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⁠Charity Ballot for 2025-2026




There are 10 nominated charities. Please check no more than three (3) charities.

Any ballot with more than three checked charities will not be counted. 

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Voting through the website closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2025.

⁠Results will be announced during the Fall Membership Meeting, Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:00p.m.

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    The Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, a 501c3 organization with EIN 237095103 has long provided Lake Barcroft with Emergency Management Services and fire suppression services. They train their volunteers to protect our lake and neighbors and stand by at events throughout the community to better get to know us and our needs. Elaine Kent
    Swift Island is one of our community’s sacred resources. It provides a sanctuary and safe nesting place for many of the birds that grace us with their presence. The health of the island and its trees is critical to maintaining this treasure. Last year, the woman’s club awarded funding for the Save the Swift Island Trees project. This funding provided the WID, LBA, and the Board’s Environmental Quality (EQ) Chair the resources it needed to collaborate with Arborbuds. They have been able to make significant progress towards removing the invasive species and vines that plague the Island. In addition, the funds will support continued maintenance and removal throughout the year. Providing this funding for an additional year will help ensure that the LBA/WID EQ Team once again has the funds it needs to eradicate the ivy and invasive plants from Swift Island and to maintain it as a healthy preserve that supports native plants and wildlife. Debbie Ladwig
    The mission of Comunidad is to equip and engage locally-rooted community leaders. Comunidad is based in Falls Church, Virginia, and engages primarily with the Willston Community of Seven Corners. Comunidad’s key activities include: reading coaches for elementary school students, special interventions for students who need help with basic skills, art therapy for students who need additional trauma support; mentoring for middle school and high school youth; rising leaders programs and coding bootcamp for high school students; adult computer literacy and English classes; food distribution in conjunction with another group; and community family dinners. Donations will be used to benefit our Strong Readers Strong Leaders Elementary-age reading program benefitting children from Sleepy Hollow Elementary School and BeechTree Elementary. Comunidad is a 501 (c )(3) organization with tax ID: EIN 82-5116442. Meghan Whaley
    NextStep Pilates is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Alexandria, VA, dedicated to offering free Authentic Pilates to injured military personnel and veterans. It was founded in 2013 by Karen Garcia, daughter of LB resident Louise Ziebell. The program supports physical recovery through one-on-one Pilates sessions tailored to pain relief, mobility, and stability.NextStep serves veterans from across Northern Virginia—including Falls Church, Arlington, as well as DC, and more. To date, 78 veterans have completed the program, which averages 25 sessions per candidate, though some remain for over a year due to the severity of their injuries. Referrals come from Ft. Belvoir, Walter Reed, and the WWP.NSP instructors are senior-level professionals with experience and sensitivity to individuals who may have experienced trauma, PTSD and other neurological challenges in addition to physical injuries. Participants consistently report significant, even “life-changing,” results. One LB resident shared how her grandson, a Marine with spinal injuries, regained the ability to walk through this program. Funding from LBWC would directly support customized sessions for new veterans in 2025/2026, who most likely reside in or near Falls Church. Tax ID is EIN 47-2300931. Louise Ziebell and Marie France Smith
    The CK Fund was founded in 2020 by Lake Barcroft residents Chris and Kacey Clayton with the mission of helping our community in the areas of school, youth sports and food security. The Fund has held food & school supply drives for the Culmore Resource Center and Bailey's ES. Since 2020 CK has donated 1500+ lbs of food & has recently focused exclusively on food drives for Culmore. CK is part of the CORE Foundation, which is a 501c3 & derives the same status. Funds received from the LBWC would be used to purchase food & hygiene products for our lower-income neighbors residing in the Bailey's ES catchment area, addressing a growing need for support for food pantries in that area. As our neighbors face the threat of losing many types of support from state & federal gov't, we cannot turn away. EIN is 20-5997764 Kaye Kory
