Good News: Top 10 Va. Baby Names, School Supply Drive Success, Pop-Up Skate Park, Non-Profit Leader Honored

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Kennedy Center Front Plaza Features a Massive Outdoor Skate Park

• A new festival connects the dots between skateboarding life, music and art. You can skate there too.

Top 10 Baby Names in Virginia

• The numbers are in, the letters are arranged and the official list of Virginia’s most popular baby names of 2014 is out.

AT&T Employee Recognized for Leading Positive Change In Fairfax County

• Nitin Dogra, an AT&T employee in Oakton, VA, started a work-based, online community called the Living Well Project.

South Lakes Football Team Donates Time to School Supplies Drive

• The team helped move supplies for Fairfax County’s Collect for Kids initiative in advance of Friday’s season opener against Marshall.

School Supplies Drive Collects More Than $1,000 in Supplies

• Bank of Georgetown recently partnered with Alternative House to collect the supplies for at-risk kids on the eve of a new school year.

Smiles for Eager Students Ready for School at UCM

• More than 850 students outfitted with new backpacks and supplies thanks to community support for United Community Ministries (UCM)

• Great Falls Park Promoting Healthy Lifestyles with Upcoming Event
• They Came, They Contributed, They Connected
• Wanted: Anti-Hunger Warriors for Hunger Action Month
• 2nd Annual “Healing Heroes” Motorcycle Ride on September 12, 2015 to benefit Boulder Crest Retreat for Military and Veteran
• Fairfax Park Authority to Honor Native American Heritage at Annual Fesitval

Photo from UCM ALEXANDRIA.