the sandwich baggies andsanitary gloves for the kids to wear whilethey’re making the sandwiches,” she said.
The PTA also provides items like breadand mustard packets for the sandwiches.Once the students have prepared as manysandwiches as they can based on meat andcheese donations from their parents, thefood is transported to the food bank. Ac-cording to Trussell, “Last school year Union
Mill provided over 11,000 sandwiches tothe food bank.”
Hubchen said, “That’s amazing that ourschool is able to give back that way. Kate’sthe one that organizes it all and encourageseveryone. She makes it so everybody wantsto beat their previous records, so it’s fun.”For example, Shannon Whitney’s fifth gradeclass made more than 1,100 sandwiches inabout an hour and a half, bringing theschool’s October sandwich total to 3,500this year.
NOMINATED BY TWO MEMBERS ofthe Union Mill executive board last year,Trussell was selected by the Northern Vir-ginia district PTA for the next level of con-sideration. She felt “pretty humbled” whena Virginia State PTA member called thisOctober to inform her she’d won the PTAVolunteer of the Year Award.
“It sounds so strange to me [to win thisaward] because I do this because I love it. Ido this because the kids are learning somuch from all that we do at the school andso it seems weird for me to receive recogni-tion for that and there’s such a large com-munity here at Union Mill that is so involvedin the school in all different volunteer posi-tions,” Trussell said.
She is grateful for the support of theschool staff and administration, as well asa “fantastic committee” that works on theBread Basket program with her.
Hubchen describes Trussell as “one ofthose people that you can rely on to do whatneeds to be done at all times. Her interestsare always with the school and with mak-ing sure that the kids have a great experi-ence.”
Trussell’s own daughter is learning theimportance of giving back; she assists hermom with carrying supplies to the car eachWednesday and regularly checks in to seehow many sandwiches were produced forthe week.
Trussell emphasizes parents, grandpar-ents, and family friends participating in theschool environment as a way to know whattheir children are learning and to teach byexample the importance of being a goodcitizen. There are many ways caring adultscan help — donating time and resources —to support both the school and the overallcommunity, through school programs likeBread Basket at Union Mill.
Hubchen said, “Union Mill is so very for-tunate to have someone like Kate workingwith our PTA and working with our schooland making it better for our children andbeing so involved. I think we’re extremelylucky to have her.”
Clifton Mom Honored as Elementary-Level VolunteerAward recognizes her dedication to school, community.
From left are Trussell’s mom, MaryRhoades; Kate Trussell and herdaughter Sarah, 8, a third-graderat Union Mill Elementary, at theawards ceremony.
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Jennifer Campbell began volunteer-ing in Fairfax County PublicSchools when her daughter was inkindergarten. Some 17 years have
passed since then and, last month, she washonored as the Virginia PTA SecondaryLevel Volunteer of the Year.
She and her husband Ron live inCentreville’s Sully Station community.Daughter Olivia is now a second-year nurs-ing student at Tennessee Wesleyan Collegeand son Ben is a UVA freshman who planson becoming a doctor.
But Campbell was also a mother to threeother children — and it’s because of all ofher children that she became a school vol-unteer.
“When my sister died suddenly at age 40— and her husband died a year later — Iraised their three children, summers andholidays, since the youngest was 2,” shesaid. “I did that for 17 years. And I got in-volved with the schools because I loved kids.I wanted to be connected to the commu-nity, but be close to home and have a flex-ible schedule so I could be there for thechildren.”
Campbell has a background in socialwork, went undergrad to Cornell and didgrad work at Boston College. She was a PTA
volunteer and Executive Committee mem-ber at Cub Run Elementary, Stone Middleand Westfield High School, often serving asPTA president.
At Westfield, she wrote newsletter col-umns, raised funds and organized installa-tion of the school’s marquee. She alsoworked closely with the Westfield Commu-nity Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youthto produce parent-education programs.
“It was so parents would be alert andaware and get their kids help, if needed,”said Campbell. “Prevention is free, and it’sso important to keep drug and alcohol edu-cation out in the open and on parents’minds. We connected people to resourcesand programs and made them feel theywere part of what was happening in theirchildren’s school life.”
She’s also pleased that, at all the schoolsshe was involved with, she “always got goodpeople to do the appropriate jobs, includ-ing finding volunteer coordinators for theschools.” And at Westfield, she did her bestto make a big school smaller.
“Westfield is a huge place, so I workedhard to make parents feel welcome and thatthey should get involved,” said Campbell.“I put parents in touch with people whocould answer their questions or resourcesthat could help.” Although parents mightnot agree with something, she said, “Some-times, if they could understand the process,
they felt better about it.”She’s also proud of her ability to remain
calm under pressure. “Looking back at allthe crises we had in our community — theVirginia Tech shootings, the sniper, theshootings at the [Sully District] police sta-tion and 9/11 when the Pentagon was hit— I was volunteering in the schools then. Imaintained continuity and a sense of nor-malcy for the kids, while keeping the linesof communication open between parentsand administration.”
On a lighter note, Campbell was boththrilled and relieved to be able to pull to-gether Westfield’s all-night grad party in justa week when the original venue pulled outof its agreement to host it.
In addition to all her volunteer work, shestarted substitute teaching in FCPS in 2000.
She currently works in Westfield’s GuidanceDepartment, generating and preparing tran-scripts for students’ college applications.
Campbell received her statewide honorNov. 5 at the Virginia PTA Convention atthe Koger Holiday Inn in Richmond. Andas far as Westfield PTSA President MaryColeman is concerned, “I cannot think of abetter person than Jennifer for this honorand award. She’s such a wonderful personand a great leader, and she was a true assetto Westfield.”
The two first met when their children at-tended Cub Run elementary together. “Infact, Jennifer’s the reason I got involvedwith the PTA, beginning at Cub Run,” saidColeman. “She made everyone feel welcomeand valued. Over the years, I’ve worked withher through the PTA or PTSA as our chil-dren moved through Stone and finally toWestfield.”
Coleman said both students and parentsthink highly of Campbell. “She was an out-standing member of our Westfield commu-nity,” said Coleman. “Jennifer had a knackof being able to keep the PTSA focused to-ward always helping our children andschool staff in the best way possible.”
She said volunteers like Campbell don’tcome along frequently. “If the school wasin need, Jennifer was there,” said Coleman.“Many times, in the summer, I’d go pastWestfield and find her trimming the treesor pulling weeds. Jennifer inspired parentsto participate and help make Westfield abetter school for all.”
State award spotlights commitment to schools.Campbell Honored as Secondary Level Volunteer
At the awards ceremony are (fromleft) Fairfax County Council PTAPresident Ramona Morrow; JenniferCampbell and Northern VirginiaDistrict PTA Director Denise Bolton.
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Brew Fest Taps Fun at Annual Festival
Karen Bruesch and Chris Farnsworthfrom Warrenton volunteer for BeerFest at the Star Hill tent
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“We lovebeer, talkingto beerdrinkersand havingfun.”— Karen Breusch
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A renaissance of micro-beersgreeted thirsty patrons forthe 5th annual Brew Fest atBull Run Park recently.
Brew Fest, sponsored by Vintage 50Restaurant Bar and Lounge, hostedover 50 craft beers and highlighted thequality of many Virginia brewers.
“I’m here to try all the local beers,”said John Emery from McLean. “Leg-end is an excellent brewery from Rich-
mond. Local beer isjust much fresherthan at a super mar-ket.”
“Craft beer alwaystastes better closerto the origin, freshbeer is local beer,”said Bill Butcher,CEO of Port Citybrewery in Alexan-dria.
“We’re truly pas-sionate about our fi-nal product,” said
Jonathan Berlin from the Star Hillbrewery in Charlottesville. “Our beerused to sit in the brewery, but not any-more. Demand is growing.”
On Oct. 3 Star Hill won gold medal inthe lager selection at the 2011 Great Ameri-can Beer Festival for its Jomo Lager.
Other quality American beers includedTall Grass, a brewery from Manhattan, Kan-sas, with plans to enter the sophisticatedNorthern Virginia market.
“We came to Chantilly eight months ago;D.C is perfect for craft beer,” said BillDesrosiers, marketing director for TallGrass’s mid-Atlantic region. “We won agold metal in the US Open Beer Champi-onship, people seem to like our craftsman-ship.”
Beer connoisseurs John Craig and RussWhitmoyer from East Sterling appreciatedthe dedication and hard work the localbrewers put forth.
“I’ve been a home brewer for 18 years,”said Whitmoyer, who works for the GAO.“You name it and I’ve made it, I once did ahefeweizen and a Magic Hat clone. Now I’mhere to have a good time”
Brew fest also hosted arts and crafts, tur-key legs, as well as live bands.
Chris “Timex” Huff and Chris Stowart,local musicians from Chantilly, opened withoriginal tunes from their band Train WreckEndings.
“The organizers do a great job every year,the sound set up is spot on, it’s a lot of funplaying here,” said Stowart.
“This is a great location,” said Huff.“People from the west can be here, andpeople from the city too. Everyone can havefun and enjoy some great beer.”
Helping Needy
Smiles at Fairfax Corner dentistsDr. Tara L. Zier and Dr. RiazRayek are offering a discount on
dental services to assist people whoneed dental care in tandem with help-ing their community food pantry thisholiday season.
Zier and Rayek are looking to assistthe people in their community whohave lost their dental coverage due tojob loss by offering dental services ata fraction of their normal rate. For$39, patients will receive oral exami-nations, x-rays and dental cleanings,with all proceeds going to Food forOthers.
Both dentists were inspired to or-ganize this community effort afterreading a report in the New YorkTimes about how an increasing num-ber of Americans are going hungry.
They note that many of these peoplehave also lost their dental coverageand are, therefore, going without pre-ventative dental care, which puts themin danger of tooth decay and gum dis-ease that contributes to problems as-sociated with diabetes, liver and heartproblems.
