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McLeanMcLean Fiona Mulholland portrays an art student in the late 1700s in the McLean High students’ presenta- tion of the Salon Project at the Corcoran Gallery Page 12 of Art on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 16. McLean High Presents The Entertainment, Page 9 Salon Project Langley High ❖ News, Page 4 Orchestra Performs in Italy News, Page 8 Classifieds, Page 14 Classifieds, ❖ Sports, Page 13 ❖ Stuffing the Bus in McLean News, Page 3 Opinion, Page 6 News, Page 3 Photo by Louise Krafft/Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.comFebruary 20-26, 2013 online atMcLean www.connectionnewspapers.com Connection ❖ February 20-26, 2013 ❖ 1 2 ❖ McLean Connection ❖ February 20-26, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Photos by Photos Photo by Neshan Naltchayan Photo Alex McVeigh /The Connection Diners toast in the dark at the annual fundraiser for the Foundation Fighting Blindness at the Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton Thursday, Feb. 7. From left, Cooper Middle School students Georgia Wolston, Will Broeckaert, James Perotti and Sean Feldman pass out flyers to shoppers at the McLean Giant to support the Stuff the Bus food drive Saturday, Feb. 16. Dining in the Dark Stuffing the Bus in McLean At Tysons Corner McLean Giant hosts drive for Share food bank. Foundation Fighting Blindness By Alex McVeigh few bucks onto my grocery bill.” hosts annual fundraiser. The Connection The McLean Giant also as- sembled packages of several high- By Alex McVeigh “This foundation has created olunteers at the demand items together, which was The Connection so many amazing stories about Share food bank in sold for $10 and were tallied by people who have gotten their V McLean packed the cashiers along with the items. ore than 150 guests vision restored, and research is nonperishable items “I liked that they had a group Mwere able to eat but making strides every day on a as well as toiletries and other ne- of things that are needed all to- not see their dinner variety of disorders,” Luehrs cessities into every available inch gether, for $10, which makes it Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Tysons said. “The foundation’s goal is at the McLean Baptist Church Sat- easy to track,” said shopper Ann Corner Ritz-Carlton, at the to eventually put itself out of urday, Feb. 16, courtesy of Fairfax Shields of McLean. Foundation Fighting Blindness’s business by curing all blind- County’s Stuff the Bus initiative. The pre-assembled bags sold annual Dining in the Dark ness.” The county’s Neighborhood and out by 3 p.m., but there were also event. The dinner raised almost The event also honored David Community Services, Office of displays in the aisles of high-de- $150,000 for the foundation, Thompson, CEO of Orbital Sci- Public Private Partnerships, MV mand items such as cooking oil which is a national nonprofit ences, a Dulles-based space de- Transportation, Fastran and Hu- and diapers. Violet Templeton of that sponsors research into vari- sign and manufacturing com- man Services Transportation Volunteers from MV Trans- Vienna said the drive helped her ous retinal degenerative dis- pany, with its Visionary Award. teamed up with Share and the portation unload a bus full learn about what people are in eases. Thompson shared his own ex- McLean Giant to provide items of of donated items to Share need of at local food banks. “This event is a way for periences with vision loss. need to Share clients. Saturday, Feb. 16, part of “My kids have done the canned people to experience what life He recalled losing the vision “We filled the list with things the annual Stuff the Bus food thing, but I would have never is like for people who do not in his right eye one day, and that we are literally completely out food drive. thought about the need for things have sight,” said Davida Luehrs, after being persuaded to check of,” said Bonnie O’Neill, a Share like diapers until today,” she said. the event’s chair. into a hospital, it turned out to board member. “We’re so grateful to Giant because “But it makes sense. They’re expensive, and for Just before dinner the lights be a retinal detachment, and if they’re the only store around here that makes a drive people trying to just put food on the table, that’s prob- went out, plunging the ball- he had delayed seeking medi- like this a week-long effort for them. And the com- ably not the first thing on the shopping list, but it’s room into complete darkness. cal care, he could have perma- munity really came out today to help us. Some picked very necessary.” Even the entrances to the nently lost vision in that eye. up groceries, others donated cash, which we turned kitchen were covered with dark The Department of Defense’s around and used to buy more items right here.” THE BUS was actually stuffed twice during the day, cloth so light would not invade Department of Veterans Affairs it made one run to the church around 2:30 p.m., the room. was also recognized with a Vi- BEFORE THE DRIVE started, Share’s shelves were and another at 4:30. Scott Marr, general manager of “It’s such a stunning moment, sionary Award for their efforts completely out of coffee, tea, sugar, vegetable oil, MV Transportation, said each run was about 90 large that’s how complete the dark- to restore sight to wounded vet- pasta sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and baby boxes filled with items. ness is,” Luehrs said. “You can erans. food. They were also out of items such as laundry “This is a great time to be able to do an event like immediately feel the buzz in the The Foundation Fighting detergent, baby wipes, diapers, paper towels, toilet this, the food banks make a big push for the holiday room, and then people get more Blindness will host a Vision paper and toothpaste, which are especially needed season, but by February it can be easy to forget about in tune with their other senses, Walk Sunday, April 21, at since they can’t be purchased with food stamps. those in need,” he said. “We’ve been doing this pro- and it becomes a very intimate Fairfax Corner. The walk’s goal A group of middle school volunteers were stationed gram for about three years, we started under the event. It demonstrates just how is to raise $150,000, making the at the entrances to the McLean Giant, passing out previous [general manager], and it’s something I was much we use sight compared to total more than $1 million lists of most-needed items to shoppers as they en- very enthusiastic about continuing.” other senses.” raised at the Northern Virginia tered the store. Shoppers could pick up the items Once the boxes reached the McLean Baptist Luehrs, a Reston resident, has walk. with their regular groceries and drop them off in the Church, volunteers offloaded them in shopping carts, retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic Walk organizers will hold a front of the store. unpacked and sorted the items, which will be given disease that causes night blind- kickoff event Saturday, March “It’s a convenient, easy way to give back that I hope away starting Wednesday. ness and a progressive loss of 2, at 11:30 a.m. at Seasons 52 goes to help a lot of people,” said John Stevens of Share opens its food bank and clothing store peripheral vision. Her college- in Tysons Corner. More infor- McLean, who picked up a few cans of coffee and Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon age daughter also has RP. mation can be found at bottles of ketchup. “I like knowing what Share has a at the church, 1367 Chain Bridge Road. 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