Tag: volunteers
Volunteer Fairfax honors ACCA volunteer Nancy Moy as a Community Champion
ACCA volunteer Nancy Moy is one of the exemplary Fairfax County residents honored by Volunteer Fairfax for going above and beyond to serve their communities. The 2026 Volunteer Service Awards were presented to one Community Champion per magisterial district on May 7 at the James Lee Community Center. Moy, the honoree for Mason District, contributes … Continued
Proceeds from the Taste of Annandale help the 2Twenty Club provide meals for students
The Annandale-Mason Roundtable, the nonprofit that organized the Taste of Annandale, donated $1,000 to the 2Twenty Club on April 26. The funds come from the revenue raised at the community festival at the Eileen Garnett Civic Space on Sept. 20, 2025. In thanking the Roundtable for the donation, 2Twenty Club President Sook Moon said, “Your … Continued
Volunteers step in when residents can no longer manage home repairs
The residents of a split-level in North Springfield have significant health issues and are no longer able to take care of their home. So, volunteers with the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) stepped up on April 25 to make needed repairs. ACCA is a coalition of local churches that collaborate on community service projects. … Continued
Annandale neighborhood hosts an Earth Day cleanup
The Hillbrook-Tall Oaks community is a lot nicer, since the Annandale neighborhood held an Earth Day cleanup on April 18. Thirty-one dedicated volunteers, with help from Clean Fairfax and the Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program, collected 24 bags of trash and recyclables from neighborhood streets and the grounds of Poe Middle School. “This effort … Continued
SevaTruck celebrates 10 years of providing free meals to local students
For the past 10 years, the SevaTruck Foundation has provided free nutritious meals to children in Title 1 schools. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the nonprofit hosted a family festival on April 18 at Braddock Elementary School in Annandale. The event featured crafts and games for kids, balloon animals, giveaways, sponsor tables, community resources, a … Continued
Help beautify Annandale with native plants
The Greening the Greenway initiative will continue this Saturday at two new locations in Annandale. The project started last fall when a group of volunteers installed native plantings in front of the ACCA Child Development Center on Columbia Pike. The initiative is aimed at enhancing the Annandale Greenway, a five-mile trail that runs through the center … Continued
Join the tree rescue extravaganza
Volunteers are hoping to rescue as many trees as possible during the Spring Tree Rescue Extravaganza March 21-April 12. Community members are invited to join the effort, which is hosted by Fairfax Tree Rescuers PRISM (Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management). Enjoy a spring day outdoors and get some fresh air while protecting native trees … Continued
Rotarians furnish an apartment for a homeless family
The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club furnished an apartment for a homeless family being helped by Homestretch. Homestretch, a nonprofit based in Falls Church, assists homeless families with children secure permanent housing and rebuild their lives. Rotary Club members worked on March 10 to furnish and decorate an apartment off Route 29 in Falls Church for … Continued
The Greening the Greenway initiative is growing
By James Albright The Greening the Greenway initiative is expanding its efforts to bring native plantings to Annandale. The project started last November with plantings in front of the ACCA Child Development Center on Columbia Pike. The organizers are now identifying new locations along Columbia Pike for a spring planting project. The goal of Greening … Continued
Volunteers ensure students have food for the weekend
For the past nine years, volunteers with a nonprofit organization called the 2Twenty Club have been assembling food packages for lower-income schoolchildren to take home for the weekend. The volunteers – including many children – meet on the first Sunday of every month at the Korean Community Center on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. The … Continued
Free tax filing help available starts next week
Volunteers with the AARP Foundation will provide free tax-filing help at the Mason District Government Center and James Lee Community Center beginning in February. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers help taxpayers prepare and e-file federal tax returns, while helping them get the deductions and credits for which they qualify. Although the program has no set … Continued
A bar crawl in Annandale Dec. 20 will support a local nonprofit
The community is invited to a bar crawl on Saturday, Dec. 20, at four locations in Annandale. The event is a fundraiser for Me & You, a nonprofit organization that supports projects at nine schools in the metropolitan D.C. area, including Braddock Elementary School in Annandale. The Home for the Holidays Bar Crawl features four … Continued
Gary Clause to bring holiday gifts to local kids
The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club is helping to ensure local children will have a happy holiday. The club contributed $2,000 to the Mason Police District’s toy shopping spree Dec. 6 at Target to support the annual Gary Clause events. The funds come from the Rotary club’s Mustang sweepstakes. Gary Clause started nearly 20 years ago … Continued
Scouts collect food for local pantries
Thanks to the generosity of community residents, Scout Troop 150 and Pack 150 of Annandale collected 9,049 pounds of food in November during the Scouting for Food drive. That’s the largest haul in the past five years and more than 3,000 more pounds than they collected last year. The Scouts and Webelos distributed the food … Continued
New native garden graces Columbia Pike
Volunteers spent hours this past weekend creating a native plant garden on Columbia Pike in front of the ACCA Child Development Center. The garden is the first project in the “Greening the Greenway” pilot program, which is aimed at enhancing the Annandale Greenway, a five-mile trail between Annandale Community Park and Green Spring Gardens. On … Continued