April 22, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: volunteers

Collect for Kids provides school supplies for needy students

#children, #schools, #Stuart High School, #volunteers

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

#nature, #volunteers, #youths

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

#Bailey's Elementary School, #families, #religion, #volunteers
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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

Turf field projects under way at Annandale and Stuart high schools

#Annandale High School, #schools, #sports, #Stuart High School, #volunteers
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The new scoreboard for Annandale High School features the new Atoms logo. Both Annandale and JEB Stuart high schools are getting new synthetic turf fields. Construction on synthetic turf fields at Annandale High School is scheduled to begin May 15, reports Principal Vincent Randazzo. Construction crews will begin excavating the track field first, which will … Continued

Rotary club supports charities through Mustang raffle

#Bailey's Crossroads, #cars, #community events, #community organizations, #volunteers
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The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads is raffling off a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible named “Black Beauty.” This is the 30th anniversary of the club’s vintage Mustang raffle, which is its major fundraising project.  Over the years, the club has raised more than $1.34 million to help many local groups, including JEB Stuart High School, … Continued