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ECHO Marketing Manager Karen Russell was delighted to be asked to make a presentation at the February meeting of the Rotary Club of Purcellville by member Dr. David Milam, Pastor, Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church. Rotary clubs are a wonderful way for ECHO to inform the local business community of the work they do and the …

A New Record for Local Charities: $261,652.00 May   18, 2012 - Sterling, VA   - The Dulles Greenway’s 7th annual Drive For Charity has set a new   record for donations with an amazing $261,652 collected   on Thursday, May 17, 2012.  As always, this money will be donated to   great local charities and a local scholarship program.  “The …

By Jason S Rufner For the 140 program participants of the non-profit ECHOworks, the Dulles Greenway is a path toward self-fulfillment in more ways than one. More than a long strip of smooth asphalt that conveys them to jobsites around Loudoun and western Fairfax, the Greenway — through proceeds generated from its annual “Drive For …

Thank you Ralph Buona, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and VP for Corporate Business Development at Telos Corportation, for visiting ECHO to find out more about our programs and how we benefit the community. Pictured is Ralph Buona with the ECHO crew while working at Telos Corporation.

Held on January 27, 2012, two of our community partners were honored because of their continued support and commitment to ECHO. CIS Secure Computing, ECHO’s biggest enclave to date, presently employs 18 ECHO program participants and plans to hire more! Honored were CIS owners Dale and Terry Collins, and production/product manager Jeff Owen. Also honored, …

ECHO has been serving our community since 1975 but for many in the larger community, including our elected leaders, it remains a hidden jewel.  Not any more for Virginia Delegates Tag Greason (R-32) and Tom Rust (R-86). They took several hours out of a busy schedule July 15 for lunch with CEO Bill Haney and …

For the third year in a row, ECHO accepted a large check from the Greenway Drive For Charity. The gift, said CEO Bill Haney, will finance a much-needed fourth van to transport the ECHO program participants to their work sites. Starting in 2006, the Greenway has donated every penny collected the third Thursday in May …

If you’ve noticed the bright, freshly painted walls at  ECHO’s administrative building on Lawson Road, thank the United Way Day of Caring and a team of volunteers from Target. Megan Johnson, executive team leader of human resources at Target, was looking around last summer for a way to “reach out to our community, to make a difference.” She called United Way who …

Held December 10, 2010, ECHO’s annual  holiday party is among one of the favorite activities for ECHO Program Participants. Every year food is served and dancing is always part of the festivities. Jerrod Rosen, our long time DJ for most of ECHO’s party events, volunteered his time again this year to everyone’s delight. ECHO would also like to thank the …