Walk for the Homeless

At Try Change we like to recognize organizations that are making a difference in their communities. Volunteers of America Chesapeake is one such organization. We feel especially proud of VOA Chesapeake since we are official partners of their organization.

On Saturday November 7, you can go to the Hilda Barg Homeless Prevention Center and join them for their walk and litter patrol along the Route 1 corridor otherwise known as Jefferson David Highway.

Registration forms are at the center and are $25 for adults and $15 for youth up to age 25. Register by October 25 to have your walk shirt assured on November 7 for the walk. Shirt distribution and Center tours begin at 11am. The Walk begins at noon. Teams will walk for a half-hour in any direction and come back a slightly different route to pick up additional litter.

The Center is especially the kids that live there or have lived there, make regular efforts to improve the appearance of the Route 1 corridor.

All registrations are tax deductible And monetary donations to the Center are tax deductible. Hilda Barg Homeless Prevention Center operated by Volunteers of America Chesapeake, serves singles and families. 50% of our homeless residents are children. The average age of their children was six years of age in 2008. The national average is nine.

At Try Change we feel we can all make a difference. For us, we donate 10& of all our profits to Volunteers of America which serves the homeless in the DC,VA & MD areas. We also adopt a homeless family during the holiday season, donate clothes as well as hold an annual Charity yard sale for VOA.You can find our shirts at:Fashion Mechanics in the Springfield and Manassas Mall
Evado in the Fair Oaks Mall
Shadows in the Forestville Centre
SWANK in the Pentagon City Mall
Millennium in Georgetown
Sport Zone- Selected locations
D-Block-Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg MD
First Thangs First- Waldorf MD
Next Level Clothing- Ellicott City MD
Turning Point- Laurel Centre Mall, Laurel MD
New York Fashions- Charlottesville VA
Fashion Kings- Bridgeport WV
Hot Stepper -Martinsburg WV
Urban Flavor- Old Town, Manassas, VA
Heartbeat- Lake Forest Mall, Gaithersburg MD
Fashion World- Hurlock MD
City Wear- Farmville, VA

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