70 Years of Paying It Forward

During our Paying It Forward event at Manassas City Library, our team distributed Boo Bags filled with treats and activities to children and families. We also got a library tour from the staff and learned about the different creative programs available to community members.

In celebration of Halloween, our team participated in Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church's Trunk or Treat event in Manassas.

We surprised Dunkin's customers by buying their coffee, making the chilly morning commute a little extra special.

To keep healthcare professionals fueled during their long shifts, our team donated quick and easy snacks to the staff food pantry at INOVA Falls Church.

Members of our team visited Simply Social Coffee and handed out 25 $20 gift cards to both customers and those working and shopping at neighboring businesses. 

Our team showed our support to the leaders of MomCo, who are busy working moms themselves, with carefully curated gift bags and special ornaments for the upcoming holidays.

To thank the staff at Little Oaks Montessori Academy for the care they provide to local children, our team surprised them with $25 gift cards and treats from Nothing Bundt Cakes.

Our team spread a little midday kindness by surprising 25 community members with lunch at a newly opened Qdoba restaurant.

In celebration of Metro's 50th anniversary, our team surprised 50 riders with $15 SmarTrip cards. The SmarTrip cards were Metro's limited-edition 50th anniversary cards, giving riders a special keepsake to remember this milestone.

Musically Creative is an organization that provides affordable music lessons to children and adults in our community. To celebrate the team expanding their piano section, we surprised two of their teachers with gift baskets.

Members of our team handed out gas cards at 6519 Cruz, a Hispanic-owned gas station here in Northern Virginia.

Our team surprised Emma Moore, an English teacher at Glasgow Middle School, with nearly all the classroom supplies on her Amazon Wish List

We celebrated Ms. Alsbrooks, a Special Education teacher at Antietam Elementary School, by surprising her and her students with items needed for her classroom.

At Heritage Elementary School in Lynchburg, our team passed out 100 Starbucks gift cards to parents at school drop-off.

For the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley's Pride event, our team partnered with Laura's Lemons to distribute 42 specialty Rainbow Squeeze lemonades to attendees.

Our team visited Layered Cafe in Fairfax and handed out 25 $10 coffee gift cards to people in the shopping center.

Our Paying It Forward event at Jake’s Ice Cream brought together community members and the Fairfax County Police Department to continue a beloved tradition.

To help the Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department continue their critical work, our team donated fire and rescue tools valued at $1,034.56.

Our team connected with the community at the annual Labor Day Car Show in Fairfax City, handing out gift cards to attendees and even meeting a few Apple FCU members.

In celebration of our birthday, we hosted a $500 Birthday Giveaway Social Media Contest for a week in July. One family won the prize, valued at $500. 

During Teacher Appreciation Week, we delivered 300 bagels to educators across three school districts. As an added surprise, nine school faculty members received $70 Amazon gift cards, randomly placed in select bagel boxes.

To help beat the heat, our team surprised families at the Ashburn Farm Community Pools with free ice cream from The Inside Scoop.

In order to support Chantilly High School’s food pantry, our staff collected non-perishable food items to fully stock the pantry for the upcoming school year.

We gave families in the mall a chance to get a gift card to Bagel Joy, Starbucks or McDonald's out of our mystery grab bags.

We delivered a variety of pies to the law enforcement team at the Loudoun County Detention Center in celebration of Pi Day.

We partnered with Latinas Leading Tomorrow to donate laptops to Latina youth, and surprised them with a $2,500 check to support their work empowering future leaders and learners.

Celebrate Trails Day was Saturday, April 25, and our team spent the morning landscaping with community partner, Friends of the W&OD Trail.