Community Service
WOW Fauquier is dedicated to supporting our community.
WOW Community Service Meeting ~ The 2nd Monday of each month at 7 PM (to approx. 8:30) in the Community Room at The Oaks, 305 Oak Springs Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186. Map
The Community Room is located on the first floor of the building at the far end of The Oaks parking lot.
We meet to discuss and plan our community service projects and activities.
Come join us!
Thank you to The Oaks for allowing us to use their meeting facilities!
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Upcoming Fundraisers and Projects:
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Recent Fundraisers and Projects:
December 2011 ~ The Warrenton Christmas Parade
& "Season of Giving" Project
A wonderful tradition, and a fun holiday event! WOW took over organizing the parade in 2008. In 2009, we added a community service element, called "Season of Giving". Through this project, WOW unites the community in the true spirit of the holiday, assisting community members in need, by raising funds to support a local non-profit organization.
2011 Parade Beneficiary ~ Community Touch, Inc. - Providing food, clothing, shelter and assistance to Fauquier and our surrounding counties.
December 2011 ~ Operation Christmas at Community Touch
Through Operation Christmas, WOW brings the joy of the holiday season to the transitional housing residents. WOW members donate their time, decorations, refreshments, filled stockings or gift cards for the children, and provide framed family holiday photos to the residents. Together, WOW Members and C.T. residents decorate the facilities, and enjoy holiday music and treats. It's a wonderful evening, filled with holiday cheer!
Since 2008.September 2011 ~ Evening Under The Stars
Main Street, Warrenton is closed and decorated (lots of little lights), a brass band plays at the court house, and guests dance and socialize "under the stars". Organized by the Partnership for Warrenton, "Evening Under the Stars" is an elegant evening affair enjoyed by community members, as well as a fundraiser for downtown community events and activities like "Gum Drop Square".
This year, WOW organized and provided the volunteers to staff the registration tables.
August 2011 ~ FISH School Supply Drive
Since 2008, WOW members have supported FISH (Fauquier Immediate and Sympathetic Help) in their quest to provide school supplies to needy students across the county. This year, WOW members contributed fifteen fully stocked backpacks for local students from kindergarten through high school, and provided volunteers to help with the organization and distribution of the backpacks.
April 2011 ~ 3rd Annual Luau Bunco ~ Ladies Night Out link
Thank you to all the lovely ladies that attended our bunco fundraiser! What a wonderful time, and what a successful fundraiser!
Thank you also to the businesses that supported the fundraiser with prize donations!!
WOW Fauquier presented a check for over $2400 to Hospice Support of Fauquier County.
Visit: www.Hospicesupport.org for more information on Hospice Support of Fauquier County.
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Ongoing Projects:
Community Touch
WOW supports Community Touch's transitional housing program in several ways.
- Through their adopt-a room program, WOW members donate their time and supplies, to clean, paint, refurbish and decorate rooms, prior to the arrival of new tenants.
- Through Operation Christmas - WOW brings the joy of the holiday season to the transitional housing residents. WOW members donate their time, decorations, refreshments, filled stockings or gift cards for the children, and provide framed family holiday photos to the residents. Together, WOW Members and C.T. residents decorate the facilities, and enjoy holiday music and treats. It's a wonderful evening, filled with spirit of the holiday! Since 2008.
- WOW members donate supplies, clothing, and housewares for C.T. transitional housing residents, and for distribution within the community through The Arc and their community thrift shop.
- WOW also supports Community Touch on an emergent need basis.
Fauquier Family Shelter
WOW supports the Fauquier Family Shelter on an emergent need basis.
Fauquier Free Clinic
WOW provides volunteers to cover reception/office assistance at the Fauquier Free Clinic on Tuesday mornings.
FISH School Supply Drive
Since 2008, WOW members have supported FISH (Fauquier Immediate and Sympathetic Help) in their quest to provide school supplies to needy students across the county. Last year, WOW members contributed twenty fully stocked backpacks for students from Kindergarten through High School, and provided volunteers to help with the organization and distribution of the back packs.
