Two Arlington Foster Parents Advise: ‘Just do it’
Recalling the challenges and joys.
Scott and Marcy Burka are Arlington's Foster Parents of the Year. In addition to their three birth children, they’ve provided five long-term placements, including two sibling groups of three. Scott Burka works in real estate and Marcy Burka is an accountant.
Arlington Brief: Honoring Original Fire Station 8 Firefighters
The John M. Langston Citizens’ Association of Hall’s Hill - Highview Park in Arlington will be commemorating “the heroism of the original 14 Negro firefighters who served in Fire Station 8.”
Arlington: Chef Introduces New Lineup of Nats-inspired Ice Creams
Arlington Chef Katie Gilman, owner of Taste - Inventive Food by Katie Gilman - a carry-out restaurant and catering business, has created a lineup of Nats-inspired ice creams as part of her concept of “perfect scoops” of ice cream.
Arlington: Virginia Cancer Specialists Honored
VCS provides pro bono care for Arlington Free Clinic patients.
Maria, a middle-aged El Salvadoran woman, was upset. She had been referred to Arlington Free Clinic (AFC) after being seen in the emergency room for internal bleeding. Maria came to her appointment at AFC with a stack of bills from the hospital, which she could not sort out.
GW Parkway Classic: ‘Moving’ Experience
Runners came from near and far to support causes and each other.
They came from as far away as Cali, Colombia and Bristol, England.
Arlington: Resolve to Run Raises $11,500 for Emergency Needs
George Washington Parkway Classic effort proves successful.
Arlington Thrive was one of the many local safety net groups represented at the George Washington Parkway Classic race on Sunday April 24.
Arlington Snapshot: Resolve to Run Final Week
Participants have raised $3,200 out of $16,000 goal.
On Saturday, April 9, runners gathered for a brunch buffet at the Army Navy Country Club to celebrate the end of their 3-month training period. Reece Preisser and Chevy Gallegos came out to run the final training run/walk and join their mothers for the carb-loading breakfast. The youngest registered runner in the Arlington Thrive fundraising run is 12: the oldest is 71. The race will take place Sunday, April 24. So far, the runners have raised $3,200 in funds for Thrive. Residents who want to support the effort can do so on the www.youcaring.com website or send a check to Arlington Thrive, PO Box 7429 Arlington, VA 22207 with the name of the runner they support on the memo line.
Arlington County Acknowledges Fire Station Could Remain on Hall’s Hill Site
Other changes will have to occur for county response time to improve.
“After two years of saying the current site was not adequate for a bigger fire station on the Station 8 site, the county reversed its position and provided site drawings last week indicating the current site was feasible,” said Nancy Williams of the Old Dominion Civic Association. “It would be interesting to know why that took so long,” she said, “but the most important thing is that local citizens were able to get the county to go back review the facts, with a different result.”
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