Ainsely Sadler, a 17-year-old Equestrian Vaulter from Bristow, won the National Athletic Scholarship from the National Honor Society of High School Scholars worth $2,000. Ainsely is a Unity Reed High School senior and was chosen for her achievements and dedication to equestrian vaulting.
Equestrian vaulting is a rigorous and high-consequence sport that consists of gymnastics-like maneuvers while riding on the back of a horse. While vaulting, the equestrian maneuvers the horse within a 15-meter diameter circle and is judged on a scale of one to 10.
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C.D. Hylton High School planetarium director Anthony Kilgore has been selected as the new President of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (Maps). Anthony was one of three candidates running for the position of President.
The election process began with a nomination process which resulted in three candidates being able to represent all planetariums in high schools, colleges, and science centers. Member planetariums' directors and administrators cast all votes.
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If you want to apply or learn about either animal, go to the Prince William County Animal Shelter page at the top of this post. You can also call 703-792-6465, or email [email protected]Rena - Female Pit Bull Terrier Mix, 8 -12 months old about 26 to 50 lbs..
Diamond - 5-year-old female, domestic medium hair, spayed and needs a weight loss program.
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce held its quarterly Member Meeting on Wednesday, March 29, at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania County.
This meeting includes the annual Marketing Madness awards given to members in the categories of the best use of social media, best website, best SWAG, and best overall brand.
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Fredericksburg has been named 2022 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor our commitment to effective urban forest management.
This is the 36th year the city has achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program's four requirements: maintaining a tree board or department, having a tree care ordinance, dedicating an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and hosting an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
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Keep Prince William Beautiful called for local artists to beautify bus stops in Dumfries. The project is being facilitated to improve the community and ridership experience.
The Adopt-A-Shelter program, managed by the Keep Prince William Beautiful non-profit, partnered with both local bus service provider OnniRide, and the Dumfries Town Government to encourage the community to keep the stops clean.
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Fredericksburg Regional Transit, also known as FXBGO!, received two $20,000 grants from the Joe and Mary Wilson Community Benefit Fund of Mary Washington Hospital Foundation and the Stafford Hospital Community Benefit Fund.
These grants will allow the agency to continue to provide transit service in the Fredericksburg region that will facilitate access to healthcare through public transportation and act as a mechanism to address health issues through the benefits and connections transit service provides, a press release states.
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Greetings, Prince William – The dedicated staff at Grace United Methodist Church needs volunteers to be Teachers and Helpers for their next session of English as a Second Language (ESL), April 4 thru June 8. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 pm-9 pm, at the church, 9750 Wellington Road, Manassas 20110. You’ll feel wonderful as you help learners improve their English reading, writing, and speaking skills! Please email [email protected] to learn how you can make a difference.
If you love animals and running, we have a terrific opportunity for you! The wonderful people at Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets need an experienced volunteer age 18+ to help coordinate, manage, and execute walk/run fundraisers. The goal is to host a 5K race in Prince William during the early fall. It’s not too early to begin planning, and you’ll feel great as you promote a healthy event that will help homeless and abused animals! Please email [email protected] to learn more.
Brain Injury Services is looking for a PALS volunteer (Providing a Link for Survivors) to be a friend to a young woman living in Arlington, recovering from a brain injury. This would be a once-a-month commitment to accompany the client on outings. Please email [email protected] or call 703.451.8881, ext.232 for more information.
You can help our senior citizens! Prince William Area Agency on Aging is looking for Home Delivered Meals Drivers age 18+ to deliver noontime meals to homebound seniors Monday-Friday, 10 am-12 pm. Routes take about 1.5 hours to complete, schedules are flexible. The program operates out of the two senior centers in Manassas and Woodbridge. Volunteers must have dependable transportation, a valid driver’s license, a safe driving record, and proof of insurance. Volunteers must also pass a criminal background check, paid by PWC. You’ll get the warm fuzzies as you deliver a smile to seniors’ faces and a hot, nutritious meal! Call Tracy at 703.792.4583 or visit http://bit.ly/3IPKVfJ for more information.
