Neighborhood news: Help clean up Silver Lake

A public cleanup workday has been scheduled for Saturday at Silver Lake — and the PWC Trails and Stream Coalition needs your help.

In conjunction with the Nokesville Horse Society and the Prince William County Park Authority, the coalition is seeking volunteers to prepare the park for its grand opening in October when the property will be available for trail use, bank fishing, picnicking and more. Volunteers will help remove litter and debris and help re-establish trails.

Volunteers will work between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.; they are asked to bring work gloves and hand/garden tools and to wear long pants.

To volunteer, contact call Zoe Vitter, president of PWTS, at 703-785-5785 or send an e-mail to pwctrails@gmail.com.

Silver Lake is a 233-acre parcel located northwest of Haymarket, accessible off Antioch Road, past the Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department. The property adjoins Dominion Valley to the east.

Find out more by visiting www.pwtrailsandstreams.com.

‘Wee Ones Learn’ toddler program gears up for fall

Wee Ones Learn, a socialization and learning program for 2- and 3-year-olds, is accepting students for its fall session which will begin Sept. 16. The home-based program located in Gainesville familiarizes toddlers with alphabet recognition, reinforces number and counting skills and uses music, movement and crafts to engage students.

This program is ideal for parents who need a social outlet for their children, toddlers who are too young for preschool but are ready to learn and toddlers who enjoy new experiences.

The class meets weekly for 45 minutes and costs $60 per six-week session. Drop-in classes cost $12.

Contact Jennifer Roberts at 571-261-5601 or send an e-mail to jenniferroberts@comcast.net for additional information or to register.

Golfers sought to support cancer research

Tournament Golf Association of America is seeking golfers to participate in the second annual charity tournament to support the Ercole Comini Charity for Multiple Myeloma Research. Proceeds will benefit Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sydney Kimmell Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Life with Cancer Center in Fairfax.

“In 2008, this event raised over $6,000 and we are hoping to double those efforts this year,” said Dennis M. Baca, president/CEO of TGAA.

TGAA will also auction items including sports memorabilia of the Ravens, Redskins, Steelers, Orioles, the University of Maryland and more.

The tournament will be held Aug. 31 at Gainesville’s Virginia Oaks, 7950 Virginia Oaks Drive.

Registration will run from 11 a.m. to noon, lunch from noon to 1 p.m. A shotgun start will be at 1 p.m. with dinner following the round.

Format is four-person scramble. The cost for the day is $150 per player. Fees include greens fee, cart, beverages, lunch and dinner, goody bag, prizes, trophies and skills games.

To register or sponsor, call Carol Brooker or Dennis Baca at 703-754-8285.