Meals on Wheels needs drivers, ACTS needs flower beds removed, CASA needs volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children. There are many other needs for volunteers too.

Northern Virginia residents can be a “tourist in their own town” this summer by exploring regional sites via a new Virginia History Trails app in connection with the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution.

SERVE in Manassas has an urgent need for volunteers on Friday June 29th for the Annual Inventory of the food warehouse. CASA Children’s Intervention Services needs volunteer advocates. Love baseball? Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy needs volunteers to assist with a summer evening instructional league free to kids in DC. BARN and Serve Our Willing Warriors need admin volunteers.

Violins. Violas. Do you know the difference? What about cellos and harps? Do you know how many strings are on a harp? A few members of the Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra recently visited the Montclair Community Library to help give children an appreciation for and educational experience with classical music. They'll be at Central Library June 28 and Bull Run Library July 21.

Twenty young entrepreneurs ages 6-16 will showcase 21 businesses featuring new products and services on Sunday, June 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Eclipse Club at 5615 Wellington Road in Gainesville, according to Trish Driscoll, who has organized the event, open to the public. .

Virginia State Parks will offer activities June 23, the day of the "Great American Campout," to teach basic skills related to camping, including programs about campfire cooking, fire starting, camping basics, gear suggestions and the camaraderie of a campfire.

American Red Cross needs your help Saturday June 9th for its smoke detector program at the Manassas Mobile Home Park. There are 107 homes in the community and Spanish speaking translators are crucial for the success of the program and safety of the families.

Visual Expressions: A Timeless Perspective, a mixed media exhibit featuring 11 local artists will be on exhibit June 13-July 13 at Center for the Arts in the historic Candy Factory building in Old Town Manassas, at 9419 Battle Street. Visual Expressions is an “over 55” community art group that originated in Prince William County. It was established in 2014 to promote creative endeavors to stimulate the mind, reduce the effects of stress-related diseases, and slow cognitive decline.

On June 13 at 7:30 p.m., the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas will host the Heroes’ Voices National Poetry Contest Reading, an evening of live music and poetry that explores many perspectives on war, peace, and military service.The winning poems represent reflections on war, conflict, and service.

For the past seven years, Prince William County girls with disabilities have been given the unique opportunity to participate in a special pageant – the Miss Ability pageant, thanks to the volunteer efforts of Donna Notarantonio.