By JACK FREAR and FRED
MULLER
Round Hill VFD
The Round Hill Volunteer Fire Department is dialing 911 and hopes you will
answer its call.
The Round Hill VFD began providing service in 1938, 70 years ago.
Traditionally career firefighters have been answering daytime calls, with
volunteers handling calls at night.
Due to a decline in volunteer membership, however, the department recently
was forced to ask for temporary career staffing at night. The department
needs your help to provide enough volunteers to restore nighttime service.
Staffing positions needed include drivers, EMTs and firefighters to run
calls and supporting members to run the company, raise funds and recruit
members.
Volunteers work with other neighbors dedicated to the community. Volunteers
can give as much or as little time as their schedules and families allow.
Perhaps the biggest benefit is becoming a part of the 25 percent of
Americans that perform community service to their neighbors.
Or the biggest “paycheck” may be nothing more than a simple “thank you” from
someone who has been helped.
For more information, contact Erin Welch at
membership@rhvfd4.org or call
540-748-4740. Consider joining this important organization and giving
something back to the community. |
Community Garden Idea Growing
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By GINA FABER
News aRound the Hill
Since 1991, Leesburg area residents have competed for the chance to
reserve a space at the Ida Lee Community Gardens, where they can grow
their choice of foods and flowers between March and October. Now, the
idea of a community garden has sprouted in Round Hill.
Community organizers have presented an initial proposal to the Town
Council to place 25 garden plots on a sunny, water-accessible site near
Potts Barn, on the corner of East Loudoun Street and Falls Place.
Whether your yard is too small or too shady, or your just want to share
your love of gardening with others in the community, there should be
something to interest everyone in this project.
Amenities and features being proposed include ornamental landscaping, a
weather-sheltered bulletin board, water sources, exterior fencing, a
shared garden shed, managed compost piles, a food-bank food collection
program, and a wildlife habitat surrounding the nearby wetlands.
A public interest meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7:30
p.m. at the Town Office for area residents to ask questions and show
support for the garden concept.
Volunteers are encouraged to help in the proposal process; please
contact Gina Faber at RHCG@rebaf.com
or 540 338-2574. |
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For more information on this project, see the
Community Garden page. |
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