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The CompleTe ResouRCe foR living, WoRking, playing and geTTing involved
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Reston Association Publication | 2011 Summer Edition | www.reston.org
Kids R First
Def ining
Community
Going
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WHAT’S NEW
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Fellowship House
celebrates 50 years
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Work
RA Board of Directors
2011 Election Results
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Leave no child inside
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She’s no stranger to
Reston’s environment
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defining community
By roBert e. sImon, Jr.
Metro is coming and a task force will take on what
Reston’s village centers might become. So, Reston
founder Robert Simon examines the attributes of a
successful community.
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kids-r-First
By Janet rems
When she saw families having to choose between
paying for food and school supplies, a teacher set up a
foundation that put kids’ needs first and she created a
Reston-based foundation that now makes thousands
of kids ready for school.
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going deaP: Joint Program
targets drowning
By LeILa gordon
What would you say is one of the leading causes of
injury-related deaths among children? If your answer
is drowning, you’d be correct. A new joint program
targets parent education as a way to improve safety
and lower the number of children who drown.
PersPectIves
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in my Backyard
What We learn from The Community
silver line is on Track
The new RX
Reston – our schools Reflect our Community
on the street
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Twenty years & Thriving
Quilted love: fellowship square at 50
summer safety
Walkers, Bikers and drivers, oh my!
around reston
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a day in The eR
ethics: how do They Work?
On The Cover: The photo was taken by Jim Kirby on a beautiful summer
evening. “Twilight is a magical time to head down to Lake Anne Village
Center, as the lamps come on and while there is still light in the sky. People
are out walking, dining, boating or just hanging out by the lagoon,” said
Kirby.
He began his photography career as a photojournalist, honing his skills as
a visual storyteller and in the process won nine Virginia Press Association
awards for Excellence in Photography. To view Jim’s work, visit his website,
www.jimkirbyphoto.com
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Come Play in Reston : features the AtoZ Guide, classes
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volunteer opportunities
volunteer spotlight: diane Blust
LIvIng In reston
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knowing your duties and powers
Top 10 Tips for annual meetings
Board members Word find
Board & governance
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Board of directors actions
Board of directiors
dIrectory & FacILItIes
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directory & facilities
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Reston is published quarterly by the Reston Association. Send correspondence or address changes
to Reston Association at 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191-3404, 703-435-6530. All articles
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The Complete Resource for Living, Working, Playing and Getting Involved
volume 2 | number 2
ViSiON: Leading the model community where all can Live, Work,
Play and Get Involved™.
miSSiON: To preserve and enhance the Reston community through
outstanding leadership, service and stewardship of our resources.
publiSHER: Reston Association, Kathleen Driscoll McKee, President
Board of Directors
EdiTORiAl: Amelia Townsend, [email protected]
COpy EdiTOR: Jennifer O’ Connor
dESigN & pROduCTiON: Long Nguyen, [email protected]
ASSiSTANT lAyOuT: Sam Pallo, [email protected]
pHOTOgRApHER: Sean Bahrami, [email protected]
CONTRibuTiNg pHOTOgRApHERS: Jim Kirby, David Madison,
Charles A. Veatch, Ha Brock, Mohamed Ali, Nicki Bellezza,
Patricia Greenberg, Pete Staples, Mike McKee
AdVERTiSiNg: Chris Schriever, [email protected]
Aurelie Parisot, [email protected]
RA CONTRibuTORS: Arlene Whittick, Ashleigh Soloff, Barbara Beaver,
Claudia Thompson-Deahl, Ha Brock, Katie Shaw, Laura Kowalski,
Mary Conway, Nicki Bellezza, Patricia Greenberg, Sue Sims,
Willa Whitacre
COmmuNiTy CONTRibuTORS: Senator Janet Howell (D-Va.32),
Delegate Ken Plum, (D-Va.36) Supervisor Catherine Hudgins,
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Robert E. Simon, Jr., Kathleen
Driscoll McKee, Leila Gordon, Reston Community Center, Capt.
Willie Bailey, Fairfax Fire & Rescue, Joanna Fazio, Reston Hospital
Center, Janet Rems, Sharon Goetz, Katy Fernbacher
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Board & Management Services

Administration

Financial Services

Human Resources

Assessment Questions

Parks and Recreation

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By kathLeen drIscoLL mckee
Reston Association President
For the last year, I’ve written about how
we manage change and make decisions
that will be sustained unto the seventh
generation. One of the biggest issues we
as a community face is finding the time to
understand how the coming changes will
affect you – and me.
Here’s what I mean. When I was a young
mother, raising children in Reston, I am
certain that my life was not that much
different than yours – packed from
morning to night with managing a family
and working. It left little time to keep up
with what was happening at the Reston
Association Board of Directors meetings.
It was only years later, when my children
were more independent, that I could look
around to see what was going on outside
my world. I became involved slowly at
first and as I learned more, I found that I
my contributions really mattered to both
the community and in the long run, to
my family.
Now as a member of the Board of
Directors representing the South
Lakes district, I have the responsibility
along with my fellow board members
of understanding the challenges, the
changes and making decisions that
will still benefit the future seventh
generation. Every board and
committee meeting is open to
the public, but all too often,
no one except board, staff and those
who are making presentations attend.
The same is true for public hearings that
are held to discuss the biennial budget. I
recall a couple of years ago we held one
of those public hearings on a Saturday
specifically so people would come. Only
the board and staff were present.
I know I speak for the whole board
when I say that we would love to see the
meeting room full of interested, engaged
residents.
I am not complaining, but the only time
we witness a “full house” is when the
issue is one no one wants to see in their
backyard.
Last year, we hosted the inaugural
luncheon for Reston Association’s Past
Presidents. Our agenda asked each former
leader to talk about the challenges he or
she faced.
While the Reston of our first presidents
was very different from the community
we see today in terms of population and
size, the issues are surprisingly similar
—growth, traffic, transportation and
amenities. We also discovered that we
faced the same major challenge – getting
people actively engaged.
Reston is not a town or a city, so what
we accomplish occurs because of what
we do together. For example, the Nature
House was built because the community
raised the money. This year, the Master
Planning Task Force will be making
recommendations regarding the village
centers and neighborhoods around
them. So if there were ever a time to get
involved, to make time for meetings, and
to make our community a priority, it
is now. The issue really is in
your backyard and mine.
Get involved.
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perspectives
What We Learn From The
Community
By Senator Janet Howell
E
ach year Delegate Ken Plum and
I hold two joint town meetings.
We encourage Restonians to tell
us their concerns and how they would
like us to vote while we are in Richmond.
These are important conversations with our
constituents for both of us because they help
us set our priorities. Our time in Richmond
for the General Assembly session is limited
– seven weeks this year—and we must feel
confident we understand the issues and our
constituents’ views.
I also hold town meetings with local
delegates in other parts of my district:
Herndon, McLean and Great Falls. What
fascinates me is that these different
communities all have different priorities.
Fortunately, they do not conflict; the
emphasis is different.
Here in Reston several values ring loud
and clear.
Education
Education is always a top priority. Citizens
want the state to live up to its responsibility
to prepare our youth for the future. They
recognize that our constitution requires
Northern Virginia to subsidize poorer areas
of the state but they want education to be a
higher funding priority for everyone.
Similarly, there is a lot of support for higher
education. Most Reston residents have
“made it” because of their high level of
academic achievement. They want their
children to have the same opportunities.
Also, they recognize that our economic
prosperity depends on a highly educated
workforce.
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The rising cost of college is a growing
concern, especially during the economic
downturn. Overall, though, people seem
more concerned about their children being
accepted in the college of their choice than
in the cost (which still is relatively low).
environment
More than any other community I represent,
Reston is deeply concerned about the
environment. It is demanding more
attention to renewable energy and
incentives for energy conservation.
Recently, there is outrage at our Attorney
General’s climate change denial.
Help Your Neighbors
Helping our neighbors in need is ALWAYS
a major topic. People with intellectual
and physical disabilities, mental illness, or
suffering domestic violence or child abuse
always receive support. Often, members
of the audience are deeply moved by the
personal testimony they hear and promise
to help out. I am particularly proud of my
home community’s response to those in
need. The fact that Virginia, which is the 8th
wealthiest state, ranks 48th in funding for
human services is shameful. However, the
fact we are 41st in tax burden explains this
lack of services.
Transportation
Increasingly over the years, transportation
has become a topic of discussion. Folks are
really upset by how much time they waste
in traffic. All the construction that is taking
place currently is making commuting harder.
However, most people recognize the current
Reston | LIVe, work, play and get involved™
construction is the last gasp of a nearly
bankrupt Transportation Fund. They also are
fearful of paying for improvements using
bonds – they recognize that bonds must be
repaid and without secure, dedicated
funds for that purpose their other priorities,
such as education and human services, are
jeopardized. Increasingly, people in Reston
are saying that, reluctantly, they are willing
to pay higher taxes to fund transportation.
Employment
Until two years ago, job creation, job
retention, and the needs of small businesses
were rarely mentioned. Now there is
the expectation – which I share – that
state government will focus on these
issues. Increasingly, the Governor and the
General Assembly are funding economic
development and job re-training initiatives.
“ I hope you will come to our
next local town meeting.
Ken and I count on you to
guide our actions. It is so
much easier to represent
you when we know what
you are thinking! “
– Senator Janet Howell
Senator Janet Howell has been a
Reston leader for 35 years. She has
represented us in Richmond since
1992. Currently, she is chair of the
powerful Privileges and Elections Committee
and a Senate budget conferee.
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pERSpECTiVES
By deLegate kenneth r. pLum
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W
ith the structure of the Wiehle
Avenue Silver Line Metrorail
station already taking shape
and with construction on the rail line from
West Falls Church through Tysons Corner
being one-quarter complete, it is hard to
realize that passengers will not start riding
the new Metrorail extension for nearly
two years. The Wiehle Avenue station is
scheduled to open in December, 2013.
Beyond the tunnel that has been cut through
at Tysons Corner and the raised guideways
that are being built, four other stations
must be built, tracks must be laid, and the
complex electrical and electronic systems
that power and control the trains must be
put in place before the first car can pull into
Wiehle station. That will take two years. And
as passengers board that first train at Wiehle,
construction to the west to Dulles Airport
and beyond to two stations in Loudoun
County will be well on the way to a 2016
completion for the full extension.
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The Silver Line will have a significant
economic and quality of life impact on
Reston and the surrounding area. Workers in
Reston will be able to travel to employment
throughout the region without needing
to sit in traffic congestion, and employees
coming to Reston to work will be able to
do so without bringing their cars. Cultural,
educational, and social resources of the
region in addition to employment will
become more accessible to everyone.
Equally as important as the concrete
and steel construction of the system is
the planning that must take place in the
community to utilize the system. Focusing
the natural population growth of our
community around the transit stations
will ensure both the success of the rail
line and the preservation of our existing
communities. Properly planned streets to
the transit stations have the potential of
ameliorating some current traffic congestion.
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Enhancements to our internal bus system
will make the system more accessible. There
will be disruptions for sure in the short run,
but we have the potential of enhancing the
quality of life of Reston with the opening of
the Silver line.
Two years is a long time, but as we have
all learned it can go by in a hurry. As the
workers proceed with the construction we
need to work together in the community to
get our transit oriented development plans
along with supporting infrastructure in place
to ensure that the maximum value of our
being connected to the Metropolitan region
is realized.
Opening day for the Silver Line will be
exciting, but the prospects of the advantages
the system will bring to our community over
the years are even more exciting.
ken plum represents the 36th District
in the Virginia House of Delegates. He
lives in Reston.
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By superVIsor cathy hudgIns | PHOTOS BY JIM KIRBY
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pring fever is an affliction few people
hope never to catch. And who
complains when the warmth of the
sun creates a “fever” where you can hardly
wait to get outdoors? It’s probably no
surprise to learn that science is beginning
to validate what moms have known for
generations: being outside in natural
surroundings is good for your health. If
you can go for a walk in the woods, take
a bike ride along a wood lined trail, or jog
along a scenic body of water, the result is
both exercise and a relaxing, grounding
connection with nature.
Children especially benefit from the
outdoors. Studies have shown that nature
is important to children’s development in
every major way: intellectually, emotionally,
socially, spiritually and physically. Play in
nature is especially important for developing
capacities for problem-solving, creativity
and intellectual development. And it isn’t
just the little ones, a study by Dr. Stephen
Kellert of Yale university documented that
outdoor experiences for teens often result in
enhanced self-esteem, self-confidence and
independence. These positive effects persist
through many years.
prescription for Nature
Head Outdoors in Reston
Some doctors are now writing “park
prescriptions” for their patients with the
prescribed instructions written out in far
greater detail than you normally see for
medications. They include the location of
the local green space, the name of a specific
trail and sometimes the exact mileage. These
doctors are medicating their patients with
nature in order to prevent, or treat, health
problems ranging from heart disease to
attention deficit disorder. And while exercise
may not be the only answer to the growing
obesity epidemic, it sure is a good start.
In 2008, I introduced a “Leave No Child
Inside” initiative here in the Hunter Mill
District to encourage this vital connection
between children and nature. Our public
land resources are an integral part of our
health care system and as a community we
are blessed with rich local resources.
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The Walker Nature Center in Reston offers
geology field trips, a night hike, and a native
plant and stream tour. Lake Fairfax Park
features an 18-acre lake with a boardwalk,
an outdoor swimming pool, as well as
pedal boats for rent, campgrounds, trails,
playgrounds and picnic areas. The 45-mile
W&OD trail winds through Vienna and
Reston and is paved for walking, running,
bicycling and skating. Soon, the W&OD
trail will directly connect to Meadowlark
Botanical Gardens in Vienna, a 95-acre
garden with pathways that circle around
specialty plant collections, around lakes and
up to the new Korean Bell Garden. And the
crown jewel is the 98-acre Frying Pan Farm
Park, where you can step back into the 1920s
farm life with a walk in the woods, a hayride,
pick a few berries, visit the animals or just
take in the fresh air.
These parks and trails offer wellness services
that are free or available for a nominal fee,
but accessible to all, regardless of preexisting
conditions or age. So don’t be surprised if, at
your next visit to the doctor, you are handed
a county trail map and an itinerary along
with your lab slip. And consider how you
can get involved in the growing “Children In
Nature” movement spreading throughout
Northern Virginia and the nation to help
foster health and well-being of future
generations.
Cathy Hudgins has represented the
Hunter Mill District on the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors since
2000. As a long time Restonian, she
has been involved with local, county and state
politics for over 30 years.
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perspectives
Def
ining
Community
By Robert E. Simon, Jr. | PhotoS by Jim Kirby
T
he first three articles in the spring
edition of “Reston” are entitled
“Community Unity”, ”Community
Collaboration” and “Reston: A Community
is its People”. Clearly, community is, and
has been since its beginnings, a source
of concern and pride for all Restonians.
So as we approach the unveiling of the
report on planning for Reston’s next
20 years that has been in preparation
by a Task Force committee for the past
year it can be expected that the report
will reflect community. One obvious
characteristic of community is the greater
the density the greater opportunity there
is for community.
Now density is what characterized the
vision for town and village centers in the
1962 master plan for Reston, centers, the
vision for these centers featuring mixed
use townhouses and high rises.
The inspiration for such centers came
from my travels abroad where every
village has its plaza (village center) and
every city, numerous plazas. Typically,
the European farmer has breakfast and
goes out to cultivate his land, coming
back at day’s end to his village plaza
where he meets his fellows for a drink or
a meal or just to bat the breeze. These
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centers provide the social glue for their
communities. It is a mystery why we in the
US don’t have such centers. They became
the most significant feature for Reston.
For most of the areas of the master plan
outside of these centers there still would
be greater density than that characterized
as suburban sprawl — there would
be townhouses with front and/or rear
yards planned for people who preferred
densities lower than in the centers.
Nevertheless, there would be detached
houses for the 25 percent of Restonians
who preferred even less closeness.
However, an overriding principle for all
of these areas would be to have a variety
of each housing type within walking
distance of one of the centers. This would
make it possible for people, if desired,
to stay in the same neighborhood for
an entire lifetime, moving whenever
necessary to accommodate changes in
family formation or financial condition.
No question that leaving one community
for another is disruptive for all members
of a family.
Now there is more to defining a
community than its plazas or its overall
residential density. There is stimulation;
in the community of Reston, where
there are a great many opportunities
to exercise mind and body, from the
fifty-five miles of paved walkways, to
the fields, lakes, courts and pools to the
library in Town Center, to the community
centers in Hunters Woods and Lake
Anne. And Reston is a caring community.
Government subsidized housing was
welcomed by the community in its
earliest days. Volunteers supplement the
work of staffs in child care centers, in the
schools, in a major hospital and, perhaps
most significantly in the Embry Rucker
Homeless Shelter.
For the future, Reston will no doubt,
with the advent of rail and beyond, find
itself absorbing its share of the region’s
population increase. If well planned for,
the increase will reinforce the strength
of its community without disturbing the
quality of living in the vast majority of its
neighborhoods. This can occur if the bulk
of the population increase is directed, as
it should be, to Town Center, the village
centers and the metro station areas.
Robert E. Simon Jr., founder of
Reston.
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pERSpECTiVES
RESTON
OuR SCHOOlS REflECT
OuR COmmuNiTy
By stuart d. gIBson | PHOTO BY DAVID MADISON
W
hen Bob Simon planned Reston,
he envisioned a community with
20 small elementary schools. And
he wanted those schools to reflect the values
that epitomize Reston: emphasis on arts
and music, respect for nature and our fellow
human beings, and the desire to give back to
the community.
On Founder’s Day nearly 50 years later, it’s
fair to ask, how are we doing? Well, we
don’t have 20 elementary schools. Instead,
Reston is home to eight elementary schools
(Armstrong, Aldrin, Lake Anne, Forest
Edge, Sunrise Valley, Terraset, Dogwood,
and Hunters Woods), one middle school
(Langston Hughes) and one high school
(South Lakes). But leaving aside the
numbers, our schools do reflect the values
that Bob Simon had in mind when he
created Reston.
Our students value music and arts. The
annual kickoff for Youth Art Month at Lake
Anne draws hundreds of proud students,
parents, grandparents, and teachers, as
well as admiring community members.
Students helped create the first “public art”
in Reston at the Glade Drive underpass.
Concerts and other performances abound
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at the holiday season and in the spring. The
theater program at South Lakes High School
consistently wins local praise and regional
awards.
Our students respect nature and the
environment. All of our elementary schools
involve students in projects that teach about
our natural beauty, and show them how to
help sustain and enhance it. Students at
Langston Hughes Middle School and South
Lakes High School perform service projects
that benefit our entire community.
Our students learn about and respect
different cultures. Whether you attend
International Night at Terraset Elementary
School, the SLICE Club Talent Show at South
Lakes, or the Reston Multicultural Festival,
you will see students from around the
globe. And whatever their ethnic or cultural
background, our students learn to respect
how each culture enhances our community,
and adds to our strength and vibrancy.
Finally, our students have abundant
opportunities to succeed on their own, as
well as to give back to the community.
Our elementary schools include an arts and
science magnet, instruction in Spanish, and
p
kids at Hunters Wood Elementary deeply
invloved in the glade drive underpass “public
art” project.
advanced academic programs. Students may
learn to play a musical instrument or sing in a
chorus. Students at Hughes and South Lakes
participate in the prestigious International
Baccalaureate Programme. Students can
compete in sports or academic endeavors
like Odyssey of the Mind. We encourage all
students to contribute to their community,
whether raising money for charity at the
annual Sunrise Valley Elementary School 5K
run/walk, or volunteering at the annual Relay
for Life.
Nearly 50 years after Bob Simon began to
plan this community, we can all take pride
in helping realize his vision. I am proud that
our schools continue to play a vital role in
teaching and living the values that epitomize
the Reston community.
Stu and his family moved to Reston in
1984, and his children are graduates of
South Lakes High School. Stu works as
Senior Litigation Counsel at the u.S.
Department of Justice, where he litigates large tax
shelter cases. Mr. Gibson represents the Hunter
Mill District on the Fairfax County School Board.
Reston Association
board of directors
Election
2011 ElECTiON RESulTS
One new member and one incumbent were elected to the
Reston Association Board of Directors in this year’s elections.
Andrew “Andy” Sigle won the race for the at-large seat. Others
running were Jason Carlo, Sridhar Ganesan, John E. George and
Donovan D’Souza. Andy will serve a three-year term and can be
re-elected for one additional term.
In the Hunters Woods/Dogwood District race, voters elected
incumbent Cheryl Beamer to her second three-year term.
Victor Van Rees sought election to the seat.
More information about the elections results can be found on the
Association’s website: www.reston.org
The new Board elected the following officers:
president: Kathleen Driscoll McKee
Vice-president: Paul Thomas
Secretary: Joe Leighton
Treasurer: John Higgins
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Twenty
on the street
Years & Thriving
By Janet Rems | Photos Courtesy of Greater Reston Arts Center
Festival created by Greater Reston Art Center celebrates
two decades of bringing fine visual arts to community, region
R
eston artist Judith Forst recalls sitting
on the curb outside Clyde’s restaurant
in Reston Town Center on June 27,
1992 feeling absolutely exhausted but totally
exhilarated. The very first Northern Virginia
Fine Arts Festival had just concluded, and,
though much smaller in scale than today, by
all measures it was a great success.
“We did it by the seat of our pants that
first year.… We could hardly stand up,”
remembers Forst, who was then the
executive director of the Greater Reston Arts
Center (GRACE), which has produced the
enormously popular and prestigious outdoor
fine arts and crafts festival for the past
20 years.
Turning to Kathy McInerney, co-chairman of
that first festival, who was sitting next to her
on the curb, Forst, who initiated the outdoor
festival for GRACE (a whole new concept
at the time) and is regarded by many as its
founding “mother,” declared, “Wow, we just
did something amazing!”
The festival, which is celebrating its
20th anniversary at Reston Town Center
this year—May 21-22—continues to be
“amazing.”
National Attention
Started with a much more local orientation,
the juried festival—which also recently
added an always sold-out, posh Preview
Party the preceding Friday--now is
consistently ranked by a variety of arts
publications as one of the top outdoor
festivals in the country, according to John
Alciati, GRACE president and CEO. And since
the jurying process of festival artists went
totally electronic in 2006, it has enabled the
use of extremely selective nationally known
jurors.
“Artists know they are being rated by a
distinguished group of jurors and will be
exhibiting with a distinguished group of
fellow artists,” said Joanne Bauer, GRACE’s
director of exhibitions, who began managing
the festival’s jurying process a few years ago.
Forst, she noted, “set the standard for
excellence,” from the beginning putting the
emphasis on fine arts and crafts. “We attract
some of the same artists who show at the
Smithsonian; we’re thrilled to have artists of
that caliber,” Bauer said.
While the quality of artists has always been
high, that first year “we had to beg them to
participate,” recalled Connie Slack, a wellknown Reston artist, who co-chaired the first
festival and has participated every year since.
“Most of us hadn’t ever done an outdoor
show.… It’s always been good for me, well
worth it.”
Having an arts festival contribute to keeping
Reston on the map is not surprising. Reston,
a planned “New Town” that is known and
studied throughout the world, has a long
history of commitment to art as an essential
part of its public life.
Color The Bottom Line Black
Mulling over the festival’s growth and
its importance to GRACE and the Reston
community as a whole, Alciati, scanning
festival archives, noted that the first Northern
Virginia Fine Arts Festival was only one day;
80 artists participated; attendance was
estimated at 7,000; and the net income for
the festival was $10,910. The 2010 festival,
which since its second year expanded to two
full days, featured 200-plus fine artists and
craftspeople in 18 different media categories,
juried from more than 800 applicants.
In addition, in recent years, attendance
has been an estimated 60,000, and the
net income—from corporate sponsors,
individual contributors and artist
participation fees – – accounts for about
40 percent of GRACE’s annual budget of
$520,000.
Continued on page 18
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“The [Northern Virginia Fine Arts] Festival
is quite simply the key revenue generator
to sustain GRACE’s important mission to
enrich community life through the visual
arts and stimulating creativity for all ages.”
– John Alciati, Greater Reston Arts Center
(GRACE) president and CEO
■■
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, produced by the
Greater Reston Arts Center.
■■
20th Anniversary Celebration. In addition to 200-plus
exhibiting artists, the festival will include a variety of
events honoring artists, volunteers, patrons, and arts and
cultural groups and other organizations instrumental to
the festival’s success; live performances co-sponsored by
the Reston Community Center; and an always sold-out
Preview Party on the Friday preceding the festival,
May 20.
■■
Festival dates, Saturday – Sunday, May 21 and 22,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
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Reston Town Center, Reston Parkway.
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Admission free. Donations accepted.
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To learn more, visit www.northernvirginiafineartsfestival.
org or call 703-471-9242.
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Turning to Kathy McInerney,
co-chairman of that first festival,
who was sitting next to her on the
curb, [Judith] Forst, who initiated
the outdoor festival for GRACE
(a whole new concept at the time)
and is regarded by many as its
founding “mother,” declared, “Wow,
we just did something amazing!”
Continued from page 16
“The Festival is quite simply the key revenue
generator to sustain GRACE important
mission to enrich community life through
the visual arts and stimulating creativity for
all ages,” Alciati said, noting that among the
exceptional services the festival supports is
GRACE’s Art in the School’s program, which
reaches 22,000 Northern Virginia school
children each year.
Both GRACE and the festival “teach people
about contemporary art in a very personal
and direct way,” Bauer said.
The comfortable atmosphere of the festival,
she also suggested, allows people who
might be shy about going into a gallery to
talk directly with a host of different artists.
“It is what I expected it to be and more,”
Forst reflected, “a natural extension of
GRACE’s mission that would bring art into
the community itself and a way to fund
GRACE’s programs.”
Though fairly confident about the festival’s
success from the beginning, Forst also
conceded there was (and still is) concern
about one uncontrollable element—the
weather, especially rain. She recalled with
a laugh that she had read in a book on
thinking positively just before the launch of
the festival. Taking no chances, she asked her
team of volunteer leaders to form a circle,
hold hands and create “a think bubble” to
send out positive energy.
“It’s not weird now, but it was then,” she
admitted. “But it worked; it didn’t rain!”
Janet Rems is a member of the boards
of Kids R First and the Greater Reston
Arts Center. She also is chairman of
the Initiative for Public Art-Reston’s
Communications Committee. The former editor
of The Reston Times, she currently freelances for
The Fairfax County Times and Northern Virginia
Magazine.
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220 Accomplished Artists at Reston Town Center
May 21 - 22, 2011
10 am - 6 pm
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Media Sponsors:
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Sponsors:
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on the street
Quilted Love:
Fellowship Square At 50
By Sharon Goetz | Photos by Jim Kirby
E
ven before the community of
Reston gained its first designation
as a planned residential community,
Fellowship Square was providing homes
for senior citizens in Northern Virginia.
Recently, the local organization celebrated
its “50 Years of Caring” anniversary. This
milestone was marked by a heartwarming
jubilee, attended by 200 guests.
Held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
in Herndon, the festivities included the
presentation of a handmade quilt which was
crafted to specifically portray Fellowship
Square’s ideals of independence, well-being,
comfort and hominess.
Since 1960, Fellowship Square has provided
affordable housing with life-enriching
services to thousands of seniors of modest
means and persons who are mobilityimpaired. There are five Fellowship Houses
in our community. At present there are more
than 800 proud residents whose average
age is 77 years old. Lake Anne I and II and
the Hunters Woods Fellowship Houses are
located in Reston. Each of these houses has
a waiting list.
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According to Fellowship Square’s executive
director, James Garrett, the original dream
for the non-profit organization came from
one Lutheran pastor who sought to create
a private and public partnership to bring
secure housing to seniors of average means.
The needs of low-income elderly and
disabled are growing along with our
aging population. The demand for safe,
comfortable, affordable housing is at an alltime high. Many Fellowship House residents
have very little income and no family
support.
Garrett, who brings 40 years of experience
to the Fellowship Foundation, which runs
Fellowship Square, says that the Lutheran
pastor’s dream has produced a housing
project that now is a model for communities
across the country.
Fellowship Square is one of the largest
providers of this type of housing in the
Washington, DC area. In addition to
donations and volunteers, it receives funding
from the US Dept of Housing and Urban
Development and from the VA Housing
Development Authority. This money is used
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Donating to The Good Samaritan Fund
helps provide the little things in life that
are so easily taken for granted. Donations
of birthday cakes, seasonal plantings,
computer training, gift cards for
groceries, and transportation to doctor
appointments are always needed.
To donate or learn more
www.FellowshipSquare.org
for mortgages, construction, maintenance,
taxes, insurance and rent subsidies.
The incredible support of individuals,
volunteers, private and non-government
organizations has kept the Foundation
going for 50 years and counting.
Sharon Goetz, resides in Reston with
her husband and their two cats. She
appreciates the beautiful lakes, miles
of paths and lively lifestyle Reston
has to offer. Sharon Goetz is a Realtor® with Keller
Williams Realty, Reston.
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on the street
SUMMER SAFETY
By Willie Bailey
Window Safety
Everyone Loves A Cookout
Be careful with windows and young children
With the arrival of spring and summer, we
open our windows to let in fresh air. Every
year, children in our community fall from
windows and land in area hospitals.
However, cookouts can lead to tragedy if
they are not properly handled. With a little
planning on everyone’s part, this can be a
safe summer cookout season for all of us.
Remember, children are top heavy; they can
be looking out an open window one minute
and falling through it the next. A screen
offers little protection when the weight of
a child pushes against it.
Safety Tips to prevent children
falling from open windows:

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Always supervise young children. Life
threatening injuries can happen in
seconds to a child left unattended.
Close and lock windows whenever
young children are around. If you
need ventilation, open windows that
children cannot reach (For example,
open double hung windows from the
top only).
Keep furniture and beds away from
windows. Children can quickly climb
onto window ledges and fall.
Keep window treatments (blinds, cords,
drapes, etc.) out of children’s reach. They
may injure themselves when climbing
or be strangled.
For more information on this or other safety
issues, please contact the Fairfax County Fire
& Rescue Department Public Affairs and Life
Safety Education Section at 703-246-3801.
Barbecue Safety Tips

Never use gasoline to start a fire – it is
much too dangerous to use on grills.
Use charcoal lighter fluid only before
the fire is lit. If you try to make a fire
bigger by adding more fluid, the heat
from the coals may ignite the stream of
fuel and burn back into the can, causing
it to explode in your hands.
Try using a U.L. – approved electrical
starter in place of lighter fluid.
Never use a grill on apartment or
condominium balconies. This practice is
one of the biggest dangers with grills. It
is unsafe and against the law.
Place grills away from structures so they
will not tip over or ignite objects above
them.

