Manassas City plans to help promote its downtown businesses with a new advertising campaign, complete with photos, aimed at Christmas shoppers.
The only problem? “We have virtually no shots of people in masks,” states an email sent to business owners from the city’s economic development department.
From Oct. 1 to 4, BISSELL Pet Foundation is teaming up with 160 shelters in 33 states to reduce adoption fees for an Empty the Shelters event.
The Fredericksburg SPCA will participate in this event.
On Sept. 11, an estimated 4,500 U.S. Flags were retired in a dignified manner.
These flags were collected as part of a Boy Scout program at the Prince William County Landfill and Balls Ford Compost Facility.
The Workhouse Arts Center is in the running to receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm which will provide additional funding for its arts programming.
The grant will be given to the nonprofit that receives the most votes.
On Saturday, Oct. 3, the Fredericksburg Nationals will be unveiling a new addition to their stadium, the “History of Baseball in Fredericksburg” Wall.
Located behind the batter’s eye on the centerfield concourse, the wall will be 80 feet long and 12 feet high showcasing some of Fredericksburg’s history ranging from the Civil War to the present, including some lesser-known baseball factoids.
Although the Wegmans in Woodbridge has been stocking Halloween candy since at least August 10, kids have gone back to school—distance learning style, and pumpkin spice mania has taken hold everywhere, I’m not ready for fall or the season that follows it — winter.
Cue the tiny violins.
Support one of Occoquan’s 501(c)(3) organizations, Patriots for Disabled Divers (PFDD), by participating in their inaugural Aquatic Challenge. Register to swim, kayak/canoe, stand-up paddleboard, or scuba anytime and anywhere from September 20 through October 3, 2020. Participate individually or as a team to see who can cover the most distance. Or set your own goal.
Registration is $20 per person and $5 for children 14 and under. All participants will receive a medallion (not necessarily made of metal) with the Aquatic Challenge logo. Those who upload their progress will be entered into a competition to see who can complete the most distance in each category.
Keep Prince William Beautiful (KPWB) and Prince William County Solid Waste Division are holding a Fix-It Fair on October 17, 2020, from 10 am-4 pm at Connaughton Plaza, 1 County Complex Court, Woodbridge. This event will serve as Prince William Recycles Day.
Fix-It events provide members of the community the opportunity to bring salvageable items for repair and subsequent reuse. This type of service event has been very popular in other communities, and KPWB and the PWC Solid Waste Division want to bring this community service to Prince William County.
Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and seek financial assistance to continue their education or receive training can now apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award.
Recipients can use the “Live Your Dream” Award to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education or additional skills and training. This includes tuition, books, childcare, transportation or any other education-related expense.
In honor of the 35th President, the Lake Ridge Chorale is selling the annual ornament from the White House Historical Association.
From chorale general manager Lynn Godino:
