🌱 Patch AM: Experience Raksha Bandhan traditions at a Chantilly meditation center

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In today's newsletter:

• Experience Raksha Bandhan traditions at a Chantilly meditation center
• How did Janet Howell's work shape communities including northern Chantilly?
• What losing crossing guards means for students at Chantilly High School

Also on today's calendar: Back 2 School Bash and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
• Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Raksha Bandhan: Celebrating Protection, Love & Unity (ffxnow.com) — Residents can join a Raksha Bandhan celebration at the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum on Thunderbolt Place in Chantilly, featuring a reflection on the festival's meaning, traditional Rakhi tying, meditation, and refreshments. The gathering invites neighbors of all backgrounds to explore this Indian tradition, deepen a sense of spiritual connection, and strengthen bonds of love and unity close to home.
   

• Fairfax County leaders salute the impact, legacy of late state Sen. Janet Howell (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax County leaders are remembering longtime state Sen. Janet Howell, whose district once included northern Chantilly, for three decades of service on budgets, mental health, and family violence issues. Officials from both parties praised her bipartisan respect and her role in steering state funding to local projects like Reston's W&OD Trail bridge.
   

• 'My nerves were shot': Fairfax County school board member outraged over no crossing guards (wjla.com) — Families with students at Chantilly High School should know Fairfax County has removed all high school crossing guards, sparking safety concerns from at least one school board member. The change, made during last year's budget process to save nearly $1.9 million, is already drawing criticism after chaotic first-day traffic and renewed calls to restore these positions around several Fairfax County campuses.
   

📸 Around Chantilly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Back 2 School Bash →
  Russian School of Mathematics - RSM Herndon, 13007 Worldgate Dr, Herndon
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Raksha Bandhan: Celebrating Protection, Love & Unity (Hosted by the Brahma Kumaris) →
  Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - Virginia, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl. Suite 200, Chantilly, VA,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Back to School Family Fun Night →
  42097 Braddock Rd, Aldie
  4:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Football vs McLean High School
  Chantilly High School Student Services Carter G. Woodson High
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Ghost Doctors UFO Adventure At The Smithsonian Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center...Look Up! →
  14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy, Chantilly
  3:15 pm
Monday August 31
• Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Washington-Liberty High School
  Chantilly High School Student Services Gym
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/1: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Sunday September 6
• A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by local author Luis D. Aponte →
  14200 St Germain Dr, Centreville
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• *No* Rotary Lunch Mtng 8/8: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Saturday September 12
• Basset Rescue Fall Festival →
  Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Rd, Herndon
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/15: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am

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• Grapevine Vows — (703) 810-7511
• Neutral Ground Counseling Group — (703) 988-4236
• The Fairfax Christian School — (703) 759-5100
• Beth Emeth Early Childhood Center (BEECC) — (703) 860-4515
• Bruno's Bounce House — (703) 594-1587
• TradeWorx Academy — (571) 350-0041

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Restaurant Depot posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Chantilly. Apply here.
• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocker in Chantilly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chantilly here.

🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

• Lidl grocery store might be coming to Plaza America in Reston (ffxnow.com)
• Page 0 - Top SAT Tutors in Luray, VA (care.com)
• Which Vehicles Are the Most Reliable? (motor.com)

Herndon

• HerndonConnect.com Launches as New Digital Hub for Local Businesses and Community Connections (issuewire.com)
• GOPIO-Virginia honors tech pioneer Javad K. Hassan at 17th anniversary celebration (americanbazaaronline.com)
• United Airlines adds 2027 flights spanning Sardinia to Okinawa. Here's what it says about travel today (cnbc.com)

Manassas

• Man Wanted In Rape, Abduction Of Woman In Manassas: Police (patch.com)

Ok Chantilly! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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