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Four Seasons Swim Team
Splash! Kids jump in the pool and shriek with laughter. It’s a hot June morning in Herndon, Virginia, and the Four Seasons Swim Team is getting a special visitor. MainStreet...
Hands Christian Daycare
At Hands Christian Daycare in Centreville, a staff member greets every child by name when they arrive. On a recent spring day, the preschool’s bookkeeper ran outside as a car...
Hearts and Hands Reaching Out
$1,000 can do a lot for a small organization. That’s why Vice President and Portfolio Manager Shannon Gibbs decided to donate to Hearts and Hands Reaching Out, a small organization...
Memphis Gold
MainStreet Bank Board Member Russell Echlov has been a blues and jazz lover for as long as he can remember. So when he started thinking about where to dedicate his...
NextStop Theatre Company
In a small, unassuming warehouse in Herndon, Virginia, the magic of theater comes alive. NextStop Theatre Company brings high-quality professional productions directly to its community, employing local artists and sharing...
Paws of Honor
When Jackie Langland, Vice President of Operations/System Architect, first learned that military and law enforcement dogs lose their health benefits when they retire, she got mad. “I don’t understand...
Robinson International Show
It’s a Thursday night and families are packed in the James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School auditorium, in Fairfax, Virginia. The lights dim and the crowd goes quiet as students...
Safe Space NOVA
When JoAnne Loiselet, AVP Human Resources Officer, was growing up, the world was not a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ youth. “My best friend from high school and my best...
St. Timothy’s Catholic School
Marc Batchelor vividly remembers the first day he and his wife dropped their son off at St. Timothy’s Catholic School in Chantilly, Virginia. “He was shy of his fourth...
The Spitfire Club
When MainStreet Bank’s Brianna Singleton, Avenu Scrum Master, was growing up, she loved to read. But the books she read rarely featured characters like her. It’s a story that many...