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Farmwell Station student Kate Brunotts, left, and Gordon Villa-Maltais, a Dominion volunteer, planted one of the 50 trees donated by the National Wildlife Federation. Students and volunteers plants the trees as part of a ceremony at Farmwell Station's outdoor classroom kicking off this year's Dominion Trail Mix events. A grant from Dominion paid for the outdoor classroom.
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Farmwell Station Middle School once again will host the Dominion Trail Mix, a series of events planned for Oct. 20 that celebrates the Washington & Old Dominion Trail.
To announce this year's event, its sponsors—Virginia Dominion Power, the Washington Sports Alliance, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, Loudoun County Public Schools and Blue Cross/Blue Shield-Anthem—gathered at the outdoor classroom constructed by Dominion volunteers at the school with a grant from the company.
The first Trail Mix event was marked by poor weather leading up to and during the event, prompting the sponsors to move the date outside the traditional hurricane season.
Three main elements comprise Trail Mix:
- Hail the Trail—An organized W&OD Trail cleanup
- The Great Skedaddle—A noncompetitive community walk, run and ride
- Trailfest/Living Well Expo—A music festival and expo raising awareness about healthcare.
