Please join us in supporting Danielle Hickey and her family as she fights Stage 4 cancer!
Read Danielle’s story here: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/daniellehickey
This is a virtual event. You can participate from anywhere in the world at any time you choose on February 14th. Bad weather where you are? Pick an alternate day of your choice or a different way to participate!
How to participate:
1. Register by sending a suggested donation of $25/person or $50/family via Paypal to willowsfordcares@gmail.com or Venmo to @WillowsfordCares with a heart comment. Willowsford Cares is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (some employers will match your donation!). All funds received will go to the Hickeys.
2. Choose how you’d like to participate:
– Run/walk a 5k in a safe location of your choice.
– Do a 1-mile fun run with your kids.
– Namaste in bed for 30 minutes to snuggle/sleep/reflect.
– Do something fun with your family.
For any of the above, wear your Danielle’s Tribe t-shirt or anything purple, white, pink or red!
3. Post a public pic to social media when you finish your challenge with the hashtag #YouveGotThisDanielle. Or you can post it here on the event page!
Any questions? Message us or email willowsfordcares@gmail.com.
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NEST Inspires is a leadership program with a mission to Network, Empower, Succeed, and Transform! Join NEST for a free virtual workshop on “Samurai Mindset Masterclass” presented by motivational speaker, Uma Panch from Sydney, Australia! All attendees will receive e-certificates for the workshop. Spots are limited.
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3pXYuPF
When: Saturday, March 27th
Time: 6 PM EST
Age: All Ages Are Welcome
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87254914945?pwd=WFgwRE5QN011SzI3R29BUE5TMjNaQT09
Meeting ID: 872 5491 4945
Passcode: 728410
**Participants will receive 1 hour of community service**
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@nest4us.org!
Donations will be accepted one day only on Saturday, August 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at four locations: Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg; Inova Loudoun Hospital – Cornwall Campus, 224 Cornwall Street, Leesburg; Middleburg Charter School, 101 N Madison St, Middleburg and Loudoun Valley High School, 340 N Maple Ave, Purcellville.
A variety of items will not be accepted this year. For a complete list of acceptable donations and for more details about the sale, please visit www.ladiesboard.org or call 703-771-2985. VIP ticket sales and the Rummage Sale benefit Inova Loudoun Hospital and nursing scholarships.
Join Dr. Nauman Akhtar, board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon and Medical Director of Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Joint Replacement Program, for an informative virtual lecture and interactive Q&A session about the latest advances in computer navigated and robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements. Learn how MAKOplasty® Total Hip and Knee technology can help patients improve mobility, minimize pain and enjoy a more active lifestyle.
Participation is free.
Register at inova.org/AskTheExpert or call 1.855.MY.INOVA (855.694.6682). Zoom log in details will be e-mailed after participants register.
The nonprofit, One Family Gives, has teamed up with The Pub in Purcellville to raise money for 10 military families.
There will be raffle tickets for merchandise and a grand prize to win a private party with a new vintage 1946 Chevy tap truck. A dollar per pint will go to One Family Gives to purchase the gifts for those military families in need this holiday season.
One Family Gives is a non-profit that aims to help families and individuals in need. To learn more, visit: onefamilygives.com.
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The Loudoun County Animal Shelter will host a fee-waived adoption event to get homes for as many animals as possible before the holidays.
The adoption event will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18. The day-long event will take place at Loudoun County Animal Services’s new shelter at 42225 Adoption Drive in Leesburg.
Loudoun County Animal Services announced that they would also take in dogs and cats from under-resourced shelters around the area before the event to help as many animals in need find a home for Christmas.
The 66th annual Leesburg Halloween Parade, hosted and organized by the Leesburg Kiwanis Club, will be held on Monday, October 31, through downtown Leesburg.
The parade will begin at 6 p.m., starting in the front field at Ida Lee Park and proceeding down King Street to Fairfax Street.
King Street will be closed to traffic from Battlefield Parkway to Catoctin Circle, beginning at 5:30 p.m. No cross traffic will be allowed across King Street during the parade. The street will be reopened once clean-up operations by the Town’s Public Works Department are completed. Motorists should plan on alternate travel routes during this time and follow the designated detours.
Those attending the event are encouraged to bring food donations for Loudoun Hunger Relief, who will collect items towards the end of the parade. Please visit www.loudounhunger.org for a list of most needed items.
Leesburg’s Halloween parade is one of the oldest in the eastern United States, first held in 1957. For more information about the event, including participation guidelines and registration forms, please visit www.leesburgkiwanis.org.
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Loudoun County, VA– The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) will hold the 10th Child Safety Day in partnership with the Town of Leesburg Police Department on Nov. 5, 2022, at the Village at Leesburg.
This free event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. and will feature emergency vehicles and displays from the LCSO, the Leesburg Police Department, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Office of the Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney, Loudoun County Child Advocacy Center, Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter, Loudoun Child Protective Services, Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Inova Loudoun Hospital Pediatrics, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the Ryan Bartel Foundation.
Many of the displays at Child Safety Day will provide information to parents on how they can protect their child from becoming a victim of a crime.
This year the LCSO will again invite Loudoun youth to “lend a hand in fighting crime” by dipping their hands in non-toxic, washable paint and placing their handprints on a sheriff’s office patrol car.
The event will also include live entertainment and games.
The Village at Leesburg is located at 1602 Village Market Boulevard, SE, in Leesburg, VA.
Mission: Wish – a new Musical created by A Place To be Music Therapy, starring a cast of A Place To Be performers. With three original songs, this humorous production will get your holidays started off with some inspiration, laughter and fun!
All holiday events will be held on the Plaza in front of the WISH Tree and it’s free!
Event Dates:
Friday, December 2
Friday, December 9
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On Sunday, Oct. 8, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 37018 Glendale Street in Purcellville, is hosting their annual Bless the Pets event in celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, nature’s saint. This special service will be at 9:30 a.m., rain or shine. The community is invited to bring their animal friends of all sizes to be blessed.
“This annual event is an opportunity for church members and community friends to remember St. Francis’ devotion to God’s creatures and bless those that are such a blessing to us,” said Father Tom Simmons, of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Rescue groups PetConnect and HART will have a several animals available to adopt and provide loving homes to these deserving creatures.
Please be sure that small animals are in a proper carrier and large or potentially quarrelsome animals are properly restrained.
More information can be found at www.stpetes.net.