Call to Action - December 12, 2023-Holiday Events
Greetings, Prince William - Calling All Elves! The folks at House of Mercy are converting their facility into Santa's Workshop and will be providing toys to over 1,000 children as part of their Christmas with Mercy program. Lots of Volunteer Elves are needed to make this a successful event, December 7 thru 16. Volunteers age 16+ are needed; volunteers age 12 thru 15 are welcome to volunteer with a parent or guardian. You'll be full of the holiday spirit as you make a Merry Christmas possible for these vulnerable children and their families! Please visit https://bit.ly/3MT1HOd to sign up and learn more.
- Fellowship Square located in Woodbridge is looking for 4 volunteers age 14+ with loads of holiday spirit to support their upcoming Holiday Party December 15 starting at 12:30pm. Duties include decorating, helping with food and cleaning up once the event has ended. Have fun sharing the joy of the holiday season with this community of older adults! Please call 703.860.2536 or email info@fellowshipsquare.org for more information.
- The holidays can be difficult and sad for those who have family members dealing with life-threatening/advanced illness, or hospice care. You and your family can brighten up the holidays for these patients and their caregivers by assembling and donating Holiday Stockings to Capital Caring Health. It's so easy, simply visit the dollar store to collect items such as word puzzle games, wrapped candies, non-skid socks and more. Let your creativity flow and your donation will help make this dark period a little brighter for these clients and family members. Please visit https://bit.ly/3RnNECI for a list of suggested items and more details. Please email swhite1@capitalcaring.org to learn more.
- Remember our fallen veterans by participating in Wreaths Across America, being held December 17, 10am-3pm at Quantico National Cemetery. To participate in wreath laying, please visit https://bit.ly/47vLqGB to register. It's a wonderful way to honor our veterans and Remember, Honor and Teach their service and sacrifice to younger family members. Volunteers are also needed on December 16 and 17 to provide support to this event. Please visit https://bit.ly/46b0SHi to sign up. For more information, please email NOVAVETS.WAA@Novavets.Org.
- Quantico National Cemetery is in Urgent need of sponsored wreaths for this year's Wreaths Across America, as their normal supplier is not available. You can sponsor a wreath by visiting https://bit.ly/49wCuCL, then scroll down to the button marked Sponsor Wreaths. The wreaths are $17 and will be used at Quantico. It's a wonderful way to support this program, especially if you are unable to attend in person. Please email NOVAVETS.WAA@Novavets.Org to learn more.
- Spread holiday cheer with Boxes of Basics! This holiday season, you can make local children's holidays brighter by sponsoring a Box of Basics. All items go to children in need, referred by local school social workers, other nonprofits and community organizations. Your generosity can help multiple kids. It's super easy: 1) Visit https://bit.ly/3MCjEA7; 2) Select a size/gender of Boxes of Basics and sign up; 3) Use the shopping list provided to help fill a box; 4) Deliver your unwrapped items at one of their convenient donation sites by December 20th. You'll feel great knowing your purchases will help a child meet their basic clothing needs! Please visit https://boxesofbasics.org/clothing-donations for a list of donation sites.
If you are looking for other opportunities during this holiday period, 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.
