Tag: volunteers
Grocery donations collected for needy next Saturday at area stores
ACCA volunteers at the 2014 Day of Service food drive at Shoppers. When you do your grocery shopping next Saturday, buy a little extra for those in need. Sept. 26 is the “Day to Serve” food drive to benefit the pantry operated by the Annandale Community for Christian Action. ACCA volunteers will be stationed at … Continued
A happy ending for trashed house donated to Habitat for Humanity
New homeowner Teddy Tessera, donor Mary Ann Elliott, and Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Jon Smoot speak to supporters at the Winery at Bull Run. The Annandale house that had been donated to Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia after a previous resident totally trashed it has a new owner. Teddy Tessera had been looking … Continued
Annandale resident wins classic Mustang in Bailey’s Rotary Club raffle
Erin of Erin and the Wildfire announced the raffle winner while Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary President Pat Borowski (right) looks on. Brian Woodward of Annandale is the winner of classic Mustang auctioned off by the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club. He purchased the winning ticket at the Taste of Annandale June 13. The drawing for the car … Continued
Stuart band students seek donations on Tag Day
The Raider band at halftime. If you think music in our schools is important, please be generous when students in the Stuart High School band or orchestra knock on your door Saturday, Sept. 19, asking for donations. This campaign, known as Tag Day, is vital to ensuring a successful music program at Stuart. One hundred … Continued
This Saturday is AHS Band Tag Day
Annandale High School students in the marching band, color guard, and concert band will going door-to-door on Saturday, Sept. 12, soliciting donations and thanking the community for its support. This campaign, known as “Tag Day,” is the largest fundraiser of the year for the AHS band program. Funds collected by student band members will help … Continued
Capt. Andy Hill serving as temporary commander of Mason Police District
Pat Borowski, chair of the Bailey’s Rotary Club, presents a certification of Capt. A.P. “Andy” Hill will continue to serve indefinitely as temporary commander of the Mason Police District. Capt. Christian Quinn, who had been assigned as commander last spring, is instead serving on the police chief’s internal “change team” to make recommendations for updating … Continued
Lincolnia Recreation Club hosts Triathlon and Family Festival
Participants at a previous Lincolnia community triathlon. Bring the family together for fitness and fun Sept. 19 at the Lincolnia Park Recreation Club, while supporting a good cause. The community is hosting a triathlon followed by a Family Festival to raise money for disadvantaged children in Annandale and Kenya. The triathlon starts at the Lincolnia … Continued
Enterprising kids sell food to raise money for charity
From the left: Francesca, Drew, and Paul. Francesca Gabriel, a 10-year-old resident of the Lincolnia Hills community, and her associates raised about $300 so far this summer selling lemonade, baked goods, and produce at their stand on Kling Drive, Alexandria. On Aug. 30, s steady stream of neighbors stopped by Francesca’s Lemonade Stand and Paul’s … Continued
Local teen fixes up Long Branch trail
Carter Murray on Long Branch trail. The trail along the Long Branch Stream in Annandale has been improved by Carter Murray, 17, who completed an Eagle Scout project involving the use of gravel to smooth out the trail. Murray, a senior at Woodson High School and member to Boy Scout Troop 1965, started planning the … Continued
Crowds descend on Stuart HS for Back-to-School Resource Fair
Thousands of local children are ready to succeed in school this year, thanks to the first-ever Stuart Pyramid Back to School Resource Fair. Students from elementary and middle schools feeding into Stuart High School were invited to Stuart Aug. 19 to pick up free school supplies, meet educators and volunteers from their school, get free … Continued
Disaster preparedness training class starts Aug. 1 in Annandale
CERT students assess a “victim” during a training exercise. Are you prepared for a hurricane, earthquake, flood, or other major disaster? Do you want to help your community during an emergency? If that sounds like something you’d like to do, sign up for free Fairfax County Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes starting Saturday, Aug. 1. … Continued
Collect for Kids provides school supplies for needy students
Sally Saunders (left) of Engility Corp. with Our Daily Bread’s Seasonal Programs Manager Dawn Sykes at Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax. Engility employees contributed to ODB’s 2014 Collect for Kids Back to School Program and delivered school supplies to needy students. [ODB] While many parents are spending hundreds of dollars to get their children … Continued
Local Scouts take on the wilderness
Thirty-one local Boy Scouts from Troop 895 took part in a challenging wilderness hiking and camping experience in New Mexico earlier this month. The boys, along with 12 adult advisers, were based at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M., the Boy Scouts’ flagship high adventure camp. They hiked 80 to 100 miles over 12 days, … Continued
Muslim women’s group helps needy families at Bailey’s Elementary
The Muslim Women’s Coalition donates Ramadan baskets to Bailey’s Elementary School. [MWC photo] Add the Muslim Women’s Coalition to the list of local organizations that quietly go about the business of making our community a better place. This spring, just before the start of Ramadan, the group made 101 “Ramadan baskets” – laundry baskets filled with … Continued
Community involvement is a priority for Burke & Herbert Bank
Burke & Herbert employees, from the left: teller Mesfin Zecarias, Annandale Branch Manager Berhane Beraki, Community Relations Manager Jane Lichter, and Annandale Assistant Branch Manager La Vita Weaver. Burke & Herbert, the oldest bank in Virginia still owned and managed by descendants of the founder, is more like a family than a global financial institution. … Continued