1. art and entertainment
2. shows and events
3. festival

Friends of the Burke
Centre Library
T
hank you for Helping to Make the Fall
Used Book Sale a Success! The Friends of
the Burke Centre Library hosted our Fall Used
Book Sale in September and it was a huge success.
Thank you to everyone that purchased books and
donated - we appreciate your support. The funds
raised will help support library materials collection
and programming!
Upcoming Events at Burke Centre Library: There
are many great events planned in October at Burke
Centre Library. Check out the upcoming events board
in the library for more information. Just a few of the
events planned include:
Teen Book Club – Sat, Oct 4 at 11:00 AM
Teen Writers Group – Sat, Oct 4 at 1:00 PM
Grandparents & Me (New) – Thu, Oct 9, 10:30 AM
(at Pimm Center)
Teen Volunteer Info Night – Thu, Oct 9, 6:30-8:00 PM
Ancestors 101 – Fri, Oct 10 at 1:00 PM
Computer Forensics – Tues, Oct 14 7:00 PM
Magic Tree House Club – Mon, Oct 20 at 4:00 PM
39 Clues Book Club (New) – Mon, Oct 27 at 4:00 PM
Donate Your Gently Used Books to Burke
Centre Library. We encourage Burke Centre
OCTOBER 2014
residents to donate gently used books in good
condition during Library hours at Burke
Centre Library. The drop-off point is a bin
right inside the entrance by the ongoing book
sale. Proceeds from your donations go directly
to support Burke Centre Library and the Fairfax
County Library Foundation in the form of the summer
reading program, new materials and collection
enhancement, programming support and more. We
appreciate the community’s ongoing support and
donations!
Join the Burke Centre Library Friends. An
individual Lifetime membership is just $50 and a
regular membership is just $5 a year per individual.
Forms are available at Burke Centre Library. All
money raised helps to promote the library system. It is
a small amount for a large benefit – join today – and
make sure you can attend the special preview day at
our next book sale!
Make Plans to Attend the Fairfax Library
Foundation Jubilee: The Fairfax Library Foundation
is hosting its sixth annual Library Jubilee with a
goal to raise $175,000 for Fairfax County Public
Library on Saturday, October 18 at the City of
Fairfax Regional Library. Friends of the Burke
Centre Library are sponsors, having contributed over
$20,000 this year to the Fairfax Library Foundation
for sponsorship of the Summer Reading Program and
collection enhancement. More information on the
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event is available at www.
fairfaxlibraryfoundation.
org.
Interested in helping
us out on Facebook?
Contact Kristy Weinshel
at [email protected] for information on
how you can volunteer to help update the Friends of
the Burke Centre Library’s Facebook page.
Burke Rotary Club
I
f interested, join us at our Membership Happy
Hour! Brion’s Grill @University Mall
Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 5-7 PM
Contact [email protected]
Burke VFRD
B
urke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
would like to thank all of those who came
to visit our booth at the 2014 Burke Centre
Festival. Please come out to our Open House at the
fire station on October 11th, located at 9501 Burke
Lake Rd. www.bvfrd.com
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Crime Awareness
T
he following crimes were reported to the
Conservancy office by fellow community residents,
and may not represent all incidents that have
occurred in Burke Centre over the past month.
Please always contact the Fairfax County Police to report
crime and vandalism. For life-threatening crimes and
emergencies, call 911. For non-emergency situations, the
number to call is 703-691-2131. Online reporting for nonemergency crimes/incidents can be completed at www.
fairfaxcounty.gov/police/120413citizenreportingsystem.htm.
Sept 22 – Burnside Landing – Loose change stolen from a vehicle, and glove box and center console
tampered with.
Sept 22 – Annaberg – Electronic equipment stolen from a vehicle.
Sept 23 – Bridgetown Commons – A wallet was stolen from a parked car.
F O R
C O M M U N I T Y
S E N I O R S
Adventures in Learning
O
lder Adults shape up mentally and physically with the Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke:
Join the Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke for its fall session of Adventures in Learning. This
program is open to all adults age 50 or better.
SENIORS - con nued on page 14 ...
After an incident is reported to the police, the Conservancy
may publish a recap upon your request to alert other Burke
Centre neighbors to activity that has occurred in the area.
Please visit the FCPD News Blog for more information at
www.fcpdnews.wordpress.com/today. You may also sign up
to get incident details at www.fairfaxcounty/policeevents.
Reports are typically one day behind. Other info available
at: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/alerts (replaced CEAN), and
Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry: http://sexoffender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/index.html.
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AROUND BURKE CENTRE
Festival
Fun Pics
Glow & Go Run
Saturday, October 25 @ 6:00 PM
Burke VRE Parking Lot & Path
H
osted by some local
moms who wish to invite
the community to a family-fun, non-scary Halloween Glow
Run on Saturday, October 25 at the Burke VRE Parking Lot and Path.
