Good Morning Prince William - The Un Trim A Tree Holiday Gift Program needs your help in providing the simple of joy of the season of two toys to a needy child. We'll give you the child's name, age, gender, sizes and their two wishes. It's a great way to show your kids and grandkids philanthropy and its fun! Please visit our website: www.volunteerprincewilliam.org to learn more. All you have to do is tell us how many kids you want to shop for. We currently have 600 kids waiting for you with 10 days to go!
- Historic Dumfries needs volunteers to help with their Annual Christmas Parade on Saturday December 14th. Duties include coordinating, parking, flow of parade and traffic. The parade goes from Triangle Shopping Plaza in Dumfries to the Town Hall. Please call Yvette at (703) 221-3400 ext. 116 for more info. Volunteers must be age 18+.
- Catholic Charities still needs volunteers for their winter session that started last week and goes until March in the following areas: Monday mornings- childcare teacher, Tuesday evenings- ESOL teacher, Wednesday evenings - GED teacher, Thursday mornings and evenings - ESOL teacher. No prior experience needed as you'll receive all the training needed to be successful. Please email Emily at: Emily.Wood@ccda.net to learn more.
- The Prevention Alliance of Greater PW is looking for a volunteer to design logos and other marketing materials. The Alliance focuses on preventing substance abuse and promoting mental health. What a great opportunity for a college student home for the winter break! Please call Heather at (703) 792-7739 or hmartinsen@pwcgov.org to learn more.
- Wreaths Across America is Saturday December 14th. Volunteers are needed to lay wreaths throughout the National Cemetery's. To Volunteer at Quantico National Cemetery please register at: http://bit.ly/2QCrWMp or to volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery at: http://bit.ly/2reOQ1E.
- SERVE needs volunteers to make routine food pick-ups from area grocery stores and restaurants. You must be at least 21 yrs. old, have a valid driver license and lift up to 50 lbs. You will drive agency vehicles. Please email Navarra at: ncannon@nvfs.org to learn more.
- SERVE also needs groups of volunteers to provide meals to the 92 residents in the Family Shelter. You may cook the meals at the shelter or bring from home. Open dates in December is 12/31 for dinner. January dates include 1/1 for dinner, 1/2 for brunch and 1/12 for dinner. Please email Navarra at: ncannon@nvfs.org to learn more. This is the perfect opportunity for a group of friends and family to share the joy of a nice meal with the residents in the shelter.
- The Juvenile Justice Parenting Program offers classes to parents of teens exhibiting at-risk behaviors. Classes in Manassas are Tuesdays 12/3-2/4. Classes in Spanish in Woodbridge are Thursdays 12/5-2/6 and in English in Woodbridge Wednesday 2/5-3/25. Please visit: pwcgov.org/parenting for more info.
- Keep Prince William Beautiful needs a volunteer with a truck to help them recycle electronics at the landfill on any Wednesday. Please email Aleta at: adaniels@kpwb.org to learn more.
- The Martin Luther King Community Choir needs children in grades K-12 to sing in the choir. Rehearsals are 12/14 in Manassas at 1pm, 1/4/20 in Woodbridge at 1pm, 1/17 in Manassas at 7pm and the final on Saturday January 18th at the Hylton Memorial Chapel. This program concludes on January 20th at the 30th Annual King Oratorical Program. Please email: mlkcommunitychoir@gmail.com to learn more.
- Prince William Special Olympics is kicking off their winter programs this month that run until March 2020. The sports include Alpine Skiing, Basketball at Hampton Middle School on Wednesdays at 6:30pm and at Stonewall Middle on Saturdays at 4pm. The powerlifting program is at Potomac HS on Thursdays at 7:30pm. The floor hockey program is at GMU on Sundays at 5pm. There's still time to register your athlete and volunteer commitment by emailing Peggy at: areacoordinator@pwsova.org or Rose Ann at: outreach@pwsova.org.
- The Annual Christmas Bird Count is Sunday December 22nd starting at 7am at the Merrimac Farm, Cedar Run, Foggy Bottom, Nokesville Park, PW Landfill as well as portions of PW Forest Park, Quantico Marine Base and Fauquier County. You can help by identifying and counting birds or making chili and corn bread for the hungry birders at 11am at the Merrimac Stone House. Please RSVP at: alliance@pwconserve.org or (703) 499-4954.
- The City of Manassas needs volunteers for the Annual Winter Wonderland Train Show at the Candy factory December 13th-17th. Please call (703) 368-1873 to reserve your spot.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
