365 - Pool Time

getting ready for the pool

365 - Something about a truck

Honoring Memorial Day

This upcoming Memorial Day, American Legion Post 24 along with local organizations will honor and remember those veterans who have given their lives in the service of our country. Members of the American Legion Post 24, TC Williams JROTC color guard, and Alexandria's patriotic citizens hold a Memorial Day Service in the Alexandria National Cemetery located at 1450 Wilkes Street on Monday, May 28, starting at 11:00 AM. 

The guest speaker will be Major General Donald E. Fick, U.S. Air Force, Director, Programs, Analysis & Evaluation, J8, National Guard Bureau. During the ceremony, several wreaths will be placed on Post 24 past commander's headstones and at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in the cemetery. The public and press are invited to attend and participate at this holiday weekend event.

Alexandria National Cemetery is accessed by vehicle from Route 1 onto Wilkes Street. It's an easy walk from Whole Foods also.

365 - Turtle

what we found on our walk today....

City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for the Memorial Day Holiday

City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for the Memorial Day Holiday

For Immediate Release: May 24, 2012

All Alexandria City government offices will be closed on Monday, May 28, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Additionally:

Health Facilities: The Alexandria Health Department (

4480 King St.

), the Flora Krause Casey Health Center (

1200 N. Howard St.

) and the Teen Wellness Center at T.C. Williams High School (3330 King St.) will be closed.

Hotlines: All emergency hotlines operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including the child protective services hotline, 703.746.5800, the domestic violence hotline, 703.746.4911, theemergency services for mental health or substance abuse crisis hotline, 703.746.3401, and the sexual assault hotline, 703.683.7273.

Libraries: All Alexandria Library branches will be closed.

Parking: The Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces, as well as time restrictions in residential permit parking districts and other areas with signed parking time limits.

Recreation Centers: Alexandria neighborhood recreation centers will be closed. Chinquapin Recreation Center will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Refuse Collection: Residential refuse and recycling will not be collected on May 28. Collection services will be delayed by one day during the week of May 28. The Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collections Drop-off Center will be closed on May 28.

Schools: The Alexandria City Public Schools will be closed.

State Offices: The General District Court, the Circuit Court, and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court will all be closed. In addition, the DMV Office at

2681 Mill Rd.

will be closed.

Transit: Alexandria Transit Company’s DASH bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule. 

Del. Herring Town Hall Mtg.

June 9  Saturday  Post-Session Town Hall with Delegate Charniele Herring and special guest State Senator George Barker

10:00 am - Noon, Post-Session Town Hall with Delegate Charniele Herring and special guest State Senator George Barker at the Beatley Public Library, 5005 Duke St., Alexandria. For more information contact Zach Rickard at 571-354-6506 or zach@charnieleherring.com.

 

Del Ray Music Festival in need of volunteers

Volunteers are needed for the Sixth Annual Del Ray Music Festival scheduled for Saturday, June 23, 2012. The festival runs from 10am to 10pm on the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center Fields at 2701 Commonwealth Avenue and includes a diverse line up of music, food and games. 
 
Volunteer opportunities are available throughout the day in 2-3 hour shifts. Volunteers are especially needed for set up (8-10 am) and clean up (8 – 10:30 pm).
 
More information, including the line-up of bands playing the festival, is available at www.delraymusicfestival.com .

If you are interested in volunteering please contact:
Stacy Biddinger
sbiddinger@gmail.com

Community Meeting on Fencing at Windmill Park in Old Town

Public Invited to Attend Community Meeting on the Installation of a Safety Fence and Park Enhancements at Windmill Hill Park

The public is invited to attend a community meeting to discuss the installation of a temporary safety fence around the Windmill Hill Park bulkhead and other recommended park enhancements.  The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. on-site at the park, 501 S. Union St. The meeting will be held rain or shine.

City staff will present information on the installation of a temporary safety fence pending future removal and replacement of the current concrete bulkhead, and discuss other park enhancements adopted in the Windmill Hill Park master plan. A demonstration portion of the fence will be installed prior to the meeting for public review and comment.

For additional information, contact Jack Browand, Acting Deputy Director, at 703.746.5504 orjack.browand@alexandriava.gov. 

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or materials in an alternative format, call Jack Browand at 703.746.5504 (Virginia Relay 711) or e-mailjack.browand@alexandriava,gov. 

