By: Dylan Murphy, Staff Writer
Reston Association [RA] will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a community pool party and cookout, free for all RA members and recreation pass holders. Beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 at Lake Newport Pool, the celebration will feature activities for all ages, and provide an opportunity to share memories and stories of Reston from throughout the years.
RA Director of Communications Cara O’Donnell, described the celebration as a “good old-fashioned community cookout and pool party.” Activities will include a DJ, pool games, a raffle with prizes, kids’ games, and plenty of food and non-alcoholic drinks. There will also
be a memory wall, where people can pin up photos and mementos that tell the stories and experiences of Reston residents.
RA, one of the country’s largest community associations, strives to sustain and protect the community’s quality of life by caring for Reston’s natural environment and recreational facilities, and organizing and promoting community events. The association maintains and operates a vast array of recreational facilities –pools, tennis courts, paved paths, ballfields, playgrounds, courts, picnic areas, garden plots, and rental facilities for meetings and gatherings. The upcoming celebration is intended to honor 60 years of RA members’ contributions to the Reston community.
“Restonians have often told us that our pools are some of the amenities they value the most, and so we thought it only fitting to mark this anniversary with a big community pool party,” said RA CEO Mac Cummins in a press release. Lake Newport Pool was chosen for its large facility and additional outdoor space. For non-members and non-passholders, admission is $20 for children and $30 for adults. Register online at www.
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