Monday, December 3, 2012
The Mclean Winterfest parade was a hit with the community and good times were had by all.
The Mclean Winterfest Parade is a staple of the wide arrange of activities in the area. Celine Leary, a newcomer to the parade this year, had a few things to say about it. "This is my first time here and I love it. You look around and see all the people here and you really get a sense of community. The fact that people actually leave their houses and come together for these events is refreshing and makes me want to attend more often." Trish Butler, who is apart of the steering committee, also stated how the parade continues to get bigger and better every year. "Mclean Winterfest gets bigger and better every year. There are more entries to the parade and a good time is had by all. We had the best steering team this year - everybody chipped …
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Giving back to the community
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Bobbi Bowman
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Three well-known McLean organizations recently made donations to McLean and area nonprofit organizations. The Woman’s Club of McLean donated $9,600 to eight local charities and nonprofits. The recipients: McLean Project for the Arts; Share, Inc; Alternative House; Capital Hospice; Girls’ State; Fisher House; Claude Moore Colonial Farm; and the McLean Volunteer Fire Department, said a statement from Laura Sheridan. The club recently completed its 45th annual Holiday Homes Tour. The popular tour provides the sole source of funds for the club’s projects. All profits from the tour are turned back into the community in the form of many and varied service projects, said the club statement. In addition, the club makes periodic donations …
Santa's BIg Night
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Have a Merry, McLean Organizations Give Back. Three of McLeans best-known organizations make donations to help other community organizations. Nifty Pet Gifts. What to Bring to the Party. Easy recipe for a crowd-pleasing dish. McLean Church Services for Christmas. A list of McLean churches offering Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Winterfest Brings Community Together
Nearly 50 groups paraded down Chain Bridge Road Sunday afternoon to applause and squeals of onlookers as part of McLean's only community parade. The Bozeman family who moved to McLean 10 months ago set up their lawn chairs in front of the Langley Shopping Center for a curbside view of the hour-long Winterfest parade that included the Fairfax County Sheriffs department, the McLean High School marching band, the American Legion, Rotary, the Old Firehouse Teen Center and, of course, Santa. They were among moms, dads, grandparents, kids and friends who lined the parade route generally in front of the shopping center for the fourth annual Winterfest parade. Unrecognizable in the parade were Karen and Dan Duval, who as the Grand Marshals for the…
Morning Briefing
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Good Morning Neighbors, VDOT Increases Snow Removal Budget. State adds $20 million for Northern Virginia snow removal. Major Delays on Beltway, Dulles Toll Road. Toll Road, Route 7 closing overnight. Major delays this week. McLean's Only Community Parade Draws A Crowd. Families, kids, Santa, fire engines bring together the McLean community. Did we get your picture at the Winterfest parade? See the photo gallery.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Have you seen the Reindog pageant?
McLean has a sleigh-full of Christmas activities this weekend to kickoff the holiday season. The activities include the Woman’s Club of McLean Holiday House Tour on Thursday; the Crafts Fair at the McLean Community Center through the weekend; WinterFest, which includes the Friday night lighting of the downtown Christmas tree; McLean's one and only Reindog pageant Saturday and our only community parade Sunday afternoon. Curiously, WinterFest is McLean's only community-wide parade. McLean looks like a small town. Feels like a small town. But we don’t do the parades you find in small towns. No St. Patrick’s Day parade. Nothing for Memorial Day, July 4th or Veterans Day. McLean once held parades. (There are pictures.) Then as we became upscale…
diana bork
4:14 am on Friday, December 30, 2011
Please don't forget the Salvation Army throughout the New Year. This holiday season our D.C. command had 800 volunteers provide gifts, food and services to 6,000 needy families. But the need is severe - especially in this economy - throughout the entire year. Thank you - Diana Bork more ›