Good Morning Prince William – Serve our Willing Warriors invites you to their golf tournament on Monday, September 17th at Westfields Golf Club in Clifton. This is a great way to gather your friends and enjoy the day in support of our veterans. It includes golf, breakfast, lunch, prizes and gifts for a reduced fee of $165/ player. They also want to sponsor 20 warriors for the day so far they have 11 sponsored please consider helping the other 9 warriors enjoy the day. Please register online at willingwarriors.org/golf
· Prince William Recycles Day on Saturday October 13th from 10am-2pm needs volunteers ages 12 and up to help with all the fun activities. This is a great teen project! Please contact Keep Prince William Beautiful at (571) 285-3772 or via email at:
[email protected] for all the latest info.
· CASA Children’s Intervention Services needs volunteer advocates. You’ll receive all the needed training to make an impact on a child’s welfare and safety in a permanent loving home. Please email Suzanne at:
[email protected] to learn more.
· The Salvation Army is gearing up for their Red Kettle Campaign this fall. Volunteers are needed throughout the community to man the kettles. This is a great opportunity for families; youth groups as teen are welcome if they are accompanied by an adult. Please contact Lt. Rachel Orona at (571) 363-1783 or via email at:
[email protected] for all the specifics.
· Soroptimists International of Manassas is hosting Family Night Outevents at local restaurants this fall. Visit Jukebox Diner in Manassas Aug. 23-Nov. 22, Foster’s Grille in Old Town Manassas Sep. 27 and The Bone in Old Town Manassas Oct. 25 – a portion of your receipt will help this organization with their scholarship fund. It’s a great way to get out of fixing dinner and support a worthy cause! Please email
[email protected] for more information.
· Keep Prince William Beautiful needs volunteers to help them at community fairs and festivals by manning their booth for a couple of hours each day. You’ll receive all the training and information needed and this is a fun way to get out and meet people. Some of the dates needed are 9/15, 9/23, 9/29, 9/30, 10/8 and 10/13. Please call Nicole to learn more at (571) 285-3772.
· Give the gift of literacy to local adults! Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William is seeking volunteer tutors. Previous experience is not necessary. The next Tutor Training Workshop is November 3rd, 8:45 am-4pm and November 17th, 9am-12pm. Attendance both days is required. Please register at (703) 670-5702 or
[email protected].
· Prince William Forest Park is hosting two fun events: Heritage FestSeptember 15 at Cabin Camp 4, 11am-5pm and National Public Lands Day September 22, 8:30am-1:00pm at Cabin Camp 2. Volunteers for Sep. 15 can be any age; volunteers for Sep. 22 must be at least 10 years old. Please email Kerri at
[email protected] to learn how you can help.
· Hylton Performing Arts Center is hosting Songwriting Series for Military Children, a three-part series of music and songwriting. Scheduled dates are September 22, October 6 and October 20, 1pm-3pm each day. The workshop is Free and open to military children ages 8-17. Kids can create their own song during the series and share it at Celebrating Veterans and the Arts at the Hylton Center on November 10. No prior experience necessary, and what a great way to honor our veterans! Please visit HyltonCenter.org/veterans for more information and to register.
· The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation needs volunteers to help at the Prince William Half Marathon Sunday, September 30. This super fun event is at Jiffy Lube Live! Tasks include handing out water to the runners or manning the beer garden. This is a family-friendly event for all ages 12 and up. Please visit their website for all the specifics at
https://princewilliamhalfmarathon.com.
· Mark your calendars for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday October 20 in Old Town Manassas. Volunteers are needed for set-up, refreshments, advocacy, finish line brigade and route monitoring. You can sign up online at
https://bit.ly/ALZWalkManassas or email Ben at:
[email protected] to learn more.
· ACTS is seeking volunteer groups of all sizes to assist with ongoing landscaping and beautification of the Beverly Warren Emergency Shelter. Weekday/weekend opportunities are available. It’s a wonderful team project for your office, and a great way to give back to the community! Please visit actspwc.org click on Volunteer and fill out a group application for consideration, or contact Tamika at
[email protected] to learn more.
· The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is looking for volunteer’s age 55+ to deliver noon meals through the Meals on Wheels Program. Shifts are just 2-3 hours and available in throughout the greater area. RSVP members receive a mileage reimbursement and additional insurance coverage at no cost to the volunteer. Please call Jan at (571) 292-5307 to learn more.
· If you’re an administrative genius, Streetlight Community Ministrieswants to meet you! They have an urgent need for volunteer office workers on weekdays to help with basic admin duties, along with those fun, last-minute projects that always spring up. Not only will you be supporting the staff, you’ll also be helping to support the homeless clients Streetlight serves, a win-win all around! Please email
[email protected] to learn how you can make a difference.
· Youth for Tomorrow is looking for male mentors to share their time and talent with a young man. This promises to be a rewarding few hours per month, providing male youth with a positive role model to emulate. Please fill out the volunteer application at
https://youthfortomorrow.org.
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
https://www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
