• The LCVA will host a program entitled "Maximize Your LCVA Membership" on September 19th from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM at The National Conference Center. To register for this event or to receive more information, please contact Wendy Ferrigno, Community Sales Manager at the LCVA at 703-771-2170 ext. 24.
  
  
• HOLD THE DATE: On October 10th, 2007, the LCVA will hold its second annual benefit auction to raise money for the LCVA Scholarship Fund at the Embassy Suites Dulles North. Last year's auction was attended by approximately 200 people and raised $15,000 for the LCVA Scholarship Fund. The theme of this year's benefit auction will be "Cruisin' the Caribbean - Steel Drums for Scholarship Funds". Invitations to the event will be mailed on September 6, 2007, so be on the lookout for yours! The cost of the event is $25 per person, which includes food and drink and musical entertainment by a local Caribbean band, Oasis. Highlights of the evening will be a silent auction followed by a live auction with fabulous items.
  
  We would like to thank our generous sponsors for helping to make this event possible: Embassy Suites Dulles North, Dulles Hotel Connection, Olivera Music Entertainment.
  
  Donations for the live and silent auctions worth $ 50 and above are currently being accepted. If you would like to donate an item please contact Chris Geno, Director of Industry & Media Relations at the LCVA at 703-771-2170 ext. 17 to receive the donation forms.
  
  We already have some fabulous auction items, including a 3 day/2night Caribbean getaway at the Grand Cayman Marriott, a 3 day/2 night getaway at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott, a week long vacation house rental in Florida, a foursome for golf at Lowes Island, white water rafting trip with River Riders, gift certificates from Dandy Restaurant Cruises, Clydes at Willow Creek Farm, Vintage 50, GG Cafe and Sweetwater Tavern, overnight stays at The Red Fox Inn in Middleburg, Courtyard by Marriott Tysons Corner and the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott. Other items include a milk can and barn board flag painted by Bob Sapp American artwork, gift baskets from Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets, The Home Boutique and Bluemont Winery, a purse from Lou Lou, a ceramic hen from Crème de la Crème, a riding lesson or trail ride at Serene Acres, a children's birthday party at Great Country Farms as well as a membership to Work Out World! Other fabulous items in the pipeline include: warm weather and ski weekend getaways, car detailing, spa and massage packages, airline tickets, sports packages, limousine wine tour, dinner-limo packages, hot air balloon rides, private dinner at Dodona Manor, cooking classes, overnight at Woodlands Resort & Inn, jewelry, golf lessons, Hershey Park weekend package, and children's parties.
  
  Sponsorship opportunities (for beverages, musical entertainment and giveaways) at the event are still available. For further information or questions, please contact Christine Geno, Director of Industry and Media Relations, LCVA at 703-771-2170 ext. 17.
  
  
• Cooperative Marketing and Advertising Plan If you would like to participate in one of the upcoming co-ops, please click here to be taken to the Marketing Department section of our Corporate Website and scroll down to the "FY08 Cooperative Marketing and Advertising Opportunities" file under "Important Documents."
  
  Contact Jeremy Harvey at 703-771-2170 ext 18 for more information.
  
  
• Applications for the August round of funding by the LCVA Cooperative Marketing Fund have been received and reviewed by the LCVA Review committee. The next round of funding will be available in November 2007. Please see the LCVA corporate website for more information and application forms.
  
  
  For further information or questions, please contact Christine Geno, Director of Industry and Media Relations, LCVA at 703-771-2170 ext. 17.

• The Embassy Suites Dulles North is pleased to welcome the following new staff members: Victoria A. Pagan-McWey - Senior Sales Manager, Sharmin Alam and Emily Schelin, both Inside Sales Managers.
  
  
• Mark Riddell is the new Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Lansdowne Resort.
  