The community discount to benefitpeople in need of dental care as wellas the local food bank will remain ineffect until Dec. 20. Details of Zier andRayek’s additional community effortscan be found online at: http://dentistryfairfax va.com/index.php/category/fairfax-dentist-community/
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Fundraiser for Centreville Mom This FridayJMU grad now living in Boston and
working for a professional lacrosse or-ganization. Sean, 22, attends LoyolaUniversity; Amanda, 20, is at ColgateUniversity; and Ryan, 18, is atBridgeton Academy.
Mandy O’Sullivan’s sister, LauraChristie, also lives in Centreville. “Sheand I have always been close,” saidChristie. “She’s my best friend and,always, my protector.” Christie saidMandy O’Sullivan’s normally private,selfless and humble; so for her toagree to the fund-raiser in her honoris “a big thing. But it will also bringattention to pancreatic cancer.”
She said Mandy O’Sullivan was avolunteer religion teacher at St. Timo-thy and worked with dogs up foradoption at the Fairfax County Ani-
mal Shelter. She was alsothe team mom for manyof her children’s lacrosseand football teams.
“She’s pretty quiet un-til you know her,” saidChristie. “But she’s funny,witty and strong. Witheverything she’s gonethrough, she’s never com-plained or griped.”
In March 2010, MandyO’Sullivan was diagnosedwith Stage 4 pancreaticcancer. It’s the fourthmost-common cause ofcancer deaths worldwide,and 95 percent of peoplediagnosed aren’t alive fiveyears later. It’s often
called the “silent killer” because of itslack of symptoms, and its causes aremostly unknown.
“She was shocked by it, but thenshe started fighting,” said Christie.“She’s very positive, and her faith hasbeen a huge help for her. Putting to-gether this fund-raiser, I’ve learnedtheir family’s touched so many peoplein Centreville and the Westfield com-munity. Lots of people wanted to beinvolved, and that says so much abouther.”
Westfield High field hockey CoachStarr Karl also hopes the communitywill come out in droves for the event.Said Karl: “The O’Sullivans are a phe-nomenal family who have given backin many ways at Westfield, St Tim’sand on the lacrosse field.”
After Mandy O’Sullivan’s diagnosis,doctors operated and removed thecancer from her pancreas, only to dis-cover it had already spread to sur-rounding organs. She then underwent11 months of chemotherapy, plus ra-diation.
“Though she’s tenaciously over-come a great deal of setback through-out her journey, the disease contin-ues to spread,” said Christie. “And tra-
The O’Sullivans during Christmas 2007. Standing, from left are Katie,Ryan, Amanda and Sean; seated, from left, are Molly, PJ, Mandy and hermother Anne.
ditional medicine —which breaks down thebody’s cells, both goodand bad — has notworked as efficiently asoriginally hoped.”
So Mandy O’Sullivanhas just begun treatmentat Natural Horizons, anintegrative medical andwellness center in Fairfaxthat takes a multi-pronged, holistic ap-proach to cancer. Therapyat Natural Horizons seeksto help strengthen MandyO’Sullivan’s immune sys-tem to help her body fightany new cancer cells.
But the facility is anout-of-network center notcovered by the O’Sullivans’ insurance. So90 percent of the proceeds from the fund-raiser will go toward Mandy O’Sullivan’streatment there, as well as her previouslyaccumulated medical bills. The other 10percent will be contributed to pancreatic-cancer research toward a cure.
“I’m thankful for my mom being thefighter she is, and I hope for as much timeas we can get with her,” said Katie. Crying,she called her mother “absolutely the mostinfluential woman in my life. She’s alwaysbeen there for all us kids. She’s somebodyto lean on, a shoulder to cry on and some-one to walk you through the big decisionsin your life.”
Christie, Katie and her mom’s brotherRussell came up with the fund-raiser idea,and the whole family will attend. “I thinkit’s amazing,” said 2009 Westfield gradAmanda O’Sullivan. “I’m in awe of how ea-
ger people are to helpwith anything and every-thing they can. Thiswhole process reallyopened my eyes to howopenhearted people are,and it’s a beautiful thingto see.”
Amanda said she’s try-ing to be strong for hermom. “She shaped whoI am as a youngwoman,” said Amanda.“She taught me how tobe strong, and it’s defi-nitely helping me now.She loves her childrenmore than anything, sothis fund-raiser is ourway of showing her howmuch love we have for
her in return.”
She called her mom both the “rock” andthe “glue” that’s held their family together.“And now, when she can’t carry the wholeworld on her shoulders, we want her toknow we can handle the weight,” saidAmanda. “Her illness created a strong teamamong all of us. There’s no sense havingnegative thoughts when there’s still time tofight. We’ll deal with this card we were dealtand keep our heads up.”
She said she doesn’t know how her mommanaged “with five kids and all our activi-ties, going to a million places at once.”And, said Amanda, “I want to spend therest of the time we have together happyand smiling.”
Her brother Sean, a 2007 Westfield grad,also praised their mom. “She’s the epitomeof a mother,” he said. “She dedicated herlife to raising us and we’re five good kids.We’re a close family with good morals andgood academically and athletically.”
When he was in sixth grade, he playedon four sports teams in the spring. His dadwas busy working, so his mom drove himand his siblings to their various practices.“She came to all our games — and fromfifth to eighth grade, I had baseball double-headers every Sunday, all summer,” saidSean. “But she was there, for four or fivehours at a time.”
Learning of her cancer, he “couldn’t be-lieve it because she’s so active and seemedso healthy. That really crushed me. Afterthat, how I was doing depended on howshe was doing. It’s gotten worse recently,and everyone came home for Thanksgiv-ing, and now we’re all home again forwinter break. We all left school early tobe here, and our extended family is here,too.”
Hopefully, said Sean, the upcomingfund-raiser will help his mother’s spiritand morale. “I think it’s awesome, andeveryone’s been so generous with dona-tions,” he said. “Two of my lacrossecoaches at Army and Loyola together gaveme $2,000 worth of lacrosse clothing andequipment for the silent auction. And thisevent will be a chance for my mom to seeeveryone at once who cares about her andto know how many people support her.”
Salon Teams with Catholic Charities
After a successful Thanksgivingfood drive in conjunction withthe Knights of Columbus and St.
Andrew the Apostle in Clifton, SalonAntoine and Spa will now be a food do-nation center for the Christmas seasonon behalf of Catholic Charities of the Dio-cese of Arlington.
Individuals who would rather drop offtheir food during the evening are invitedby Salon Antoine’s Tony Chahine to leavethe food donations in bins on the frontlawn of his home at 13915 Rock BrookCourt in Clifton between now and Jan. 6.
While there, donors are welcome to en-joy a light show every hour and half hour
from 6 – 11 p.m. and tune to 89.1 in theircar, to listen to music synchronized tothe kaleidoscopic lights. The music andlight sow runs to 2 a.m. on Dec. 24.
The lightshow and sounds are providedby the AV company iHomeIntegrationbased in Burke.
The Diocese informs that food pan-tries are in need of food products likecanned meat and tuna, soups, peanutbutter and jelly, pasta, rice, hot and coldcereals, juice, canned veggies and babyfood. Personal care items like toothpasteand toothbrushes, soap, shampoos,bathroom goods and laundry items arealso appreciated.
“She’salwaysbeentherefor alluskids.”
— KatieO’Sullivan,
daughter
Mandy O’Sullivan
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News Local Police TargetAlcohol Violations
In an effort to keep December a safeand festive month for all, FairfaxCounty police are stepping up alco-hol enforcement efforts with extraDWI patrols, sobriety checkpoints andunderage alcohol stings. In December2010, police made 317 DWI arrests;252 were men and 65 were women.
Since drunk driving continues to bea serious roadway danger, police urgeresidents to make their travel plansbefore attending holiday parties by des-ignating a sober driver. According torecently compiled Fairfax County data,there have been 546 alcohol-relatedcrashes through October 2011, out ofa total of out of 8,214. In 2010, out of10,471 crashes, 730 involved alcohol.
Besides targeted patrols, DWIcheckpoints netted 46 impaired driv-ers in 2010. So motorists should ex-pect to encounter checkpoints acrossFairfax County this month, sincethey’re an additional deterrent and aneducational tool.
“Drunk driving continues to pose athreat to all who drive our roadways,”said Police Capt. Susan Culin, com-mander of the county Traffic Division.“We want the public to know that itcontinues to be a serious problem, andpolice are out there targeting reckless,illegal driving behaviors.”
Despite strict laws governing under-age drinking, last year, police cited246 people under 21 with driving af-ter illegally consuming alcohol.Through the third quarter of 2011,193 youthful offenders were cited.
To help combat underage alcoholuse, police hold business compliancechecks to ensure that businesses aren’tselling alcohol to minors. In 2010,police entered 227 establishments andcharged 38 of them with selling alco-hol to minors. That was a 16-percentincrease over 2009.
Police also hold routine, shoulder-tap operations. In three such opera-tions in 2010, some 15 people pur-chased alcohol for the juvenile – a 13-percent increase over 2009. For moreinformation on prevention efforts tar-geting youth, check http://www.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org/
FORGING AND UTTERING/ ARRESTPolice arrested a man for attempting
to cash a fraudulent cashier’s checkon Tuesday, Nov. 22 and threefraudulent money orders on Friday,Nov. 25 at the Navy Federal CreditUnion at 5900 Fort Drive. A 23-year-old male of the 13900 block ofSawteeth Way in Centreville wascharged with four counts of forgingand uttering.
