
Recognition and Reception
The 2023 event was held on Wednesday, August 2 at 7:30 PM at the
Stacy Sherwood Center at 3740 Old Lee Highway in the City of Fairfax.

2022/2023 First Responders of the Year
- City Fairfax Fire Department — Michael Jenkins
- City of Fairfax Police Department — Officer Stefanie Hairston
2022/2023 First Volunteers of the Year
- Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce — Tarika Sethi
- Centreville Moose Lodge — Claud Burns
- Chocolate Lovers Festival Committee — Sonya Duchak
- Civitan Club of Fairfax — Lynn Leitch
- Fairfax Ferns Garden Club — Mary Anne Barton
- Fairfax Harley Owners Group — Larry Larson
- Fairfax Host Lions Club — Kenneth A. Schutz
- Historic Fairfax City, Inc. — Marian Brobst
- Independence Day Celebration Committee — Caryn Perrelli
- Inter-Service Club Council — Larry Larson
- Kiwanis Club of Fairfax — Neal Anderson
- Knights of Columbus — Patrick A. McGuire
- Optimist Club of Central Fairfax — Michele Hanson
- Rotary Club of Fairfax — Tom Palmer
- Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary — Rachel Farthing
- Shelter House, Inc. — Neo Pomer
- Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke — Bruce Sydnor
- Soroptimist Int’l of Fairfax County — Konnie Cassidy
- Woman’s Club of Fairfax — Pam Jensen
- Zonta Club of Fairfax — Joe Furman
