Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Just Neighbors relocating from Bailey’s Crossroads to Annandale

This former church building is part of the campus of Annandale United Methodist Church. Just Neighbors, a nonprofit organization that helps immigrants and refugees, is moving from its offices in Bailey’s Crossroads to the Immanuel Methodist Church building at 7901 Heritage Drive in Annandale. The organization is currently located in the Bailey’s International Center at … Continued

Church members help Annandale Terrace families with weekend meals

AUMC volunteers assemble meal packages for students’ families. Lower-income families in the Annandale Terrace community have enough food to get through the weekend, thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers from Annandale United Methodist Church. Once a week, church members gather at the AUMC Heritage Campus to put together 52 packages of food for students … Continued

Public invited to Bowling for Baldness event in Annandale

Bowlers at a previous Bowling for Baldness event. [Capital Area Alopecia Areata Group] The public is invited to take part in Bowling for Baldness, a fun family event and fundraiser hosted by the Capital Area Alopecia Areata Group, next Saturday, March 5, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the AMF Annandale Lanes, 4245 Markham St.  Register online. If … Continued

Free tax help available

If you’re starting to get anxious about filing your taxes, calm down. Free assistance is available to lower-income taxpayers through the AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The deadline for filing federal taxes this year is Monday, April 18, because Emancipation Day, April 16, is a holiday in the … Continued

Friends group forming for Oak Hill Park

An overgrown trail in Oak Hill Park. [Glen Erickson Bell] Oak Hill Park in Annandale has long been neglected by the Fairfax County Park Authority. Nearby residents have done some maintenance on their own over the years, but now Glen Erickson Bell is mobilizing his neighbors to become more active advocates by creating a friends … Continued

The Congressional Schools give back

More than 100 students and volunteers took part in the second annual Service Day hosted by The Congressional Schools of Virginia on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 18. Participants made 240 “power packs” full of snacks for students at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School, delivered five boxes of clothes and shoes to the Willston Multicultural Center … Continued

Santa’s Ride will stop at Bailey’s Elementary School

Santa’s Ride will be stopping at Bailey’s Primary Elementary School on Dec. 15. Every year, local law enforcement officers cruise by local elementary schools on motorcycles – some dressed in Santa outfits or as other winter characters – to collect donated toys for children at Fairfax Hospital and the Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center. Local residents … Continued

Rotarians, students provide Thanksgiving meals to the needy

More than 100 needy families will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving, thanks to the generosity of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club and the JEB Stuart High School Interact Club.  Club members distributed 111 boxes of food to lower-income residents in the Culmore area Nov. 21. This was the program’s 37th year. Volunteers gathered at the … Continued

Food pantry will help NOVA students

A food pantry is being established at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College by the Roteract Club, the college version of Rotary. The food pantry is supported with donations from the college and the community. It’s in the C-F building and will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. It serves the … Continued