Volunteers are needed at upcoming community events in April, May & June

Good Morning Prince William – Novant UVA Health System needs volunteers in their surgical services at the Manassas and Haymarket hospitals. They also need volunteers at the Aubergine Thrift Store in Old Town Manassas.  Come be part of the team benefitting the community. Please call (571) 284-1278 or go to novanthealthuva.org/giving/volunteering to learn more.

Area Agency on Aging needs volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels mid-day in both the Manassas and Woodbridge communities. Meals are delivered Monday – Friday.  They also need volunteer activity assistants at the Adult Day Healthcare Center for fun activities such as chess, checkers, dominos, and bingo and play musical instruments. Go to pwcgov.org/government/dept/aaa/pages/volunteer for more info.

Merrimac Farm needs volunteers to get their hands a little dirty on Saturday April 27th, 9am-12noon.  Please call (703) 490-5200 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn more.

Historic Manassas needs volunteers for the One Love Event April 26th 6pm-10pm, April 27th 7am-8:30pm and April 28th 10am-3pm.  This fun event includes activities at the pavilion, Jirani and at Centerfuse.  Most shifts are just a couple of hours. Please email Melissa at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn more.

Prince William County needs volunteers age 16+ for Shred Day at Chris Yung Elementary School on Saturday May 4, 9am-1pm. please email Deborah at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn more.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) needs volunteer actors for an emergency response exercise on Sunday April 28th at the Friendship Heights Metro Station. Volunteers age 13+ with their parent are welcome to pretend the situation of a stranded train in the tunnel. Please visit their event page for all the info at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wmata-regional-full-scale-exercise-volunteer-registration-tickets-57639268604

The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation needs volunteers for Field Day at the Farm Brewery on Saturday May 11th.  Come help with check-in, assist with games or clean-up.  Volunteers 10 and older are welcome with an adult or age 14+ without! Please visit their website at: sweetjuliagrace.org for more info.

Walk MS Manassas needs volunteers fon Saturday May 4 9am-12 noon to help with with registration, set-up, photography, singing the National Anthem and cheerleading. Please call Lexi at (202) 375-5615 for more info.

The wonderful folks at Serve Our Willing Warriors needs House Prep volunteers to prepare the Retreat homes for visiting veterans and their families.  With two Retreat houses available, there’s plenty of work to do, and it’s a wonderful way to thank our veterans for their sacrifices.  SOWW will also be holding a series of Beautification Days to spruce up the property for their guests.  Please visit https://willingwarriors.org/ or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn more.

Saturday May 4th is the annual Comcast Cares Day.  This year Leadership Prince William will fix up the ARC Child Care Center in Dale City.  They need tons of volunteers to help with this cause. Go to :leadershipprincewilliam.org/comcast-cares-day/ for all the info and to register for this event.

The Tough Mudder is coming to Silver Lake in Haymarket on June 1st & 2nd.  This team oriented 8-10 mile obstacle course will have thousands of participants. Volunteers are needed in lots of locations and duties.  Please visit their website to learn more at https://toughmudder.com/events/volunteer-information  You .can also email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.  This event is hosted by the PWC Office of Tourism.

Leesylvania State Park needs volunteers for their monthly shoreline cleanups to pick up trash and drift wood.  The next work day is May 18th.  Please register by calling the visitor center at (703) 583-6904 so they have your name to waive the entry fee of the park.

If you are looking for other opportunities, 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, Shelley can help with any individual or group projects and send you weekly updates if you’d like.  Shelley is at (703) 369-5292 ext. 2, and Bonnie can help you with opportunities available in Disaster Preparedness at (703) 369-5292 ext. 3.  Please visit our website at http://www.volunteerprincewilliam.org  Than.ks so much for all you do in our community.