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Fire & Rescue’s Public Safety Expo in Celebration of Fire Prevention Week
This year’s Fire Prevention Week is Sunday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 12. In years past, the Prince William County Fire & Rescue System (PWCFRS) has invited the public to celebrate Fire Prevention Week (FPW) during our Open House held at various fire and rescue stations throughout the county; that tradition will continue.
PWCS Offers Early College Opportunity with the Collegiate High School
A partnership between Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) has paved the way for the launch of the Collegiate High School, a program that allows high school students to take college courses on NOVA’s college campus and earn credits while completing their high school education.
Call to Action: Local Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Prince William’s Fall Reverse Raffle & Dinner. Happening in two weeks – Volunteer Prince William’s Fall Reverse Raffle & Dinner in support of Untrim-A-Tree, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m. at Prince William County Fairgrounds, 10624 Dumfries Road, Manassas! Doors open at 6 p.m.; the raffle begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $100, and include dinner for two, two drink tickets per ticket and the opportunity to win prizes leading up to the Grand Prize of $10,000! It’ll be a fun evening of good food, networking, and a chance to win the Grand Prize, all to support a cause which will guarantee vulnerable children in our community have a Merry Christmas! Tickets can be purchased on volunteerprincewilliam.org. Please email UTAT@volunteerprincewilliam.org with any questions.
PWCS Environmental Literacy Program Awarded Educational Institution Sector Award
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) awarded Prince William County Public Schools’ (PWCS) Environmental Literacy Program with the Educational Institution Sector Award as part of the 2024 Climate and Energy Leadership Awards. “We are incredibly proud of the recognition our Environmental Literacy Program has received from the Metropolitan...
Keep Prince William Beautiful in the Community
Nothing better than a divide-and-conquer technique! KPWB teamed up for the second year in a row with the Data Center Coalition to have local volunteers from ten different data center companies serve our community environment. These volunteers split up to remove litter from around the Sowder Village Square shopping center in Manassas, and to plant 50 new trees within Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park. The tree species planted included:
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