Alexandria Aces in need of host families

FROM NEIGHBORHOOD LIST SERV: 

ALEXANDRIA ACES SEEKING HOST FAMILIES FOR 2012 SEASON

Your home town Aces are looking for hosts for college baseball players for the months of June and July. You will have the opportunity to get to know a college baseball player and enjoy season tickets to the Aces.

The Alexandria Aces Baseball Club of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League is seeking host families for its upcoming 2012 season. Players begin to arrive in Alexandria on Memorial Day Weekend and all they need is a place to sleep and access to a washer and dryer, the Aces take care of everything else. 

To volunteer as a host family, please contact Aces Host Family Coordinators, David Cheney cheneydave@gmail.com or Lisa Marie Cheneylmcheney@comcast.net or by phone at 703-370-2882.

The Alexandria Aces are a part of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League (CRCBL)(www.calripkenleague.org), a wooden bat summer program made up of amateur players from a wide variety of colleges and universities from throughout the United States. 

The league is regionally located in the Baltimore/Washington, DC metropolitan area. Teams in the league are the Alexandria Aces, D.C. Grays, Baltimore Redbirds, Bethesda Big Train, Herndon Braves, Rockville Express, Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, Southern Maryland Nationals, Vienna River Dogs and Youse's Maryland Orioles.


Alexandria Aces Collegiate Summer Baseball
Where Legends Begin
www.AlexandriaAces.org

365 - Allergies

365 - indoors

Love my indoor flowers!

Volunteer Quotes

This is for all those moms and dads that volunteered in the classroom and at school this year.  

 “Volunteers don’t get paid, NOT because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.”

- Sherry Anderson

“Snow flakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.”

- Vesta M. Kelly

“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you haven’t been in bed with a mosquito.”

- Anita Roddick (The Body Shops)

“I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.”

-William Shakespeare

365 - sharing childhood memories

Sharing this memory of my childhood with my kids
bologna sandwich with fritos - YUM-MY!

Go Gray in May & Brain Tumor Awareness Day 5/22

May 22nd is Brain Tumor Awareness Day and we want to hear from you on that day and find out how you went Gray in May! There are plenty of way to send us your photos…

1. Post your picture on Facebook and tag us in it or post directly to our timeline - Facebook.com/braincancercure

2. Tweet your picture to @braincancercure #gograyinmay

3. Email your picture to grayinmay@abc2.org

We are so excited to see what you come up with and will randomly draw three winners from all the submission to win “Gray Matters” t-shirts!

We will be sending out reminders to make sure you don’t forget, but in the meantime try to do your part to spread the word and help us make the world “GO GRAY” on May 22nd!
 

"GO GRAY IN MAY" is building momentum!  We are excited to "Go Gray" on May 22nd with the following organizations:

Hawktober

Oklahoma Brain Tumor Foundation

American Association for Cancer Research

Brain Matters

Ciao Cancer

Grey Matter Life

Meningioma Mommas

Miles for Hope

PLGA Foundation

Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation

The Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research

The V Foundation

Children's Brain Tumor Foundation

Alexandria Police Department on Social Media

FROM THE ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT: 

ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
3600 WHEELER AVENUE
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22304
703-746-6600

NEWS RELEASE
MAY 21, 2012 #12-025
10:30 A.M. DONALDSON

Connect With the Alexandria Police Department on Social Media!

The Alexandria Police Department has added two new channels for sharing public information and engaging the Alexandria community. Facebook and Twitter users can now connect with APD to get up-to-the minute information about police department news, activities, events, programs, community outreach and more!

You can “Like” APD on Facebook at facebook.com/AlexandriaVAPD, and follow us on Twitter attwitter.com/AlexandriaVAPD. Once you’ve connected, be sure to share and retweet our information to help spread the word.  

For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Police.

Please DO NOT use Facebook or Twitter to report crimes.
Call 911 for emergencies or 703.746.4444 for non-emergencies.

