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This is not much however it meant a lot to me.  I was at the grocery store and had a cart with a fair amount of goods.  There was a gentleman behind me with 5 items, so I let him go first.  Then there was one with only one item so I let him goRead more

With one of the days off that ARG generously provided at the beginning of the year, I decided to take my car to be serviced.  I drive infrequently these days and my four month old battery has been losing enough juice in 3 days without driving that I’ve had to get a jumpstart from myRead more

I just ran up to CVS with my son to go to the ATM machine to get him cash, he is going to Lake George this weekend with a friend of his who is in our Covid bubble. I wanted to walk, he wanted to drive, so we compromised and took the Suburban. On theRead more

With no end to virtual learning in sight, one of the teachers at our school sent out a plea on Facebook for a second monitor. Staff was only given a single laptop and when they were presenting in Teams, they couldn’t see their students.  I reached out to the technology coordinator at the school toRead more

My neighbor takes care of her three grandchildren. Due to new COVID-19 school regulations, she needed to acquire a laptop for her grandchildren to use for homeschooling. So, I used my Random Act of Kindness funds to help her purchase a new laptop for her “students”. – Stephanie EvansRead more

Sweet Treats on the Street!Read more

I reached out to a distillery that is around the corner from me. They have been supplying Manassas (especially Old Town Manassas) with hand sanitizer to businesses. I donated my money to the next person who is in need of sanitizer. I am not out and about much to find someone to do a randomRead more

I was at the grocery store yesterday morning, doing my weekly shopping. I was checking out when I heard the clerk say to the young woman in front of me that her card was declined. She pulled out another one & he said um that doesn’t have enough to cover it either, so I askedRead more

Here are some photos from the mass pie peeling/production that I managed to accomplish in one day and on a covert solo mission. 😊 It was insane, but so much fun! Over 200 pounds of apples peeled in under 2 hours…I call that successful. It took about 2 hours on the chop/cook, then about 3Read more

We have been shopping for supplies every other week for the Friday ASPAN breakfast/lunch program at our church for a couple years, but work schedules have kept us from doing much else.  Now that we are working from home, I gave my husband a few kid free hours to focus on work (it is hisRead more