From the President (June 2026)

Dear Fellow Braddock District Council Members,

Thank you for supporting our Annual Legislative Update last month.  Many of our state legislators that evening drove straight back from Richmond in rush-hour traffic to join our meeting! Our panel of speakers included Delegate Laura Jane Cohen, Delegate Kathy Tran, Delegate Vivian Watts, and State Senator Stella Pekarsky.  Thanks go to all of them for spending their evening with us, and taking the time to thoroughly answer every question we asked.  If you were not able to join us that evening, or still have more questions, I encourage you to reach out to our elected officials:

House of Delegates: https://vga.virginia.gov/about/house/

Virginia State Senate: https://vga.virginia.gov/about/senate/

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, June 17th

Braddock Hall, 7PM

Make sure you get your complimentary cookies and water before settling in for this jam-packed evening!  Here’s what you can look forward to:

Updates on the Braddock District from Supervisor Rachna Sizemore Heizer

Volunteering in Our Community

Special thanks go to BDC member Mike Perel for arranging our guest speakers.

Please join us for a discussion about volunteering and how our community can strengthen and expand opportunities to help our neighbors. Volunteering not only provides essential support for residents—especially older adults—but also offers proven mental, social, and health benefits for the volunteers themselves.

Featured Speakers:

Mike Perel, BDC member and Braddock District representative to the Fairfax Area

Commission on Aging, discussing ways to recruit and retain volunteers. 

Fairfax Area Commission on Aging | Family Services

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/older-adults/fairfax-area-commission-on-aging

Elena Alergent, director of NVRides, a program that coordinates volunteer drivers

who help older adults get to medical appointments and grocery stores.

https://nvrides.org/

Tanya Erway from the Fairfax County Area Agency on Aging, presenting the Volunteer Solutions program that connects residents with meaningful volunteer opportunities. Volunteer Solutions - Fairfax Area Agency on Aging | Family Services

Learn about ways your organization can help promote volunteering and discover opportunities for residents to get involved in supporting neighbors across the Braddock District.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/older-adults/volunteer-solutions

Executive Committee of the Council Elections

As outlined in Article VII of our Bylaws, officers are elected (or reelected) at the June council meeting.  Each of our current officers has expressed interest in staying in their current position for another year.  Since we did not receive any nominations by the May 1st deadline, a slate containing the incumbents will be presented to the membership during the June meeting for approval.

Has it really been a year since our last membership drive?  Please check your email for a membership renewal invoice in early June.

If you have any topic suggestions or concerns that affect the Braddock District as a whole, we'd love to hear from you.  Thank you for supporting your local community, and I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.

Todd

President, BDC