January 23, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: community organizations

Rotary club supports charities through Mustang raffle

#Bailey's Crossroads, #cars, #community events, #community organizations, #volunteers
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The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads is raffling off a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible named “Black Beauty.” This is the 30th anniversary of the club’s vintage Mustang raffle, which is its major fundraising project.  Over the years, the club has raised more than $1.34 million to help many local groups, including JEB Stuart High School, … Continued

Fairfax County officials educate neighborhood leaders

#code compliance, #community events, #community organizations, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance
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Jeff Blackford, director of the Department of Code Compliance, and Rachel Perrott of the DCC. About 300 or so local residents – including many civic association and homeowner association board members – attended Fairfax County’s first-ever Neighborhood and Community Leaders Conference March 22 at Luther Jackson Middle School. At a session on code compliance, staff … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club strengthens ties with Stuart HS

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community organizations, #Stuart High School, #volunteers

Rotary club members donate school supplies to local students. Members of the Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads delivered $1,500 in school supplies Aug. 13 and 14 to needy students at JEB Stuart High School; Glasgow Middle School; and Beech Tree, Bailey’s, Parklawn, Sleepy Hollow, and Glen Forest Elementary schools. This effort was part of a … Continued

Annandale’s challenge: Renovate a building vs. large-scale redevelopment

#businesses, #community organizations, #land use, #redevelopment
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An illustration of Hanna Plaza after the building is renovated. Jeffrey Levine, of Levine Design Studio, gave a presentation on plans for renovating the building at 7409 Little River Turnpike at a meeting of the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee (ACBDPC) July 8. What started out as simple update on a by-right project, however, … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club distributes funds to local charities

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community organizations, #volunteers

From the left: Mary Anne Lecos of ACCA; Nan Monday, Homestretch; Maria Demarest, Helping Hands; Jasmine Witcher of Bethany House; Kevin Holland, Rotary; Ian Charles, youth football, and David Feld, Rotary. The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club distributed checks to several local charities at the group’s June 13 breakfast meeting. Organizations receiving funds include Helping Hands, … Continued

Hit-a-Thon to raise funds for Mason District Little League

#children, #community events, #community organizations, #sports, #volunteers, #youths

Help the Mason District Little League reach its fundraising goal by contributing to the league’s first annual Hit-a-Thon May 9 and 10. The MDLL is hoping to raise $16,000 so it can upgrade its aging equipment, get new uniforms, make improvements to the field and cage, pay for umpires, and provide scholarships to needy families. … Continued