Marion Scaffidi

Special Recognition Award Marion Scaffidi

Marion Scaffidi, a resident of Springfield, has volunteered at Frying Pan Farm Park for more than 50 years, and she is not done yet. This year the Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park Board celebrated Scaffidi’s 96th birthday as she still participates with the group and provides a unique vantage point regarding agriculture in Fairfax County. She served on the supervisory board at Frying Pan long before there was an official Friends group, and in recent years, has served as corresponding secretary. She is known for handwriting thank-you notes to donors, a much-appreciated skill in this time when cursive is no longer taught in many schools.