End the Tax Season with a clean slate and support Loudoun Cares!

May 18, 2024
Sponsored by ROVER & Two Dogs Hauling

What better way to securely de-clutter your workspace or home office than a community Shred Event that supports Loudoun Cares?

Thanks to our good friends at ROVER and Two Dogs Hauling, we can offer an event to provide local business owners and residents a safe method to dispose of their unwanted records, documents and bulk items including:

• All paper
• File folders
• Notepads
• Envelopes
• Hanging files

NOTE: all metal should be removed from the above items

DATE: Saturday May 18, 2024
PLACE: DC Prime Steak & Lobster Parking Lot – 20120 Lakeview Center Plaza, Ashburn, VA 20147
TIME: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Suggested donation $10/banker box

Submissions are now open for the 5th Annual Art Auction!

All entries must be received by September 1, 2023

For more information: Click Here

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 20, 2023          

Loudoun Cares Announces 2023 Outstanding Volunteer Honorees
Celebrating over 80 Loudoun County Volunteers at Award Ceremony

LEESBURG, Virginia (April 2023) – Loudoun Cares is pleased to announce the 2023 Outstanding Volunteer Award (OVA) Honorees who were chosen from 63 nominations. Award categories include adult, senior, youth, and specialty. Further, four of our Loudoun County Board of Supervisors recognize a volunteer(s) in their district while the Chair-at-Large Phyllis Randall recognizes a volunteer from across the County. The annual  awards recognize Loudoun County’s volunteers for their outstanding contributions in making our community a place residents want to live, work, and enjoy.

Loudoun Cares will be recognizing more than 80 volunteers across 17 categories for their dedication and service throughout Loudoun County at the annual Outstanding Volunteer Awards reception at Belmont Place at the National Conference Center in Leesburg on May 5, 2023. Ms. Brenda MacEoin will be honored with the Judy Hines Service of a Lifetime award for her longtime dedication and service with LAWS Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services organization. This award honors volunteers having served Loudoun County for over 10 years. 

The event will be held from 5:00-8:00pm. Chair Phyllis Randall from the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will be the Distinguished Speaker while the event will be emceed by Tony Howard, President & CEO of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are $35/pp and can be purchased on the Loudoun Cares website at https://www.loudouncares.org/2023-ova-awards/. For more information, to purchase tickets, or inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please see the Loudoun Cares website at https://www.loudouncares.org/2023-ova-awards/ or contact valerie@loudouncares.org.

“I can’t tell you how much I look forward to this event each year,” says Valerie Pisierra, Loudoun Cares Executive Director. “The stories are inspiring and we are honored to be able to tell our community about these amazing volunteers right here in Loudoun County. Their service and dedication to this community needs to be celebrated!” 

The 2023 Outstanding Volunteer Awardees being honored are:

• Judy Hines Service of a Lifetime Award: Brenda MacEoin, LAWS Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
• Gabriella Miller Youth Volunteer Award: Mahsa Riar, Loudoun Coalition on Women & Girls
• Outstanding Adult Volunteer Award: Amy Ulland, Loudoun Wildlife Conservatory
• Outstanding Adult Volunteer Team Award: The Resourceful Woman, LAWS Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
• Outstanding Adult Public Safety Award: Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary
• Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award: Cynthia Colbert, Loudoun Hunger Relief
• Outstanding Senior Volunteer Team Award: John and Robin Peterson, Loudoun Habitat for Humanity
• Outstanding Veteran Volunteer Award: Gloria Martin, Loudoun Literacy Council
• Outstanding Volunteer Team Award: Travelers Aid – Dulles Airport
• Outstanding Volunteer Project Award: Park View Redo Crew, Park View High School
• Outstanding Volunteer Project Leader Award: Rich Ruckman, Loudoun Habitat for Humanity
• Outstanding Youth Volunteer Team Award: Claude Moore Community Builders
• Outstanding Youth Volunteer Team Award: Ashburn Youth Men’s Service League, All Ages Read Together
• Outstanding Corporate Volunteer Team Award: You’ve Got Maids NOVA
• Outstanding Community/Civic Volunteer Organization Award: The Social Collectives – Loudoun
• Board of Supervisors Awards:
  • Chairperson Volunteer Recognition: Doode Summers, Young Kings Movement
  • Ashburn District: Didem Maurice &Patti Painton, LAWS Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
  • Broad Run District: Ashburn Senior Center Volunteers
  • Dulles District: Chuck Glass, Dulles South Food Pantry
  • Leesburg District: Ann Doss, Leesburg American Legion Post 34

 

Loudoun Cares appreciates this year’s Award sponsors who are giving back to the community through Loudoun Cares:

