Young Adult Mission Opportunity: Join Young Adults from Northern Virginia at REACH, a mission opportunity in the Roanoke Valley. Work will involve home repairs and full cost for the trip is $110 per person. You’ll probably need some extra cash for at least a couple of meals (Wednesday night and Saturday night) so plan accordingly. Email Herb, or call 703-820-7200 with questions. The group is currently hoping to drive down to Roanoke on Wednesday evening and return to N.VA on Saturday evening. The deadline to register has been set for Friday, May 25th so please contact Herb ASAP!
On Saturday, May 19th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon we’ll be participating in a weekend to Change the World by doing some invasive plant removal at Pohick Stream Valley. This is a trail/walking park that follows the stream. Please bring/wear closed toe shoes, gloves – work or garden, water bottles, and long pants (preferably jeans). Tools needed will be provided. We will meet at the circle drive near 5740 Mason Bluff Drive, Burke, VA at 10:00 a.m. If you do not see anyone in the circle drive, walk down the trail to the park on the north end of the circle. Bring some cash because we’ll probably grab some lunch together afterwards… For more info, please contact Rachel.
Young adults are also encouraged to participate in these ongoing WSUMC service events:
A.L.I.V.E.! — (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) serves over 12,000 Alexandrians annually with shelter; low-cost early childhood education and childcare; financial help for rent, utilities, medical care and other critical needs; emergency food; and deliveries of donated furniture and housewares. More than 700 volunteers a year from 42 religious congregations (including Washington Street) help ALIVE! fulfill the mission to put faith and love into action. (For questions about any of the below ways to volunteer for A.L.I.V.E.! through Washington Street Church, contact Deborah Patterson.)
A.L.I.V.E.! Furniture Delivery – One month of each year we are responsible for providing 4 strong persons to move furniture on a Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Volunteers will have direct contact with the Alexandria families they are helping.
March and August are the two months that WSUMC is responsible for helping fill the food pantry of A.L.I.V.E.! (although we send food and household items at other times of the year, too.) Items that are especially needed are: baby formula, baby food, canned meat (tuna, chicken, any protein), peanut butter, dried beans, cereal, canned fruit.
Walk for a Good Cause…………..Annual Walkathon in early May to benefit the ALIVE! Child Development Center (CDC). Step Alive! walkers gather at the First Christian Church, 2723 King Street, at 2:00 p.m. for a five mile walk through Old Town followed by a picnic. There are registration fees for adults and for seniors and youth. (There is no fee for children under 12.) Walkers are encouraged to raise additional funds through pledges of support from friends, family and associates. Pledge forms and additional information about the event are available on-line at http://www.alive-inc.org or by phone at 703-837-9300.
Last Saturday in the Month A.L.I.V.E.! Food Distribution at the Cora Kelly School Recreation Center (Commonwealth & Reed Avenues) to distribute food from the National Capital Area Food Bank and the USDA Food Program. Starts at 9:00 a.m. with a time commitment of 2-4 hours. This event does not occur in November and in December on regularly scheduled last Saturdays.
Turkey Trot, Thanksgiving Day. Race starts at 10:00 a.m. sharp at Cora Kelly Recreation Center (Commonwealth Reed Avenues). Please donate two nonperishable food items (cans, boxes) on race day. http://www.visitdelray.com/turkeytrot
Carpenter’s Shelter — On the 2nd Saturday of each month, we work with the Carpenter’s Shelter, a local homeless shelter at the corner of Henry and First Streets in Alexandria. Meal volunteers are responsible for providing, preparing, serving and cleaning up meals for approximately 75 people. The time commitment is usually 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Join in this meaningful outreach. Erin Lee or Kelli Back can tell you more.
