On April 9th Irwin Uran, celebrated his 80th birthday with his wife, Betsy Parker, daughter Rosie, friends and numerous community leaders at the Middleburg Community Center.

Mr. Uran has quietly donated millions of dollars to local charities. Of note are his contributions to the Town of Leesburg, the Congregation Sha'are Shalom synagogue, the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, and the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. He and his wife Besty Parker marked the occasion by making a $25,000 donation to the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County.