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UPCOMING
EVENTS
June
2, 2008
Tee-Off
"Fore"
Children &
Families
SCAN's Annual Golf Tournament
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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Are you ready? This
month, there have never been so many ways to get
involved and make a difference with
SCAN!
Think you can't
golf? Think again! Check
out the NEW opportunity at SCAN's Tee-Off "Fore" Children and
Families Golf Tournament. See the
"Golf" article below to find out more.
In this newsletter, we also invite you to
read some of our recent press, mark your
calendars for an upcoming fundraiser, visit D.C.
to see the National CASA exhibit and, as always,
we invite you to VOLUNTEER!
We hope May will be the month you do
something new at SCAN - and help us continue to
celebrate our 20th anniversary!
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MAY
2008
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HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO
TEE-OFF!
New to golf? Never picked up a club?
Don't let that stop you from being a part of
our 12th annual Golf
Tournament!
This year, SCAN is happy to
announce a NEW Golf Clinic during
the tournament on June 2nd. For just
$100, you can enjoy an hour-long golf
clinic at 3:30 PM, browse the Silent
Auction, and then join us for the
Awards Dinner sponsored by Olive
Garden.
This is a fantastic
opportunity to experience the energy of
the tournament and support SCAN at one of our
most important fundraisers of the
year!
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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 Alexandria Gazette,
the Arlington Connection and the
Mount Vernon Gazette, reaching more than
47,000 readers.
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FAIRFAX CO. HONORS SCAN FOR 20
YEARS  On April 28, SCAN was recognized by
the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors, which issued a proclamation
to mark SCAN's 20th anniversary. County
Board Members, SCAN Board Members, staff and
volunteers were on hand to accept the honor.
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VIEW A FULL-SIZE PHOTO HERE
> READ MORE ABOUT THE
PROCLAMATION
Last month, SCAN was also
honored to learn that the
Commonwealth's Senate and House of
Delegates passed a joint resolution to
honor SCAN for 20 years of commitment to protect
the children and support the families of Northern
Virginia.
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HEAD TO D.C. THIS  MONTH AND EXPERIENCE NATIONAL CASA'S
"FORGOTTEN CHILDREN" EVENT
Every day another 850 children
quietly enter the nation's foster care system
under a veil of confidentiality, commonly due to
suspected abuse or neglect. This month, May
19 - 23, the National CASA Association will launch
a dramatic event and new study, "Forgotten
Children: Foster Children Take a Stand."
Since underaged foster children
cannot appear for themselves, life-sized, cut-out
photos will take their place in the shadows of the
Washington Monument on the National Mall, at a
pace of 850 every day. With thousands of
"Forgotten Children" on display by the
end of the week, supporters hope the event will
raise awareness of the struggles children in the
foster care system face. Last year, CASA
volunteers across the country represented 225,000
children, but that's only half of the youth in the
system.
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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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Learn more about Sabrina's SCAN
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GRADUATES, WORKSHOPS
AND MORE FROM SCAN'S PARENT EDUCATION
PROGRAM
Last month, 12 parents
graduated from SCAN's spring ABCs of
Parenting Class in English, held at the
Center for Alexandria's Children (CAC). This
month, more than 20 parents are attending the ABCs
of Parenting Class in spanish, also at the
CAC.
On May 22nd, SCAN will
host a Parenting Workshop
in Spanish on POSITIVE DISCIPLINE
at the Arlington Mill Community
Center.
PLUS:
The NEW
Parent Connection Resource Guide
for Spring 2008 is now
available!
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