Tag: charity
GoFundMe account set up for family who lost everything in a fire
A house on Watkins Trail goes up in flames. [Photos by Angie Graf.] A neighbor has started a fundraising campaign for the Annandale family who lost everything in a house fire on July 5. The fire, caused by improperly disposed fireworks, caused more than $381,000 in damages and displaced five residents from the single-family home … Continued
Justice Scholars Fund helps students get to college
Justice High School 2018 scholarship recipients. Decorate A Vet, a local nonprofit organization that takes care of home maintenance projects for military veterans, has expanded its mission to support college scholarships for Justice High School seniors. The following article about the Justice Scholars program is by Jean King, a member of the program’s board of … Continued
Annandale Rotary Club lottery winners announced
Six lucky people found the lottery tickets they bought from the Annandale Rotary Club paid off big time. Bill Ibold of Brecksville, Ohio, won the $5,000 grand prize. He bought a lottery ticket on a ski trip with a member of the Rotary Club. Jackie Armstrong of Annandale was the second-place prize winner with $1,500. … Continued
Rotary Club’s lottery features $5,000 prize
The Annandale Rotary Foundation is selling lottery tickets that could net the winner a grand prize of $5,000. Second prize is $1,500, and there will be four $250 prizes. Tickets are $100 each. Only 350 tickets are printed – but only 271 were sold last year – so there’s a good chance of winning. Several … Continued
Annandale Stuff the Bus event nets more than a ton of food donations
Generous shoppers at the Annandale Giant on Feb. 9 donated 2,047 pounds of food to the food pantry operated by Annandale Christian Community for Action during the Stuff the Bus event on Feb. 9. Stuff the Bus, a collaboration of the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, grocery stores, and nonprofit groups, is … Continued
Realtors collecting socks and PJs for the homeless
Some of the socks for the homeless collected by Couts and Arias in 2016 Real estate brokers Vivianne Couts and Jenny Arias hope to bring a little warmth and coziness to the less fortunate members of our community by hosting a sock and pajama drive for people staying in homeless shelters. Couts and Arias are … Continued
Fairfax County urges the public not to support panhandlers
Zoran at his post on the approach to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge in Arlington. He lives in the woods nearby and says, “I’m lucky to get $20 a day.” In response to an uptick in panhandling throughout Fairfax County, the county government is advising the public not to give money to people begging on the … Continued
Realtor hosts coat drive to help the needy
Do you have some old, unneeded coats taking up space in your closet? Realtor Steve McIlvaine of Annandale is collecting donations of coats and other winter wear, like gloves and hats, for the those in need in the community. McIlvain, of the McIlvaine Home Team which is associated with Keller Williams Realty, is participating the One … Continued
Rotary Club raffles off a car to support its charities
The top prize was a 1965 Mustang. [Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club] The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club’s 2017 fundraising raffle was a big success on many levels. The top raffle winner, Victor Castillo of Falls Church, came away with a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible, while the Rotary Club raised more than $125,000 for several charities. Joan … Continued
Party with us at the Coach CJ Celebration
Fun times at the 2016 Coach CJ Celebration. Enjoy a fun family-friendly social event while supporting a good cause. You’re all invited to the third annual Coach CJ Celebration Saturday, March 4, at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department social hall, 7128 Columbia Pike, 7-11 p.m. It’s a fundraiser for Clayton Joyner Memorial Scholarships in honor … Continued
Hurricane decimates clinic in Haiti supported by local volunteers
Chantal, Haiti, after Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 storm, struck the island in late September. The clinic in Chantal, Haiti, supported by medical personnel and volunteers from Northern Virginia has been hard-hit by Hurricane Matthew and is in desperate need of funds to rebuild. The nonprofit group We Care To Share,Chantal is raising funds … Continued
Rotary Club awards classic Mustang to raffle winner
David Feld (left), president of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club, presents the keys to s classic Mustang, a full-size one, to raffle winner John Magano. John Magano of Oak Hill, Va., won a 1966 classic Ford Mustang in the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club’s annual raffle. The raffle drawing took place Sept. 25, and the club’s … Continued
Annandale Rotary Club sells lottery tickets
The Rotary Club of Annandale is conducting a lottery to raise money for worthy projects funded by the club’s foundation. Tickets are $100. The top prize is $5,000. There will also be one $1,500 prize, and four people will win $250. A maximum of 350 tickets will be sold. The drawing will be April 20, … Continued
Stuff the Bus campaign will be at Annandale Giant Feb. 13
ACCA volunteers at the Annandale Giant in February 2015. Stuff the Bus, the countywide campaign to collect food donations for needy families, will be at the Annandale Giant, Saturday, Feb. 13, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Shoppers are encouraged to purchase a few extra items to be donated to the food pantry operated by Annandale Christian Community … Continued
Help a needy family enjoy the holidays
Boy Scouts collect food for the ACCA food pantry during the Scouting for Food event earlier this month. How about embracing the true meaning of Christmas this year by “adopting” a needy family for the holidays? The Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA), a coalition of local churches, is coordinating a program matching donors with … Continued