SERVE celebrates 40 Year Anniversary

For 40 years, families in need from Manassas and Western Prince William County have turned to SERVE for the most basic of needs: a safe place to sleep, their next meal, or perhaps a warm winter jacket. On Friday, March 20, members of the community will come together to mark the first 40 years of SERVE with a special dinner dance at the Continental Events Center, 9705 Liberia Avenue, in Manassas, at 6:30 p.m.

The program will feature a buffet dinner, silent auction, dancing and music provided by the Type A Band. Special Founder’s Awards will be given to the individual, civic group, faith-based organization, and company who have been particularly strong supporters of SERVE over the years.

“SERVE was founded by local churches who wanted to ensure that our neighbors’ needs were being met in a compassionate, professional and also fiscally responsible way,” says Pam Ryan, director of Anti-Hunger Programs at SERVE. “After forming a network to provide these basic needs, the organization formally incorporated on March 20, 1974.

We are coming together to celebrate the achievements of our clients, the growth of our programs, and to reminisce about all that we have achieved since our humble beginnings 40 years ago.”

The SERVE Campus, located at 10056 Dean Drive, houses a 92-bed shelter for homeless families, an 8,800 square foot Food Distribution Center and an Early Head Start classroom. Other programs located at the facility include health and dental access; counseling; workforce development assistance; homelessness prevention programs including emergency assistance for rent and utility payments and housing services; and the Healthy Families child abuse prevention program.

Tickets and sponsorships are available at www.nvfs.org/serve40th. For more information, please contact Pam Ryan at 571.748.2531.