Call to Action for 12/20/2024
Greetings, Prince William: Although we're in the holiday season, Martin Luther King Day isn't too far off, and the MLK Youth Community Choir is seeking students in grades K-12 to join the choir and make a joyful noise! Participants will rehearse for a pre-event concert at Chinn Park Regional Library on January 4, 2025, 1:30pm in the Community Room followed by a special performance at the Prince William Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta (PWCAC- DST) 40th Annual Dr. King Youth Oratorical Competition and Program being held January 18, 2025. Rehearsals have begun, but more participants are welcome - no tryout is needed! Please email pwc.mlkcommunitychoir@gmail.com to learn more. For details on the 40th annual program please visit www.pwcacdst.org/mlk.
· If you love helping others learn, we have a wonderful opportunity for you! The winter semester for BEACON for English Language and Literacy is currently underway! They're still urgently recruiting for a few In-Person and Online Evening Volunteer Teachers for this semester. One-day-a-week and two-day-a-week evening options are available at various class levels. Evening classes meet 7pm-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Manassas, Manassas Park, or on Zoom. No teaching or foreign language experience is required, and training is provided. To learn more, please sign up for a virtual information session at https://bit.ly/43zEFTv or contact Seth Mazzaro at (571) 428-2524 email smazzaro@osbva.org.
· The "Power of A Knock" can help a homebound senior get nutritious meals! Meals on Wheels urgently needs volunteers to deliver meals to homebound senior citizens on weekday mornings. Volunteers must pass a criminal and driving record background check. Routes take about 1.5 hours to complete, training is provided. You'll feel great when you find out how inspiring it is to serve this vulnerable population and make their day! Please visit www.pwcva.gov/department/area-agency-aging/volunteer for more information and forms. Please email tsolomon@pwcgov.org or call 703.792.4583 to learn more.
· The holidays may be here, but hunger never takes a holiday! The SERVE campus of Northern Virginia Family Service has an ongoing need for Food Recovery Driver volunteers age 21+to make routine pick-ups to rescue food from grocery stores and restaurants to help food insecure families. Shifts are Monday-Friday, 8am-12pm; their greatest need is for Monday drivers. Volunteers are asked to commit to at least one shift per week for at least six months or longer. Volunteers must have a valid driver's license and should be prepared to lift up to 50lbs. Ride along training with experienced volunteers or staff and vehicle provided. Just one day a week can make a life-long impact on a family in need! Please email ncannon@nvfs.org to learn more.
· The hard-working staff at Northern Virginia Food Rescue is looking for volunteers who are available to be On-Call to help with offloading large truckloads of food deliveries when they arrive at their warehouse located at 10535 Battleview Parkway, Manassas 20109. This role is vital in ensuring that they can quickly rescue and distribute food to families in need. Volunteers would be on call 7am-6pm with varying delivery times. Communication is done via text message when a delivery is on the way and help is needed. Volunteers should be prepared to lift heavy items. A brief mandatory training will be held for those volunteers selected for this position. You'll feel great knowing you're doing your part to help food-insecure families in our local community! Please text 571.370.3073 to let them know you're interested.
· Your office, group or club can provide the comfort of a hot meal during the winter months! 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 through March 30, 2025. Meals are needed each night and should be prepared off-site and dropped off at the shelter between 6:30pm-7pm. There are many openings in January, and you'll feel great providing 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 or call 571.677.2883 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.
