Call to Action

Staging Team volunteers to help make their facility a “home away from home” for their veteran guests’ families.  This group meets every Wednesday from 9:30 am-12noon and Thursdays 1 pm-3 pm.  Activities include folding laundry, making beds, replenishing supplies, light cleaning projects, and socializing.  You’ll feel wonderful as you provide our veterans and their families a place to reconnect with their family and friends, enjoying each other’s company away from a hospital setting.  What a terrific way to give back to your community and thank service members and their families for all they have sacrificed for our country! 

Willing Warriors also need skilled and licensed Handymen, Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Builders, and Contractors every Thursday 9:00 am-12noon for maintenance on the Retreat grounds.  Please email Faith at [email protected] to RSVP and learn more.

by Volunteer Prince William

Greetings, Prince William – “You ought to be in pictures…” The fun folks at Prince William County Solid Waste Division are looking for volunteer county residents of all ages (and pets, too!) to participate in filming a video on landfill safety.  The filming date is Wednesday, June 8, 9:30 am-12 pm at the Prince William County Landfill, 14811 Dumfries Road, Manassas 20112.  You’ll have a fun time filming your “close-up” while promoting landfill safety to the public!  Please send an email with your name, phone and a photo of yourself, your vehicle, child, and pet (if applicable) to [email protected] by June 6.  Please email [email protected] for more information.

Submitted by Volunteer Prince William

Greetings, Prince William – Calling all railroad enthusiasts!  Historic Manassas is hosting the Heritage Railway Festival on June 4, and volunteers aged 16+ are needed from 6:30 am to 4 pm.  Duties include setup, giving directions, check-in performers, providing security, and post-event tear down/cleanup.  Be part of the team and the 501st Legion Storm Troopers, Rufus & Friends, magician Tyler Reed and hundreds of Rail Buffs!  To sign up, please visit https://bit.ly/3eYrYt1.  Questions?  Please email [email protected] for more information.  Please visithttps://bit.ly/3G5Gs7c to learn more about this family-friendly event.

Submitted by Volunteer Prince William

Greetings, Prince William – Help fight local hunger!  The hard-working staff at ACTS needs volunteers on May 14, 6pm-9pm, to support the Mail Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.  Volunteers will help off-load donations at their Hunger Prevention Center, 17958 Dr. David Cline Lane, Dumfries 22026.  Groups, families, and individuals are welcome, and you’ll feel great helping the staff get their food warehouse organized to help feed food insecure families!  Please contact Shirley at [email protected] or call 703-441-8606 ext. 288 for more information.

Animal lovers!  Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets has several volunteer openings, to include Volunteer Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Website Coordinator, Grant Coordinator and Events Coordinator. Pet care is always needed, and the furbabies will appreciate all you do to improve their quality of life!  Please visithttps://www.humanesocietynv.org/volunteer for more information on how you can get involved.

The wonderful staff at Catholic Charities has a number of volunteer opportunities open for those interested in helping newcomers to our country.  Openings include ESOL Teachers in a variety of topics, Administrative Support in their Manassas, Fredericksburg and Arlington offices (bilingual skills in Spanish required) and On-Call Interpreters fluent in Dari, Pashto, and Farsi.  There’s also a new mentoring program in need of volunteers to help exceptional refugee students between the ages of 15 and 24.  You’ll feel great helping those new to our country navigate the various aspects of getting settled, and bridge language barriers!  Please email Lea Ann at [email protected] to learn more.

Greetings, Prince William – The Bluebell Festival is back!  Save the date for this free, family-friendly event on April 10, 10am-4pm at Merrimac Farm WMA, 15014 Deepwood Lane, Nokesville.  Come welcome spring, celebrate nature close to home and view the fabulous Virginia Bluebells that carpet the Cedar Run shoreline for nearly a mile!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3tDy89U to learn more.

Leopold’s Preserve, 16290 Thoroughfare Road, Broad Run needs volunteers with muscles to support a Trash CleanupApril 2, 9am-12pm.  Due to the amount of heavy lifting needed, volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Closed-toed, treaded shoes required, wear long sleeves and pants for protection from ticks and bugs.  Meet in Parking Lot East, bring work gloves and bottled water.  You’ll feel great as you help clear out an abandoned dump site and help beautify the preserve!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3KIF2k5 for more information and to register.

By Volunteer Prince William

Greetings, Prince William – Leopold’s Preserve, 16290 Thoroughfare Road, Broad Run needs volunteers with muscles to support a Trash Cleanup April 2, 9am-12pm.  Due to the amount of heavy lifting needed, volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Close-toed, treaded shoes required, wear long sleeves and pants for protection from ticks and bugs.  Meet in Parking Lot East, bring work gloves and bottled water.  You’ll feel great as you help clear out an abandoned dump site and help beautify the preserve!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3KIF2k5 for more information and to register.

Greetings, Prince William – Jenkins-Donelson Foundation, a nonprofit which provides food and essentials to those in need, will be holding a Community Giveaway on Sunday, March 27, 1pm-4pm at Juke Box Diner, 8637 Sudley Road in Manassas. Volunteers are needed 10am-5pm to help set up, offload items from trucks and assist attendees with selections.  You’ll feel great as you help vulnerable local residents select much-needed clothing and food for their families!  Please email Carolyn at [email protected] to learn more.

Animal lovers!  Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets has several volunteer openings, to include Volunteer Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Website Coordinator, Grant Coordinator and Events Coordinator. Pet care is always needed, and the furbabies will appreciate all you do to improve their quality of life!  Please visithttps://www.humanesocietynv.org/volunteer for more information on how you can get involved.

Greetings, Prince William – Although the SERVE Bowl-a-Thon won’t be held this year due to continuing concerns about COVID exposure, registration for Strides for Stronger Families, an event to benefit the SERVE campus of NVFS, is now open!

The challenge runs March 23-April 1. During this 10-day virtual event you’ll log the minutes of your fitness activities.  Invite friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, etc. to participate and fundraise for greater Prince William!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3Iox7HF for more information and to register.  Questions?  Please email [email protected].

Greetings, Prince William – The Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William needs adult volunteers to serve on a committee to review grants submitted to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Community Grant Program.  Serving on the committee would require volunteers to review and score grant proposals.  Training and instruction will be provided.  This is a remote volunteer opportunity; however, internet access is required as an online grants management platform is being used.  Meetings will be held via Zoom, but some in-person meetings may be required.  The ARPA grant submission period ends March 13, and the review process will occur between March 14 and March 27.  Please visit https://bit.ly/3oXX7lN for more information; email [email protected] for more information.

Youth Preparedness Council offers an opportunity for teens to share their ideas and feedback with FEMA, grow their leadership skills, and develop preparedness projects.  Please visit https://bit.ly/34TCArn for more information.  Application period closes March 6, 2022.