Calling all railroad enthusiasts! Historic Manassas is hosting the Heritage Railway Festival on June 4, and volunteers aged 16+ are needed from 6:30 am to 4 pm.
When Fredericksburg City Public Schools first put together a Family and Community Engagement Committee back in 2018, its goal was to bring more families into school buildings to volunteer and participate in their childrenâs education.
âAll that has changed because of COVID-19,â said Sandra Gillenwater, supervisor of community engagement and elementary programs for the city school division.
Since last summer, the committee and its related subcommittees have been trying to meet the needs of a school community separated by the pandemic.
âFrom the onset, [those needs] havenât changed very much,â Gillenwater said. âAt the very beginning, [the need was for] technology. Since then, itâs been food and meals and as time has gone on, weâre seeing a lot of concerns about clothing, especially cold-weather clothing.â