Alexandria EMS Week

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

Alexandria Fire Department Celebrates EMS Week

 May 21, 2012
 News Highlights

•  May 20 to 26, 2012 is Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Week. 
• EMS Week provides emphasis on Learning Instructions For Emergencies or L.I.F.E. 
• May 24 at 9:00am the Inova Alexandria Hospital will sponsor a breakfast honoring EMS personnel.  Alexandria’s Mayor William D. Euille will read the EMS Week Proclamation followed by an award ceremony and special remembrance ceremony for Paramedic Joshua Weissman.
• May 25, EMS personnel will set up an informative display at Dulany Gardens, at the intersection of Dulany Street and Ballenger Street near the fountain from 10:30am to 2pm. 
• Friday evening, May 25, the National Memorial EMS Bike Ride’s “Muddy Angels” will be concluding a seven day bike ride honoring fallen EMS providers at the Alexandria Westin Hotel, 400 Courthouse Square.
• On Saturday, May 26, EMS personnel will be at the City’s Farmers Market in front of City Hall, 301 King Street from 8:00am to noon. 
• On Saturday, May 26, EMS personnel will be at the Del Ray Farmer’s Market, located at the intersection of East Oxford Street and Mount Vernon Avenue from 8:00am to noon. 
• At all locations EMS personnel will be on hand to discuss the importance of what to do in case of a medical emergency and offer advice on how to prevent these events from occurring. 
• At all locations EMS personnel will distribute brochures, offer to test blood sugar levels and blood pressures. 

More Information

• http://www.muddyangels.org 

This year May 20 to 26, 2012 is Emergency Medical Service Week.  The City of Alexandria prides itself on its Emergency Medical System (EMS) level and quality of care from its providers.  This year EMS Week places emphasis on Learning Instructions For Emergencies or L.I.F.E.  The City’s EMS personnel have developed a brochure which will be available and distributed during EMS Week.  This brochure provides a brief description of life threatening conditions, what to look for, and what to do until help arrives.  The conditions covered within the brochure are Cardiac Emergencies, Poisoning, Diabetes, Trauma, Allergic Reactions, Stroke, and Seizures.

On Thursday, May 24 at 9:00am the Inova Alexandria Hospital will sponsor a breakfast honoring EMS personnel.  Alexandria’s Mayor William D. Euille will read the EMS Week Proclamation followed by an award ceremony.  There will also be a special remembrance ceremony for Paramedic Joshua Weissman who lost his life on February 9 from injuries sustained while responding to an auto fire on Interstate 395 on February 8.

On Friday, May 25, EMS personnel will set up an informative display at Dulany Gardens, at the intersection of Dulany Street and Ballenger Street near the fountain from 10:30am to 2pm.  EMS personnel will distribute brochures, offer to test blood sugar levels and check blood pressures. 

Friday evening, May 25, the National Memorial EMS Bike Ride’s “Muddy Angels” will conclude in Alexandria.  During the Ride, participants traveled through the states of Massachusetts, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. 

“To see these parts of the United States on a bicycle is such a unique perspective” says Tim Perkins, NEMSMBR Public Information Officer.  “It’s also great to interact with the providers and agencies along the route, not to mention the reason for the Ride: honoring over 30 individuals who have given the ultimate sacrifice providing EMS care.” 

This will be the third straight year in which the Ride will conclude in Alexandria, Virginia.  “This year will be especially moving for the Alexandria Fire Department, as these folks will be recognizing our loss of Paramedic Joshua Weissman and his Line of Duty Death on February 9th of this year,” says Brian Hricik, EMS Operations Manager for the Alexandria Fire Department.  “Friday evening we will be joined by our regional partners to welcome the riders back to our City as they conclude their ride.”   Riders are expected to begin arriving in Alexandria at approximately 6:00pm and conclude their ride as one large group at the Alexandria Westin, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, Virginia.  More information regarding these bike rides can be found athttp://www.muddyangels.org  

On Saturday, May 26, EMS personnel will be at the City’s Farmers Market in front of City Hall, 301 King Street from 8:00am to noon.  Additional EMS personnel will set up a display and information booth at the Del Ray Farmer’s Market, located at the intersection of East Oxford Street and Mount Vernon Avenue from 8:00am to noon.  At all locations EMS personnel will be on hand to discuss the importance of what to do in case of a medical emergency and offer advise on how to prevent these events from occurring.  

Please visit one of locations or events as the Alexandria Fire Department continues to educate the community on the importance of recognition and prevention of medical emergencies.

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For more information, contact Brian Hricik, EMS Operations Manager, Alexandria Fire Department, at 703.746.5245 or Brian.Hricik@alexandriava.gov.

Mugging at Simpson park

From the neighborhood listserv: My friend was going to Simpson Park dog park on Wednesday around 2-3 PM. He talked briefly to 2 black men who appeared to be playing basketball. As he continued walking, they came up behind him, said they had a gun and took his wallet. The police were called and their reaction was: what were you doing there at that time of day. This was mid-afternoon, not the middle of the night. If you hear or know anything, let the police know. In the meantime, please be careful.

365 - Milk!

my kids can't get enough of this!
(and apparently I can't keep enough in the house!)