November 22, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: community organizations

Community leaders urge supervisors to not make decisions on land use during virtual meetings

#Annandale, #Board of Supervisors, #community organizations, #coronavirus, #health, #land use, #neighborhood groups

A virtual Board of Supervisors meeting in April. Representatives of 18 community associations and 74 individuals signed on to a letter to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors urging them to hold off on making decisions about land use during the pandemic when residents don’t have a chance for meaningful engagement. The May 7 letter … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club supports ACCA food pantry

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Carts packed with non-perishable food are ready for delivery to ACCA. The food pantry operated by the Annandale Christian Community for Action has a replenished supply of nonperishable food items, thanks to the generosity of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club. The Rotary Club donated $1,000 worth of food – in four full shopping carts – … Continued

Personal hygiene donations needed

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The Fairfax County Communities of Trust Committee has launched the Help from the Heart Community Drive to collect personal hygiene and cleaning products for families and individuals facing hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Items can be dropped at collection boxes at all eight Fairfax County police stations, including the Mason Police Station at 6507 Columbia … Continued

Nonprofit group is making durable, safe face masks for medical professionals

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The first two face masks made by Compassionate Service Society East went to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Compassionate Service Society East, a Buddhist-inspired nonprofit, service organization, has designed and is producing reusable high-quality face masks to protect healthcare professionals at hospitals and staff at nursing homes who are working with people infected with COVID-19. CSSE … Continued

World Central Kitchen gives out thousands of meals a week in Annandale and Culmore

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #charity, #community organizations, #coronavirus, #Culmore, #food, #health
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Cultmore residents pick up free meals at the Woodrow Wilson Library April 16. Chef and restaurateur José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen, the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation, and the Legal Aid Justice Center are teaming up to feed families in Bailey’s Crossroads and Annandale during the coronavirus crisis. The program provides nearly 2,000 … Continued

Real Food for Kids provides free pizzas in Annandale

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Pizzas from Pizza Paradaiso. Real Food for Kids, an organization that promotes healthy food for schoolchildren, launched the Chefs Feeding Families initiative last month to provide free meals to children in need and families affected by job losses while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. This weekend, the program expands to the Annandale area, … Continued

Annandale food pantry needs donations

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The ACCA food pantry – before it started running out of food. The food pantry operated by the Annandale Christian Community for Action is quickly running out of non-perishable food items and is asking the community for donations. Since the coronavirus pandemic swept the area – and a growing number of people are out of work –requests for … Continued

Minding the gap: Scholarships help Justice seniors take the last step toward college

#Annandale, #charity, #community organizations, #higher education, #Justice High School
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Justice High School Scholarship recipients from the Class of 2019. By Jean King and Tara Rethore  Hop on any Underground (subway) train in London and an announcer will tell you to “mind the gap” between the train and the platform. Here at home, the Justice High School Scholarship Fund (JHSSF) has been minding a different … Continued

Grant-funded project will clean up Turkeycock Run Stream Valley

#Annandale, #community organizations, #parks

The entrance to the Overlook community on Edsall Road. The Fairfax County Park Board approved an $18,500 Mastenbrook Grant to the Overlook Foundation for a project to replace invasive plants with native species in the Turkeycock Run Stream Valley Park. The Overlook Foundation is the management association for the residential communities adjacent to Bren Mar … Continued

Volunteer sought for Annandale Farmers Market

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The  Farmers Market at Mason District Park. Britepaths seeks a “highly motivated” volunteer to coordinate the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program at the Annandale Farmers Market. The market, at Mason District Park, operates on Thursday mornings, beginning May 7. The volunteer coordinator would need to be there 7 … Continued

Annandale shoppers replenish ACCA food pantry

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Student volunteers Eva Gomez of Annandale High School (left) and Charlotte Prunty of Irving Middle School encourage shoppers at the Annandale Giant to buy a little extra for the Stuff the Bus campaign.  The food pantry operated by the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) received 2,463 pounds of food, in 88 boxes, thanks to … Continued

Nonprofits receive meaningful donations, thanks to 100 Women Who Care

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Members of 100 Women Who Care present a $3,600 donation to Friends of Guest House, a nonprofit based in Alexandria that helps formerly incarcerated women adjust to life in the community.  A group of local women is maximizing their contributions to worthy nonprofit organizations by pooling their resources through the “giving circle” concept. The group, … Continued

Korean Community Center to be based in Annandale

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The Korean Community Center will occupy this building on Little River Turnpike. After more than seven years of fundraising and searching for a suitable building, the Korean Community Center Organizing Committee has finally found a permanent home for a new Korean Community Center – and it’s in Annandale. The committee purchased a four-story office building at 6601 Little River … Continued

Volunteers needed to help refugee children with homework

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The Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) seeks additional volunteers for its homework help program. ACCA is working with Lutheran Social Services to provide homework help to children from refugee families. The volunteers meet with the families on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, 10-11:30 a.m. Volunteers must attend a short orientation and … Continued