City Provides Services for Spring Clean-Up in April
April is Spring Clean-Up Month in Fairfax, and the city provides many services to assist residents with spring cleaning. Information: 703-385-7995.
Clean-Up Day — Residents and businesses can help the city spruce up for spring by cleaning up their neighborhoods or any public areas in the city. Choose Spring Clean-Up Day, April 30, or any day in April during Spring Clean-Up Month.
Individuals or community groups wishing to participate should call 703-385-7995 or e-mail Heather.Turley@fairfaxva.gov to register and to receive free trash bags and arrange collection of materials. The city also provides safety support for citizens cleaning up along major streets.
Curbside leaf collection — Curbside leaf collection is provided in the city on Tuesdays in April. Please rake leaves loose to the curb. Bagged leaves will not be collected in April. Leaf-collection trucks will circulate through city neighborhoods April 5, 12, 19 and 26. There is no set collection schedule.
Please keep stones, branches and other large items out of leaf piles — they damage equipment and endanger workers’ safety. However, light yard debris may be included.
Arbor Day tree planting — Come celebrate Arbor Day at 10 a.m. Friday, April 29 as the City of Fairfax plants a tree at Providence Elementary School, 3616 Jermantown Road.
Don’t bag it — To save time and money, leave grass clippings on the lawn. Clippings can supply as much as 25 percent of the lawn’s fertilizer requirements. Use a mulching mower, or mow every five to seven days so grass clippings will be short enough to blend with the rest of the lawn.
St. George’s to Host Community Breakfast, Easter Egg Hunt
St George's United Methodist Church is holding their second annual Community Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26. Both events are free and everyone in the community is invited. The pancake breakfast begins at 8:30 with the Easter Egg Hunt starting at 10 a.m. Both events will be held on the Church grounds at 4910 Ox Road, Fairfax--vicinity intersection of Ox and Braddock Roads. Easter Egg Hunt age groups range from newborn to 10 years of age. Parent/legal guardian should escort children under the age of 2 during the Easter Egg Hunt. There will be children's activities to go along with the breakfast and egg hunt.
Tickets on Sale for Volunteer Service Awards
Join Volunteer Fairfax, Chairman Sharon Bulova and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and other community leaders at the 24th Annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards Breakfast on Friday, April 8. This celebration of service will take place at The Waterford at Springfield, 6715 Commerce Street, Springfield, from 8-10 a.m. The event is open to the public and tickets are now available online. Early Bird ticket price is $45 through March 13 and $50 beginning March 14. Deadline to purchase is April 4 at 5 p.m. Join us as we honor the stars that shine, the volunteers who make our community a better place to live, work and play. For information and tickets click www.volunteerfairfax.org or https://ssl.charityweb.net/volunteerfairfax/event/2015vsatickets.htm.