Saturday, August 25, 2012
ACTS Inc. (Action in Community Through Service of Prince William, Inc.) is hosting a talk today at 7 p.m. in Dumfries featuring two cyclists traveling cross-country for Suicide Awareness.
Cyclists Thomas Brown and Zachery Chipps are biking cross country to bring attention to and prevent suicide. The Arizona residents' incredible 7,000 mile journey began in March at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Now a few weeks before the beginning of Suicide Awareness Month in September, the two are in Northern Virginia, said Vicki Graham, director of the ACTS Inc. Helpline. ACTS Inc. (Action in community Through Service of Prince William, Inc.) is a not-for-profit organization benefiting the Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park purposed to help alleviate human suffering. ACTS has also hosted suicide survivor groups for family members of those who have taken their own lives, Graham said. Brown and Chipps reached out …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The merger will offer a full spectrum of resources to the community.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Lauren Jost
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Service (SAVAS) of Prince William will become a program under the Action in Community Through Service (ACTS) umbrella on July 1. SAVAS has been providing assistance and support to victims of sexual assault and their families since 1983. The advocacy group serves residents of Manassas Park, Manassas and Prince William County. “SAVAS and the ACTS /Turning Points Domestic Violence Program have been working closely together in state and local coalitions for many years. This merger will maximize the community's resources while offering a full spectrum of services to victims of violence,” according to a press release from ACTS. “SAVAS aligns with the ACTS mission to provide relief, foster hope and promote …
The merger will offer a full spectrum of resources to the community.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Lauren Jost
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Service (SAVAS) of Prince William will become a program under the Action in Community Through Service (ACTS) umbrella on July 1. SAVAS has been providing assistance and support to victims of sexual assault and their families since 1983. The advocacy group serves residents of Manassas Park, Manassas and Prince William County. “SAVAS and the ACTS /Turning Points Domestic Violence Program have been working closely together in state and local coalitions for many years. This merger will maximize the community's resources while offering a full spectrum of services to victims of violence,” according to a press release from ACTS. “SAVAS aligns with the ACTS mission to provide relief, foster hope and promote …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Grace United Methodist Church (GUMC) will be receiving nearly 50,000 pounds of potatoes that will be distributed to local food banks and residents in the community; baggers and sorters needed.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Erin Gibson
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Grace United Methodist Church (GUMC) will be receiving nearly 50,000 pounds of potatoes that they plan to distribute to local food banks and residents in the community. Debbie Cali is the Mission Chair at GUMC and said she was given 46,000 pounds of potatoes from a farmer in Maine. The truckload of potatoes is expected to arrive at GUMC early Sunday morning and Cali said the church could use some volunteers to help sort and bag the spuds for area food banks and local residents to pick up—for free. "We have some [food banks] from the D.C. area that are coming, but mostly from our area, including SERVE, ACTS, Reston Interfaith and several different churches that have food pantries," Cali said. "I think it is a really great opportunity," she…
Saturday, August 20, 2011
More students also met the test's benchmarks.
Virginia's high school graduates are outperforming their peers on the ACT, according to a report released this week by the Virginia Department of Education The standardize college entrance exam, which tests students in English, math, reading and science is scored on a scale of one to 36. High school students across the country averaged a composite score of 21.1 while Virginia students—public, private and homeschooled—averaged 22.3, according to the department of education. This is the fourth year that Virginia students have performed above the national average on the tests. Students testing in Maryland averaged 22.1; in Washington DC, 20. The state's public school students alone taking the test out performed national students as well, …
Jamie M. Rogers
8:45 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012
Thanks so much Jimm! I didn't make to the event today, but I'm sure it was inspirational. more ›