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Brenda Lee Johns, 68, of Woodbridge, Virginia passed away on 5/27/20 after a battle with cancer.
Brenda was born in Alexandria, Virginia on February 5th, 1952.
The Community Feeding Taskforce continues to have a big need for volunteers who can work in their warehouse located at 8418 Kao Circle, Manassas 20110. Shifts are weekdays, 8 a.m.-Noon or Noon-4 p.m. Duties include receiving bulk food donations, sorting, shelving, and filling smaller orders for shipping to select food distribution locations throughout the area. Be prepared to lift up to 50 pounds. To register, please create an account on volunteerprincewilliam.org, then go into the opportunity to respond. Please email [email protected] to learn more.
* If you are facing food insecurity, or someone you know needs food assistance during the coronavirus pandemic, the Community Feeding Taskforce Food Helpline is open! This resource is available to anyone living in Manassas, Manassas Park and Prince William County. Hours for the helpline are Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.. Please call 703.794.4668 during operating hours to request food assistance. Callers over 65 years old will be redirected to ACTS/NVFS (SERVE) food assistance programs to register for direct delivery to their home. Please help spread the word on this important resource! Se habla Español.
The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy, paraphrasing Dr. King. In this moment of challenge and controversy, we stand with you. We are angry and grieved over the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and we are committed to stand with you as we all fight the racism, inequality, and systemic oppression that continues to plague our society.
And as African-American men who care deeply about our country and our city, we are especially affected by these events.
As Chair of the Board of PRTC, I understand the importance of providing reliable, safe, and efficient transportation for residents around Prince William County and the D.C. area. The goal of our transit services – The OmniRide and the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) – has always been to get residents where they need to go while reducing congestion. OmniRide and the VRE rely heavily on our transit employees to help carry out these goals. Now with COVID-19 critically impacting our economy, our transit workers are even more vital in providing critical transportation services.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” These are the words that come to mind as we contemplate a great injustice that has rattled the nation over the past several days.
Although the death of George Floyd took place hundreds of miles from Stafford County, the impact of this injustice has reverberated across the nation including here in our community. Alongside our community, we watched with horror the chilling video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for a prolonged period of time as he pleaded for help and yelled “I can’t breathe.” Several officers stood nearby—doing nothing—as George Floyd took his last breath and died at the hands of the officers who took an oath to protect and serve their communities.
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Deacon Milton departed this life at his home on May 30, 2020 at 10:30 pm surrounded by family. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 25 years, Ruby Milton, one sister Betty Milton of Chicago, three brothers: Ervin Milton (Pearl) of Chicago, Illinois, Clarence Milton (Brenda) of Florida and Roy Milton (Brenda) of Little Rock, Arkansas, two son’s; Felix Milton of Little Rock, Arkansas and John Trammell from Virginia, three daughters; Ketra Lewis of Detroit Michigan, Diane Hill (Rev Louis) and Debra Ann Garner of Little Rock, Arkansas, One great grandson he raised, Derick Lamont Garner Jr of Little Rock, Arkansas, Sixteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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