July 17, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: volunteers

Shepherd’s Center celebrates 10th anniversary

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Supervisor Cook presents a certificate of appreciation for the Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield to the center’s board chair, Dick Stewart. [Photos by Mary Ellen Dawley] The Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield celebrated its 10th anniversary May 22 at the group’s Lunch N’ Life event at the United Baptist Church in Annandale. The Shepherd’s Center aims to … Continued

Annandale Boys & Girls Club donates $70,000 for turf field at Annandale HS

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Photos from ABGC The Annandale Boys & Girls Club has donated $70,000 to Annandale High School’s campaign to bring a synthetic turf field to the school’s Bolding Stadium. “This $70,000 donation will ensure AHS meets the minimum commitment for Fairfax County to bring turf to Annandale,” says Julie Germain Thompson of ABGC.  “We’re proud of … Continued

Rep. Connolly and Beanetics win Annandale Bed Race

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The Connolly-Beanetics team in action. [Photos by George Burke] It took six years of trying and training, but the team sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (11th District) and powered by Beanetics Coffee Roasters finally won the Annandale Bed Race, reports Connolly’s spokesperson George Burke. The bed race teams. The annual event, sponsored by the Annandale … Continued

Hit-a-Thon to raise funds for Mason District Little League

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Help the Mason District Little League reach its fundraising goal by contributing to the league’s first annual Hit-a-Thon May 9 and 10. The MDLL is hoping to raise $16,000 so it can upgrade its aging equipment, get new uniforms, make improvements to the field and cage, pay for umpires, and provide scholarships to needy families. … Continued

Annandale Fire Department hosts big community yard sale May 10

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The Annandale Firehouse. Last year’s Annandale Community Yard Sale was a big success, so it’s happening again—Saturday, May 10, at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department parking lot, 7128 Columbia Pike, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Food will be available on-site from the Annandale VFD Canteen service. If it rains, the event will be moved under covered areas … Continued

Volunteers clean up Willston Center, Culmore areas

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Volunteers plant flowers at the Willston Center. About 55 volunteers of all ages spent Saturday morning spiffing up the area around the Willston Multicultural Center as part of Seven Corners Beautification Day, while about 300 or so picked up litter around Bailey’s Crossroads during the 12th annual Culmore Cleanup. The Seven Corners volunteers planted flowers—Shasta … Continued

County grants available for neighborhood improvement projects

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A NEPP grant supported a tree-planting project at Glasgow Park. Fairfax County is seeking proposals for Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPP) grants for the fiscal year 2015 funding cycle. Proposals are due June 17, 11 a.m. NEPP grants can be used for projects that enhance the quality of life in neighborhoods by improving a community’s … Continued

Volunteers clean up Annandale

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Members of Boy Scout Troop 150 pick up litter along Little River Turnpike. If Annandale looks cleaner, it’s because more than 50 people showed up on a beautiful spring morning April 12 to take part in the annual Annandale Cleanup organized by Helen Winter, chair of the beautification committee for the Annandale Central Business District … Continued