Salvation Army Red Kettle and Angel Tree holiday campaigns are in full swing between now and December 24. Volunteer bell ringers and Angel Tree Hosts needed! Red Kettle bell ringing at Prince William County Giant, Safeway, WalMart, Potomac Mills, and Manassas Mall locations between the hours of 10am and 6pm.

The impact to our community is great! Nearly 1,000 kids receive clothes and gifts at Christmas, urgent need for rent, utility, and food assistance provided year round to thousands of our neediest neighbors in Prince William County. Thanks in advance for the generous gift of time when you volunteer with The Salvation Army!

Email, call, or text Catie, Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] 703 618 0511

The Greater Prince William Community Health Center will kick off its second annual “Marketplace Party” with Affordable Care Act open enrollment walk-in services on Saturday, November 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The all-day enrollment services are free and open to the public, held at the new Evergreen Health Center located at 9705 Liberia Avenue, Suite 201, Manassas, Virginia.

Certified Application Counselors (CAC) will be available to help individuals and families understand insurance eligibility requirements and to enroll in the plan of their choice. CACs can also explain IRS tax penalties for not enrolling and monthly insurance plan premiums. Bilingual (Spanish) CACs will also enroll and renew eligible individuals and families in Medicaid.

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The public, alumni and students are welcome to attend George Mason University’s second annual Green Job Networking Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Nov. 10 in the Johnson Center’s Dewberry Hall on George Mason's Fairfax campus.

Mason's Office of Sustainability and University Career Services are teaming up to host major employers including the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and environmentally friendly businesses and nonprofits.

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A tractor-trailer driver was killed in a crash late Friday on Interstate 95 in Prince William County. 

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On Wednesday, November 19, from 9 a.m.- noon, members and guests of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce will gather for a half-day seminar titled ”Meet the Media.”

The event will be held at the Wyndham Garden Manassas, located at 10800 Vandor Lane in Manassas, just off of Intest ate 66. Over breakfast, businesses will have the chance to mingle with members of the local news media before choosing to attend two out of the three offered breakout sessions where they can find out how to best develop relationships with represenatives of print, broadcast and online media outlets.

Comcast Spotlight is the Corporate Sponsor. Constant Contact is the Associate Sponsor.
Philip Lewis, with Comcast Spotlight, will speak during the opening session on the topic of “Controlling Your Message: How PR and Marketing Work Hand in Hand.” Lewis has over 20 years experience and has spent the past 13 years at Comcast Spotlight creating comprehensive advertising campaigns that maximize message impact with demographic and geographic precision.

“We want this to be an open dialogue between Chamber members and the publishers, reporters and editors who make decisions regarding what will and won’t be published. Look at this event as a time to ask your burning questions about how your organization can have greater success in interacting with print, online and broadcast media outlets,” says Chamber Event Director Andrea Whaley. 

After meeting media representatives, attendees will be encouraged to choose from the three breakout sessions: Print Media, Broadcast Media and Online Media. Media representatives such as David Culver from NBC4 and Sarah Lane from the Washington Post along with an array of reporters, PR consultants and marketing specialists will be on hand to offer expert advice.

Along with breakfast, attendees will also take away download information for the 2014 Media Guide containing contact information for over 25 different news media outlets, a hand-out with “PR Do’s & Don’ts” and a greater understanding of what the men and women in the media are looking for (and how to provide it).

Lewis says he looks forward to helping the businesses in attendance “meet” their modern day consumer and understand how to take advantage of their current advertising behaviors. The audience will learn what has changed over the past year or two in broadcast media outlets, strategies for controlling their message, how to reach a fragmented audience and when to use paid advertising and what to expect from it.

Anyone working or volunteering for a local business or not-for-profit organization is welcome and encouraged to attend. The cost is $35 for members of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce and $45 for non-members.

Interested parties can sign up online at PWchamber.org or call 703-368-6600. Contact Andrea Whaley for more information at 571-765-1876 or email [email protected].

