AlexandriaNews

The first luncheon meeting of the Optimist Club of Alexandria in the new year took place at the Belle Haven Country Club on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. At the meeting, the Optimists recognized the academic achievements of two students from the Pathways to Graduation Academy at T. C. Williams High School, Trevon Gray and Kevin Ortiz.

VéloCity has just secured a new home in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria!

Living Legends of Alexandria announced the selection of the Legends of 2012: Robert Calhoun, Al Grande, Harry "Bud" Hart, Wendy John, Bill Kehoe, Allen Lomax, Jimmie McClellan, Pat Miller, Michael Oliver, Lillian Patterson, Joe Shumard, the Steuerle Family and the team of Dorothy Turner and Gwen Menefee-Smith.

The board of directors of Living Legends of Alexandria is pleased and proud to announce its new member, Jeanne Theismann, whose three-year term will begin on Jan. 1, 2012.

Last Friday, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board gave ACT for Alexandria a check for $1000. MSRB also adopted a number of local families for the holidays, with various departments competing against one another to provide these families with gifts and food.

Alexandria Police Officer Brandon Smith was recognized Dec. 16, 2011, for his efforts in the fight against impaired driving at the 14th Annual Washington Regional Alcohol Program Awards.

Alexandria-based nonprofit SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia knows the value of individual and small business giving when it comes to weathering the end of another economically-challenging year.

Building on their previous success with benefit cruising, Marian Homes is promoting a New England/Canada cruise to raise funds for a renovation to their latest group home. The eight night cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment Of The Seas will sail from Baltimore on Sept. 20, 2012.

Team USA Arizona, an emerging elite distance runner training camp in Flagstaff, received the first annual grant from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon presented by WillPower Sport & Wellness today.

The Sons of the American Revolution honored two police officers and a deputy sheriff on Saturday, Dec. 10, at their annual commendation ceremony at the Belle Haven Country Club.