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Offer expires 06/30/13 We Are Here When You Need Us. 2 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ May 23-29, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Homestretch Hosts Benefit Breakfast The event helps raise more than $100,000. omestretch hosted its Hannual benefit break- fast on Wednesday, May 15, and raised over $100,000 for its program and services. Homestretch provides housing to homeless families with children, along with ser- vices such as case management, Yusuf, a Fairfax Families4Kids mentor and Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) ran in job training, job placement and Fairfax County Board of volunteer, ran with Quira during support of Foster Family Appreciation financial education to parents. Supervisors Chairman Saturday’s 5K at Lake Accotink to cel- month Saturday at Lake Accotink in The organization also provides Sharon Bulova, retiring ebrate Foster Care Appreciation Month. Springfield. a number of services to the chil- Del. Jim Scott, and dren in the program, including: Congressmen Gerry tutoring, field trips, holiday Connolly and Jim Moran We Are Family gifts, bicycles and birthday attended the Home- cakes. stretch annual benefit Congressmen Gerry Connolly breakfast. Community celebrates and Jim Moran have been long- foster families during annual time supporters of the organi- grateful to Chris and Mary Beth zation and spoke on its behalf. Romani of Integrity Consulting 5K walk at Lake Accotink. Retiring Del. Jim Scott was hon- for becoming our Headline ored by Homestretch for his Sponsor for the breakfast and By Victoria Ross tireless advocacy on behalf of Burton White and Excella Con- The Connection homeless families and afford- sulting for agreeing to match able housing. Congressman any donation of $200 or more.” hey walked, ran or rode trikes, all in cel- Connolly said that Fairfax Homestretch also recognized ebration of foster families at Lake County was at the forefront of Homestretch founder Nancy TAccotink Park on Saturday, May 18. Co- BeFriend-A-Child volunteers Denis and Suzy addressing homelessness in the Taxson and David Legge for his sponsored by Fairfax Families4Kids and participated in Saturday’s 5K walk at Lake early 1990s by setting aside one 18 years of board service and BeFriend-A-Child, two Fairfax County foster- Accotink to celebrate Foster Family Appre- penny for every thousand dol- financial support. mentoring programs, the seventh annual 5K walk ciation Month. The seventh annual event lars of tax revenue and “If Attendees at the breakfast drew dozens of participants, including Lee District was co-sponsored by Fairfax Families4Kids Nancy Taxson (Homestretch’s heard from three Homestretch Supervisor Jeff McKay. and BeFriend-A-Child, two Fairfax County founder) was the mother of clients. “These clients are a “The 5K walk was special this year because we were volunteer foster-mentoring programs. those efforts, then Jim Scott great example of what Home- able to educate the community on the benefits of was the father.” Congressman stretch can do for homeless foster care and adoption,” said Andrea Stephenson, Moran added: “When we think families. In fact, almost all of coordinator of BeFriend-A-Child. “It was also spe- of human trafficking, we think our clients make significant cial because this was a demonstration of how pow- of it as somewhere else, but it gains while with us. The aver- erful the community can be when there is collabora- is here,” because a number of age client enters with debt of tion for a good cause.” families in Homestretch have $6,300 and leaves with $4,300 Pastor King Rhodes, founder of His Church Inter- been trafficked. in savings, 62 percent enroll in national Christian Center of Springfield, kicked off a training or educational pro- the annual event with an inspirational pep talk aimed CHAIRMAN of the Fairfax gram while at Homestretch and at foster children. County Board of Supervisors 100 percent of last year’s gradu- “My message to the teens who are in foster care is Sharon Bulova added that since ates have maintained stable that it’s important to always remember you are not the recession, the revenue from housing since leaving Home- a mistake; you are unique and you have a purpose the “penny fund” has de- stretch,” Fay added. in life,” King said. A former foster child, King has creased, placing additional been a long-time supporter of FairfaxFamilies4Kids pressure on local nonprofits to THOSE INTERESTED in and organized the group’s first 5K walk in 2006, provide for the needs of home- learning more about Home- enlisting the help of rapper Run DMC, who grew up Jennifer (holding baby) and Xavier partici- less families. “Seeing the turn- stretch can visit the in foster care. pated in Saturday’s 5K walk at Lake out of local policymakers, busi- organization’s website at: “What I do for the foster teens is because I genu- Accotink to celebrate Foster Family Appre- nesses and donors reaffirmed www.homestretch-inc.org or inely care. I do it wholeheartedly, without any strings ciation Month. my faith and confirmed the sup- Facebook at: facebook.com/ attached,” Rhodes said. port that Homestretch enjoys,” HomestretchVA. They can also “Pastor Rhodes has a unique understanding of the For more information on FairfaxFamilies4Kids, go said Christopher Fay, executive contact Paul Zurawski at challenges faced by our teens in foster care,” said to fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs.fairfaxfamilies4kids.htm. director of Homestretch. “This pzurawski@homestretch- Beverly Howard, director of FairfaxFamilies4Kids. “It For more information on BeFriend-A-Child, go to year, Homestretch is especially inc.org or 703-237-2035x108. was a truly special day for everyone who partici- www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/childrenyouth/ pated.” befriendachild.htm. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ May 23-29, 2013 ❖ 3 News The Jeannemarie Devolites Davis campaign tried to adopt the symbol of the Tea Party, Supporters but she was parade through eliminated in the the Coliseum as first round of they wait for voting. the ballots to be counted. Photo by Michael Lee Pope/ The Connection Republican convention selects conservative Tea Party Ticket slate of candidates for November. By Michael Lee Pope other jurisdiction because of how the seats The Connection were allocated, which was based on a for- “We will not only win an election in No- lieutenant governor will determine which mula using the number of Republican votes vember, we will win the hearts and minds party controls half of the General Assem- erhaps the biggest sign that the in the last gubernatorial and presidential of our people and we will save this com- bly. That puts Jackson at the center of a fight Tea Party has taken control of the elections. When asked about the influence monwealth and save this country,” said for control of the state Senate. PRepublican Party of Virginia was of the region, many of the delegates who Jackson. “God will show us the way, but “This is the most conservative Republi- the yellow Gadsden flag emblem packed the Coliseum last weekend said they Virginia must lead the way, and let liberty can ticket that I can think of over the past that appeared on placards distributed by were suspicious of Northern Virginia.