REGISTRATION OPEN FOR McLEAN 5K RACE: Runners can register through Oct. 2 for the McLean 5K Race, which will be held Oct. 5 at 8 a.m. Runners will start and finish at the the McLean Square Shopping Center, 6631 Old Dominion Drive.
The race will benefit the McLean Community Foundation, which supports McLean charitable initiatives ranging from fire trucks to playgrounds to social services.
Registration costs $40 through Aug. 31, $45 from Sept. 1 through Oct. 2 and $50 on Oct. 4 (packet pickup at the Old Firehouse Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road) and Oct. 5 (race day).
To register, go to potomac.enmotive.com/events/2024-mclean-5k. For more information about the race, visit mcleancenter.org/mclean-5k.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TO BE HELD AT McLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER: The McLean Community Center will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave.
To set up a blood-donation appointment, call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and enter “McLean CC.” Individuals can save up to 15 minutes by visiting redcrossblood.org/rapidpass to complete pre-donation reading and health-history questions on the day of the appointment.
McLEAN AAUW MEETING TO FOCUS ON GENDER, WOMEN AND POLITICS: The McLean area branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will meet Sept. 15 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center
The program’s topic, “Gender, Women and Politics: Where Are We Now,” will be addressed by Kathleen Chesnutt, program officer on the Gender, Women and Democracy team at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and MacKenzie Bills, who ran for the Iowa House of Representatives in 2022 and now works as a philanthropy adviser for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
McLean AAUW meetings are open to the public and all are welcome to attend.