Keep a garden hose or a portable fire
extinguisher handy in case the fire gets
out of control.
Never bring a grill into the home. The
carbon monoxide produced by burning
charcoal can be dangerous, even
deadly, in an enclosed space.
Keep children and pets away from fires
and grills. It only takes a second for
curiosity to cause a serious burn.
Though coals may appear to be cool,
always soak them with water. Coals
retain enough heat to reignite for days
after the fire.
If your bag of charcoal gets wet, leave
it in a well ventilated area away from
the house. During the drying process
spontaneous ignition can occur in
confined areas.
Capt. Willie Bailey, Sr., a 20-year
veteran of Fairfax County Fire and
Rescue Department, serves as Public
Affairs/Community Outreach Officer.
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ON THE STREET
Walkers,
bikers and
drivers, Oh my!
y!
By katy FernBacher
E
very year in the Reston District
bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians
collide on roadways causing injuries
and even death, in some circumstances.
Most crashes are 100 percent preventable
if everyone knows and follows the laws
regarding the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists
and motorists.
Bicyclists that choose to use the roadway
for their ride are considered the same as
the driver of a car and are required to follow
the same rules of the road as if driving a car.
With that, a bicyclist can be pulled over by
a police officer for a violation and given a
ticket to appear in court for the violation.
A bicyclist should ride along the right curb
when possible, should ride no more than
two abreast and should not impede traffic by
doing so. Riders should form a single file line
if being overtaken by a faster moving vehicle
and ride in one single lane.
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When a vehicle is passing a slower moving
bicycle in the same direction it should pass
at least two feet to the left of the bicycle at
a reasonable speed and return to normal
lane position only after a safe distance is put
between the vehicle and the bicycle. Drivers
also have the responsibility to stop before
entering any public highway. This includes
any driveway, private street or building.
Not only must the vehicle stop but it must
yield the right-of-way to any vehicle, bicycle
or pedestrian on the public highway or
sidewalk. If the intersection is controlled by a
traffic signal, it is everyone’s responsibility to
follow the directions of the traffic signal.
At a red light, all drivers turning right on
red must come to a complete stop prior to
turning. A “complete stop” means all wheels
stop moving. Drivers turning right on red
must also yield to pedestrians using the
crosswalk and other drivers who have the
right of way in the intersection. If a bicyclist
is using a crosswalk they are considered a
pedestrian.
Pedestrians have the right-of-way in most
situations. It is the pedestrian’s responsibility
to use marked crosswalks whenever possible
and follow the lighted signals when they are
available. It is also the responsibility of the
pedestrian to not step into traffic between
intersections where he cannot be seen
by drivers of approaching vehicles or any
other obstruction at the curb. However, on a
sidewalk, a pedestrian has the right-of-way
and bicycles must yield to the pedestrian
and give audible signals before passing any
pedestrian.
katy fernbacher is Crime
Prevention Specialist with Fairfax
County Police Reston district office.
The Commonwealth of Virginia Criminal
Code for traffic has specific definitions that
have been included pertaining to bicyclists,
motorists and pedestrians.
§ 46.2-100. definitions.
The following words and phrases when used
in this title shall, for the purpose of this title,
have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them in this section except in those
instances where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
bicycle
“Bicycle” means a device propelled solely
by human power, upon which a person
may ride either on or astride a regular seat
attached thereto, having two or more wheels
in tandem, including children’s bicycles,
except a toy vehicle intended for use by
young children. For purposes of Chapter 8 (§
46.2-800 et seq.) of this title, a bicycle shall
be a vehicle while operated on the highway.
bicycle lane
intersection
motor vehicle
“Bicycle lane” means that portion of a
roadway designated by signs and/or
pavement markings for the preferential use
of bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles,
and mopeds.
“Intersection” means (i) the area embraced
within the prolongation or connection of
the lateral curblines or, if none, then the
lateral boundary lines of the roadways of
two highways that join one another at, or
approximately at, right angles, or the area
within which vehicles traveling on different
highways joining at any other angle may
come in conflict; (ii) where a highway
includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart,
then every crossing of each roadway of such
divided highway by an intersecting highway
shall be regarded as a separate intersection,
in the event such intersecting highway also
includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart,
then every crossing of two roadways of such
highways shall be regarded as a separate
intersection; or (iii) for purposes only of
authorizing installation of traffic-control
devices, every crossing of a highway or street
at grade by a pedestrian crosswalk.
“Motor vehicle” means every vehicle as
defined in this section that is self-propelled
or designed for self-propulsion except as
otherwise provided in this title. Any structure
designed, used, or maintained primarily to
be loaded on or affixed to a motor vehicle
to provide a mobile dwelling, sleeping
place, office, or commercial space shall
be considered a part of a motor vehicle.
For the purposes of this title, any device
herein defined as a bicycle, electric personal
assistive mobility device, electric powerassisted bicycle, or moped shall be deemed
not to be a motor vehicle.
Crosswalk
“Crosswalk” means that part of a roadway
at an intersection included within the
connections of the lateral lines of the
sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway
measured from the curbs or, in the absence
of curbs, from the edges of the traversable
roadway; or any portion of a roadway at an
intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated
for pedestrian crossing by lines or other
markings on the surface.
Highway
“Highway” means the entire width between
the boundary lines of every way or place
open to the use of the public for purposes
of vehicular travel in the Commonwealth,
including the streets and alleys.
Sidewalk
“Sidewalk” means the portion of a street
between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of
a roadway, and the adjacent property lines,
intended for use by pedestrians.
Traffic lane
“Traffic lane” or “lane” means that portion
of a roadway designed or designated to
accommodate the forward movement of a
single line of vehicles.
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around reston
Kids R First
by Janet Rems | Photos provided by kids R First
Reston-based nonprofit provides new school supplies and
mini-scholarships for growing numbers of students in need
“Families had to make choices
between paying for utilities and
food or buying school supplies.
That was not acceptable to me.”
– Susan Ungerer, retired teacher
and founder and president of nonprofit
Kids R First
S
ummer may be leisure time for
students, but not for the tireless
volunteers of the Reston-based
nonprofit, Kids R First, which annually
provides school supplies and minischolarships for students in need in
both Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
At last count, approximately 25 percent
of the students attending Fairfax County
Public Schools and 15 percent of students
in Loudoun County Public Schools qualified
for free-and reduced-price meals, the
measure used by Kids R First to determine
those eligible for support. With the current
economy, this number—as well as the need-is expected to increase.
Kids R First volunteers, many who are former
teachers and Reston residents, are busy
gearing up for the 13-year-old nonprofit’s
biggest fundraiser, its 10th Annual Golf
Classic at Reston’s Hidden Creek Country
Club on May 16, followed in August by
its massive annual distribution of school
supplies.
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The Annual Golf Classic, which draws a full
field of golfers from Northern Virginia’s
corporate and civic communities, is an
important event for the nonprofit. It raises
a substantial portion of the funding that
supports Kids R First programs.
Started in founder Susan Ungerer’s Vienna
garage in 1998, Kids R First’s initial schools
supplies effort provided for 450 students.
When school starts this September, about
17,000 students from families in need at 87
schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties will
be the recipients of brand new backpacks
filled with all new supplies.
Reston residents should watch for backpack
collection announcements made in July
through partnerships with Reston Interfaith,
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, area
churches and businesses. Reston Interfaith,
a program partner for the past five years,
last year donated 2,200 new backpacks for
participating Reston and Herndon schools.
Since Kids R First’s founding, 131,500 needy
children in grades K-12 have received new
school supplies. A 2005 Best of Reston Award
recipient, the nonprofit, since 2000, also
has granted $135,665 in the form of minischolarships to 3,350 high school students
at 18 high schools through its College and
Career Bound Program.
The first two weeks of every August, the
cafeteria of Langston Hughes Middle School
in Reston becomes distribution central for
the school supplies. Purchased at reduced
prices thanks to a longtime partnership with
Reston’s Office Depot and the Fair Lakes
Wal-Mart, stacks of supplies will occupy
every corner of Langston Hughes’ large
cafeteria.
Dotty Pearson, a longtime Reston resident,
has coordinated the effort for the past five
years. “It’s a huge, huge, complex job,” she
says.
The supplies, collated by volunteers for
pick up by participating schools, are
individualized not only for each school but
also for each grade level. To make sure that
every school gets exactly what it ordered,
Pearson, a former administrative and
teaching assistant at Hughes and Hunters
Woods Elementary School, says she starts
the process in January by contacting every
principal personally. That initial contact is
followed by making sure formal order forms
from teachers are submitted by April and
there is constant updating.
“Working with all the schools gives me a real
sense of how this area has grown,” Pearson
said, noting also that as the population has
increased so has the need.
Kids R First
Since Kids R First’s founding in 1998, 131,500 needy
children in grades K-12 have received new school
supplies. A 2005 Best of Reston Award recipient, the
nonprofit, since 2000, also has granted $135,665 in
the form of mini-scholarships to 3,350 high school
students at 18 high schools through its College and

Top: From left, volunteer Ashley Heck and Kids R
First founder Susan Ungerer
 Left: Kids R First student volunteers Lachelle
Wallace, left, and Ashley Heck, right. They both began
volunteering at age 12.
 Bottom: Kids R First Board members and volunteers
from the Fair Lakes Wal-Mart take a break from collating
school supplies at Langston Hughes Middle School.
Quick Facts

98.6 percent of all
financial donations to
Kids R First, a Restonbased 501 (c)(3) taxexempt nonprofit, go to
programs for the kids.

Students in need in
Reston, Herndon,
Sterling/Ashburn,
Centreville, Chantilly,
and other selected
communities (total of 11)
are assisted.

In the 2010-2011 school
year, Kids R First, a 2005
Best of Reston honoree,
provided 16,000 students
in need with school
supplies at 87 schools
in Fairfax and Loudoun
counties.

Kids R First projects it will
provide 17,000 students
in need with school
supplies in the 2011-2012
school year.

131,500 needy children
have received new
school supplies since the
founding of Kids R First
in 1998.

175,000 units of new
school supplies were
donated in 2010-2011.
In its first 12 years,
1,340,000 units of
supplies have been
custom ordered and
donated.

Since 2000, $135,665
in the form of minischolarships have been
granted to 3,350 high
school students at 18
high schools through
Kids R First’s College and

For every $1 donated,
Kids R First is able to
purchase $3.50 worth
of supplies through its
business partnerships
with the Reston Office
Depot and Fair Lakes
Walmart.

In the 2009-2010
school year, 365
students received minischolarships.

Kids R First projects 950
mini-scholarships for high
school students will be
granted in 2010-2011.
New backpacks were
donated in 2010
through partnerships
with Reston Interfaith,
Western Fairfax Christian
Ministries, Enrich NOVA
(GenerosityCan.org), area
churches and businesses.
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Kids R First Annual Golf Classic, which raises a substantial
portion of the funding that supports Kids R First programs, is
Monday, May 16, at Reston’s Hidden Creek Country Club.

Kids R First’s annual collation and distribution of school
supplies by volunteers takes place the first two weeks of
August in the cafeteria of Langston Hughes Middle School
in Reston.
Because Kids R First is run entirely by volunteers, many retired
educators like ungerer and Pearson, 98 percent of the total funds it
raises through grants, corporate support, other donations and fundraising events like the Golf Classic–go directly to its programs.
The Kids R First’s approach is so efficient and cost-effective that a
new pilot program, using their model to help other non-profits,
is being lead through the collaborative efforts of Fairfax County
Office of Public Private Partnerships (OP3) and Fairfax County Public
Schools Office of Business and Community Partnerships. The goal is
to help non-profits increase their coverage assisting more children
with their school supplies as they return to school.
Succinctly ungerer says, “Our model minimizes costs and maximizes
benefits for more students.”
ungerer, who taught elementary school for 23 years, including 19
in Fairfax County (10 at Terraset in Reston), said the need became
conspicuously apparent after she retired and started volunteering as
the family assistance coordinator for the nonprofit FISH (Friends in
Sympathetic Help). She quickly noticed that from August to October
there was a marked increase in hotline calls for financial help.
“Families had to make choices between paying for utilities and food
or buying school supplies. That was not acceptable to me.”
learn more
Contact Kids R First at P.O. Box 3242, Reston, VA 20195: 703-850-3639;
or [email protected]. Also, visit www.kidsrfirst.org.
Janet Rems is a member of the boards of Kids R First and the
Greater Reston Arts Center. She also is chairman of the Initiative
for Public Art-Reston’s Communications Committee. The former
editor of The Reston Times, she currently freelances for The Fairfax
County Times and Northern Virginia Magazine.
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Driveway Impressions can help your dream of a beautiful brick
driveway design or cobblestone walkway come true! Quality
products, outstanding service and professional and courteous
staff. Expect to be impressed. Shown on HGTV’s Curb Appeal and
CBS’s The Early Show; visit www.drivewayimpressions.com or call
(888)323-7595 for more information.
peru Retreat
More than just a yoga center, Beloved Yoga provides group,
private, corporate classes and workshops. From weekend retreats
to trips to the Sacred Valley and the Northern Beaches of Peru,
Beloved Yoga mixes karma yoga with adventure, beautiful
landscape and community. Visit one of them in Reston or Great
Falls, or call 703-860-YOGA (9642) for more information.
blooming Season!
Knowledgeable specialists await you at American Plant and will
assist you in designing any landscape, ponds, patios, walkways and
more. American Plant’s extensive selection of plants and natural
and organic products is a gardener’s delight. Visit their store at
10106 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls or www.americanplant.net.
A New Star!
Do you think you have what it takes to be in American Idol? Mr.
Lopez plans to host a Metropolitan Wide Singing Competition
via Lopez Studios, Inc. Performing Arts School for ages 15-28
to compete for the “Dream Ticket” in preparation for the 2011
American Idol Auditions, scheduled for summer 2011! Honored
with the “2010 Best of Reston Award,” Lopez Studios, Inc offers after
school programs and summer camps for all age groups. For more
information call (703)787-0071 or visit www.lopezstudios.org.
Everything to build Anything
Looking to spruce up your kitchen, bathroom, or replace your
windows, doors, or re-do your floors? Tart Lumber provides a
wide variety of lumber & hardware services sure to fit your home.
Tart Lumber stocks top-quality and nationally known brands at
competitive prices. Visit their hardware store, millshop, or specialty
center and talk with one of their sales or design personnel about
your next project. For more information, visit www.tartlumber.com.
A Relaxed Journey
Serving the busy Washingtonian, Radiant Sun Therapies was
envisioned as an alternative healing center. Their certified
practitioners will develop a treatment plan to reduce stress,
alleviate pain and allow you to truly relax. Contact Radiant Sun
Therapies to schedule a session at (703)584-7997 or
visit www.radiantsuntherapies.com.
To have your business included in an upcoming Spotlight on
Reston please contact Aurelie parisot at 202-337-5739 or
by e-mail at [email protected].
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AROuNd RESTON
gOiNg dEAp
By LeILa gordon
Joint program Targets drowning
video featuring “Longfellow” the animated
whale. It is a terrific water safety introduction
for Cub Scouts, Webelos, Daisy, Brownie, and
Junior Girl Scouts, day care centers, and any
other child participant group. People can
arrange for the class the same way as above.
p parent classes: learning to avoid drowning
R
eston Community Center and
Reston Association are teaming up
to improve our community’s safety
around its many bodies of water. In response
to our patrons, RCC’s aquatics department,
led by Director Joe Leary, created a “landbased” Drowning Education Awareness
Program (DEAP) to augment our offerings
in the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center at RCC
Hunters Woods. Recognizing our long history
of collaboration in other areas of aquatics,
Joe and his Reston Association counterpart,
Laura Kowalski, will coordinate offering DEAP
by both organizations.
The program provides three opportunities
to learn water safety skills. The first is a
“Parent Orientation to Swim Lessons” which
offers 30 minutes of material followed by
a 30-minute question and answer period
so that parents know what to expect and
how to support their child’s learn-to-swim
experience. Parents are given background
on the American Red Cross Level 1, Level
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2, Rookies and Skippers classes so they will
know how to give their children guidance,
care, supervision and motivation to get the
most from their swimming lessons.
The second is a free 90-minute “Water Safety”
presentation for organizations like Rotary
Clubs, PTSAs, home school networks, Scout
leaders, church groups and other civic or
parent organizations. The content is geared
to promote general water safety practices to
keep families safe when in or around water.
Interested groups simply contact the RCC
aquatics team by phone at 703-476-4500; or
e-mail RCCContact@restoncommunitycenter.
com to arrange a presentation.
The third program, “Longfellow’s WHALE
Tales,” is a free 1-hour long interactive
presentation in a dry environment that
provides easy to follow information for
children to learn safe behaviors in, on, or
around water. The lesson is reinforced with
color posters, worksheets, activities, and a
Reston Community Center programs for
swimming lessons and those offered by
Reston Association are being coordinated
so that people who enroll in swimming
classes with RCC will be able to easily
figure out the next step class if they
go to enroll with RA and vice versa.
In the past, both RCC and RA have
coordinated recruitment and training
strategies to assure that each has a fully
certified and highly professional corps of
lifeguards for every swimming season in
Reston. Joe and Laura frequently share job
opportunity information with one another
and their respective staff teams. Having
sufficient numbers of well-trained lifeguards
promotes our community’s access to healthy
and safe fun in Reston’s pools.
Drowning remains the second leading cause
of injury-related death among children ages
one to 14 years according to the Centers for
Disease Control. For every child who dies
from drowning, four more receive medical
treatment for submersion-related injuries.
Working together to do all we can to prevent
these kinds of terrible and largely avoidable
accidents is good for RCC, good for RA, and
great for our community.
leila gordon has been the RCC
Executive Director since 2008.
RCC & RA Working
Together for Water Safety

Longfellow’s WHALE Tales
Parent Orientation To Swim Lessons
Water Safety Presentation
By working together, RCC and RA strive to assure our community’s
access to healthy and safe fun in all of Reston’s pools.
WHAlE Tales (5 – 12 years old)
1, 60-minute session
Free, Registration Required
Longfellow’s WHALE Tales is a FREE 1-hour interactive presentation
that provides easy to follow information to help children learn
safe behavior in, on, and around the water. Taught in a classroom
environment, WHALE Tales makes water safety fun and easy to
learn. Each lesson is reinforced with color posters, worksheets,
activities, and a video that features Longfellow, the animated
whale. This program is offered to Cub Scouts and Webelos, Daisy,
Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts, and day care centers.
parent Orientation To Swim lessons
dROWNiNg fACTS

Drowning remains the second leading cause of injuryrelated death among children ages 1 to 14.
For every child who dies from drowning, four more receive
medical treatment for submersion-related injuries.
Community presentations
Contact Reston Community Center aquatics team
at 703-476-4500
Reston Association
Contact 703-435-6528
(18 years and older)
1, 60-minute session • Free, Registration Required
date & location:
June 1 at RA Glade Room
641198-2A, Wednesday, 7 – 8 p.m.
date & location:
June 4 at RCC Hunters Woods
641198-2B, Saturday, 11 a.m. – Noon
date & location:
July 30 at RCC Hunters Woods
641198-2C, Saturday, 11a.m. – Noon
This FREE 1-hour presentation (30-minute presentation, 30 minutes
of Q&A) will provide parents with an orientation to the American
Red Cross swimming lessons offered at the RCC. It is designed to
teach parents of Level 1, Level 2, Rookies, and Skippers how to
provide guidance, care, supervision, motivation, and support as
their children participate in our swim lessons program.
general Water Safety (18 years and older)
1, 90-minute session • Free, Registration Required
This FREE 90-minute presentation (60-minute lecture and 30
minutes of Q&A) focuses on the importance of water safety training
and provides general information for keeping family members
safe in, on, and around the water. The presentation is designed
for rotary clubs, PTAs, home school networks, church groups, and
other civic organizations and can be scheduled at their facility.
for more information, please contact the Aquatics
director at RCC at 703-476-4500 or RA at 703-435-6530.
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By Joanna FazIo | PHOTOS BY DAVID MADISON
Want to know the wait time in eR? Text ER to 23-000 or log onto www.restonhospital.com
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t’s 6:45 a.m., in the Reston Hospital Center
emergency department. Physicians and
nurses are rounding on patients who
arrived in the ER during the wee hours of the
morning, determining their next steps. The
staff know they have a few hours before it
gets really busy—things usually start to peak
in the late morning—and are getting settled
into what promises to be a hectic day.
It is frigidly cold outside and just days before
Christmas. In addition to the typical patients
with chest pain, belly pain and wounds
and orthopedic injuries, the department
has also begun to see patients with the flu,
hypothermia, and with the holidays comes
an increase in psychiatric and drug-and
alcohol-related cases.
Quiet Assurance
In the midst of the hustle-bustle, there is a
moment of quiet as some of the day shift
nurses come together to start their day
with a prayer. They pray for the patients
and families that the day holds and for their
own strength. This happens every morning;
it’s nothing special, just simply asking
for something greater to watch over the
department as they care for the health and
well-being of their neighbors.
Keep Lowering Wait Times
By 11 a.m., most of the patient rooms are
full. It is important that every step in the
process of emergent patient care happens
as expeditiously as possible. Patients must
be seen by physicians, lab technicians, and
taken for any radiology testing quickly—so
that treatment can begin and they can
either be admitted or sent home happy with
the medication and follow-up instructions
necessary. As soon as this final step occurs
the room is cleaned, and another patient is
brought back. No one wants patients waiting
in the waiting area. And for the past year
Reston’s emergency room waiting times (a
measure from a patient’s arrival to being
seen by a physician) are posted online and
available via mobile phone, providing even
more motivation to get to patients quickly.
Beyond The Call
Mid-afternoon a woman from Reston
brings her teenage daughter in with severe
heartburn. She suffers chronic heartburn but
this is much worse than ever before—and
the family has no insurance or primary care,
making the emergency room their only
option.
Shelly, a veteran E.R. nurse, begins taking the
standard patient history. She realizes that not
only is the acid reflux medication that the
teen needs out of reach financially, the food
that she eats on her school lunch program
only exacerbates the problem, and the family
cannot afford the healthy meals at home
that would ease her gastrointestinal issues.
Standard protocol in any ER would simply be
to educate the patient on local free clinics
and ways to eat healthier. Shelly knows that
more can be done. She talks to Analena, a
friend and the ER’s assistant director, and
they decide to give the American Express gift
cards that they recently received as a holiday
gift from the hospital to the family. It’s only
Top: ER physicians discuss a case with the orthopedic surgeon on call.
Left: An ER nurse updating a family member
on her husband’s status.
a hundred dollars, but it means the world to
the family, who know they can buy groceries
and have a Christmas dinner. Dr Melwani,
the patient’s ER physician, finds out what
the nurses are doing and decides to take up
a collection for a Giant gift card, which she
mailed to the family’s home. The woman
wants to repay the staff for all that they have
done, but all that they ask is when she is in a
better place that she pay it forward.
The family goes home with the medication
the daughter needs, and knowledge that
they’ll have food on the table for the coming
months. They also have a renewed faith in
their community.
The staff continue their day—it’s a busy one.
In free seconds they talk about how lucky it
was that they had their gift cards with them
to give to the family. Otherwise, the earlier
occurrence doesn’t seem like much worth
talking about. No one brags about the way
they went the extra mile. For them, it isn’t an
extra mile. It’s simply following through on
the prayer that they offered up quietly that
morning and it happens every day. The staff
keeps a closet of coats and warm clothes to
give to people who come in from the cold
without one. They make sure everyone who
needs a warm meal gets one—even if it’s just
from the hospital cafeteria.
Joanna Fazio serves as the Director of
Communications for HCA’s Northern
Virginia Market, which includes Reston
Hospital Center, Dominion Hospital
and the planned StoneSpring Medical Center.
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around reston
L
eaders and
students in the
community unite
to answer that very
question yearly.
Ethics
How do they work
By Susan Sims | Photos provided by susan sims
Various non-profits and corporations in the
Reston community partner with the Reston
Chamber of Commerce, the Character
Counts Coalition and South Lakes High
School to host a symposium on ethics
for the senior class of South Lakes High
School. The goal of the event is to prepare
the burgeoning independents to face the
coming ethical dilemmas in life and the
workplace. The community also contributes
through donations, including every coin
wished upon in the Reston Town Center
fountain.
The coins are collected and then cleaned
by the Reston Association in order to
deposit them into a donation account for
the Character Counts Coalition. The funds
collected are employed for this event and
others that behoove education and growth.
ETHICS IN ACTION
The students experience their first challenge
when they are instructed to dress in proper
business attire and wait by the light of the
early morning moon to be bussed over
to the Sheraton Hotel. The event begins
promptly at 7:30 am. Considering the
requirements, the students arrived for the
2010 event with smiles, positive attitudes
and plenty of writing implements. Once
they reach the site of the event, students
are divided randomly into groups. Each
group is paired with a table leader from
the Reston community, who encourages
discussion, asks the difficult questions
and even takes attendance. Students and
their leaders make their way through four
rooms where they face ethical challenges
and must make decisions. In each room,
subject matter experts set the stage and
guide the discussions so that students must
make ethical choices. When making their
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decisions, they are encouraged to keep in
mind the six pillars of character promulgated
by Character Counts, trustworthiness,
respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and
citizenship.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
TOSSING THE COIN
When you toss those dimes, nickels or
pennies into the Mercury Fountain at
Reston Town Center, you’re helping to
fund the Character Counts Coalition,
which supports programs such as South
Lakes High Ethics Day.
For the 18th annual Ethics Day, the four
rooms were designed to focus on life, legal
and workplace issues. In the organ donation
room, the students discuss the issue of organ
donation and are asked to analyze individual
cases and make a choice on requirements
and the deserving nature of people on organ
donation waiting lists. Do certain character
traits make a prospective recipient more
deserving than others? This year, the room
featured five Reston Association employees
as actors, including an actual organ recipient.
He spoke with the students and shared
his story, providing a first-hand view on
a life-altering event. Because he received
the transplant, he has been able to see his
children and grandchildren thrive and grow.
In another room, the students face choices
based upon an actual event. They become
the jury in a trial in which an unlicensed
teenage driver accidentally crashes a vehicle
in the late evening hours. The results are
tragic. Her best friend loses her life instantly
and the driver is faced with a charge of
involuntary manslaughter. Guilty or not
guilty?
South Lakes High School students listen
to defense and prosecution testimony and
questioning lead by community attorneys.
The room also features a presiding judge
and three Reston Association actors fulfilling
the roles of the accused and the witnesses.
Students must come to a conclusion and
must defend their choice. They often found
themselves analyzing the connections
between law and morality and questioning
how such items influence our ethical
decision-making. The fate of the teenage
defendant is in their hands.
Ethical decision-making and law are again
integrated in one of the more controversial
rooms, the Cash Video Room. The students
Top: South Lakes students disscuss ethical are presented with a video and testimony of
David Cash, a teenager who witnessed the
assault of Sherrice Iverson, a seven-year-old
girl, at the hands of Cash’s adult best friend.
He elects not to inform authorities but
instead leaves the child with his friend, the
assailant. In a horrifying ending, the child is
shamefully murdered. The culprit, his best
friend, is found guilty and sentenced, but
the witness, Cash, remains free to pursue
a degree at a prestigious university and a
career in engineering. The students are asked
to decide whether absolute moral obligation
exists and if so, what are their thoughts
on David Cash. This ignited debate with
emotions ranging from anger to sadness
and disbelief.
The dilemma presented in the media room
also incited rousing conversation. After
watching ethical situations from current
movie and television film clips, students are
asked to analyze the stakeholders in each
segment in light of questions such as how
one’s position within a community affects
decision-making and how does stereotyping
shape the environment? Do you treat
strangers with the same regard as employers
and do you treat your employers with the
same caring as you do your parents? Where
and when do you know to draw the line?
Through the committed contribution of
volunteers and community partners, Ethics
Day 2010 was a successful event where
students, coordinators and facilitators had
the opportunity to share experiences and
learn from one another. With decisionmaking and confidence building at the
forefront of the symposium, the students
have added another solid building block
to their futures as citizens and individuals.
This generation may realize more quickly at
a young age the importance of ethics and
making the occasional stop by the local
fountain.
Susan Sims is a graduate of George
Washington University and a two time
Americorps fellow, Susan recognizes
and appreciates the opportunities and
challenges life provides us. On a separate note, all
of her life, she planned to marry Nipsey Russell.
dilemmas.
Left: Remembrance quilt of organ donors.
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Reston Association headquarters has
moved. The new address is 12001 Sunrise
Valley Drive Reston 20191-3404.
Living in Reston is like living in a park.
1,300 acres of open space are maintained
throughout the community and a wide
variety of facilities and programs offer yearround opportunities for fitness, fun and
exploration.
55 miles of paved pathways and natural
surface trails connect our facilities,
neighborhoods, schools and shopping,
and are perfect for walkers, joggers and
bicyclists. More than 700 acres of forest,
50 meadows and four wetlands provide
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beautiful vistas and important habitat for
local wildlife. Aquatic habitats include four
lakes, three ponds and 20 miles of streams,
enjoyed by boaters and anglers.
In Reston’s 15 community pools, patrons
swim laps in the Olympic-sized pool, splash
in the children’s interactive area, speed
down a giant slide and relax in heated spas.
Reston’s vibrant tennis community plays on
48 community courts, eight of which are
clay and 26 of which are lighted. Friends and
teams practice and compete on ballfields
and multipurpose courts. Playgrounds,
garden plots, picnic facilities and community
buildings are popular places to gather
and enjoy.
Parks & Recreation staff conduct an exciting
line-up of top notch programs and special
events for all ages. From nature programs
and summer camps to dive-in movies
and festivals, there is something fun for
everyone! Many activities are free while
others require reservations and have fees.
Let us help you get the most out of Reston’s
parklands and facilities.
mEmbERSHipS
A current Reston Association Pool and Tennis
Pass is required for every member (age 1
or older) visiting the pool & tennis courts.
To protect your member privileges, adults
may also need to present a current photo ID
proving Reston residency.
You must present your pass for entry to
the pool or tennis courts. Sorry, we cannot
accept an online receipt.
RA Members may purchase Pool and Tennis
Passes online or in person at:
RA mEmbER SERViCES
Reston, VA 20191-3404.
HOuRS Of OpERATiON
The hours are Monday – Friday from
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Extended summer hours are Saturdays,
April – July from 9 a.m. – Noon.
COmE plAy iN RESTON
TWO EASy WAyS TO REgiSTER
1. Online – www.reston.org
2.
NON-mEmbERS/CORpORATE
Non-resident Pool and Tennis Memberships
are also available.
Walk-in – Come to the Reston
Association Member Services desk and
RA staff will be happy to assist you.
RA mEmbERS
Pool/Tennis Pass
Adults 18 years & older
Children under 18
Season Long Guest Pass for Members Only
Prepaid Pool Guest Pass
Prepaid Tennis Guest Pass

Price
$15
$10
$35
$25
$25
Members can only receive a 20 percent
discount when the 2011 Assessment is
paid through the RA Website, by 3/1/11.
The discount will only be applied to
online purchases completed prior to
4/30/11.
Tennis Key Fobs are available at the
Reston Association Member Services
desk for $2 with the purchase of a
Member or Non-member Tennis Pass.
Replacement passes can be purchased
at the Reston Association Member
Services desk at a discounted rate.
To purchase
Passes are available online at the “Shop RA”
link on www.reston.org or in person at RA’s
Member Services desk, 12001 Sunrise Valley
Drive Reston, VA 20191-3404. Replacement
passes can only be purchased in person at
the Member Services desk.
If you don’t live in Reston you’re still invited
to come play.
SpECiAl fOR NON-mEmbERS:
$20 off if purchased prior to 4/1/11,
excluding Corporate Memberships.
Pool/Tennis Pass
Family Pool & Tennis
Family Pool Only
Family Tennis Only
Couple Pool & Tennis
Couple Pool Only
Couple Tennis Only
Individual Pool & Tennis
Individual Pool Only
Individual Tennis Only
Price
$610
$580
$340
$525
$510
$295
$435
$350
$235
CORpORATE iNdiViduAl
mEmbERSHip
Must be employed in Reston. Proof
required. Corporate memberships are
limited to weekday use only and available
for purchase at the Reston Association
Member Services desk only. E-mail
[email protected] for more
details.
Pool/Tennis Pass
Individual Pool & Tennis
Individual Pool Only
Individual Tennis Only
Price
$260
$210
$200
Requirements
RA Members may purchase passes for
themselves, one adult household member
and immediate family members under the
age of 18 online at www.reston.org or at RA.
Two additional passes may be purchased for
family members 18-22 years of age in person
at the Member Services desk.
To purchase
Non-resident passes are available online
at the “Shop RA” link on www.reston.org
or in person at RA’s Member Services desk,
12001 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 201913404. Corporate memberships can only be
purchased in person at the Member Services
desk, with proof of employment.
passes can be purchased at member
Services if:
1. You are 18 years or older
2. Bring a current photo I.D. or
3. Bring proof of owning or occupying a
Reston residence where the RA Annual
Assessment account is current.
Requirements
Non-members may purchase passes for
themselves and immediate family members
(1–17 years of age) online at www.reston.org
or at RA.
passes can be purchased at member
Services if:
1. You are 18 years or older
2. All non-members are required to have
a picture taken to obtain passes. If you
have not taken the picture for 2010, you
must come into the office to get your
picture taken. Only then will the pass be
issued to you.
3. For 2011: non-members who order
passes online and have taken pictures
in 2010 will NOT have to come into the
office for a new picture.
guEST pASSES
Please remember that the RA host Member
must accompany all guests at all times while
visiting the pools or tennis courts.
uNlimiTEd guEST pASS
Only RA Members (18 years or older) may
purchase an unlimited guest pass for $35
(limit one per household). The pass is good
for one (1) guest only per visit. The unlimited
guest pass and the host RA Member’s
pass must display the same address. Host
Member must accompany guest to pools or
tennis courts at all times.
AquATiCS ONE-dAy guEST pASS
The option of a $5 one-day guest pass is also
available at your local RA pool for additional
guest(s). The pool only accepts cash for guest
passes.
pRE-pAid guEST pASS
RA Members and non-members may
purchase a pre-paid guest pass good for 5
pool entries. The pass is available for $25
online or at our Member Services desk. This
convenient pass can be used for one or more
guests at a time and eliminates the need to
carry cash to the pools.
TENNiS ONE-dAy guEST pASS
$5 Tennis Guest Passes can be purchased
during Reston Association normal business
hours in packs of five. You also have the
option of paying the court monitor $5 at the
tennis court.
For more information, please refer to the
Aquatics and Tennis sections, or email Member
Services at [email protected].
REfuNd pOliCy: All pool and tennis pass memberships are non-refundable.
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aQuaTiCs
PHOTO BY JIM KIRBY
The mission of the aquatics department is to provide Reston
residents with an array of aquatic facilities and programs. Members
can participate at all levels – including learn-to-swim programs,
safety training and exercise classes or relaxing by the pool – and do
so at well-maintained, clean facilities under local health department
standards and managed by a well trained staff.
Reston Association pools open next month.
Membership and Admission
See page 36
Pool Schedule
See page 40
Lifeguard Training
See page 46
Re-certification classes
See page 45
SCUBA
See page 49
Group Swim Lessons
See page 52
Private Swim Lessons
See page 53
Adult Fitness Programs
See page 54
NEW Senior Swim Program
See page 54
Common policy questions
Please take a moment to review these
polices which are in place to keep you safe
and swimming in clean pools:

