Very soon, we will have a slate of candidates running for the RA Board of Directors.   There are three seats open, including mine in the South Lakes District. The other two are for At-Large seats.  Serving on a Board is not for everyone, at every time. The commitment in meeting time alone is significant. There is the time to attend the RA advisory committee meetings as the board liaison, the time in one’s district,  the time in service on a community-wide board, such as the Master Plan Special Study Task Force, and please, don’t forget, the time to research, reflect,  and keep abreast of all …

When the first residents moved to Reston in the 1960’s, they were each greeted with a gift – one night’s worth of food to ease the burden of meal planning while moving into this remote, strange land.  While you may not look upon a bag of groceries as a gift, to those who moved “out” to Reston at the time, it represented a thoughtful one. In this season of giving, you are likely to receive one or two items that will automatically go into the “re-gifting” category and another that will make you question whether the giver ever met you. Still, please remember that gifts often come in forms we do …