Dozens of volunteers took part in a Nov. 19 backpack packing effort at the Massey Building in downtown Fairfax. The effort is part of Volunteer Fairfax’s annual A Celebration of Giving and Sharing program, which will provide backpacks filled with goodies to 1,100 students at Weyanoke and Woodlawn elementary schools.
The backpacks will be delivered to schools that were selected based on need. Nearly half of the students at Weyanoke and Woodlawn qualify for the free and reduced lunch program.
The delivery day is Thursday, Dec. 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and the celebration day is Friday, Dec. 12, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.