🌱 Patch AM: How an Oakton nonprofit is changing life for military kids with disabilities

What's up Oakton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How an Oakton nonprofit is changing life for military kids with disabilities
• See where Oakton ranks in the latest Brooks South XC list

Also on today's calendar: 82nd Waterford Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 89, low: 61.
• Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nonprofit Serving Military Children Releases New Research Focusing on Beneficiaries with Special Needs (militarytimes.com) — An Oakton-based nonprofit, Our Military Kids, has released new research showing its activity awards significantly benefit military children with disabilities, improving behavior, academics, and emotional wellbeing. Based in Oakton but serving families nationwide, the group is seeing rising demand and planning strategic growth, which could expand its impact for local military-connected families as well as those across the country.
   

• Brooks South Girls Top 250 Cross Country Regional Rankings (milesplit.com) — Regional girls cross country rankings for the Brooks South region include Oakton among top-performing programs from Virginia and other Southern states. Local runners and fans can see how Oakton stacks up against major competitors ahead of the regional championships in Charlotte and potential berths to the national meet in San Diego.
   

📸 Around Oakton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• 82nd Waterford Fair →
  Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Pet Blessing Celebration →
  Unity of Fairfax,
  10:00 am
• Pet Blessing Celebration! →
  Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Get Ready for an Extraordinary Afternoon of Music with the U.S. Army Chorus! →
  St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6720 Union Mill Rd, Clifton
  4:00 pm
• Holy Comforter Concert Series: Gut, Wind and Wire →
  Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Rd., NE, Vienna, VA 22180,
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Yale Whiffenpoofs Perform in Vienna! →
  Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Rd, Vienna
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Pop, Jazz & Blues at Night →
  The Church of the Good Shepherd, 9350 Braddock Rd, Burke
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Arlington Rose Foundation hosts Annual Rose Bush Auction and Rooting Workshop →
  Merrifield Garden Center, 12101 US-29, Fairfax
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Girls JV Field Hockey vs Fairfax High School
  Carter G. Woodson High > Stadium Field/Track
  6:15 pm
• The Entheogenic Tradition: Spirit, Law, and the Pursuit of Transcendence →
  Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Fall Book Sale →
  Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl, Oakton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Verizon Communications, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Vienna. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• In The Small Virginia Town Of Vienna, This Certified Pizzeria Fires Up Neapolitan Pies That Taste Like Naples (newsbreak.com)
• Let's Talk Internships: Navy Federal Credit Union Virtual Info Session (10/1) (uoregon.edu)
• Same Cost Pressures, Two Different Outcomes: Which Developers Are Adapting and Which Are Cancelling (realtytoday.com)

Fairfax

• From napkin drawing to final product, this Fairfax business helps inventors through the process (wtop.com)

Reston

• Fairfax County Opens Door To Redevelopment Of Reston Metro Kiss & Ride Site (patch.com)

Ok Oakton! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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