Kings Park Civic Association Royal Resident (Traveling Garden Flag)
This new initiative is being implemented to help recognize the wonderful residents that live within our community. Nominations can be sent to KingsParkCivicAssociation@gmail.com for consideration.
The first recipient is our VP of Social Outreach, Eric DeTurk. Eric is a tireless volunteer whose most recent accomplishment includes helping to organize the inaugural KPCA Volunteer Brunch in April 2024.
The second recipient is Joe DiPietro for his outstanding efforts supporting the KP community, especially with the Park Volunteer Team, and updating the two sign-boards on Braddock Road!
Our third recipient is Kaitlyn d'Andrea, who reached out to the civic association about lack of access at the Kings Park Park. After reaching out to our Supervisor's office and involving the Fairfax County Park Authority, a number of improvements have been identified, including:
Add an ADA parking space and access aisle in the lower parking lot
Install a curb cut for an ADA accessible aisle
Install about 30 feet of asphalt walkway from the curb cut to connect to the basketball court
Rotate the porta john 180 degrees so that the door is flush with the new walkway (may require raising the porta john a couple inches or building a pad for it if desired)
Install a new chain link fence with a maintenance gate between the parking lot and basketball court (10 to 12 feet tall)
Add a pedestrian gate to existing basketball fence to allow for an accessible entrance for folks entering the park from the sidewalk
These improvements will be added to the Park Authority’s Planned Project List after they develop a scope of work and an estimate. While a project timeframe is not known at this time, thanks to Kaitlyn's outreach, the Park Authority has now identified the improvements needed at this park.
The fourth recipient of the flag is Jim Sobecke. Jim was heavily involved in the KPCA for many many years, and continues to lend a hand during our neighborhood events. He and the CERT team helped keep our July 4th parade safe, and helped make it yet another success! We are fortunate to have Jim in our neighborhood.
The fifth recipient of the flag is Eddy Claros of Out Junk Out. Eddy and Out Junk Out have become increasingly involved in our community, including leading some super fun activities during our July 4th event, and coordinating discounts for our Junk Removal/Clean-Up Day in the spring for the last 2 years. Thank you Eddy!
The sixth recipients of the flag are Jean and Tom Kennedy. Jean and Tom deliver at least a couple hundred gazettes every quarter, if not more, and are always willing to lend a hand when needed. We are grateful to have them in our community!
The seventh recipients of the flag are Terry and Beverly Boschert. Terry and Beverly have been involved in the community for many many (many) years. They continue to lead the Neighborhood Watch, volunteer at events, and contribute many useful articles to the KPCA quarterly gazettes. We are extremely grateful of their ongoing engagement which makes Kings Park such a wonderful place to live!
The eighth recipient of the Royal Resident flag is Vicky Budd. Vicky has been helping to beautify her immediate surroundings for many years, and recently installed two (one was stolen) benches at the bus stop in front of her property. Vicky was nominated by a fellow resident, and we are so glad she was! Thanks Vicky for all you do!
Upcoming KPCA Events can be found by clicking on the "KPCA Calendar" on the top right of the page or by clicking here.
Kings Park featured in the Washington Post! - July 2022
Check out the article on Kings Park written by Laura Scudder: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/27/where-we-live-kings-park/
Signs of Hope in Neighborhood
Virginia neighbors fill yards with homemade signs of hope. Amid the uncertainty and self-isolation we face in this pandemic, one Northern Virginia neighborhood decided to bring joy and color to their community. “It was kind of nice that as soon as this happened everything started blooming,” remarks Christine Waters from her front yard in Springfield, Virginia.
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