Send announcements or events, which are open to the public at no or minimal cost, to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 or e-mail loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call 703-917-6454.
The Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, is looking for teens who love to read for its Teen Reading Buddies program Mondays, Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 20 and 27, at 4:30 p.m. Call 703-777-0368.
The Loudoun Cooperative Extension is seeking volunteers to assist with financial education. Free classes will be offered Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, from 6-9 p.m. each evening, at the Loudoun Cooperative Extension Office. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Topics to be covered will include debt management, money management, reviewing credit reports, budgeting and bankruptcy. Contact Guy Johnson at Loudoun Cooperative Extension at 703-771-5419.
Loudoun Volunteer Services has changed its name to Volunteer Loudoun in an effort to better align itself with Leadership Loudoun, a partner organization that was founded by the former Volunteer Loudoun Board.
The name change also stems from a desire of the organization to be consistent with other volunteer centers both in the D.C. region and within the affiliation of the recently merged Points of Light Institute and HandsOn Network. For more information about Volunteer Loudoun, call 703-737-8424 or e-mail pivs@loudoun.gov.
The Loudoun Museum is seeking a number of dedicated volunteers for this year's 17th annual Hauntings event. Each year, costumed guides lead visitors through downtown Leesburg's historic, and reportedly haunted, sites. This year's walking tours will be Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25, from 6-10 p.m. The museum needs volunteers in all areas of the event including ticket sales, tour guides, storytellers and museum visitor services help. Call Beth Friedmann, museum administrator, at 703-777-7427 or e-mail bfriedmann@loudounmuseum.org.
Volunteer Loudoun announces a new board of directors to include a new slate of executive officers. New members Megan Descutner of HCA Capital Division; Bob Gleason of the Sterling community; Mike Kalasanckas of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; Melanie Miles of the Miles LeHane Group Inc.; and Joan Ziemba of George Washington University's Virginia Campus joined the board at its annual retreat, held at the Claude Moore Park Recreation Center in June.
The Heritage Farm Museum located in Claude Moore Park in Sterling seeks volunteers to serve as program assistants and instructors programs in their new interactive exhibit hall. Ask about internships for college and graduate school students; paid positions also available for qualified applicants. Call curator Katie Jones at 571-258-3800.
The Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to assist its blood collections staff at blood drives and blood donor centers. The volunteers will assist with customer service to donors and with caring for donors in the refreshment area after the donation process. This position is offered to people who are 14 years of age or older. Specific responsibilities include greeting donors and providing them with essential reading materials, serving refreshments and observing donors for post-donation reactions to giving blood. A free, brief training is provided.
Trainings are scheduled at Red Cross offices in throughout the various areas. To register for training or for more information, call the American Red Cross Volunteer Office at 1-800-272-0094, Ext. 1 or e-mail karlofft@usa.redcross.org.