Congratulations to our 2023 Officers, who were sworn in during a lovely holiday party at the Mount Vernon Country Club.
An Informative November meeting
We heard from guest speaker Ron Vitiello, former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and ICE Director.
A successful, fun, and informative Chili Cook-Off!

We had 59 attendees on a beautiful afternoon! Thank you to speakers Karina Lipsman, Pat Herrity, and Gerarda Culipher! Congratulations to our Cook-Off winner Lori Graham, and thank you to our other Cook-Off participants for your delicious entries: David Almasi, Nancy Almasi, Lisa Kilday, Debbie Shaffer, Cathy & Gino Shoults, and Anton Vanterpool. We also appreciate Jane Gandee’s and Valerie Wohlleben’s excellent organizational skills in putting the event together!
Our Annual Chili Cook-Off!
Garden Party with First Lady Suzanne Youngkin
About a dozen members of our club were honored to attend and to volunteer at First Lady Suzanne Youngkin’s Spirit of Sisterhood event at River Farm in the Mount Vernon area on June 14th.
VFRW Convention
Several of our members enjoyed serving as delegates to the VFRW Convention in Old Town Alexandria.
A Successful Candidate Forum!
About one hundred people attended our 8th District Candidate Forum!
Candidate forum April 28th!
March 24th meeting with Supervisor Pat Herrity
If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to colonialmtvernonrw@gmail.com.
February meeting with Author “Digger Dave” Miller
A fascinating presentation by Dave Miller, author of two volumes of “Excavating America: the Discovery of America’s Greatest Heroes.”