ACCIDENTAL DEATHMembers of The Fairfax County
Fire and Rescue Department,along with Fairfax County policeofficers responded to the report of apossible electrocution at a home inthe 14400 block of Tracy Schar Lanein Centreville. The first respondersarrived at the home on Monday, Nov.28 shortly after 1 p.m. and were
directed to a 36-year-old Springfieldman lying on the ground outside thefront of the home. The man, of the7200 block of Commerce St. inSpringfield, was in the process ofmoving a ladder when the laddercame into contact with power linesnear the house. The victim received asubstantial electrical shock and wastransported to Inova Fairfax Hospital.He was pronounced dead a shorttime later.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY/TRESPASSING/ ARRESTPolice arrested a man for allegedly
attempting to burglarize the Giantfood store at 5615 Stone Roadaround 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday,November 29. A 20-year-old male ofthe 5900 block of Havener HouseWay in Centreville was charged withattempted burglary and trespassing.
BURGLARYTwo men attempted to burglarize
a home in the 13600 block of BentTree Circle around 1 p.m. onThursday, Nov. 17. An investigationdetermined they attempted to forceentry through a door.
LARCENIES4800 block of Autumn Glory Way.
License plate stolen from vehicle.14100 block of Saint Germain
Drive. Beer stolen from business.4400 block of Stonecroft Blvd.
iPhone, watch and necklace stolenfrom business.
5200 block of Audrey Drive.Construction tools and materialsstolen from residence.
14700 block of Basingstoke Loop.Advertisements stolen fromresidence.
14700 block of BeaumeadowDrive. Ring stolen from residence.
6400 block of Creek Bed Court.Purse stolen from vehicle.
6800 block of Cedar Loch Court.iPod stolen from vehicle.
14500 block of Crim Station Road.Wallet stolen from vehicle.
14500 block of Crim Station Road.Wallet and cash stolen fromresidence.
14300 block of Flomation Court.Cell phone stolen from vehicle.
14300 block of Flomation Court.Laptop computer stolen from vehicle.
5200 block of Glen Meadow Drive.License plates stolen from vehicle.
4300 block of Lees Corner Road.Cash stolen from residence.
6400 block of Old CentrevilleRoad. Purses and wallet stolen frombusiness.
4200 block of Pennsboro Place.Tools stolen from vehicle.
5700 block of Pickwick Road.Satellite radio and computer stolenfrom vehicle.
6800 block of Ridge Water Court.iPod stolen from vehicle.
5700 block of Union Mill Road.Purse stolen from business.
4400 block of BrookfieldCorporate Drive. Laptop computerstolen from business.
14300 block of Chantilly CrossingLane. iPhone stolen from business.
4300 block of Chantilly ShoppingCenter. Wallet stolen from business.
14400 block of Golden Oak Road.Cell phone and diamond rings stolenfrom residence.
5600 block of Rocky Run Drive.Cash stolen from residence.
5600 block of Schoolfield Court.Wallet stolen from vehicle.
13400 block of Twilight GlowDrive. Laptop computer stolen fromresidence.
Crime Report Activities reported by the Sully police department through Dec. 9.
By Hemi Kim
Centre View
From her ground floor basementnear the Fair Lakes’ Wal-Mart onSaturday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m., itsounded like someone was cutting
grass, said Fairfax resident Michele Carufel,“But it was too close, too loud.”
When she looked out the window to seeher 14-year-old son attending a birthdayparty near swingsets and a jungle gym on ahill, she panicked. A black helicopter hov-ered nearby over a grassy area bounded bybasketball and tennis courts, condos,townhouses and above-ground power lines.Carufel worried for her son’s safety.
A few days later, inquiries resulted in theFederal Aviation Administration’s spokes-person Jim Peters to find that, “On Nov. 26,the pilot of a Bell helicopter notified theDulles International Airport Traffic ControlTower that it would be conducting an aerialsurvey of the electric system approximately4.5 miles northeast of Dulles, operating atan altitude of approximately 400 feet.” Thepilot indicated his activity would start atnoon, said Peters.
The helicopter had “applied for clearancefor a low-level aerial survey. They were incompliance for security regulations for theWashington, D.C. area,” according to Peters.He said the pilot departed from an airportin Frederick County, Va., to inspect five elec-trical systems.
Dominion Virginia Power spokespersonDaisy Pridgen confirmed, “We had a con-tractor working for us on inspecting trans-missions in that area.” She said it was a basicassessment that occurs about once a year,but not on a specific schedule. Accordingto Pridgen, the contractor’s job is to notifyproper authorities of their flights, includ-ing local and state law enforcement, “so tonot cause alarm.”
However, Fairfax resident Carufel said shedid not receive notification.
“I saw the helicopter almost at a landing
point,” said Carufel. Her first thought wasthat it was police.
“My heart was beating so fast,” saidCarufel, who ran to fetch her son from hertownhome without stopping to put on hershoes. “I could feel my feet getting wetthrough my socks.”
Her son was chasing the helicopter andwaving at it. A supervising adult was tak-ing pictures and had assumed it was a heli-copter survey of the nearby power lines,according to Carufel. Later, the helicopterzigzagged slowly towards Fair Lakes Park-way, heading north alongFair Stone Drive.
Carufel said, “We shouldhave been pre-warned.”Ideally, she said, groundcrews would be onsite tocaution people about thelow-flying aircraft.
TRYING TO TRACK a helicopter flight isa notorious joke, according to HelicopterAssociation International’s public safety di-rector Stan Rose. He pointed his fingers inopposite, crossing directions. Helicopters donot have fixed flights with end points at air-ports, he said. His colleague Chris Dancy lik-ened the regulation of helicopters to that ofdriving — not only is it difficult to pinpointa flight path, but there is much gray area.
For example, an initial call to the FAA’sNew York office led to confusing reports thatthe helicopter was conducting an oil pipe-line survey and that it did not need specialauthorization to fly. The Virginia State Cor-porations Commission and Colonial Pipe-line had no such flight records.
Fairfax County Police first referred callsabout the helicopter to the FAA. The policesaid they do not monitor helicopter flights.County officials, including Board ofSupervisor’s Pat Herrity’s office and theCommunity Emergency Alert Network,were not notified of the aircraft, which theyconcurred fell under federal jurisdiction.
Families of crash victims have been tryingto get an answer on whether certain heli-copter companies are exposing pilots andpassengers to unnecessary risk and evendeath. The National Transportation SafetyBoard convened stakeholders on Thursday,
Dec. 1, at L’Enfant Plaza. Participants exam-ined a regulatory gray area available to he-licopters that fly over highly residential com-munities for the federal government.
Family members of four firefighters whodied in a 2008 helicopter crash sat in thefront row at the forum, wearing palm-sizedpictures of their sons and brothers pinnedto their chests. Paul Steele knows the frus-tration of determining the details of a ro-tary flight. Steele is seeking confirmationthat the government is investigating thecrash that killed his son three years ago.
At the NTSB event, fourhelicopter companies saidtheir pilots apply uniformsafety standards regard-less of the potential loop-hole. After listening to thecontractors’ statements,NTSB member RobertSumwalt advised them to
formalize their risk assessments in writing.Sitting near family members during a break,Steele questioned what lessons werelearned from the 2008 crash.
At least one of the contractors that spokeat the forum also performs surveys forpower companies like Dominion VirginiaPower, according to HAI’s Rose.
FROM AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE,Rose indicated it would be unreasonable toexpect a utility company to call local offi-cials advising them of low-flying helicoptersurveys, which may cross state lines or bedelayed due to weather. He defended theexcellent safety record of helicopters sur-veying power lines, especially in compari-son to trucks that might otherwise have tocover the same, often unpaved territory.
Rose noted that surveys can prevent cata-strophic failure in the case of a homeownerdigging where they shouldn’t be, or of anelectrical wire about to snap. Pridgen saidsurveys help in “keeping the lights on.”
Residents concerned about helicoptersflying over crowded areas can file com-plaints under the FAA’s “careless and reck-less” statutes, said Rose.
“It did bother me,” said Carufel, to havea helicopter flying low over a field of chil-dren.
Low-Flying Helicopter Upsets ResidentsLack of notificationyields concerns.
“We should havebeen pre-warned.”
— Fairfax residentMichele Carufel
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Opinion
On Monday, Dec. 19, the newlyelected members of the FairfaxCounty School Board will besworn in, marking the largest
number of new members at one timein memory.
The change on the board comes fromopen seats with previous members de-ciding not to run. Fully half of the board willbe new members, although most are also fa-miliar faces.
But it was apparent from the election thatvoters were motivated by the school boardraces, turning out to have their say. It’s a mis-take to view the election as a vote of approvalfor all current policies or as a repudiation ofparticular policies. The level of interest andcontroversy indicates that it’s a great momentfor the new board to engage the public.
The fact that 70 percent of voters supportedthe school bond for county schools shows thatcounty residents understand the importanceof quality schools.
The school board consists of three at large
members who represent the entire county, plusnine district members. Each voter had the op-portunity to vote for four, three at large andone for their district.
Iryong Moon is the one incumbent remain-ing at large; Ryan McElveen and Ted Velkoffwill join the board at large. District membersare: Megan McLaughlin, Braddock; JanieStrauss, Dranesville; Pat Hynes, Hunter Mill;
Tammy Kaufax, Lee; Sandy Evans,Mason; Dan Storck, Mount Vernon;Patty Reed, Providence; ElizabethSchultz, Springfield, and Kathy Smith,
Sully. Moon, Strauss, Evans, Storck, Reed andSmith are returning members.
It’s important to respect the dedication andmotivation of school board members. It’s hardto understand why anyone would want thesejobs. The hours are never ending. The pay issymbolic. Few decisions will come without ac-rimony from some quarters. These are peoplewho really are dedicated to service.
That said, we offer a few suggestions, somevery general, some very specific, for the newboard as it steps up to serve.
1) On with the campaign. Begin with a lis-tening tour. Hold some full-board listening ses-sions around the county. Hold some regionallistening sessions in schools and parents’ liv-
ing rooms. Listen in small groups and individu-ally. Invite teachers and administrators to comeout on tour with you. Don’t forget to listen toteachers as well as students, parents, adminis-trators and more.
