Archive: Philanthropy
Freedom Students Win Scholarships
The South Riding Lions Club awarded its Mary Walden Community Service Scholarship to three members of the Freedom High School graduating class of 2007. The $2,500 award was divided among students Stacy Thompson ($1,000), Brett Denfeld ($1,000), and Anmol Sidhu($500). Sidhu wrote in the application, "By bettering the community, we...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 15, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (10)
Toddler Continues Her Cancer Fight
Taylor Love in the hospital for a round of chemotherapy. (Family photo) It has been a couple months since I last wrote about Taylor Love, the Ashburn toddler who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer in December. Taylor turns 2 on June 27 and has spent more time...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 8, 2007; 02:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
Massage Fundraiser in Ashburn
If you're thinking about how to help the victims and families of the April 16 Virginia Tech shooting, set aside some time for the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund charity fundraiser in Ashburn on June 2. Chiropractors Eugene Su and Binh H. Nguyen, VT graduates from 2001 and 1998, will open...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 15, 2007; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
Friends Who Walked for a Cause
Last weekend much of Washington, D.C. was taken over by pink-frocked women and men who completed the 2-day Avon Walk for Breast Cancer marathon and a half. Many of our Loudoun neighbors took part in the weekend walk to honor their mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends. The Brambleton Step Sisters...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 8, 2007; 02:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
Neighbors Rally to Help Toddler with Cancer
In December 2006, 18-month old Taylor Love of Ashburn Village was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma cancer . Her parents, Mike and Aimee, have been balancing trips to Children's Hospital in Washington and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, along with trying to keep things as normal as possible for the...
By Tammi Marcoullier | March 8, 2007; 07:30 AM ET | Comments (7)
