Every year, Give Choose highlights non-profits in the community and draws much needed attention and funding for the wonderful work they do. While the official day for Give Choose is March 16th, you can make your donations early. There are 115 non-profits participating this year.
Learn more about how you can help here:https://www.givechoose.org/index.cfm
Great Country Farm is hosting an in-person egg hunt. This year’s egg hunts will be by time slot so guests can enjoy a relaxed, socially distanced hunt for treasures.
The egg hunts are broken down into two age groups. There is one for 2 & 3 year olds and one for 4 to 10 year olds. The egg hunts includes up to 25 treat filled eggs per child. One adult may enter the hunt area to assist their child.
For more information visit: https://greatcountryfarms.ticketspice.com/easter-egg-hunt-marshmallow-harvest-2021
What’s better than waking up with the kids on Easter morning to discover your yard is covered in brightly colored, candy and trinket filled eggs? Not having to sneak outside and scatter eggs yourself without getting caught is certainly a big help!
For a $50 donation, Friends of Loudoun County Animal Services will deliver 30 eggs to your yard on Saturday night and place them in an area designated by you. They will text you before arrival to let you know they’re on the way, and again when they’re leaving so you know the job is done.
The bunny helpers are stuffing eggs now in preparation for the big night! Sign up now to secure your spot and to support a good cause!
Organized by the Historic Waterford Foundation, this in-person walking tour will focus on the history and architecture of the village of Waterford, focusing on Black History Sites. Waterford was within the part of Loudoun County known as the Underground Railroad route. It was also a haven for free Blacks. Settled by Quakers, the village offered more opportunities for African Americans than most other places in the south. Black historic sites in the village are numerous, and include Second Street School, a one-room school funded by Quakers; a Freedmen’s Bureau which served Black residents from 1867 to 1957; and the John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, a Gothic Revival church built by and for African Americans in 1891. The town has many other well preserved homes and workplaces where free and enslaved African Americans lived and worked.
The tour is organized and conducted by the non-profit Waterford Foundation, which has played an important role in revitalizing Waterford and providing information and tours for the public.
Open to the public.
Tickets $20, $15 for Children ages 12 and under. Registration required
https://aianova.org/event.php?eventID=2239
JWCL will be hosting a free homecoming dress event in the Teen Center at Rust Library. Please help spread the word!
There are hundreds of beautiful, brand new and gently used dresses available to give away to teens. The event is Saturday, September 18th, 12-4 pm.
No reservations or appointments needed. The event is free to attend with a free dress to take home. Dressing rooms are available.
Also, if you’re interested in volunteering for this event, please contact jwclva@gmail.com.
There’s been a critically low blood supply throughout the pandemic, not just for Inova but across the country, and the instability of blood inventories continues to escalate.
Blood donation takes less than an hour and can save up to three lives. More than 250 blood donations are needed each day to support patients in our community. There is no substitute for blood. Inova is experiencing a severe blood shortage in our community and we are urgently requesting your help. Your donation can save up to three lives. All blood types are needed but there is a desperate need for Type O and Type B blood.
Please call today to make an appointment.
Call 1-866-BLOODSAVES (1-866-256-6372) or visit www.inovablood.org.
Enjoy a special tour of the Mansion at twilight with the house fully decorated for the holidays. Hear about past holiday traditions at Oatlands during the guided tour. Don’t miss this chance to see Oatlands in a different, festive “light”!
Twilight Tour Dates: Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17
Tour Times: 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm.
*Tours are $60 for the first three guests, or $20/person for over 4 guests. Students (6 to 18 years of age) are $10 a person. Children 5 and under are free.
On arriving to Oatlands, please pull into the parking lot to the right off the main drive and check in with the front desk staff at the visitor center about 15-minutes prior to your tour. Here you can get a drink of water, and use the restrooms before advancing on to the main house, a brief walk through the trees.
Celebrate the holidays and get your groove on with the Jingle Bell Rock & Run. Run the races or bring your little ones for the 1-Mile Jammie Jingle! Then, enjoy loads of fun at the after party. Let your kids meet with Santa and take part in the festivities that will be sure to put you in the holiday spirit.
There are over $5,000 in awards and prizes!
5K & 10K Swag
Custom high-quality Tech-Race Shirt
Race Bib
Digital Race Certificate
FREE Race Photo at FX Pictures Booth
1-Mile Jammie Jingle Fun Run
Race Bib
Holiday Dogtags
$5,000 in Awards and Prizes
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CHARITY BENEFICIARY: INOVA Life with Cancer
INOVA Life with Cancer’s purpose is to enhance the
quality of life of those affected by cancer by providing
evidence-based education, support, wellness programs
and integrative therapies.
Enjoy a special tour of the Mansion at twilight with the house fully decorated for the holidays. Hear about past holiday traditions at Oatlands during the guided tour. Don’t miss this chance to see Oatlands in a different, festive “light”!
Twilight Tour Dates: Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17
Tour Times: 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm.
*Tours are $60 for the first three guests, or $20/person for over 4 guests. Students (6 to 18 years of age) are $10 a person. Children 5 and under are free.
On arriving to Oatlands, please pull into the parking lot to the right off the main drive and check in with the front desk staff at the visitor center about 15-minutes prior to your tour. Here you can get a drink of water, and use the restrooms before advancing on to the main house, a brief walk through the trees.
Enjoy a special tour of the Mansion at twilight with the house fully decorated for the holidays. Hear about past holiday traditions at Oatlands during the guided tour. Don’t miss this chance to see Oatlands in a different, festive “light”!
Twilight Tour Dates: Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17
Tour Times: 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm.
*Tours are $60 for the first three guests, or $20/person for over 4 guests. Students (6 to 18 years of age) are $10 a person. Children 5 and under are free.
On arriving to Oatlands, please pull into the parking lot to the right off the main drive and check in with the front desk staff at the visitor center about 15-minutes prior to your tour. Here you can get a drink of water, and use the restrooms before advancing on to the main house, a brief walk through the trees.