    SEED (Service, Education, Ecology, Discovery) is a passionate new volunteer group working to restore Lake Barcroft’s natural beauty—one native plant at a time. By removing aggressive invasive species and reintroducing beneficial natives, SEED is transforming our common spaces into healthier, more resilient habitats for people and wildlife alike.You may have noticed the group’s work: the blooming pollinator pathway by the Woman's Club Garden footbridge, refreshed native demonstration gardens at Beach 5, and flourishing plantings at Beach 1. With funding, SEED will revitalize the stage and seating area at Beach 5, replacing choking invasives like liriope and vinca with flowering, low-growing natives like Packera, Tiarella, and Heuchera. A rented mini skidsteer ($500) will help volunteers efficiently clear the site, followed by community-led replanting of deep plug flats with bulb augers and power drills. These plantings will reduce stormwater runoff, stabilize soil, and create vital habitat for pollinators and birds. Just as importantly, they serve as a model for sustainable landscaping that residents can replicate. By investing in native restoration, we enhance the beauty, function, and environmental health of Lake Barcroft for everyone. Nora Darago and Heidi Bonnaffon
    The Thurgood Marshall Fund, named for Supreme Court Justice and former Lake Barcroft resident Thurgood Marshall, has championed the Black college community since 1987 by providing scholarships, innovative programs and strategic partnerships for kindergarden through grade twelve and higher education. The Fund provides scholarships for high school students entering historically black and predominantly black colleges and students attending those colleges. The Fund is a 501c3 organization with tax ID: 41-1750692. Nine graduating seniors from Justice High School Class of 2025 received a record total of $56,000 from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund to continue their academic journeys in college. All of the recipients are first-generation college students with demonstrated financial need, with most earning a GPA above 3.9 (on a 4.0 scale). Barbara Gholz
    Culmore Clinic brings the community together to provide medical care and health education at no cost to uninsured neighbors in our Bailey's Crosssroads community. EIN for this 501(c)(3) organization is 30-0765570. Culmore Clinic will be upgrading facilities significantly thanks to becoming a permanent institution within the upcoming Kindred Crossing Senior Adult Residential Property. Because of this, however, we will need to find a temporary home for our programming for the next two years. The funds will help support patient care during the transition. Elizabeth Boris and Lorraine Creely and Eliana Turina
    The Northern Virginia Mental Health Foundation (NVMHF), which provides creative and critical funding to our neighbors with mental health challenges and limited resources. The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board refers people to NVMHF. The mission of NVMHF is to provide support to individuals in our community who are seeking mental health services on their journeys to wellness and recovery. An LBWC donation would provide tailored direct grants to fellow neighbors for individual needs. Each case is different; funds could be used to buy a bicycle to get to a treatment, train tickets to get to an out-of-state medical center, or adaptive clothing for a disability. Their 501c3 number is 69483 (Tax ID: 54-1663921). Linda Haake
    The mission of Doorways is to create pathways out of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness, leading to safe, stable, and empowered lives. Doorways provides violence prevention education, community-based services for survivors, and both emergency shelter (called safehousing) and supportive housing for survivors experiencing homelessness. Doorways is Arlington’s only provider of these services for survivors, serving adults and families in Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. Doorways sheltered 150 survivors this past year, a record in the organization’s 47-year history. Almost half (70) were children. A grant from the Lake Barcroft Woman’s Club would help children and families stabilize, grow, and thrive. By providing financial assistance, the Club would give kids living in shelter and supportive housing the opportunity to just be kids, while also helping parents build toward stability. Your gift would be used to help children at Doorways take part in extracurricular activities and camps where they can learn, play, and grow. The Club’s donation would also help provide emergency childcare, a critical resource for families, particularly for newly single parents without networks to lean on for help. While children are in camp, activities, and childcare, their parents can work, train and apply for higher-paying jobs, attend court hearings (e.g. protective orders, custody, and child support), and take many more steps toward building the life they dream of for themselves and their kids. Doorways is a 501c3 organization with Tax ID: EIN:99-3376487 Jade Kim Trusso
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