On June 18, 2022, the Friends of Dyke Marsh again participated in the annual Gum Springs Community Day and celebrated Juneteenth with our friends.
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| Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk talked about the county's African American heritage. All photos by Glenda Booth |
Gum Springs is a historic African American community in eastern Fairfax County founded by West Ford, a man enslaved at the Mount Vernon plantation by George and Martha Washington.
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| The FODM table's birds to color were popular. | At the FODM table, youngsters colored birds and made them "fly." |
At the event, we had “flying” birds for youngsters to color, but our bird activity faced stiff competition with the whale bubbler which spewed bubbles galore and enchanted many youngsters.
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| Youngsters delighted in trying to "catch" bubbles. |
Thank you to FODMers Carolyn Gamble, Dorothy McManus and Dixie Sommers who staffed our table.
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| FODMers Carolyn Gamble and Dorothy McManus talked to 8th District Congressman Don Beyer who stopped by the FODM table. | FODMer Betsy Martin and Mount Vernon Supervisor Dan Storck promoted Dyke Marsh. |
