Thursday, April 30, 2026 7:00 PM
@ Auld Shebeen Restaurant in Fairfax
This year we are hosting our Annual Election & Awards meeting and party at the Auld Shebeen Irish Pub and Restaurant. This will provide our Club with another social activity for us to get together. As part of this event, we will be conducting our annual election of the Club's President and Directors as well as acknowledging our volunteers who have contributed their time and efforts to Club activities and events. This is another DON'T MISS activity. Appetizers will be provided. Soft drinks, Irish beer and other adult beverages will be available for purchase at the private bar. SCWDC members are FREE; non-member guest fee is only $10/pp.
As an added attraction, we will also be announcing the 2027 Ski Trip Schedule at the meeting! Ski Flight Trips Committee members will be available to answer questions about our destinations!
About 80-100+ members and guests attend, this is our largest indoor event...our President strives to keep this a fun event for everyone, so the business meeting will be short. IMPORTANT: WE PLAN TO START ON TIME, 7:00PM AND CANDIDATE SPEECHES WILL BEGIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. PLEASE DO YOUR BEST TO LEAVE EARLY FOR THE MEETING, ALLOWING FOR TRAFFIC DELAYS AND NAVIGATING TO ONE OF THE TWO GARAGE ENTRANCES. BELOW IS "EXTREME DETAIL" ABOUT THE NEARBY PARKING GARAGE. THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND ESPECIALLY CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD TRAFFIC ARE REALLY HEAVY IN THE 6:00PM-8:00PM HOUR.
About the food and refreshments: SCWDC will provide appetizers after the speeches are over. Water is provided. A cash bar is available in the room for purchases of soft drinks and adult beverages. Some members arrive early to eat in the restaurant, with many reasonable $ appetizers and entree choices.
For the election, our candidates are as follows:
- President - William "Max" Maxwell and Gary Rubens
- Director - Karen Gallagher
- Director - Todd Leibbrand
- Director - Morton Posner
- Director - Songcha Putz
- Director - Mark Raby
- Director - Thu Ogburn
See each candidate's statement and photo at the 2026 Election page.
If you don't feel well DON'T ATTEND!!
Location & Directions:
Auld Shebeen Irish Pub
3971 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 293-9600
The Auld Shebeen is at the corner of North and Chain Bridge. It's is marked as a "Fairfax" address in the City of Fairfax. We use a party room below the restaurant dining area.
At Auld Shebeen, there is an outside entrance to the side of the main entry door that will take you directly into the party room, called the "Cellar." If you enter by the front door, you will be directed to a stairway.
Free Parking is near the restaurant in a three-story parking garage ("Old Town Plaza Fairfax Public Parking") with entrances off Rt 123 and University Drive. FYI, THERE IS NO DEDICATED RESTAURANT PARKING AND LIMITED ON-STREET PARKING. SEE THE MAP HERE
PLEASE NOTE ON THE MAP, THAT THE "PARKING GARAGE CITY OF FAIRFAX REGIONAL LIBRARY" IS NOT THE PARKING GARAGE YOU WANT. THE GARAGE YOU WANT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS NORTH ST ABOUT 75 YARDS, BUT IT IS NOT CLEARLY MARKED.
Using University Drive to enter garage: address is 3950 University Drive Entrance is visible from University Drive. With heavy traffic on Chain Bridge, this is the best entrance to use. Coming in this way, go up the ramp to park on the upper floor and walk out to the other entrance/exit which fronts on Chain Bridge. Go out this way to Chain Bridge, turn left, cross North St. and proceed to the restaurant. Enter the above address into your smart phone driving app. If you walk out from the same entrance that you came in, you'll be on University Drive, turn right and walk 40 yards to North St., cross over and walk along North St. to the Auld Shebeen.
Using Rt 123 to enter garage: address is 3925 Chain Bridge Rd for using in a smartphone app. The entrance is located down a long driveway between two buildings and can be easy to miss. the parking garage sign is very small, placed on a building. Once parked, exit out the same way that you came in, turn left, cross over North St. and proceed to the restaurant. Chain Bridge Rd is a very busy street, be careful.
If using the map below, click on "View larger map" and expand by clicking twice on the "+" sign/right side/bottom. The garage is not clearly outlined, it is just north of the Auld Shebeen across North St. The garage entrances are not marked. See addresses above for use in smartphone app. CLICK "View larger map" to see more routes and use the "+" option to see the nearby garage with two entrances.