Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna Launches New Classes

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Business Spotlight: Caffe Amouri's 'Get Social'

By checking in on social media in February, customers can donate 10 percent of sales to Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna.

February is the month of love — something one local business is trying to spread through a "get social" campaign that will give 10 percent of sales to a local nonprofit. Caffe Amouri owner Michael Amouri launched "Get Social Month" in February as a way to give back to the Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna "to enhance the lives of seniors in Vienna and Oakton." The nonprofit, which serves seniors in Vienna, Oakton, Merrifield, Dunn Loring, Falls Church and Reston, provides a range of services to older residents, from classes and day trips to providing transportation to medical appointments and grocery stores. The center was named the then-Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce's nonprofit of the year in 2012. How it works: Customers …

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SCOV Raises More Than $23K in Annual Fundraiser

Swing band boosts fundraising for Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna

About two years ago, the Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna decided to reach out to a broader audience for its annual fundraiser, booking acts with a national appeal to help drive up attendance. After the success of humorist Jeanne Robertson last year, SCOV decided to stick to the plan, inviting Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra featuring Chou Chou to perform at the Vienna Presbyterian Church in October. The swing band has performed internationally, and their act proved successful both for the audience and SCOV, a local nonprofit organization that assists senior adults with services and enrichment opportunities. SCOV raised more than $23,000 with more than 900 audience members in attendance, many of whom were brought to their …

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Shepherd's Center to Host Swing Band for Fundraiser

Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra to perform at Vienna Presbyterian Church

Each year, the Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna hosts one major fundraiser to help with its operations for the year.  This year, Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra featuring Chou Chou, will perform 3 p.m. Sunday at Vienna Presbyterian Church for SCOV's annual benefit show.  Doc, his 18-piece band and his wife Chou Chou will perform swing music, revisiting music from the 1920s, '30s and '40s to a packed house. The music will feature classics from Cab Calloway, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, among other standards. Last year, SCOV pushed for a larger attendance to its annual fundraiser. They branched out from local acts that drew the nonprofit's most loyal supporters, booking Jeannie Robertson, a humorist with national appeal…

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Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna Named Nonprofit of the Year

Organization wins award from Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce

Spotlight: Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna

This local chapter of the Shepherd's Center has been in the community 14 years.

Every day this week, Patch is profiling a local nonprofit agency. If there's a nonprofit that you think your neighbors need to know about, email Doug Tallman or Lauren Sausser. Mission: “Providing services, personal enrichment and volunteer opportunities for adults 50 and older.” Contact Information: Phone: (703) 281-0538; Address: 541 Marshall Road SW, Vienna; Website: www.scov.org Financials: The Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna has an annual operating budget of approximately $120,000. History: The Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna is a local chapter of the national Shepherd's Centers of America. The local organization was founded 14 years ago after the former minister of Oakton United Methodist, John Tate, saw a need in the community…

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Humorist Helps Drive Successful Fundraiser for SCOV

Shepherd's Center raises more than $25,000 with Jeanne Robertson show

When Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna set out to expand their fall fundraiser to a larger audience, they could only hope for the kind of turn out Jeanne Robertson attracted. In SCOV's most successful fundraiser to date, a sold-out crowd of 1,200 people showed up to the Vienna Presbyterian Church to see humorist Robertson put on a show. The event raised more than $25,000 for SCOV. Robertson did not disappoint. She addressed the crowd with the ease of simply telling the audience real-life stories that put her captive audience in hysterics throughout the show. She mixed old bits some of her fans may have seen through YouTube clips with new ones to be found in her seventh DVD to be released in November. "When people see my show, I want them …

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