2) Fix large classes. You don’t have to reducethe “average” class size. But do something aboutevery class of 30 students or more. It’s the ex-ceptionally large classes where students don’teven fit in the room that drive parents wild. Itdoesn’t matter if it’s a classroom of poor stu-dents or wealthy students or something in be-tween, really large classes are not appropriate.
3) Are surveillance cameras really the bestuse of scarce dollars? No matter what the cur-rent board decides to do later this week (likelyvote on Dec. 15 after Connection deadline),set the decision aside until after the listeningtour.
4) Don’t wait for a state law. Instruct admin-istrators to call parents to be present if theyplan to question a student about behavior thatcould result in serious disciplinary measuresor legal action.
5) Celebrate the specific and varied successesin Fairfax County Public Schools.
— Mary Kimm,
Five Suggestions for the New School BoardHalf of the School Boardmembers are new.
Editorial
DeepestSympathiesTo the Editor:
An unspeakable tragedy has un-fortunately occurred again, Dec. 8,at Virginia Tech. The VTV FamilyOutreach Foundation extends itssincere condolences to the family,friends and colleagues of OfficerDeriek W. Crouse. We recognizeOfficer Crouse to be the first Vir-ginia Tech campus law officer tohave been killed in the line of dutyand extend our deepest sympa-thies to the law enforcement com-munity.
The Foundation was created byfamilies and survivors directly im-pacted by the April 16, 2007 trag-edy at Virginia Tech. We are wellaware of the horror that the Vir-ginia Tech and Blacksburg commu-nities felt [on Thursday]. We knowthat the loss of these two victimswill resonate forever and under-stand the struggles that officers,
students, faculty and staff willhave as a result of this day.
Family members are willing tovisit, meet with, write a letter orspeak by phone to anyone whoneeds our help and support. Ourmission is to assist those victimsof a tragedy with which we are alltoo familiar.
Please know that our thoughtsare with the families of the victims,campus law enforcement and theVirginia Tech and Blacksburg com-munities at this time.
Joseph Samaha, President,VTV Family Outreach Foundation
Board of DirectorsLori Haas, Vice President,
VTV Family Outreach FoundationBoard of Directors,
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It is indeed a tragic incident towitness the incident at VA Tech,especially when nearing the holi-days. I feel for the loved ones ofthe fallen and my sincerest con-dolences go out to them. Our cul-prit has been identified as RossTruett Ashley, 22 of SpotsylvaniaCounty, but one interestingthought came to mind. Obviouslythe media wants to know every-thing about this person and whyhe did what he did, but there’sbeen no mention of his religious
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background. Had this person beena Muslim I’m betting religionwould be one of the first things wewould hear among his description.Ashley could be a Catholic Chris-tian for all we know, but there willbe no mention of it anywhere, sowhy is it that religion only be-comes an issue when a Muslimcomes into the scene? I’m not say-ing religious background shouldbe brought up when a crime iscommitted, but there seems to bea selected stereotype here.
No religion has or ever didpreach causing harm, especiallynot Islam. Each religion has beenintroduced at a time when it wasneeded, when people forgot howto live in peace, when they ne-glected their humanity. Basicallyreligion was there for the reforma-tion of man, and to encourage acloser connection to our Creator.It is very easy to misunderstandand misinterpret what was taughtmany, many years ago, so much sothat one manages to stray so farfrom it and goes against logic.
Ashley’s acts will never sit wellwith anyone, but he is proof thatanyone can go off the rails, andthat it’s not a religious thing.
Seher Chowdhry
Pass It OnTo the Editor:
My son and I left Westfield HighSchool at the sound of the 2:05bell today and drove to FFC, Fast
Food Central, for a bite to eat. Wetook turns talking to the speakerat Burger King to order our foodand pulled around to pay at thedrive through. The young man,cashier, said something that Ithought I miss-heard and I said,“What?” He repeated it again,“The person in the car ahead ofyou paid for your food. You know,Pass It On.”
I looked ahead quickly so I couldget out and rush up to this personto thank them profusely, and theperson was quickly turning out ofmy eyesight. I immediately lookedin my rearview mirror to pass theact of kindness on, but there wasno one in line. I asked the youngworker, how can I thank that per-son? He said, “I told her, God BlessYou,” and I could tell that he wasas excited and touched by this actof kindness, as I was.
I’ve heard of people doinganonymous acts of kindness, butwhen it just happened to me, I feelinspired, energized, and my sonand I are humbled to our core. Iimmediately called my sister to tellher about this beautiful act ofkindness and hurried home to tellmy daughter (who both were alsoawed by it). I hope this personreads this and realizes she hashelped me look for ways to helpothers and hopefully all of thepeople I tell and read this willwant to do acts of kindness as well.
Sherry WatkinsCentreville
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By Marilyn Campbell
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From Christmas lists topiles of presents underthe tree, the last thingon a child’s mind during
the holiday season might be ex-pressing appreciation. In fact,mental health experts say, it is oneof the hardest concepts to teachchildren.
Dr. Todd Kashdan, Ph.D., profes-sor of psychology at George Ma-son University, has studied the linkbetween gratitude and happinessand says that people who aregrateful tend to be less depressedand anxious.
“When people are mindfully rec-ognizing and appreciating the ben-efits they receive from otherpeople, positive events lingerlonger, [and] it is enhancing andstrengthening those relationships.There is a strong link between be-ing a grateful person and havingthe experience of gratitude andhaving more happiness in yourlife,” said Kashdan, who is also theauthor of “Designing Positive Psy-chology” (Oxford University Press)and “Curious? Discover the Miss-
notice what their parents and thesignificant people in their lives talkabout,” said Karen Prince, MSW,LCSW-C, a Kensington-based clini-cal social worker who specializesin treating children with anxietyand depression.
Kashdan says parents shouldencourage children to elaborate onwhy they like a particular gift.
“Spelling out what makes [a
Teaching children to have an attitudeof gratitude during the holidays.The Art of Appreciation
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ing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life.”During the season of giving,
Kashdan and other mental healthprofessionals offer tips for parentsfor teaching gratitude to children.
Children often hand their par-ents lengthy Christmas lists. Ex-perts say it is difficult for childrento feel grateful when their everywish is granted.
“Allow them to [identify] certainthings on the list that might bemost important to them,” saidAnnette Kielkopf, a marriage andfamily therapist based in McLean.“[Say to them] ‘If Santa isn’t ableto bring you everything on the list,what would that be like for you?’And talk with them about how tocope and allow them to appreci-ate the smaller things. What you’retrying to do is teach coping skills.You’re teaching them how to ac-cept a disappointment and find adiamond in the rough.”
Raising grateful children re-quires that parents model the be-havior. “As parents, talk aboutthings that you’re grateful for andnot strictly material things. Thatsets a good example so childrendon’t only hear you complainingor nagging them. Kids really do
gift] a good thing for them getsthem to bookmark and underlineit in their brain,” he said. “Youwant them to elaborate on it andwhat they are going to do with it.Having them say thank you with-out an elaboration is just one morething that [their] parents are tell-ing them to do.”
This strategy works even whenchildren receive gifts that they
don’t like. “Sometimes it is diffi-cult [for children] to receive apresent that they don’t like,” saidKielkopf.
“Take the gift and notice and rec-ognize the good things about it.Maybe it is your child’s favoritecolor. It is good to have discussionsabout gift-giving so that it doesn’tbecome about the gift; it becomesabout the gesture.”
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For Families in NeedBefore Thanksgiving, the Knights of Columbus of St. Andrew the Apostle CatholicChurch delivered to Western Fairfax Christian Ministries 120 boxes of holiday food,more than 100 turkeys and 12 miscellaneous meals that they collected to supportWFCM’s annual Holiday Assistance program.
Police Launch Online Financial Crime ReportingPhony checks, embezzlement, skimmed credit
cards and identity theft are among the fastest grow-ing and most prevalent crimes in Fairfax County.Detectives have investigated more than 2,500 casesof identity theft since 2009. To help streamline thesecomplex financial investigations, detectives and tech-nical staff worked together to create a new Finan-cial Crime Online Reporting System (FICOR) for sim-pler reporting and quicker response rates for victims.
Residents can learn about common fraud scams,construction fraud, credit card/check theft and fraud,and vital prevention steps. The new web feature clari-fies these issues for the public; it’s a one-stop shop-ping area for vital information concerning all aspectsof financial crimes.
The FICOR section can be reached by visiting theFairfax County home page, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police and clicking on financial crimes reporting.
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Whitehead on guitar. At the Copper Canyon, 5815 TrinityParkway, Centreville. Call 703-830-6600 for reservations.
NOW THROUGH DEC. 25Enchanted Ice Palace. 10 a.m. At Fair Oaks Mall’s Grand
Court, the Ice Palace features falling snow, interactiveelements, footage of arctic animals and landscapes along withstories and fun facts. The stroll concludes with a visit withSanta and Mrs. Claus. Guests will have four opportunities tohave their pets’ pictures taken with Santa. Visitwww.ShopFairOaksMall.com.
NOW THROUGH JAN. 8Bull Run Festival of Lights & Holiday Village. Admission:
Monday - Thursday $15 Cars or vans (1-14 people), $25 Van(15-34 people), $50 Bus (35 or more people); Friday,Saturday, Sunday & Holidays $20 Cars or vans (1-14 people),$30 Van (15-34 people), $55 Bus (35 or more people).Monday - Thursday: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Fridays - Sunday andholidays: 5:30 to 10 p.m. At Bull Run Regional Park, 7700Bull Run Drive, Centreville.