News outlets participating to date include: Discovery Publications; Diverse CEO Magazine; Bull Run/Manassas/Old Bridge Observers; Prince WilliamTimes/Gainesville Times; Prince William Living Magazine; Asian Fortune Magazine; The Washington Post; BristowBeat.com; PotomacLocal.com; and WRC-TV.

Devious Kustomz Car & Truck Club will be hosting our 2nd Annual Feed The Hungry Thanksgiving Food Drive on Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hooters in Manassas.

We will be collecting non-perishable and canned goods for those who are less fortunate at Thanksgiving.

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The Prince William County Alumnae Chapter Red Carpet Showcase Featuring Rising Artists, Authors and Musicians is a free event provided for the community each year to encourage literacy and exposure to the arts. It is also an opportunity to showcase emerging talent.

The 2014 Red Carpet Showcase will be Saturday, Dec. 6, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Prince William Association of Realtors Building, located at 4545 Daisy Reid Avenue in Woodbridge, VA. This is the Chapter’s fifth year hosting this event, and it is the Chapter’s 30^th anniversary of service in the Prince William community.

The Showcase will feature the work of eight people from an artist and authors to a musician and singer. Many have Prince William area or Northern Virginia ties.

Artist: Leah Cobb a 10 year old from the Prince William community. Cobb loves art and has studied weekly with a private instructor for the past four years. She also has entrepreneurial experience, selling her artwork on greeting cards and mouse pads.

Musician: Andrea Dumas, a gospel singer whose debut album “Celebrate” was released this summer.

Authors:

Danielle Lyle, a Woodbridge area high school senior, is an author and illustrator of the book,   We Are One, The Miraculous Story of Inge Auerbacher Child Survivor of the Holocaust, and her Doll. Lyle and Auerbacher were featured in a Washington Post article on June 12, 2014. The Holocaust Museum has filmed a TV commercial featuring Danielle and Inge to be aired soon.

Alma Haygood, author of a children’s book, Too Many Rules, is a retired Fairfax County Public Schools educator. Haygood’s book was written as a way to help parents and teachers show children the importance of listening and following directions. The book uses teaching rules and natural consequences to illustrate the importance of listening.

Grady W. Powell, Sr. of Brunswick, VA is the author of From Morning ’til Evening: The Autobiography of Grady W. Powell, Sr. This is the story of a man whose faith and family are truly his touchstones. He reflects on the deeper meaning of God, the importance of family, and the people he serves.

Sheryl Madison, poet and author of Real Life Poetry: Something for Even You, writes poetry about familiar, everyday situations. Madison is a Woodbridge, VA resident.

Kenrya Rankin Naasel is an award-winning author, journalist, editorial consultant, speaker and television commentator. Her latest book is Bet On Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama.

Featured Guest: Corey Harris is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and band leader who has carved out his own niche in blues. With one foot in tradition and the other in contemporary experimentation, Harris is a truly unique voice in contemporary music. He resides in Richmond, VA.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. established the National Arts and Letters Commission with the purpose of supporting African-American women in the arts. Throughout its history, the Commission has been comprised of accomplished members of the sorority including Lena Horne, Nikki Giovanni, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Angela Bassett and Daphne Maxwell Reid.

The Prince William Alumnae Chapter Arts and Letters Committee’s goal is to expose and educate the community about the creative and performing arts. The programs developed are designed to promote awareness and appreciation for various forms of the arts.

President of Potomac State College of West Virginia University, Leonard Colelli, Ph.D. (far left), along with Alumni President Jennings Stickley, (far right) are pictured with Dolly Cox (second from right), Class of 1953, who was presented with the with the Distinguished Service Award during the annual Homecoming Banquet at the College. Cox resides in Dumfries, Va. Pat Hovis, a resident of Keyser, W.Va., introduced Cox to those in attendance.