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Great Fallsfalls GreatGreat FallsFalls Page 12 HowHow thethe PowerlessPowerless Classifieds, Page 18 Classifieds, ❖ AccessAccess PowerPower FocusFocus onon Immigration,Immigration, PagePage 1414 Sports, Page 13 ❖ Dining for a Opinion, Page 8 Cause in ❖ Great Falls News, Page 4 Entertainment, Page 6 ‘A Musical J.J. Stevens performs Bach’s Tocatta in D Minor on organ in the Langley High School Orchestra’s performance of “A Musical Jour- Journey to ney to Germany” on Dec. 11. Germany’ News, Page 9 Photo by Chi Pham www.ConnectionNewspapers.comDecember 19 - 25, 2012 onlineGreat at Fallswww.connectionnewspapers.com Connection ❖ December 19-25, 2012 ❖ 1 Let Us Help You Deck the Halls! We have all you need to make your season bright! With Home Accessories, Gifts and the Finest Holiday Decorations 2 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ December 19-25, 2012 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News by Deb Cobb/The Connection Photo Photos Contributed Photos Participants of the Jeans Day 2012 ceremony held at the government center. Going Casual for a Cause Nearly 10,000 people and Facts About Homelessness 130-plus organizations par- in Fairfax County ❖On Jan. 25, 2012, there were 1,534 people who ticipate in Jeans Day 2012 were literally homeless in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community. Six hundred and ninety-seven of them to help end homelessness. were individuals and 837 were people in families. ❖During the past year, the number of people who Showing Support for Jeans Day 2012: Senator Mark By Victoria Ross were homeless in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Warner’s Office. declined by one percent (15 people) from the number The Connection counted in January 2011. Persons in families decreased early 10,000 residents representing by 5.2 percent (46 people) compared to 2011. The 130 businesses, Fairfax County agen- number of single adults increased by 4.5 percent (30 adults) compared to 2011. Ncies, schools and organizations pulled ❖The majority of the homeless are families and many on their favorite jeans Friday, Dec. 14 work full time: for the second annual Jeans Day—a powerful com- ❖Close to 60 percent of homeless persons are in munity initiative that aims to “Put the ZIP on families. ❖More than 75 percent of children in homeless fami- Homelessness” through building awareness and lies are under the age of 11. fundraising. ❖Nearly 60 percent adults in homeless families work. “This is a fun way to dress, but a serious challenge ❖Lack of affordable housing is the main cause of homelessness. for our community,” said Sharon Bulova, Chairman ❖Monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment is of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors during $1,134. the Jeans Day 2012 ceremony held at the govern- ❖A family must earn $22.25 an hour to afford a one- ment center. bedroom apartment. ❖82 percent of homeless families earn less than Bulova noted the county’s longstanding commit- $14.24 an hour. ment to the issue by establishing the Office to Pre- More information about homelessness in Fairfax vent and End Homeless (OPEH) in 2008. OPEH sup- County, and the partnership to end it, is available at ports the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Partner- http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless/. Employees with the Fairfax County Regional Library ship to Prevent and End Homelessness which engages nonprofits, businesses, faith-based communities and high-powered business executives. “The reason I county agencies in its efforts to implement the 10- went into such detail was to save my job,” he joked. Year plan, which focuses on rapid re-housing and “Please, don’t anyone suggest wearing a skirt next prevention by increasing the availability of perma- year.” nent affordable housing. “By God, if we have to wear a skirt next year, we’ll “It’s not okay to have people living in tents or in call it a kilt,” joked Michael L. O’Reilly, Chairman of their cars. We have it within our power to end the Governing Board of Fairfax-Falls Church Partner- homelessness as we know it in Fairfax County, and ship to Prevent and End Homelessness. O’Reilly told Jeans Day is just one of many great ways we are the crowd that the Fairfax community is especially doing just that,” Bulova said. passionate and committed to the cause of ending The day of community give-back was facilitated homelessness. “For there to be one family, one child by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax who is homeless is simply unacceptable.” Chamber), Fairfax-Falls Church Community Partner- Dean Klein, the executive director of OPEH, said he ship to Prevent and End Homelessness, The Connec- was energized by the success of this year’s effort. “We tion Newspapers and Apple Federal Credit Union. have heard so much goodwill and positive feedback Participating organizations