Proceeds raised will be used to provide additional resources and programming for the library. There will be a free breakfast, a blood drive, kids' crafts and a Humane Society mobile adoption unit. At about 10 a.m., participants will fan out to work for several hours on various service projects. Volunteers are needed to clear trails, landscape planting beds, winterize parks and assist with craft activities at nature centers on Oct. 28 during VolunteerFest 2000, a community-wide day of outdoor service in Fairfax County. The Alexandria Office on Women needs caring men and women to volunteer with its domestic violence program and the city's Battered Women's Shelter.
Volunteers receive extensive training and support.
A one-year commitment is required. Volunteers are being recruited to help clients of Montgomery County's Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program which provides counseling and companion services at hospitals and police stations. Volunteers must be county residents, have a valid driver's license, and immediate access to transportation. A one-year commitment also is required. Foster Parents for Teens Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc., at 4406 Georgia Ave.