QL+ to Host Second Annual Veterans Day BBQ
Event will bring together civic dignitaries, military and business leaders and scores of local residents to honor our nation’s heroes
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA: Quality of Life Plus (QL+) will host its 2nd annual Veterans Day BBQ on Sunday, November 7, 2010, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm at the Pavilions of Turkey Run, Colonial Farm Road, McLean, Va. More than 150 people are expected to attend this family-oriented event, including Former Governor of Virginia, George Allen, Delegates Mark Keam (D–35th) and Barbara Comstock (R–34th), Virginia House of Delegates; John Foust, Supervisor of Fairfax County Board; and, Mark Sopp, CFO and Executive Vice President, SAIC.
All proceeds from the event will help fund projects at the QL+ Laboratory at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, where teams of students and faculty work together in multidisciplinary teams to research and develop prostheses and other innovative assistive devices to benefit those injured in the line of duty. Cal Poly faculty member, Dr. Tom Mase, and graduate biomedical engineering student, Nick Butler, will discuss successful QL+ Projects. Founder and Chairman, Jon Monett, and Executive Director, Scott Monett, will provide presentations on the QL+ Program’s vision and mission.
The official sponsor of the event is Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Additional local and national corporations and individuals also supported the event through sponsorships and in-kind donations.
“I can’t think of a better way to honor our nation’s heroes around Veterans Day than to pay tribute to their service and sacrifice at this community event,” said Scott Monett, Executive Director of the Quality of Life Plus (QL+). “This community event brings together many notables from around the region, as well as local residents and families.”
The event will include a delicious BBQ meal, music, entertainment, unique auction and raffle items, inflatable rides, crafts, and other family activities. For more information on the event, visit www.qlplus.org.
The QL+ Program is a charitable 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization established in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia. QL+’s mission is to foster and generate innovations to aid and improve the quality of life of those injured in the line of duty. For more information about QL+, please visit www.qlplus.org or email info@qlplus.org.