Tag: volunteers
Families encouraged to join volunteer event on Martin Luther King Day
Children work assemble blankets at the 2019 Give Together event. [Volunteer Fairfax] Families with school-age children are invited to take part in “Give Together,” a day of service hosted by Volunteer Fairfax at the Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia in Annandale. The free event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, is aimed … Continued
GrandInvolve school volunteer program to expand in Mason District
GrandInvolve volunteers help classroom teachers. GrandInvolve, a volunteer program that arranges for older adults to provide individual help to students in local elementary schools, is gearing up to expand to all schools in Mason District. The volunteers help students with reading and math in the classroom and provide whatever other assistance the teacher needs. The … Continued
Yang Gang hosts coat drive
The Northern Virginia Yang Gang, a group of volunteers who support businessman Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign, are holding a coat drive to benefit Shelter House, a nonprofit that assists homeless.families and victims of domestic violence. The coat drive started Dec. 18 and will end Dec. 23. New or mildly used coats, gloves, hats, scarfs, and … Continued
Church members go ‘Caroling for Cans’
Members of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church collected a record 1,114 pounds of canned goods and other non-perishable food Dec. 16 from neighbors in their annual “Caroling for Cans” drive. The carolers brought Christmas cheer to 250 homes near the church, at 3233 Annandale Road. The food will go to Food for Others, which will distribute it to … Continued
Manager needed for Wakefield Farmers Market
The Wakefield Farmers Market Winter hasn’t even officially started yet, but the Fairfax County farmers markets are already getting ready for the 2020 season The county needs to find a new market manager for the Wakefield Farmers Market and is also seeking new vendors for all of its markets. The market manager position is voluntary. … Continued
Volunteers decorate veterans’ homes
Firefighters and other volunteers work on a house in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood in Annandale. Six houses in Annandale and Falls Church were decorated and fixed up for the holidays on Dec. 7, thanks to dozens of volunteers with the Decorate-A-Vet program. Decorate-A-Vet was founded 10 years ago by Jeff Jones, owner of Classic Stonescaping … Continued
Cleanup project draws dozens of volunteers to Americana Drive
Mike and Sheila Bishop About 30 volunteers spent some time on their Veterans’ Day holiday picking up litter and construction debris along Americana Drive in Annandale. Among the items found: several rugs, big pieces of concrete, lots of water bottles, and an uncashed check for $300, reports volunteer Sheila Bishop. Philip Latasa, of Friends of … Continued
Help Boy Scouts collect food for the needy
The boys of Troop and Pack 150. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts across the area will be collecting food from residents this Saturday to donate to food pantries for families in need. Last week, scouts put sticky notes on front doors advising residents of the Scouting for Food program. Residents are asked to fill a … Continued
Help clean up Americana Drive on Veterans Day
Americana Drive is a dumping ground for contractors. Residents looking for something productive to do on Veterans Day are invited to join a cleanup project on Americana Drive in Annandale. The event, 10 a.m.-noon on Nov. 11, is hosted by Friends of Accotink Creek and the Fairfax County Restoration Project. The Vistas of Annandale is … Continued
Scout seeks volunteers for park cleanup project
Nathan Reinoehl Boy Scout Nathan Reinoehl seeks volunteers for an Eagle Scout project to clean up Manassas Gap Railroad Park in Annandale on Sept. 21. The park has ruins from the unfinished Manassas Gap Railroad. Many residents don’t know this park exists, so one of the goals of Nathan’s project is to get more recognition … Continued
‘Restaurant: Impossible’ to feature Foxfire Grill
Robert Irvine [Food Network] Chef and restaurateur Robert Irvine, star of the “Restaurant: Impossible” reality show on the Food Network, is taking on the Foxfire Grill in Pinecrest Plaza. Irvine and his crew will be at the restaurant Sept. 23 and 24 and are seeking volunteers to work on the show. The premise of “Restaurant: … Continued
Chainsaw artist carves woodland creatures on a dead tree trunk at Hidden Oaks
Andrew Mallon carves animals on a tree trunk at Hidden Oaks Nature Center. Taking a chainsaw to a tree usually means destroying it. But what Andrew Mallon does with a chainsaw is turn a dead tree trunk into a work of art. Mallon was at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center Sept. 9 carving raccoons, squirrels, … Continued
Falls Church students honored by Park Authority
Falls Church High School [FCPS] Falls Church High School was named a “youth honoree” for the Elly Doyle Park Service Awards, the Fairfax County Park Authority Board announced Aug. 22. FCHS was recognized for its partnership with Providence RECenter for the past six years in which special needs students carry out work-based learning experiences. Students … Continued
High school students can be ‘election pages’
The Fairfax County Office of Elections invites high school students to help out on Election Day as an “election page.” Election pages will serve an eight-hour shift at a polling place on Nov. 5 under the supervision of a chief election officer. To participate, students must be (1) enrolled in a high school government class … Continued
Britepaths collects school supplies for kids in need
The nonprofit organization Britepaths is seeking donations of funds, backpacks, and calculators through Aug. 16 to help 2,500 local students in need. Britepaths is partnering with Fairfax County’s Collect for Kids initiative to assist as many students in need as possible. There are 56,000 students eligible for free or reduced-price meals in Fairfax County public … Continued