Name: Costumes for Kids, A Fall Volunteer Festival
Start: 2026-10-24T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

<h2>We're making Halloween special for kids!</h2>
Now in our sixth year, the Costumes for Kids Fall Volunteer Festival is the perfect opportunity to celebrate fall while doing something great for our community. We aim to prepare 100 costumes for elementary school kids attending Title 1 schools. Please invite your friends and family to register and help us make the costumes! All registration fees support the purchase of costume supplies.
Every registration includes:
<ul><li>Supplies to make costumes</li><li>Face Painting</li><li>Scavenger Hunt</li><li>Crafts</li></ul>

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Following the concert, stay for a complimentary reception with light refreshments and an opportunity to mingle with fellow concertgoers and meet the artists.
💙 Support the Arts: While the concert is free, your support helps sustain the St. Andrew the Apostle Concert Series. For moe information, visit our table at the after-concert reception or anytime online at<a href="https://www.st-andrew.org/concerts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> www.st-andrew.org/concerts</a>.
For more information, visit<a href="https://www.st-andrew.org/concerts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> www.st-andrew.org/concerts</a> or call 703-817-1770.
Mark your calendar and be sure to bring your family and friends. Plan to join us on October 4th for an outstanding afternoon with the U.S. Army Chorus, one of America’s premier choral ensembles!

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Join us for a Fall Festival at Pender Village Shopping Center. 

This will be a family fun event!

Decorating small pumpkins at the craft tables! 
There will be face painters, balloon artist, bouncy houses, DJ, and more!
A delight for the whole family!

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Woodlands Stewardship Education Center

MAGNIFICENT MEADOWS FUNDRAISER Wilding Our&nbsp;Communities
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Albert Einstein
DATE: Sunday, October 25, 2026 TIME: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM LOCATION: Woodlands Stewardship Education Center, Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5301 Walney Rd, Chantilly, VA 20120 <a href="https://null" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>
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TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION of $49 to attend. Can't attend but still care? We eagerly and graciously accept <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/magnificent-meadows-green-carpet-fundraiser-join-the-party-tickets-1995604520842?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">any donations</a> to support our mission and help meet our fundraising goal.
— 🌱 Rethinking the American Lawn: An Exciting Shift to No-Mow Landscapes Monoculture lawns dominate 40 million acres across the U.S. demanding billions of gallons of water every day while offering nothing in return for our local ecosystems. It is time to trade the resource-heavy, monoculture grass for a living solution: biodiverse, low-grow, no-mow landscapes along with sections of mini meadows. This event tackles the urgent necessity of removing traditional lawns to combat rising temperatures and ecological collapse. Discover how replacing turf grass with native, low-maintenance alternatives can:
<ul><li>Slash water use drastically, easing the strain on our shared resources.</li><li>Boost water infiltration rates to prevent runoff, erosion, and urban flooding.</li><li>Supercharge carbon drawdown by building deep, healthy root systems that store carbon in the soil.</li><li>Helps purify the air and reduce noise.</li><li>Beautifies, which increases property values.</li></ul>
Join us to learn how converting our lawns into a thriving, biodiverse habitat can reverse the horific ecological devestation that surrounds us. States out West have begun mandating this much-needed pivot.
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Climate Action NOW (CAN) 501c3 (EIN: 2679837) is a conservation nonprofit, celebrating nature-based climate solutions to boost biodiversity, improve soil health and water infiltration rates, cool temperatures, purify the air and maximize carbon drawdown!
We educate the public on environmental and nature-based climate solutions through FREE <a href="https://climateactionnow.solutions/can-film-festival/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">monthly film screenings</a>, followed by a discussion with expert panelists, at Cinema Arts Theatres in Fairfax, Virginia, hosting more than 3.1K attendees since December 2023. Additionally, we promote and educate the public about native plants, invasive removal, mini meadows in our yards and the need for mega meadows on data center campuses.
To support our work, we are hosting our inaugural fundraiser, Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2026 and we'd love to see you there! Historically, program expenses — including film licensing fees, and theatre rental— have been covered personally by our volunteers. To continue providing highquality, accessible programming, we are seeking the support of those who share our commitment to environmental resilience. 
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<h4>GREEN CARPET GATHERING TIMELINE (tasty bites, beer &amp; wine)</h4>
3:00-4:00 PM Networking with the experts, with various elected officials stopping by to say "Hi" and speak for a few minutes, across the hour. State Senator Stella Pekarsky and more!
4:00-5:00 PM&nbsp;Panel discussion with the experts in the amphitheater about HOW TO remove sections of our monoculture lawns and replace with biodiverse natives of various heights, under trees for example, along the driveway, low-grow no-mow meadows (under 12″), as well as taller mini meadows in strategic locations. Lots of audience questions.
5:00-5:30 PM Continued discussion about removing monoculture lawns and replacing with low-growing, biodiverse no-mow and follow-up networking / one-on-one conversations with experts. 
EVENT SPONSORS: <a href="https://www.meadowsfarms.com/hours-locations/chantilly-south-riding/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Meadows Farms</a>, <a href="https://www.tracezerowaste.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Trace</a>, <a href="https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com/location/reston/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Founding Famers</a>, Total Wine &amp; More, First Watch
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FEATURED GUESTS &amp; EXPERTS: JANE PITTMAN, award winning director, cinematographer and editor based in Washington DC. 
RUSSELL BAILEY,&nbsp;prominent conservationist in Alexandria, Virginia, honored as the 2026 recipient of the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award. 
ELAINE MILLS, trained as a Master Gardener with the Arlington/Alexandria unit of Virginia Cooperative Extension in 2012 and quickly discovered a special interest in sustainable landscaping with a focus on native plants. 
LIZ TRAIN is the Co-Coordinator of the Audubon at Home Program for Fairfax County and an Audubon at Home Ambassador. 
JOHN RUNGER, veteran, and landscape designer, Founder and Principal of New Earth Landscaping, DC.
REKHA DOLAS is a dedicated member of the Fairfax Invasive Removal Alliance (FIRA), an organization committed to educating homeowners about the detrimental effects of invasive species on our ecosystem. 
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We look forward to seeing your&nbsp;there!
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Raffle Drawings with great prizes: $100 REI gift Card, $100 Founding Farmers Gift card, bottles of best-selling wine and so much more.

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