Take children to the bathroom
frequently to avoid accidents in the pool

Always wear appropriate swim attire

Keep children’s diapers covered by
rubber pants

Shower before entering the pool and
after using the restroom

Do not allow pool water into your
mouth

Remind children not to drink or spit
pool water

Wash hands frequently

Respect and follow direction from
pool staff
SpECiAl EVENTS
At The pools
We appreciate your cooperation and look
forward to a great pool season.
Please join us throughout the summer
for special events at the pools:
Have a Concern or Suggestion?
ice Cream socials
popsicle mania
Community Cookouts
Fill out a comment
card located at each
pool facility then
just drop it in the
mail. You can also
e-mail us directly at
[email protected] or
call 703-435-6530.
We appreciate your
feedback.
More information see the
Special Events section on page 106
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AquATiCS
2011 pOOl SCHEdulE
pOOl
OpEN SWim TimES
Weekdays
Weekends
ClOSEd dAy
AdulT SWim HOuRS
Season 1: may 14 – 27
Ridge Heights Heated Pool
1 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
North Shore Heated Pool & Spa
1 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Autumnwood Pool
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Dogwood Pool
Dogwood Pool will be closed for renovation this summer, please visit www.reston.org for up to date information.
Glade Pool & Spa
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
Golf Course Island Pool
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Hunters Woods Pool & Spa
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Lake Audubon Pool
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday
Lake Newport Pool
Noon – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday
Lake Thoreau Pool & Spa
11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Newbridge Pool
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
North Hills Pool & Spa
3 – 9 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
1 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
1 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Shadowood Pool
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Tall Oaks Pool
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
uplands Pool
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday
Autumnwood Pool
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Dogwood Pool
Dogwood Pool will be closed for renovation this summer, please visit www.reston.org for up to date information.
Glade Pool & Spa
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
Golf Course Island Pool
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Hunters Woods Pool & Spa
12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Tuesday
Lake Audubon Pool
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday
Lake Newport Pool
12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday
Noon – 7:30 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Newbridge Pool
Noon – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Noon – 7 p.m. Tuesdays
Noon – 7:30 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
7 – 9 a.m. weekdays
7:30 – 10 p.m. weekdays T/W/R/F
Noon – 5 p.m. Mondays
Noon – 9 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday
Noon – 5 p.m. Thursdays
Shadowood Pool
Noon – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
Tall Oaks Pool
Noon – 8 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
uplands Pool
9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday
7 – 9 p.m. weekdays T/W/R/F
Season 2: may 28 – June 21
Wednesday
6 – 8:30 a.m. weekdays
7 – 9 p.m. weekdays T/W/R/F
Season 3: June 22 – Aug. 21
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Noon – 5 p.m. Fridays
7:30 – 10 p.m. weekdays M/T/R/F
Noon – 5 p.m. Wednesdays
COmE plAy iN RESTON
2011 pOOl SCHEdulE
OpEN SWim TimES
pOOl
Weekdays
Weekends
ClOSEd dAy
AdulT SWim HOuRS
Season 4: Aug. 22 – Sept. 5
Glade Pool & Spa
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
Lake Newport Pool
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday
10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Wednesday
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday
11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday
Tall Oaks Pool
weekends only
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
3 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
3 – 9 p.m.*
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
7:30 – 10 p.m. weekdays M/T/R/F
Season 5: Sept. 6 – 25
ExCEpTiONS TO pOOl SCHEdulE
Pool hours not listed are reserved
for maintenance, rentals, camp
use, or staff training.
Hours marked for ‘Adult Swim’ are
reserved for pool pass holders 16
and older, to enjoy the pool in an
adult setting.
Date: May 22
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Ridge Heights Pool will
open at 1 p.m. due to triathlon
event
Date: May 29
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Lake Audubon Pool will
open at 1 p.m. due to the Reston
Masters Swim Team Annual Lake
Swim
Date: May 30
Time: Varies by pool
Location: All pools operate on
weekend schedule for Memorial
Day
Date: June 5
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Lake Newport pool will
open at 1 p.m. due to the Reston
Sprint Triathlon
Date: June 21
Time: All pools open at 1 p.m.
on the last day of Fairfax County
Public Schools (unless closed or
regularly scheduled to open earlier
in the day)
Location: All RA pools
iNClEmENT WEATHER
In the event of a storm (or if the weather
is cool, raining or drizzling) all Reston
Association pools will close for OPEN and
ADuLT SWIM with two exceptions: Lake
Thoreau and North Shore Pools (unless
normally closed on that day).
*After Sept 11, pool closes at 7 p.m.
Date: July 4
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: All RA pools close at 6
p.m.
Date: July 24
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Some pools will close at
5:30 p.m. due to RSTA Pool Parties.
See page 48 for more details
Date: Saturdays, June 11 – July 30
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Some pools will open at
1 p.m. on select Saturdays due to
RSTA swim meets. See page 48 for
details
Date: August 14
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Ridge Heights Pool will
open at 1 p.m. due to Reston Kids
Triathlon
Date: July 20
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Lake Newport Pool will
close at 4 p.m. due to RSTA IM
Finals
Date: September 5
Time: Varies by Pool
Location: All pools still open
operate on weekend schedule for
Labor Day
Date: July 17
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: All pools close at 7 p.m.
for Lifeguard Olympics
Lightning
All Reston Association pools will close
until one half-hour after the last sound of
thunder or visible lightning.
Programs/Lessons
All programs, lessons, and private rentals
will continue unless otherwise stated.
Cancellations will be determined on site
at event time.
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AquATiCS
pool faCiliTies
and feaTuRes
AuTumNWOOd pOOl (2)* 
11950 WALNuT BRANCH ROAD
703-437-3847
Depth: 3.5 – 5.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Wading pool with fountain

Covered picnic area

Grass area

Tennis and playground within
walking distance
dOgWOOd pOOl (24)*
Dogwood Pool will be closed for
renovation this summer. Please
visit www.reston.org for up to date
information. Additional amenities
will include a zero-depth entry,
outside water play area and picnic
pavilion. We will host a Grand
Re-opening in May 2012.
Closed For Renovation
gOlf COuRSE iSlANd pOOl (12)*
11301 LINKS DRIVE
703-437-9792
Depth: 3 – 12 ft
Length: 25 meters

1-meter diving board

2 Grass areas

Wading pool

Picnic tables

Playground and pavilion within
walking distance
glAdE pOOl (29)*
11550 GLADE DRIVE
703-860-9765
Depth: 3.5 – 12.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Spa

Zero-depth wading pool with
fountains

Picnic tables

walking distance

20-foot slide
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HuNTERS WOOdS pOOl (26)* 
2501 RESTON PARKWAY
703-860-9763
Depth: 3.5 – 8.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

In-water basketball and
volleyball

Diving board

Children’s splash area

Large spa

ADA ramp into main pool

Picnic tables

Playground, tennis and pavilion
within walking distance
lAkE AudubON pOOl (22)*
2070 TWIN BRANCHES ROAD
703-620-9801
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Diving board

Grass area

Picnic tables

Wading pool

Boat ramp to Lake Audubon
lAkE NEWpORT pOOl (3)*
11601 LAKE NEWPORT ROAD
703-689-9862
Depth: 3.5 – 5.5 ft
Length: 50 meters

2, 1-meter diving boards

Wading pool

Covered picnic area with grills

Sand volleyball area

Playground

Softball and basketball within
walking distance
lAkE THOREAu pOOl (19)*
2040 uPPER LAKES DRIVE
703-860-9843
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Diving board

Spa

Wading pool

Grass area and picnic tables

Lake overlook
NEWbRidgE pOOl (17)*
11718 GOLF COuRSE SQuARE
703-860-9713
Depth: 3.5 – 12 ft
Length: 25 meters

Wading pool

Picnic tables

walking distance
NORTH HillS pOOl (1)* 
1325 NORTH VILLAGE ROAD
703-707-9367
Depth: 2 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Spa

ADA access and hydrolift chair
to main pool

Tennis within walking distance
NORTH SHORE pOOl (8)*
11515 NORTH SHORE DRIVE
703-437-9888
Depth: 3 – 11 ft
Length: 25 meters

Parking only on North Shore
Drive

Main pool heated

Spa

Shaded upper deck with picnic
tables

Lake Anne Plaza and tennis

Wading pool

Diving board
RidgE HEigHTS pOOl (21)*
11400 RIDGE HEIGHTS ROAD
703-860-9767
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Main pool heated

Diving board

Wading pool

Grass areas with picnic tables
SHAdOWOOd pOOl (23)*
2201 SPRINGWOOD DRIVE
703-860-9708
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 20 meters

Small slide

Wading pool

TAll OAkS pOOl (13)*
703-437-9854
Depth: 3 – 12 ft
Length: 25 meters

Wading pool

Picnic tables

Tall Oaks Shopping Center
uplANdS pOOl (7)* 
11032 RING ROAD
703-437-9784
Depth: 3.5 – 8.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Separate zero-depth (0-3 ft)
children’s pool with
interactive fountains

Interactive sand pit

Picnic tables
* Number refers to map on
page 133.
COmE plAy iN RESTON
Thinking About
a summer party?
The word is out on Reston Association pool parties. We
hosted over 40 parties in 2010 and look forward to more
festivities in 2011. The pools are available for private rental
during hours that they are not open or being used for other
types of rentals.
The best nights fill up fast so plan now for
parties may 28 – August 19.
From child parties with 10 guests to company
events with over 300 we will find a pool to suit
your needs and please your guests!
Special discounts available from Vocelli’s
Italian Catering, call for details.
save 10% if you book before June 1. for details
call 703-435-6532.
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AquATiCS
full Circle
in aquatics
how one reston resident lived, worked, and
played her way through reston association’s
aquatics offerings.
S
abrina faubert has lived in Reston
her entire life and has been an asset
to the Reston Association aquatics
department for many years. The starting
point for Sabrina in aquatics was in 2003
when she enrolled in Reston Association’s
first offering of Guard Start. Guard Start is an
American Red Cross program for students
ages 13-15 who are interested in learning
about what it takes to become a professional
lifeguard.
Reston talked with Sabrina who explained
how she advanced in aquatics and ultimately
returned in the summer of 2010 to teach the
very same Guard Start class from which she
graduated 7 years earlier.
Q: What made you want to take the guard
start class and what do you remember
most about it?
a: I think everyone under the age of 15
thinks that being a lifeguard is the coolest
thing in the world. I remember getting to
jump off the lifeguard stand for the first time
ever and thinking that my life was complete.
Q: did the guard start class experience
help prepare you for the lifeguard Training
class the following summer?
a: Definitely. Especially having taken it
through RA, I felt like I got a glimpse into
what was expected of me, both as a student
in the Lifeguard Certification class and as
an employee. Taking Guard Start before the
Lifeguard Training certification was great
because I was totally won over by the staff
and making friends in the Guard Start class
and I knew Lifeguarding would be a really
fun and rewarding summer job.
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Q: after working as a lifeguard what made
you want to transition to becoming a Water
safety instructor (Wsi)?
a: I’ve always really loved kids. I actually
thought I was going to be a camp counselor
with the RA Day Camps when I was
younger, but once I had become a lifeguard,
becoming a WSI seemed like a great way
to bring aquatics and working with kids
together.
Q: What is the most rewarding part of
teaching swim lessons?
a: I still get really excited when I work
with a kid long enough to see him master
something that was really hard for him when
we started. I can’t explain it, but when they
get excited about learning something new,
you can’t help but get excited for them too.
Q: how many pools have you worked at
and which have been your favorite?
a: I’ve worked at every pool at least once
and have been a full-time staff member at
three. As a lifeguard my favorite pool was
Newbridge, as a manager my favorite pool
was Lake Thoreau, and as a WSI my favorite
pool was Lake Newport.
Q: What prompted you to take a lifeguard
instructor (lgi) class while away at school?
a: Reston Association’s upper management
equipped me really well to train my own
staff as a manager. I felt encouraged and
challenged by them, and after a couple years
leading others I felt confident enough to
pursue LGI certification.
Q: how have your experiences working
in aquatics helped prepare you for other
things in life?
a: The most important way I’ve felt prepared
by my experiences in aquatics has been
through my experiences with customer
service. Dealing with adults as a teenager
can be really challenging, but learning how
to earn respect was really good for me. I also
felt like the amount of responsibility I was
given, especially as a manager, equipped me
well for the workplace.
Q: did taking the guard start class when
you were younger give you an edge as the
instructor in 2010?
a: Absolutely! I think it would have been a
lot harder for me to plan lessons for 13 year
olds if I hadn’t gone through the class myself.
Q: What wisdom from your aquatics
experience would you like to share with
incoming lifeguards?
a: Take your job seriously! You’re responsible
for safety while you’re in the chair and
cleanliness when you’re out of the chair –
it’s not as easy as it looks. Master the basics
and do the routine, then you can eat M&Ms,
play RISK, and order pizza until the sun goes
down!
COmE plAy iN RESTON
RESTON
kidS TRiATHlON
sunday, aug. 14, 2011
a healthy and friendly competition for reston youth.
training
raining clinics available.
Ages: 6 – 14 years
location: Ridge Heights Pool
for
or more information and to register
visit www.restonkidstri.org or contact
laura kowalski at [email protected]
or 703-435-6528.
Scholarships available.
Co-sponsored by Reston Association
and the Reston YMCA
sWim . Bike . Run
sWim . Bike . Run
AquATiCS
lifeguaRd
TRaining
full Class
Want to become a lifeguard?
Prerequisites: Participants must be 15 years
old by the last day of class and pass a Water
Skills Test (300-yard continuous swim, 100
yards front crawl, 100 yards breaststroke and
100 yards front crawl or breaststroke and a
submerged object retrieval. Starting in the
water the participant swims 20 yards using
front crawl or breaststroke, performs surface
dive to a depth of 7 – 10 feet, retrieves a 10pound object, returns to the surface, swims
back to the starting point with the object at or
above the water’s surface and exits the pool
without using a ladder or steps. This must
be accomplished within one minute and 40
seconds). Attendance is required at all sessions.
Course Length: 32 hours
Location: Reston Association main office and
various pools (detailed class locations provided
after registration).
Fee: RA Members = FREE*
* upon completion of course
Non-members = $120*
* upon completion of course
*A $100 deposit is required from both Members
and Non-members at the time of registration
and is fully refunded upon completion of the
course.
Students who pass the American Red
Cross Lifeguard Training class will earn the
following certifications:

Lifeguarding (valid 2 years)

Standard First Aid (valid 2 years)

CPR/AED for Lifeguards (valid 2 years)
NEW fOR 2011 – there are evening/
weekend classes and weekday classes.
Please look carefully at the dates and times
for your class.
Registration is now open at www.reston.
org or in person at member services desk.
Class # 5
Dates: July 8 – 17
Times: Fridays 6 – 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Class # 1
Dates: May 27 – June 5
Class # 6
Times: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Class # 2
Dates: June 10 – 19
Class # 7
Dates: July 29 – August 7
Class # 3
Times: Wednesday – Sunday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Class # 8
Dates: August 8 – 12
Times: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Having these American Red Cross
certifications makes a student eligible to
apply as a lifeguard with Reston Association
as well as with many local pool management
companies.
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Class # 4
Dates: July 5 – 9
Times: Tuesday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
COmE plAy iN RESTON
lifeguaRd
TRaining
RevieW
Lifeguard training review
Reston Association offers a two-day
Lifeguard Training review course for people
who need to renew ALL their certifications.
Prerequisites: Current certifications in
Lifeguarding, Standard First Aid and CPR/AED
for Lifeguards.
Course Length: 16 hours
Location: Reston Association main office and
various pools (detailed class locations provided
after registration).
Fee: $65/RA Members
$75/Non-members
Students who pass the American Red Cross
Lifeguard Training Review class will earn the
following certifications:

Lifeguarding (valid 2 years)

Standard First Aid (valid 2 years)

CPR/AED for Lifeguards (valid 2 years)
Review # 1
Dates: May 7 – 8
Times: Daily 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Review # 2
Dates: May 14 – 15
Review # 3
Times: Daily Noon – 8 p.m.
Review # 4
Review # 5
Only need CpR/AEd?
If you only need to renew your “CPR/AED for
Lifeguards” certification you have 2 different
options: Review or Challenge. Both types of
class include the written and practical test.
The difference between the two types is that
the review includes video screening and
practice under the supervision of a certified
instructor while the challenge does not
include any practice or video screening.
Prerequisites: Current or up to one year
expired certification in CPR/AED for Lifeguards
Course Length: Review – 5 hours
Challenge – 2 hours
Location: Reston Association main office
Fee for Review class: $35/RA Members
$45/Non-members
Fee for challenge: $30/RA Members
$40/Non-members
Students who pass the American Red Cross
CPR/AED for Lifeguards review or challenge
class will earn the following certification:

CPR/AED for Lifeguards (valid 2 years).
REViEW Classes
date
Time
May 12
4 – 9 p.m.
May 21
3 – 8 p.m.
May 23
4 – 9 p.m.
May 24
4 – 9 p.m.
May 25
4 – 9 p.m.
May 26
4 – 9 p.m.
May 27
4 – 9 p.m.
June 11
Noon – 5 p.m.
June 12
Noon – 5 p.m.
July 2
Noon – 5 p.m.
July 17
Noon – 5 p.m.
August 3
2 – 7 p.m.
CHAllENgE Classes
date
Time
May 12
7 – 9 p.m.
May 21
6 – 8 p.m.
May 23
7 – 9 p.m.
May 24
7 – 9 p.m.
May 25
7 – 9 p.m.
May 26
7 – 9 p.m.
May 27
7 – 9 p.m.
June 11
3 – 5 p.m.
June 12
3 – 5 p.m.
July 2
3 – 5 p.m.
July 17
3 – 5 p.m.
August 3
5 – 7 p.m.
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AquATiCS
aQuaTiC
pRogRams
and evenTs
Annual lifeguard Olympics
Date: July 17
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lake Newport Pool
(All pools will close at 7 p.m. to enable each
pool staff to participate.)
Come and cheer on your favorite Reston
Association lifeguard pool staff.
Reston Swim Team
Association (RSTA)
Ages: 6 – 18 years
The RSTA is an independent
swim team working in
cooperation with the Reston
Association Aquatics Department. With nine
teams in the community, swimmers of all
levels are invited to participate.
The following pools will open at 1 p.m. on
these swim meet days.
Autumnwood Pool: 6/18, 6/25, 7/16
Glade Pool: 6/18, 7/9, 7/16
Golf Course Island Pool: 6/11, 6/25, 7/23
Hunters Woods Pool: 7/2, 7/9, 7/23
Lake Audubon Pool: 6/18, 7/16, 7/23
Lake Newport Pool: 6/11, 7/2, 7/23
Newbridge Pool: 6/11, 6/25, 7/2
North Shore Pool: 6/11, 6/18, 7/9
Ridge Heights Pool: 6/25, 7/9, 7/16
Lake Newport Pool will close at 4 p.m. on
July 20 for the RSTA IM Finals and will open at
1 p.m. on July 30 due to the RSTA All-Star Meet.
RSTA pool parties
The following pools will close at 5:30 p.m.
on July 24, 2011 for RSTA Pool Parties:
Autumnwood, Glade, Golf Course Island,
Hunters Woods, Lake Audubon, Lake
Newport, Newbridge, North Hills, North
Shore, and Ridge Heights.
Reston masters Swim Team
Reston Sprint Triathlon
The Reston Masters
Swim Team (RMST) is an
adult swim team based
in Reston, Virginia and
operates under the
Potomac Valley Local
Masters Swimming Committee, which is part
of united States Masters Swimming (uSMS).
Date: June 5, 2011
Time: 7 a.m.
Location: Lake Newport
Pool
(Lake Newport Pool will
open at 1 p.m.)
The 2011 Reston masters
Jim mcdonnell 1-mile & 2-mile
lake Swims
Date: May 29, 2011
Location: Lake Audubon
(Lake Audubon Pool will open at 1 p.m.)
Participants, please park on Twin Branches
Road.
For more information on the 1- or 2-mile
swim, visit www.restonmasters.org.
Proceeds from the swim are donated
to various charities.
General information and registration:
Please contact RSTA at 703-326-0526 or
www.RSTA.org.
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Visit www.restonsprinttri.org for event
information and future registration
guard Start
Have you ever wondered
where some of our
lifeguards got their
start? Guard Start, the
fun summer camp for
teens ages 13 – 15, to learn what it takes
to become a professional lifeguard. Guard
Start is back and ready for new, excited
participants. Check out the camps section
page 81 for more information and be sure
to read about one of our former Guard Start
students on page 44.
COmE plAy iN RESTON
SCubA
Certification Courses
Ages: 12 and up
Taught by a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, these classes will lead to
certification as a PADI Open Water Diver. The course consists of three phases:

Knowledge Development (Dive Theory)

Skill Development (Pool Training), and

Open Water Evaluation (Check-out Dives)
Class Times: Fridays, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., Saturdays, 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sundays, 2 – 7 p.m.
Location: RA main office and various pools
knowledge and Skill development Weekends
Dates: June 3 – 5, July 8 – 10, July 29 – 31, August 5 – 7, September 9 – 11
Fee: $300/RA Members, $330/Non-members
Open Water Evaluation Weekends
Dates: July 16 – 17, August 27 – 28, October 29 – 30
Please Note: Medical History Screening and watermanship skills
(200-yard swim and 10-minute survival tread/float) are required.
How To Register for Scuba And Seal Team
Pick up a registration packet from the Reston Association main office or any
Reston Association pool. Complete the packet and contact PADI MSDT Frank Wilson at
571-437-5189 or [email protected] to turn in the registration materials.
SCubA SEAl TEAm fOR kidS
Ages: 8 –12 by July 1, 2011
Dates: July 11 – 15, August 1 – 5
One-week sessions, Monday – Friday
Location: Various RA pools
Staff Ratio: At least 1 staff member per 4 seal team candidates
Please Note: Medical history screening and basic swimming
skills required.
Seal team is back. This program is brought to you by Frank Wilson,
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. Your child will learn the fundamental
skills to scuba dive and explore the underwater world at this oneweek camp.
Provide your own personal gear – and bring them every day!
Personal Gear: Towels, Fins, Mask and Snorkel
If you need assistance finding this equipment, please consult
your instructor.
To register, contact PADI MSDT Frank Wilson at 571-437-5189 or
[email protected].
PADI Seal Team Members will receive:

The Seal Team video.

The Seal Team Activity Book.

Logbook.

Membership certificate.

AquaMission completion decals.

A Seal Team emblem.
In addition, candidates are provided the highest quality SCuBA
equipment to ensure their safety and comfort during the training.
This structured program, developed by the Professional Association
of Diving Instructors (the world’s leading diver training agency),
blends science and sport to develop safe diving skills for a lifetime of
under water adventure.
Seal Team Candidates will…

Develop the skills for scuba diving.

Earn Seal Team Membership.

Participate in exciting, activity-filled aqua missions.

Learn different activities that involve scuba skills.

Receive recognition for each successful Aqua Mission.

Enjoy swim time in RA pools.
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sWim lessons
group and private Swim lessons
Reston Association is happy to offer both
group and private swim lessons at our
facilities throughout the summer. All
instructors are American Red Cross certified
Water Safety Instructors (WSIs) and classes
are taught in accordance with the American
Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Level Guidelines.
group Swim lessons
Reston Association offers 5 two-week
sessions. Each session is held Monday
through Thursday for the full two weeks.
There are no classes scheduled on Fridays
unless a make-up lesson is scheduled by the
instructor due to inclement weather.
Parent & Infant and Parent & Toddler classes
are held every two weeks, but parents may
opt to purchase all 8 lessons or to purchase 4
lessons and attend any 4 lessons within the
two-week session.
All students must be the required age by the
start of the course.
All group lessons are 35 minutes in length
except Levels 4 – 6, which are 40 minutes.
SCHEDULE EXCEPTION FOR SESSION 2
The first week of lessons will meet
Monday – Friday in order to make up for the
July 4 holiday. There will be NO LESSONS on
July 4. The second week of session 2 will be
Tuesday-Thursday with Friday reserved for
inclement weather make-up.
Group lesson fee: $61/RA Members
$78/Non-member
Parent & Infant or Parent & Toddler fee:
$30.50/RA Members (per 4 lessons)
$39/Non-members (per 4 lessons)
Water Test day
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Ridge Heights Heated Pool
11400 Ridge Heights Road
For people needing assistance with level
placement, please join our water safety
instructors for a fun evaluation of skills.
To Register for group lessons
1.
Determine your student’s level using
the descriptions on the opposite page.
If the student can perform all the listed
skills with ease then you know they
are ready to move up to the next level.
We always recommend that returning
students repeat the last level they took
the previous summer unless they have
been consistently enrolled in swim
lessons during the school year. There
are no skill prerequisites for level 1,
however the student must be able to
willingly separate from the parent and
function well in a group setting. If you
are unsure of your student’s abilities,
please attend the Water Test Day.
2.
Once you have selected the appropriate
level, see the group swim lesson
schedule on page 50 to select classes
that fit your schedule.
member Registration
Date: Monday, May 9, 2011
Time: starts at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Online* at www.reston.org or in
person at our Member Services department,
Non-member Registration
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Time: starts at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Online* at www.reston.org or in
person at our Member Services department,
*Online registration requires an account.
Online accounts can be set up at any time by
visiting www.reston.org and clicking ‘New
user’ in the top right corner.
Classes do fill fast so please make your
selections before your registration day
and be prepared with alternate choices.
3.
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Register online or in person on your
appropriate registration date.
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gRoup sWim lesson level guidelines
Reston Association offers parent
and child aquatics, 6 levels of learnto-swim courses, and adult beginner
classes. The parent and child classes
are described below. Our 6 levels
of learn-to-swim classes follow the
American Red Cross guidelines for
group swim lessons. The first 3 levels
are divided into age categories of
3-5 years and 6-12 years so that
our instructors can use the best
teaching approach for the students.
All students must be within the age
restrictions for their class. Levels
4-6 are open to students ages 5 and
up while Adult Beginner is open to
students 13 and up.
parent and Child Aquatics
Builds basic water safety skills for both
parents and children, helping infants
and young children ages 6 months
to 3 years become comfortable in
the water so they are willing and
ready to learn to swim. These basic
skills include adjusting to the water
environment, showing comfort while
maintaining a front or back position in
the water and demonstrating breath
control, including blowing bubbles or
voluntarily submerging under water.
parent and infant
Ages: 6 – 18 months, parental
involvement
Instructor helps parent and child to
become comfortable in the water by
emphasizing fun in the water.
parent and Toddler:
Ages: 18 – 36 months, parental
involvement
Develops swimming readiness
by teaching water entry, bubble
blowing, front kicking, back floating,
underwater exploration & basic water
safety skills.
parent and pre School
Ages: 3 – 5 years, parental
involvement
Child will be introduced to all level 1
skills. Perfect for a reluctant learner
who has difficulty separating from
a parent.
lEVEl 1: iNTROduCTiON TO
WATER SkillS
Helps participants feel
comfortable in the water.
Enter and exit water using
ladder, steps or side.
Roll from front to back and
back to front (with support)
Blow bubbles through
mouth and nose
(3 seconds).
Tread water using arm and
hand actions.
Bobbing (3 times).
Open eyes under water and
retrieve submerged object
(3 times in shallow water).
Front and back float
(3 seconds – with support).
Front and back glides (2
body lengths – with support).
Alternating, simultaneous,
and combined arm and leg
actions on front and back
(2 body lengths – with
support).
lEVEl 2: fuNdAmENTAl
AquATiC SkillS
Gives participants success with
fundamental skills.
Enter water by stepping or
jumping from the side.
Recover from front and
back float/glide to vertical
position.
Enter and exit water using
ladder, steps or side.
Roll from front to back
and back to front (without
support).
Fully submerge and hold
breath (5 seconds).
Change direction of travel
while swimming on front
or back.
Finning arm action on back
(5 body lengths).
Tread water using arm and
leg actions (15 seconds in
shoulder deep water).
Front, jellyfish and tuck
floats (5 seconds).
Combined arm and leg
actions on front and back
(5 body lengths).
Front and back glides
(2 body lengths) and back
float (15 seconds).
Open eyes under water and
retrieve submerged object
(twice in chest deep water).
Survival swimming in deep
water (30 seconds).
Flutter and dolphin kicks on
back (3-5 body lengths).
Tread water using 2
different kicks (modified
scissors, modified
breaststroke, or rotary–2
minutes).
lEVEl 3: STROkE
dEVElOpmENT
Builds on the skills in Level 2
through additional guided
practice in deeper waters.
Headfirst entry from the
side in sitting and kneeling
positions.
Tread water (30 seconds).
Bobbing while moving
toward safety.
Rotary breathing (10 times)
Survival float on front and
back in deep water
(30 seconds).
Change from vertical to
horizontal position on front
and back in deep water.
Front crawl and elementary
backstroke (15 yards
each).
Kicks: Flutter, scissor,
dolphin kicks on front
(3–5 body lengths).
lEVEl 5: STROkE
REfiNEmENT
Provides further coordination
and refinement of strokes.
Shallow-angle dive from the
side then glide and begin a
front stroke.
backstroke (50 yards each).
Tuck and pike surface dives,
submerge completely.
Tread water (5 minutes).
Front crawl and backstroke
flip turns while swimming.
Sculling (30 seconds).
lEVEl 4: STROkE
impROVEmENT
Develops confidence in the
skills learned and improves
other aquatic skills.
Headfirst entry from the
side in compact and stride
positions.
Front crawl and backstroke
open turns.
Swim under water (3-5 body
lengths).
backstroke (25 yards each).
Feetfirst surface dive.
Back crawl, breaststroke,
butterfly, and sidestroke
(15 yards each).
lEVEl 6: SWimmiNg ANd
Skill pROfiCiENCy
Works to increase ease, power,
efficiency, and smoothness
over greater distance.
backstroke (100 yards
each).
Demonstrate survival and
back floats in deep water
(5 minutes).
Back crawl, breaststroke,
butterfly, and sidestroke
(50 yards each).
Treading water without
kicking ( 2 minutes).
Demonstrate HELP
and huddle positions
(2 minutes).
Discuss basic safety rules
for open water environment
and boating.
Open turns and flip turns.
Focus on personal water
safety skills.
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2011 SWim lESSON SCHEdulE: SESSiONS 1– 3
parent &
infant
6-18 months
parent &
Toddler
18 – 36 months
parent &
preschool
Age: 3-5
level 1
Age: 3-5
level 1
Age: 6-12
level 2
Age: 3-5
level 2
Age: 6-12
level 3
Age: 3-5
level 3
Age: 6-12
level 4
level 5
level 6
&
Adult Beginner
SESSION 1: JuNE 6 – JuNE 17
DuE TO EArLy SEASON COOL wATEr TEMPErATurES, rIDGE HEIGHTS AND NOrTH SHOrE wILL bE HEATED FOr THE DurATION OF SESSION 1.
11:45 AM
(4/8)
rIDGE HEIGHTS
NOrTH SHOrE
10:15 AM
11 AM
11:45 AM
12:30 PM
10:15 AM
11 AM
12:30 PM
10:15 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
11 AM
SESSION 2: JuNE 27 – JuLy 8
LESSONS wILL NOT bE HELD ON MONDAy, JuLy 4. THEy wILL bE rESCHEDuLED FOr FrIDAy, JuLy 1.
10:15 AM
11 AM
HuNTErS wOODS
11 AM (4/8)
LAkE NEwPOrT
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
NOrTH HILLS
11 AM
11 AM
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
11 AM
7:45 PM
AuTuMNwOOD
11 AM
7 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7 PM
LAkE AuDubON
7 PM (4/8)
NEwbrIDGE
SHADOwOOD
uPLANDS
10:15 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
10:15 AM
11 AM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7:45 PM
GOLF COurSE
ISLAND
10:15 AM
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
11 AM
rIDGE HEIGHTS
10:15 AM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
Adult Beg.
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
SESSION 3: JuLy 11 – JuLy 22
HuNTErS wOODS
LAkE NEwPOrT
11 AM (4/8)
10:15 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
11 AM
NOrTH HILLS
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
rIDGE HEIGHTS
10:15 AM
11 AM
7 PM
AuTuMNwOOD
GLADE
GOLF COurSE
ISLAND
NEwbrIDGE
SHADOwOOD
uPLANDS
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7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
LAkE AuDubON
7 PM (4/8)
10:15 AM
11 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
9:30 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
11 AM
7 PM
7:45 PM
Adult Beg.
7:45 PM
LEVEL 6
7 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
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2011 SWim lESSON SCHEdulE: SESSiONS 4– 5
parent &
infant
6-18 months
parent &
Toddler
18 – 36 months
parent &
preschool
Age: 3-5
level 1
Age: 3-5
level 1
Age: 6-12
level 2
Age: 3-5
level 2
Age: 6-12
level 3
Age: 3-5
level 3
Age: 6-12
level 4
level 5
level 6
&
Adult Beginner
SESSION 4: JuLy 25 – AuGuST 5
HuNTErS wOODS
10:15 AM
11 AM
LAkE NEwPOrT
10:15 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
(4/8)
NOrTH HILLS
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
7 PM
AuTuMNwOOD
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
11 AM
11 AM
7:45 PM
11 AM
7 PM
7:45 PM
10:15 AM
11 AM
7 PM
GLADE
7 PM
GOLF COurSE
ISLAND
7 PM
7 PM
LAkE AuDubON
NEwbrIDGE
7:45 PM
SHADOwOOD
7 PM
7 PM
uPLANDS
10:15 AM
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
rIDGE HEIGHTS
10:15 AM
11 AM
11 AM
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
Adult Beg.
7:45 PM
7 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7 PM
SESSION 5: AuGuST 8 – AuGuST 19
*DuE TO THE DECrEASE IN INSTruCTOr AvAILAbIILITy, SCHEDuLING IS LIMITED THIS SESSION. ADDITIONAL CLASSES MAy bE OFFErED IF INSTruCTOrS bECOME AvAILAbLE.
LAkE NEwPOrT
11 AM (4/8)
10:15 AM
GOLF COurSE
ISLAND
7 PM
LAkE AuDubON
7 PM
GLADE
10:15 AM
11 AM
9:30 AM
11 AM
10:15 AM
7:45 PM
7 PM
7 PM
7:45 PM
9:30 AM
7 PM
Adult Beg.
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
7 PM
pRivaTe sWim lessons
Private lessons provide a one-on-one learning environment
between student and instructor while semi-private lessons
accommodate two students with one instructor.
All ages and skills levels are welcome.
hoW to regIster
step 1 – Select a Water Safety Instructor (by
asking one that you know from your
local pool or with the assistance of
our Swim Lesson Coordinator)
Classes are provided in 4, 40-minute sessions scheduled at the
convenience of the participant and instructor.
step 2 – Visit the member services desk at
Fee for Private Lessons:
$87/RA Members, $102/Non-members
step 3 – Customize your schedule and
Fee for Semi-Private Lessons (per person):
$72/RA Members, $89/Non-members
RA where you will need to provide
the name of your instructor.
location with your WSI directly.
If you have swim lesson-related questions please contact
[email protected].
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AquATiCS
adulT fiTness
pRogRams
Water Aerobics
To register for water aerobics, come to
Member Services where you can buy a
punch pass with as many classes as you
would like or simply drop in on a class
at the pool.
RA provides noodles and floating weights
but we ask that you bring your own water
aerobics belt if you would like to use one in
deep water.
Simply Seniors
Date: June 26 – August 25
Ages: 55+
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 11 a.m. – Noon
Locations: Tuesdays at North Hills Pool
Thursdays at Lake Thoreau Pool
Fee: $4 per class/RA Members
$8 per class/Non-members
Sunday Splash
Ages: Adult
Days: Sundays
Time: 9 – 10 a.m.
Location: North Shore Pool
deep Water fun
Ages: Adult
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
Time: 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Mondays at North Shore Pool
Wednesday at Golf Course Island Pool
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NEW IN 2011
Swim for fitness
Adult Swim program
Would you like to correct your swim stroke,
build endurance, and get more from your
time at the pool? Why not join us for this
new senior swim program?
Ages: 55+
Fee:$30.50 per session/RA Members
$39.00 per session/ Non-members
To Register for Swim for fitness
Online at www.reston.org or in person at our
Member Services desk, 12001 Sunrise Valley
Drive.
Session A
Dates: June 27 – July 5
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Location: Newbridge Pool
NOTE: No class July 4. Make-up will be held
July 5, same time and location
Session b
Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
Location: Tall Oaks Pool
Session C
Dates: July 25 – August 3
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Session d
Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
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Now Hiring in Aquatics
Reston Association Aquatics is looking for
applicants with a strong work ethic,
a passion for being outdoors, and
good customer service skills.
Please visit our website to apply –
http://careers.reston.org
positions include
lifeguard
Water Safety instructor
Water Aerobics instructor
lifeguard instructor
Please call the aquatics office at 703-435-6532
if you have questions about the required
certifications or the application process.
We Appreciate Our Sponsors
Reston Association Aquatics staff would like to thank the following business
for the goods, services, time and effort they have donated.
These businesses are very much appreciated by our members and staff
for their specific contributions.
dr. Stephan Tisseront
Vocelli pizza
All in Stitches
Sweetgreen
www.tisserontorthodontics.com
Towels for lifeguard orientation
www.vocellipizza.com
Lifeguard Olympics prizes and
food, weekly pool inspection
winners, pool party catering
discounts
http://allinstitchesva.com
Discounts for lifeguard uniforms
Lifeguard olympic t-shirts
www.sweetgreen.com
Reston Kids ‘ Triathlon
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TENNiS
With
48
outdoor tennis courts,
26
lighted for
night play, Reston Association offers one of the most extensive
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tennis programs in the Washington metropolitan area.
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Tennis
RA offers spring, summer and fall tournaments ranging from uSTAsanctioned to friendly local round robins. The tennis program also
features men’s, women’s and junior leagues as well as adult and
junior individual and group lessons. Register for leagues, lessons and
tournaments at Reston Association, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive or
online at www.reston.org. General tennis information can be found
on our Website as well as on the tennis court bulletin boards at each
of the tennis complexes. All registrations must be made online or at
Reston Association.
Tennis Online
Tennis lesson gift Certificates
Tennis Address
Info on our Reston Tennis News Facebook
page www.facebook.com/RestonTennisNews
Tennis gift certificates are available at the
Reston Association Tennis Office. Please
call 703-435-6502 or visit our website at
www.reston.org
Autmnwood Courts
11950 Walnut Branch Road
Find the following up-to-date information in
the tennis section on the Reston Association
website. www.reston.org

