- Good Morning Prince William - Mark your calendars for Wednesday September 11th to join the AARP Foundation's Annual Meal Pack Challenge on the National Mall at 12th street and Jefferson Street from 9am-4:30 pm. The goal is to pack a million meals for struggling seniors across the region. If you can spend just 2 hours with them you can help 166 seniors. Please sign up at: mealpackchallenge.org.
- Prince William Forest Park needs volunteers for their Annual Heritage Fest on Saturday September 14th, 11am-5pm. Duties include parking assistance, maintenance crew, directing visitors, hay wagon rides and more. Please email Kaley to volunteer at: kaley_kirk@partner.nps.gov.
- The St. Lucy Project gathers and distributes food to area food pantries. Volunteers are needed at their Manassas warehouse to help with unpacking, sorting and assembling boxes of food to go out. Hours of operation Monday - Friday 9:30am-3:30pm. They may have weekend hours as well. Please call Elizabeth at (703) 479-2975 to learn more.
- Project Mend A House is looking for volunteers for their home improvement and senior safety projects throughout the community. Please go to their website for the volunteer application at: pmahweb.org.
- NAMI - 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, September 28th-November 2 from 1-3pm. This workshop is free and open to military kids ages 10-17. Space is limited. Please call (703) 993-5970 to register.
- Prince William Food Rescue is up and running and needs your help to pick up donated food and deliver it no more than 5 miles or 20 minutes. To be a Food Rescue Hero all you have to do is download the app to your phone and complete your profile. The app alerts you that there is a food rescue and you can claim it if convenient. This is definitely 21st century and how cool to have an opportunity to share leftover food with an entity that can use it. Please visit their website at: pwfoodrescue.org to learn more.
- The Kennedy Center needs volunteers for their REACH Opening Festival September 8th-22nd. This festival will offer 16 days of free activities to engage visitors with the arts. Please visit their website at: kennedy-center.org for all the specifics.
- Virginia Cooperative Extension is starting their new volunteer training to become a Master Financial Educator on October 1st. Please visit their website at: pwcgov.org/money to learn about this wonderful program of empowering people in financial management.
- House of Mercy food pantry is very low. Please pick up an extra few items for them when shopping. Food items most needed are: fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and dairy products, spaghetti, Mac n cheese, canned soup, vegetables, beans and olive or vegetable oil. They are located at: 8170 Flannery Court Manassas which right off Wellington Road. Volunteers are also needed in both the pantry and thrift store. Please register online at: houseofmercyva.org.
- 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 age 55+ 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.
- Soles4Souls collects new and gently worn shoes to create sustainable jobs around the world. Drop off points are the DSW Shoe Store in Woodbridge and Gainesville, Core Effects Personal Training in Woodbridge and Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Triangle. Please visit their website at: www.Soles4Souls.org to see all the cool stuff they are doing.
- Catholic Charities needs volunteers to teach English, citizenship, GED and computer classes at their Hogar Center in Manassas. They also have a need for math, science and social studies teachers. Come be part of their team giving families a better opportunity for success. Please call Emily at (703) 851-6388 to learn more.
- Habitat for Humanity needs volunteers to help with the Lou Maroon Golf Tournament on September 9 at Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket. Three shifts available: 9am, 12noon and 2:30pm. Duties include event setup, registration, and run contests during the event. Please sign up on Habitat's Volunteer Calendar at https://habitatpwc.volunteermatrix.com/. Call 703.369.6708 or email info@habitatpwc.org for more information.
- The Chinn Center needs volunteers on Sunday September 15th for their 6th Annual Kids Triathlon. Kids start in the pool with laps and move out to the bike course and then end on the run course. Volunteer positions include keeping the kids safe and on course. The event starts at 7am and volunteers need to report by 6:15am. Teenagers age 14+ are very welcome for this event! Please call Beverly at (703) 792-8616 for more info.
- Carried to Full Term invites you to their 5K and 1 mile fun run on Saturday September 7th in Gainesville. Come support their mentoring and housing services to pregnant moms. Please visit their website at: carriedtofullterm.org to learn more and register for the run. They also need volunteers age 13+ with a parent to help that day!
- Food for Others needs volunteers to pick fresh fruit and vegetables at the Hollin Farm to distribute to families in need. They work every Sunday through October 20th. Please visit https://www.foodforothers.org/ and click on the rotator slide for Hollins Farm to sign up.
- Save the Date of September 8th to Walk to Fight Suicide in Manassas. Please register at afsp.org/Manassas.
- Girls on the Run Northern Virginia is looking for volunteer coaches for the Fall 2019 season. You will be trained to facilitate the easy to follow curriculum with small groups of girls in grades 3-8, twice a week for 10 weeks. The program runs from September 23rd-November 24th to inspire girls to be strong, confident and healthy. Please email Meagan to learn more at: mperkins@gotrnova.org.
- Walk to End Alzheimer's is Saturday October 19th in Manassas. Volunteers are needed to help with set up, clean up, refreshments, advocacy, rout monitoring or the finish line brigade. Gather your friends and families to join in the event. Please email Ben at: bedonnelly@alz.org 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 at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