Are you a people person? The staff at Capital Caring Health needs a virtual volunteer to help with volunteer recruitment for their various programs. This virtual opportunity is about 10 hours a month and involves social media, marketing, and outreach support. This is an excellent remote opportunity; you’ll gain nonprofit management and communication experience! Please email [email protected] to learn more.
If you love admin work, the folks at CFH (formerly Catholics for Housing) want to meet you! They need a volunteer bilingual Office Assistant who can keep the day-to-day office operations going and assist callers and clients. Duties include answering phones, helping visitors, help with the website and program applications. Flexible schedule, 2-3 days a week, 4-6 hours each shift. Bilingual skills in Spanish required. You’ll feel great as you help this agency make affordable housing possible for their clients! Please email [email protected] for more information.
*Virtual Opportunity* Historic Dumfries is seeking an experienced volunteer to help with submitting grants to make The Lee Lansing Research Library more accessible and to help promote the upcoming 250th commemoration of local history and Revolutionary War history. Your help would directly impact Historic Dumfries, as your advice will help the Executive Director prepare to submit two impactful grants for this small community! Please email [email protected] for more information.
Attention, Feline Fans! Last Chance Animal Rescue needs cat-loving volunteers to help with cat and kitten care and adoptions in the Manassas PetSmart, 10834 Sudley Manor Drive. Volunteers aged 14+ welcome, volunteers between ages 14-17 must volunteer with a responsible adult. Duties include loving on the kitties, playing with and socializing them, feeding, and light cleaning, including litter box scooping. Volunteers would also help with greeting potential adopters, introducing them to the kitty guests, and processing adoptions. Training and orientation is provided. Be prepared to commit to one or more shifts (AM or PM) per week; hours are available on weekdays and weekends. You’ll purr with delight knowing that you’re helping to care for cats from high-kill shelters and place them in loving homes! Please visit http://bit.ly/3JxbyH0 to fill out and sign a Volunteer Agreement, please email [email protected] to learn more.
Attention Plant Lovers and Gardeners! Leopold’s Preserve, 16290 Thoroughfare Road in Broad Run, is offering a series of family-friendly training for volunteers to be certified in invasive vine removal at their facility. Once certified, volunteers can come to the Preserve any time, on their own schedule, and independently work to remove invasive vines. Training is required to learn more about invasive vine identification and removal techniques. Training for 2023 will be offered on April 22, August 12, and October 14 1:30 pm-3:30 pm each date. It’s family-friendly, and you’ll enjoy being outdoors in this beautiful facility and helping the staff as you clear out vines that could strangle trees and plants! Please visit http://bit.ly/3J9YUNR for more information on this opportunity, visit www.leopoldspreserve.com/calendar to sign up.
Leopold’s Preserve also needs bird-loving volunteers to help monitor bluebird, purple martin, or wood duck boxes. Monitors regularly check the boxes to support data collection – how many birds use their nest boxes and how many babies are born. They have lots of boxes and can’t monitor all of them without your help! Please email [email protected] to learn more.
Pink Space Theory has all sorts of volunteer opportunities open for talented individuals! Newsletter Content Contributor, STEM Lesson Creator, Grant Writer, and STEM Speaker are just a few opportunities to get young minds excited about learning! Please email [email protected] for more information.
Is your office or club looking for a group project? SERVE’s Family Shelter needs small groups of 5-7 volunteers to provide, prepare and deliver nutritious meals for about 60 guests in their shelter, including Easter Sunday and Memorial Day! Volunteers can prepare the meal offsite and do a drive-by drop-off delivery of the meal to the shelter or prepare and serve onsite in the shelter kitchen. It’s a great way to give back and provide a home-cooked nutritious meal for those coping with homelessness! Please email [email protected] or call 571.748.2674 for more information and a list of meal openings in 2023.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292. You can also visit our website at volunteerprincewilliam.org . Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
-Information submitted by Volunteer Prince William
The drainage issues, with no renovations, have been an even bigger issue during rainy seasons. As a result of a slit build-up in the mulch bed, the drainage water from the parking lot was unable to pass over the hump in the flower bed, said Prince William County spokeswoman Rachel Johnson.
This caused the dirt to slowly erode, and mulch began to build up along the side of the building. The county government's fleet and facilities management also recognized that the drain boxes did not have header curbs allowing water to flow freely.
