Tag: volunteers
Bailey’s Rotary Club provides school supplies for the needy
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
Britepaths seeks donations for kids in Justice HS pyramid
Customers at Ace Hardware in Fairfax have the option of rounding up their payment to benefit the Collect for Kids Back to School Program. [Britepaths] Britepaths, a Fairfax-based nonprofit, is seeking community support to help stock its emergency food pantry that was closed due to the pandemic and to help purchase school supply kits for … Continued
Supervisors approve rezoning to allow Heritage Mission Center to expand services to Annandale residents
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
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
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
Master gardeners grow food at Green Spring for the needy
The Master Gardeners at Green Spring Gardens. The Green Spring Gardens Extension Master Gardeners are hoping to donate 2,000 pounds of produce they are growing in the Edible Garden at Green Spring Gardens. Last summer, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, the Master Gardeners donated 1,000 pounds to food pantries operated by the Annandale … Continued
Green Spring volunteers get grant for a retaining wall
The retaining wall next to the parking lot at Green Spring Gardens. The Fairfax County Park Authority Board approved an $11,000 Mastenbrook grant to the Friends of Green Spring Gardens (FROGS) for the construction of a stone retaining wall along a trail.
Lions Club volunteers assemble oatmeal packets for the needy
More than a dozen members of local Lions Clubs put together oatmeal packets for needy families April 27 in an assembly line process at the Glory Days Grill in Barcroft Plaza. Pam Martinov, of the Bailey’s Crossroads Host Lions Club, said the group planned to package 4,000 servings of fortified oatmeal and drop them off … Continued
‘Community Champions’ make Annandale a better place
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
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
Stuff the Bus seeks food donations Saturday in Annandale
Stuff the Bus, the Fairfax County program that organizes food drives to help the needy, will be back Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 at three locations in the Annandale/Mason District area. Residents are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to a Fastran bus in the parking lot at 21 locations countywide. The donations will be … Continued
Food for Neighbors ensures those in need can feed their families
Food for Neighbors volunteers at Jackson Middle School. Since the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving so many more parents out of work and struggling to feed their families, the nonprofit group Food for Neighbors is stepping up its efforts to fill that void. The organization recruits volunteers to donate food and grocery gift card to students … Continued
Mason District police station asks public to donate items for those in need
Police officers hand out donated pajamas to Mason District residents. The Mason District Police Station is participating in three separate campaigns to collect items for members of the community who need a little extra help during the holidays. Here’s how you can contribute: There’s a box at the police station (6507 Columbia Pike) for the … Continued
Fairfax County fire department seeks donations for Toys for Tots
A Toys for Tots box outside the Annandale Fire Station at 7128 Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Toys for Tots campaign will be a little different this year. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, collection boxes will be outside, rather than inside, each county fire station. The public is invited to … Continued
Volunteers tackle trash along Americana Drive
Despite the rain, 15 volunteers put in two hours of work on Veterans’ Day to clean up trash and construction debris along Americana Drive in Annandale. The event was sponsored by Friends of Accotink Creek and the Fairfax County Restoration Project (FRCP). Conrad Mehan of the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services … Continued