allowed employees or about our effort this year. The number of participants members to wear jeans to work Friday in exchange really is amazing and we are so pleased we have been FACETS employees for a $5 contribution to the Fairfax-Falls Church Com- able to increase our reach and impact this year. We munity Partnership to Prevent & End Homelessness. have had such amazing collaborations from each sec- “Jeans Day is an especially vibrant example of the tor of our community, including business, nonprofit, meaningful impact we make when businesses, non- government, schools, faith and individuals.” profits and government come together to raise aware- “In Fairfax County, it’s easy to forget that there are ness about an important issue and take action to help homeless families here, homeless children in the prevent it,” said Fairfax Chamber President & CEO schools, and that many people who are homeless here Jim Corcoran. “The Chamber and business commu- are actually working, but don’t make nearly enough nity are proud to be a part of this powerful initia- money to afford housing,” said The Connection Pub- tive.” lisher Mary Kimm. “The Connection is committed to Corcoran, who typically wears business suits as raising awareness of homelessness and the need to president of the Fairfax Chamber, said he went into provide permanent shelter, and to recognizing the a detailed explanation earlier that morning about good works of individuals and businesses in North- Employees of group Z in Tysons Corner his casual attire when he was speaking to a group of ern Virginia.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ December 19-25, 2012 ❖ 3 News by Photos Jennifer Benitz The backroom of the Old Brogue was full /The Connection of chatter as friends and families piled in to support The Navy SEAL Foundation at the Military Appre- ciation Monday Bins filled the garage with the names of the shelter dinner on Dec. 10. and families posted on the front. Photos by Jennifer Benitz/ Where Wishes The Connection Come True Dining for a Cause in The Wish List Project attracts Great Falls more than 130 donors this year. he Wish List Project a few holiday favorites on his Military Appreciation T proved to be a major violin in the living room. success once again as “I’ll be happy when I know Monday dinner series to friends, neighbors and commu- everything has been delivered nity members came together to to the shelters,” said Ginger continue in 2013. help make the wishes of 325 in- Mahon, who spent time on Sun- dividuals, including 75 foster day making the final touches on teenagers, come true. With over the project. By Jennifer Benitz 130 donors this year, the Prior to pick-up, she went The Connection project’s drop-off event was in through the lists from each shel- Bob Nelson, (left), a retired foreign service full force as conversation, ter to make sure everything was ong-time Great Falls resident Bob Nelson officer, takes a moment to stand with his Christmas music and donations present and organized accord- was all smiles as he stood in the backroom brother Larry Nelson, a retired Navy Seal, filled the Mahon home in Great ingly, as well as counting and dis- Lof the Old Brogue providing warm words in between dinner seatings on Dec. 10. Falls throughout the day on Sat- tributing the donated gift cards and thanks to families and supporters sit- urday. to each family, individual and ting in attendance at the monthly Military Apprecia- and their families. Beautifully wrapped gifts and shelter as needed. With Christ- tion Monday dinner on Dec. 10. “The method is people come, eat and drink,” said red bins filled with donations mas around the corner, directors For the past four years, Nelson has been hosting Bob Nelson, 60, a retired Foreign Service officer adorned the Mahon’s garage from each destination then monthly dinners at the Old Brogue to support vari- turned realtor. “We have co-sponsors and we each and basement and large stock- picked up the donations on Mon- ous military organizations, with about 95 percent of match 10 percent of the total sales for the dinner’s ings with the names of each day morning starting at 10 a.m. the proceeds raised at each dinner going directly to attendees at the end of the night,” usually totaling destination hung from the ceil- “[Saturday] was everything the organization for which the dinner is held. Last to about $150-200 for each sponsor. ing and walls for easy organi- and more than I was expect- Monday night’s dinner was in support of The Navy Although Monday’s dinner wasn’t as packed as zation. Meanwhile, friends and ing,” said Ginger Mahon, SEAL Foundation. most dinners, the attendance was still high. With an neighbors took the time to en- founder and coordinator of the “One of the reasons I do this is so you can become average of 100-110 attendees per dinner, a total of joy each other’s company well Wish List Project.
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