Volunteer Fairfax Offers Opportunities to Give Back on MLK Day

Volunteer Fairfax is hosting a Give Together: Family Volunteer Day on Monday, Jan. 16 and one of the events will be taking place right in Herndon.

The Fairfax 4-H, Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia and Maddie’s Blankets will be volunteering at the Herndon Senior Center for the MLK Jr. Day of Service.

The service day was created to introduce young children to volunteering and giving back to the community. Projects are designed for children from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and are geared toward families.

At the Herndon Senior Center volunteers will make beaded bracelets for children in the hospital, fleece tie blankets to donate to children and animals in need, and braided dog chew toys for animal rescue groups.

At the end of the day a reflection station will be available for families to think about the projects they worked on and reflect on the impact their service will have. Other volunteer opportunities will be located at Gum Springs Community Center and George Mason University.

Each location will have two volunteer shifts; from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Registration is full at the morning session for the Herndon Senior Center.

Register by visiting www.VolunteerFairfax.org, or email Elaine Lydick at elydick@volunteerfairfax.org, or call 703-246-3533.