The course will open at 6:00 PM (come early to check in). All ages are
welcome to run/walk/skip/stroll a 1.5-mile course, with frequent treat
stops along the way.
PONY RIDES sponsored by
BURKE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Everyone will shine with fun glow accessories provided at check-in. Preregistration is available for $40/family at http://www.momswhotri.com/
Race_Registration.html by October 15. Sign-ups after that (including
race-day registration) will cost $50/family. All proceeds benefit the Arms
Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation (awoccf.org) and The Truth
365 (thetruth365.org) campaign that raises awareness and funds for
childhood cancer research.
2013 GLOW RUN PARTICIPANTS
This is a rain or shine event. Register now to reserve a spot for your
family! If you know of a community organization or business that would
like to set up along the course to hand out treats, please contact Erin at
703-239-8557 or or [email protected].
Recycling Bins are for Recycling Only
T
rash or yard waste found in recycling bins can not be collected. Please contact ADS at 703-368-0500 for
more information.
OCTOBER 2014
THE BURKE CENTRE CONSERVATOR
SAND STORM
sponsored by
HUDSON
ORTHODONTICS
B-BALL CHALLENGE
sponsored by
DEBBIE DOGRUL &
ASSOCIATES
ROCK WALL
sponsored by
BURKE RACQUET &
SWIM CLUB
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THANKS TO OUR FESTIVAL SPONSORS
A
big thanks to the wonderful
sponsors who have committed their generous support for the 2014 Burke Centre Festival!
SPECIAL ATTRACTION
SPONSORS
DR. DAVID R. HUGHES,
ORTHODONTIST
FACE PAINTING SPONSOR - AD PAGE 6
www.drhughesortho.com
MERRY MAIDS
Rides & Volunteer Prizes Sponsor
7317 Steel Mill Dr.
Springfield, VA 22150
703-644-5757
merrymaidsofspringfieldva.com
Massage Envy Day Spa
Free Chair Massages
5747B Burke Centre Pkwy
Burke, VA 22015
703-626-7050
massageenvy.com/burke
Red Carpet Remodeling
GRIN PARTY PHOTO
BOOTHS
PHOTO BOOTH SPONSOR
www.grinparty.com
MAJOR SPONSORS
BURKE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pony Ride Sponsor
9900 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke, VA 22015
703-425-0205
www.burkecommunity.com
BURKE & HERBERT BANK
DJ/Stage Sponsor
See ad page 6
9516 Old Keene Mill Rd, Burke, VA 22015
703-684-1655 www.burkeandherbertbank.com
BURKE HEALTH & REHAB
Entertainment Sponsor
9640 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA 22015
703-425-9765
www.lifeworksrehab.com
BURKE RACQUET & SWIM CLUB
Rock Wall Sponsor
See ad page 5
6001 Burke Commons Rd., Burke, VA 22015
703-250-1299
www.burkeclub.com
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Amusement Rides
8992 Fern Park Drive
Burke, VA 22015
703-426-4008
www.redcarpetremodeling.com
The Commonwealth Group
Kongo Krazy Slide
See ad page 8
10501 West Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-250-6060
www.mycommonwealth.com
Bubbles at Pender Village
Free Hair Painting
3903 Fair Ridge Dr
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-385-7158
www.bubblesforhair.com
KEY SPONSORS
Apple Federal Credit
Union - Ad page 7
Shuttle Bus Sponsor
5616 Ox Rd
Fairfax, VA 22038
703-788-4800 www.applefcu.org
Ameritech
Construction
Amusement Rides
2841 Hartland Rd. #306
Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 538-5800 www.Superwindows.com
Debbie Dogrul
Associates
Basketball Challenge
3918 Prosperity Ave. #200
Fairfax, VA 22031
www.teamdda.com
(703) 425-3582
See ad page
Fairfax Connector
Shuttle Buses
www.fairfaxconnector.com
703-339-7200
NuLook Home Designs
9932 Main St., Fairfax, VA
22031 | (410) 279-4103
NuLookHomeDesign.com
Long Fence & Home
10236 Southard Dr.
Beltsville, MD 20705
(410) 212-0953 www.
Longfenceandhome.com
Kitchen Saver
10315 South Dolfield Rd,
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(800) 427-0108
www.kitchensaver.som
Big Apple Circus
1 Metro Tech Center North,
Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.bigapplecircus.org
Hudson Orthodontics
Sand Storm Sponsor
6116 Rolling Road, Springfield
VA 22152 | (703) 451-4666
www.bhorthodontics.com
Learning Rx
10513 Braddock Rd.
Suite C, Fairfax, VA
703-995-9945
www.learningrx.com/fairfax
Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
112 Juliad Ct., Ste 109
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
540-752-6900
www.Basements.com
Cox Communications
3080 Centreville Rd.
Herndon, VA
571-436-1961 www.cox.com
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BURKE CENTRE FESTIVAL FUN
Festival Sponsors continued
FESTIVAL CONTRIBUTORS
•
Burke Nursery & Garden Center
•
Great Harvest Bread Co.
