The annual Flag Day Picnic, sponsored by the Lake of the Woods Democratic Club, will feature an appearance by Ann Ridgeway, candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates from the 30th District.
The picnic will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 in Marion Pronk Hall at the Lake of the Woods Community Center. Admission is $10 per person.
A fried chicken dinner with potato salad, baked beans and a variety of other side dishes and desserts will be served. There will be a drawing for patriotic door prizes.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the campaign to elect Ann Ridgeway to the Virginia House of Delegates. Attendees are encouraged to make private donations to her campaign. Checks can be made payable to “Ridgeway for Delegate.”
Ann, a native of Fredericksburg, was instrumental in the establishment of the Orange County Youth Commission and the Orange County Youth Council, working with a start-up research grant and a core group of citizens to create these vital public resources. She has served as a substitute teacher with the Orange County schools, on the board of the Orange County Fair, and on a Virginia board focusing on teenage alcohol concerns.
She and her husband, Michael, live in Madison County.
Election Day is Nov. 5.
