Call to Action for 03/14/2025
Greetings, Prince William: Please join Prince William Conservation Alliance to volunteer for their Bluebell Festival on Sunday, March 30, at Merrimac Farm WMA, 15036-15098 Deepwood Lane, Nokesville. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old for this event. Shifts are available for Set-Up, Parking, Welcoming, Trail Monitoring, Tour Announcers and Clean Up. It's a terrific way to spend a Sunday enjoying the beautiful flowers and supporting this event! Please visit https://bit.ly/4heDFcs and click on the Respond button to sign up, email alliance@pwconserve.org to learn more.
· Cat Lovers! The wonderful staff at Animal Allies is looking for cat-loving volunteers age 21+ who can provide foster homes for adult cats and kittens in the Woodbridge and Alexandria areas. You'll feel fantastic as you help rescue homeless kitties off the streets and help find them forever families. Fosters are helped with supplies and guidance while you help feed and love those furbabies! If you can open your heart and home to a homeless cat/kitten, please fill out an application at https://www.animalalliesva.org/volunteer. Please email services@animalalliesva.org for more information.
· Brain Injury Services (BIS) has an ongoing need for volunteers to be PALS (Providing a Link for Survivors) for brain injury survivors in the local area. Once a month outings for things such as coffee, walks, chess, lunch, etc. can help clients get their life back on track following a traumatic brain injury! Please visit www.braininjurysvcs.org/volunteer/ for more information, email mthyen@braininjurysvcs.org or call 703.451.8881 ext. 232 to learn how you can help.
· Are your kids in need of service hours for school, church or a club? Catholic Charities St. Lucy Food Project is hosting a family-friendly Day of Service on Saturday, March 29, 10am-1pm at their food warehouse located at 8426 Kao Circle, Manassas 20110. You'll feel great as you help fight food insecurity by packing and sorting food donations and preparing bags for food collections! Close-toed shoes are required; volunteers should be prepared for heavy lifting. Parents/guardians, please submit a parental consent form for minors. Forms can be submitted via email or in person on the day of the event. Please visit https://volunteer.samaritan.com/custom/501/opp_details/13078 to sign up and submit a consent form. Please email Ian.Radel@ccda.net or call 703.349.0974 to learn more.
· Please join Town of Dumfries on April 5 for their Dumfries Spring Clean-Up! It will be a day of environmental stewardship as everyone works together to clean up the community. This is open to the public, rain or shine, and you can get credit for service hours. It's family-friendly, volunteers under 18 must volunteer with an adult. Meet at the Jeff Simpson Community Center, 17757 Main Street, Dumfries 22026. Please visit https://bit.ly/3XFnLRCto sign up, email events@dumfriesva.govfor more information.
· You can show your support of our Vietnam veterans! Hero's Bridge is holding their Vietnam Veterans Day 5K on March 29 at Warrenton-Fauquier Airport, 1533 Iris Trail, Midland 22728 and they need volunteers age 16+ from 9am to 12pm to support the event. Duties include directing parking traffic, cheering on runners, handing out water, handing out medals at the finish line and any other help needed. Volunteers age 13-15 are welcome to volunteer with an adult. This is being held on Vietnam War Veterans Day, so you'll get to support the event and thank these veterans for their service! Please visit https://bit.ly/3Xho4ll and click the Respond button to sign up, email mwitmer@herosbridge.org to learn more.
· Do you speak fluent Spanish? Are you interested in helping fathers improve their relationships with their children? Prince William Fatherhood Initiative wants to meet you! The program, part of PWC Social Services, needs Spanish speaking volunteers who can be Workshop Facilitators and Fatherhood Mentors at two ongoing workshops that are held evenings at various sites in Prince William County. Having bilingual volunteers at the workshops will help bridge the language barrier for those clients who speak only Spanish and help them to participate fully in the sessions. You'll feel great as you share your experiences as a parent and help clients to become better and more engaged members of their families! Please visit https://bit.ly/426SKZp for more information and to register. Please email Jeffery Faulkerson, MSSW at fatherhoodpwc@pwcgov.org for more information.
· If you're a teen who loves history, here's something for you! The Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation has openings for teen volunteers to be Junior Preservationists and support activities at Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, Ben Lomond Historic Site, Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park and Rippon Lodge! Volunteers will work with historians and historic interpreters doing many of the same jobs performed by adult volunteers with consideration for age. Jobs include assist staff with special events, summer camps, education programs, and the daily operations of many historic sites throughout Prince William County. Flexible days and hours - work weekly, monthly, special events, or during the summer. Site managers will be as accommodating as possible to meet needs for school or organization service hours. What a wonderful way to learn our local history! Please visit www.volunteerprincewilliam.org and click on the appropriate volunteer opportunity for the site you want to support. PS - Adult volunteers are also welcome!
· Celebrate Red Cross Month by becoming a volunteer! From disaster relief to blood donations, their unwavering dedication transforms lives in times of need. Their next virtual Information Session will be held March 21, 12pm-1pm. Please join them to learn how you can become a part of their volunteer family and help those in times of personal or large-scale disasters! Please visit https://rdcrss.org/3XTSHhl to register and learn more.
· Your office, group or club can still provide the comfort of a hot meal to the homeless! Streetlight Community Outreach Ministries' hypothermia shelter located at 14716 Potomac Mills Road in Woodbridge has an ongoing need for groups to prepare and drop off meals for 30 adult residents during these last couple of weeks in March. Meals are needed each night and should be prepared off-site and dropped off at the shelter between 6:30pm-7pm. There are still available openings through March 31, and you'll feel great as you provide a hot, nourishing meal for the homeless to enjoy! Please visit https://bit.ly/3XXR5SR to sign up and get more information, email thermalshelter@thestreetlight.org to learn more.
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.
