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Smyth to Sponsor Annual Providence District VolunteerFest

Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935, FAX 703-324-2010

Oct. 5, 2004

 

Smyth to Sponsor Annual Providence District VolunteerFest

 

On Saturday, Oct. 23, Providence District Supervisor Linda Q. Smyth invites the public to participate in the annual Providence District VolunteerFest. This is in conjunction with national Make A Difference Day, as well as Volunteer Fairfax’s VolunteerFest event. The theme is “Building Communities One Day at Time.” Throughout the day, Volunteer Fairfax is sponsoring volunteer opportunities countywide, some of which will occur in the Providence District. In addition to those events, the Providence District Office is coordinating its own volunteer activities that will occur in various locations throughout the Providence District.

Providence District Office events include:
• A food drive, coordinated with Supervisor Smyth’s office and the Capital Area Food Bank
• A book sale and bond referendum information session, coordinated with the Friends of Oakton Library
• Mini Golf, coordinated with Fairfax County Police Department and the Greater Merrifield Business Association
• Park projects, coordinated with the Fairfax County Park Authority
• A health fair, coordinated with INOVA/Health Care Advisory Board
• Winter clothes collection, coordinated with the Human Services Council
and the Mantua Elementary School PTA
• Archiving old photographs, coordinated with the James Lee Community Center, Virginia Tech scholars and the Tinner Hill Foundation
• Low impact development/Green Roof tour, coordinated with the Yorktowne Square Condominiums
• Computer Recycling Day, coordinated with EcoStewards Alliance
• VolunteerFest promotion, coordinated with the Providence Players

For detailed information on Providence District VolunteerFest events, including times and locations, call the Providence District Office at 703-560-6946, TTY 711, send e-mail to provdist@fairfaxcounty.gov or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/bos/pd/volunteer.htm on the county’s Web site.

FAIRFAX COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO A POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION IN ALL COUNTY PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES AND WILL PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UPON REQUEST. TO REQUEST SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, CALL 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935. PLEASE ALLOW FIVE WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE OF EVENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS