Call to Action - May 10, 2024
Greetings, Prince William - You can help homebound seniors get a hot, nutritious meal! Meals on Wheels has an urgent need for volunteers to deliver noontime meals to homebound older adults weekdays between 10am and 12pm. Daily routes take about 1.5 hours to complete; the schedule is flexible! Volunteers must have their own vehicle, valid driver's license, and current automobile insurance. Volunteers must also pass a background and driving record check. Meals on Wheels operates out of the Manassas and Woodbridge Senior Centers, and you'll feel great knowing you are helping to fight food insecurity and deliver a friendly smile to our local senior population! Please visit www.pwcva.gov/department/area-agency-aging/volunteer for more information and volunteer forms, email TSolomon@pwcgov.org with any questions.
- If you love animals, we have a wonderful opportunity for you! The wonderful staff at Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets (A3P) is holding their 3rd Annual Yard & Craft Sale May 18, 7am-3pm at 17983 Dumfries Shopping Plaza in Dumfries. Volunteers age 16+ are needed to help set up/tear down, photography support, and monitor yard sale vendors and public visitors. A couple volunteers are also needed to help monitor the children's game area. It should be a fun event, and you'll feel great as you help support the care and safety of homeless animals! Please email cdmst32@yahoo.com to sign up and learn more.
- Educate America, Inc, a nonprofit startup, is seeking volunteers ages 18+ to assist with providing after-school tutoring and mentoring services within five (5) to ten (10) Prince William County Public Schools during the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 school year. Volunteer with Educate America and make a difference in the lives of underserved youth! Your time and expertise can positively impact the academic success and personal development of our youth-contributing to brighter futures for the next generation. Volunteers will need to have background and CPS checks completed by July 15, 2024. Please join them as a volunteer, tutor, mentor, or community partner by completing and submitting the online application form(s) at https://www.educateusainc.org/now-recruiting. Questions? Please email educateusaceo@gmail.com.
- Girls on the Run of NOVA is preparing for their 5K Celebration being held May 18 (Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax) and May 19 (Pentagon City, Arlington)! Over 100 volunteers age 13+ are needed for all sorts of jobs like Greeters, Water Stations, Cheerleaders and more. It sounds like it will be a fantastic event and you'll feel great as you support and encourage these youth who have been working hard to build up their fitness and confidence! Please visit https://bit.ly/3TCr3lN to sign up or visit www.gotrnova.org.
- Here's a "Honey" of a volunteer opportunity! The Manassas Bee Festival is coming June 22 at Liberia House, 8601 Portner Avenue, Manassas and volunteer "Worker Bees" of all ages are needed to support this fun event. Volunteers under 18 are welcome to volunteer with a responsible adult or group leader. Volunteers are needed June 21 help set up the festival at Liberia House. Then, volunteers will help with the 2K Honey Hike 8:45am on June 22 at Manassas Museum lawn and on shifts during the festival on June 22. Jobs include assisting with set up, helping vendors unload, helping at the welcome tent to show the map or answer basic questions. Volunteers who sign up will get a free green t-shirt but should complete the online form at www.manassasbeefestival.com/contact-donations-questions/. Please be sure to indicate you are a Volunteer on the form. Please email manassasbeefestival@gmail.com for more information.
- The 2nd Annual Puerto Rican Festival is scheduled for June 15, 1pm-9pm at Harris Pavilion in Manassas, and volunteers age 16+ are needed to make this a success! All sorts of fun jobs are available including setup, assisting vendors, monitoring children's games, face painting, help with Lost and Found and more! While bilingual skills in Spanish are not required, they will be helpful. This is a family-friendly event, and you'll feel great as you help support the culture of our neighbor in the Caribbean! Please email manassasprfestival@gmail.com for more information and to sign up.
- Gardeners, here's a fantastic volunteer opportunity for you! PWC Office of Historic Preservation is looking for Historic Garden Volunteers to help maintain the garden at Rippon Lodge Historic Site this summer. Help is needed with planting, weeding and harvesting the fruit and vegetables. You'll enjoy being outdoors as you help the garden illustrate what plants may have been planted by the Ellis family in a Victory Garden during World War II! Please call Rippon Lodge at 703.499.9812 for more information.
- St. Thomas United Methodist Church in Manassas needs a volunteer Team Leader for their Food Pantry on Tuesdays and Fridays. Jobs include instructing volunteers on how to sort/store donated food from local grocery stores, organize items for Saturday distributions, train new volunteers and help keep the pantry organized and clean. Training provided; no experience necessary! You'll feel great as you help this busy food pantry get prepared for their food distributions which serve up to 800 food insecure individuals each week! Please email gary.gilham@stthomasumc.org or call 703.368.5161, ext. 122 for more information.
- The Workhouse Arts Center (WAC) in Lorton is hosting Brew Works, their annual beer festival, on May 18 and volunteers age 21+ are needed to help set up, pour beverages, check in guests and clean up. It sounds like a fun event, which will support the local artist community! Please view the post below for more information - to volunteer, please visit https://bit.ly/4dz9MD6. Volunteers must sign up before 12Noon on Wednesday, May 15. Questions? Please email volunteer@workhousearts.org.
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 www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
