Location: 8739 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia 22031 (Supervisor's office)

Drop off time: October 18 - October 24 - 24 hours a day.

Please stop by the office, meet the Supervisor and her staff (Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) and bring a non-perishable item to donate to the Capital Area Food Bank.

6. Winter Clothes Collection, coordinated with the Human Services Council
and the Mantua Elementary School PTA

Location: Providence District Public Schools drop off (please check with your school to see if they have a drop box).

Time: October 18 - October 23 during school hours and all day October 23.

The Fairfax County Human Services Council will be conducting a clothes drive that will benefit area shelters. Due to the mid-winter shortages of children's socks, gloves, scarves and hats; the Council is requesting donations of new items.

Location: 2854 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, Virginia 22124 (Unity of Fairfax Church)

Time: October 23 from 10 a.m. -3 p.m.

The Friends of the Oakton Library are requesting donations of books for their book sale drive. Books can be dropped off at the Church at 9 a.m. on October 23 or by appointment (call the Supervisor's office).

7. Archiving old photographs, coordinated with the James Lee Community Center
and the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation

Location: 2855 -A James Lee Street, Falls Church (off of Annandale Road - computer club house).

Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, in conjunction with the James Lee Community Center, will be documenting old pictures for historical records (including an oral history by Virginia Tech scholars). Volunteers are asked to share their pictures which will be scanned at the Center and will be kept at the Foundation for future use.

More information

Location: 3001 Chichester Lane, Fairfax, Virginia 22031 (Fairhill Elementary School)

Time: 1:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Fairfax County Police Department and the Greater Merrifield Business Association would like to take this opportunity to invite area children to enjoy a round of golf with mentors in the community. A school bus will pick up the children at Fairhill Elementary School, take them to the Jefferson District Park and then return them to the school. For additional information, please call the Supervisor's office.

8. Low Impact Development/Green Roof Tour, coordinated with the Yorktowne Square Condominiums

Location: 2905 Charing Cross Road, Falls Church (Yorktowne Square office)

Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Yorktowne Square members are asking for up to 6 volunteers to help weed, plant and mulch the certified habitat and the rain garden at the Yorktowne Square Condominiums. From 12 p.m. -1 p.m. volunteers are welcomed to join Jeanette Stewart on a tour of the green roof and rain garden.

Time: All park projects are scheduled from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Volunteers: children under 16 need to be accompanied by an adult.

Contact for further information: Dan Sutherland, 703-324-8597

• Accotink Stream Valley: pruning site lines at trail heads along stream valley
• Accotink Stream Valley Trail: perform repairs and clean up along the trail.
• Blake Lane: resurfacing woodchip trail from the parking lot to the Off Leash Dog Run (320 ft X 8 ft - on the school site).
• Eakin Community: replenish resilient material in playground.
• Eakin Community: reestablish drainage swales within the park.
• Greenway Downs: cut down bamboo along upper trail, stack along roadside for pickup.
• Idylwood: remove trash and debris from wooded areas.
• Jefferson Village: cut down bamboo and clear deadwood, vines, etc. from fence line.
• Pine Spring: remove fallen limbs and deadwood from wooded area between path, school and apartments, and stack near road (Willow lane) for pickup.
  

9. Computer Recycling Day, coordinated with EcoStewards Alliance

Location: 2854 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, Virginia 22124 (Unity of Fairfax Church)

Time: 10 a.m. -3 p.m.

Contact: Supervisor Smyth's office

No place for your old computer? The EcoStewards Alliance is inviting volunteers to recycle their old computers on October 23. There is a $10 fee for monitors.

Location: 2855-A James Lee Street, Falls Church (off of Annandale Road - James Lee Community Theater)

Time: Performance dates are Oct. 15,16,22,23,29,30 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.

Contact: 703-425-6782 or providenceplayers@cox.net

The Providence Players are a community theater group who perform at the James Lee Community Theater. Their next performance is Heaven Can Wait and opens on October 15 and the Players would like to invite the community to an evening of entertainment. They will be promoting the Providence District VolunteerFest event.

Location: 3175-B Monticello Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042 (Kingsley Family Resources Center)

Time: See Web site for updated information

The Fairfax County Health Care Advisory Board in conjunction with INOVA hospital systems will be checking blood pressure and distributing health-related information.