An elegantly attired crowd gathered recently at the Middleburg Community Center to celebrate the 32nd annual donor appreciation with the Swan Lake Holiday Ball. It was black or white tie for the men and elegant evening wear for the ladies on a magical night that included a cocktail hour, delicious dinner and of course, dancing and more dancing, even a bit of ballet.     Past and present board members and those that produced the magical evening at the Middleburg Community Cent

Lisa Rackle Ben-Dov, whose life spanned a distinguished professional career in New York with a deeply rooted philanthropic presence in Virginia’s hunt country, died unexpectedly on December 7, 2025, only months after defying cancer.   Born in Atlanta on March 21, 1945, to Eugene Emile Rackle and Mabel Claire Moody Rackle, Lisa grew up in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans. She graduated from St. Martin’s Protestant Episcopal School in 1962 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Bus