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UPCOMING
EVENTS
June
14, 2008
Casino Night at
The Katzen Center at American University, proceeds
to benefit SCAN
Dining for
Dollars Charity Event at the NEW Carlyle Club in
Alexandria >
20% of proceeds to
SCAN!
November 15, 2008
Toast to
Hope at Masonic National
Memorial in Old Town
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JUNE 2008 / SPECIAL
EDITION
From the desk of Arlington
County Board
Member BARBARA FAVOLA: 
I hope you'll
take a few minutes to read through the stories in
this newsletter and consider how you could
support SCAN
(Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern
Virginia as a
volunteer, donor, or community partner. SCAN sends
out an e-newsletter like this one once a month to
local supporters and the newsletters are filled
with stories of how volunteers are advocating for
children, supporting parents, and educating our
community about the importance of positive
parenting. I am an Honorary Board member for
this important organization and I am so proud of
the impact they are having here in our community.
I know you will agree with me that
supporting our children and families here in
Arlington is critical to our community's future.
> Click here
to learn more about SCAN's
work
> Click here
to donate now
> Click here
for information on
volunteering
I hope June will be the month
you get to know SCAN - and support an organization
making a real difference in our
community!
With appreciation and best
wishes,
Barbara Favola, Vice
Chairman
Arlington County Board of
Supervisors |
This
is a SPECIAL EDITION of SCAN's
monthly email
newsletter.
To receive future issues, you must
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June brings the beginning of summer,
and two fun ways to support
SCAN:
Spend an
evening out for
SCAN. On June 14,
attend Casino Night at the Katzen Art Center on
the Campus of American University. Learn
more here about this event with
proceeds to benefit SCAN, sponsored by the
Washington Irish Rugby Team, or...
Reserve your table at the
NEW Carlyle Club in Alexandria on
June
25, when you can have 20% of
your meal's cost donated to SCAN! Be sure
to bring your OFFICIAL
INVITATION, available
here. Reservations are
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START YOUR SUMMER
OFF RIGHT - WITH
SCAN!
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16 PARENTS TO GRADUATE THIS
WEEK FROM SCAN'S LOS ABC'S PARA
PADRES
In this spring's parenting
class for spanish-speaking families, SCAN is
proud to announce that 16 parents will graduate
this week from the program. A total of 25
parents participated in the 8-week course, as well
as 29 children (the most SCAN has ever reached in
one class!)
The next parenting class
series will take place this fall.
Registration for both the English and Spanish
classes will begin over the summer.
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SNAPSHOT OF HOPE
Sabrina Black, CASA
Volunteer
Learn more about SCAN through
the people from our past, present and future.
Since moving to the
Washington DC area from Texas in 1988, Sabrina
Black has worked as a paralegal for the U.S.
Attorney's Office in Alexandria, helping to
prosecute federal drug cases since 1989. Early on
in this job, she saw a lot of young men and women
wrapped up in the drug scene and she often
wondered about their families - particularly their
children >>>
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12th ANNUAL
GOLF TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS!
100 golfers and 40 other
friends of SCAN including golf clinic attendees
and volunteers enjoyed a beautiful day on
Westfields Golf Course on Monday, raising a
record-breaking $46,000 for SCAN and its
programs!
In addition to a gorgeous
round of golf, the day also included a Silent
Auction and Awards Dinner, where the day's winners
were announced:
1st Place: The Gordon
Law Firm
(Scott Brisendine, Rich Widdicome,
Will
Drake & Kevin
Dickey)
2nd Place: AOC
Solutions
(Allen Cage, Milt
Hendrickson, Kevin
Woods, Scott
Hendrickson)
3rd Place: Pentagon
Federal Credit Union
(Kevin Wiles,
Shashi Vohra, & Paul
O'Brien)
Longest Drive: Chris
Seline & Linda Burton
Closest to the Pin:
Benjamin Farmery & Linda Burton
Straightest
Drive: Paul Dutko
Putting Contest: Will
Drake
Thank you to the
sponsors, golfers and volunteers who made this
successful event possible!
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READ DIANE
CHARLES' RECENT LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN 3 LOCAL
NEWSPAPERS
Last month,
SCAN launched its 2008 Blue
Ribbon Campaign, reaching out to
thousands of parents and families with messages of
support in an effort to help prevent child abuse
and neglect.
On April 4, the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) released a report on the
maltreatment of infants, which was covered heavily
by the national media in conjunction with National
Child Abuse Prevention Month.
SCAN Executive Director Diane
Charles's letter in response to the report
was published in the The Arlington
Connection, The Alexandria
Gazette and The
Mount Vernon Gazette, reaching more
than 47,000 readers.
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CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, PRINCE
WILLIAM COUNTY PRESENT PROCLAMATIONS FOR SCAN'S
20th ANNIVERSARY
On May 27th, the
City of Alexandria presented
SCAN with an official proclamation in honor of
the organization's 20th anniversary. SCAN
Board Members, staff and friends (pictured
above) were on hand to accept the
honor.
Earlier this week, Prince William
County also presented an
official proclamation in recognition of
SCAN's anniversary. SCAN was proud to have
staff, board members, and Allies in Prevention
Coalition members at the event to celebrate.
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS! Arlington
County will recognize SCAN's 20th
anniversary with an official proclamation on
June 24th. For more information, please contact
SCAN.
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 LOCAL TEEN RALLIES
SUPPORT FOR
SCAN Every year, SCAN focuses on public
education and outreach in April during National
Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year,
SCAN was lucky enough to have help
from Alexamarie Allen, a Fairfax County
eighth-grader.
After reading
about child abuse on the Internet, she decided to
do something. Alexamarie and her mother
contacted SCAN, and were able to organize an
outreach and fundraising activity in their own
community. Their efforts were rewarded with
over $500 in donations!
Many thanks to the kind commuters
who donated and witnessed for themselves the true
compassion these young people have for the
children and their families who suffer from child
abuse. And of course, SCAN is grateful for
Alexamarie's inspiring work to help children in
her own community.
If you are part
of a group that would like to organize a
benefit to
support SCAN, CLICK HERE to learn
more!
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CHECK OUT THESE GREAT
PARENTING WORKSHOPS FROM SCAN THIS
MONTH:
Immigrants and the
Police in SPANISH
Friday, June 6, 2008
10:00 - 11:30 AM
St. Rita's Parish Center in
Alexandria
Does your immigration status
matter when it comes to reporting stolen property
or domestic violence?
Domestic Violence in SPANISH
Wednesday, June 11,
2008
6:30 - 8:00
PM
Sacramento Neighborhood
Center in South Fairfax
County
Join us as we kick off our
new evening time slot at this location with guest
speaker Soffia Fraser who will present on the
topic of Domestic Violence in
SPANISH.
VIEW THE FLYER HERE
Gang Prevention
Tips for Parents
Monday, June 16,
2008
7:00 - 8:30
PM
Fairlington United Methodist Church in
Alexandria
Mike Mackey will be joining our
English Parent Support Group to talk about how
parents can play an active role in Gang
Prevention, both within their families and
throughout their community.
Parent
Guidelines from DHS (SPANISH)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
7:00 - 8:30
PM
Cora Kelly School - Library
Flyer available
online soon!
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