By Mary Foley
Volunteer Prince William
Good Morning Prince William –
- The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program is calling all student volunteers in grades five through 12 to nominate themselves for this wonderful awards program. Please visit their website to complete the online application by Nov. 5. You can have Volunteer Prince William or your principal validate your nomination. Please visit online to learn more.
- The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation needs volunteers on Sunday, Sept. 29 at Jiffy Lube Live to help with the Prince William Half Marathon and 5K race. Duties include manning the beer garden or water stations. Kids ages 12 and up are welcome to hand out water. This is a great community event for all the runners and wonderful opportunity for the foundation to raise funds through the beer garden. Please sign up on their website.
- The Prince William County Police Department invites all citizens to their next Neighborhood Watch Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Western District Station at 8900 Freedom Center Blvd. Please RSVP via email.
- If you’re a veteran or the caretaker of a veteran and you live in Manassas, Manassas Park, or Prince William County, you’ll want to take advantage of the “Wills for Veterans” program. The program provides a Will, Powers of Attorney, and Medical Directives, free of charge. The program consists of three mandatory sessions on Sep. 21, Oct. 5, and Oct. 19, all at Manassas Senior Center. Please contact Barbara at (703) 792-7175 or via email to learn more.
- Historic Dumfries is looking for volunteers to be Outreach Heroes during their upcoming Fall Festival on Oct. 19. Training will be provided, and you will be supplied with a kit with crafts, activities, and promotional material to hand out during the event. Contact Lisa via email or call (703) 221-2218 to learn more.
- Project Mend A House is looking for volunteers to help with two community events. The first one is Sept. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Safety Awareness Day at the McCoart Center. The second is Oct. 12 for Prince William Recycles Day. Please go to their website for the volunteer application.
- Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District is looking for volunteers to join their Water Quality Monitoring Program. You’ll be trained in the DEQ collection and data reading techniques to join the team of volunteers monitoring our water at locations across the community. Please email them to learn more.
- Jehovah’s House Thrift Store, located at 17740 Main St. in Dumfries, is searching for donations of gently used or new clothes, household goods, appliances, furniture, jewelry, and the like. Volunteers age 16 and up are also needed to help out in the store – bilingual volunteers are particularly needed. Please go online to fill out a form or call (571) 418-1095 to learn more.
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness needs volunteers to share their lived experience of mental health condition as they gear up for the new Ending the Silence Program in area middle and high schools. Please call Pat at (703) 992-5708 to learn more.
- Mason Community Arts Academy invites military kids to their Songwriting Workshop series at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on Saturdays between Sept. 28 and Nov. 2 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This workshop is free and open to military kids ages 10 to 17. Space is limited. Please call (703) 993-5970 to register.
- The American Red Cross is recruiting volunteers to help with blood drives, present disaster preparedness to elementary age kids, promote Red Cross school clubs, and supporting other volunteers in the community. Please call (703) 584-8444 to learn more.
- The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers ages 55 and up to drive veterans or spouses to their doctor’s appointments. It’s very easy to help these individuals get the care they need while remaining in their homes. 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 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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