Tuesday, January 22, 2013
All donations, which will be collected at various locations, benefit non-profits and local food pantries.
Fairfax County has partnered with the MV Transportation company and local area grocery stores and non-profits to provide food donations for its "Stuff the Bus: Feeding Fairfax Families" campaign. The campaign, which is in its third year, according to a news release from the county, officially kicked off Monday and will run through Presidents' Day, Feb. 18. "Stuff the Bus is an important component in restocking pantries after the holidays," noted Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova in the release. "The need for healthy food is ever growing and the interest for Fairfax County residents to help is there, so we are happily providing the bridge to bring them together." The goal of the campaign is "to combat a drop of food donations …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Actor BD Wong fired up a crowd of grassroots volunteers Saturday morning before they canvassed Northern Virginia for the Obama campaign.
Volunteers campaigning Saturday for the reelection of President Barack Obama in Northern Virginia got a pep talk and thank you from the president through "Law & Order: SVU" star BD Wong. Wong, a “Surrogate for Obama,” spoke to a crowd of grassroots volunteers Saturday morning at the Falls Church campaign office. The television star shared his background with the group and urged them to work hard as they go door to door. “We really dig this guy, he’s awesome,” Wong told the crowd. “This is the first president in my lifetime that, when he speaks, I feel like he’s talking to me.” Dozens of people gathered at the campaign office, the largest in the state, before canvassing Northern Virginia getting people to register to vote and sharing …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Goldie Locks is sweet, playful, energetic and eager to please.
Since the loss of power in our region prevented so many from meeting Goldie last week, we are featuring this lovable pup again. We hope your power is back on, or will be very soon. _____ Hey there. My name is Goldie Locks, but my rescue friends all call me Goldie. I’m a Golden Retriever-Chow mix and weigh about 45 pounds, but still have some filling out to do. I’m only a year old and very much a puppy—sweet, playful, energetic and eager to please. I was rescued out of a shelter in Maryland, after being picked up as a stray. It's hard to believe that no one came looking for me, but here I am ready to find my new family and start my new life. Mutts Matter set me up with a seasoned foster mom, who started working with me right away on basic …
