{"id":84,"date":"2021-03-09T04:47:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2021-03-09T05:11:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T05:11:45","slug":"special-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/?page_id=84","title":{"rendered":"Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#be1d2c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Over the years, Friends of the MCC has made many things possible&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-96\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-nivo metaslider-96 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Accomplishments\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_96\">\n        <div class='slider-wrapper theme-default'><div class='ribbon'><\/div><div id='metaslider_96' class='nivoSlider'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/01sa.jpg\" class=\"slider-96 slide-104\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"The Alden Theatre&#039;s Steinway grand piano is a wonderful example of Friends having funds at the ready to take advantage of an exceptional opportunity.\" data-thumb=\"\" title=\"01sa\" rel=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/02sa.jpg\" class=\"slider-96 slide-105\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Friends raised nearly $100,000 in order for the Center to construct a balcony in the Alden Theatre. This gift allowed the theatre to expand its seating capacity by 100.\" data-thumb=\"\" title=\"02sa\" rel=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/03sa.jpg\" class=\"slider-96 slide-106\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"In 1964 MCC, Inc. (Friends) was founded with the intent to build a community center in McLean. On October 19, 1975, that dream was realized at the opening day ceremonies.\n\" data-thumb=\"\" title=\"03sa\" rel=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/04sa.jpg\" class=\"slider-96 slide-107\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Friends, McLean &amp; Great Falls Celebrate Virginia, and the McLean Historical Society provided funding for sixty-four custom-framed and captioned early McLean photographs for the 2010 McLean Centennial. This exhibit, now on permanent display in the Center&#039;s Maffitt and Stedman Rooms, is the largest collection of such photographs in Fairfax County.\" data-thumb=\"\" title=\"04sa\" rel=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/05sa.jpg\" class=\"slider-96 slide-108\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Cooking classes, special events, and social functions have benefited from the Friends $60,000 donation towards the construction and furnishing of the community hall&#039;s banquet kitchen. In addition, Friends provided for the installation of acoustical panels in the Center&#039;s meeting rooms.\" data-thumb=\"\" title=\"05sa\" rel=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/06sa.jpg\" class=\"slider-96 slide-109\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"To enhance Center programs, Friends has provided volunteers for, and hosted, special functions such as post performanc receptions for the Alden Theatre and the Center&#039;s annual swing dance.\" data-thumb=\"\" title=\"06sa\" rel=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/07sa.jpg\" class=\"slider-96 slide-110\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"In 2012 Friends commissioned a portrait of McLean Civic Complex visionary and MCC pioneer Robert Ames Alden to be placed in the Center&#039;s lobby.\" data-thumb=\"\" title=\"07sa\" rel=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, Friends of the MCC has made many things possible&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmcc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}