•
Buswell & Bennett Cleaning Co.
•
Burke Commons Starbucks (next to Giant)
•
Staples, Inc.
www.burkenursery.com
www.greatharvestburke.com
www.buswellandbennett.com
www.starbucks.com
www.staples.com
FESTIVAL FRIENDS
Aladdin’s Eatery
Burke Gems & Beads
Gymboree Play & Music of Burke
Hopsfrog Grille
Jazzercise
Knollwood Church
Prince William Home Improvements
Spartans Family Restaurant
Union Bank
Vocelli’s Pizza
^ Braddock District
Supervisor John Cook opens
the Festival weekend with
scouts from Troop 1345 &
the Burke VFW Post 5412.
^ Many thanks to the Burke Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, which provides
amazing displays for Festival visitors to enjoy every year!
AMAZING FACE PAINTING SAMPLES
sponsored by DR. DAVID R. HUGHES, ORTHODONTIST
TSAKANE
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
Armine’s Designs, Art2Die4, Autumn Berry Crochet,
Batelay Fabric Design & Décor, Black Cat Jewelry, Blankets by Grandma Jim, Booktails, Burke Centre Safeway,
Burke Centre Walmart, Calico Frogs Unlimited, Capital
Art, Coachlight Press, Creative Crafts by Kathy, Creative
Side Bows, Daniel Nie Studio, Fantasy & Things, Frocks
& Frills, Gardengate Pottery, Gifts2GoGo, Hawaiian
Shaved Ice, Heartfelt, Homeplace Creations, J’s Paper
Fantasies, KB Creations, Mali’s Kitchen, MaYuRee Womens Accessories, Metal & Glass, Metal Illusions, Nitro’s
Creamery, Patricia Berry Photography, Phillip Snider
Photography, Poor Farm Pottery, Popcorn Professor, RKT
Coins, Royal Creamery, Sally Biondi Original Watercolors, Southern Serenity Jewelry, Stone-of-Fire Creations,
Tasty Kettle, Ted & Judy Roberts, The Picket Fence, The
Secret Jewelry Garden, The Whisper Music, Wikiwood
Naturals, Woodwizard Signs, Yarn Chef Creations
What a welcome addi on to the Fes val:
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
GRACE
PHOTO: SUNRISE FACE PAINTING
LEXI
Blood Drive during the Festival was a huge success!
T
he Friends of Sadie hosted
an Inova Bloodmobile on
September 6, 2014, the
Saturday of the Burke Centre Festival,
and thanks to the community’s
support, it was a huge success!
Between dedicated appointments and
many more walk-ins, Burke Centre
residents donated 50 units of blood.
The accompanying lemonade stand
provided refreshments for many
festival attendees.
If you noticed people walking around the Festival
fine with what appeared to be serious “injuries”,
chances are they had been to the OEM area for
moulage, which is the application of mock injuries
for emergency training purposes. Very realistic!
OCTOBER 2014
Special thanks to Knollwood
Community Church for graciously
providing their conveniently-located parking lot and childcare services. Thank you, also, to the Burke Athletic
Club for donating gold shoelaces to celebrate September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. All in all,
nearly $1,200 was collected for CureSearch for Children’s Cancer over the weekend. Thank you for your
generosity!
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Hunting for
Virginia History
I
s your child a 4th grade student
learning Virginia history? If so,
sign them up for the “Hunting for
Virginia History” workshop taking place on the November
3rd – the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) teacher
workday. This comprehensive workshop will either aid
or reinforce your child’s history skills while also offering
fun activities from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop
will offer a guided Scavenger Hunt for kids in the historic
Old Town Fairfax area, a trip to the Fairfax Museum
and Visitor Center, fun games throughout the day, and
engaging lessons. This workshop is the solution to any
busy or working parent’s issue of having kids at home on
FCPS teacher workdays, offering a constructive way to fill
your child’s day while also providing childcare.
FOR COMMUNITY SENIORS
(con nued from page 10)
Registrants bring a bag lunch and stay for a full day of classes/activities and socializing, or pick
and choose the classes that interest them the most. The classes run Mondays, September 29 through
November 3, 9:30 AM to 2:45 PM, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 5114 Twinbrook Rd., Fairfax; cost
$30. Registration form and class schedule available at www.scfbva.org, or by calling 703-323-4788.
Registration is open throughout the session.
To obtain a flyer and registration form or if there
are any questions, please email Meg Connors at
[email protected]. The workshop is offered to
all 4th graders in the community as a service project, but is
limited to the first 40 students to register. Participants will
need to register and pay a $10 registration fee in advance
to cover the cost of supplies and all children need to bring
a bag lunch containing NO NUTS or nut products! This
workshop is a part of Meg’s Gold Award project. The
Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. It
requires 80+ hours of community service on an individual
leadership project.
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