RTT Score Board is listed at
www.restontennis.org

Tennis ladder is listed on
www.tennisengine.com

uSTA Tournament and entry forms
are listed on www.usta.com
finding Tennis partners
Dial-a-Match list. This will give you the
names, level and availability of players,
along with their phone numbers. The list is
updated once a month, so if you would like
to add your name to the list, e-mail tennis@
reston.org.
Community Court Watch
We have some of the best community courts
in the Northern Virginia area. We are calling
on you to help keep our courts in tiptop
condition. If you see a broken net strap or
a light out, please e-mail [email protected]
or call the tennis office at 703-435-6502.
RA Tennis Scholarship program
RA Tennis provides scholarships to Reston
youth whose families have demonstrated
financial need, for example if the family
resides in subsidized housing or participates
in the school meal program. To learn more
about the scholarship program, call 703-4356502.
Tennis Committee
The RA Tennis Advisory Committee meets on
the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
at Reston Association. All comments and
suggestions are welcome. Send an e-mail
to [email protected]. To call or e-mail a
committee member with suggestions, look
them up on our website www.reston.org
Tennis key Tags
Great for easy identification and your
convenience. Key tags are available for $2.
Come to RA to purchase one.
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lighted Courts
The following 26 RA courts are lighted
until 11 p.m. for night play.

Autumnwood Courts.

Glade Clay Courts.

Hook Road Courts.

Lake Newport Courts.

North Hills Clay Courts.

Shadowood Courts.
barton Hill Tennis Courts
Sunrise Valley Drive/Barton Hill Road
Colts Neck Tennis Courts
Colts Neck Road
glade Tennis Courts
11550 Glade Drive
Hook Road Courts
Fairway Drive/Hook Road
lake Anne Tennis Courts
(with QuickStart lines)
11301 North Shore Drive
lake Newport Courts
11452 Baron Cameron Ave.
Newbridge Tennis Courts
11718 Golf Course Square
North Shore Tennis Courts
North Hills Courts
1325 North Village Road
Shadowood Courts
2201 Springwood Drive
upper lakes Tennis Courts
upper Lakes Drive/Sunrise Valley Drive
uplands Tennis Courts
11032 Ring Road
Tennis practice Walls

Colts Neck.
Hook Road.
Lake Anne Park.
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TENNiS
youTh Tennis
(10 and under)
Tennis is a whole new ball game. Balls,
rackets and courts sized right for kids. It’s
all about the play. Children learn best when
they have an opportunity to play and have
fun. Reston Tennis Youth classes focus on
practice, learn and play using the Quickstart
format. Children will learn to play tennis by
playing tennis. Reston Tennis implements
the games-based approach to tennis, which
means involving participants in tennis play
within the first hour of the program. In
addition, we will have a Team Tennis event
at the conclusion of each session. Class size
limited to six.
quickStart Tennis for munchkins
(ages 3–4)
quickStart Tennis for Aces
(ages 5–7)
This exciting new play format for learning
tennis is designed to bring kids into the
game by utilizing specialized equipment,
shorter court dimensions and modified
scoring—all tailored to age and size. Kids
enjoy a fun, motivating introduction to
tennis emphasizing fun and play, It’s the
fast, fun way to get kids into tennis and keep
them playing. Parents or guardians must be
present and join in the fun. Class size limited
to six.
This exciting new play format for learning
tennis is designed to bring kids into the
game by utilizing specialized equipment,
shorter court dimensions and modified
scoring—all tailored to age and size. Kids
enjoy a fun, motivating introduction to
tennis emphasizing fun and play. It’s the
fast, fun way to get kids into tennis and
keep them playing. We encourage a parent
or guardian to join in the fun to make this
class a success. In addition, we will have
a team tennis event at the conclusion of
each session on the last day that will be a
combined time slot. Class size limited to six.
Once a week for six weeks
Session 2: June 3 –July 16
Session 3: July 22– August 27 (No classes
on July 4th weekend)
Day & Time: Fridays, 10 – 10:45 a.m.
4 – 4:45 p.m., 5 – 5:45 p.m.
Location: Hook Road Courts
Day & Time: Saturdays, 9 – 9:45 a.m.
10 – 10:45 a.m.,11 – 11:45 a.m.
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Session 2: June 3 – July 18
Session 3: July 22 – August 29 (No classes
Day & Time: Mondays, 3 – 4 p.m., 4 – 5 p.m.
Team tennis event on the last class of the
Monday session from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Day & Time: Fridays, 4 – 5 p.m., 5 – 6 p.m.
Team tennis event on the last day of class of the
Friday session from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Day & Time: Saturdays, 9 – 10 a.m.,
10 – 11 a.m., 11 a.m. – Noon, Team tennis event
on the last class of the Saturday session from
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
quickstart Tennis for Champions
(ages 6–8)
This is the next step for children who are
committed to improving their tennis skills.
A certificate from Tennis Aces is required for
enrollment into this class. The Quickstart
format will be implemented but there will be
more of a focus on stroke production, foot
movement and tennis skill development. In
addition, there will be a team tennis event at
the conclusion of each session.
Twice a week for three weeks
Session 2: May 2 – May 20
Session 3: May 23 – June 13
Session 5: July 18 – August 5
Session 6: August 8 – August 26 (No classes on
Memorial Day or July 4th weekend)
Day & Time: Monday and Friday,
4:30 – 5:30 p.m., 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Team tennis
event on the last class on Friday from 5 – 6 p.m.
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ra tennIs
schoLarshIP Program
RA Tennis provides scholarships to Reston youth
whose families have demonstrated financial need.
(This includes residing in subsidized housing
or participating in a school meal program.)
To learn more about the scholarship program,
call 703-435-6502.
RESTON TENNiS STiCkERS: $1 All proceeds go to the
reston children’s tennis scholarship fund.
“this is where Friendships
Lead to championships”
RESTON JR. TEAm TENNiS
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quickstart Tennis for Champions
(ages 6–8)
WHAT iS JR. TEAm TENNiS?
Jr. Team Tennis is a fun recreational tennis league for ages 6-18. The teams are
coed and consist of at least six players—three boys and three girls—based on
similar ages and skill levels. Matches include boys singles, girls singles, boys
doubles, girls doubles and mixed doubles. All matches are determined by a
total-games-won format. They learn the game by playing it and thus developing their skills in a sport they can play for a lifetime, while making friends and
memories that will last just as long.
This is the next step for children who are
committed to improving their tennis skills.
A certificate from Tennis Aces is required for
enrollment into this class. The Quickstart
format will be implemented but there will be
more of a focus on stroke production, foot
movement and tennis skill development. In
addition, there will be a team tennis event at
the conclusion of each session.
pROgRAm bENEfiTS
1. Team Practice.
2. Match Play.
3. Fun Team Atmosphere.
4. Builds social skills, self esteem and integrity.
5. Access to TennisLink Registration & Tracking System.
6. Players participating in Section Championships receive L3 Mid-Atlantic
ranking points.
Session 3: July 23 – August 27 (No classes
Day & Time: Saturday 10 – 11 a.m.
AVAilAblE diViSiONS:
Teams play in one of the following league divisions:
8 & under: QuickStart Beginner, Intermediate
10 & under: QuickStart Beginner, Intermediate
12 & under: Beginner, Intermediate
HOW muCH dOES uSTA JR.TEAm TENNiS COST?
Reston Jr. Team Tennis:$45
This fee includes:
uSTA fees: TennisLink Registration
uSTA Jr. Membership: A subscription to Smash Magazine, Ability to participate
in uSTA Sanctioned Tournaments and Access to retail discounts
Nike Dri-Fit uniform shirt
Team Matches
SigN up HERE ON ACTiVE NETWORk:
http://www.active.com/tennis-league/reston-va/usta-junior-team-tennis-league-2011
for more information, contact mary Conaway at [email protected]
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TENNiS
JunioRs Tennis
(Ages 8 – 12)
learn, practice and play for
Juniors (ages 8 – 12)
Twice a week for four weeks.
Session 3: June 6 – June 30
Saturdays once a week for four weeks.
Session 4: July 16 – August 6 (No classes on
level One: This class is for players with
level Three: This class is for students who
little or no tennis background.
Day & Time: Monday/Wednesday, 5 – 6 p.m.
Day & Time: Tuesday/Thursday, 5 – 6 p.m.
Day & Time: Saturday, 9 – 10 a.m.
Location: Autumnwood
have completed Level Two.
Day & Time: Monday/Wednesday
5– 6 p.m.
Day & Time: Tuesday/ Thursday, 5 – 6 p.m.
Day & Time: Saturday, 11a.m. – Noon
session 5 – 6 p.m. In the event of rain the
Team Tennis Event will be held on Friday.
Team Tennis event will be held on Friday.
level Two: This class is for students who
Lake Newport Courts: 11452 Baron Cameron
Avenue
have taken Level One.
5– 6 p.m.
Day & Time: Tuesday/Thursday, 5– 6 p.m.
Day & Time: Saturday, 10 – 11a.m.
Autumnwood Courts: 11950 Walnut Branch
Road
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futures program for Junior player
with Chume bertrand (ages 8 – 12)
This program is for junior players previously
involved in Reston junior tennis. Participants
in this program must have the skill and
desire to continue to improve their level of
play. It is intended that these groups will
develop over the years so that they are able
to enter sanctioned uSTA tournaments and
be competitive once they reach high school.
Players will be placed in a class with juniors
of similar experience and ability. Meets twice
a week for three weeks. Each session will
include: stroke analysis, instruction, drills,
tactics, footwork, conditioning, doubles and
singles strategy.
Session 2: April 25 – May 11
Session 5: July 11 – July 27
4:30 – 6 p.m.
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JunioRs Tennis
(Ages 12 – 18)
High School Tennis innovations
development program with Rob
Tucker (ages 12 – 17)
Twice a week for three weeks
Day & Time: Tuesday/Thursday
4:30 – 6 p.m.
Junior Northern Virginia league
RA sponsors a junior tennis team in the
Northern Virginia Tennis League in the
following age divisions: 12s, 14s, 18s & under.
The child’s age on June 30, 2011 determines
the age group in which to play. Registration
deadline is June 22. Players will be asked to
bring snacks and drinks when we host the
opposing teams. Call 703-435-6502 for more
information. All players will receive a team
shirt.
Ages: 12, 14, 16, 18
Dates: Wednesday, June 22 – July 27
Time: Matches start at 9 a.m.
Fee: $25/RA members, $30/Non-residents
Practices for Ages: 12, 14, 16,18
Practices will be held on Mondays from
5 – 7 p.m. starting June 6th at Hook Road.
This program is for rising high school players
and those already in high school. This match
play program will develop competitive skills
for both singles and doubles play under
actual match conditions. Emphasis will be on
strategy, conditioning and footwork. Players
must already be competitive to enter this
program.
Teen Tennis (ages 13 –16)
level Three: Teenage players advancing
Teens will enjoy tennis with their peers and
learn the fundamentals of tennis techniques
and strokes. Emphasis is on fun, fitness and
play. In addition, we will have a Team Tennis
event at the conclusion of each session on
the last day of the session. In the event of
rain the Team Tennis Event will be held on
Friday. Classes will meet twice a week for four
weeks. Class size limited to six.
beyond level two should qualify for RA High
School Tennis Innovations Development
Program. See top left for more information.
TENNiS
biRTHdAy pARTiES
Twice a week for four weeks
level One: This class is for players with
little or no tennis background.
Day & Time: Monday/Wednesday, 6 – 7 p.m.
level Two: This class is for students who
have taken Level One.
Day & Time: Tuesday/ Thursday, 6 – 7 p.m.
Call the tennis office at 703-435-6502
to schedule your party. Let one of our
professionally-trained tennis pros lead
the group in fun-filled instructional
activities. Group size can range from
six to 12 children. You supply the
refreshments and we will supply the
courts for 90 minutes, racquets, balls,
staff and a prize for each child, plus a
free lesson for the birthday child to be
arranged at a later date.
Cost range from: $185 – $225,
depending on size of the group.
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TENNiS
adulT Tennis
(17+ years)
Twice A Week group lesson
Groups of three to five students meet with
one instructor twice a week for 2 weeks.
17 years and older.
One day–A-Week group lesson
Note: We cannot guarantee court preference.
On some occasions, classes may be combined
at one location or students may be asked to
move from one level to another to maximize
the ability for congenial class instruction.
beginners
Introduces serve, volley, forehand and
backhand strokes, court positions and tennis
terms.
Advanced beginners
Reviews beginners’ strokes with an emphasis
on stroke execution. Introduces lob and
overhead, scoring and rules. Students must
know the basic strokes and forehand rallying.
Groups of three to five students meet
with one instructor once a week for 4
weeks.
beginners
twice A Week group lesson
Day & Time: Monday, 7:30 – 9 p.m
Day & Time: Wednesday, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Newbridge
Date & Time: Saturday, Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Session 2: April 19 – April 28
Fee: $78/RA Members,$88/Non-members
Advanced beginners
For those wishing to perfect their strokes
through drills with an emphasis on
consistency, singles and doubles strategy
and match play.
Day & Time: Monday, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Day & Time: Wednesday, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Day & Time: Thursday, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Newbridge
Day & Time: Saturday, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Tennis Court Address
intermediates
Autumnwood Courts, 11950 Walnut Branch Road
Hook Road Courts, Fairway Drive and Hook Road
Lake Newport Courts, 11452 Baron Cameron Avenue
Newbridge Tennis Courts, 11718 Golf Course Square
Day & Time: Monday, 10:30 – Noon
Location: Hook Road
Day & Time: Monday, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Day & Time: Saturday, 9 – 10:30 a.m.
intermediate
One day-A-Week group lesson
(four weeks)
Session 2: May 2– June 4
Session 4: July 11– August 6 (No classes on
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beginners
Advanced beginners
intermediates
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adulT Tennis
pRogRams
(17+ years)
Stroke of the Week
Three to eight players. Must register at least
one week in advance.
Day & Time: Tuesday Nights, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Hook Road
* Book four strokes and receive a 5 percent
discount.
date
April 26
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
stroke
Forehands
Backhands: one-and two-handed
Overheads and lobs
Approach shots
Doubles strategy
Serves
Volleys and half volley
Serve and volley-attack the net
Forehands
Backhands: one-and two-handed
Overheads and lobs
Approach shots
Doubles strategy
Improve and enhance your Tennis Stroke
of the Week with a coordinating and
complimentary Exercise of the Week
provided by Pfifer Fitness. When you register
for the Stroke of the Week, come out at 6:30
to enjoy a warm-up exercise to develop
better skills for your tennis game.
Brought to you by
Adult Serve & Return lesson
Cardio Tennis
Groups of up to four students meet once a
week for four weeks to become masters of
their serve. The serve is the most important
stroke in tennis. It starts the game. Without
being able to serve, you cannot play the
game of tennis. In this class you will learn a
kick serve, a slice serve and increase the pace
and velocity of your flat serve. Let the games
begin.
Once a week. Three to eight players. Must
register at least one week in advance. Cardio
Tennis is a new, fun group activity featuring
drills to give players of all abilities an
ultimate, high energy workout. Taught by a
teaching professional, Cardio tennis includes
a warm-up, cardio workout, and cool down
phases. If you are looking for a great way to
get in shape and to burn calories, you must
try Cardio Tennis. Book four sessions and
receive a 5 percent discount.
Day & Time: Tuesdays, 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Hook Road
Dates: April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23
June 6, June 13, June 20, June 27, July 11,
July 18, July 25, August 1, August 8
Day & Time: Monday, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Dates: April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19,
May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23,
June 30, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4,
August 11
Day & Time: Thursday, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
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TENNiS
adulTs Tennis
leagues
mixed doubles flight
If you are looking to play more tennis with
your partner, we invite you to join our
Mixed Doubles Flight. All levels of play are
welcome. Match results are used to sort the
flight so everyone has a good, competitive
match each week. You must have a partner
to play in this flight; partners are not
assigned. You are also responsible for finding
a substitute to play with your partner when
you cannot play yourself. (All substitutes
must be RA residents or members.) However,
if both team members must miss a week,
you are not responsible for a substitute
team if you notify the flight coordinator in
advance. This flight runs into the summer, so
we expect that many teams will miss a week
or two due to vacations and other activities.
Specific guidelines on the flight are e-mailed
to all registered participants before the
first night of play. If you have any questions
before then, please contact the tennis office
or send an e-mail to [email protected]. The
flight will run for 10 weeks beginning May
20 and running through July 22. Deadline to
sign up is May 13, 2011.
Day & Time: Friday, 7 – 9 p.m.
Location: Lake Newport Tennis Courts
Fee: $36 per team/RA Members, $40 per team/
Non-members
Northern Virginia Tennis league
Men! Women! Seniors!...... Play singles,
doubles or mixed doubles in the Northern
Virginia Tennis League. This league begins
mid May and continues through July.
Location: Men play at Lake Newport, Barton
Hill, Autumnwood, Uplands and occasionally
at Glade, and travel to play against other clubs
on Saturday mornings.
Women play at Lake Newport and Hook on
weekday mornings or travel to other area
clubs, depending on the schedule.
Fee: $15/person, RA Members
$17/person, Non-resident members
*Non-residents must purchase a RA Tennis
Membership to participate
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Reston Team Tennis
(ages18 years & older)
Reston Team Tennis, formally known as World
Team Tennis, is one of our most popular
leagues. There are 24 teams that play on
Wednesday and Thursday nights. This is a
social, yet competitive league. Please call
the tennis office at 703-435-6502 if you
would like to join a team or start your own.
Format: Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s and
Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Matches
can be played with as few as four players or as
many as ten players per team.
Start Date: April 13
Days & Level: Wednesday 3.0 – 3.5
Thursday 4.0 – 4.5
Time: 7 – 10 p.m.
Locations: Glade, Lake Newport, Hook Road,
Shadowood, North Hills and Autumnwood
Senior Round Robin
(ages 55 and over)
Still looking for competitive fun play? Join
the senior inter-Reston league on Fridays
from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Lake Newport Courts.
Register in advance at the tennis office: 703435-6502. The format will be doubles.
Session1: April 22 – May 27 (Rain date June 3)
Session 2: June 10 – July 15 (rain date July 22)
Fee: $15 for six weeks of play per person
Tennis Ratings
Reston Association tennis professionals will
give free ratings. Please call 703-435-6502 to
arrange a convenient time. These are Reston
ratings and apply for play in the Reston Team
Tennis League.
drop in Tennis
How it works: You must have your RA pass
with you to participate. Bring a can of balls
and your game. Doubles will be the format
when people are waiting to play. Teams
will play best of five games using NO-AD
scoring. The winning team will stay on the
same court but will split and no longer be
partners. Losing team will slide to the next
court down where a winning team will split
and will except 1 player each. If the court
next to you has not finished, you are asked
to wait outside the court or on a bench. This
format will continue until nobody is waiting
to play. Once people are waiting to play, you
are asked to go back to the five game NO-AD
matches.
Day & Time: Tuesday, 7 – 10 p.m.
Courts: 1,2,5,6 *Drop in tennis is for Reston
Association Members and tennis members
only. Non-members must purchase an RA
tennis membership to participate.
Contact tennis office at 703-435-6502
for more information.
COmE plAy iN RESTON
Ra Tennis
CouRT Rules
& TouRnamenT
Reston Association Tennis
Court Rules
usage

RA Members with their membership
cards. (Guests must have a guest pass
and be accompanied by the host
member).

Players must show membership cards
and guest passes on the changeover.

RA instructors are the ONLY persons
permitted to give lessons on a feepaying basis.

Only tennis shoes with non marking
soles allowed, no jogging or running
shoes permitted.
Reserving a Court

Players must place their membership
card and a racquet (or racquet cover) on
the numbered hooks on the courtside
bulletin boards. Failure to display the
racquet/cover and the membership
card or key tag means the court is not
reserved.

Players reserving courts must remain
courtside while waiting to play.

One member may reserve court to use
ball machine or ball hopper.

Players may not reserve a court while
playing.

RA may reserve courts for lessons,
tournaments, league play and court
rentals.
priority of play

Court changes are made on the hour.
Please show your pass when entering
the court.

Play is limited to one hour for singles
and two hours for doubles when other
people are waiting. Players who have
used the court for a fraction of the hour
must vacate on the hour when others
are waiting to play.
Enforcement of the Rules

RA court monitors and staff will enforce
the rules of court play.

Failure to adhere to these rules will
result in loss of court privileges.
Membership cards and guest passes are
available at the RA tennis office, 12001
Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20191-3404.
Guest passes are also available from a court
monitor.
Tournament dates
Raise A Racquet for kids
doubles Tournament
Compass Draw
Men’s and Women’s Doubles
Date: June 3 – 5, 2011
Entry Fee: $40
Deadline: May 30, 2011
Register at www.active.com
Rally for A Cause
To Benefit American Cancer Society
Singles Compass Draw
Men’s and Women’s Singles & Doubles
Date: June 24 – 26, 2011
Singles Fee: $35
Doubles Fee: $40 per team
Deadline: June 19, 2011
Register at www.active.com
spRing
uSTA/mAS men’s and Women
35/45 Championships
Singles (SE)
Date: April 15 – 18, 2011
Entry Fee: $45
Deadline: April 10, 2011
Register at www.usta.com
uSTA / mAS men’s and Women
Open Singles Championship
Singles (SE) Cash Prize
Date: May 13 – 16, 2011
Entry Fee: $50
Deadline: May 8, 2011
Register at www.usta.com
summeR
HEART
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TENNiS
RA TENNiS pRO SHOp
Call 703-435-6502 for more info on racket demos and shoes.
®
K-SWISS
Stabilor SLS (Mens)
Biomimetic
300
Biomimetic
300 Tour
GAMMA
CP-1200
GAMMA
CP-1000
$179.00
$169.95
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$179.00
$139.95
Biomimetic
500
$169.00
GAMMA
CP-900
$159.95
K-SWISS
BigShot (Black)
Biomimetic
500 Tour
$179.00
GAMMA
CP-900 Team
$159.95
Biomimetic
500 Plus
$179.00
GAMMA
Tour 300X
$139.95
K-SWISS
Stabilor SLS (Womens)
Biomimetic
600
$169.00
GAMMA
Quick Kids 25”
$23.95
Biomimetic
600 Lite
$159.00
GAMMA
BALL-TuBE
$24.95
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Ra Tennis
laddeR
men and Woman
Singles & doubles ladder
New this year, we are offering both Adult
Singles and Doubles Ladders. Prizes will be
awarded at the end of the season. If you sign
up for the doubles ladder with a partner, you
can automatically enter the singles ladder
at no additional cost. upon completion of
registering, you will receive a password to
the online ladder. You must have a partner
to join doubles ladder.
fee: $10 per person.
Challenge ladder Rules
The initial ranking of players on a ladder
is random. New players are added to the
bottom of the ladder. The challenger must
contact the player challenged.
The challenged player may select the time
and location of the match; however, the time
and location should be mutually agreeable
to both players. The challenger is responsible
for providing new tennis balls and reserving
the court according to Reston Association
Tennis Court Rules.
A match should be completed within seven
K-SWISS
days of the challenge. BigShot
A person
challenged
(Black)
who cannot play within seven days for any
reason shall forfeit the match. A withdrawn
or canceled challenge is a default loss for the
challenger.
The standard rules of the united States
Tennis Association (uSTA) apply to ladder
matches. The usual method of scoring is
based on winning two of three sets, with a
tiebreak at the end of any set that reaches a
score of six games each. In the tiebreak, the
first to win seven points wins the set, but
must win by at least two points.
The winner of the match is responsible for
recording the results online within 24 hours
of the match.
a.
B.
C.
d.
date of the match.
Winner’s name.
loser’s name.
match score.
The ladder listing is updated each time
a new challenge match score has been
entered. A player inactive for a period of
four weeks is moved down in the rankings
at that time, with additional penalties
for each succeeding period of inactivity.
The rules will be interpreted and disputes
between members will be settled at the soul
discretion of the ladder coordinator, Rob
Tucker at 703-435-6502.
RA Tennis Advisory
Committee Announces
AdOpT-A-bENCH
Help increase seating capacity at
Reston’s tennis courts. Select the
bench’s court location, based on
availability on a first-come, first
served basis.
Cost: $235 per bench, includes
brass name plate, if desired.
Make checks payable to Friends of Reston. “Adoptions” are 100 percent tax
deductible.
Call RA tennis office at 703-435-6534 or e-mail [email protected].
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mARy CONAWAy
RA’s Tennis Manager has been
involved in Reston since 1987. In
1998, Mary became certified as a
PTR Instructor and taught
lessons for Reston Association.
Mary currently serves as chair of
the uSTA National Learning and
Leadership Committee.
Jill gRAHAm
RA Tennis is excited to have
Jill on staff again for the 2011
season. Jill teaches tennis to
children of all ages and will
be heading up the Friday and
Saturday Munchkin classes for
3 & 4 year olds.
JAmES A. pHifER, JR.
James is an AAAI/ISMA Certified
Personal Trainer, AAAI/ISMA
Certified in Sports Nutrition, PTR
Certified Tennis Instructor and
CPR and First Aid Certified.
James’ passions are fitness,
exercising, and motivating
others to reach their goals.
His belief is that fitness is a
lifestyle from which everyone
can benefit.
kEiTH gONZAlES
Keith has been a serious
tournament player since age
16, and has been nationally
ranked, and also ranked top 15
in Florida men’s open division.
He particularly enjoys training
and pushing junior tournament
players to maximize their
potential.
Jim EldER
Jim has been a uSPTA-certified
pro since 1997 and co-chairs the
uSTA Mid-Atlantic Adult-Senior
Ranking Committee. He is the VP
for the men’s division of the
Northern Virginia Tennis League.
In 2010, Jim was ranked in
singles as high as #16 nationally
in his age group, won the MAS
Clay doubles, and was the
finalist in one national and two
MAS singles championships.
CHumE bERTRANd
Chume is a PTR-certified
associate instructor. She has
been involved with tennis since
she moved to the Reston area
in 1991. Chume has been very
active with uSTA junior tennis.
She plays tennis competitively in
many local tennis leagues.
pETE STAplES
A native of Australia, Peter is a
PTR-certified Instructor, now
living in Reston. He is passionate
about tennis and loves to share
his love of the game with high
energy instruction. His other
passion is tennis photography.
Peter photographs the Pros at
the Legg Mason Tournament,
as well as many other ATP tour
events.
JESSiCA kEENER
Jessica is a recent graduate
from the top 50 Division I tennis
program, Marshall university,
where she played on a full
scholarship for her collegiate
career. She loves to work with
upcoming juniors, helping them
to develop their game.
RObERT TuCkER
Robert is a certified PTR tennis
instructor who lives in Reston.
With two decades of experience
in tennis sales, he is the “go to”
guy when you’re trying to find
the right equipment for your
game.
dyANNA dElANEy
Dyanna loves to inspire younger
children through tennis. She
teaches them games that make
them want to learn tennis and
sportsmanship.
ROd pAOliNi
Rod particularly enjoys working
with young children. He
employs various activities and
games that develop the skills
needed for tennis. He invites
parents to be involved in
the lesson in order to learn
and play together. Rod is a
PTR-certified instructor.
mARk STEEdS
Mark is a uSPTA-certified
instructor. He has experience
teaching women’s team
practices, junior programs, adult
programs and private lessons to
children and adults of all ages
and levels.
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SAVE THE dATE
July 12, 2011
reston tennis day with the
washington kastles. we will have
a block of tickets reserved to see
the washington kastles led by
coach murphy Jensen, take on
the ny sportimes with
John mcenroe.
For more info, contact
mary conaway at 703-435-6534.
Come See the u.S. Open
History in The making
THe 2011 US open
AUG. 29 – Sept. 11
Will another challenger knock Nadal from his u.S. Open throne? Will Kim
Clijsters defend her title from a field of players with their eyes on the
crown?
Come see these and other storylines play out in this year’s u.S. Open!
Contact Rob ([email protected]) for details about our same-day bus
trip up to New York during the tournament’s first week on Thursday,
September 1st. Availability is limited, so contact us today.
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RA CAmpS
friendship and fun for over 35 years.
Where real friendships are forged, youthful
energy abounds and memories last a lifetime.
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Ra Camps
Treat your child to a true camp experience.
See why the longest operating camps in Reston are the place to be.
Generations of Restonians have grown up through the RA Camps
tradition, from campers to counselors and directors to managers,
even to an Executive Vice President.
Safety and supervision exceeds the minimum standards for child day
centers as required by the Virginia Department of Social Services.
See specific camps for
the director and the staff
were fantastic. we will be
back next year for our 6th
time in reston camps.
Come play with RA at:

Nature Tots (ages 3–5)
Walker’s Rangers (ages 6–8)
Hug-A-Tree (ages 5–7)
Mini Camp (ages 5–10)
Sportsters (ages 6–8)
Skate Camp (ages 6–12)
Day Camp (ages 7–11)
Science Camp (ages 8–12)
Adventure Links (ages 8–14)
Teen Camp (ages 11–14)
Guard Start (ages 13–15)
Counselor-In-Training (ages 14–16)
Top reasons to choose RA Camps

Best staff-to-camper ratios – at least one
counselor for every seven campers.
Lots of personal attention from fun and
responsible staff.
Park locations that are a great break
from school.
Bonding and lasting friendships made
in small peer groups.
Creative outlets for camper
imaginations and abilities.
Variety of activities within and across
the camp programs.
Daily schedules planned with camper
and counselor input.

