Do Good briefs for July 5

By: | Inside NoVA
Published: July 05, 2009

Car wash event to benefit St. Jude Research Hospital
There’s going to be a party at the Mozart Auto Spa at 15705 Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge on July 18.

McGruff the Crime Dog will be there along with police cars from Dumfries and Prince William County.

There will be food, drinks, music and ice cream, and it’s all to benefit St. Jude Research Hospital.

Ed Raslowsky, the owner Mozart Auto Spa, said the car wash will donate half of its profits for the day to the children’s hospital.

“We had an opportunity to do this and we really wanted to get involved because we all love St. Jude,” Raslowsky said.

Raslowsky and his partner Gino Piaggio are working with the Sports and Health Club in Dale City to put on the charity event, Raslowsky said.

Car washes range from $10.95 to $24.95 at the spa which also offers detailing.

The event between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. should be fun, Raslowsky said.

“It’s going to be a family day,” Raslowsky said.

— Keith Walker

Giving Circle seeks applications for annual grants for non-profits
The Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt in Gainesville announces its second annual round of grant applications to non–profit organizations for specific projects that help people in need in western Prince William County.

An applying organization must have a budget of less than $2 million, have clear goals and objectives and measurable outcomes. Giving Circle members combine money and collectively decide how to use these funds to impact a specific cause or need.

All applicants will be required to prove 501(c)(3) status.

Following the Sept. 1 grant application deadline, the circle members will review and decide upon grants. The grantees will be recognized at a reception to be held in November.

The Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt will not fund organizations that promote a particular religious or political ideology, endowment or capital projects and campaigns, special fundraising events, general operating expenses of an organization, or intermediary funding agencies.

Grant requests may not exceed $700.

To request an application form, write to Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt, 6901 Arthur Hills Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155, by Aug. 1.

— Staff reports