FCV Photo Gallery and
Past Events Listing
Click on the links below to see photos and/or descriptions of our many events. Also, in some cases, restaurant reviews may be linked to the restaurants where our parents' dinners are held.
2008
April 12, Parents' Dinner and Discussion with Linh Song of Ethica, hosted by the Falci-Metzner family, Bethesda, MD
February 2, Annual FCV Tet Celebration, hosted by the Polk-Trauman family, St. Georges Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA
2007
November 3, Parents' Dinner, Nam Viet Restaurant, Washington, D.C., coordinated by Deb House
June 17, Potluck Picnic to celebrate Mrs. Thuy's visit to the U.S., Sugg/Knudson home Washington, D.C.
February 24, Annual FCV Tet Celebration, hosted by the Walther Schwadron family, McLean Community Center, McLean, VA
February 17, Parents' Dinner, hosted by the Ryan-Bryes, Chevy Chase, MD
February 4, Family Gathering with Guest Speaker to discuss humanitarian work in Vietnam, hosted by the Brown/Cullather family, Falls Church, VA
2006
September 16, Parents' Dinner and Discussion of Adoption Issues with Robin Allen, hosted by the Holy family, Bethesda, MD
June 23, Parents' Dinner, hosted by Vicky Foxworth with special guests from the Vietnamese Student Association, University Park, MD
May 13, Group visit to Discovery Theatre to attend Tigers, Dragons and Other Wise Tails, Discovery Theatre, Washington, DC, show directed by Michael Bobbitt
February 4, Tet Party, hosted by the Walther Schwadron family, McLean, VA
January 28, Parents' Dinner and Conversation with a Vietnamese Journalist, hosted by the Ryan-Brye family, Chevy Chase, MD
2005
October 22, Parents' Dinner and Discussion, hosted by the Falci Family, Bethesda, MD
September 18, FCV Booth and Lotus Dance at Vietnamese Cultural Society of Metropolital Washington (VCSMW) Tet Trung Thu Festival, booth coordinated by Kathleen Brown and Lotus Dance planning by Peggy Knudson and Lisa Tomlinson
February 12, Tet Party, hosted by the Walther Schwadron family, McLean, VA
2004
September 19, Tet Trung Thu Celebration
May 21, Parents' Dinner, Nam Viet Restaurant, Clarendon
May 3, Group Attendance at Si Fu Tai Yin's Flying Dragon School, performance at the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, Washington, D.C., organized by Connie Holy
January 24, Tet Party, hosted by the Walther Schwadron family, McLean, VA
2003
October 25, Parents' Dinner organized by the Haan Family, Pacific Cafe and Grill, Washington, D.C.
July 19, Beach Picnic hosted by the Brown Cullather Family, Lake Barcroft, Falls Church, VA
February 22, Parents' Dinner, Saigonese Restaurant, Wheaton, MD
February 1, Tet Party, hosted by the Walther Schwadron family, McLean, VA
2002
February 12, Tet Nguyen Dan, the Vietnamese New Year, various locations
2001
November 30, Vietnamese Art and Culture Event, Baha'i Faith of Washington, D.C. and the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
August 4, Parents' Dinner hosted by the Ryan-Brye family to share photos from our adoption journeys, Washington, D.C.
July 28, Family Picnic, hosted by the Callan family at Montrose Park in Georgetown
June 9, Workshop, "Getting Ready for Your Child's Questions About Adoption," St. Georges Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA
May 12, Family Potluck, hosted by the Schwadron/Walther family, McLean, VA
March 10, Citizenship Party, organized by Kathy Rafferty and Lisa Tomlinson to celebrate the Child Citizenship Act, which made a number of our children U.S. citizens on February 27, 2001, St. Georges Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA
2000
October, Family Potluck, hosted by the Knudsons, Washington, DC
September, attended Northern Virginia Mid-Autumn Moon Festival event as a group
July, Family Picnic, hosted by the Tomlinson/Christeson family at Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD
March, Get-Together, hosted by the Hill family at Dolly Madison public library, McLean, VA
January, Tet Party, hosted by Kathy Rafferty at St. Georges Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA
1999
October, Potluck, hosted by the Benton family
July, Family Picnic, hosted by the Polk-Trauman family at Nottoway park, Vienna, VA
1998
