🌱 MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS! Wilding Data Centers & Our Communities FUNdraiser | Afternoon GALA! and 9 more events

Good morning Burke Centre! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
• 5th Annual Fall Festival
• Girls JV Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School at Lake Braddock Secondary

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 68 and low of 62 degrees.
• Monday: A morning shower; warmer, temps: high: 75, low: 52.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

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📸 Around Burke Centre

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burke Centre

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15

• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo →
  10:00 am

Sunday October 18

• 5th Annual Fall Festival →
  5114 Twinbrook Rd, Fairfax
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12

• Girls JV Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary
  5:00 pm
• Girls JV Field Hockey vs Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Robinson Secondary
  6:15 pm
• Boys Varsity Volleyball vs Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Carter G. Woodson High
  6:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary
  6:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Robinson Secondary
  7:30 pm

Wednesday October 14

• Boys Varsity Cross Country @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary
  5:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Flag Football @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary > Stadium Field/Track
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 15

• Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary
  6:30 am
• Girls JV Volleyball vs Lake Braddock Secondary School
  West Springfield High
  5:00 pm

Sunday October 25

• MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS! Wilding Data Centers & Our Communities FUNdraiser | Afternoon GALA! →
  Woodlands Stewardship Education Center, 5301 Walney Rd, Centreville
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nova Parks posted a job opening for Pro Shop Supervisor in Fairfax Station. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Burke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burke Centre here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Burke

• Fairfax County police officer charged with shoplifting (wtop.com)

George Mason

• Local Event: George Mason Friends New Location and Ribbon Cutting Event (patch.com)
• Twenty George Mason researchers receive 4-VA funding for collaborative research (gmu.edu)
• George Mason's Space Day: Informative Family Fun (gmufourthestate.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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