FRIDAY/DEC. 16O’Sullivan’s Benefit to Beat Pancreatic Cancer. A benefit
for Mandy O’Sullivan. 5:30-10 p.m. Features a silent auction,50-50 raffle, buffet dinner and drinks. Admission is $15/person; $60/family max. Call Laura Christie at 703-217-8126,Katie O’Sullivan at 571-289-4785, or [email protected]. To be held at PresbyterianChurch, 15450 Lee Highway in Centreville.
Holiday Choral Concert. 7:30 p.m. Free. The choral programat Westfield High School will be performing a concert oftraditional and modern Holiday songs on Friday, Dec. 16 at7:30 p.m.
Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $15. With theband, King Teddy. Drop-in beginner swing lesson 8:30 to 9p.m. At the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869Park Center Road, Herndon.
THROUGH DEC. 17Holiday Candlelight Tours at Sully Historic Site. 5 p.m.
Historic holiday candlelight tours of the home of NorthernVirginia’s first congressman. At Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Call 703-437-1794.
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Ice Skating Night. 7:30 to 8:40 p.m. Bull Run ElementarySchool is sponsoring a community-wide skating night. Ticketsare $7/person, which includes admission and skate rental. Atthe Ashburn Ice House in Ashburn. Email:[email protected]
DEC. 17 AND 18Ho-Ho-Holiday Show. 2 p.m. Westfield High hosts its annual
Ho-Ho Holiday Show. Tickets are $5; groups of 15 or moreare $4/ticket. More than 100 theater students will perform“The Grinch,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Frosty theSnowman,” “The Hanukkah Story,” “’Twas the Night BeforeChristmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Email:[email protected].
SUNDAY/DEC. 18Christmas Bird Count. The Aubudon Society of Northern
Virginia will mark the 112th anniversary of the Christmas BirdCount. Volunteers will count birds in a circle aroundCentreville. The area includes Manassas National Battlefield,Bull Run Regional Park, undeveloped areas around Bull RunPost Office Road and Dulles Airport. ASNV is seekingvolunteers to help. Contact ASNV at [email protected] call 703-438-6008.
Christmas Cantata. 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. Jubilee ChristianCenter Music Department will perform the Christmas Cantata,“Joy to the World.” Jubilee is located at 4650 Shirley Gate Rd.,Fairfax. Call 703-383-1170 or see www.jccag.org
WWII Christmas at Sully Historic Site. 5 p.m. SullyHistoric Site is all decked out for a WWII era Christmas athome of Northern Virginia’s first congressman. At SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Call 703-437-1794.
DEC. 19-20Holiday Spectacular. 7 p.m. Chantilly High presents its
annual Holiday Spectacular. It features more than 300students from the school band, choir, theater and orchestraprograms in a festive, fun-filled, family event. Tickets are $10/person at www.chantillychoral.org. Click on the “Buy TicketsNow” tab on the left side of the main page. This show usuallysells out prior to the event, so patrons are encouraged topurchase tickets online in advance.
FRIDAY/DEC. 23Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15. With the
band, The Thrillbillies. Drop-in beginner swing lesson from8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon.
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By Victoria Ross
Centre View
The message Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors deliveredto legislators at its annual 2012session was summed up in four
words: Do us no harm.“Our theme is basically ‘Leave us alone,’”
said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee), chair-man of the board’s legislative committee.“We recognize it’s difficult this year, andwe’re begging our legislators not to make itworse for Fairfax County. It doesn’t soundcollaborative, but we know we lose in allthe funding formulas, so we’re saying don’tmake it any worse.”
The 2012 General Assembly LegislativeWork Session, held at the McConnell Pub-lic Safety Transportation and OperationsCenter on Wednesday, Dec. 7, followed theBoards’ unanimous decision to support the2012 legislative agenda at its regular meet-ing on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
The county’s legislative program outlinesfour priorities: education funding; transpor-tation funding; restoring the decimatedlevel of state funding; and enhancing localauthority, giving the county the flexibilityto “modernize” its local tax structure, par-ticularly in areas such as taxation and landuse.
“I know we’re speaking to the choir here,”Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large) saidto the mostly Democratic state legislatorsin the room. “But now is the time for thestate to begin the process of rebuilding thefunding partnership with local government,by providing adequate funding for core ser-vices and avoiding shifting additional statecosts and responsibilities to localities.”
THE CONCEPT OF DEVOLUTION, orshifting responsibilities from the state to thecounty, was a heated topic during the three-hour session.
“Basically, devolution means we don’thave enough money to go around,” said Del.Ken Plum (D-36) “so we end up pushing itdown to counties. We’re not living up to ourend of the bargain.”
During the three-hour session, FairfaxCounty executives said they anticipatedmounting funding shortfalls exacerbated bydiminishing federal stimulus dollars. At thesame time, the state continues to grapplewith declining revenue sources.
“The pie has shrunk. The money the statehas been able to send us has dropped …some of that decrease did not feel as badbecause of the stimulus,” said James J.Regimbal Jr., a consultant from FiscalAnalytics who presented a fiscal forecast ofstate aid to Fairfax County during the ses-sion.
Regimbal said state revenues are not re-bounding fast enough after the recession,
which impacts coreservices such aseducation, transpor-tation and humanservices. He pre-dicted that Medic-aid and Virginia Re-tirement System de-mands will continueto outstrip thestate’s general fundrevenue, puttingpressure on statefunding for othercore programs.
“Without new rev-enues and expectingmodest economicgrowth, the statewill continue to re-duce funding for lo-cally-administered,but required pro-grams in the 2012-14 budget. The Gov-ernor is going tohave to balance thebudget. Think about what he might do,”Regimbal said.
County Executive Anthony Griffin saidFairfax County’s budgetary shortfall is ex-pected to be about $114 million in FiscalYear 2013, and the county is taking severalsteps — including looking at fee increasesand analyzing agency cuts of up to 5 per-
Fairfax County leaders have been un-equivocal in their opposition to any pros-pect of road devolution, saying it’s tanta-mount an unfunded mandate that wouldforce the County to increase property taxes.
“It’s a major concern for anyone who caresabout transportation, but frankly anyonewho cares about anything else localitieshave to keep up because all those elementswould be affected,” said McKay. “My great-est fear is that [with road devolution] wewould be pitting roads against schools andpublic safety.”
Tom Biesiadny, director of FairfaxCounty’s Department of Transportation,estimated that Fairfax County would haveto make a one-time investment of up to$208 million to take local control of localroads, which would mean a property taxincrease of about $479 for the averagehousehold.
He said that localities that maintain theirown roads typically spend about 25 percentmore than what the state allocates. For ex-ample, he noted that in Fiscal Year 2010,Arlington spent $18 million, while the statespent $15 million.
“Counties in Northern Virginia alreadyspend millions of dollars a year to mitigatethe effects of state underfunding of roadconstruction, which has created some of theworst traffic in the nation,” Biesiadny said.
Bulova added that if counties are requiredto maintain their secondary roads, the re-sulting disparity in road conditions will af-fect Virginia’s ability to attract business.
“Once a crisis in Northern Virginia, trans-portation needs are now catastrophicthroughout the Commonwealth … In North-ern Virginia alone, the long-range transpor-tation plan estimates the region needs $700million per year in additional transporta-tion funding to address its transportationproblems,” the Fairfax legislative agendastates.
During the roundtable discussion, Del.
Mark Sickles (D-43) agreed the county’sroads are in terrible shape.
“At some point we have to act,” he said,suggesting a referendum asking votersto decide whether to increase certaintaxes, similar to a 2002 failed referen-dum on the sales tax, in order to pay fortransportation costs.
State Sen. Richard Saslaw (D-35) toldthe elected officials not to “punt thedamn ball.”
“I can tell you this: It ain’t gonna hap-pen with my vote … I will not ever, ever,ever, if I have anything to say about it,allow taxes to be put to a referendum.That’s what the voters elected you to do.If they don’t like what you did, they willshow you the door the next election. Wehave no business putting revenue-rais-ing measures to a referendum. Plain andsimple.”
Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock)said he thought road devolution was vi-able if done correctly.
“It’s not going to be pain-free, but thereare ways to do it,” Cook said. “If we’regoing to have the responsibility, we ought
to own the streets. And if we’re going toown them … we ought to have the mecha-nisms to raise the money we need to raise,”Cook said.
“Would you be supportive of raising taxesto do it?” Bulova asked. Cook did not re-spond.
ON THURSDAY, DEC. 8, the Governoroutlined his transportation policy and fund-ing plans for the upcoming 2012 GeneralAssembly session. Speaking to more than700 industry and transportation agencyprofessionals during the 2011 Governor’sTransportation Conference in Norfolk,McDonnell called for changes in laws gov-erning the allocation of future surpluses totransportation, dedicating portions of rev-enue growth attributable to transportationinfrastructure projects to transportation andincreasing the portion of sales tax dedicatedto transportation.
His strategy also includes providingmatching funds for localities maintainingtheir own roads — a measure that local of-ficials say is a step towards “road devolu-tion.”
Several legislators, including state Sena-tors Chap Petersen (D-34), Dave Marsden(D-37), Janet Howell (D-32) and Del. KenPlum said they will hold GovernorMcDonnell to his promise of a dedicatedsource of revenue for a transportation bondpackage passed last session.
“There’s a fundamental disconnect,”Marsden said. “Any transportation solutionis not acceptable if it doesn’t come withmoney … What we were promised was afunding stream and not the transfer of re-sponsibility to localities. I think we need tolet the governor know this is not accept-able.”
“Keep this in mind,” Saslaw said, “I don’tsuspect anything is going to happen in 2012because the Governor wants to get on thepresidential ticket,” Saslaw said.
Fairfax to Richmond: Do Us No HarmTransportationfunding dominatesdiscussion.
School Board member Ted Velkoff (D-At-large), Super-visor John Foust (D-Dranesville), state Sen. DaveMarsden (D-37) and Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) at the meeting of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors and the Fairfax County delega-tion to the General Assembly on Wed. Dec. 7 at theMcConnell Public Safety Transportation and Opera-tions Center.
