Provided by Volunteer Prince William
The SERVE campus of Northern Virginia Family Service is in Urgent need of volunteers on Wednesday, June 28th, from 9:00 a. m.-1:00p. m. and 1:00-4:00 p. m. to help warehouse staff take a complete inventory of food and supplies in the 8,000 square foot warehouse. Up to 15 volunteers are needed each shift. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and should be prepared to do moderate lifting. This is a great one-time opportunity which will help the agency to improve its food assistance program to the 650+ households who visit each month for help! Volunteers can feel good knowing they are helping to make sure fresh food is given to families. Volunteers will also help identify urgent food needs for clients. Please click signup.com/go/TMXRPOP to sign up, or contact Navara Cannon at ncannon@nvfs.org
Save N Serve Thrift Store is closing their doors and volunteers are needed June 19-20 to help pack up the merchandise to transfer to another thrift shop. Shifts on Monday are 10:00 a. m.-1:00 p. m. and 1:00-4:00 p. m. Tuesday’s schedule is 10:00 a. m.-2:00 p. m. at the 10360 Portsmouth Road location. You need to anticipate moderate to heavy lifting. Please register at signup.com/client/invitation/6775657374/1923437/false#!1923437/false/false
You don’t want to miss this! Join in the fun with Super Hero Bunco Game Night on Friday June 30th, 5:30-9:00 p. m. at the Wellington Community Center. Sure to be a blast to support all the great programs at Project Mend A House. Please call Liz at (571) 264-9228 to reserve your tickets.
Meals on Wheels has an urgent need for drivers to deliver a warm meal at mid-day to a homebound senior. This is a fantastic job to meet a few neighbors and bring joy. You can sign up for a regular day or be a fill-in driver. It’s very easy to do by just picking up a few meals at either Senior Center kitchen and delivering them out to your route. It only takes two hours or so! If you are age 55+, then please call Jan at (571) 292-5307 to be part of the RSVP team. Adults age 54 and under please call Melodee at (703) 792-4583.
The food pantries are low just as kids are getting out of school and families will be more stressed to meet their basic needs. Please pick up a few extra basics of canned vegs, meats, pasta, sauces, cereal and such for both the SERVE pantry and the ACTS pantry.
Prince William SPCA is looking for interested candidates to serve on their Board of Directors. Must be dedicated, love animals and have willingness to carry out their mission. Commitment includes attending evening monthly Board meeting and serving on one program committee. Term is for one year. Please email pwspca@pwspca.org for a nomination form.
Prince William Health Department needs volunteers on Friday mornings, 8:00 a. m.-9:30 a. m. at the Woodbridge office to help with client screenings and referrals to their SBRIT Program. This program assesses the severity of substance use and identifies appropriate level of treatment. Please call Isabella at (703) 792-7341 to learn more.
Good News Community Kitchen in Occoquan has lots of volunteer opportunities to serve the hungry in Manassas and downtown DC. They also have several fun fundraisers coming up to support all of their programs. They are raffling off a 2017 red Mustang Coupe for just $20/ticket. They are having a wine tasting at the Bottle Stop Wine bar on June 26th as well. Check out their website tgnck.org for all the super activities and volunteer opportunities in the coming months.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please call 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 project and send you weekly updates if you’d like. Shelley is at (703) 369-5292 ext. 0, and Bonnie can help you with opportunities available in Disaster Preparedness at (703) 369-5292 ext. 3. Please visit our website volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
