Founder hoping to expand the number of homes his organization decorates to 10 next year.
Jeff Jones wanted a way to give back to the men and women who have out their lives on the line but didn’t know how. The owner of a landscaping company, Jones had done work for senior citizens several times, noticing their need for exterior work at their homes and he has several veterans in his family. In November of 2010, Jones put the two together and founded Decorate a Vet. “I’d like to expand to 10 homes next year,” said Jones who decorates between five and eight homes for veterans. “It has to be done over the weekends though.” With no staff, Decorate a Vet depends on up to 400 volunteers to decorate the homes of veterans for Christmas. For the first time this year, the organization had “Christmas in July,” for veterans just coming back…
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There’s still time to register before Friday for Bike to Work Day 2012.
The Young Patriots of America club at George Mason High will host a barbecue at 3 p.m. Friday to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. The barbecue will be in front of the school by the flagpole. Funds raised from the barbecue and drinks sold will be donated to the project designed to assist soldiers wounded in war. The Young Patriots will be debuting their custom built, stars and stripes “cornhole.” "We decided on a barbecue because we saw the fundraising potential to help those who have served us” said James Hickey, president and founder of the Young Patriots at Mason. "We then decided that a bake sale wasn’t going to cut it and took it to the next level. My hope is that we can throw a great event for our school and the Falls Church …