• Outstanding Volunteer Awards Event Sponsor: Claude Moore Charitable Foundation
• Outstanding Volunteer Awards Category Sponsors: Northwest Federal Credit Union (Senior Category) and Backflow Technology, LLC (Youth Category)
• Outstanding Volunteer Award Sponsors: Carol Kearney, Realtor, Momentum Realty, LLC (Gabriella Miller Youth); Jacob Ayubi, State Farm Insurance (Award TBD); Nigel Preece, Premier Computer Technology (Senior Team); You’ve Got Maids (Adult Public Safety Team)
• Outstanding Volunteer Support Sponsors: Choyce Creative (photographer)

 

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About Loudoun Cares

Loudoun Cares is a Leesburg-based nonprofit serving the Loudoun County community for the past 20 years through its information & referral ConnectLine and Online Volunteer Center. The ConnectLine specializes in connecting people in need with resources, information, or referrals to local services and support providers. Loudoun Cares’ Volunteer Center is the county’s only online portal connecting volunteers with local nonprofits in need of support. The Center currently has over 260 nonprofits registered and receives between 80-100 new volunteer registrations each month. Loudoun Cares was honored to be named 2021 Small Business of the Year and Nonprofit of the Year by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Loudoun Cares’ Executive Director Valerie Pisierra received the 2022 Loudoun Chamber Community Leadership Nonprofit Executive Leader Award. 

For more information about how to volunteer or to request volunteers, please visit www.loudouncares.org​ or call 703-669-2351. If you or someone you know needs help finding resources in the community call 703-669-4636.

Run the Greenway 2023
Hit the Ground Running for a Good Cause

Are you looking for a little extra motivation to make your training and race day more meaningful? Join our LOUDOUN CARES team on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the Dulles Greenway’s 3rd annual Run the Greenway race! We are excited to be one of the local partners involved in this race. 

Run the Greenway is a family friendly race with several options, so anyone can participate – enjoy the scenic roadway by running a 5k or 10K, bring along the kids for an 800-meter Kids Fun Run, or participate in the virtual race option if you can’t be there in-person. 

Last year, the Run the Greenway race raised over $220,000 for local Loudoun County non-profits. This year, we encourage you to choose the LOUDOUN CARES team! The Dulles Greenway will handle all aspects of the race and provide fundraising support, but 100 percent of the money raised by Run the Greenway for our team will come directly to us. The earlier you sign up, the more time you will have to train and help fundraise for our organization! 

Register today by clicking here: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Dulles/RunTheGreenway. 

For more information and additional race day details, please visit https://www.dullesgreenway.com/run-the-greenway/ or follow the Dulles Greenway on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 

LOUDOUN CARES team: https://runsignup.com/teamloudouncares

Become a SPONSOR! Click Here for more info

DC Prime Steak & Lobster Golf Tournament
Benefiting Loudoun Cares

Birdie, eagle, par your way to victory at the 2nd Annual DC Prime Golf Tournament benefiting Loudoun Cares. Held at the beautiful Raspberry Farms course, this promises to be a great day. The long term weather forecast shows temps in the low 60s with mostly sunny skies. Great food and prizes for all.Sign up to play, sponsor, or donate a raffle prize!

Register Today! http://Bit.ly/loudouncaresgolf2023

Sponsorships Available

Be a bigger part of this event by supporting the amazing work of Loudoun Cares and get your name out there!

Download Sponsor Packet Here

Thank you for your Purchase and/or Donation. We greatly appreciate your support!

– The Loudoun Cares Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: April 27, 2022

Loudoun Cares Announces 2022 Outstanding Volunteer Honorees

Celebrating Hundreds of Loudoun County Volunteers with Emcee Tony Howard 

LEESBURG, Virginia (April 2022) – Loudoun Cares is pleased to announce the 2022 Outstanding Volunteer Award (OVA) Honorees who were chosen from 66 nominations across Loudoun County. LC will be recognizing 100’s of volunteers across 19 categories for their dedication and service throughout the County. Award categories include adult, senior, youth, and specialty. Also featured is the Judy Hines Service of a Lifetime award that honors volunteers having served Loudoun County for over 10 years and the “RiseUp award” which honors outstanding volunteer service in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Further, six of our Loudoun County Board of Supervisors recognize a volunteer(s) in their district while the Chair-at-Large Phyllis Randall recognizes a volunteer county wide.  

