Good Morning Prince William – Historic Manassas needs volunteers for their Annual Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 15. There are two shifts for manning the front gate and guest services either 10:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. or 2:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. They also need someone to man the stage check-in from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please email Melissa to learn more.
- Helping Neighbors in Need Outreach Center needs an administrative assistant to help in the Woodbridge office Monday through Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Duties include answering phones, registering clients, receiving donations, and logging them in. Please call Pastor Edmonds at (703) 964-7725 to learn more.
- SERVE has an urgent need for 6 to 8 volunteers to prepare and serve brunch and dinner to 92 residents on the 4th of July. They have a grill you may use if you want to do a traditional cookout. Please email Julie to learn more. They also need volunteers to prepare dinner on Aug. 18 and Aug. 31 as well as brunch on Aug. 25.
- Project Mend A House provides home repairs and a safety improvement to seniors’ homes. They need both skilled and unskilled volunteers throughout the community. Please visit their website to learn more and to register as a volunteer.
- Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District needs volunteers at a host of projects this summer including: June 22 Annual Occoquan clean-up at Belmont Bay. Please RSVP to Myra. June 29 at Powell’s Creek in the Montclair area. Please RSVP to Buck. Aug. 3 at Broad Run/Dawkins Branch. Please RSVP to Sonnie via email or via text to (703) 216-6959. Aug. 10 at Manassas National Battlefield for the NOVA Water Quality Monitors Certification Training. Please email Veronica to register and learn more.
- The Boys and Girls Club in Dumfries is looking for coaches this summer for basketball and volleyball teams. The program starts the week of June 17. Coaches must be 18 years or older and assistant coaches must be 16 years or older. Please call Judy Moore at (703) 441-0611 ext. 2617 to learn more.
- SERVE needs volunteers to help with their summer reading program on Tuesdays and Fridays. Volunteers need to be 16 years or older. Duties include creating and running literary games, inputting client data for tracking outcomes, and helping with kids. Please email Navara to learn more.
- Merrimac Farm needs volunteers to weed, prune, water plants, and clean up. Volunteers should wear long pants, long socks, and sturdy shoes. Workdays this summer are June 22 and July 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. Please RSVP via email or via text to (703) 490-5200.
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps needs volunteers to become gallery docents and hospitality ambassadors. Volunteers must be age 16 years or older. Please register online.
- Keep Prince William Beautiful needs volunteers to present programs to the campers at Veterans Park this summer. Please email them to learn more.
- BEACON Adult Literacy needs volunteers for their summer conversations program July 16 through Aug. 1 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 and evenings from 7 to 9. Please email to learn more.
- Novant UVA Health System needs volunteers in their surgical services at the Manassas and Haymarket hospitals. They also need volunteers at the Aubergine Thrift Store in Old Town Manassas. Please call (571) 284-1278 or visit their website to learn more.
- Area Agency on Aging needs volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels midday in both the Manassas and Woodbridge communities. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday. They also need volunteer activity assistants at the Adult Day Healthcare Center for activities such as chess, checkers, dominos, bingo, and playing musical instruments. Please visit their website for more info.
- The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers’ 55 years or older to deliver noon meals through the Meals on Wheels Program. Shifts are just 2 to 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 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. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
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