4th Annual Reston Founder’s Day!
Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 12 noon
Reston Historic Trust will present the 4th annual Reston Founder's Day on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 12:00 noon at Lake Anne Village Center, plus a Lake Anne Walk led by Reston Founder, Robert E. Simon, Jr. at 1:30 p.m. Trustee Chuck Veatch will emcee presentations beginning at noon which include: Recognition of the 93rd birthday of Reston founder, Robert E. Simon, Jr. (actual birth date is April 10) A tribute to the annual installation of Commemorative Bricks Recognition of the 10th anniversary of Reston Museum Local dignitaries Performance by members of The Reston Chorale Reston Citizens Association award presentation to Doug Fuller, winning designer of the Reston license plate All are welcome to attend, and are also invited to an open reception at Reston Museum afterwards. Birthday cake will be served in honor of Mr. Simon's birthday, and the 10th anniversary of Reston Museum. At 1:30 p.m., Bob Simon himself will lead a Lake Anne Walk with a focus on the original design highlights around the plaza, and, with Reston Historic Trustee Kurt Pronske, will also provide information on the conceptual visions being presented for Lake Anne's revitalization. The Founder's Day presentation is scheduled to take place on the plaza of Lake Anne. In case of inclement weather, alternate location is inside the Reston Museum at Lake Anne Village Center, 1639 Washington Plaza. For information, call 703-709-7700. The first Founder's Day was initiated in 2004, in Reston's 40th anniversary year. In celebration of the 90th birthday of Reston's founder, Robert E. Simon, Jr. (the R E S in Reston) a bronze figure of Mr. Simon seated on the plaza was unveiled. The statue has become affectionately named 'Bronze Bob'. The Reston Historic Trust (RHT), a community-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1996 to sustain the unique history of the award-winning, innovative, planned community of Reston. The RHT serves the dual role of preserving a sense of community and addressing change. Through displays and programs at the Reston Museum, the RHT is using the past to understand the present and plan for the future. The Reston Museum and Shop, located at Reston's Lake Anne Village Center, is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. and offers children's art workshops, walking tours, community exhibits and archives, commemorative bricks, pottery and hand crafts. Public membership in the Reston Historic Trust helps to support the Museum's programs.
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The 3rd Annual Founder's Day Celebration!
Friday, April 21, 2006 Founder's Day Exhibit Opening Reception Reston Museum 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 23, 2006 Hosted by Reston Community Center 1:30 p.m. Lake Anne Plaza Presentation and Brick Commemoration, followed by a Founder's Day Walk led by Reston founder Robert E. Simon, Jr.
	Founder’s Day Walk, April 2006. Reston Founder Robert E. Simon, Jr., at 92 years old, led a group around the historic heart of Reston, Lake Anne Village Center, and all around the lake.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:00 p.m. Reston Museum A discussion on early Reston design, development and planning, with founder Robert E. Simon, Jr. Free for members. $15 for non-members. "Bronze Bob" Photo Contest! Reston Museum is sponsoring a "Bronze Bob" Photo Contest! Everyone is invited to participate. Grab a camera and get a picture with friends, family or yourself alongside the bronze statue of Robert E. Simon, Jr. at Lake Anne Village Center. Judging will be based on the photo's beauty and ingenuity. There will be prizes for First, Second and Third Place. Existing and new photos are eligible. Digital images and prints are accepted. No cost to enter. Deadline for photo submissions is Wednesday, April 19, 2006. Winners will be announced on Friday, April 21 at the opening reception of the Reston Museum's special Founder's Day Exhibit. "Bronze Bob" photos will be displayed in the Reston Museum. In 2004, Reston's 40th Anniversary, the Reston Historic Trust unveiled the bronze image of Robert E. Simon, Jr. at the first Founder's Day Celebration, as a surprise for Bob's 90th birthday. The statue has become affectionately known as Bronze Bob. The 3rd Annual Founder's Day Celebration will be held at Lake Anne Village Center on Sunday, April 23, 2006. To submit photos: Send photos with name, address, telephone number, and e-mail if applicable. Open to all. By E-mail: LLL4422@aol.com By Mail: Reston Museum, P.O. Box 2803, Reston, VA 20195 In Person: Reston Museum/br /> 1639 Washington Plaza Lake Anne Village Center Reston, VA 20190 Directions to Lake Anne Village Center: East of Reston Parkway, off Baron Cameron Avenue, turn right on Village Road. At the stop sign, turn left on North Shore, then make an immediate right into the Lake Anne Village Center parking area. Walk toward the lake to the Plaza. By bus, take RIBS bus #1 or #3 to Lake Anne Village Center.
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The 2nd Annual Founder's Day Celebration!
	Saturday, April 16, 2005 Hosted by Reston Community Center Lake Anne Village Center
12:00 pm until 1:00 pm Reston Founders Presentation Musical Performances by local schools 1:00 pm until 1:30 pm, on the Plaza Brick Dedication Robert E. Simon, Jr. "Untold Stories" Plaque Dedication 1:30 pm until 5 pm Please join us in the Reston Museum Share your Reston stories See our new, fresh, look! Enjoy desserts provided by McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant and M&S Grill 2:00 pm Founder's Day Walk along Reston paths to the newly renovated Island Walk complex, with Dee Cotton. Call for more information: Reston Museum - 703-709-7700

Reston Historic Trust will present a rededication of Lake Anne Village Center on Saturday, December 3, 2005, in honor of the plaza’s 40th Anniversary. The commemoration will take place at 12:00 p.m., as part of Lake Anne’s annual Holiday Celebration. Speakers include Reston founder Robert E. Simon, Jr., local VIPs, and VIPs who were present when Lake Anne Village Center was first dedicated on December 4, 1965.

Afterwards, everyone is invited for refreshments and sharing memories at the Reston Museum, at 1639 Washington Plaza, Lake Anne Village Center, following the lakefront arrival of Santa Claus.

For more information on the Rededication of Lake Anne Village Center, call the Reston Museum at 703-709-7700.

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Lake Anne's First Resident Lawyer Paul Scanlon was the first resident to move in to Lake Anne Village Center, December 1965.

U.S. House of Representatives Dedications July 25, 1962, record was made in the 87th U.S. Congress, to recognize Reston as a modern satellite community that planners of the times only dreamt about. [...planned variations in density will offer real variety instead of the homogeneity of "look-alike houses and look-alike families."] This came on the eve of a public hearing by the Fairfax County Planning Commission for proposed zoning changes and request for endorsement of Reston's Master Plan. Reston was again recognized by Congress some forty years later on its milestone anniversaries.
Click to expand	1962, New Day in Suburbia, Reston represented a "village-type" civic center, a new approach to suburban development as a "self-contained community".	Click to expand	2004, Proceedings of the 108th Congress, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Reston, Virginia, and the 90th birthday of its founder, Robert E. Simon, Jr.