Registration
Swimming in RA’s premier outdoor
pools (often including non-public hours
and camp pool parties).
Travel to fun and interesting places
around Reston and special field trips
outside of Reston.
Door-to-door transportation in air
conditioned vans.
Environmental education and
hands-on science activities led by
professional naturalists, scientists and
teachers.
Job skills training for teens.
Camp Themes
At many RA Camps, there are designated
session themes which promote creativity,
imagination and enthusiasm at camp.
General descriptions are provided.
However, camp themes are interpreted
and implemented by the camp staff and
campers. Theme-related activities enhance
the program’s core activities and may include
special event activities, field trips, counselor
– inspired storylines, children’s literature,
special snacks, songs, crafts, nature activities,
group projects or contests. Not all activities
at camp relate to the theme. Schedules
and activities are subject to change at the
discretion of camp management.
Age Requirements

Minimum age requirements must be
met by Sept. 30, 2011.
Maximum age requirements must be
met by June 21, 2011.
Registration is in progress for members and
Non-members. Spaces are filling quickly.
Go to “Shop RA” at www.reston.org to
register or join a waiting list. Online
registration is available for members and
Non-members.
It is important that you add your child to our
waitlists. Many spaces do become available
and we want to be able to offer those to you.
A $75 non-refundable deposit per camper
per session is required for most camps at
registration time. EXCEPTION: Nature Tots and
Walker’s Rangers deposit is $40.
Full payment for all sessions and services
is required by May 1. Refunds, minus
applicable deposits, may be recovered
until June 1.
Additional Services
Transportation

For an additional fee, van transportation
is available within RA boundaries. Pick
up/Drop Off locations must be home,
place of employment or day care
provider. (See page 84 for details.)
Extended Care

For an additional fee, extended care
is provided from 7:30 – 9 a.m. and
4 – 5:30 p.m. (See page 84 for details.)
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naTuRe ToTs
(Ages 3–5)
camp was wonderful. the
activities were fun and
appropriate. thank you.
Dates: Monday – Friday
Four one-week sessions
Time: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Walker Nature Education Center
11450 Glade Drive
Fee: RA Members
Session 1A, 3A & 3B = $80
Session 1B = $64/session (due to Holiday)
Non-residents
Session 1A, 3A & 3B = $105
Session 1B = $84/session (due to Holiday)
Transportation: Not available
Extended Care: Not available
Ages: 3 – 5 by Sept. 30, 2011
Campers must be potty trained.
Staff Ratio: At least one staff member for every
six campers.
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Discover nature through hands-on
activities, special guests and exploratory
walks.
use their five senses to experience
music, movement, crafts and special
snacks.
Learn social skills through group games
and learning centers.
Have fun with puppets, drama and
other imaginary play.
Session 1A: June 27 – July 1
Session 3A: July 25 – July 29
Rascals and Rodents
beautiful books
Ever wonder why squirrels have such big,
fluffy tails? Or how beavers can chew down
enormous trees? Explore remarkable rodents
from tiny mice to robust beavers and a few
rascals in between like the raccoon. Search
for their homes and discover what they like
to eat. Become a nature detective and search
the trails for animal clues. We’ll even have a
visit from the nature center mascot, Earl the
Squirrel!
Let your imagination run away with you
as we explore great nature books. Authors
like Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert will peak our
curiosity and guide our adventures. Explore
the gardens in search of a very hungry
caterpillar. Learn about bats with the help of
Stellaluna. Enjoy the bright, rainbow scales
of fish as we dip net at Lake Audubon. Books
will open the door to the world of nature
around us.
Session 1b: July 5 – July 8 (No Camp on July 4th)
Session 3b: August 1 – August 5
puddle play
fantastic forests
Explore nature’s little watering holes and
learn how every drop of water can be some
animal’s water fountain. Create and sail your
own puddle boat and learn about all the
critters that come to puddles to drink and
play. After it rains, all sorts of creatures come
out to muddle in puddles. Make a splash at
the pool, look for tadpoles in the pond and
search for watering holes along our trails.
The forest is a wonderful place. Meet our
forest friends and learn about the trees they
call home. Search for forest seeds like acorns,
pretend to grow into a mighty oak, search for
critters on the forest floor, and make a tree
cookie necklace. Then take imaginary field
trips to the rainforest, roccoli forest and the
“land of no trees” to discover why trees are
our friends.
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WalkeR’s
RangeRs
(Ages 6–8)
Being in the woods, learning
about nature, creeking,
s’mores, crafts and good
snacks.
Dates: Monday – Friday
Four one-week sessions
Time: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Fee: RA Members – $80/session
Non-residents – $105/session
Ages: 6 – 8 by Sept. 30, 2011
six campers.
Campers will…

Discover nature through hands-on
activities, special guests and exploratory
walks.
use their five senses to experience
music, movement, crafts and special
snacks.
Learn social skills through group games
and learning centers.
Have fun with puppets, drama and
other imaginary play.
Session 2A: July 11 – 15
Session 4A: August 8 – 12
Nature Explorers
micro World
Hiking and camping can be a lot of fun, and
it’s good to know the basics of each. Make a
list of the tools every nature explorer should
have. Learn the principles of “Leave No Trace”
hiking and camping. use a GPS unit to find
hidden treasures. Practice what to do if you
ever get lost in the woods. Build a campfire
and make some yummy treats.
Ants, beetles, slugs and worms help make up
nature’s micro world. Get down low and see
how many little things live under a log. Look
at pond water through a microscope to see
how it teems with life. use a magnifying glass
to examine the bark of a tree, the underside
of a leaf and even the tip of your finger. Build
a terrarium so you can take home your own
micro world.
Session 2b: July 18 – 22
green gardeners
Session 4b: August 15 –19
Ever wonder what it means to have a green
thumb? Find out during an exciting week
of digging in the dirt. Grow plants from
seeds, decorate a flowerpot and run plant
experiments. Learn how to make compost
and go on a search for nature’s “gardeners.”
Play parachute games to show how seeds
move around and visit the nature center’s
gardens and meadows.
Water is essential to life and it can be a
lot of fun, too. Dip into a creek to find the
critters that live in water. Cast a line into
Lake Audubon to try to hook a fish. Sketch
a watery scene and paint with watercolors.
Have a water balloon toss and participate in
water relays. Discover how “cool” water can
be, especially during the hot days of summer.
Water Wonders
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hug-a-TRee
(Ages 5–7)
the variety of games and
activities is outstanding.
every night she could not
wait to return the next day.
Dates: June 27– Aug. 19
Four two-week sessions, Monday – Friday
Time: AM groups 9 a.m. – Noon
PM groups 1 – 4 p.m.
Full-Day groups 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Campers will…
Location: Brown’s Chapel Concession Stand
– past the chapel, at the top of the park, 1525
Brown’s Chapel Road.

Fee: Half-Day (AM or PM)
RA Members – $165/session

Participate in games, music, drama,
crafts and swimming.
Explore and learn about nature through
hands-on activities and experiences.
Expand their creativity and sense of
wonder.
Have a daily snack.
Go on field trips within Reston and to
selected sites outside of Reston.
Build social skills through small group
interactions.
Full-Day
RA Members – $375/session

Camp shirts: $7/shirt, Required daily
Session 1: June 27 – July 8 (Camp carnival July 6th.
No camp July 4th.)
Transportation: Available – See Page 84
Extended Care: Available – See Page 84
All the World’s a Stage
Ages: 5 – 7 by Sept. 30, 2011
six campers.
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Stories from around the world, past and
present, provide the background for
dramatic expression. From finger puppets to
dancing to the beat of their own tambourine,
campers will learn and interpret a variety
of tales, myths and legends. Perform in the
Hug-A-Tree Talent Show. Bring a new hero or
heroine to life – You – by joining us for this
action packed session.
Space Rangers
Blast off into outer space and visit the final
frontier. Our mission is to journey through
space and explore the galaxy. We’ll learn
about stars and planets, invent our own
rocket ships and have an alien parade.
Games, crafts and everything else will be out
of this world!
Session 3: July 25 – Aug. 5
The Riddles of the Woods
The woods are filled with many secrets and
surprises. Learn the skills to solve some of
the mysteries of our green world. Follow the
trail of the golden acorn by solving the riddle
of the day. Clues may lead you into a secret
garden, Jurassic park or an enchanted forest.
Session 4: Aug. 8 – Aug. 19
Wet and Wonderful
Water is everywhere! Explore lakes, streams
and oceans. Do the water cycle boogie, make
an ocean in a bottle, look for frogs and fish,
go puddle jumping and play water games. It
will be a wonderfully wet experience.
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spoRTsTeRs
(Ages 6–8)
we loved the exposure to so
many sports with counselors
whose love of sports was
contagious.
LIMIT: 2 SESSIONS PER CAMPER
Sessions:
1. June 27 – July 8
2. July 11 – July 22
3. July 25 – Aug. 5
4. Aug. 8 – Aug. 19
Campers will…

Dates: June 27 – Aug. 19

Location: Lake Anne Park

Non-members – $185/session
Camp shirts: $7/shirt, Required daily

Ages: 6 – 8 by Sept. 30, 2011
Improve coordination and confidence
through fun and challenging ageappropriate games with playground
balls, parachutes, jump ropes and more!
Improve skills, such as fielding, throwing
and dribbling through participation
in non-intimidating drills, relays and
instruction.
Enhance their understanding of rules,
procedures and strategies associated
with a variety of sports and lead up
games such as soccer, basketball,
kickball and whiffleball.
Enjoy pool days at nearby RA pools.
Build social skills and team work
through small group interactions.
Enjoy daily snack and a final awards
ceremony.
six campers.
Motor Skill Development made FuN builds
CONFIDENCE that leads to a lifetime of
SuCCESS!
Sportsters is located at beautiful Lake Anne
Park, featuring a multipurpose court, practice
wall, tennis courts, sand volleyball pit, spray
fountain, playground and pavilion, just
minutes from baseball and soccer fields.
mini-Camp
(Ages 5–10)
Dates: August 22 – August 26
one-week session, Monday – Friday
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Brown’s Chapel
1525 Brown’s Chapel Road
Camp Shirts: $7/shirt, Required daily – See
Page 84
Extended Care: Not Available
Ages: 5-10 by September 30, 2011
Staff Ratio: At least one staff member for
every six campers
Campers will…

my daughter had a blast –
she loved her counselors
and all the activities.

Participate in sports, games, music,
drama, crafts and swimming.
Explore and learn about nature through
hands-on activities and experiences.
Expand their creativity and sense of
wonder.
Build social and cooperative skills
through small group interactions and
team building activities.
Enjoy a lunch cookout and an end-ofsummer party.
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skaTe Camp
(Ages 6–12)
as always, skate camp was
great time for my son. It is a
very positive experience.
Dates: Two one-week sessions
Monday – Friday
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Lake Newport Soccer Field Parking
Area
Extreme Fun For skateboard and rollerblade
enthusiasts (inline skaters).
Brought to you in partnership with American
Inline Skating.
SESSiONS ANd SpORT OpTiONS
Ages: 6–13 by Sept. 30, 2011
Note: Instruction in different skate sports
will run simultaneously during each session.
Campers will receive instruction in only one
skate sport per session. Indicate your choice
on your registration form of skateboarding or
rollerblading (inline skating). Skateboarders
will be grouped apart from inline skills during
instruction times.
Campers will…

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Learn to skate in an environment where
safety and skills are a top priority.
Increase their skills and confidence with
American In-line’s fun, professional staff.
Learn cooperative skills through group
interaction.
Provide their own equipment as listed.
Skateboarding
Ready, Set, Go. An extreme camp for
skateboard riders of all levels. Whether
you have never been on a skateboard and
want to learn or you are an experienced
skateboard rider who wants to improve your
skills, this camp is for you. Learn to push, olly,
ride ramps, drop in, grind, stall and get air
while skating with an America Inline certified
coach. Camp is held in the mobile skate park
designed for skaters of all levels. Includes a
new four-foot quarter pipe, three-foot mini
half pipe, bank ramp, fun box, fly box, grind
box, launch ramps, grind rails and ledges.
Participants receive a camp tee shirt and
stickers.
Session 5: August 22 – 26
Required equipment: Skateboard, helmet,
knee & elbow pads and wrist guards. Bring
water and snack in labeled cooler.
Rollerblading (inline Skating)
Skate, turn, stop and go! This exciting skate
camp is for beginning through intermediate
rollerbladers (inline skaters). No matter how
long you’ve been skating or your level of
skill, this camp is filled with Extreme Fun
and plenty of action. Campers learn how to
gear up, stand up, avoid falling down, 3 ways
to stop, turn, cross-over, skate backwards,
learn cool tricks, play fun skating games
and ride over small ramps in safe, positive
environment. Participants receive camp tee
shirt and stickers.
Session 5: August 22 – 26
Required equipment: Inline skates, helmet,
knee & elbow pads, and wrist guards. Bring
water and snack in labeled cooler.
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day Camp
(Ages 7–11)
we love that the day is
packed with various activities
and group play. Low stress
and high fun factor day.
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Brown’s Chapel, 1575 Brown’s
Chapel Road
Camp shirts: Required daily – See Page 84
Ages: 7–11 by Sept. 30, 2011
six campers.
Campers will…

Participate in hands-on nature activities,
sports, games, crafts, music, drama and
swimming.
Enjoy pool parties, daytime cookouts,
festivals and guest entertainers.
Learn cooperative skills through small
group interaction and team building
activities.
No camp July 4th.)
lights, Camera, Action!
Take a romp through the rainforest and feel
the jungle beat. Meet Tarzan and some real
rainforest creatures. We’ve got woods and
wetlands to explore, rain sticks to make and
drums to play at the jungle jam party.
And the winner is…YOu! You are invited to
perform at Day Camp’s Got Talent! Actors,
musicians, set designers and costumes are
all part of the show. We will also explore
Reston’s talented critters. Compete in some
Day Camp sports challenges. Cue the lights
and roll the cameras – Day Camp is on stage.
Space Campers
Warp speed ahead. Take your favorite droid
and discover new life forms in the universe.
Create planetary projects, communicate with
aliens, and invent your own space culture.
Intergalactic communications tell us that Day
Camp has been chosen for alien contact. Are
you listening?
Jungle Jam
beach party bingo
Join the Beach Bum Club – open only to
Day Campers. Play group Twister, sand court
volleyball and plenty of beach music with
the Day Camp Band. Win a prize at bingo,
boogie on your board. Sand art and other
beach crafts to be created by all.
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sCienCe Camp
(Ages 8–12)
my camper enjoyed camp
and will return next year.
Science activities supplement this recreational
camp program, brought to you in partnership
with the United States Geological Survey
(USGS). Camp is based at the USGS facility.
However, campers will spend a good portion
of their day outside and in traditional camp
activities.

Enjoy Reston’s pools, pathways and
natural areas.
Participate in swimming, crafts, games
and drama.

Time: 8:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
No camp July 4th.)
Location: USGS Visitors Center
mapping it
Fee:
RA Members & USGS Employees – $380/session
Camp shirts: Required daily – See Page 84
Ages: 8 –12 years by Sept. 30, 2011
six campers.
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Take science to the cutting edge of fun
through experiments and exploration.
Practice new computer skills.
Meet guest scientists and learn about
careers in science.
Where are the tallest mountains, the deepest
valleys and the flattest plains? Search the
world over and create our own virtual
landmarks. Learn a thing or two about map
making and explore the uSGS collection.
Map your way through Reston and learn
some of the ways uSGS scientists use maps
to track land-use change, map our mineral
resources, and show earthquake risk zones.
Try your hand at a high-tech treasure hunt
using a GPS unit and take a trek to the
National Geographic Society Headquarters.
geology Rocks
Age old fun! Examine rocks and fossils in the
uSGS collection that are millions of years old
– even a rock from the moon! Make tracks
around Reston as we go on a rock hounding
expedition. Learn how fossils are formed
and recovered and make some of your own.
Make your own crater or volcano and see if
we can shake things up a bit in the science
lab. Take a trip to the rocky landscape at
Great Falls National Park.
Animal Safari
uSGS scientists go to all ends of the earth
to monitor our animal neighbors. Scientists
track wolves in the Arctic, study manatees in
Florida and penguins in the Antarctic. Meet a
biologist, go on a mystery animal scavenger
hunt and do some searching of your own in
Reston to see what animals we can find. Take
your search globally in the computer lab and
with a trip to the National Zoo.
Wet and Wonderful Water
unleash the power of water. Rivers are great
for canoeing and fishing but what happens
when there is too much water or too little?
Learn about floods droughts and landslides,
and how scientists measure water flow and
track storms such as hurricanes. How can you
conserve water? Examine your water use and
get up close and personal with some wading,
swimming, boating, and wet experiments to
keep you cool. Get an up close view of some
water animals in Reston and on a trip to the
National Aquarium.
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advenTuRe
links
(Ages 8–14)
PHOTO BY ADVENTuRE LINKS
she loved adventure Links;
came home a muddy mess
everyday.
Dates: Aug. 22 – 26
Monday – Friday
Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Pick-up and drop-off at Reston
Association, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive
Ages: 8 –14 by Sept. 30, 2011
Ages: 8 –10 & 11 –14
eight campers.
Campers will…

Travel to a new destination outside of
Reston each day.
Interact with Adventure Links’ mature,
fun and professional staff.
Learn cooperative skills through small
group interaction and team building
activities.
Receive instruction for all activities,
beginning at an introductory level and
progressing with the group. No previous
experience is necessary and equipment
is provided.
Participate in an overnight campout to
experience the thrill of camping and
cooking together at the Adventure
Links campsite in Clifton, VA. Campers
will remain at camp on one evening of
the week and return to their pick-up site
after the program on the following day.
The overnight will be on Wednesday
night. Meals are provided for the
duration of the overnight experience
(dinner, breakfast & lunch). Cost is
included in fee.
Our ultimate Adventure Camp is designed
as an active, engaging series of adventure
activities that immerse your child in their
camp experience. Caving, Rock Climbing,
Paddling, Primitive Technology, and bonding
on the Development Course are chosen for
their unique ability to challenge each child
in a fun way and bring youth together in a
new environment, fostering friendships, life
lessons and character growth. Even return
campers will find this camp one they want to
do over and over!
Order Of Activities Subject To Change
Depending On Week Of Program
Team development Course
Location: Adventure Links at Hemlock
Overlook – Clifton, Va.
Rock Climbing
Location: Carderock, Md.
Outdoor Survival & Natural living
Skills
kayaking & Canoeing
Caving
Location: Whitings Neck Cave (11–13)
and Indian’s Head Cave (8-10), Shepherdstown,
W.Va.
Session 5: Aug. 22 – 26
ultimate Adventures
Arrive at camp each day for a new adventure
including: team challenge course, rock
climbing, caving, kayaking/canoeing/rafting
and primitive living skills. Our activities are
specially designed to be non-competitive, to
spark new perspectives and foster personal
challenge. Youth discover the rewards of
pushing beyond their self-imposed limits.
Select sites are chosen for the adventures
and one day is spent at the Adventure Links’
primitive camp area with activities such as
shelter building, friction fire making and
outdoor living skills. No previous experience
is necessary and all technical equipment is
provided.
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Teen Camp
(Ages 11–14)
our teen had fun with
friends. there were varied
activities geared for her
age group.
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., plus one extended road
trip day each session (estimated dismissal time
10:00 p.m. See session schedule)
Location: Glade Room, 11550 Glade Drive
above Glade Pool bathhouse
Note: On extended road trip days, all parents
must pick up campers.
No PM Transportation or Extended Care is
available on these days.
Ages: 11 –14 by Sept. 30, 2011
seven campers.
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Take an extended road trip to a fun
destination each session.
Participate in sports & games, arts &
crafts, nature exploration, swimming
and boating.
Enjoy fun recreational outings.
Develop leadership skills by working
with our younger campers.
Develop interpersonal skills through
small group interactions.
No camp July 4th.)
So you Wanna be On a Stage!
The depths of the Earth contain many
mysteries and treasures. Walk among the
magnificence of Virginia’s caverns and create
your own subterranean world. You’ll gain
a new understanding of what flows, what
grows and what lives beneath our feet. Climb
to the heights on some of the mountains of
Virginia. We’ll spend an evening star gazing
with telescopes.
Interested in the entertainment world?
You’ll love this session as we experiment
with acting, comedy and improv. Let your
dramatic side show when we put on a show
and document it in our Teen Camp Video.
You can even become a reporter on camera
during our trip to the Newseum. Your talents
will help to design a session yearbook and
get you on the Teen Camp Walk of Fame.
Whether you’re behind the scenes or in the
limelight, there will be plenty of picture
perfect moments and a trip to the movies!
Join us as we see a show at a local theatre.
precious planet
Seen from space our planet looks like a
blue-green jewel. This session journey from
the frozen arctic, where we will go iceskating,
to a desert at the D.C. Botanical Gardens,
and on to the rainforest in Amazonia at the
National Zoo. Make your own biosphere in a
bottle. Visit the Science Museum in Baltimore
and then see a Baltimore Oriole’s game.
down under and up Above
Reach the beach
Spend some hot days in some cool water!
Go paddle boating, have a beach party,
play sand volleyball, explore a wetland and
go creeking. We’ll make artistic crafts using
materials from the beach, like shells and
sand, and see some wild animals when we
visit the Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary. Join
us for swimming, stories and s’mores! Let’s be
pool cool at Massanauten Water Park!
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guaRd sTaRT
(Ages 13–15)
I appreciated that they are
being prepared to take the
certification.
Date: July 11 – 22
One two-week session
Monday – Friday
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: TBA
Seal Team Candidates will…
seal Team
foR kids

(Ages 8–12)
Ages: 13 –15 by Sept. 30, 2011
five campers.
Teens will…

Train side-by-side with American Red
Cross-certified instructors.
Develop communication and decisionmaking skills.
Gain valuable skills to help pass the
American Red Cross Lifeguard Training
course.
Meet RA aquatics staff.

Seal team is back. This program is brought
to you by Frank Wilson, PADI Master Scuba
Diver Trainer. Your child will learn the
fundamental skills to scuba dive and
explore the underwater world at this
one-week camp.
Ages: 8 –12 by July 1, 2011
Dates: July 11 – 15, August 1 – 5, One week
sessions, Monday – Friday
Location: Various RA pools
Fee: $585/RA Members
$650/ Non-members
Staff Ratio: At least one staff member per four
seal team candidates

Develop the skills for scuba diving.
Earn Seal Team Membership.
Participate in exciting, activity-filled
Aqua Missions.
Learn different activities that involve
scuba skills.
Receive recognition for each successful
Aqua Mission.
Enjoy swim time in RA pools.
This structured program, developed by the
Professional Association of Diving Instructors
(the world’s leading diver training agency)
blends science and sport to develop safe
diving skills for a lifetime of underwater
adventure.
To register for Seal Team for Kids, please stop
by any of the Reston Association pools once
they open and pick up a registration packet.
After completing the registration packet,
contact PADI MSDT Frank Wilson at 571-4375189 or [email protected] to
submit the packet and arrange payment.
Please Note: Medical history screening and
basic swimming skills required.
In addition, candidates are provided the
highest quality SCuBA equipment to ensure
their safety and comfort during the training.
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CounseloR –
in-TRaining
(Ages 14–16)
my child liked having fun,
learning responsibilities and
leadership and being with
the kids.
Session Dates:
1. June 27 – July 8 (No Camp July 4th. Camp
Carnival July 6th.)
2. July 11 – July 22
3. July 25 – Aug. 5
4. Aug. 8 – Aug. 19
Campers will…
Dates: June 27 – Aug. 19, Four two-week
sessions, Monday – Friday

Time: 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Location: In the mornings, CITs report to
an assigned camp program (Nature Tots,
Walker’s Rangers, Hug-A-Tree, Sportsters, Day
Camp or Science Camp). In the afternoon CITs
participate in skill building and recreational
activities, then depart from Brown’s Chapel,
1575 Brown’s Chapel Road.

Transportation: Available – See page 84
Camp Shirts: $9/shirt, required daily (CITs who
attend a special June orientation will receive
one FREE shirt.)
Ages: 14 –16 by Sept. 30, 2011
seven CITs.
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Learn how to be dynamite counselors.
Share, teach and interact with our
campers.
Train side-by-side with a fun and caring
staff.
Develop leadership and communication
skills.
Go on field trips and recreational
outings.
Explore the natural world and learn how
to share it with others.
Practice good outdoor living skills.
Gain experience for job and college
applications.
Join the excitement of our camps from a
new and challenging perspective.
Note to our applicants:
The CIT program is fun but also goal
oriented. The ultimate goal of the program
is to prepare you to be counselors. You will
have the opportunity to learn skills that will
not only help you in camp situations but also
life situations. You will be involved in hands
on experience at different camps and you
will have the opportunity to observe many
counselors at work.
The skills that this program focuses on are:

Communication.

Leadership.

Teaching.

Character Development.

Environmental Education.

Job Skills.
You are essentially going to be working
as counselors under supervision. You will
be taking on many responsibilities and
mostly you will be interacting directly with
the campers. You get out of this program
what you put into it. If you are motivated
and enthusiastic as a CIT, you will have a
rewarding experience and also be prepared
to shoulder the responsibility of being a
counselor. Enjoy!
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RA Camps
Scholarships
scholarships are available for reston youth whose
families have a demonstrated financial need. to receive
a scholarship application, visit www.reston.org or
call the camp program supervisor at 703-435-6567.
each year, donations from organizations, businesses
and individuals make it possible for economically
disadvantaged children of reston to attend our
valuable camp programs.
if you would like to make a donation to the
2011 scholarship fund, please contact
[email protected] or call 703-435-6567.
RA CAmpS
CAlENdAR
May 1
June 1
Camp balances are due.
Camper forms are due.
Last day for refunds.
SESSiONS
Session 1
Session 1A
Session 1B
Session 2
Session 2A
Session 2B
Session 3
Session 3A
Session 3B
Session 4
Session 4A
Session 4B
Session 5
dATE
June 27 – July 8 (No Camp July 4th)
June 27 – July 1(Nature Tots)
July 5 – July 8 (Nature Tots)
July 11 – July 22
July 11 – July 15 (Walker’s Rangers)
July 18 – July 22 (Walker’s Rangers, Skate Camp)
July 25 – Aug. 5
July 25 – July 29 (Nature Tots)
Aug. 1 – Aug. 5 (Nature Tots)
Aug. 8 – Aug. 19
Aug.8 – Aug. 12 (Walker’s Rangers)
Aug. 15 – Aug.19 (Walker’s Rangers)
Aug. 22 – Aug. 26 (Skate Camp, Mini Camp & Adventure Links)
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general information

Minimum age requirements must be
met by Sept. 30, 2011.
Maximum age requirements must be
met by the start of each session.
Maximum staff-to-camper ratio is one
to seven.
If your camper wants to be placed with
a friend, request a special placement
form, due by June 1. This form is also
online.
Registration
Registration is in progress...sign up today.
Space is limited.
Register online at www.reston.org. Save time
and get immediate enrollment confirmation.
If you prefer not to register online, you can
mail or bring in your registration forms to
Reston Association. No faxed registrations
are accepted. An electronic version of the
registration form is located on our web
page at www.reston.org.
A 24-hour drop box is located to the lefthand side of RA’s main office entrance. When
mailing, use the following address:
ATTN: Camps
Reston Association
12001 Sunrise Valley drive
Reston, VA 20191-3404
Confirmation letters and forms
In addition to your receipt, all registrants
will receive a confirmation letter by e-mail
within two weeks of their registration. With
this letter, you will also receive a link to our
website to download the required forms,
which must be completed and returned by
June 1st. These forms include a physical and
proof of identification.
Waiting list
If your camper’s first choice is full, he/she
will be placed into his/her alternate choice
and automatically put onto the first choice’s
waiting list. We will call you if a slot becomes
available in your first choice.
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internet users – You may put your
camper on a waitlist online if you are unable
to enroll. To do so, click the waitlist option.
If you are not using the internet, please
contact Reston Association at 703-435-6530
or e-mail [email protected]. You will need
to provide your name, your child’s name, a
contact phone number and what camps and
sessions you are interested in.
Transportation
$40/session 1 – 4, a.m.
$40/session 1 – 4, p.m.
•
Van transportation is available within RA
boundaries only.
•
Transportation is available for all camps
with the following exceptions: No
transportation for Nature Tots, Walker’s
Rangers, Skate Camp, Adventure
Links and Guard Start. One-way only
transportation is available for Sportsters
(to camp) and AM Hug-A-Tree (to camp)
and PM Hug-A-Tree (home from camp).
•
Transportation is not available between
home and Extended Care.
•
Campers may be picked up and
dropped off at two different locations.
Locations must remain the same
throughout the session.
•
Pick up/Drop Off locations must be a
home, place of employment or daycare
provider.
Extended Care
$45/session, am (7:30 – 9 a.m.)
$45/session, pm (4 – 5:30 p.m.)
Extended Care is provided at our Brown’s
Chapel facility.
AM Extended Care is available for all camps,
except Nature Tots, Walker’s Rangers,
afternoon Hug-A-Tree, Adventure Links
Camp, Skate Camp and Guard Start
PM Extended Care is available for all camps
except Nature Tots, Walker’s Rangers,
morning Hug-A-Tree, Mini Camp, Skate
Camp, Adventure Links Camp, Sportsters and
Guard Start.
As part of the service, RA will transport
campers to their appropriate camps in
the mornings and get them from camp to
Extended Care in the afternoons as needed.
These campers will ride the same vans that
provide AM and PM transportation from
and to private residences and workplaces
within RA boundaries. If your child attends
Science Camp or Teen Camp, please drop
them off at Extended Care by 8:15 a.m., and
pick them up no earlier than 4:15 p.m. These
recommended times are subject to change.
Extended Care activities are less structured
and more independent than regular camp
activities. They may include cards, board
games, crafts, reading, videos, etc. A snack
and drink will be served.
Camp Shirts
Campers at Hug-A-Tree, Sportsters, Day
Camp, Science Camp, Mini-Camp and CITs
are required to wear an official camp T-shirt
each day. Shirts are sold at the RA office,
$7 for youth sizes, $9 for adult sizes.
payment & Refunds
•
A $75 non-refundable deposit per
camper per session is required for all
camps at registration time.* Deposits
may be transferred as a deposit to
another RA Camps session within the
same camp season. They may not be
used toward a camp balance. Deposits
are credited toward the total cost of the
program.
•
Full payment for all sessions and
services is required by May 1.
•
Refunds, minus applicable deposits,
may be recovered until June 1. See
Camp Handbook. (also available online)
for complete refund policies and
procedures.
•
Transportation and Extended Care
fees are refundable and transferable
until two weeks before the start of the
applicable session.
•
Returned checks will result in a $36 fee.
* Exception: Nature Tots and Walker’s
Ranger’s deposit is $40.
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PHOTO BY JIM KIRBY
Reston is a community founded on the preservation and appreciation
of natural areas. To this day, a strong environmental stewardship ethic
is nurtured in the community. Over 1,300 acres of open space are
maintained by Reston Association, including more than 800 acres of
woodlands, four lakes, three ponds, four wetlands, 50 meadows, and
20 miles of stream. Environmental education programs are provided
by the Walker Nature Education Center, and ample opportunities
exist for volunteers to help care for our local environment. Explore,
protect and enjoy the nature of Reston.
Highlights
Hours of Operation
All ages programs, see page 88
Children’s programs, see page 94
Adult programs, see page 96
Bird walks, see page 97
Natural resource management, see page 98
Environmental volunteer opportunities, see
page 99
Brush chipping dates, see page 99
Fishing & boating, see page 100
Invasive exotic plant prohibition,
see page 102
Stream restoration project update, see
page 102
Free parking, restroom and trail access dawn
to dusk, 365 days a year

Nature House

Walker Nature Education Center
Reston Association’s Walker Nature
Education Center, located at 11450 Glade
Drive, provides a variety of educational
and recreational resources, programs and
facilities.
The mission of the center is to foster an
environmental stewardship ethic in the
community. The center enhances people’s
awareness, knowledge, appreciation, and
enjoyment of the environment.
The 72-acre wooded site features:

2 miles of trails, including an ADA Native
Plant Trail
Nature House Interpretive Building
Picnic pavilion
Picnic tables and trailside benches
Campfire ring
Outdoor displays and interpretive signs
Demonstration gardens and meadows
Pond
Glade Stream Valley
Snakeden Branch stream’s entrance to
44-acre Lake Audubon
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesdays
CLOSED
Saturday
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sunday
1 – 4 p.m.
Check holiday schedule for additional closings.
Nature House: So green,
it’s gold
Did you know that the nature center’s
education building, Nature House, is LEED
Gold Certified by the u.S. Green Building
Council? LEED® stands for Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design. It is
the nation’s premiere program for the
certification of high performance green
buildings.
Here are some “cool” green facts about
Nature House:

Nature House is 37 percent more energy
efficient than a standard building of its
kind.

Nature House offsets 70 percent of its
energy consumption with Green Power
credits that support renewable wind
power.

Nature House has 9 geothermal wells
that are 320 feet deep.

Nature House reduces its carbon dioxide
emissions by 129,698 pounds per year.

Nature House reduces its water
consumption by 42 percent.