 

On Thursday, May 12th,  Loudoun Cares will honor this year’s Honorees at their annual event that celebrates the County’s volunteers for their outstanding contributions in making our community a place residents want to live, work, and enjoy. The event will be held at River Creek Club in Leesburg on May 12, 2022 from 5:30-8:30pm. Tickets are $30/pp and can be purchased on the Loudoun Cares website at https://www.loudouncares.org/2022-ova/. The event will be emceed by Tony Howard, President & CEO of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Sponsorships are still available; for more information on sponsoring this year’s awards, please contact valerie@loudouncares.org. 

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“This is absolutely my favorite event of the year,” says Valerie Pisierra, Loudoun Cares Executive Director. “We need to recognize and congratulate the outstanding service of those volunteers that have donated their time, faced the challenge head-on, and made a significant impact on the lives of our residents. The amazing work of our volunteers in this county is exceptional. The stories will inspire any listener to get involved. Their service and dedication to this community needs to be celebrated!” 

 

The 2022 Outstanding Volunteer Awardees being honored are:

• Judy Hines Service of a Lifetime: Juanita Easton, The Humane Society of Loudoun
• Gabriella Miller Youth Volunteer: Seoyoung Jun, INMED Partnership for Children
• Chairperson Volunteer Recognition: Lisa Jones,  Silence No More Movement
• RiseUp Award – Eva Maria Torres-Herrera, INMED Partnership for Children
• Algonkian District: Virginia Voyack, Loudoun Hunger Relief 
• Ashburn District: Alex Reif, Boy Scouts of America, Ashburn
• Broad Run District: Katrece Nolen, Step Sisters
• Dulles District: Dulles South Soup Kitchen
• Leesburg District: Vicente Gonzalez, The New Virginia Majority 
• Sterling District: Amy Gazes, Park View High School
• Outstanding Adult Volunteer: Gerco Hoogeweg, Loudoun Wildlife Conservatory
• Outstanding Adult Volunteer Team: The Salvation Army of Loudoun Angel Tree Team
• Outstanding Adult Public Safety: Kevin Kelly, Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad
• Outstanding Senior Volunteer: Larry Messner, George C. Marshall International Center
• Outstanding Senior Volunteer: Mohammad Raees, Legal Services of Northern Virginia 
• Outstanding Senior Volunteer Team: Loudoun Medicare Counseling Team – Loudoun County Area Agency on Aging
• Outstanding Senior Public Safety Volunteer: James Jones, Loudoun County Volunteer Fire and Rescue
• Outstanding Senior Public Safety Volunteer: Brad Quin, Purcellville Volunteer Fire
• Outstanding Veteran Volunteer: Rebecca Ortego, The HeartWoRx
• Outstanding Volunteer Team: Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad
• Outstanding Volunteer Project: RoboLoCo, Academies of Loudoun
• Outstanding Youth Volunteer Team: StoryBook Treasures Team, Briar Woods High School
• Outstanding Corporate Volunteer Team: Apple Federal Credit Union Employees
• Outstanding Community/Civic Volunteer Organization: CAST Program, Rock Ridge High School
• Outstanding Nonprofit Volunteer Board: George C. Marshall International Center

 

Sponsors:

• Outstanding Volunteer Awards Event Sponsor: Backflow Technology
• Outstanding Volunteer Awards Senior Category Sponsor: Northwest Federal Credit Union
• Outstanding Volunteer Awards Youth Category Sponsor: United Bank
• Outstanding Volunteer Awards Adult Category Sponsor: HHMI Janelia Reacher Campus
• Outstanding Volunteer Award Sponsors: Carol Kearney, Realtor, Momentum Realty, LLC (Youth Team); CEO Consulting Group (Gabriella Miller Youth); Loudoun First Responders Foundation (Adult Public Safety); Terraforma Church (Adult Team); SMARTnet, Inc (Veteran)
• Outstanding Volunteer Support Sponsors: Alphagraphics (Print); Blue Lion Multi Media (photographer); Costco Leesburg (cake);

 

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About Loudoun Cares

Loudoun Cares is a Leesburg-based nonprofit serving the Loudoun County community through its information & referral ConnectLine and Online Volunteer Center. The ConnectLine specializes in connecting people in need with resources, information, or referrals to local services and support providers. Loudoun Cares’ Volunteer Center is the county’s only online portal connecting volunteers with local nonprofits in need of support. The Center currently has over 240 nonprofits registered and receives between 80-100 new volunteer registrations each month. Loudoun Cares was honored to be named this year’s Small Business of the Year and Nonprofit of the Year by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Most recently, Executive Director Valerie Pisierra received the Loudoun Chamber Community Leadership Nonprofit Executive Leader Award. 

For more information about how to volunteer or to request volunteers, please visit www.loudouncares.org​ or call 703-669-2351. If you or someone you know has been adversely affected by the COVID 19 crisis call 703-669-5040.