[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE 22ND ANNUAL BEST OF RESTON AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 16, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the recipients 
of the 22nd Annual Best of Reston Awards for Community Service and the 
Robert E. Simon Lifetime Achievement Award. The Best of Reston Awards 
are the result of collaboration between Reston Interfaith and the 
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and are presented to individuals, 
organizations and businesses that have put forth extraordinary effort 
in service to our community and improving the lives of others.
   Founded in 1970, Reston Interfaith is a volunteer organization 
dedicated to providing social services to vulnerable individuals in 
Reston, Herndon, and the surrounding area. Its mission is to ``promote 
self-sufficiency through direct support and advocacy for our neighbors 
in need of food, immediate shelter, affordable housing, quality child 
care, and other human services.'' Reston Interfaith has reached out to 
250,000 neighbors-in-need, helping them overcome tough economic times 
in an already high cost-of-living region.
   I am pleased to submit the names of the following recipients of the 
2013 Best of Reston:
   Individual Community Leader: Doug Bushee, founder of the CORE 
Foundation, which assists individuals and groups in raising money for 
nonprofits such as Reston Interfaith and the Childhood Brain Tumor 
Foundation. Doug has also served on the boards of the Reston 
Association and Leadership Fairfax, Inc. and has coached youth sports 
in the area.
   Individual Community Leader: Ed Robichaud, for his years of 
volunteering with many diverse organizations including the Reston 
Museum, the Reston Bicycle Club, RA Bike Rodeo for children, Reston 
Community Orchestra, Travelers' Aid at Dulles Airport, and Wolf Trap.
   Civic/Community Organization Leader: Friends of the Reston Regional 
Library, for 40 years of support of the public library in its efforts 
to improve its collections, service, and programs offered to patrons 
and for sponsoring book sales which generate nearly $100,000 annually 
for the library.
   Civic/Community Organization Leader: YMCA Fairfax County--Reston, 
for its efforts in fostering the spiritual, mental, and physical 
development of youngsters, adults, families, and communities, including 
afterschool programs and summer camps for at-risk youth.
   Small Business Leader: Mayflowers, a flower shop in Reston Town 
Center whose owner has donated floral designs to many charity events in 
support of worthy causes such as the National Institute of Health 
Children's Gala, IPAR, Camp Sunshine, Best of Reston, and Feed the 
Hungry.
   Corporate Business Leader: John Marshall Bank, a community bank 
being honored for its encouragement of volunteerism and philanthropy. 
In 2012, the bank raised $30,000 for charity though its annual golf 
tournament, and bank employees donated hundreds of hours volunteering 
in the community. Recently the bank expanded its philanthropic efforts 
to include support for wounded warriors and holiday gifts to children 
of the incarcerated.
   Vade Bolton-Ann Rodriguez Young Leaders--Entrusting our Community's 
Future Award: Amanda Andere, who is the executive director of the 
nonprofit FACETS, which helps low-income Fairfax County residents in 
need. Amanda also serves as a deacon at Reston's Martin Luther King Jr. 
Christian Church, a board member of Reston Association, an adjunct 
professor at George Mason University, and as Chair of the Steering 
Committee of Nonprofit NoVa.
   Robert E. Simon Lifetime Achievement Award: William G. Bouie, for 25 
years of serving the community in ways too numerous to list. Notable 
examples include serving as Chair of the Fairfax County Park Authority 
Board, Chair of the Reston Community Center Board, President of the 
Friends of Reston, Vice Chair of the Board of the Initiative for Public 
Art--Reston, Reston YMCA Board, Vice Chair and Secretary of the Wolf 
Trap Center for the Performing Arts Associates Board, President of 
Reston Youth Baseball, assistant district administrator for Little 
League Baseball of Northern Virginia, and the United States Olympic 
Committee.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating 
Reston Interfaith and its 2013 honorees for their continued commitment 
to our community. I express my sincere gratitude to these individuals 
for contributing their time and energy to the betterment of our 
community.

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