Associations GREAT FALLS VA

Friends of Colvin Run Mill

Friends of the Great Falls Library

A group of book-lovers that raises money to expand programs for children and outreach at the Great Falls Community Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike. It currently has no set time for meetings. For information, call the library at 703-757-8560. The president is Rumana Chaudhuri, 202-429-3806. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/gf/

Great Falls Business and Professional Association

Great Falls Citizens Association

This volunteer civic group exists to protect the scenic, historic and semi-rural quality of life in Great Falls, defined as the area west of Difficult Run stream valley, south of the Potomac River, east of the Loudoun County line and north of Route 7. Members who reside within those boundaries pay $20 per person annually for voting privileges, but the public is invited to attend meetings. The GFCA is governed by an executive board of 13 members elected from the membership, plus four officers. GFCA committees study planning and zoning issues, parks and trails, and transportation issues such as roads and traffic. General membership meetings are the second Tuesday of every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. at the Grange on Georgetown Pike. Call Eleanor Anderson at 703-757-0448 or write GFCA, P.O. Box 27, Great Falls, Va. 22066. Web address: www.gfcitizens.com

Great Falls Ecumenical Council

The Great Falls Ecumenical Council has members from all the churches in Great Falls. The group supports Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, the Good Shepherd alliance housing for the homeless, Pedals for Progress in April, after-graduation parties for local high schools, Camp Fraser and a 5K walk/run and blood drive on July 4. It also sponsors blood drives throughout the year. The council hosts ecumenical worship services at Thanksgiving, on Good Friday, a sunrise service at Great Falls National Park on Easter Sunday and a January ecumenical service. Contact Paul Gysan, pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church, president, 703-759-6068.

Great Falls Equestrian Society

Not limited to Great Falls residents, the society works to foster equestrian sports in Fairfax County and develop equestrian facilities at The Turner Farm, including a riding arena and trails. No dues. Call Molly Hockman at 703-759-1952. mhockman@cox.net

Great Falls Friends

GFF is a community group based on friendship that has three kinds of membership: individuals, businesses and community organizations. The organizing principle is that the Friends believes in giving back to the community. It sponsors the annual July 4 celebration and a fall festival at Halloween at Village Centre and Great Falls Shopping Center. The Friends meets from 8 to 9 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month except July and August at the snuggery of the Old Brogue at Village Centre. Everyone is invited to attend. After a brief social time, introductions and coffee (contribution, $1) there is a topical program brought by a local person with a special interest. Membership fee is $20. For information, call Candace Bovee, president, 703-759-0375, or write to GFF, P.O. Box 388, Great Falls, Va. 22066.

Great Falls Garden Club

Organized in 1941, the club maintains a perennial bird and butterfly garden featuring native species at the Great Falls Library. Its purpose is to improve the quality and character of gardens, study gardening, share experiences and problems, encourage the protection of natural resources, native plants, wildlife and scenery.

Meets in members’ homes for programs about all aspects of gardening, floral design and the environment. Members have plant exchanges, field trips to other gardens and nature walks. Call Laura Barlow, president, 703-759-2552, or write GFGC, P.O. Box 1412, Great Falls, Va. 22066.

Great Falls Historical Society

Researches and preserves the accuracy of the historical record of Great Falls as a community that was first known as Matildaville and, later, Forestville, before it was named Great Falls. Produces publications on local historical sites and holds varied social functions such as music, wine and cheese parties and field trips. Membership fee is $20. Call Betty Nalls Swartz, 703-759-2378, or Milburn Sanders, 703-759-2352. Write GFHS, P.O. Box 56, Great Falls, Va. 22066. http://www.gfhs.org/

Great Falls Lions Club

Local chapter of the country's largest service organization. Ongoing fund-raisers include regular crab feasts and citrus sales at the Great Falls Fire Department and sales of a commemorative coverlet depicting Great Falls scenes. The club awards two $1,000 scholarships to Langley High School students and supports a long list of other charities. Dinner meetings convene at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Great Falls United Methodist Church, 10100 Georgetown Pike. Call the Lions hotline at 703-757-5361 or Larry Simmons, president, at 703-450-5373. To purchase a coverlet, call Gene Cole, 703-759-2334, or write GF Lions, P.O. Box 43, Great Falls, Va. 22066.  http://www.lionsclubs.org