“I will not ever, ever, ever,if I have anything to sayabout it, allow taxes to beput to a referendum.That’s what the voterselected you to do …Plain and simple.”
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cent — to bridge the financial gap.“Quite frankly, we’re running out of places
to makes reductions. This is a struggle now,and it’s going to continue to be a strugglefor my successor,” Griffin said, alluding tohis retirement in April 2012.
Griffin said there was some good news.Job growth in Northern Virginia has con-tinued to grow each month since April 2010,and Fairfax County’s unemployment rate re-mains stable at 4.6 percent (which is about28,000 unemployed residents), comparedto 6.4 percent across the state and 9 per-cent in the nation. He also said families arestarting to save money, and the number offoreclosed homes in the county has de-creases since Sept. 2010.
Although Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) hasnot yet proposed specific road devolutionlegislation, House Republicans have beenlooking at ways to shift spiraling road-main-tenance responsibilities back to localities forseveral years.
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Westfield High Presents Show of Six Children’s PlaysFrom Page 1
Resident Secretly Represented Pakistanpayments from authorities by transferring
them, via associates, from Iraq to Armenia.Manok was sentenced last week by U.S.
District Court Judge Anthony J. Trenga.Following completion of his prison term,he’ll be on three years supervised release.A forfeiture hearing is slated for Jan. 13,2012, to determine how much money heowes the federal government because ofhis crime.
This case was investigated by the FBI’sWashington Field Office, the Departmentof Defense Office of the Inspector General,the Army Criminal Investigation Commandand the Defense Criminal InvestigativeService. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.Attorney Paul J. Nathanson and trial attor-ney Mary Ann McCarthy of the CriminalDivision’s Fraud Section.
This prosecution is part of efforts under-way by President Barack Obama’s inter-agency Financial Fraud Enforcement TaskForce. Obama established this task force asa way of waging a coordinated effort to in-vestigate and prosecute financial crimes. Formore information, go to www.stopfraud.gov.
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to consider each actor, not just whatyou’re doing.”
Biagini directed Westfield’s VTA compe-tition piece, “Oleanna,” so this play markshis second time at the helm. Toughest, hesaid, is “dealing with the actors’ time-sched-ule conflicts, because this isn’t someone’sentire life. But I enjoy seeing things cometogether.”
Schmidt said the audience will like theirplay’s humor and the overall variety of showsin the whole production. “They’re not justabout Christmas,” she said. “And ‘’Twas theNight before Christmas’ is a dance show.”
As for “Frosty,” added Biagini, “I think thekids will enjoy the big personas the actorsbring to the stage.”
‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’Nick Burroughs and Chaz Coffin are di-
recting “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to-gether. The cast of 11 features BrandonSanchez as Charlie Brown, MadeleineBloxam as Lucy, Mitchell Buckley as Linus,Rachel Moser as Sally, Julian Sanchez asSchroeder and David Koenigsberg asSnoopy.
“Things are going well,” said Burroughs.“We’re putting final touches on the shownow. Because it’s such a classic and so fa-mous, the audience will enjoy seeing itonstage and recognizing some of the dif-ferences between the cartoon and our ver-sion.”
“The children will like the slapstick, thecolorful costumes and the comedy,” saidCoffin. “And we’ll also have some holidaymusic playing.”
Thrilled to be a director, he said doing soas a student “makes me feel like I’ve grown
in this department and have finally gottento the place every actor waits for — being adirector.” Coffin said the most difficult thingabout directing is “organizing everythingonstage so the audience will respond to theplay positively.”
“Directing is a lot harder than I realized,”said Burroughs. “It’s not just the staging,but getting everybody in the same place atthe same time and focused on the sameobjective.”
Regarding their play, said Coffin, “Thechildren attending the show will flip overall these characters they usually see on TVand read about in storybooks.”
Added Burroughs: “A lot of people comeback to see this show, year after year, like aholiday tradition for them, and new audi-ences will be able to do the same thing.”
‘THE HANUKKAH STORY’Although the subject is serious, “The Ha-
nukkah Story” is presented as a comedy.Directed by Bryan Pitt, it has a cast of 13,including Zoe Hawryluk as Judy Macabee,the leader of the Jews, and Zack Walsh asKing Antiocus, the king of the Greeks.
“It’s the story of how the Greeks invadedIsrael and took over their land, and howthe Israelites got it back,” said Pitt. Narrat-ing are Sy and Celia, portrayed by AlexMann and Ali Koenigsberg, respectively.
“They’re an old, Jewish couple telling thisstory to the audience while the actors showwhat happened,” said Pitt. “It’s a split stagewhere half is the real world and half is theflashback world. I think the audience willlove it. There are a bunch of clever bits,jokes and puns we put in for the adults, plusplenty of physical comedy for the kids.”
He said directing’s fun because “you get
to work with so many different people. It’smore about teamwork and getting a groupof individuals who don’t have anything incommon, besides a love of theater, to worktogether to make the best story possible.”
‘NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’Directing “’Twas the Night before Christ-
mas” is Corinne Holland, and the story istold mainly through dance. “There are nar-rators and a family with children,” saidsophomore Emily Tobin. “It’s the children’sdream of the fairies vs. the rats, but the re-indeer, rats and fairies don’t speak.”
In this vignette, the nutcracker and therat king fight, and the fairies all turn intoreindeer. Santa Claus brings presents andall the reindeer do a kickline dance led byRudolph.
“It appeals to kids because it’s almost allmusic and dancing,” said Tobin. “The girlswill like the fairies and the boys will likethe rats.” Regarding the whole “Ho-Ho Holi-day Show,” she said, “It will be wonderfulbecause we have great actors and it’s justfun stuff to watch.”
‘RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REIN-DEER’
The 12-person cast of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” includes T.J. Vinsavich asRudolph; Annie Snyder as an elf; OliviaJoseph as Rudolph’s love interest, Cupid;and Tabeer Singh as Rudolph’s arch enemy,Blitzen. Directing are Kelsey Thompson andSophia Alam.
“The plot follows the song, and we addedhow Rudolph interacts with the other rein-deer,” said Alam. “We also added an elf andan elf helper — an elf-in-training who triesto be like the leader elf.”
Besides that, she said she and Thompsongave this story more modern jokes that theaudience will understand and relate to.They also made it more humorous than inpast years so, said Alam, “The stereotypicalcharacters are really funny. And hopefully,at the end, the children will learn a nicelesson that we’re all different, but we’re allfriends.”
She said directing is challenging because“you want everyone to have fun and theactors to be comfortable. But at the sametime, they need to be focused and ready towork and make a commitment. So that canbe a bit stressful. But I enjoy helping actorsfind their voice and teaching them ways toact in front of other people. I try to bringthe best out of them and show them theycan do it.”
‘THE GRINCH’Directed by Colby Dezelick and Dieter
Stach, “The Grinch” has nine characters andstars Dezelick as the Grinch, Sam Dempseyas Cindy Lou Who and Bryan Pitt as Max.“The actors are picking up things reallyquickly,” said Stach. “They bring a lot ofgood ideas to the table so the group dy-namic is fun.”
Stach is typically a sound engineer, so thisshow marks his first time directing. “I’mglad to be working with Colby,” he said. “Weshare a lot of the same ideas, and it’s fun towatch our initially rough ideas come to-gether.”
In this vignette, Stach reads the story andthe actors react to it. “We’re also putting insome quirky acting bits and scenarios thatshould be fun for the audience,” he said.“It’s a classic, Dr. Seuss tale that shows whatChristmas is all about.”
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America related to Kashmir.Fai served as the director of the
Kashmiri American Council (KAC), a non-governmental organization in Washing-ton, D.C., that purported to be run byKashmiris, financed by Americans anddedicated to raising the level of knowl-edge in the U.S. about the struggle of theKashmiri people for self-determination.But according to court documents, theKAC was secretly funded by officials em-ployed by the government of Pakistan,including the Inter-Services IntelligenceDirectorate (ISI).
“For the last 20 years, Mr. Fai secretlytook millions of dollars from Pakistaniintelligence and lied about it to the U.S.government,” said U.S. Attorney NeilMacBride. “As a paid operative of ISI, hedid the bidding of his handlers in Paki-stan while he met with U.S. elected offi-cials, funded high-profile conferences andpromoted the Kashmiri cause to decision-makers in Washington.”
“Mr. Fai purposefully hid financialtransactions from the U.S. government,with intentions that his scheme to fundlobbying efforts by a foreign government
would go unnoticed,” said FBI AssistantDirector in Charge James McJunkin.“[But] the FBI will detect and defeat thosewho attempt to surreptitiously exert for-eign influence on our government by us-ing agents who conceal their foreign af-filiation.”
Arrested July 19, Fai appeared lastWednesday, Dec. 7, in U.S. District Courtin Alexandria and entered his guilty pleasbefore Judge Liam O’Grady. He could nowreceive as much as five years in prisonfor the conspiracy offense, plus a possiblethree years incarceration for the tax vio-lation, when he’s sentenced on March 9,2012. As part of his plea agreement, Faiwill forfeit $142,851.32 seized from himby the government in July.
“The Tax Division is committed to pros-ecuting any individual who illegally usesthe tax-exempt status of charitable enti-ties to promote or conceal federal crimes,”said Principal Deputy Assistant AttorneyGeneral John DiCiccio.
Doing so, added IRS Special Agent inCharge Jeannine Hammett, “harms allAmericans, as we all have to pay our fairshare for the government services andprotections that we enjoy.”
Fai admitted in court that, from 1990until about July 18 of this year, he lied toand defrauded the U.S. government. Andaccording to court documents, Fai told FBIagents in March 2007 that he’d never metanyone who identified himself as beingaffiliated with the ISI. Then in May 2009,he falsely denied to the IRS on a tax re-turn for the KAC that the KAC had receivedany money from foreign sources in 2008.
