Coronavirus: Alcorn Calls On Reston Residents To Help Neighbors

RESTON, VA — Supervisor Walter Alcorn (Hunter Mill) is asking residents of Reston and the surrounding areas to help each other out in these difficult times as the county responds to the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

“We are entering a challenging few weeks when it is more important than ever for neighbors to help neighbors,” Alcorn, in a release. “We are all concerned right now about Coronavirus, but this is affecting some of us more than others and many of us have the ability to reach out, volunteer and donate to help those in our more vulnerable communities. It can be as simple as calling an elderly neighbor or relative and check on their well being and perhaps offering to shop for food and necessities. You may also want to contact your faith community to see where assistance is needed. If you already volunteer for a local nonprofit, I encourage you to contact them as well.”

Here are some ways to help:

Blood Donations: Consider giving blood to Inova Blood Donor Services.

Meals on Wheels: Meals on Wheels drivers a urgently needed on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays, from 10:15-11:45 a.m., in the Lawyer's Road area of Reston. Help seniors and adults with disabilities received their nutritious meals. Sign up or learn more online.

Embry Rucker Shelter: Cornerstones is asking shelter volunteers, including meal servers, front desk staffers, donations assistants and childcare providers, as well as scheduled volunteer groups, to refrain from coming in from March 12-27. Cornerstones is accepting donations for the shelter. Drop off donations at the table set up in front of the building at 11975 Bowman Towne Drive in Reston.

Priority needs include:

• Cleaning products—bleach, 409, Lysol, other disinfectants, paper towels, empty spray bottles, wipes, laundry pods, Windex
• Gift cards for grocery stores and fast food restaurants —please call the front desk to make this drop gift card donations at 703-437-1975
• Tissues
• Hand sanitizer
• Shampoo
• Body wash
• Men’s and women’s underwear (No socks needed)

Cornerstones Food Pantry /Assistance Services, ASAPP is asking for donations, which can be dropped off at 11484 Washington Plaza West, Suite 120 in Reston. If you do not want to enter the building, call 571-323-1410 and a staff member may be able to assist you outside.

Urgent needs:

• Gift cards for grocery stores, gas stations and fast food restaurants
• Rice
• Beans
• Lentils
• Cooking oil
• Oatmeal
• Eggs
• Milk
• Clorox wipes
• Bleach and other disinfectants
• Spray bottles
• Paper towels

Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center, located at 1086 Elden St. in Herndon, needs the following donations: Cleaning products - Clorox wipes, bleach, other disinfectants, spray bottles, paper towels.

Connections for Hope Partnership, located 1141 Elden Street, Suite 200, in Herndon, needs the following donations: Cleaning products—Clorox wipes, bleach, other disinfectants, spray bottles, paper towels.

Shelter House, located at 2310 Pinecrest Road, Suite 304, in Reston, is requesting donations through Amazon