Great Falls Optimist Club

A group of men and women committed to programs that educate youth and help them expand their horizons and avoid pitfalls as they mature. The Optimists sponsor the "Just Say No" program and an oratorical contest as well as the Adeler Jewelers Children’s Festival. They sponsor boys and girls softball and baseball teams and Operation Smile. Call Helen Learner, 703-975-9306.

Great Falls Charitable Foundation

The mission of the Great Falls Charitable Foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, wildlife conservation, cancer victim support and the community oriented events like Fireworks at the Turner Farm Park and the construction of The Great Falls Freedom Memorial.

PO box 295, Great Falls, VA 22066 (703) 759-6563

Great Falls Republican Women’s Club

Chartered in 1982, its membership is broad-based geographically and diverse in its interests and talents but united by common goals and a commitment to the Republican Party, its philosophy and its candidates. Write P.O. Box 616, Great Falls, Va. 22066.

Great Falls Trailblazers

Supports development and maintenance of trails, both stonedust and natural surface, in Great Falls. Monitors development to ensure compliance with the trails designated in Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan trails map. Actively working to complete trails on Georgetown Pike and Walker Road. Meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on third Wednesday, except August and December, at the Old Schoolhouse in Great Falls. Call Eleanor Weck 703-759-2059 or visit http://www.geocities.com/greatfallstrails/

Great Falls Woman’s Club

This diverse group makes things happen in the community and looks to residents to join in. For the last two years, the club has raised thousands of dollars with a Casino Night Gala and fundraiser to support construction of a new fire station for professional and volunteer firefighters and paramedics in Great Falls.

While they perform community service, raise money and award women’s scholarships, members of the Great Falls Woman’s Club and have programs that foster camaraderie within the club. Membership includes many former Great Falls Newcomers. Call 703-757-6234.

Newcomers of Great Falls

Newcomers of Great Falls helps new residents of Great Falls and its school district meet each other and assimilate into the community. The nonprofit organization offers more than 300 members a variety of activities and programs along with opportunities for leadership, community service and support to local charitable and civic organizations. The Newcomers provide financial support for such community charities as Camp Fraser, Lift Me Up and the Great Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Call Jan Stewart Clark, president, at 703-757-1719, or Barb Chen, membership vice president, at 703-757-7962. http://www.greatfallsnewcomers.com/

The Turner Farm Team

A group of community volunteers who raise money and public support for a public park that was once a dairy farm at Georgetown Pike and Springvale Road. The Turner Farm team is a liaison with the Fairfax County Park Authority and supports community efforts to build a picnic pavilion, a tot lot, equestrian features and an astronomy observatory at The Turner Farm. For information and notification about meetings, call Beverly Crawford, 703-406-2487, or e-mail mamacow@cox.net. Molly Hockman, 703-759-1952, e-mail mhockman@cox.net, chairs the equestrian committee. For information about the astronomy observatory, call Charles Olin, 703-759-6616, e-mail olin@dgsys.com, or call Bill Kemmerer, 703-757-7424.

Great Falls Library opened in October 2000. It houses more than 50,000 books and employs about 20 staff members and about 50 volunteers. Activities include a Monday morning story hour for preschoolers as well as two programs a month for preschool-age children and a monthly adult book discussion group. There are roughly 25 children and adults programs in the summer. Call 703-757-8560. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/gf/

Sports : Local Clubs and Associations

We have active swim and dive programs.  Dozens of our young swimmers and divers of all ages and abilities participate and have a great time.  Our Adult Tennis Program under the direction of Kyle Duncan gets better each year.  Our Junior Tennis Program is led by Alan Graves who returns to Great Falls Swim and Tennis for 2004.
761 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA 22066  (703) 759-3299

Great Falls, VA 22066 (703) 287-9010