Nature House manages 100 percent of
its stormwater onsite.
Nature House conserved 99% of the
nature center site as forested open
space.
Nature House is a demonstration
of a commitment to environmental
stewardship and social responsibility.
protecting the parkland 2011
You can help protect Reston’s natural areas
this spring by planting native Virginia plants.
For a shrub, consider the Maple-leaved
Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) and
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) or
if you’d like an evergreen, a Southern
Bayberry (Morella cerifera) or a Great Laurel
(Rhododendron maximum).
Want more flowers? Plant Milkweed to
provide food for the Monarch butterfly.
You can also protect the parkland by
removing English Ivy from your trees and
cutting invasive exotics plants from your
yard.
Find more information about environmental
activities on our website.
Nature Online
Join the Walker Nature Education Center’s
electronic mailing list. Receive the quarterly
newsletter, Branching Out, as well as
announcements of upcoming special
events. To subscribe or ask nature questions,
e-mail [email protected].
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all ages
All ages welcome. Children under 12 must
be accompanied by an adult.
Programs may be cancelled in the event of
severe weather, severe weather warnings,
or low enrollment. Advance reservations are
required for all fee-based programs. Call
703-476-9689 and press 5 or e-mail
[email protected].
Date: Saturday, May 7
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: May 4
$8/person, Non-members
Hummingbirds are fascinating animals to
watch and study. Discover how their bodies
keep up their fast pace as they move and
dart about. Learn which plants they prefer
to visit and how to attract them to your yard.
Make a feeder using recycled materials.
Slimy Salamanders
Date: Sunday, May 22
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: May 18
under logs and in our streams, the nature
center is home to a variety of salamanders.
Discover why they are so slimy and what
they eat. Learn about the different types and
go on a hunt to see how many you can find.
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Hovering Hummingbirds
Sunrise Valley Wetlands Walk
busy bugs
Date: Thursday, May 26
Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
Location: Sunrise Valley Wetlands, 12700
Sunrise Valley Drive Drive. Park on the west side
of the ASG Software Solutions building.
Reserve by: May 23
Enjoy a leisurely stroll around the Sunrise
Valley Wetlands. Bring a flashlight, binoculars
or any other nature detective tool with you
to explore your natural surroundings. We’ll
learn about the birds and other animals that
call the wetlands home.
Date: Saturday, June 11
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 8
Reston’s natural areas are a buzz. Learn
to identify the calls of the loudest insects
around us, and look under logs to find the
most quiet. Take a hike to find insects that
are at work helping our forest, then find out
how you can help protect our woods from
an insect that is devastating ash trees all over
the Eastern united States. Make a bug box
craft to take home.
A Visit to the South Side
Date: Sunday, June 5
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 2
Take a guided walk along some of the trails
found in the historic south side of the nature
center property. Do you know how the
Crooked Oak Trail got its name or how far
you can ride on the old bridle path? View the
newly restored Glade stream and see what
is hopping or buzzing around the wetland
pool. Explore this piece of Reston’s preserved
past.
Campfire fun
Date: Friday, June 17
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: WNEC Campfire Ring – On
Soapstone Drive, between Glade Drive and
Lawyers Road
Reserve by: June 14
Summer is on its way and what better way to
celebrate than around a crackling campfire.
Sing summer songs, tell jokes, roast
marshmallows and enjoy an evening of fun.
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RENT SpACE AT THE NATuRE CENTER
Looking for the perfect spot for a community meeting, family gathering
or business retreat? Affordable and attractive rentals are available at the
Walker Nature Education Center, 11450 Glade Drive.
Nature House Multipurpose room
664 square feet of space in new nature house, capacity 94 people,
seats 44 people with tables and chairs. parking and restroom access.
Ra member or Reston not-for-profit fee
$30/hr.
non-member or non-Reston not-for-profit fee
$50/hr.
for profit/corporate fee
$75/hr.
Nature Center Pavilion
576 sq. ft. pavilion with picnic tables and bench seating in a beautiful
woodland setting. parking and restroom access.
Ra member fee
$20/hr.
non-member fee
$30/hr.
Campfire ring
Campfire pit with bench seating, small pavilion and picnic tables.
Roadside parking. no restroom.
Ra member fee
$10/hr.
non-member fee
$15/hr.
Renters must supply their own wood and water to extinguish the fire.
For details and reservations, call 703-476-9689 and press 3 or e-mail [email protected].
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all ages
[email protected].
fireflies in July
Date: Friday, July 15
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Brown’s Chapel
1575 Brown’s Chapel Road
Reserve by: July 12
Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are
fascinating insects. Discover what makes
them glow and why they blink their lights
on and off. Find out what they eat, how they
grow and where they live. Learn how to
attract them to your yard and take home a
glowing treat.
geocaching for All
Date: Saturday, July 16
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: July 13
Geocaching is high tech treasure hunting
using a handheld GPS unit to find hidden
containers. Join NoVAGO (Northern Virginia
Geocaching Organization) for a quick lesson,
then look for caches (treasures) hidden on
the nature center property. Let us know if
you need to borrow a GPS unit.
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Colonial Campfire
Stream Slosh
Date: Friday, July 29
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: WNEC Campfire Ring
Lawyers Road
Reserve by: July 26
Travel back to the 1700s as we explore what
life was like in colonial times. Sing period
songs, try your hand at period games and
hear stories from Virginia’s earliest days. We’ll
even make a tasty colonial treat over the fire!
Date: Sunday, August 7
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: August 4
There’s nothing better than sloshing around
in a cool, refreshing stream on a hot summer
day. Explore the life cycle of a frog, and look
for aquatic insects and their homes. Wear
your wading shoes and clothes that can get
dirty. We will provide nets and buckets.
paper making
Salute to Summer Campfire
Date: Sunday, July 31
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: July 28
Since ancient Egyptian times, people have
been making paper for both artistic and
practical purposes. Learn the process of
making paper and experiment making some,
using a variety of recycled papers and fibers.
Get ideas on how to use homemade paper
for a variety of crafts and gifts.
Date: Friday, August 19
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: WNEC Campfire Ring – On
Lawyers Road
Join a naturalist around the campfire while
we enjoy summer’s evening splendors as the
season slips away. Sing songs, play games
and taste s’mores treats while gazing upon a
glowing fire.
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ATTENTiON
Scout leaders
The Walker Nature Education Center can
help your organization earn patches
and badges.
Make a date with a naturalist to...
planning a birthday party?
Bring the kids and the cake to a fun-filled, creative party at the
nature center. Thematic parties include a two-hour pavilion
or room rental, 45 minutes of activities, party favors, table
setting and all paper products.
Choose from the following themes:
Nature detectives
Ages 3 – 7
Learn to be a good nature
detective by using your eyes,
ears, nose and hands. Play
sensory guessing games, find
what doesn’t belong on our
“unnature” trail, and follow
clues to solve a mystery
animal’s trail. Favors include
a magnifying hand lens, a
mini-notebook and a nature
center pencil. The birthday
child receives an Earl the
Squirrel stuffed toy.
dinosaurs
Ages 4 – 9
Share what you know about
these amazing animals.
uncover bones and shells like
a paleontologist, and make
your own fossil imprints in
clay. Go on a dinosaur egg
hunt that will lead you to
a nest full of eggs. Favors
include a dinosaur egg, a
dinosaur tattoo and a fossil
imprint. The birthday child
gets a Myrtle the Turtle
key chain.
Nature Crafts
Ages 3 – 12
Learn new skills and nature
facts as you make a variety of
crafts to take home. Younger
crafters will make bug
boxes, rock insects, nature
picture frames, and wildlife
masks or puppets. Older
crafters will try their hands at
leather craft, building a bird
feeder and making beaded
accessories.
Lead a fun and educational program in an achievement
area such as:
Forester, Naturalist, Wildlife, Eco-action, Earth Connections,
Earth is Our Home, Earth and Sky, Water Everywhere, Senses,
Animals and more.
fee: $4 per participant (minimum charge $40), RA Members.
$6 per participant (minimum charge $60), Non-members.
Lead a campfire Fun or campfire cookery program.
fee: $5 per participant (minimum charge $50), RA Members
$8 per participant (minimum charge $80), Non-members
Note: The Campfire Ring can also be rented for self-use.
fee: $10/hr. for RA Members and $15/hr. for Non-members.
You bring the wood and the water.
Lead a community service Project with your group.
Fee: FREE
Activity kits are also available on loan for Birds, Trees and
Watershed requirements.
For details and reservations, call 703-476-9689 and press 3 or
e-mail [email protected].
parties may be booked
up to three months in
advance
We recommend that
reservations be made no
later than two months
prior to your desired date.
Limited party opportunities
are available. Call 703-4769689 and press 3 or e-mail
[email protected].
Fee: $175/RA Members
$200/Non-members
Maximum: 15 children per party.
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Sounds of Summer
PHOTO BY CHARLES A. VEATCH
Date: Saturday, August 20
11450 Glade Drive
Fee: $4/person, RA members
Frogs croak and katydids chirp. Summer
is a noisy time of year in nature. Listen to
the different calls of foxes, owls and other
animals. Take a stroll through the woods to
see how many of these noisy critters we can
hear in their natural habitat.
Night Hike
Nutty Squirrels
Creeking
Date: Wednesday, August 31
Time: 8 – 9 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Test your night vision as you explore the
forest after sunset. Which animals are finding
a place to sleep and which are just waking
up? Listen to the sounds of the night chorus,
and tune your senses into a new kind of
nightlife!
Date: Monday, May 9
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: May 4
Fee: $5/child, RA Members
$8/child, Non-members
Shake your bushy tail as we learn about our
furry friends. At the nature center, there are
always plenty of gray squirrels to spot. Go on
a walk to find their homes, food and friends.
Read a story, sing a song and make a “nutty”
craft.
Date: Monday, July 11
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Buttermilk Creek Nature Trail
11032 Ring Road, park at Uplands Pool
Reserve by: July 6
Take a refreshing slosh through Buttermilk
Creek, and look for salamanders and
minnows. Be ready for a fun hike and a wet
time! Wear your wading shoes and clothes
that can get dirty. We will provide nets and
buckets.
BaBes in The
Woods
buzzing bees
life in the lake
Date: Monday, June 13
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 9
Flowers are blooming, and bees are busy
gathering nectar and pollen. Get your own
antennae and stingers and fly around like
a bee. Make a bee craft and taste a yummy
honey treat. Get the buzz at the nature
center.
Date: Monday, August 1
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: July 28
Stroll down to Lake Audubon to discover
animals that live there. Dip a net into the
water and search for minnows, tadpoles and
more. Enjoy a snack and listen to a lakeshore
reading of the story, Rainbow Fish.
18 months through 35 months. Children
must be accompanied by an adult
[email protected].
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spring festival
saturday, april 30, Rain or shine
1 – 5 p.m. | Walker nature education Center, 11450 glade drive
All Ages Invited
fREE
festival volunteers needed.
Call 703-435-7986.

Entertainment
live Animals
Native plant Sale
fishing Activities
Craft making for kids
displays and information from Environmental groups
Canoe and kayak Rentals on lake Audubon ($3)

8th Annual 5K Fund Run & Walk
To Benefit Nature House
date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 8 a.m.
location: Walker Nature Education Center, 11450 Glade Drive
Adult fee: $25 prior to April 16, $30 April 16 and after
Child fee (9 and under): $15 prior to April 16, $20 April 16
and after
Walk-in registration is also available on race day, starting at 7 a.m.
Register at www.active.com. Contact Larry Butler at 703-435-6501 or e-mail
[email protected] for more information.
Race and festival volunteers needed. See page 121. Contact Ha Brock at 703-435-7986
or e-mail [email protected] to volunteer.
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pResChool
happenings
3 to 5 years. Children must be accompanied
by an adult.
[email protected].
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: May 11
Birds are not the only animals that lay eggs.
Find out which animals lay eggs and which
do not. Examine a variety of eggs and go
on an egg hunt in the woods. Decorate a
colorful egg and place it in your very own
nest.
marvelous moths
Date: Thursday, June 9
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 6
Moths are like butterflies of the night.
Discover how moths hide themselves during
the day and go on a search for these hidden
insects. Make a luna moth craft and mix up
a special moth bait to use for discovering
moths outside your own home.
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Egg-stravaganza
knee deep in a Creek
Date: Thursday, July 7
Time: 10:30 a.m. – Noon
Location: Buttermilk Creek Nature Trail
11032 Ring Road, park at Uplands Pool
Reserve by: July 5
July’s hot days are perfect for dipping your
feet into a cool stream. Enjoy the crisp water
while looking for creatures like crayfish,
minnows, and maybe even a salamander.
Wear wading shoes and clothes that can get
dirty. We’ll provide nets and buckets.
puppet Show: Earl’s lunch
Date: Saturday, August 13
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Munch on a morning snack while you enjoy
a creative puppet show about what Earl the
Squirrel and his nature center friends like to
eat. Afterwards, create an animal puppet of
your own to take home.
ChildRen’s
pRogRams
5 – 12 years. Children must be accompanied
by an adult.
Walking Stick Workshop
Date: Monday, June 6
Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 2
$8/child, Non-member
Summer vacation is the perfect time to
explore new places. Come hear a story about
a famous nature explorer, listen to songs by
Walkin’ Jim Stolz, and make a cool walking
stick that can travel with you on your next
hike.
Reptiles Rock!
Date: Wednesday, July 20
Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: July 15
Learn about Reston’s cold-blooded animals.
Meet the nature center’s live reptile friends.
Touch a snake, feed a turtle and make a
reptile craft.
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kids Outdoors
Ages 7–10 years
Date: Wednesday, August 24
11450 Glade Drive
parents – Drop off your child at this
action packed morning of outdoor fun!
Just because summer camps are winding
down, your child doesn’t need to become
a couch potato.
kids – Answer the call of the wild. Learn
some tips, tricks and techniques of basic
wilderness survival. Pitch a tent. Play a
game of search and rescue. Discover what
all backcountry hikers should carry in their
packs. Find a hidden treasure in the woods
using basic tools of navigation. Make your
own nutritious and delicious trail mix.
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16 years to adult
Nature Programs: Programs may be cancelled
in the event of severe weather, severe weather
warnings, or low enrollment. Advance
reservations are required for all fee-based
programs.
PHOTO BY JIM KIRBY
For nature program reservations, call
[email protected].
make your Own Rain barrel
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: May 14 (Workshops fill quickly.)
Fee: $50 per barrel (Limit 2 per household.
All supplies included. )
To register:
Visit http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/barrel.php
Rain barrels are a great way to help capture
and control stormwater from your roof,
prevent erosion, improve water quality and
conserve water. If you are looking for a fast
and inexpensive way to get a rain barrel,
come out and make your own from a 52gallon, black pickle barrel.
If you already have a rain barrel, volunteer
your time to help others master the drill
or place the screen on their barrels. To
volunteer, contact Ha Brock at 703-435-7986
or email [email protected].
In partnership with the Northern Virginia Soil
and Water Conservation District, the Virginia
Department of Conservation and Recreation,
City of Falls Church and Arlingtonians for a
Clean Environment.
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Summer bird Count
butterfly Count
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 6:45 a.m. – Noon
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 1
Fee: Free
Join us for the half-day annual Summer
Bird Count throughout Reston’s natural
areas. Meet local bird experts, learn tips on
identification and have fun while helping us
obtain important information to help our
feathered friends. Enjoy an optional lunch,
tally results and swap stories back at Nature
House after the count.
Date: Saturday, July 2
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 29
Fee: Free
Join us for the annual Butterfly Count
through Reston’s natural areas. Meet fellow
butterfly lovers, learn tips on identification
and have fun while helping to collect
important information on our fluttering
friends. Our data will be submitted to the
North American Butterfly Association’s
Fourth of July Butterfly Count Report. Enjoy
an optional lunch, tally results and swap
stories back at Nature House after the count.
butterfly Class: An introduction
Date: Thursday, June 30
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: June 27
Fee: $5/person (Free for count participants)
Discover the colorful and diverse lives of
Reston’s “flying flowers.” The class will focus
on the basic identification and life cycles of
our local butterflies.Through a combination
of field guides, handouts and a Power
Point presentation, learn how to identify
Reston’s common butterflies, and get a basic
introduction to their life history. This class is
a great way to prepare for Reston’s Butterfly
Count.
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pRogRams
Date: Thursday, July 14
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
11450 Glade Drive
Reserve by: July 11
Fee: $5/person (Free for Dragonfly Count
participants)
Learn about the fast, colorful and fascinating
lives of Reston’s “flying dragons”. Join guest
naturalist Kevin Munroe of the Fairfax
County Park Authority as he focuses on
basic identification, natural history and
conservation of our local dragonflies.
Through a combination of field guides,
handouts and a Power Point presentation,
learn how to identify Reston’s common
dragonflies, and get a basic introduction to
their bizarre behavior and complex natural
history. The class is a great way to prepare
for the Reston’s Dragonfly Count.
dragonfly Count
Time: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (includes a lunch break)
Location: Meet at Bright Pond. Park near the
RA pathway between 11317 and 11319 Bright
Pond Lane.
Reserve By: July 13
Fee: Free
Join us for the annual Dragonfly Count
through Reston’s natural areas. Meet local
dragonfly experts, learn tips on identification
and have fun while helping to obtain
important information on our fast-flying
friends.
PHOTO BY KEVIN MuNROE
dragonfly Class: An introduction
memorial day Weekend bird Walk:
upper glade Stream Valley
BiRd Walks
16 years to adult
FREE. No reservations required.
Beginning and expert birders are all welcome
to help find birds in some of Reston’s most
beautiful natural areas. We will visit a variety
of sites. Our collaborative efforts usually
produce a good variety of local birds, and
we always have a great time. These walks are
jointly sponsored by Reston Association and
its Environmental Advisory Committee, the
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia and
The Bird Feeder store. There are no fees and
registration is not required.
Early may bird Walk: bright pond
and the beaver Swamp
Date: Sunday, May 1
Time: 7:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Bright Pond – Bright Pond Lane.
Park at the end of the cul-de-sac.
Fee: Free
Leader: Andy Rabin
mid-may bird Walk: buttermilk
Creek
Time: 7:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Park at Uplands Pool
11032 Ring Road.
Leaders: Carolyn Williams and Cindy Foster
Time: 7:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Park at Glade Pool
11550 Glade Drive.
Leaders: Carol & Jay Hadlock
June bird Walk: lower glade
Stream Valley
Date: Sunday, June 12
Time: 7:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Park on Glade Drive near the
intersection with Twin Branches Road.
Leaders: Joanne and David Bauer
July bird Walk: Twin branches
Nature Trail
Time: 7:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Park on Glade Drive near the
intersection with Twin Branches Road.
Leader: Jenny Vick
August bird Walk: fred Crabtree
park
Date: Sunday, August 28
Time: 7:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Park at Crossfield Elementary School
2791 Fox Mill Road. Meet in the first parking
area on the left.
Leader: Bill Brown
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NATuRE
naTuRal
ResouRCe
managemenT
1.
Owners, including owners of property
adjacent to the Common Area, shall not
attempt to nor improve, alter, landscape
or mow Reston Association (RA)
Common Area.
2.
Owners, including Owners of property
adjacent to the Common Area,
shall confine all fencing (including
invisible fencing), sheds, or any other
development to their own property.
3.
RA meadows in the Common Area shall
be mowed annually by RA staff only.
4.
Smoking is prohibited within all RA
community buildings, and is also
prohibited in all Pool facilities; on and
within all tennis court facilities and
picnic pavilions; on all ball fields, multipurpose courts, garden plots or garden
plot Areas; and on or within tot-lots or
tot-lot areas. This smoking ban is also
in effect for up to a 25-foot perimeter
around these buildings or facilities,
to the extent that the 25 feet, or any
portion thereof, comprises RA Common
Area.
5.
Horseback riding shall be confined to
designated bridle paths.
6.
Dogs are to be walked on a leash
in accordance with Fairfax County
regulations. Cats, while on Common
Area, must also be walked on a leash.
Except for services dogs, no pets are
permitted on active recreation areas,
including but not limited to such areas
as playgrounds, picnic and multipurpose courts, and play fields.
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PHOTO BY JIM KIRBY
Rules for the use of Reston
Association Common Area
7.
Dumping of any refuse, including but
not limited to, grass clippings, leaves,
Christmas trees, appliances, old sofas,
crank case oil, etc. is prohibited. [Also
see Amended Deed Section VI.2(b)]
d.
8.
No invasive exotic plants or animals
(especially invasive plants such as
bamboo and English ivy), shall be
introduced to the RA Common Area.
9.
unless specifically authorized by the
Association, the use of any motor
vehicles or other motorized vehicle,
other than governmental police, fire
and rescue vehicles, on walkways or
other Common Area is prohibited. [Also
see Amended Deed Section VI.2(db)(10)]
Except where a – d apply, before
contacting local law enforcement,
Reston Association, in its sole
discretion, may contact an
appropriate organization(s) to assist
in the intervention with or removal of
individuals from the Common Area.
10. Loitering, as defined by Fairfax
County Code Article 1 Section 5-1-2,
is prohibited. Specifically, it shall be
unacceptable for any person to loiter
at, on or in RA Common Area in the
following manner:
a. To interfere, impede or hinder
the free passage of pedestrian or
authorized vehicular traffic.
b. To threaten or do physical harm to
another Member or Members of
the public.
c. To threaten or do physical damage
to the Common Area; or
To breach the peace or engage in
disorderly conduct by the use of
words, or acts or other conduct
that clearly threaten, intimidate or
present a danger to others.
11. unless specifically authorized by the RA
Board of Directors, the following actions
are prohibited in the RA Common Area:
a. Carrying or discharging of firearms,
air guns, archery equipment,
including but not limited to bow
and arrow, and B-B guns.
b. Hunting, trapping, harvesting or
collecting of any wildlife, including
but not limited to mammals, birds,
reptiles, and amphibians.
c. Feeding of non-domesticated wild
animals (except songbirds).
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d.
e.
f.
g.
Practices that attract nondomesticated wild animals or those
that may be vectors for infectious
diseases, including but not limited
to leaving pet food out of doors
overnight in a location accessible
to non-domesticated wild animals.
Fires or burning.
Overnight camping.
Harvesting or collecting plant
life, except as authorized by the
Association.
12. Fishing in the Association’s Lakes and
Ponds is permitted as per Section 8(i)
of Common Area Rules & Regulations
Resolution 2 on Lake use & Access.
13. Geocaching (use of Geographic
Positioning Systems (“GPS”) to locate a
cache of materials) is permitted only by
Members under the following rules:
a. Members interested in performing
geocaching must notify the
Association of all cache sites.
b. Cache sites located on the
Common Area must be completely
hidden from view.
c. Cache sites are not permitted near
wildflowers, a wildlife nest or den.
d. Cache sites located in the
Association’s Common Area, known
as the Walker Nature Education
Center, must be no more than 10
feet from a pathway or trail edge.
e. The Association shall not be held
liable for any injuries or personal
property damage incurred by those
participating in geocaching on the
Common Area.
The Board of Directors may, for specific
management purposes on certain
properties, amend these rules or
implement additional rules to meet land
and resource management objectives.
Environmental Volunteers Needed
Details in Get Involved Section
Weed Warriors – help protect the trees and
other native plants in our natural areas. See
page 118.
Storm drain marking – help mark storm
drains that flow to local streams and the
Chesapeake Ba. See page 120
Adopt-A-Spot – help keep your favorite trail
or recreation area in tip top shape. See page
121.
great North American dip-in –
June 23 – July 15. Monitor the transparency
of the lakes and pond. See page 121.
Spring festival Assistants – April 30. Help
out at the nature center’s Spring Festival. See
page 121.
Stream monitors – help monitor
local stream health by inventorying
macroinvertebrates, training workshop
scheduled. See page 121.
bRuSH CHippiNg
Dispose of Brush Free
RA’s brush chipping program offers you a
place to bring your brush for chipping at
no cost. RA Guidelines state that no brush
may be dumped on RA property. Just
drop off your brush at the locations listed
below, and RA crews will chip it for use on
RA open space.
plEASE: Brush only (Branches should be
less than 4 inches in diameter.) No grass
clippings, dirt, trash, paper, vines, thorns
or other debris. Brush may be dropped
off at any time during the days listed.
No contractors.
Site Address
Lake Audubon Pool
2070 Twin Branches Road
Central Services Facility
12250 Sunset Hills Road
garden plots
Chipping dates & Sites
Third weekend of the month
Reston Association’s garden plots are available for members
to rent on an annual basis. Reserve early. The plots rent
quickly. Plant flowers and vegetables at one of our four
convenient locations. Call 703-437-7658.
may 21 – 22 Lake Audubon Pool
June 18 – 19 Central Services Facility
July 16 – 17
Lake Audubon Pool
August 20 – 21 Central Services Facility
Do you have a Green Thumb?
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fishing & boating guidelines
PHOTO BY JIM KIRBY
Reston’s four man-made lakes — Anne,
Thoreau, Audubon, and Newport — along
with Reston’s two ponds, Bright and Butler,
cover 125 acres and provide recreation and
stormwater management for the community.
While swimming and ice skating are not
permitted, fishing, boating, wildlife watching,
and lakeside picnicking are available to RA
Members and their guests.
fishing in Reston
Fishing is allowed on all of Reston’s lakes and
ponds from designated areas.

lake Newport: Along dam (park at Brown’s
Chapel)
Much of the shoreline around each
lake is private. Please respect the “No
Trespassing” and “Private Property” areas
indicated by signs.
Please do not litter.
Please do not feed ducks, geese or other
waterfowl.
lake Anne: Along Lake Anne Plaza steps
and dock, along south shore of the canal and
along dam

lake Thoreau: Along 80 feet of shoreline
near Thoreau pool, along dam, along bridge
near golf course, and along timber wall at
Purple Beach
boating in Reston
lake Audubon: Along bottom of Lake
Thoreau dam, at boat ramp at Twin Branches
Road and along shoreline for 150 feet near
Nature Center (Docks are private.)
Reston’s four lakes are also available for
boating. Whether you want to launch your
own craft or rent a boat at Lake Anne
(May 26 – September 4), ample opportunities
exist to get on the water. We suggest taking
your favorite book out, having a floating
picnic or fishing for large mouth bass.

Species of fish that may be caught
include: Large mouth bass, channel catfish,
crappie, blue gill and sunfish.
public docks for fishing include: The Lake
Anne Village Center dock and the dock by
the Lake Thoreau Pool at Sunrise Valley Drive.

Anglers 16 years and older must have a
VA fishing license.
Residents may fish from RA-owned
property, which includes the dams on
each lake.
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A free permit for general access to the
four lakes is available at the RA main
office, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, during
regular office hours. Proof of boat size is
required.
The concrete boat ramp at Lake
Audubon, off of Twin Branches Road, is
available to launch boats from trailers.
(Electric motors only)
Access points are monitored between
April and October.
Other general access points for handcarried boats include:

On Lake Thoreau, the grassy area by the
underpasses at the intersection of South
Lakes Dr. and Ridge Heights Road.

On Lake Anne, the area at the north end
of the dam at the intersection of Wiehle
Ave. and Inlet Court.

On Lake Newport, at the east end of the
dam at the wooden dock.
Abandoned boats: If you see a boat floating
around or have lost your boat on our lakes,
call Watershed Specialist Brian Petty at 703435-6535 to help track it down.
boat Reminders

Boats (jon boats, canoes, deck boats,
sailboats, etc.) may be up to 18 feet
long, and no more than 10 feet wide.

One electric motor (no gas motors) up
to 3 horsepower may be used.

Inflatables must have 3 separate
compartments and sidewalls.

All boats are required to have a
wearable flotation device for each
passenger on board.
Please Note: All boats left in the
water between November 1 and
March 31 require a permanent
mooring permit.
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Boat rentaLs
Lake Anne village Center
Enjoy a journey across Lake Anne in a canoe, kayak, paddleboat or rowboat.
Rental tickets can be purchased at The Reston used Book Shop, 1623 Washington
Plaza (near the fountain). Contact the book shop by calling 703-435-9772.
dates: May 26 – Sept. 4, 2011
Hours of Operation:
Thursdays, 4 – 8 p.m.
Fridays, 4 – 8 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sundays, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost: $6 per boat for 1-hour rental*
*Boat operator must be at least 16 years of age. A parent or legal guardian
(18 years of age or older) must sign a waiver/agreement and accompany
passengers under the age of 16. Swimming is not permitted. Pets are not
allowed in boats.
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naTuRal
ResouRCe
managemenT
banned invasive Exotics