Furthermore, court documents statethat, in April 2010, Fai sent a letter to theJustice Department claiming that the Pa-kistani government didn’t fund the KAC.He also told the IRS that the KAC hadn’treceived any money from foreign sourcesin 2009. Again, in July 2011, Fai lied tothe FBI that neither he nor the KAC re-ceived money from the ISI or from Paki-stan.
But in fact, U.S. authorities say he re-peatedly submitted annual KAC strategyreports and budgetary requirements toPakistani government officials for ap-proval. In 2009, they say, these documentsincluded his plans to “secure U.S. congres-sional support for U.S. action in support
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By Marilyn Campbell
Centre View
Each year, parents whoopt out of their neigh-borhood public schoolin favor of an indepen-
dent school must sift through thelong list of the Washington area’sindependent schools to find onethat meets the needs of their child.
They must then navigate thelengthy application required bymost schools, and hope that theirefforts are deft enough to gain ac-ceptance in a competitive environ-ment. Some schools report receiv-ing as many as nine applicationsfor each available slot.
Even for prospective pre-kinder-garten students, the independentschool admissions process oftenincludes a written application,admissions tests, parent state-ments, student interviews, parentinterviews, playdates, school vis-its, transcripts and teacher recom-mendations.
“What we’re trying to do is get awhole picture of a child and lookat information from a variety ofdifferent sources,” said ChristinaTait, director of admission and fi-nancial aid at The Langley Schoolin McLean.
THE APPLICATION PACKETSprovide insight for both the schooland the applicants. “We have afairly detailed process so that weget to know the girls and they getto know us,” said Pilar Cabeza deVaca, head of the Madeira Schoolin McLean. “Our goal is to findgirls who are the right fit for ourschool and for whom our schoolis the right fit.”
The role of each component ofthe application varies dependingon the age of the applicant. “Theadmission [process] for youngchildren is especially complex anddifficult because we have to useboth explicit and intuitive mea-sures because we have less data,”said Diane Dunning, director ofadmission and financial aid at St.Stephen’s & St. Agnes School inAlexandria. “If you were lookingat a ninth grade [admissions]folder, you would have eight yearsof report cards and maybe fouryears of standardized testing. Youare also able to interview [olderapplicants] in a different way thanwhen you are interacting with theyoung children.”
Why is so much probing neces-sary?
“Schools are looking for consis-
tency in grades, attitude, testingand recommendations,” said Lind-say White, educational consultantwith the School Counseling Groupin Washington, D.C. “[For ex-ample] If there is a huge differencebetween a [teacher] recommenda-tion and what they are seeing onthe grades, that is going to be ared flag.”
Most schools want prospectiveapplicants to spend time on cam-pus. “The [school] visit is impor-tant to us. It gives the boy and hisfamily a chance to experience theHeights first hand,” said RichardMoss, director of admission at theHeights School in Potomac, Md.“On the flip side, it gives us achance to really get to know theboy. How is he interacting with hispeers? Is he friendly? Is he cour-teous? Does he have a good, firmhandshake? Does he look theteachers in the eye when he greetsthem in the morning?”
Most applications ask parents toanswer questions describing theirchildren. Here are two questionsfrom the Langley School’s appli-cation: What do you believe isyour role as a parent in your child’seducation? What qualities do youconsider to be most important foryour child’s education?
Consultants say schools look atthe way parents answer questions.“There are a lot of parents whoregurgitate the school’s missionstatement and all the languagethat is used on the school’swebsite. Schools can see rightthrough that,” said educationalconsultant Clare Anderson, ofChevy Chase, Md. “They want toknow that the family is in line withhow [the school] works with stu-dents and [their] approach to edu-cation.”
Schools also pay attention to aparent’s evaluation of their child.“Red flags go up when everythingis just perfect and they’ve neverencountered a setback or diffi-culty,” said Anderson. “[Schools]are looking for honest, candid re-sponses. Obviously parents aregoing to frame it in a positive light,as they should.”
Most schools require admissionstests. Depending on the age andgrade of the child, these tests in-clude the Wechsler Preschool andPrimary Scale of Intelligence(WPPSI-III), Wechsler IntelligenceScale for Children (WISC) and theSecondary School Admission Testfor (SSAT).
“Testing often creates the mostanxiety,” said Dunning, of St.
Stephen’s & St. Agnes.
THE TESTS are used differentlydepending on the age of the ap-plicant. “Tests for [young children]are used as standardized tools togive an overall picture of a child’slearning profile. These are not pre-dictors for academic success. Theygive broad overviews of how achild learns,” said Anderson. Testsgiven to middle and high schoolapplicants are more meaningful.“Those tests measure how wellyour child has done with the in-formation he or she has learnedin school. If they see an eighthgrader who has only averagegrades, but remarkable SSATs,they are going to ask, ‘Is this anunderachiever? Why is this childnot excelling in the classroom?’ ”
Should children prepare fortests? When it comes to youngchildren, most consultants say no.“It is unethical and makes your testscores invalid,” said Anderson.“You are going to shoot yourselfin the foot [if you prep your youngchild]. Your child will be the firstto announce it either in the tester’soffice or at the school on theplaydate. Then the scores are in-valid.”
The scenario is different forthose applying for slots in middleand upper school. “I’ve had stu-dents who’ve taken [admissionstests] without prep, and then Iworked with them and their scores[went] up considerably,” saidChrista Abbott, an Arlington-basedindependent test prep tutor.
Anderson agrees. “Just like youpreheat your oven, you’ve got toget your child ready for the test.Just knowing the format of the testcan really help,” said Anderson.“But I caution parents about [tak-ing expensive test prep classes].There has to be a primary concernthat something is going to get inthe way of your child being ableto show what he or she knows.”
SOME PARENTS hire educa-tional consultants like White orAnderson, hoping to get a com-petitive advantage. Consultantssay their role is to guide familiesthrough the process. “The numberone mistake that I think parentsmake is thinking that hiring aneducational consultant is going togive them an advantage at a verycompetitive school,” said MarkSklarow, executive director of theIndependent Educational Consult-ants Association in Fairfax. “Thatis just not the way the system
works. Consultants don’t have asecret handshake that they can usewith an admissions director tohelp get a student in. The reasonyou hire an educational consult-
ant is to find a good fit between astudent’s needs and a school’sstrengths. A consultant’s role is to[identify] a school where a childis going to thrive.”
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A Promise KeptLori Cleveland, Greenbriar West Elementary School principal, challenged the students to meet a
fundraising goal by selling 1,000 coupon books. They stepped up and met her challenge. In exchangeboth the principal and assistant principal Lauryn Campbell (left) volunteered to work from the roof fora day. On Monday, Nov. 28, Cleveland and Campbell greeted the children from the roof, worked at theirmake-shift desk, and tossed candy to the students as they passed by on the sidewalk. The students werethrilled to see the administrators fulfill their promise and the PTA is thrilled to have funds to supportmany activities this year.
Collecting ToysPoplar Tree Elementary School’s “Just Say No” club recently completed the school-wide annual toy drive. All the toys col-
lected were given to “Our Neighbor’s Child,” a local group which assists families in the Centreville and Chantilly area. Picturedhere with 10 boxes of toys are 6th grade Poplar Tree students: Front row: Vishal Reddy, Megan Meyers, Flora Baxter, SonyaSpiewak. Back row: Nick Gercken, Steven Risi, Matthew Gabro, Harrison Shay and Colton Applegate.
Thanksgiving LuncheonTwo “pilgrims” enjoy Thanksgiving luncheon at Lees Corner Elementary recently.
Supporting Food PantryThirteen girls from St. Timothy School Brownie Troop #1295 shopped last week at Bloom for the
traditional holiday trimmings to put into their Thanksgiving gift basket they were creating for a needyfamily in the area. They each made a card for their adopted family, decorated the boxes and filled theboxes complete with a complete Thanksgiving Feast. They also included a $25 Bloom gift card for theirfamily to purchase a turkey; Bloom also gave the girls a $10 gift certificate to add to their basket. Thisyear the food pantry — with the help of St. Timothy School in Chantilly and the church community —will provide 100 local families with a Thanksgiving basket full of food, and grocery gift cards. If inter-ested in helping St. Vincent dePaul Society provide Thanksgiving baskets this year, contact St. VincentdePaul Food Pantry at [email protected]. Above are (back row) Ariel Laptad, Mariah Bayha,Stephanie Ghyzel, Kristine Tran, Emma Pollock, Madi Pollock, Sarah Poole, (middle row) Kellyn McNulty,Sophia Whitfield, Daniella Brown, (front row) Mazeray Bayha, Caleb Pollock and Christina Cupelli.
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tary to share her poetry with fifth graders. Her books of poetry include, “If You’re Not Here Please RaiseYour Hand” and “The Bug in Teacher’s Coffee.” She also shared her newest book of poems, “A Funeralin the Bathroom,” where she explained the setting of all of the poems in the book is the school bath-room. The students were able to participate in several poems and principal Kathleen Case was calledinto action by kissing Hamlet, the pig in the poem “Our Principal Kissed a Pig.” Dakos explained thatthe poem is based on a real experience where a school principal promised to kiss a pig if the studentsread 10,000 books that year. Her poem is told from the point of view of the pig who does not want to bekissed by the principal. Dakos encouraged the students to find poetry everywhere they look and to writeit all down in a special notebook.
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Collecting Gifts for Our Neighbor’s ChildVirginia Run Elementary School held a Community Outreach Program collection the first week of
December. The students brought in new, unwrapped gifts for the children that Our Neighbor’s Childsupports. Our Neighbor’s Child is a non-profit, community-based organization, which started out in 1992by providing holiday gifts for children in low-income families in western Fairfax County. Last year, ONCand their volunteers served more than 2,300 children in our communities. The Student Council Asso-ciation members Tanner Lydic, Bobby Pickett, Michael Leo, Maggie Masterson, Nancy Mullins, and KariCochran were responsible for collecting the gifts every day from the classrooms. More than 1,000 newgifts were collected. The school’s mascot, Victor the Viking, was on hand to promote the collection.
