Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day
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Volunteer Fairfax is hosting its third annual Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day, Presented by UnitedHealthcare and would like to invite students and families from your school to participate. The event will be held on January 16, 2012, in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Inspired by his famous words “Everyone can be great because anybody can serve,” Volunteer Fairfax has created this event to give families an opportunity to work together to help enrich the community.
The event is expected to assemble over 1,000 parents and children. George Mason University will be one of three locations hosting this event along with Gum Springs Community Center in Alexandria and the Herndon Senior Center. Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day is geared towards families with elementary-aged children. Families can enjoy working together to help give back to the community, while providing an experience that can teach younger children about volunteerism.
The participating agencies at George Mason University are The Holiday Project, Inova Health Systems, The Library Foundation and FACETS. Projects will range from creating Valentines for people in nursing homes to making hypothermia prevention kits for people experiencing homelessness. A reflection station will be available at the end of the day for families to think about the projects they completed and reflect on the impact of their service. Each location will have two shifts to help maximize the time spent at each station: Shift 1 (10:30a.m.-12:30p.m.) and Shift 2 (1:30p.m.-3:30p.m.).
Register today by visiting www.volunteerfairfax.org. For more information, please contact Elaine Lydick at elydick@volunteerfairfax.org or (703) 246-3533.
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January 16, 2012 will mark the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. As he once stated, “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve,” including children. Volunteer Fairfax invites you to its third annual Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day, Presented by UnitedHealthcare on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2012. This year the event will be expanded to three different sites: George Mason University, Herndon Senior Center and Gum Springs Community Center in Alexandria. Families enjoy the opportunity to give back to the community by working on service projects provided by various nonprofits from the region. Projects range from writing cards to deployed military personnel, to making beaded bracelets for hospital patients. The event will be divided into two shifts: Shift 1 (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) and Shift 2 (1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Families with elementary-aged children are encouraged to attend this event. Registration is available on the Volunteer Fairfax website at www.volunteerfairfax.org. Questions and requests for additional information should be directed to Elaine Lydick at elydick@volunteerfairfax.org or (703) 246-3533.