  
• Reston Limousine, and its president/CEO Kristina Bouweiri (an LCVA Board Member), recently captured two major business achievement honors for entrepreneurial success and operational growth. Washington SmartCEO magazine celebrated the achievements of 25 metropolitan women business leaders last month during it's first annual Bravo! Business Achievement Awards. Bouweiri was among those honored for her ability to "overcome obstacles, financially outperform competitors, demonstrate leadership, benefit her community, and have an inspiring story to tell." Also, major trade publication, Limousine & Chauffeured Transportation, named Reston Limousine to its Top 100 list in the internationally distributed magazine's annual July issue survey of the country's largest fleet operators. Already the largest luxury transportation service in the Commonwealth, Reston Limousine with its 143 vehicles now ranks 27th in the nation in operational size. The company also ranks third among the country's largest shuttle bus fleets. For further information contact Reston Limousine at 703-478-0500 or RestonLimo.com.
  
  
• The 2008 America's Polo Cup organizers are pleased to welcome a new member to their organizing team. David Cope of DC Sports, a world-class sports marketing company, will be responsible for obtaining sponsorships and sponsor services at the America's Polo Cup event at Morven Park on May 10, 2008.
  
  
• Imagine That! formerly of Loudoun Street in Leesburg has now gone mobile with a new name, new website and contact details. Imaginethat2go can be contacted at 703-554-2355 or ImagineThat2go.com.
  
  
• The Loudoun Museum will host its Lure of Loudoun Gala on September 8, 2007 to celebrate the museum's 40th anniversary and Loudoun County's history of special people, places and culture. The black-tie event, which will be held at the River Creek Country Club, features a reception with music, formal dinner followed by dancing. Tickets are on sale at $ 200 per person. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 703-777-7427.
  
  
• Chrysalis Vineyards presents The 7th Annual Norton Wine & Bluegrass Festival on October 6 & 7, 2007. Visit Chrysalis Vineyards in the midst of harvest and experience the hottest festival of the year. Enjoy the bluegrass pickings of Jackass Flats and other bands throughout the weekend, craft and food vendors, hay rides, vineyard tours, a special 9-wine tasting with commemorative take home glasses, and more! Sample all of their Norton wines, purchase some of their library vintage Nortons, and refresh from the sun with our Sarah's Patio Red! Admission is $15 per person in advance, $20 at the door. Free admission for VIP Club members. Call Hump Astorga 540-687-8222 ext. 205 or email HAstorga@ChrysalisWine.com for more information.
  
  
• Books and Crannnies in Middleburg will host a reception and dinner for James Gaines, writer of For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette and Their Revolutions on Friday, September 14, 2007. Gaines has a lengthy article on this topic in the September 2007 issue of Smithsonian magazine. The reception and cocktail hour will take place at the store from 5:30-6:30 PM, dinner will then be at the Red Fox Inn from 7 to 9 p.m. This is a ticketed event which costs $65/person and includes dinner. For more information please visit BooksandCrannies.com.
  
  
• The new Fort Evans Plaza II shopping center, located adjacent to the Home Depot in Leesburg at the intersection of Fort Evans Road and Battlefield Parkway, is scheduled to open in early 2008. The names of the stores that will occupy the 250,000 square foot retail center have just been released. The shopping center will be home to Five Below, Famous Footwear, Bubbles Salon, Linens-n-Things, Marshalls, Circuit City, Applebee's, Walgreens, Bank of America, FedEx Kinko's, Five Guys', and Lenny's Sub Shop.
  

If you have any news about your organization you would like to share with the tourism industry in Loudoun County, please contact Chris Geno, Geno@VisitLoudoun.org.

• The LCVA spent a ½ day with Loudoun County Parks & Recreation visiting the sports fields in the county.
  
  
• The LCVA exhibited at the American Society of Association Executives National tradeshow in Chicago in a co-op with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and Lansdowne Resort.
  
  
• The LCVA sales team visited Stone Manor Bed & Breakfast in Lovettsville, a new LCVA member with meeting and event space.
  
  
• The LCVA sales and marketing team visited Grandale Farm Restaurant in Purcellville, a new member with meeting and event space.
  
  
• The LCVA sales team has been out actively collecting updated information and specifications from LCVA members with meeting space for an upcoming publication.
  
  
• The LCVA would like to welcome the following new members who joined in August: Stone Manor Bed & Breakfast and Grandale Farm Restaurant.
  
  
• Renewing LCVA members we would like to welcome back in August: Holly Heider Chapple Flowers, Dulles Golf Park & Sports Center, Loudoun Magazine, Shenandoah University, Atlantic Skyline, The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm.