June 7, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: volunteers

Toy donations needed for children at Bailey’s Elementary School

#children, #holidays, #schools, #volunteers

Bailey’s Elementary School needs your help. The PTA is asking people of the community to chip in and provide holiday assistance to the school’s needy children. Bailey’s is the largest elementary school in Fairfax County—and possibly the state of Virginia—with approximately 1,300 students, including about 300 homeless children and 800 who qualify for free or … Continued

Annandale stakeholders to develop youth engagement initiative

#children, #community organizations, #culture, #diversity, #volunteers
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A group of Annandale stakeholders—including community and business leaders—is being formed to develop an action plan for a youth engagement initiative in Annandale. In a separate but related effort, a series of focus group meetings has been scheduled to elicit the opinions of various ethnic groups on “livability” issues in Annandale. Those efforts build on … Continued

Rotarians and students deliver Thanksgiving meals to needy families

#food, #holidays, #volunteers

Stuart students Mariyatou Barry and Sufian Abulohom load boxes of food for delivery. Needy families in Bailey’s Crossroads were able to enjoy complete Thanksgiving dinners due to the generosity of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club, working in partnership with the JEB Stuart High School Interact Club. Bailey’s Community Center compiled a list of needy families. … Continued

Stuart Park clean-up exemplifies power of volunteerism

#environment, #parks, #schools, #volunteers
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Students working in Stuart Park. Stuart Park is looking much nicer after three clean-up activities this fall organized by JEB Stuart High School teacher Lauren Kinne. More than 100 volunteers bagged and removed nearly 200 bags of invasive species, primarily porcelain berry, knotweed, and English ivy. Students from Stuart High School, Bailey’s Elementary School, and … Continued

When it comes to cleaning up VDOT property, no good deed goes unpunished

#community organizations, #property maintenance, #VDOT, #volunteers
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You might think if a community comes together and spends countless hours cleaning a small plot of public land, that would be a good thing, right? It’s a great example of people putting in some sweat equity to improve their neighborhood. The Virginia Department of Transportation doesn’t think so. The site in question is on … Continued