Brides Against Breast Cancer in Reston — The nonprofit Brides Against Breast Cancer will hold a wedding dress sale at the Sheraton Reston May 22-23. The group collects donated wedding dresses and resells them to benefit services for women battling breast cancer. [Brides Against Breast Cancer]
Memorial For Fire Marshal — Services for former Fairfax County Fire Marshal Glenn Gaines, who died suddenly at his Vienna home last weekend, will be today at 11 a.m. at McLean Bible Church in McLean. [Firehouse.com]
School Support System — Fairfax County Public Schools has instituted a new program to help support students in schools that failed to meet state accreditation this year. The school system says more than 30 schools (triple the amount of a few years ago) fell short after Standards of Learning tests were changed in 2013-14. [Fairfax Times]
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