October 7, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: volunteers

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

Volunteers clean up Stuart Park

#environment, #parks, #volunteers
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More than 50 volunteers collected nearly 100 backs of invasive species debris and a truckload of logs at the first Stuart Park Cleanup event Sept. 29.    J.E.B. Stuart High School students and faculty, Ravenwood Park residents, Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club members, and other volunteers participated in the clean-up, which was organized by Stuart biology … Continued

Betsy Washington of Lake Barcroft honored for environmental activism

#environment, #volunteers

Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova presents an Environmental Excellence Award to Betsy Washington Lake Barcroft community leader Betsy Washington is among several conservation advocates presented with a Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Award by the Board of Supervisors Sept. 25. The awards recognize county residents, organizations, businesses, and county employees who dedicate time and energy … Continued

Lake Barcroft Village will help older residents stay in their homes

#aging, #community organizations, #social services, #volunteers
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The Lake Barcroft Village, an aging-in-place organization aimed at helping older residents stay in their homes, is on target to officially launch in January 2013. So far, 28 members and 70 volunteers have signed up and the group has raised $25,000, Dale Gianturco, treasurer of the Lake Barcroft Village, said at the organization’s September meeting. … Continued

Help Friends of Accotink Creek with the International Coastal Cleanup

#environment, #parks, #volunteers

Accotink Creek near Wakefield Park By Elizabeth Kirchner Friends of Accotink Creek (FAC), a volunteer waterway protection group, invites you to join 152 countries and millions of people around the world in the 2012 month-long International Coastal Cleanup. Starting at Fullerton Bridge on Sept. 15, cleanup crews will work their way upstream along Accotink Creek, … Continued

Bailey’s Rotary Club makes sure students are equipped for school

#Bailey's Crossroads, #schools, #volunteers
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 From the left: Heather Boyd, Rachel Charlton, Karey Starnes, Ben Hester, Elias Markez, Bill Bailey, Tricia Brown, Mary Ann Buckley, Christy Speicher, Nicole Yacubovich, Max Gross, Dave Borowski, Jennifer Rose, and Bob Polson. By Bob Polson The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads, in partnership with Fairfax-based Our Daily Bread, provided more than 500 backpacks stuffed … Continued