April 19, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Afghan refugees face big challenges; volunteers help them adjust to life in the U.S.

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Newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan often have to build a new life starting from scratch. “We left everything behind,” says N, who fled Kabul with hisfamily last month as the Taliban took over the country. [We’re using initials rather than names to protect refugees’ identities.]  N and his family were among several refugees at the … Continued

Local churches stepping up aid for Afghan refugees

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Volunteers work with children in the Homework Club.  Church members who’ve been aiding refugees from Afghanistan for years are stepping up their support as many more Afghanis fleeing the Taliban are expected to settle in Northern Virginia. A group of churches that are members of the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) formed a Homework … Continued

Here’s how to help Afghan refugees

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Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport. [Washington Post] As hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan pour into Dulles Airport, local aid organizations are providing basic supplies and accepting donations from the public.  Those able to catch a U.S. military flight as the Taliban took over their country left with little more than the clothes on … Continued

Bailey’s Rotary Club provides school supplies for the needy

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Volunteers stuff backpacks with school supplies at the Great Assembly. By David F. Borowski On Aug. 7, after last year’s COVID-19 hiatus, the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club resumed its Great Assembly school supply project.  With the help of 70 volunteers, including more than 35 Rotarians and their friends and family members, the club assembled 2,300 … Continued

Supervisors approve rezoning to allow Heritage Mission Center to expand services to Annandale residents

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Bags of food at the Heritage Mission Center for families in need. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on July 13 approved a rezoning application to allow the trustees of Annandale United Methodist Church to expand services at their Heritage Mission Center at 7901 Heritage Drive. The property had been split-zoned C-5 and R-20. The … Continued

Boy Scout helps Annandale HS students build computers

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Frost Middle School students assist Ian Wallace in leading the desktop-building workshop at Annandale High School. [FCPS] Eight students in Annandale High School’s English as a Second Language program have new computers they built themselves, thanks to budding Eagle Scout Ian Wallace. According to a feature story on the Fairfax County Public Schools website, Wallace, … Continued

Planning Commission endorses rezoning of Heritage Mission Center so it can expand services to the community

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Volunteers prepare food packages at the Heritage Mission Center. The Fairfax County Planning Commission on June 16 unanimously recommended approval of a rezoning application to permit the development of a community resource center at the Heritage Mission Center on Heritage Drive in Annandale.  No one spoke at the public hearing, and there was very little … Continued

‘Community Champions’ make Annandale a better place

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 Bob Kahane (right) thanks elected leaders for their support at the 2019 Taste of Annandale. From the left: Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Del. Vivian Watts, and then-chair of the Board of Supervisors Sharon Bulova. Among the Community Champions honored by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors April 13 are two volunteers who are making Annandale … Continued

Tax assistance programs mostly virtual this year

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Before the pandemic, AARP volunteers assisted taxpayers at the Mason Government Center. The AARP Tax Aide program is underway to help people file their taxes, but there are new procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  People must have appointments this year, Mason Supervisor Penny Gross reports in her newsletter to residents. No walk-ins are allowed, … Continued