Macy Freeman, 8, of South Riding, performs at the 9:30 club in Washington, D.C., with her band GLAM during the Bach to Rock's Battle of the Bands on May 16. View photo »

From left, Gigi Batsakis, Lauren “Chewy” King and Macy Freeman, members of the Loudoun County pop band GLAM, pose for photos after their May 16 performance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. View photo »

Gigi Batsakis, on vocals, performs with her Loudoun County pop band GLAM at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., on May 16. Behind her, band member Lauren “Chewy” King performs on the drums. View photo »

Mark Deane exercises one of his horses at Homeplace farm in Lincoln, where he raises and trains thoroughbreds for racing. View photo »

Walter Coleman assists with repairing the Lipscombs' siding on April 25, 2009. View photo »

Tom Coleman, a volunteer working at the Lipscomb residence, weeds and shovels the family's garden. View photo »

Volunteer Magic Kayhan of Purcellville resets the Lipscombs' bathroom floor. View photo »

Carter Morrow, a volunteer with Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April, works on the Lipscombs' back siding. View photo »

Lovettsville resident Michelle Lipscomb received aid from Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April to renovate her home. From left, Gregory Lipscomb, Quentin Lipscomb, their grandmother Mary Dyson and mother Michelle Lipscomb stand in from of their house in Lovettsville. View photo »

According to a Red Cross nurse, the average blood donation requires five to 15 minutes depending on the flow of the vein. View photo »

Luke Reeping, a junior at Potomac Falls High School, nears the end of the blood donation process. View photo »

A Red Cross worker cleans Reeping's arm before inserting the needle. View photo »

Potomac Falls junior Luke Reeping gives a nervous thumbs-up before donating blood on Thursday. View photo »

Taylor Woodlief, a tenth-grader at Potomac Falls High School, holds her arm up after completing the donation process. View photo »

Avery Dice, a senior at Potomac Falls High School, clenches a device to prepare her veins for the blood donation. View photo »

Students at Potomac Falls High School donated blood from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday during the school's annual blood drive. View photo »

Marie Hardy and her daughter Ella enjoy the nice weather in Leesburg. In her spare time, Hardy blogs about food allergies on Allergy Life in Loudoun. View photo »

At four months, Ella Hardy was diagnosed with severe allergies to milk, eggs and soy. Today, the three year-old must stay away from peanuts, tree nuts and garlic as well to avoid an anaphylactic allergic reaction. View photo »

George Washington University civil engineering student Evan Anderson leads a group of Loudoun County High School students in the bridge-building exercise. View photo »

Students examine real-time image processing during Supercomputers: From Sony Playstation 3 to Earth Simulators. View photo »