The American Red Cross is asking people to make blood donations. Here is a list of blood donation sites, dates and times in Manassas and Prince William County.

Gainesville Neighborhood Library, 4603 James Madison Highway, Haymarket, VA 20169, will reopen to the public at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 17th after being closed several days for a potable water issue.

While falls are a threat to the health and independence of older adults, there are proven interventions that can reduce falls and help older adults live better and longer. People of all ages, but especially older adults, will benefit from fall-proofing their homes and making lifestyle changes to decrease their risk of a fall. Find out at Home Instead in Manassas at 7 p.m.

Novant Health Cancer Center at the entrance of the Lake Manassas community in Gainesville has acquired the TrueBeam™ system, which was engineered to perform sophisticated radiosurgery procedures with pinpoint accuracy and fine precision.

National Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 14-20, with a goal of educating parents and caregivers of the importance of choosing the right car seat for a child (rear-facing car seat, forward-facing car seat, booster seat or seat belt), the importance of registering car seats with a manufacturer, and what to expect if a safety recall has been issued for a child’s car seat.

The Prince William County Animal Shelter has received laboratory results that enable animal officials to conclude that a stray cat taken in by the Shelter was the source of Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV) being introduced at the facility, according to a police department news release.

The community has an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs - anonmyously and no questions asked - on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 27th at Novant Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas.

Kick Start Your Health, a free event to fight diabetes will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Manassas Park Community Center, 99 Adams St. Manassas Park, VA 20111.