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Awareness

UnitedHealth Group Survey Reveals Americans Know Type 2 Diabetes is Largely Preventable, Suggests Country is Ready for Action

National Diabetes Month provides opportunity to help turn the tide against diabetes by helping expand enrollment in award-winning evidence-based program to prevent the disease A majority of Americans recognize the threat diabetes poses to the nation’s health and have a solid understanding about the…

Promotions

H&R Block Dollars & Sense Provides Personal Finance Curriculum to High School Teachers

H&R BLOCK PARTNERS WITH COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL LITERACY—ONE GAME AT A TIME Partnership combines curriculum and online gaming to teach teens real-world money lessons  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nov. 6, 2012 — H&R Block Dollars & Sense, which provides personal finance curriculum …

Local Connections

Final Week to Register for Patch's Small Business Summit

Join Patch for a groundbreaking half-day summit as we connect local business owners with digital experts and industry veterans. Looking for some pointers on navigating the digital landscape? Feel like your business could do more with social media and online marketing? Or maybe you’d just like to …

Government

Has the president lived up to his words? Video suggest otherwise

President Obama has told audiences in recent campaign stops, "You know me. You know I mean what I say." A new video, however, draws into question whether the president can really stand by those words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o8R5GvwUFU8

Social Notes

Field Research Surveyors Needed

National Company seeking responsible individuals to gather pricing, product and lot status information in new home communities in the following areas: NE Stafford, North Spotsylvania, Orange County, Woodbridge, Lorton and Fairfax (McLean and Vienna primarily).  Surveyors go out every 90 days and …

School

PBS airs Enough Is Enough’s Internet Safety 101

  • Nov 2, 2012

Enough is Enough, a national, non-partisan non-profit with a mission to make the Internet safer for children and families, is airing an informative television program aimed at parents.  "Internet Safety 101" is a multi-part, multimedia series"created to prevent Internet-initiated crimes against …

Volunteers Needed

Computer Instructor

The Lorton Senior Center at 7722 Gunston Plaza, Lorton needs a volunteer computer instructor to teach older adults how to use email and the internet. Instructors will be provided a curriculum.  

Social Notes

Upcoming Women in the NAACP (WIN) Meetings

  • By DSR
  • Oct 30, 2012

Come and find out what WIN is all about. The next meeting is Sat., Nov. 10, 2012 from 10 am - noon at Burke Regional Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd., Burke, VA. This an excellent time to join an organization devoted to making a difference. This year WIN has held several events to support initiatives …

Awareness

GRAMMY In The Schools Programs For Youth And Schools In Your Community

Hi : Please help us spread the word in your community about our GRAMMY in the Schools programs for U.S. high school students and schools! The programs are described in detail below, but I'll give you a snapshot here: GRAMMY Camp is a residential summer camp for teens interested in a career in the …

Government

Last Chance: Voter Registration Deadline Monday

There are close to 725,000 total voters in Fairfax County, according to September statistics from the Virginia State Board of Elections. But, an estimated 200,000 Fairfax County voters may not be able to cast a ballot on Nov. 6, or may go to the wrong poll location, because their registration may …

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