Syrian Refugee Blanket Drive

Purcellville (Loudoun County) Mayor, Bob Lazaro, visited Turkey as part of a cultural exchange.  When he visited a Syrian refugee camp, he was moved to find a way to help.  Mayor Lazaro wrote about his experience and initiated a blanket drive for the Syrian refugees being sheltered in Turkey. The blog entry can is at: http://boblazaro.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-saw-in-syrian-refugee-camp-how.html.

Blankets should be new or gently used, clean and folded.  The goal of the drive is to fill a shipping container that will be delivered to Turkey, where a relief agency will distribute the blankets to refugee families.

Donations will be gratefully accepted until NOON on Friday, December 6^th.

If you would like to donate financially, you can do so here:

http://hizmetrelief.org/syrian-refugees/

Blanket drop-off points are:

Loudoun County

County Government Center - 8:30AM to 5PM weekdays
1 Harrison St SE
Leesburg VA 20175

Sterling Offices of the Commission of the Revenue - 8:30AM to 5PM weekdays
21641 Ridgetop Cir
Suite 100
Sterling VA 20166

ADAMS Center - 8:30AM to 5PM - 7 days a week
46903 Sugarland Road
Sterling VA 20164

Fairfax County

8:30AM to 5PM Weekdays for all offices listed below:

Office of Chairman Sharon Bulova
Fairfax County Government  Center
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 530
Fairfax, VA 22035

Office of Mason District Supervisor Penelope A. Gross
Mason District Governmental Center
6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003

Office of Braddock District Supervisor John C. Cook
Kings Park Library
9002 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA 22015

Office of Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust
McLean Governmental Center
6649-A Old Dominion Drive, Mclean, VA 22101

Office of Lee District Supervisor Jeffrey C. McKay
Lee District Governmental Center
6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310

Office of Mt. Vernon Supervisor Gerald W. Hyland
Mt. Vernon Governmental Center
2511 Parkers Lane, Mt, Vernon, VA 22306

Office of Springfield Supervisors Pat Herrity
Springfield Governmental Center
6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152

Office of Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey
Sully District Governmental Center
4900 Stonecroft Boulevard
Chantilly, VA 20151

Annual Souk & Olive Harvest Celebration

Saturday, December 7
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  

The Jerusalem Fund
2425 Virginia Ave, NW
Washington, DC  20037

202.338.1958

This family-friendly event is free and open to the public! Celebrate the annual olive harvest in Palestine by purchasing bottles of fair-trade, organic olive oil imported from Palestine. Support the Herbawi factory in Hebron, the last remaining keffiyeh factory in Palestine, by purchasing their keffiyehs being sold at the souk. Enjoy the atmosphere of a Middle Eastern bazaar in Washington, DC!  Buy great gifts from Palestine, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey and many other countries. Jewelry, pottery, glass, textiles, art, and more, plus a special 2014 calendar. Henna painting, Middle Eastern food, and live music add to the ambiance.