{"id":8438,"date":"2023-06-20T14:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/?p=8438"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:34:33","slug":"celebrations-officers-awards-and-salsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/2023\/06\/20\/celebrations-officers-awards-and-salsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrations, Officers, Awards, and Salsa!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">Our members recently capped off another successful year with a celebratory luncheon at a local restaurant. \u00a0In addition to enjoying the good food, our members relished the camaraderie of great friends while reflecting on our impressive accomplishments over the past 12 months.\u00a0 At this event, we also thanked the outgoing members of the board and welcomed the new board members, and recognized some of our marvelous members who contributed to our successes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table2-better-crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table2-better-crop-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"ALNV members enjoying good food and friends at the 2023 installation luncheon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table2-better-crop-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table2-better-crop-568x400.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table2-better-crop.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<p>We provided two awards originated by our National Assistance League:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our continuing President, <strong>Gina Glenn, received the Ann Banning Award<\/strong> for her leadership during the two past years in guiding the many ways our chapter has expanded.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carol Tether received the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award<\/strong> for her past service as a board member and sustained commitment to the chapter more recently in a \u2018behind-the-scenes\u2019 capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also recognized six other members with chapter awards for their contributions to our achievements.\u00a0\u00a0Three members were recognized as <strong>Shining Stars<\/strong> for their dedication to a particular program or issue:\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Betsy Brand, Janet Fortney, and Carrie Sawicki<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Two newer members, <strong>Josephine Johnson<\/strong> and <strong>Debbie Doody, received Supernova Awards<\/strong> for their willingness to begin helping with our various programs with great enthusiasm almost as soon as they became members.\u00a0\u00a0We also recognized <strong>Doug Ross<\/strong> as an <strong>Unsung Hero<\/strong> for the many improvements he has made to organize and update our website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table3-crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table3-crop-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"ALNV members having a great time and great food at the 2023 Installation luncheon!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table3-crop-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table3-crop-573x400.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table3-crop.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our chapter is blessed with dedicated members who are committed to helping the most vulnerable in our community.\u00a0\u00a0The camaraderie and enthusiasm our members expressed at the luncheon bode well for another phenomenally successful year!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table1-Crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table1-Crop-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"ALNV members enjoying great food, good times, and camaraderie at the 2023 installation luncheon.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table1-Crop-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table1-Crop-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table1-Crop-625x400.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2023\/06\/Table1-Crop.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our members recently capped off another successful year with a celebratory luncheon at a local restaurant. \u00a0In addition to enjoying the good food, our members relished the camaraderie of great friends while reflecting on our impressive accomplishments over the past 12 months.\u00a0 At this event, 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