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July features 80 items up for auction valued at more than $10,000, including gift cards, date nights, pet sponsorships, baskets of pet supplies, sports game tickets, and a handmade portrait.

See the items up for auction and place a bid at 32auctions.com/humaneloudoun2023. Learn more about the Humane Society of Loudoun County at humaneloudoun.org.

Community Foundation Opens Applications for 2023 Maximizing Mission

The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties is accepting applications to its newly launched 2023 Maximizing Mission program.

The program is an offering of the foundation’s Social Impact Institute, which privides deep-dive training and capacity-building opportunities to nonprofits.

Maximizing Mission, lead by nonprofit consultant Leon Seemann of Consult with Leon, will provide three selected nonprofits with personalized and profession- wealth’s first CBD retailer, within two years the market became oversaturated with shops, she said. While her move doubled her space in Leesburg, she closed her Manassas location and predicts there will be fewer brick-and-mortar shops.

Biddle said she started with about 50 products. That grew to about 400 last year, reflective of innovation within the industry as providers learn more about the other components of the plant and develop more targeted products. However, new state laws have taken many products off the shelves as regulation of ancillary THC concentrations changed. Regulators and legislators at the state and federal levels continue to wrestle with how to limit THC in hemp-based products. Recent changes meant that a popular sleep-aid tea brought in from Oregon could no longer be sold legally in CBD stores, she said as an example. The 2023 update of the federal Farm Bill, the device that legalized hemp in 2018, is expected to reshape the industry further, potentially allowing higher THC thresholds and, Biddle hopes, more clarity to the rules.

“It’s not for the faint of heart. This is my passion,” Biddle said of the industry. “You’ve got to love it to really stay in it.”

For more information, call the shop at 571-364-8663 or go to districthempstore.com. n al nonprofit management consultation aimed at improving their organization’s operations in human resources, finance, fundraising, technology, or marketing.

Selected organizations will work with Seemann to assess their needs and identify the operational area to receive consultation for the most impact. By the end of the program, nonprofits will receive a list of actionable items to address an area of operational improvement and consultation to begin the implementation of the recommendations.

Human service nonprofits serving Loudoun County, with at least two paid staff members, and that have been in operation for at least three years, are eligible to apply. Applications are due by Aug. 4. Applicants will be notified of final selections by Aug. 11. Maximizing Mission consultation services will take place between August and December.

An optional pre-application online workshop will be offered July 17.

Maximizing Mission is made possible with funding from 100WomenStrong. The consulting services received by each participating organization is valued at $3,000. Participating organizations must pay a $250 fee.

Learn more at communityfoundationlf.org. n

Michael Kevin Malone

Michael Kevin Malone, affectionately known as ‘Kevin’ to family, many friends and beloved colleagues, owner of the renowned Tuskie’s Restaurant Group, passed away Saturday, July 1, at 10:53 p.m. at the age of 69, in Leesburg. Kevin was the beloved and generous owner/co-owner of six award-winning restaurants: Tuscarora Mill Restaurant, Magnolias at the Mill in Purcellville, South Street Under in Leesburg, and three Fire Works in Leesburg, Arlington, and Sterling, as well as Leesburg’s event venue, Birkby House.

He was a local legend, renowned for his entrepreneurship, hospitality, sharp wit, and keen sense of humor. Kevin was born October 23, 1953, in Washington DC and grew up in Annandale, VA. Kevin began his career in the hospitality industry bartending at his parents’ house parties. His mother sent him to bartending school in Alexandria to hone his craft and she remarks frequently it was her best investment ever. Kevin eventually came to work at JR’s Stockyards Inn where he met his friend and mentor Jim Wordsworth. Jim eventually encouraged him to open his own restaurant. In 1985, Kevin opened Tuscarora Mill in Leesburg VA and it has been a cornerstone of the community ever since.

Kevin was committed to the local community and his employees and believed in excellent food served with outstanding service. Kevin alsoenjoyed sharing his love of fine wines and Guinness! His sense of humor was unparalleled, and he could never resist a quick-witted joke or pun to regulars of his restaurants or new guests alike. He made all feel welcome, comfortable, and loved whenever he met family, friends, and associates, a tradition of his since early childhood.

He is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen of 42 years, five children: Aemon, Colin, Evan, Regan, and D’Laney, and seven grandchildren.

His funeral mass will be held at St Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, followed by a celebration of his life and legacy at Birkby House starting at 2:30 p.m.

Donations to honor Kevin may be made to St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Purcellville, VA.