I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Tag: NVSO

  • Heading for the Clouds at The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics

    Today the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics held its field events. Here, Clarence John Wells-Martin of Herndon, Va., goes airborne during the running long jump competition, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Falls Church, Va. The NVSO runs thru Wednesday. (please click on photo to see full screen version.)

  • Living Healthy Longer with the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics

    For the past week I have been photographing the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Competitors range in age from 50 years old to 100. They are quite an inspiring group of men and women. Look below for a small sampling of some of the events I have seen. The event continues thru Wednesday. For more information…

  • Inspired by The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics

    One of the most satisfying things about volunteering and working with volunteers is you meet some very inspiring  people like Clarence John Wells-Martin, a competitor in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Clarence, a lifelong athlete and a retired U.S. Capitol policeman, is 71-years-young and is preparing for his third Northern Virginia Senior Olympics that begins…