Habitat for Humanity ~ Women's Build
A group of WOW members support and participate in Habit for Humanity's Women's Build. Habitat helps provide affordable housing to community families in need.
The Warrenton Christmas Parade
A wonderful tradition, and a fun holiday event! WOW took over organizing the parade in 2008. In 2009, we added a community service element, called "Season of Giving". In the spirit of the season, through this project, WOW unites the community in a common cause - raising funds to provide basic necessities to those less fortunate within our community during the holiday season.
2010 Parade Beneficiary ~ The Fauquier Free Clinic ~ Giving the "gift of health". The project raised over $5500 for the Fauquier Free Clinic. Rob Marino, Fauquier Free Clinic Director, explained that with each $1 donation, The Clinic can provide $5 worth of healthcare services. So the $5500 collected will provide over $27,000 worth of healthcare services within our community! WOW!
2009 Parade Beneficiary ~ Fauquier County Food Distribution Coalition. WOW requested that the community donate funds and foods at the parade, to be distributed throughout the community through the Fauquier County Food Distribution Coalition. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate, and we had to cancel the parade - not once, but twice. Thanks to our sponsors (local businesses, organizations, and parade participants), we were still able to raise over $2100 for the coalition. Foods that were to be collected during the parade were delivered directly to the Coalition.
Thank you to all of our WONDERFUL sponsors, volunteers and participants!
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Completed Projects:
1st Friday ~ Main St, Old Town Warrenton
"Meet Your Main Street Merchants"
June 2010, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, WOW Fauquier County invited the community to stroll Old Town Warrenton and to get to know the main street area merchants. There were: Opportunities to meet our local merchants; to enjoy live Music; Craft Activities; Pampering Opportunities; Special in Shop Tastings; Open Houses and Special Sales; and a chance to earn a spin of our prize wheel, and possibly win one of our grand prizes!! Prizes were provided by participating Main Street Area Merchants.
Community Touch
In addition to the ways WOW supports Community Touch, that were listed in the ongoing section above...
In March 2010, WOW organized with Habitat for Humanity's Women's Build to install new cabinets at the transitional housing facilities. The old cabinets were then donated to Habitat to use for a home they were repairing.
In 2008, WOW held a bake sale at the annual C.T. auction to help raise funds. WOW members repaired and painted outdoor furniture at the housing facility.
Domestic Violence Shelter Fund - Fauquier Faith Partners
April 2010 - 2nd annual Luau Bunco ~ Ladies Night Out
Thank you for supporting our Bunco fundraiser!! We raised over $1400 for for Fauquier Faith Partner's Domestic Violence Shelter Fund.
Fauquier County Food Distribution Coalition
2008 & 2009 ~ Through a monthly collection, WOW members provided clothing, toiletries and home goods for local distribution to families in need.
December 2010 ~ Winter Clothing and Bedding Drive
WOW members donated winter clothing items (coats, sweaters, gloves, boots, hats, etc.) and winter bedding (flannel sheets, blankets, comforters) for the FCFDC December distribution!
Fun for All Playground & 2nd Annual Fun For All Day
WOW supported the Warrenton Fields Association in their goal to build the Fun For All Playground, a playground for all children, adjacent to the Warrenton Aquatic & Recreation Facility (WARF).
Head Start /Bright Stars
WOW hosted a charity softball tournament in 2007 to benefit this program. WOW provided $2900 for new books, boxes of new and used books, hundreds of dollars worth of school supplies, and lunch certificates for staff members.
Warrenton 4th of July Parade
In 2008, WOW provided teen and adult volunteers to paint faces during the 4th of July celebration.
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MOW (Mothers of Wonder):
In addition to many of the organizations/projects listed above, members of our mother's group also support Operation Christmas Child, Fauquier County Relay for Life, Adopt-a-family, Adopt-A-Senior, and the March of Dimes - Walk for Babies. MOW also organizes an annual preschool fair and children's consignment sale.
WOW Group affiliations:
WOW Fauquier County is a member of the Fauquier Alliance for Youth.
WOW Fauquier County is a member of the Partnership of Community Resources.
WOW Fauquier County is associated with the Partnership for Warrenton.
