NEWS FROM YOU
Basil Earl “Trey” Moncrief III graduated this month from the Navy’s Aviation Electrician’s Mate school as the class honor man with a 98.91 grade point average.
Moncrief was also selected for meritorious promotion to Petty Officer Third Class (E-4), his second meritorious promotion since graduating Navy boot camp in June 2012.
Aviation Electrician’s Mate school is an intensive four-month curriculum focusing on aircraft electrical and navigational equipment including power generators, power distribution systems, flight instruments, and state-of-the-art computer systems.
Moncrief is a 2005 graduate of Woodbridge High School and is now assigned to Patrol Squadron 62 (VP-62) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.
NEWS FROM YOU
The Dale City Civic Association (DCCA) is seeking applicants for the Annual Youth Environmental and Conservation Award.
This award will be presented at DCCA’s Annual Recognition Banquet to be held on Jan. 26, 2013. Former Delegate David Brickley will be sponsoring a $500 cash prize with this award.
Open to Dale City youth, the criteria includes a youth’s major commitment to environmental, conservation or energy issues; community involvement, good scholastic grades; and a positive student role model or leader.
Applications should be limited to two pages describing the student’s community or school related environmental, conservation, outdoor recreation or energy project. The youth must be nominated by a teacher, counselor, youth or community leader.
Nominations should be sent to DCCA, P.O. Box 1822, Dale City, Va. 22195 by January 9th. Additional information can be provided by Ernestine Jenkins at 703-670-6907 or David Brickley at [email protected].
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Seigenthaler Public Relations, Inc. (SPR), an award-winning communications firm with offices in Nashville, New York and Chicago, has named Ryan J. Witherell as a new partner with the firm.
Ryan Witherell, formerly Vice President of Client Services and New Media, provides strategic communications, marketing and branding counsel to corporate clients across a variety of industries including technology, environment, real estate development, healthcare, financial services, law and consumer products. Witherell, who joined SPR in 2002, specializes in planning and executing integrated communications campaigns that include branding, media relations and social media. He also leads SPRâs new media team, which counsels clients and provides services in online communications and social media, and has shaped multi-tiered online strategies for a diverse group of businesses.
Witherell was a 2012 âNashville Emerging Leaders Awardâ finalist in the Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing category. He also was selected to the Nashville Emerging Leaders (NEL) class of 2008, and chaired NELâs marketing and recruiting committee in 2009. Ryan has been a member of Public Relations Society of America and the Nashville chapter of the American Marketing Association (NAMA). A native of Woodbridge, Virginia and a graduate of Virginia Tech, Ryan is a board member of Matthew 25, a Nashville-based transitional housing program for homeless men and US Veterans.
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The Worship Center, 14001 Crown Court, Woodbridge, will present its fourth annual âA Living Nativityâ at Hylton Memorial Chapel on Thursday, December 13 through Saturday, December 15 from 6:30-9:00 PM, announced Ron McCormick, lead pastor of the church.
The drive-through free Living Nativity features a panorama of six scenes staged on the lawn along the parking areas of Hylton Memorial Chapel. â âThe Living Nativityâ is our Christmas gift to the community,â McCormick said. âThis yearâs production will be the biggest and best yet.â
Scenes include the angelâs announcement to Mary, the three Magi following the star, shepherds in the field watching their flocks, the Bethlehem marketplace, and the inn where Mary and Joseph are turned away. The climax is the manager scene with adoring worshippers. Live camels, donkeys, and sheep interact with the scenesâ characters played by church members and friends.
âOur being at the Hylton Memorial Chapel campus allows our guests to drive slowly through the scenes or to park and walk from scene to scene,â McCormick continued. âWe invite families to bring their children to be wowed by the whole event and the live animals. Our community and visitors to PWC can fill their cars and drive by each evening to catch the full splendor of Jesusâ birth this Christmas.”
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Manassas Assembly of God once again presents their annual Imagine Christmas concert, complete with a full orchestra, choir, children’s choir, and dance. Everyone is invited!
The concert is free and child care is available for ages 0-3.
Four show times: Saturday, December 8, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec.  9, 9 a.m. and  11 a.
m.
Early seating passes available by calling the church office, 703-368-2895
More info: magchurch.org/christmas
Manassas Assembly of God
11500 New Life Way
Bristow, VA 20136
SUBMITTED NEWS
ALL-AROUND GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION MIGHT WIN A $2,500 GRANT!
With less than a week to go All-Around Gymnastics Association from Dumfries, Va is in the hunt for a grant
but is looking for help from the community.
Boston (November 21, 2012) â All-Around Gymnastics Association is competing this fall in the Responsible Sports Community Grant program, seeking to earn one of the fifteen $2,500 Grants available from the Liberty Mutual Insurance. Right now they are on the leaderboard but with only a week to go they are looking for support from the community to help earn more points to realize their dream.
Parents, family members, friends, community members, neighbors – ANYONE – can help them earn a grant by completing an online quiz at ResponsibleSports.com/Local. The quiz teaches the principles of creating a positive youth sports environment. Once you have completed your quiz you will be asked to credit it to your favorite youth sports team. Please credit it to All-Around Gymnastics Association. With less than a week to go the competition is fierce and they need your help to stay on top of the Leaderboard.
Want more information about Responsible Sports and the Community Grant? Contact us at [email protected].
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About the Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports Program: The Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports program, created in partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance, ASA Softball / USA Softball, AYSO Soccer, USA Hockey, USA Wrestling and US Youth Soccer â provides resources for parents and coaches at www.ResponsibleSports.com to help children reap the full benefits of playing a team sport. The online community incorporates parent and coach guides, podcasts and videos from sports celebrities along with programs including Community Grant. Over the past five years over half a million dollars has been awarded to youth sports organizations and schools. These teams have realized the tangible benefits of the Responsible Sportsâą program by being able to upgrade facilities, purchase new uniforms or equipment, and lowering or waiving participation fees through the funds received as grant recipients.
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