Flowering Pears (Pyrus calleryana cultivars)
Winged Burning Bush (Euonymus alata)
Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Exotic Bush Honeysuckles (Lonicera spp.)
Exotic Bamboos (Bambusa spp.)
Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Eight prohibited plants in Reston
Invasive exotic plants are non-native to
North America. They spread quickly and
outcompete our native vegetation. Often,
invasive exotic plants get their start in
yards and gardens where they can become
a serious problem for the property owner
and adversely affect neighboring private
property as well as RA natural areas. The
proliferation of these plants decreases plant
diversity and harms the wildlife that depends
on native plants for food and shelter. Many
invasive exotics overtake native shrubs
and trees that are a signature of the Reston
community.
Efforts to control these species on RA
property are ongoing and costly. We are
grateful for the many volunteers who have
worked diligently to remove invasive exotic
plants and educate our members about their
harmful effects.
Warriors, contact Ha Brock via e-mail at
[email protected]. Please direct questions
to our environmental resource staff at
703-437-7658.
please visit: http://reston.wetlandstudies.
com or contact Nicki Bellezza, RA’s watershed
supervisor at 703-435-6560 or Nicki@reston.
org.
Thank you for your cooperation in not
planting any of the banned species in
Reston.
monitor box Turtles
Stream Restoration is making
Connections
A bridge was installed as part of the
stream restoration project in the Colvin Run
watershed connecting the RA property along
Buttermilk Creek trail with Lake Fairfax. Now
trail users can cross the stream and enjoy the
Park Authority property during their hikes.
By resolution of Reston Association’s Board
of Directors, the use and Maintenance
Standards for all properties that fall under
the Reston deed were amended in May of
2008 to include the eight invasive exotics.
The latest section of stream restored can be
seen from Baron Cameron Ave. just east of
Wiehle Ave. This tributary runs behind the
St. Thomas A Becket Catholic Church, flows
under North Shore Drive and behind the
uplands Pool off of Ring Road to connect
with the main stream leading into Lake
Fairfax.
If you would like to learn more about
invasive exotic plants, visit “Plants” on the
“Natural Resources” page in the “Nature”
section of our website, www.reston.org. If
you would like to volunteer to help control
invasive plants in Reston with the Weed
Moving forward, plans are in the works for
repairing the streams around Lake Anne near
the North Shore Pool and Lake Anne Park.
These stream sections are called Hickory
Cluster, Lake Anne East and Lake Anne West.
For more information about the project,
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Box turtle populations are declining and
the Virginia Herpetological Society is asking
anyone who sees one of these turtles to
share details of the sighting in an online
form.
This is a quick and easy way to help
the society collect and monitor the
box turtle population. On the Virginia
Herpetological Society website (http://www.
virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/), scroll
down on the left to “Box Turtle Reporting”
and fill out the form.
Input from citizens is important for providing
data to make natural resource decisions.
Please do not take box turtles from nature to
keep as pets because their population is in
serious decline.
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The Nature of Reston
Photos by: Charles A. Veatch
Text by: Claudia Thompson-Deahl
an art photography, nature and
informational book and guide to
reston’s habitats all in one beautiful
hard-bound volume.
ON SAlE fOR $30
All proceeds from the book sales go to the Walker Nature Education Center.
AVAilAblE AT: Walker Nature Education Center
11450 Glade Drive
kayak & Canoe
kayak , touring, or whitewater? Interested in kayaking?
contact mike today 703-264-8911, or [email protected].
upcoming kayak Classes And Trips
for Spring And Summer 2011
L 1 beginner kayak
Covers fundamental strokes and safety, or L1/L2
Combo which covers strokes, maneuvers, safety
and rescue
Dates: 5/7, 5/14, 5/22, 5/28, 6/5,6/11, 6/18, 6/26, 7/2,
7/10, 7/24, 7/30, 8/7, 8/20, 8/28
Time and Location: L1 is 9 a.m. – Noon
L 2 is 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Classes are held at Lake Audubon, or Columbia Island
Marina in Arlington. See www.ckapco.com for details.
Fee: $60 for L 1 only, $110 for the L1/L 2 Combo
L 3 Sea kayak
Dates: 6/11, 7/3, 7/16, 8/27
Time and Location: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Lake Audubon
or Columbia Island. See www.ckapco.com for details.
Fee: $110
DC kayak and other Local Trips
Dates: 5/8, 5/21, 5/29, 6/4, 6/12, 6/25, 7/4, 7/9, 7/17,
8/7, 8/13
Time and Location: usually Columbia Island Marina,
Arlington, vA. 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Check the website for Algonkian and other trip dates
and locations www.ckapco.com
Fee: $60
whitewater Classes
Dates: 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/21, 5/27, 5/29, 6/4, 7/1, 7/8,
7/15, 7/22, 7/29,8/5, 8/19, 8/26
Time and Location: usually 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at
violettes Lock. See www.ckapco.com for details.
fee: $110
whitewater Trips
Dates, Times, and Locations: vary mostly on the
Potomac
Fee: $80
mike Aronoff ACA iTE kayak & Canoe
Canoe, Kayak and Paddle Co., LLC. | 2218 Nobehar Dr. Vienna, VA. 22181 | www.CKAPCO.com | 703-264-8911
NATuRE
adopT-a-BenCh
Tennis BenCh
Adopt-A-Bench is a program of Friends of Reston, which seeks to
increase seating along Reston’s pathways and at recreational areas.
Donations are appreciated in any amount, and are tax deductible.
Sponsor a bench in someone’s honor for the donation amount
below.
tennis Benches
Select the court location (based on availability on a first-come,
first-serve basis). Cost includes an engraved plaque if desired. For
more details about tennis benches, contact [email protected] or
call 703-435-6534.
donation amount: $235
paThWay/ReCReaTion faCiliTy BenCh
pathway/recreation Facility Benches
Locations based upon need and your preference. Benches are
made of recycled plastic with heavy duty steel supports. Cost
includes an engraved plaque if desired. For more about pathway/
recreation facility benches, contact [email protected] or call
703-437-7658.
Please make checks payable to “Friends of Reston” and
write “Adopt-A-Bench” in the memo section. Mail to:
Friends of Reston, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston VA
20191.
adopt a Recycling Bin
Help Reston increase recycling in the community. Attractive recycling bins
are needed at Reston’s tennis courts. Select the court of your choice. Reston
Association will manage the recyclables. The bins are made of 100% recycled
plastic lumber, fastened to a sturdy, recycled, cast-aluminum frame. The cost
includes an engraved plaque, if desired.
Make checks payable to Friends of Reston
12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston VA 20191-3404.
For more information, contact [email protected] or call 703-437-7658.
Community buildings Rental
COmmuNiTy mEETiNg fACiliTiES
RA’s Glade Room and Brown’s Chapel are frequently used for group
functions, including cluster meetings, scout meetings, wedding
ceremonies and a variety of classes.
Rental fees Apply: $12.50 – $70 per hour (security deposit required)
bROWN’S CHApEl
11300 Baron Cameron Avenue
Size: 914 square feet
glAdE ROOm
11550 Glade Drive
Its tall ceilings provide excellent
acoustics and its park-like grounds
offer a lovely setting. The facility
has chairs to seat 65 people, 3
tables, restroom facilities, heating,
air conditioning and ample
parking. It is perfect for church
services, small meetings or classes.
Located above the pool bathhouse
at the intersection of Glade and
Soapstone Dr. This facility is
equipped with chairs to seat 65
people, 4 tables, restroom facilities,
heating and air conditioning. It
is an ideal facility for preschool
groups, dance classes, small
meetings and club functions.
Picnic Pavilions
Available for rent 7 days a week April through October, a perfect place for private parties and group gatherings.
Rental fees Apply: $150/RA members
$300/Corporate & Non-members
HuNTERS WOOdS
piCNiC pAViliON
(James “Jimmy” Wright Memorial Pavilion),
at the corner of Steeplechase Drive and
Reston Parkway.
The pavilion offers 4 picnic tables,1 grill and
ample parking (shared parking at Hunters
Woods Pool or Hunters Woods Park).
bROWN’S CHApEl
piCNiC pAViliON
Located next to Brown’s Chapel, 11300
Baron Cameron Avenue
This pavilion is equipped with 4 picnic
tables, 2 grills, and restrooms. The pavilion
is near a basketball court, ball fields, an
exercise trail, and a tot-lot. Lake Newport
is close by for fishing off the dock/dam.
Brown’s Chapel Picnic Pavilion is available
on a first come, first serve basis at no charge.
pONy bARN
Corner of Steeplechase Drive and Triple
Crown Road
Size: 2,006 square feet
A wood-chipped tot-lot, equipped with
swings and a jungle gym, is an inviting place
for youngsters to romp and play. The Pony
Barn contains 7 picnic tables, 2 grills and 2
portable restrooms. Water available.
NORTH HillS
piCNiC pAViliON
Center Harbor Road and North Village Road
Size: 1,024 square feet
North Hills Picnic Pavilion offers electricity,
water, lights, 3 large brick barbecue grills, 2
portable restrooms, 6 picnic tables (under
cover of pavilion), tot lot and ample parking.
lAkE ANNE piCNiC pAViliON
Lake Anne Park includes a tot-lot, 2 large
grills and a restroom facility. Six picnic
tables are situated under cover. Basketball
court, tennis court, sand volleyball court,
water, electricity, and ample parking also
are available. Recreational courts are not
included in private reservation.
TEmpORARy ROAd
piCNiC pAViliON
Corner of North Shore Drive
and Temporary Road
The pavilion is equipped with 10 picnic
tables (8 of which are under cover), 1 large
grill, 2 restrooms, swing set and 4 benches
situated throughout the park. Parking is
available in 16 marked spaces or at curbside.
Water fountain available.
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speCial evenTs
Reston Association has something for everyone, including ice cream
socials, movies at the pool and a community yard sale, just to name
a few. Join us at one of Reston Association’s many facilities and see
what’s in it for you. For more information on these or upcoming
events, contact [email protected], call 703-435-6577 or visit the
Parks, Recreation & Event section at www.reston.org.
ChildRen’s
evenTs
all ages
All ages are welcome. Children under 12
must be accompanied by an adult.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Ariel’s Adventures
The Series: Ariel’s New Home
Ages: 2 – 5 years
Date: Friday, Apr. 29, 2011
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Location: Reston Association
Fee: FREE
Join Reston Association for story hour at our
new location. This wonderful children’s book
is based on real life characters and begins
with Ariel, the dog, finding a new home.
During her adventures, she shares many
special holidays, some rare firsts that very
few puppies experience, and some other fun
and incredible adventures. You don’t want to
miss this wonderful and exciting story that
is a must have for any pet lover’s collection.
The author herself will be reading the story.
Registration required as space is limited.
Contact [email protected] or call
703-435-6530 to register.
Teddy bear picnics
Reston presents Series
Ages: 3 – 5 years
Dates:
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Location: North Hills Pavilion
Bear lovers are invited to a bearific morning,
which includes bear stories, crafts and fun!
Bring a picnic lunch and your favorite teddy
bear. Earl the Squirrel will be on hand to
have your child’s picture taken with him, so
don’t forget your camera. This program is
cancelled in the event of rain. Registration
required as space is limited. Payment due at
the event. Contact [email protected] or
call 703-435-6530 to register.
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
Time: 7 – 9 p.m.
Location: Reston Community Center at Lake
Anne, 1609 Washington Plaza
Fee: FREE
Reston Presents is a bi-monthly lecture
and presentation series that highlights
the multifaceted talents of local residents.
Topics include anything from cooking
demonstrations to stories from war
veterans and book signings with local
authors. Reston Presents…is sponsored
by the Reston Association and the Reston
Community Center.
This month features, Gadfly: The Life and
Times of Les Kinsolving — White House
Watchdog: In this thoroughly engaging
biography by Kinsolving’s daughter,
Kathleen, the Gadfly’s life, work, and
essence mesh to provide readers and
lovers of Washington politics a delicious
tale that sheds light on a bygone era when
journalists loved reporting more than
they loved the advancement of their own
careers. Kathleen will read and discuss
Gadfly, as well as sign copies which will
be available for purchase. Registration
requested. For more information, contact
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SpECiAl EVENTS
all ages
July 4th Celebration
Date: Monday, July 4, 2011
Time: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
11601 Lake Newport Road
Fee: FREE
Start the day with a splash! Come to the pool
and enjoy the festivities before the fireworks.
We will have a DJ, contests and prizes. Pizza
will be available for purchase from Vocelli’s.
This program is cancelled in the event of rain.
Contact [email protected] or call 703435-6577 for more information or weatherrelated cancellations.
family dive-in movies
Community Cookouts
Are you looking for something different
to do as a family? Then come join us for
FREE pool side movies! We will provide the
popcorn and drinks, but don’t forget your
favorite float. Movie titles will be advertised
at the event location. These events are
cancelled in the event of rain or threatening
rain. Contact [email protected] or call
703-435-6577 for more information or
weather-related cancellations.
Time: 8:30 – 11 p.m.
Date & Locations:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Glade Pool, 11550 Glade Drive
Bring your family out for a FREE cookout
at the pool. Cookouts are co-sponsored
by the Reston Association and the Reston
Community Center. Hot dogs, hamburgers,
chips and drinks are provided along with live
Caribbean music at various pools throughout
Reston. Contact [email protected] or
call 703-435-6577 for more information
or weather-related cancellations.
Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Dates & Locations:
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Ridge Heights Pool, 11400 Ridge Heights Road
Lake Newport Pool, 11601 Lake Newport Road
Lake Audubon Pool, 2070 Twin Branches Road
Community
yard Sale
dATE: saturday, may 14, 2011
(Rain date, sunday, may 15)
TimE: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
lOCATiON: Reston association parking
lot, 12001 sunrise valley drive
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Golf Course Island Pool, 11301 Links Drive
Monday, Aug. 15, 2011
Lake Newport Pool, 11601 Lake Newport Road
North Hills Pool, 1325 North Village Road
Newbridge Pool, 11718 Golf Course Square
Tall Oaks Pool, 12025 North Shore Drive
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Come by to browse for great bargains
at our multi-family community yard
sale. Vendor space is SOLD OuT. Contact
[email protected] or call 703-4356577 for information on weatherrelated cancellations.
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bicycle Safety Rodeo
Saturday, may 7, 2011, ongoing from 1 – 4 p.m.
stop by anytime. course takes 20 minutes to complete.
Join the Reston Association, State Farm Insurance Co., and The Reston Bicycle Club for our Annual
Bicycle Safety Rodeo. Children will complete 8 safety stations and earn their bicyclist’s license. Children
must bring their own bicycles and helmets. No registration required. This program is cancelled in the
event of rain. Contact [email protected] or call 703-435-6577 for more information or weatherrelated cancellations.
Ages: 5–12, Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Location: Lake Newport Pool Facility, 11601 Lake Newport Road
Fee: FREE
In addition to the Rodeo, if you have a bike you wish to donate for a child
that may not have one, you can drop them off here. Bikes will be donated
first to children who wish to participate in the Reston Kids Triathlon,
co-sponsored by RA and the Reston YMCA.
Washington Nationals
father’s
day
bASEbAll gAmE TRip
Sunday, June 19, 2011 | 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
It’s Father’s Day. Relax and enjoy door to door
service us as we travel by chartered bus to cheer
the Nats to victory over the Baltimore Orioles!
The first 30,000 fans will get a Nationals baseball
cap. Bring food/drink for the bus ride to and
from the stadium. Our seats are behind home
plate and under cover. Registration required. All
sales are final. Registration form can be found
on our website at www.reston.org or contact
Ages: All ages welcome. Children under 18 must be
accompanied by an adult.
Bus pick up location: Reston Association
Fee: $32 RA Members, $36 Non-members
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all ages
ice Cream Socials
Hot enough for you? Come out to the pool
and enjoy some refreshing ice cream as you
lounge poolside. Make sundaes for the kids
and for yourself. Supplies are limited. FREE.
These events are cancelled in the event of
rain or threatening rain. Contact Ashleigh@
reston.org or call 703-435-6577 for more
information or weather-related cancellations.
Time: 2 p.m. – until ice cream is gone
Dates & Locations:
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Uplands Pool, 11032 Ring Road
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tall Oaks Pool, 12025 North Shore Drive
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Autumnwood Pool, 1601 Walnut Branch Road
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Shadowood Pool, 2201 Springwood Drive
Monday, July 25, 2011
popsicle mania!
Summer is hot, so come cool off at the
pool and enjoy an ice cold popsicle while
sitting poolside. Supplies are limited. FREE.
These events are cancelled in the event of
rain or threatening rain. Contact Ashleigh@
information or weather-related cancellations
Dates/Times/Locations:
Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 4 p.m.
North Shore Pool, 11515 North Shore Drive
Friday, June 17, 2011, 4 p.m.
Newbridge Pool, 11718 Golf Course Square
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, 2 p.m.
Uplands Pool, 11032 Ring Road
Totally Trucks
Date: Friday, Aug. 12, 2011
Times: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. and again from
11 a.m. – Noon
Location: Reston Association’s Central Services
Facility, 12250 Sunset Hills Road
Fee: FREE
Bring the kids and check out all the big
trucks that Reston Association uses. In
addition, we may have a police and fire truck
on display. The first 250 children in each
session will receive a truck coloring book
and construction helmet. Rain or shine.
No registration required. Contact Ashleigh@
information.
Friday, July 22, 2011, 2 p.m.
Shadowood Pool, 2201 Springwood Drive
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 2 p.m.
Hunters Woods Pool, 2501 Reston Parkway
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Teen evenTs
(Ages 12-18)
Teen Summer Series
(middle/High School students)
Reston Association cooperates with
the Reston Teen Center and the Reston
Community Center to provide teens with a
series of fun events. Don’t miss out on the
activities planned this summer.
Trip to busch gardens
Date: Friday, June 24, 2011
Time: Check-in 8 a.m., leave 8:30 a.m., return
at 11 p.m. (check-in inside Reston Community
Center at Hunters Woods)
Location: Bus leaves from Reston Community
Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road
Fee: $20
Ages: Middle and High School students
School is out! Come with us to celebrate the
end of school by spending the day at Busch
Gardens. Teens should come prepared to
purchase their own meals. Please be advised
that although there will be chaperones
on this trip, teens will be on their own in
the park but required to check in several
times during the day. Registration required.
Registration will be accepted by Reston
Community Center and Reston Teen Center.
For information on registration call 703-4764500.
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Reston festival 2011
saturday, July 9 & sunday, July 10
Reston Town Center
Bring the whole family to the reston Festival
The festival is an opportunity for Reston to
come together and celebrate the birthday of
the community in a convivial and entertaining
atmosphere. The concept is to provide
participatory experiences for the whole family
where everyone can have fun and find something
to learn, do, see, buy, hear, and taste.
This year’s theme: Reston through the decades:
The grounds will be organized into four color
coordinated areas representing the 60s, the
70s, the 80s, and finally the 90s and beyond.
Each decade will have an assortment of themecoordinated activities, including historical
displays, kids´ corner, street performers, contests,
food vendors, local organizations, a featured
charity and various merchants. In addition, the
Pavilion will serve as the Festival’s main stage
and focus point. The festival’s primary musical
concert will take place there on Saturday night
as well as the wrap up costume party and award
ceremony on Sunday night. Throughout the
weekend, the stage will host a variety of events
and the pavilion will serve as the main social
gathering area. A virtual festival will kick-off
online several months prior to the live event to
solicit suggestions, contest entries, and program
voting. Many of these social media activities will
then culminate in live events during the festival
weekend. For more information about the festival
or volunteer and sponsorship opportunities
contact us at [email protected] or
703-435-7989.
follow updates on www.restonfestival.com
on facebook and @Restonfest on Twitter.
Sponsored by: Reston Festival, Inc.,
Reston Association and Reston Community Center
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Teen evenTs
(Ages 12-18)
Snowflex
Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Time: Check-in 7 a.m., leave 7:30 a.m., return
at 6 p.m. (check-in inside Reston Community
Center at Hunters Woods
Location: Bus leaves from Reston Community
Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road
Fee: $20
Located atop Liberty university’s serene
5,000-acre mountain, the Liberty Mountain
Snowflex Centre is the country’s premier
point for year-round skiing, snowboarding
and tubing. Composed of beginner,
intermediate and advanced slopes and a
two-story lodge, this high-performance
playground is the first of its kind in the u.S.
Teens should come prepared to purchase
their own meals. Please be advised that
although there will be chaperones on this
trip, teens will be on their own but required
to check in several times during the day.
Registration required. Registration will be
accepted by Reston Community Center and
the Reston Teen Center. For information call
703-476-4500.
pool/movie Night
Time: 6:30 – 10:30 p.m.
11601 Lake Newport Road
Fee: FREE
Have you worn your bathing suit to the
movies? If not, here’s your chance! Grab your
float and a towel and prepare yourself for a
night of food and fun with your friends. This
event is cancelled in case of rain. Registration
required. Registration will be accepted at
Reston Community Center and the Reston
Teen Center. For registration information or
weather-related cancellations, call 703-4764500.
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madden 2012
xbox 360 Tournament
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Location: Southgate Community Center
12125 Pinecrest Road
Fee: Free
The new Madden game is coming out and
we are planning to host a tournament to
see who can win the whole thing. Prizes,
trophies, food will be provided. Registration
required by Aug. 12. Registration will be
accepted by Reston Community Center and
Reston Teen Center. For information, call
703-476-4500.
adulT evenTs
(Ages 17 years and older)
Hot Tub movies
RA invites all those who enjoy the late
night adult swim hours to join us for a FREE
movie by the hot tub. Come relax, enjoy a
Luau atmosphere and we will provide the
movie and refreshments. Movie titles will
be advertised at the event location. These
events are cancelled in the event of rain
or threatening rain. Contact Ashleigh@
information or weather-related cancellations.
Times: 8:30 – 11 p.m.
Dates & Locations:
Friday, June 3, 2011
North Shore Pool, 11515 North Shore Drive
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Lake Thoreau Pool, 2040 Upper Lakes Drive
Glade Pool, 11550 Glade Drive
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senioR evenTs
Container planting
Date: Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2011
Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Nature House, 11450 Glade Drive
Have the perfect window sill or patio to
enjoy a container plant? Join the Nature
House staff as they show you what plants/
herbs grow best in this environment.
Listen to a brief presentation then you will
create your own container plant to take
home. Registration required as space is
limited. Payment due at the event. Contact
[email protected] or call 703-435-6530
to register.
Seniors Advisory
Committee
This committee, established by
the Reston Association, is charged
with developing and implementing
programs to benefit Reston’s senior
adults. If you have visited Reston Town
Center’s theater recently to see a movie
and enjoy coffee and pastries with
friends, then you have seen the work
of the Seniors Advisory Committee
first-hand. Give something back to your
community by volunteering your time
and join this active senior committee.
where
Reston association
12001 sunrise valley drive
when
2nd Tuesday of each month
from 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Senior movie day
Dates: Wednesdays:
Apr. 27, 2011, Featuring, “Wall Street”
May 25, 2011, “TBD”
June 22, 2011, “TBD”
July 27, 2011, “TBD”
Time: Doors open at 9:15 a.m.,
Showtime is at 10 a.m.
Location: Reston Town Center Rave Cinemas
Fee: FREE
The Reston Association, in cooperation
with Reston Town Center Rave Cinemas,
presents, “Meet Me at the Movies”. Join us
on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
Refreshments are provided and door prizes
are distributed prior to the movie. Movie
titles are posted at www.reston.org. Contact
[email protected] or call 703-435-6577 for
more information.
Celebrate Older American’s month
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Reston Community Center at
Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road
Fee: FREE
Set sail to celebrate Older American’s Month
at Reston Community Center! Exhibitors
specializing in aging issues will be on
hand to provide information and answer
questions. Reston Hospital Center will
also provide numerous health screenings.
Door prizes and light refreshments will
be provided. This event is cosponsored
by Reston Community Center, Reston
Association and Reston Hospital Center.
Contact [email protected] or call
703-435-6577 for more information.
Senior fitness Swim
Fee:$30.50 per session/RA Members
$39.00 per session/ Non-members
Session A Dates: June 27 – July 5
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
NOTE: No class July 4. Make-up will be held
July 5, same time and location
Session B Dates: July 11 – 20
Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
Session C Dates: July 25 – August 3
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Session D Dates: August 8 – 17
Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
Would you like to correct your swim stroke,
build endurance, and get more from your
time at the pool? Why not join us for this
new senior swim program? Registration form
is available at www.reston.org or contact
to register.
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senioR TRips
and TouRs
Reston Association’s Seniors Advisory
Committee will take a variety of trips this
year to locations such as museums, New
York, the beach and local places of interest.
Join us as we have fun visiting the area’s hot
spots. For upcoming trip dates, details and to
get on our trip mailing list, contact 703-4356577 or e-mail [email protected].
day Trip to New york City
Time: 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Bus Pick-Up Times & Locations:
7 a.m. – Hunters Woods Shopping Center
(Ledo’s Pizza)
7:15 a.m. – Thoreau Place
1951 Sagewood Lane
7:30 a.m. – Lake Anne Fellowship House
Ages: Senior Adults, 55 years and older
Join us for a chartered bus trip to the Big
Apple. Participants will be dropped off at
Bryant Park on 40th Street and will be on
their own to catch a Broadway matinee or
to explore the city. Registration required.
Registration form can be found on our
website at www.reston.org. Contact
Trip to Rehoboth beach, delaware
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. – Hunters Woods Shopping Center
(Ledo’s Pizza)
7:45 a.m. – Thoreau Place
1951 Sagewood Lane
8 a.m. – Lake Anne Fellowship House
Join us for a chartered bus trip to the
beach and boardwalk of Rehoboth Beach.
Participants will be on their own to relax
near the ocean or stroll along the recently
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renovated boardwalk. Registration required.
Registration form can be found on our
web site at www.reston.org. Contact
Thrasher’s Carriage museum
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
7:30 a.m. – Reston Community Center at Lake
Anne Plaza, 1601 Washington Plaza
8 a.m. – Hunters Woods Shopping Center
(Ledo’s pizza)
Fee includes train ride, lunch, museum
admission and bus transportation
Join us for a chartered bus trip to the
Thrasher Carriage Museum, housed in the
C&P freight depot in Frostburg, MD. It was
built in 1891 and was the major freight
depot on the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
Railroad line. The museum is reached by a
vintage train ride from Cumberland, MD. The
museum houses one of the top collections
of horse-drawn vehicles in the united
States. The Thrasher collection represents
every walk of life during the carriage era.
Registration required. Registration form can
be found on our website at www.reston.org.
Contact [email protected] or call 703-4356577 for more information.
Trip to Charles Town Horse Races
and Slots
Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Time: 3:30 – 11:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – Hunters Woods Shopping Center
(Ledo’s pizza)
3:45 p.m. – Thoreau Place
1951 Sagewood Lane
4 p.m. – Lake Anne Fellowship House
Fee: $32 RA Members,$38 Non-members
Join us for an evening at the race track to
enjoy live thoroughbred horse racing, play
the new table games, including blackjack
and poker, or just come to enjoy a nice
dinner overlooking the horses. Participants
will receive $10 worth of free play.
Registration required. Registration form can
be found on our website at www.reston.org.
Contact [email protected] or call 703-4356577 for more information.
ResTon assoCiaTion
Conference Center
hold youR neXT meeTing Close To home
ConfeRenCe CenTeR availaBle foR RenT
attractive Rental Rates
ideal for
Corporate events
Community meetings
Workshops
Can Accommodate
Small groups of 35 or less
Large groups up to 100
features
Flexible floor space
Open Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturdays April – August
Extras (for an additional fee)
Pantry with microwave, coffee maker and
refrigerator
Audio visual equipment
Attractive Rates: $30-$90 an hour.
please contact member services to make your
reservation at [email protected] or
703-435-6530.
12001 sunrise Valley drive | reston | Virginia | 20191-3404 | www.reston.org
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volunTeeRs
Community involvement is an important key in staying active,
keeping current and making a difference in the lives of those
around you. There are plenty of volunteer opportunities in Reston
throughout the year to participate in community events, programs
and activities.To learn more about how you can get involved in
Reston, you can call Ha Brock at 703-435-7986, or via e-mail at
[email protected] and she can help provide ideas and options that
are well suited for your talents. You can also visit the RA website at
www.reston.org and click on “Get Involved” tab for more information.
getting involved and Suiting
your Own Style

You could say the ways to get involved in
Reston are as unique as you.

For example, if you have a special knack
for gardening and like to beautify natural
spaces, then the Weed Warriors program
might be for you. This group is out and about
in Reston, removing invasive exotic plants
from our forested areas, which can grow
rapidly, eventually taking over the native
ferns, wildflowers and tree seedlings.
Or, maybe you like to slosh around in
a streambed, checking water quality,
identifying insects and collecting data on
your findings. As a stream monitor, you can
actively help to assess the health of our local
watersheds. There are several monitoring
sessions per year, with training given by the
watershed staff. A two-year commitment is
encouraged for this project.
But there are also shorter-term endeavors
that will allow even the busiest person the
opportunity to make a difference in the
community they live. These include festivals
or events such as Halloween Trail or Potomac
Watershed Clean up Day.
Volunteer for your passion
Our advisory committees are where you can
really immerse yourself in a cause or area
that suits you. These include:

The Reston Neighborhood Advisory
Committee
The Environmental Advisory Committee
The Parks and Planning Advisory
Committee
The Pedestrian and Bicycling Advisory
Committee
The Seniors Advisory Committee
The Tennis Advisory Committee
The Transportation Advisory Committee
The Communications Advisory
Committee
Each committee is comprised of up to
15 members and includes a Board and at
least one staff liaison and generally meets
once per month. More information on the
committees and an application can be found
at www.reston.org.
many Opportunities, One goal
At Reston’s volunteer appreciation party,
at every regular Board meeting of the
Association, at our annual meeting and at
other events throughout the year, we have
the opportunity to recognize and thank our
amazing volunteers—from those who have
served on committees, on a special project
or even just a one-time event. From scout
groups, business leaders to active retirees,
all share one common goal. They want to
give back to the community with their time,
talent and unwavering energy.
Our Volunteers Really dig us.
Some say it’s the tree planting they like
the best, some like the fact that they can
cultivate an idea and watch it flourish. In
some cases, RA volunteers actually do “dig”
into the dirt to plant a few seedlings. You
can make a difference in your community,
be involved in something you like, and meet
some interesting people and learn some new
skills in the process. Planting trees may not
be what you’re into, but there are plenty of
other areas in which to “grow.”
RA is seeking volunteers to help enhance the
community in a variety of areas. There are
many opportunities available in such areas as
environment and ecology, the Walker Nature
Education Center, recreational programs and
facilities, special events and many more.
do you Need Service Hours for
School?
Often times we find that individuals (such
as middle and high school students) are
required to perform a specified number of
community service hours. If this is the case,
then you may be able to complete up to 8
hours of community service by working one
of our department’s special events, such
as festivals, Weed Warriors, and watershed
cleanups to name a few. We cannot
guarantee that you’ll be able to complete
all of the hours you need during one special
event. Each special event will have a limited
number of spots available for volunteers, so
it is very important that you notify us well
in advance of your desire to work a special
event.
What’s the program About?
The RA volunteer program consists of about
500 active volunteers working in a variety
of capacities and settings. Ha Brock, RA’s
community outreach specialist II, takes
special care to make sure that there is a good
match with the volunteer and the job.
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Weed
WaRRioRs
Weed Warriors
Our native trees, ferns and wildflowers are
under attack by invasive exotic plants like
English Ivy, Japanese Honeysuckle and
Bamboo. That is why we need warriors like
you to join us in rescuing Reston’s beautiful
parkland from these aggressive plants.
These fast growing, invasive plants escape
from people’s yards and seriously threaten
local ecosystems, taking away vital food
and habitat from already stressed wildlife
populations. Please, spend a couple hours in
our parkland protecting our forests every 4th
Saturday of each month as we help restore
Reston’s forests to their natural state.
With new RA guidelines stating that certain
invasive exotic plants may not be installed or
maintained on Reston Association member
property, we have more support than ever in
this rigorous battle. Please join us.
All project Time: 10 a.m. – Noon
Please wear long sleeves and long pants if
you are allergic to poison ivy. RA will provide
tools, gloves, snacks and water.
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protect the glade Stream Valley – Remove
invasive exotic plants from the newly
restored stream
Garlic Mustard has quickly spread along this
beautiful stream. We need you to join RA
staff as a Weed Warrior to help remove this
easy to identify and easy to pull plant. We
will meet at Colts Neck Tennis Courts and
walk down the natural trail along the stream
behind Stirrup Road. There is poison ivy at
this site.
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SATuRdAy, July 23
Restoring Old Trail drive
Following-up on the VA Invasive Plant
Removal Day, the Weed Warriors will
continue to pull the Garlic Mustard that
invades the Old Trail Drive natural area.
Garlic Mustard has an allelopathic chemical
that alters the soil chemistry and prevents
native plants from thriving. We must remove
Garlic Mustard before its hundreds of seeds
per plant disperse. Meet at the Glade Pool
parking lot at the corner of Glade Drive
and Soapstone Drive. There is poison ivy
at this site.
Restore the Natural Area
The Weed Warriors will pull Japanese
Stiltgrass and English Ivy that has spread
throughout the natural area in south Reston.
Japanese Stiltgrass threatens the native
understory by quickly spreading by roots
and by thousands of seeds. The only chance
native plants have is the protection provided
by the Weed Warriors. We need as many
hands as possible to remove this aggressive
grass. Please meet at the natural area on
Running Cedar Road, just past Foxcroft Way,
next to 11425 Running Cedar Road. Look for
the RA truck. This is a new Weed Warrior site
located in the shade.
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glade Stream Valley vs. mile-A-minute
Weed
Mile-A-Minute Weed, just like its name
indicates, grows about a mile-a-minute. It
is a fast growing vine that produces many
bluish berries that help it spread year after
year. This vine has tiny thorns, which leave
an itchy scratch. Please wear long sleeves
and long pants. This vine grows in thick
patches on top of shrubs, herbaceous plants
and even trees, limiting photosynthesis and
threatening the native plants. Meet at the
asphalt path at the corner of Glade Drive
and Twin Branches Road, across the street
from the Twin Branches Nature Trail. There is
poison ivy at this site.
To volunteer, contact Ha Brock at 703-435-7986
or e-mail [email protected].
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Virginia Invasive
Plant removal day
may 7, 2011 | 9 a.m. – Noon
Activity:
Volunteers will pull Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in the woods near Snakeden
Branch Stream, which is the site of a recent stream restoration project. Volunteers will
also work along the asphalt path that starts at the Glade Pool and loops around the
Old Trail Drive neighborhood. Water, gloves, snacks and tools will be provided.
directions:
Please park at Glade Pool or along Glade Drive. We will meet near the tot-lot next to
the pool parking lot and head down the asphalt path behind the pool into the woods
behind the houses.
from fairfax County parkway 7100
Take the Sunrise Valley exit east (make a right if you are coming from the south). Make
a right at the first light onto Glade Drive, cross over Reston Parkway and continue on
Glade Drive until you reach the Glade pool on your left.
from dulles Toll Road 267
Take the Wiehle Avenue Exit #13, heading south (make a left at the light if you are
coming from the east). Make a right onto Sunrise Valley Drive and a left at the next
light onto Soapstone Drive. Glade pool will be on your right at the corner of Glade
Drive and Soapstone Drive.
Please wear long-sleeve shirts and long pants. There is poison ivy at this site. For
more information or to volunteer, please contact Ha Brock, RA community outreach
specialist II, at [email protected] or 703-435-7986.
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enviRonmenTal
volunTeeRs
Stream monitoring
Spring monitoring session ends: April 30
Summer monitoring session: July 1 – August 31
Become a volunteer stream monitor and
help RA assess the health of our streams. RA
is in need of volunteers to assist with stream
monitoring at several locations throughout
Reston during all seasons. If you are willing
to learn, can work with a partner, enjoy data
collection, insect identification, and are
interested in the health of Reston’s streams,
this is the job for you. Volunteering consists
of four monitoring sessions of 3-4 hours each
for a total of 12-16 hours per year. Training
and practice are required and a two-year
commitment is encouraged.
Each season, we need at least one volunteer
to help us monitor two sites in Reston.
If you are interested, join our volunteer
monitors e-mail distribution list for notices of
upcoming monitoring dates. E-mail bpetty@
reston.org with the message, “add me to
the stream monitors list” and you will begin
receiving e-mails.
For more information about becoming a
stream monitor, contact Ha Brock at 703-4357986 or e-mail [email protected].
Storm drain marking project
What can you do to protect our local
streams, lakes and the Chesapeake Bay?
One way is to participate in the Storm Drain
Marking Project. Our storm drains prevent
flooding of roads and neighborhoods by
carrying rain and snowmelt away from
streets and sidewalks. unlike water from our
taps and tub, water flowing into our storm
drains is not treated. Storm drains connect
directly to our streams and empty into our
lakes. Trash, pet waste, motor oil, paint and
other materials dumped or washed into
storm drains pollute our watersheds and
ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay. Markers on
each storm drain remind all of us to keep
storm drains and our streams clean.
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By contacting Nicki Bellezza, Reston
Association’s Watershed Supervisor, you can
be a part of the Storm Drain Marking Project.
Since there are over 4,000 storm drains in
Reston, many volunteers are needed to mark
the storm drains and to help educate the
community about the connection between
the storm drains and our streams and lakes.
Everybody is encouraged to participate.
Many storm drains in Reston are on private
roads. In order for volunteers to mark the
drains, clusters need to grant permission first.
Contact your local cluster board member
and get your neighborhood involved today.
To get your project started or for more
information, contact Nicki Bellezza at
703-435-6560, [email protected] or visit
the County’s Storm Drain Marking website
at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/nvswcd/
stormdrained.htm.
The Storm Drain Marking Project in Reston is
sponsored by the Fairfax County Department
of Public Works and Environmental Services,
the Northern VA Soil and Water Conservation
District, the Virginia Department of
Transportation-Northern VA District, and
Reston Association.
make your Own Rain barrel
Date: May 21, 2011
Location: Walker Nature Education
Center – 11450 Glade Drive, Reston, VA
Fee: $50 per barrel, limit two. Registration
is required.
Join us to make your own 52 gallon rain
barrel from a recycled pickle barrel. If
you already have a barrel, volunteer
your time to help others master the drill
or place the screen on their barrels.
To register for the workshop, visit http://
www.arlingtonenvironment.org/barrel.
php
To volunteer, contact Ha Brock at 703435-7986 or e-mail [email protected].
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enviRonmenTal
volunTeeRs
Clean the bay day – lake Cleanup
Date: June 4, 2011
Location: Access points at each lake
Join fellow boaters and lake enthusiasts on
Saturday, June 4th for the 5th annual Lake
Cleanup. We are looking for volunteers to
get on their boats and to walk the shorelines
of each lake to collect as much trash as
possible. Supplies will be available at each
lake. When You Pitch In, Reston Lakes Win.
To sign-up, call: Ha Brock, RA community
outreach specialist at 703-435-7986 or
e-mail [email protected]
Please sign up by May 27.
Volunteers Needed for The 8 Th
Annual 5k fund Run & Walk
Date: April 30, 2011
Location: Walker Nature Education Center –
11450 Glade Drive, Reston, VA
Volunteer Hours:
5K Fund Run & Walk: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
We need at least 15 race marshals for the 5K
Fund/Run Walk. Race Marshals are positioned
along the trail/pathway. Volunteers direct
runners/walkers through the course, assist
runners, and shout encouragement.
There will be a mandatory volunteer
orientation for Race Marshals on Friday,
April 29 from 6 – 7 p.m. at the Walker Nature
Education Center.
Spring festival Volunteers Needed
Adopt-a-Spot program
Date: April 30, 2011 (Rain or Shine)
Location: Walker Nature Education Center –
11450 Glade Drive, Reston, VA
Volunteer Hours:12:30 – 5:30 p.m.
The Walker Nature Education Center needs
volunteers to help with Spring Festival on
Saturday, April 30, 2011. The festival will
feature musical performances, local nonprofit organizations, educational displays,
hands-on nature activities, carnival style
games, canoe and kayak rentals on Lake
Audubon, a native plant sale, food and a
whole lot of fun.
Reston Association sponsors a clean-up
program called “Adopt-a-Spot.” It is modeled
after the highway adoption program along
our state and federal roads. The intent
of Adopt-a-Spot is to encourage citizen
participation in beautification and litter
clean-ups of designated areas in their
communities.
For more information or to volunteer contact
Ha Brock, RA community outreach specialist
II, at 703-435-7986 or e-mail habrock@reston.
org.
The 2011 goals of our program are to attract
more Adopt-a-Spot volunteers and adopt
more spots. So, if you know of any friends,
neighbors, local clubs, service groups,
businesses, community organizations that
would be interested in joining the Reston
Adopt-a-Spot Program, contact Ha Brock,
community outreach specialist II, at
703-435-7986.
great North American dip-in
Date: June 23 and July 15
Participate in the 15th Annual Great
American Dip-In.Volunteers will monitor
the transparency of the lakes and ponds
in Reston using a Secchi Disk. The values
are used to assess the transparency of
volunteer-monitored lakes in the united
States and Canada. This is a quick activity
best accomplished by boat. To schedule a
date for training, contact Nicki Bellezza at
703-435-6560 or e-mail [email protected].
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VOluNTEERS
2010
CoRpoRaTe
paRTneRs
of The yeaR
540 hours of service:
aol and volunteer fairfax
Through the efforts of two organizations,
there is a new beginning for a wildlife
habitat in Reston. Volunteer Fairfax matched
a group of corporate volunteers from AOL
with a need from Reston Association to
remove invasive exotic plants from the
Old Westbury Recreational site. The native
plants that provide food, protection and
cover for the wildlife had been crowded out
by plants such as Burning Bush, Japanese
Honeysuckle, Autumn Olive and Bush
Honeysuckle.
So as part of AOL’s Monster Help Day, 90 AOL
company executives, managers, supervisors
and staff worked alongside Volunteer
Fairfax and Reston Association staff to dig
up the invasive plants and install more
than 100 native species. These volunteers
accomplished in one day what it would take
the RA staff of just a few folks more than a
year to complete.
Building upon the success of the Monster
Help Day, AOL came back to volunteer a
second time. This time, a team of AOL interns
from the Dulles office helped ready the
association headquarters staff for a move
to a new facility. The work of the interns
allowed RA staff to continue providing
service to members.
Just a week before the move, AOL interns
helping to organized, packed and filled
more than 90 boxes at the RA headquarters
building.
The day’s event was organized by Samantha
Watson of Volunteer Fairfax, Ha Brock, RA
community outreach specialist and Yolanda
Owens, AOL’s intern coordinator and college
recruiter.
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Together both projects contributed
540 hours of volunteer time to Reston
Association, accomplishing in days what it
would have taken staff months to do.

