November 2, 2024
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Tag: charity

Jersey Mike’s Subs to open Sept. 20

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Jersey Mike’s Subs is holding a grand opening and fundraiser at its Annandale location, at 7042 Little River Turnpike, on Wednesday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 24. Customers who receive a special fundraising coupon distributed through a grassroots effort before the opening can make a minimum $2 contribution to the Annandale Boys & Girls Club in exchange … Continued

Firefighters’ Fill the Boot campaign raises funds for muscular dystrophy research

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The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Fill the Boot campaign raised $187,300 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Firefighters stood at intersections from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 collecting donations from motorists and pedestrians. People can continue to donate to the campaign online through the end of the year. The Annandale Fire Station (#8) on … Continued

Donations sought for Turkish quake survivors

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The Northern Virginia Regional Commission launched a fundraising effort to provide food packages to the victims of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye. More than 30,000 people have died and millions have been displaced due to the damage caused by the earthquakes and aftershocks. The regional commission set a fundraising goal of $25,000. Donations can be … Continued

Heritage Mission Center seeks donations

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The Mission Center in Annandale encourages residents to donate items for struggling families. The center, at 7901 Heritage Drive, hosts a weekly food distribution event, where volunteers also give out other needed household supplies. It’s run by volunteers from Annandale United Methodist Church. Related story: Volunteers distribute hundreds of meals a week to Annandale’s needy … Continued

Help those in need enjoy Thanksgiving

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FACETS, a nonprofit that aids lower-income people, is seeking donations to help provide Thanksgiving meals to those in need. Since the start of the Covid pandemic, “thousands of our neighbors have suffered devastating physical, financial, and emotional impacts,” FACETS says. “For many of us, the effects of the pandemic are finally subsiding. However, this crisis … Continued

Help Klaudia get a prosthetic arm

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Klaudia Castillo, a former resident of Fairmont Gardens in Annandale, is asking the community to help her raise money for a prosthetic arm. People can donate to a GoFundMe campaign set up by her family. Castillo was badly injured in a car crash five years ago. She was on the way to work when another … Continued

First-aid kits collected for the needy

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The Annandale Christian Community for Action is collecting first-aid kits for local families. Members of the public are encouraged to assemble a first-aid kit or buy one already packed and drop it off at the ACCA Food Pantry, 7200 Columbia Pike, Annandale, between 10 and 2 p.m. on Sept. 17. That’s the date of Fairfax … Continued