Call to Action - June 3, 2022
Greetings, Prince William - Jazz lovers! The Manassas Jazz Festival will take place June 18, 4pm-9pm at Harris Pavilion. Although it's slightly different this year with a Cotton Club theme, volunteers age 21+ are needed to help with set up, directional assistants, VIP attendants, ID checkers and tear-down crew. It promises to be an enjoyable evening of great jazz! Please visit https://bit.ly/3FOMV5Q to sign up; visit https://bit.ly/38XRtLL for more information about the event. Please email Beverly@historicmanassasinc.org to learn more.
- Do you have a "Shining Star" volunteer at your organization? Please consider nominating them for the 2022 Virginia Governor's Volunteerism & Community Service Awards! Nominations are open until 5pm, June 17, 2022. Ten categories are available for individuals and organizations to recognize outstanding service! Please visit https://bit.ly/3nPOCpq for more information and to submit your nomination. For more information, please email VirginiaServiceInfo@dss.virginia.gov.
- If you enjoy helping immigrants learn English, BEACON is recruiting virtual volunteers to teach Summer Conversation Classes online for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The three-week summer conversation classes are Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30am-11:00am and Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm-8:30pm; July 11th to July 29th. Volunteers teach once or twice a week and must plan their own lesson using materials provided by BEACON. No second language or teaching experience needed; experience using Zoom is a plus. Free, professional level training is provided. Mandatory training will be Saturday, June 11, 9am-12pm via Zoom. Volunteers must submit a volunteer application and pass a background check. Please visit https://bit.ly/3wcYjUY to submit an application, email Jmorazuniga@osbva.org to learn more.
- Do you enjoy working with the special needs population? Evan's Voice Community Center is holding their iCanSwim program June 20-24 at Prince William County Schools Aquatic Center, and they need 25 volunteers age 15+ to help conduct the sessions. Volunteers will work with swimmers 45 to 60 minutes. No experience with the disabled necessary, but volunteers must be comfortable being in the water. It's a terrific way to teach swimming and water safety to a population who otherwise might not receive this critical training! Please text 703.596.2411 or email icanswimpwc@gmail.com to learn more.
- If you're a social media guru, Historic Dumfries wants to meet you! They have an urgent need for a tech-savvy volunteer age 18+ who can address some issues they are having with their social media accounts. It's an interesting virtual opportunity and you'll feel great as you help this historic organization fix its accounts so they can keep communicating information, events and programming for children and adults. Please email Lisa at info@historicdumfriesva.org for more information on how you can help.
- The tiniest in our community need your help! HomeAid Northern Virginia is hosting their annual Builders for Babies diaper drive until Father's Day (June 19th). Help HomeAid reach their goal of 50,000 diapers and wipes! Donations can be delivered to HomeAid's office, 3684 Centerview Drive, Suite 110B, Chantilly 20151. Diapers can also be ordered from HomeAid's Amazon Wish List at https://amzn.to/3m1n5mA. On June 24th they will be distributing to roughly 20+ of their nonprofit partners in need in Northern Virginia and Winchester. Contributing items like diapers and wipes are vitally important anytime, but with prices rising as supply issues continue, there's no better time than now to help! Unfortunately, diapers and wipes cannot be purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Please contact Georgeanne at gharter@homeaidnova.org or 703.953.3529 for more information.
- Park West Lions Club needs volunteers age 14+ to support their weekly Bingo Games held Monday evenings, 5pm-10pm at their clubhouse located at 8620 Sunnygate Drive, Manassas 20109. Families are welcome to help out! Flexible schedules, there are a number of ways volunteers can support this weekly event which helps raise funds for this community service organization. Please call Jim at 571.436.3254 to learn more.
- "You ought to be in pictures…" The fun folks at PWC Solid Waste Division are looking for volunteer County residents of all ages (and pets, too!) to participate in filming a video on landfill safety. The filming date is Wednesday, June 8, 9:30am-12pm at the PWC Landfill, 14811 Dumfries Road, Manassas 20112. You'll have a fun time filming your "close-up" while promoting landfill safety to the public! Please send an email with your name, phone and a photo of yourself, your vehicle, child and pet (if applicable) to pwcrecycles@pwcgov.org by June 6. Please email DCampbell@pwcgov.org for more information.
- Saved Hands Foundation needs business-minded volunteers to help with resumes, event planning, admin, grant writing, network admin, and more! Hours are on weekdays and are flexible. You'll feel great as you provide clients the necessary tools and resources to realize their professional goals and personal growth! Please email savedhandsinc.2008@yahoo.com to learn more.
- You can show your love to our veterans! Willing Warriors in Haymarket needs Warrior Retreat Staging Team volunteers to help make their facility a "home away from home" for their veteran guests' families. This group meets every Wednesday 9:30am-12noon and Thursdays 1pm-3pm. Activities include folding laundry, making beds, replenishing supplies, light cleaning projects, and socializing. You'll feel wonderful as you provide our veterans and their families a place to reconnect with their family and friends, enjoying each other's company away from a hospital setting. What a terrific way to give back to your community and thank service members and their families for all they have sacrificed for our country! Willing Warriors also needs skilled and licensed Handymen, Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Builders, and Contractors every Thursday 9:00am-12noon for maintenance on the Retreat grounds. Please email Faith at volunteer@willingwarriors.org to RSVP and 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.