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Pohanka Acura and Chantilly High School are onceagain teaming up to host one of the top holiday bas-ketball tournaments in the Washington, D.C. area —the 19th Annual Pohanka Chantilly HolidayClassic (boys’ and girls’) — set to take place Dec.27-29 at Chantilly High School.
This year’s showcase will feature 16 schools fromNorthern Virginia, Virginia Beach, Maryland, and
Wash., D.C. in a three-day chase for thetitle. Last year’s tournament featuredsome of the best and exciting basketballin its history.
On the boys’ side, the defending championChantilly Chargers feature an up tempo style of playwith senior Brady Caslavka, freshmen Tyler Femi andDylan Madawo, and 6-10 inch center Aaron Rodenas.The Chargers are looking to defend their tournamentchampionship from 2010 and will be going for theirfourth crown in five years.
In addition to Chantilly, the boy’s bracket will fea-ture improving programs such as South County Sec-ondary and Stuart High, both from the NorthernRegion.
The South County boys return big man MarquieceJohnson, one of the area’s top front court players.Chantilly and South County played in last year’s fi-nals, with Chantilly winning.
Other boys’ teams will include Mills Godwin, tra-ditionally one of the Richmond area’s finest pro-grams, as well as Wilson High (D.C.), Mountain View(Stafford), Green Run (Virginia Beach), and ForestPark (Woodbridge).
The girl’s tournament will also feature an array ofteams, including Georgetown Visitation, Langley,Mills Godwin, and Deep Run (Glen Allen, Va.).Georgetown Visitation, a private school member ofthe Independent School League, is traditionally oneof the top teams in the area and returns to defend its2010 championship. Kate Gillespie, last year’s tour-nament MVP, returns for Visitation this year.
Admission is $6 for an all-day pass and $15 for a3-day pass. Concessions will be open and featuremany of the area’s local restaurant menu items.Chantilly High students with their high school ID’sor any Chantilly Youth Association (CYA) basketballplayers, under the age of 12 and wearing their teamuniform shirt, will get a $3 discount if they are witha paying adult.
The first day (Tuesday, Dec. 27) schedule of gamesare as follows: Georgetown Visitation versus Langley(girls’ game, 9 a.m.); Deep Run versus ThomasJefferson (girls’ game, 10:45 a.m.); Mills Godwinversus Robinson (girls’ game, 12:45 p.m.); MillsGodwin versus Mountain View (boys’ game, 2:15p.m.); Wilson versus Forest Park (boys’ game, 4 p.m.);Green Run versus South County (boys’ game, 5:45);George Mason versus Chantilly (girls’ game, 7 p.m.);and Stuart versus Chantilly (boys’ game, 9 p.m.).
For updated bracket information throughout thetournament please call the Chantilly High sportshotline at 703-448-4909 or go to chantillysports.org.
Northern Region high school cross coun-try standouts Sophie Chase (Lake Braddock Sec-ondary), Ahmed Bile (Annandale High), and Sean
McGorty (Chantilly High) each had solid showingsat last Saturday’s Foot Locker Cross Country NationalChampionships in San Diego.
Chase, a junior at Lake Braddock, finished 11thplace overall among a field of 40 girls’ runners. Shetimed at 17 minutes, 45 seconds.
In the boys’ race, McGorty and Bile finished 10thand 12th place, respectively, with times of 15:28 and15:30. The Nationals event took place at MorleyField, Balboa Park in San Diego.
4 Star Tennis Academy in Merrifield, a fixturein the Fairfax County community since 1973, wasrecently certified as a United States Tennis Associa-tion (USTA) Training Center. Over the years, 4 Starhas helped develop numerous collegiate and profes-sional players in the Northern Region. KhampBounkong, the director of business development for4 Star Tennis Academy, said lots of positive pressurescome along with the status of being associated withthe USTA. Buonkong can be reached [email protected].
Fire and Ice 16U, a competitive girls travel soft-ball team, is looking for a pitcher, catcher, infielderand an outfielder/utility player to join its team forwinter training and for the 2012 season. For moreinformation or to set up a personal tryout, contactJohn Mehalic at 703-969-7310 or go [email protected].
Chantilly High’s Sean McGorty, shown hererunning at the Virginia High SchoolLeague triple-A Championships lastmonth, finished 10th place overall at lastSaturday’s National Foot Locker Champi-onships in San Diego.
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But who knows? For a terminal patient,changes in anything are disproportionately sig-nificant. It could mean anything. It couldmean nothing. Objectivity disappears the dayyour oncologist tells you have an incurabledisease. Accordingly, it’s extremely difficult toshrug off any abnormal medical findings. Howdo I not think that the beginning of the endstarts at the end of the beginning? The point atwhich my body begins to weaken and revealindicators that reflect a body in distress andone whose underlying diagnosis is starting toassert itself and break down all the barriersthat have been constructed (metaphoricallyspeaking) over the previous 34 months?
In summary, how do I interpret change? Forthe better? The worse? Meaningful?Meaningless? As a cancer patient who hasnow outlived his original prognosis (“13months to two years”) by a rather significantamount of time, how do I remain objectiveabout lab work, urine specimens, diagnosticscans, etc.? I can’t. However, worrying aboutany or all of it likely produces no real tangiblebenefit either, whereas not worrying about it,not stressing about it might, anecdotally speak-ing, anyway. Unfortunately, worrying andstressing are not simply emotions I can switchoff, especially when you’re consumed by a ter-minal disease, whether figuratively or worse,literally.
Diagnosis to date, my cancer-related prob-lems have been figurative, mostly. Neverthe-less, it’s difficult to not react negatively whenresults are changing right before your eyes, lit-erally. Yet somehow, I have to. If I don’t, I’lllikely make matters worse. And given myunderlying stage IV lung-cancer diagnosis, Iprobably don’t need to go out of my way tocause any more trouble. It’s already found me.
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One Sunday Service - 10:00 am
Sunday WorshipServices8:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Eugene Johnson, Pastor
Service Times:Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 AMChildren’s Church and Jr. Youth Church-During regular Worship ServiceSunday School (9:00-9:45 AM/ All ages)Spiritual Development Courses: (8:45-9:45 AM)Youth Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 AM(Rev. Bobby J. Ford Jr., Youth Minister)Holy Communion (Third Sunday) 10:00 AMWednesday Prayer Meeting/ Bible Studyand Spiritual Development Courses: 7:00 PM(Includes Youth Bible Study)
6600 Old Centreville Road, Centreville, VA 20121Phone: 703 830-8769; Fax: 703 830-6718
www.mountolive-church.org.E-Mail: [email protected]
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Saint AndrewLutheran ChurchSunday Worship: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
Christian Education for All Ages: 9:45 a.m.
Adult Bible Study: Wed. 9:30 a.m.
Christmas Eve Worship4:00 PM & 6:00 PM:
Family Worship with Live Nativity
9:00 PM & 11:00 PM:
Carols, Candlelight & Communion
Braddock Road and Cranoke Street
Centreville, VA 20120
www.saintandrewlc.org703-830-2768
Bulletin Board
HomeAid Northern Virginia ofChantilly, which builds and renovates home-less shelters, transitional houses, food banks,medical clinics, counseling centers, and otherfacilities that help homeless families and in-dividuals, announced that Doug Smith, presi-dent, Miller & Smith, has won its annual Presi-dents’ Award and that John Darvish Construc-tion has won its Trade Partner of the YearAward.
The Presidents’ Award, presented to an in-dividual, a company or an organization thathas shown exceptional dedication to the goalof ending homelessness with service toHomeAid Northern Virginia, is the
organization’s highest honor. The Trade Part-ner of the Year Award is presented to a ven-dor, trade partner or industry partner who hasgone above and beyond in their service toHomeAid.
Want to improve one’s communica-tion skills? Then visit the TASC Toastmas-ters Club and learn how membership can helpone succeed. Meets Wednesday afternoonsfrom 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the NorthropGrumman Building, Conference Center Drive,Chantilly. Contact Adim Okwudishu at 410–227-0177 or Email: [email protected] www.tasctoastmasters.org
Business Notes
Shelter House Inc. and Barnes & NobleFairfax are partnering together to ensure thathomeless children at Shelter House’s theKatherine Hanley Family Shelter receive booksfor the holiday season. From now through Jan.1, 2012, customers entering Barnes and NobleFairfax will be given the option upon checkoutof donating a book to a child in the shelter. Allbooks collected will be given to the childrenresiding in the shelter. The Book Drive for theKatherine Hanley Family Shelter will run at theFairfax Barnes and Noble store in the Fair LakesPromenade Shopping Center at the Corner ofMonument and Fair Lakes Parkway.
The Chantilly Carolers bring cheer to holidayevents and enliven festivities with theirrenditions of timeless, seasonal classics.Whatever the occasion — corporate function,community event, private party — these singersfrom Chantilly High’s nationally acclaimed,
advanced-choral performing groups add aspecial touch to holiday gatherings. To hear asample of their singing, go towww.chantillychoral.org. To book one of thecaroling ensembles, [email protected]. Proceeds fromtheir performances help raise funds for theirannual trips to compete against choral groupsfrom around the nation.
White House Ornament Sale. The WesternFairfax County Woman’s Club is selling 2011White House Christmas ornaments. This year’sornament honors the 26th president, Theodore“Teddy” Roosevelt. This ornament features aview of the White House with Santaapproaching carrying a bag full of toys. The2011 ornaments cost $19. Proceeds benefitcharity. Order yours now by calling 703-378-6841 or 703-378-6216. It is possible to orderprevious years’ ornaments.
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