Provide in-kind services – We are only
limited by our imagination. We often
use donations of door prizes, food, and
expertise in certain areas.
Business and
CoRpoRaTe
volunTeeRs

Promote volunteerism with Reston
Association to individuals within
your organization. Announce our
volunteer program vacancies within
your organization. Announce volunteer
opportunities at staff/departmental
meetings, post vacancies on the
intranet and newsletters. Allow leave for
volunteer service.

Carry out a service project in our natural
areas, from plant saves, to watershed
cleanups, our events are guaranteed to
bond groups together and increase civic
pride.

Adopt-a-Spot – Take on one of the
gateways to Reston.

Join our Weed Warriors Program.

For more information on how your
business can get involved, contact
Ha Brock, RA community outreach
specialist II, at 703-435-7986 or e-mail
[email protected].
Are you looking for team building projects
for your employees? Then Reston Association
is the place to be. Reston Association is
eager to form partnerships with businesses
and corporations in the Reston area to
strengthen our community. We have various
ways in which businesses and groups of all
sorts can contribute. Some of our volunteers
prefer short-term projects while others work
weekly or monthly.
Volunteer opportunities include, but are not
limited to, the following:

Co-sponsor an event with Reston
Association – There are many types
of events within Reston Association.
Choose one that is right for you, be it
community wide, or ones that focus on
target audiences like seniors or families.
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volunTeeR foR The 2011 ResTon fesTival
Please take a moment to look at the volunteer shifts and job descriptions. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact: Ha Brock,
community outreach specialist II, at 703-435-7986 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. (Please indicate the day and shift
you are available to volunteer.)
Reston festival 2011 Volunteer Shift Schedule
In exchange for your volunteer work, volunteer will receive a festival volunteer t-shirt and a meal ticket.
Volunteer Hours:
saturday, July 9, 2011 from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.
sunday, July 10, 2011 from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE Saturday 1st Shift
Saturday 2nd Shift
Arts & Crafts
8 – 10 a.m.
Festival Signs
8 – 10 a.m.
6 – 9 p.m.
Children’s Area
8 – 10 a.m.
6 – 9 p.m.
Directing Traffic
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Sunday 1st Shift
Sunday 2nd Shift
9 – 11 a.m.
9 – 11 a.m.
6 – 9 p.m.
9 – 11 a.m.
6 – 9 p.m.
9 – 11 a.m.
FESTIVAL OPERATIONS
Volunteer Check-in (inside 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
station)
2:30 – 7 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 7 p.m.
Children’s Area Assistant
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 7 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 7 p.m.
Information Booth
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 7 p.m.
5 – 10 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 7 p.m.
5 – 7 p.m.
Myrtle the Turtle
Noon – 2 p.m.; 2 – 4 p.m.
4 – 6 p.m.
Noon – 2 p.m.; 2 – 4 p.m.
4 – 6 p.m.
Myrtle’s Assistant
Noon – 2 p.m.; 2 – 4 p.m.
4 – 6 p.m.
Noon – 2 p.m.; 2 – 4 p.m.
4 – 6 p.m.
Festival Photographer
Time Varies
Time Varies
Time Varies
Time Varies
FESTIVAL POSITIONS
DESCRIPTION
Festival Signs
This is active outdoor work. You will be helping put up and take down information signs on the festival
grounds.
Directing Traffic
Volunteers will be stationed at certain intersections throughout Reston Town Center. Assist vendors and
crafters to their designated spaces. Volunteers will also direct traffic along designated routes and make sure the
public does not have access to certain roads.
Children’s Area
Volunteers will box up all the children’s arts & craft materials and help clean up the area.
Arts & Crafts
Volunteers will help the arts & crafts chair direct vendors to their appropriate station/tent. Directions & map will
be provided.
FESTIVAL OPERATIONS
Volunteer Check-in
(Great for Seniors)
Volunteers will help staff member with checking in festival volunteers, snacks, nametags and information. This
station is located inside. Morning and afternoon shifts are busy. This is the command station.
Children’s Area Assistant
Assist staff members with children’s activities (this is NOT childcare – parents will attend). Games, arts and crafts
and *Please note: this is the area we need the most help in.
Information Booth
Teams of two, sitting under a tent, answer questions about the festival and every subject imaginable. Great
for pairs of spouses or friends. A fun way to learn about the festival. Volunteers will be provided with an FAQ
notebook. Selling water, t-shirts and tickets.
Concessions
Volunteers will be trained on the cotton candy, popcorn and hotdog machines. Must be 16+ to work this
booth.
Beverage Booths
Selling t-shirts, water & ticket sales.
Myrtle the Turtle
Volunteers will be dressed as Myrtle. The suggested size for the volunteer is approximately 5’5” and 125 lbs.
Bring a friend to assist you around.
Myrtle’s Assistant
Assist Myrtle around the festival. Bring a friend to be Myrtle.
You can find out more about the festival by visiting our website at www.restonfestival.com
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VOluNTEERS
volunTeeR spoTlighT
Q&a
Diane Blust
PHOTO BY SEAN BAHRAMI
Q: how long have you lived in Reston?
Reston has been my home since 1977;
between 1978 and 1996, I spent a number
of years in Western Europe, but always came
home to Reston.
Q: Where are you from originally?
Everett, Washington.
Q: What do you do as a volunteer for
Ra? What sort of projects have you
worked on?
I’m a member of the Environmental Advisory
Committee. In this capacity, I was involved
in helping with the community outreach for
the stream restoration. I’ve participated in
Weed Warrior events and bird counts. More
than anything, I’ve enjoyed learning about
environmental issues from other members
of the EAC.
Q: how long have you been an Ra
volunteer and what is it that you like
about volunteering?
I’m a relatively new RA volunteer, having
served on the EAC for about 2 years. I love
volunteering in Reston because it brings me
closer to the place I have called home for so
many years and it gives me an opportunity
to give back a little something to this
wonderful community. And, it’s a great way
to meet others helping our community.
Q: What is one of your proudest
accomplishments as an Ra volunteer?
Definitely working on outreach for the
stream restoration and seeing the results
The Glade.
Q: do you volunteer with other
organizations in Reston?
I’m very active with “Sustainable Reston”, an
all-volunteer program of the Fairfax Coalition
for Smarter Growth focused on the Reston
community. Sustainable Reston activities
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and programs are designed to help our
community develop tools to deal with the
triple challenges of peak oil, climate change
and economic disruptions. We are partnering
with the Friends of Reston for Community
Projects to host an environmental film series
at Nature House. The first film was The End
of Suburbia, followed by The Green House,
a locally produced film about a carbon
neutral home in McLean. We are forming
working groups on building a strong
locally-based economy (think Small Mart
Revolution by Michael Shuman), local food
security and local energy production. In
an era of diminishing fossil fuels resources,
it’s incumbent on all of us to find ways to
strengthen our local communities by making
them more self-reliant and less dependent
on external sources of goods and services
necessary for everyday life.
I serve on the Board of Reston Environmental
Action (REACT), a non-profit engaged
in environmental education activities
throughout Reston. REACT holds cluster and
neighborhood meetings on environmentally
friendly yard and garden care, recycling,
public transportation and home energy
efficiency.
I was very fortunate in 2010 to work with
Reston Citizens Association’s Reston 2020
Committee as RCA developed material
to support the ongoing Reston Master
Plan Special Study Task Force. I hope more
Restonians will get involved in the Task Force
process, particularly this year as the Task
Force begins to focus on the village centers
and our neighborhoods.
Like so many others in Reston, I enjoy
volunteering with Reston Interfaith and my
own cluster (Country Courts Cluster).
Q: What do you do for fun?
I love to garden and grow my own food.
Even in the dead of winter, I keep a small
food production area in my sunroom.
I’m experimenting with year-round food
production, using temporary green houses
and row covers. I enjoy shopping at our local
farmers markets and the new small local
markets springing up in the area. In 2011, I’m
going to hone my home canning and food
preservation skills. In this regard, I’m very
happy to have a few cookbooks from my
grandmother and great aunt. Nothing beats
those old cook books from the 1920’s.
Q: What’s the last book you read and
last movie you saw?
I’m currently reading several books dealing
with peak oil/diminishing fossil fuel
resources and climate change. The most
recent is Deep Economy by Bill McKibben.
I’ve just recently watched a documentary
called, The Power of Community – How Cuba
Survived Peak Oil, a very hopeful film about
Cuba’s response to the loss of much of the
island’s petroleum imports in the wake of
the collapse of the Soviet union. The film
documents Cuba’s shift from state-run,
Soviet style large agriculture concerns to
thousands of small, privately-run organic
farms. Cuba’s ability to shift from petroleumdependent agriculture to organic farming
in the course of several years provides
extremely useful lessons for coping with
peak oil.
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Q: aside from what you do now, what would be
your ultimate dream job?
My dream job would be running a small store in Reston
selling locally-produced food to provide local farmers
and small producers another outlet for their products.
Relocalizing our food system is a great way to provide
more wholesome and safer food to consumers while
strengthening the local economy and helping to cut
down on the greenhouse gases emitted as a result of
food being shipped long distances.
Q: What would you say to someone who was
considering volunteer opportunities with Ra
based on your experiences with Ra?
“Just do it!” We are so blessed to live in this wonderful
place. Volunteering opens doors and brings you closer
to your neighbors. And, you will learn so much while
volunteering.
Do you know someone who has given much to
the Reston community through volunteering with
Reston Association?
Send your nominations to Ha Brock at habrock@
reston.org.
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COVENANTS
knowing your duties
and powers
By wInta mengIsteaB and nIchoLe d. FLIppen,
assocIates oF rees Broome
A board of directors is not just the governing
body of a community association; board
members are also fiduciaries and leaders
within the community. This article examines
some of the important roles of a board of
directors within a community association.
Typically, a board is composed of several
officers and directors that include the
president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary
and members-at-large.
The president is generally responsible for
preparing the association’s meeting agendas,
presiding over meetings, and executing legal
documents on behalf of the association.
The vice-president assists the president in
carrying out his/her duties and may assume
the president’s duties in the event of the
president’s absence or inability to act on
behalf of the association.
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The treasurer is responsible for maintaining
the association’s financial records and
assists in developing and managing the
association’s budget. The treasurer also
oversees the association’s financial
investments, the collection of assessments
and the disbursement of funds to satisfy
the association’s financial obligations. The
secretary is responsible for maintaining
the association’s membership roster and
business records, preparing and maintaining
the association’s meeting minutes, recording
votes of the board and the members, and
distributing information to the members.
Members-at-large serve at the pleasure
of the officers. They assist the officers in
discharging their duties and often serve on
the association’s committees.
While each position has its own set of
responsibilities pursuant to the bylaws of the
association, the entire board works together
as a team, often with the help of a managing
agent, to handle the daily operations of the
association.
The board is vested with several powers and
duties, which consist of transacting business
on behalf of the association, conducting
regular board meetings and annual meetings
for the members, maintaining association
records, managing the financial obligations
of the association, budgeting, levying and
collecting assessments, adopting rules
and regulations, enforcing the governing
documents or condominium instruments,
maintaining and repairing the association’s
common areas or common elements,
purchasing adequate insurance for the
association, and promoting an overall sense
of community within the association.
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books And Records
These should be clear, complete, accurate,
and available for review by members;
preferential/unfair Treatment
Each association member should receive
equal treatment whether the matter involves
an architectural application or enforcement
of violations;
Omissions/failure To Act
The board is charged with conducting the
affairs of the association and making
decisions on its behalf, so it is important that
the board take timely action to address such
matters and hold regular meetings to do so;
and
Of course, in conducting the affairs of the
association, the boards may consult and
reasonably rely on information, advice,
reports and recommendations of the
association’s legal counsel, managing agent,
accountant, committees and other business
professionals so that it may make educated
business decisions.
Due to the powers vested in the board,
a fiduciary relationship exists between
the board and the association members.
As fiduciaries, board members owe the
members of the association certain duties,
including the duty of loyalty and the duty of
good faith. This means that in managing the
association’s affairs, the board must always
act in the association’s best interests, and
perform its duties to the association with
diligence, objectivity, integrity, and exercise
of due care.
Additionally, it is very important that
the board avoid the appearance of any
impropriety to insulate itself from claims of
breach of its fiduciary duties and to maintain
the members’ trust.
Some common issues for boards to watch
out for in conducting the affairs of the
association include:
Exceeding The Authority granted
To The board by The governing
documents
While this point is applicable to all
associations regardless of the jurisdiction
(VA, DC, MD), it was recently highlighted
by the Circuit Court of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia in Farran, et al. v. Olde Belhaven
Towne Owners Association, in which the
court held that:
Although Va. Code § 55-513(B) does grant
property owners associations authority to
impose fines in certain circumstances, that
authority is limited to situations where an
association’s declaration expressly allows it to
impose fines or its declaration expressly allows
it to adopt rules or regulations which impose
fines…the omission of a provision allowing
[Belhaven] to impose fines as a method of
enforcement shows an intent to exclude…
Nothing in Va. Code § 55-513(B) gives
[Belhaven] authority to exceed the power
granted to it in its governing documents.
See, 2010 Va. Cir. LEXIS 92.;
Conflicts Of interest
These must be disclosed immediately and
the involved board member should
abstain from casting a vote on the issue;
Candor And Transparency
Meetings should be open to the members
unless the board is convening in executive
session;
Confidentiality
The board should maintain the
confidentiality of certain matters, such as
information pertaining to personnel matters,
reports, opinions, and recommendations
of association’s legal counsel, contracts
currently in or under negotiation, individual
member files, and executive session
discussions. By law, information pertaining
to these matters may be withheld from
disclosure to members of the association and
the public.
Clearly, being a board member on an
association’s board of directors is not a
position to be taken lightly. We thank our
board members for taking a personal interest
in the success and betterment of their
respective associations.
Winta mengisteab is an associate
attorney at the law firm of Rees
Broome, PC, where she has been
representing community associations
in Virginia, DC, and Maryland for the last four years.
Nichole d. flippen has been an
attorney with the law firm of Rees
Broome, PC since 2009. She focuses
her practice on community
association law, including civil litigation, collection
of assessments, drafting documents and reviewing
contracts for community associations. She is also a
member of the Reston Association.
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COVENANTS
Top 10
TipS fOR
ANNuAl mEETiNgS
By marIe Johnson, esQ.,
chadwIck, washIngton,
morIarty, eLmore & Bunn, p.c.
1.
Proxies – Make sure members comply
with the association’s requirements
and restrictions on the use of proxies.
If required by law or the association’s
governing documents, ensure that
proxies are witnessed, signed, dated
and filed with the secretary of the
association. Verify how many proxies an
individual member can hold and vote.
2.
Notice – Must be sent according to
the requirements in the association’s
governing documents and applicable
law. Make sure deadlines are met and
that proof of mailing is provided.
3.
Quorum – Know the quorum amount
and how many members or percentage
of votes must be present to achieve
quorum. If your association’s quorum
amount is difficult to obtain, consider an
amendment to the association’s bylaws
to reduce the quorum requirement.
4.
Meeting Place– Select a location and
meeting time that is both convenient
and comfortable for members to attend.
5.
Meeting Agenda – Annual Meetings
should be limited to the items listed
in the proposed agenda sent out
with the meeting notice. Such notice
should include any special items to
be addressed, such as voting on an
assessment increase or proposed bylaw
amendment.
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6.
7.
Meeting Procedure– Announce
procedural rules at the meeting outset.
If not required by the association’s
governing documents, consider
following Roberts Rules of Order for
procedure. Actions should be initiated
by motion, seconded, discussed and
voted on by the members.
Ballots – Have a uniform ballot prepared
and handed out to each eligible
member for voting purposes. Members
with proxies should be issued a ballot
for each valid proxy they hold.
8.
Verify Voting Ability – Check to see if
your documents allow an owner to vote
if they are delinquent in the payment of
assessments
9.
Open Forum – Consider placing a time
limit on members and how long each
is allowed to talk to keep the meeting
from running too long.
10. Record Keeping– Ensure all ballots and
proxies are kept in the association’s
records to provide documentation if
election results are challenged. Consider
adopting a record-retention policy.
This article was reprinted with permission from
Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore &
Bunn, P.C.
marie E.H. Johnson is an associate
attorney in the Fairfax office of
Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty,
Elmore & Bunn, P.C. and joined the
firm in June 2007. Her practice is devoted to
community association law and civil litigation.
Before joining the firm, Marie worked for the
Office of the Attorney General of Virginia in the
Commerce and Financial Law section.
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did you know…
Covenants Property Advisors
are available to attend your
cluster, condo or neighborhood
association meetings? Advisors
will come and meet with residents
at your monthly meetings to
discuss any covenant-related
issues of importance to you.
Board Members can contact their
Advisors directly or call 703-4356530 for more information.
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Board & Governance
Board of Directors Actions
November 2010 – February 2011
November 2010
Directed staff to send a letter of support to all of
the members of the Virginia House Committee on
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
regarding House Bill 329; a bill to amend and
reenact § 10.1-104 of the Code of Virginia and to
amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article
1 of Chapter 1 of Title 10.1 a section numbered
10.1-104.5, relating to lawn fertilizer containing
phosphorus; penalty. (Other actions on this item
can be viewed on www.reston.org under the
Board Minutes section of the site.)
Decided to hold a Special Meeting of the Board
on Saturday, December 4, at 9 a.m. to discuss and
consider revising the 2011 Capital and Operating
Budgets.
Approved the report of the Legal Committee
and authorize action to be taken on the cases
reviewed during its meeting of November 3, 2010.
Appointed BDO Seidman, LLP as the independent
Counting Agent to receive and tabulate the 2011
election ballots and certify the results to the
Elections Committee in accordance with the rules
established in Section XII of Elections & Referenda
Resolution 4. BDO shall be Inspector of Elections
for purposes of Section 13.1-847.1A of the Virginia
Nonstock Corporation Act.
Elected to the Board of Directors of the Friends
of Reston For Community Projects, Inc. Bonnie
Haukness for a term ending November 2013.
Appointed:

Ralph Greenwood to the Seniors Advisory
Committee to serve for a term ending
November 2013.

Burton Griffith to the Reston Pedestrian &
Bicycling Advisory Committee to serve for a
term ending November 2013.

Anna Pizzo to the Elections Committee to
serve for a term ending November 2013.
Approved an Agreement with Thai Tennis of
America regarding the use of Brown’s Chapel Park
and Lake Newport Tennis Court facilities for the
2011 Asian Festival and Tennis Tournament.
December 2010
Directed staff to enter into an agreement with
the FCPA that describes the arrangement for RA
becoming the long-term steward of the 239 feet
of Colvin Stream reach that connects from RA
property (Forest Edge South) to the western edge
of Lake Fairfax.
Authorized the Communications Advisory
Committee to work with RA staff to develop
a special communications plan to proactively
communicate messages surrounding the work of
the Reston Master Plan (RMP) Special Study Task
Force. (Full motion can be viewed on www.reston.
org under the Board Minutes section of the site.)
Approved the proposed letter to the Reston
Master Plan Special Study Task Force which
details walkway and bike route recommendations
designed to help reduce traffic congestion on
Reston roadways while helping Members achieve
a healthier lifestyle by making our pathways and
roadways more accessible to pedestrians and
cyclists, as amended.
Approved amendments to Assessment &
Finance Resolution 2; Annual Assessment Rates
& Collection Procedures to reflect the proposed
Assessment rates and respective due dates for
2011, except as amended to reflect that the rate
for Owners Except from County Taxes is $260.
Moved to increase the 2010 Capital Budget
from $1,519,930 to $1,688,930; thereby adding
$169,000 to cover additional expenditures
required to complete the Headquarters Leasehold
Improvements.
Approved the 2011 Board of Directors Meeting
Calendar.
Granted and conveyed to Fairfax County a
temporary easement and right-of-way for the
purposes of construction of a concrete pad
and short asphalt access path for a bus stop
improvement leading to the bus stop pad from
Reston Association’s Glade Pool Complex walkway
pursuant to the easement agreement negotiated.
Adopted Common Area Rules & Regulations
Resolution 13; Headquarters Conference Center
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Use which establishes terms and conditions
for the use and reservation of the Association’s
Headquarters Conference Center.
Allowed any Cluster or Condominium Board,
whose members are also Members of the Reston
Association, to use the Association’s Conference
Center, at no cost, for their annual membership
meeting under the condition that the Cluster/
Condominium annually submit to the Reston
Association, no later than March 1, a completed
Cluster Contact Information Form or Condo
Contact Information Form.
Approved letters to the chairs of the Virginia
Senate and House of Delegates Privileges &
Elections Committees and subcommittees, and
to the Hunter Mill District Supervisor urging them
to endeavor to include the Reston Association
and the surrounding Reston community
together in the same congressional, legislative, or
supervisorial districts.
Approved the report of the Legal Committee
and authorize action to be taken on the cases
reviewed during its meeting of December 1, 2010.
Amended the November 2009 Resolution
establishing the Special Committee on Public
Art in Reston whereby the term of the Special
Committee ends in June 2011.
Approved the one-year appointment of Jane
Howard to the position of Vice Chair of the
Communications Advisory Committee.
Appointed BDO Seidman, LLP as the independent
Certified Public Accountants to audit the
Association’s financial books and records for FY
2010.
January 2011
Approved a letter to Delegate Jim LeMunyon
requesting that he withdraw for consideration by
the Virginia General Assembly HB 1539 regarding
tolls on Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Greenway.
Directed staff, by the January 27, 2011 Board
Meeting, to research and provide a cost analysis
associated with conducting an over-night Board
retreat outside of Reston.
Board of Directors
Kathleen Driscoll McKee, President
South Lakes District Representatives
[email protected]
Approved the following Committee
Chair/Co-chair appointments for
terms ending January 2012:
1. Freya deCola to the
Environmental Advisory
Committee.
2. John Rosner to the Pedestrian &
Bicycling Advisory Committee.
3. David Robinson & Jay Monroe
to the Parks & Planning
Advisory Committee.
4. Elizabeth Bolton & Virginia
Vannett to the Seniors Advisory
Committee.
5. Evan Bass to the Tennis
Advisory Committee.
6. Kathryn Martin to the
Transportation Advisory
Committee.
7. Shawn Endsley to the Fiscal
Committee.
February 2011
The full information can be found
online.
Earmarked time on the April 13, 2011
Board Agenda to receive an overview
on “Sustainability” as presented by
Mike Sanio, American Society of Civil
Engineers.
Decided to contribute $350 to each
of the All Night Graduation Parties
being held by South Lakes and
Herndon High Schools in 2011.
Appointed:

Mai Huynh and Rengin Morrow
as Co-chairs of the Reston
Neighborhood Advisory
Committee for a term ending,
February 2012.

B.J. Silvey to the Pedestrian &
Bicycling Advisory Committee
for a term ending, February
2014.

Eric Weinstein to the
Environmental Advisory
Committee and the
Communications Advisory
Committee for a term ending
February 2014.
Directed Reston Association Staff
and appropriate Reston Association
Committees to undertake specific
actions to enable the Board of
Directors to reach a decision in 2011
on whether to hold a referendum on
an indoor tennis facility. (Full motion
can be viewed on www.reston.org
under the Board Minutes section of
the site.)
Directed the Parks & Planning
Advisory Committee to work with
staff to develop a report regarding
improvements to the three baseball
fields at Brown’s Chapel Park as
proposed by the Parks and Planning
Advisory Committee. (Full motion
can be viewed on www.reston.org
under the Board Minutes section of
the site.)
Approved the 2011 election ballot
template and related materials
as proposed by the Elections
Committee, as amended.
Approved the report of the Legal
Committee and authorize action
to be taken on the cases reviewed
during its meeting of Feb. 2, 2011.
Decided to hold the 2011 Board
Retreat at the Reston Association
Headquarters Conference Facility on
May 6 and 7.
Paul Thomas, Vice President
At-Large Representative
[email protected]
Joe Leighton, Secretary
[email protected]
John Higgins, Treasurer
Reston Association Member
[email protected]
Tim McMahon, Board Director
Apartment Owners’ Representative
[email protected]
Cheryl Beamer, Board Director
Hunters Woods/Dogwood District Representative
[email protected]
Andrew “Andy” Sigle, Board Director
[email protected]
Tom Vis, Board Director
[email protected]
Ken Knueven, Board Director
Lake Anne/Tall Oaks District Representative
[email protected]
Mike Collins, Board Director
North Point District Representative
[email protected]
Milton Matthews, Chief Executive Officer
[email protected]
Took action on the CEO
compensation as discussed in
Executive Session.
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directory & Facilities
FREQUENTLY CALLED
NUMBERS
(outside Reston Association)
TRANSPORTATION
Fairfax Connector/ RIBS Bus
703-339-7200
LINK-Transportation
703-435-5465
METRO
202-637-7000
COMMUNITY
Reston Association Member Services
703-435-6530
Reston Community Center
703-476-4500
Reston Historic Trust
703-709-7700
Reston Regional Library
703-689-2700
Reston Town Center
703-689-4699
Reston Visitors Center/ Chamber of Commerce
703-707-9045
YMCA
703-742-8800
PARKS
Fairfax County Parks
703-324-8702
Fairfax County Ball fields
703-324-5533
Lake Fairfax Park
703-471-5415
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
703-352-5900
SPORTS
Reston Soccer Association
703-859-6268
Reston Swim Team Association
703-326-0526
www.rsta.org
Reston Youth Baseball
703-860-4400
Reston Youth Basketball
703-391-8533
Reston Youth Football
703-620-2019
SkateQuest
703-709-1010
RESTON ASSOCIATION
FAcILITIES
Reston Association
HeadQuarters (14)
12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, 703-435-6530
NORTH HILLS POOL (1) 
1325 NORTH VILLAGE ROAD
703-707-9367
Depth: 2 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Spa

ADA access and hydrolift chair to
main pool

Tennis within walking distance
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AUTUMNWOOD POOL (2) 
11950 WALNUT BRANCH ROAD
703-437-3847
Depth: 3.5 – 5.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Covered picnic area

Grass area

walking distance
DOGWOOD POOL (24)
Dogwood Pool will be closed for
renovation this summer. Please
visit www.reston.org for up to date
information. Additional amenities will
include a zero-depth entry, outside water
play area and picnic pavilion. We will host
a Grand Re-opening in May 2012.
GLADE POOL (29)
11550 GLADE DRIVE
703-860-9765
Depth: 3.5 – 12.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Spa

Zero-depth wading pool with
fountains

Picnic tables

walking distance

20-foot slide
GOLF COURSE ISLAND POOL (12)
11301 LINKS DRIVE
703-437-9792
Depth: 3 – 12 ft
Length: 25 meters

2 Grass areas

Wading pool

Picnic tables

Playground and pavilion within
walking distance
HUNTERS WOODS POOL (26) 
2501 RESTON PARKWAY
703-860-9763
Depth: 3.5 – 8.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

In-water basketball and volleyball

Diving board

Children’s splash area

Large spa

Picnic tables

Playground, tennis and pavilion
LAKE AUDUBON POOL (22)
2070 TWIN BRANCHES ROAD
703-620-9801
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Diving board

Grass area

Picnic tables

Wading pool

Boat ramp to Lake Audubon within
walking distance
LAKE NEWPORT POOL (3)
11601 LAKE NEWPORT ROAD
703-689-9862
Depth: 3.5 – 5.5 ft
Length: 50 meters

2, 1-meter diving boards

Wading pool

Covered picnic area with grills

Sand volleyball area

Playground

Softball and basketball within
walking distance
LAKE THOREAU POOL (19)
2040 UPPER LAKES DRIVE
703-860-9843
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Diving board

Spa

Wading pool

Lake overlook
NEWBRIDGE POOL (17)
11718 GOLF COURSE SQUARE
703-860-9713
Depth: 3.5 – 12 ft
Length: 25 meters

Wading pool

Picnic tables

walking distance
TALL OAKS POOL (13)
703-437-9854
Depth: 3 – 12 ft
Length: 25 meters

Wading pool

Picnic tables

Tall Oaks Shopping Center within
walking distance
UPLANDS POOL (7) 
11032 RING ROAD
703-437-9784
Depth: 3.5 – 8.5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Separate zero-depth (0-3 ft) children’s pool with
interactive fountains

Interactive sand pit

Picnic tables
NORTH SHORE POOL (8)
703-437-9888
Depth: 3 – 11 ft
Length: 25 meters

Parking only on North Shore Drive

Spa

Main pool heated

Shaded upper deck with picnic
tables

Lake Anne Plaza and tennis within walking distance

Wading pool

Diving board
RIDGE HEIGHTS POOL (21)
11400 RIDGE HEIGHTS ROAD
703-860-9767
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 25 meters

Main pool heated

Diving board

Wading pool

Grass areas with picnic tables
SHADOWOOD POOL (23)
2201 SPRINGWOOD DRIVE
703-860-9708
Depth: 3 – 5 ft
Length: 20 meters

Small slide

Wading pool

Lake Newport Tennis Courts (5)
11452 Baron Cameron Avenue
Newbridge Tennis Courts (17)
11718 Golf Course Square
Shadowood Tennis Courts (23)
2201 Springwood Drive
North Hills Tennis Courts (1)
Hook Road Tennis Courts (9)
Fairway Drive/Hook Road
Autumnwood Tennis Courts (2)
11950 Walnut Branch Road
Barton Hill Tennis Courts (20)
Sunrise Valley Drive/Barton Hill Road
Colts Neck Tennis Courts (27)
Colts Neck Road
Glade Tennis Courts (29)
11550 Glade Drive
Lake Anne Tennis Courts (6)
North Shore Tennis Courts (8)
Upper Lakes Tennis Courts (18)
Upper Lakes Drive/Sunrise Valley Drive
Uplands Tennis Courts (7)
11032 Ring Road
Brown’s Chapel Park (4)
Baron Cameron Avenue
Hunters Woods Picnic Pavilion
(25)
Steeplechase Drive
Lake Anne Picnic Pavilion (6)
North Hills Picnic Pavilion (1)
Pony Barn Picnic Pavilion (28)
Triple Crown/Steeplechase Drive
Polo Fields Recreation Area (15) Thunder Chase Drive
Reston Association Central
Services Facility (10)
12250 Sunset Hills Road, 703-437-7658
Temporary Road Picnic Pavilion
(11)
Temporary Road/Northshore Drive
(30)
11450 Glade Drive, 703-476-9689
Campfire Ring (31)
Soapstone Drive & Lawyers Road
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Reston Farmers’ Market
lake Anne plaza
Saturdays
may 7 – October
farmers & Vendors
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