Date: Saturday, October 12, 2013
Time: 9:00am to 11:00am
Location: Broadlands Community Center
(new location this year)
Starting Sept. 3, drop off a clean, gently-used child’s costume (or more!) in the marked bin at the Broadlands Nature Center and get a swap ticket. Bring your swap ticket to the Costume Swap on October 12th and trade your ticket for a “like-new” costume! Don’t have a ticket? Costumes may be purchased for $5.00 each from 10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. Any proceeds will benefit the Girl Scout SHARE program.
The Ashburn Ice House will host a Summer Skate Night exclusively for Broadlands residents on August Saturday, August 10 from 6:00-7:30pm. Tickets are just $3.00 and include skate rental!
The Ashburn Ice House is located at 21595 Smith Switch Road, Ashburn, VA 20147. 703-858-0300. www.ashburnice.com.
CANCELLED Unfortunately, today’s rain has turned the Nature Center lawn quite soggy and the additional chance of rain warrants cancellation of tonight’s show. We’re disappointed that we will have to cancel our presentation of Brave. Please come out on August 17 for our next movie, The Avengers.
It’s our 9th season and Flicks is presenting another night of family entertainment. Come join us for the showing of Brave at approximately 8:30PM on the Nature Center lawn. Bring a picnic dinner – or pick up something from one of the great local restaurants – and stake out your spot on the lawn. Coolers, lawn chairs, and picnic blankets are welcome. Free popcorn and drinks are provided. This is a popular event, so come early for a good seat!
One lucky person will take home the DVD of tonight’s movie in a random drawing from all attendees. Tickets for the drawing are distributed before the movie starts. Drawing will be held immediately after the movie and winner must be present.
Here’s a short synopsis of tonight’s movie:
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. PG, 93 mins. [Parental Guidance]
Flicks in the Sticks is a FREE event for Broadlands residents and their guests ONLY.
This summer, Broadlands is supporting a Halloween costume drive to benefit Let’s Help Kids. Nine-year-old Rachel Harris started Let’s Help Kids (LHK) in 2010 when she was 6 years old, with a mission to help elementary-school aged children whose families are experiencing financial hardship. LHK, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, provides them with special items or experiences that they otherwise could not afford. Let’s Help Kids targets children in K-6 grade, from Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties. While many organizations provide food, shelter and financial assistance to struggling families, LHK provides non-basic needs, such as birthday presents, Halloween costumes, bicycles, dance or sports lessons, books, or movie or amusement park tickets. LHK relies on monetary donations to purchase new items for children in need. Since its beginning, LHK has raised more than $60K and provided gifts to more than 500 children. Costumes collected will be resold this fall at a nominal price. The funds collected will enable LHK to help more kids. You can drop of your gently used, cleaned and bagged Halloween costume into the LHK collection box at Broadland’s Nature Center, located at 21907 Claiborne Parkway, now through August. More information about LHK and their events can be found at www.letshelpkids.org.
Date: Saturday, October 12, 2013
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