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Call to Action is a column written by Volunteer Prince William Executive Director Mary Foley.
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Good Morning Prince William –Saved Hands Foundation is collecting school supplies for kids in the Woodbridge area on Wednesday, August 8th at the Potomac Community Library from noon-3:30pm. They would greatly appreciate loose-leaf paper, binders, composition books, spiral notebooks and pencil holders. It’s a great way to send a child off with a couple of the basics to make them successful in school.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call my wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William. Jan can help you with the Retired and Senior Volunteer (RSVP) opportunities at (703) 369-5292 ext. 1, Shelley can help with any individual or group projects and send you weekly updates if you’d like. Shelley is at (703) 369-5292 ext. 2, and Bonnie can help you with opportunities available in Disaster Preparedness at (703) 369-5292 ext. 3. Please visit our website at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
Good Morning Prince William – Volunteers needed for the Christmas in July event on Saturday July 21st. This event is sponsored by The Philadelphia Tavern, Sinistral Brewing and Volunteer Prince William to benefit The Un-Tim-A-Tree Holiday Gift program for needy kids.
Duties include selling drink tickets and checking IDs. 3 shifts available- 12noon-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6-pm-9pm. This is a fun, family event on Main Street, Old Town Manassas with raffles, giveaways, games, food, drinks and Santa!
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Good Morning Prince William – Volunteers needed for the Christmas in July event on Saturday, July 21st. This event is sponsored by The Philadelphia Tavern, Sinistral Brewing and Volunteer Prince William to benefit The Un-Tim-A-Tree Holiday Gift program for needy kids. Duties include selling drink tickets and checking IDs. 3 shifts available- 12noon-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6-pm-9pm. This is a fun, family event on Main Street, Old Town Manassas with raffles, giveaways, games, food, drinks and Santa! Please sign up to help at [email protected]. This promises to be great fun!
Prince William Soil & Water Conservation is having their next water quality monitoring event on Thursday July 12th at Evergreen Acres in Nokesville, 9:30-noon. Come learn about the health of local streams and how they interact with land uses. Please call Veronica at (571) 379-7514 for more info.
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· CASA Children’s Intervention Services needs volunteer advocates to help protect abused and neglected children in our community. You’ll receive fantastic training to give you all the skills needed to help these kids. Please email Suzanne at: [email protected] to learn more about the program and register for the next orientation session.
Good Morning Prince William – CASA Children’s Intervention Services needs volunteer advocates to help protect abused and neglected children in our community. You’ll receive fantastic training to give you all the skills needed to help these kids. Please email Suzanne at: [email protected] to learn more about the program and register for the next orientation session.
· Astar Education Institute in Manassas invites recent college graduates a great opportuning to teach English in China for the next school year. Start date is August 22, 2018 in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China. Qualifications needed include BS in English preferred with TESOL/TEFL certificate but they’ll train you if you don’t have it, ability to obtain background check and valid US passport. Your compensation includes free teaching training, scholarship for TESOL Certificate training, working VISA for China, monthly salary $1200, health insurance, free flights, meals and housing in China. This is a huge resume builder for graduates looking for the next fantastic adventure. Please call Fannie at (703) 368-6838 ext. 14 to learn more.
Good Morning Prince William – ACTS in Dumfries invites you to the next NAMI Family to Family Education Program beginning June 19th.
This is a free 12 session education program for family, partners, and friends of adults living with mental illness. This course is designed to help all family members understand and support their loved one living with mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. Thousands of families describe this program as life-changing. The class will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6-9pm, June 19-July 31st. Please register by calling (703) 659-9983 or email at: [email protected].
Good Morning Prince William – Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 5th for Literacy Volunteers of America Food for Thought – A Taste of Prince William fun family event. It’s at the VFW Post #1503 on Minnieville Road in Woodbridge from 6:30-8: 30 pm. Tickets are $30 and kids 10 and under are free. 30 local restaurants will be there along with door prizes, raffle items and a trivia contest. You can purchase tickets at their office or online at www.lvapw.org. This is a super fun way to support adult literacy in our community.
· The General Heiser Boys & Girls Club in Dumfries is looking for volunteer coaches for various skill levels in the girl’s volleyball program age 8-13yrs and the co-ed basketball program for ages 5-15yrs. Typically practice is 1-2 hrs. per week and 2games per week. The basketball season starts June 11-12 and the volleyball season begins June 18th. Come share your love of the game! Please call Debbie at (703) 441-0611 ext. 2616 for more info.
Good Morning Prince William – Northern VA Family Service has a fun volunteer opportunity for next weekend. Volunteers are needed on Friday May 25th from 5-7pm to load up merchandise at the Clock Tower Thrift shop in Centreville for the their huge yard sale on Saturday May 26th at the SERVE Shelter. Volunteers can select any of these shifts on Saturday to help at: 7-10am, 10am-2pm or 2:30-4:30pm. Please email Annie at [email protected] to learn more.
· Brain Injury Services is looking for volunteers who like to fish to take survivors for outings throughout the summer. Please call Michelle at (703) 451-8881 ext. 232 to learn more.
Good Morning Prince William – You’re invited to the Out of the Darkness Community Walks planning meeting on Friday May 18th, 6-8pm at Centerfuse in Manassas. There are lots of ways you can help them further their mission of Suicide Prevention. Please email Ellen at: [email protected] to learn more.
· The Manassas Senior Center is looking for a volunteer to teach crafts to the members of the center each week. Come share your love of knitting, crocheting, painting, ceramics and such with others. Please call Jan at (571) 292-5307 for more info. They also would love a volunteer to teach Sign Language class as well. It’s a great way to share your skill. Please call Sue at 703-792-7154 to learn more.