As part of the National Pancake Day celebration today, March 4, all participating local IHOPs will give away one free short stack of pancakes with the hopes that patrons will make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in lieu of payment.

A Scrabble® Scramble differs from a typical Scrabble® game as each table of four works together to get the best score in the room. Buy a table yourself and invite three friends or split a table four ways! All proceeds will benefit BEACON, an adult literacy program for speakers of English as a Second Language.

“World Spay Day” is today, Feb. 25 this year and Prince William County Animal Shelter is participating by offering that any cat or dog adopted today will be spayed or neutered at no charge to the new owner.

At the March 6th meeting, Haymarket Quilters will welcome Kim Einmo, author and pattern designer, who will give a lecture on "Jelly Roll and Precuts: a recipe for success." On April 3rd member Stevii Graves, a national quilt show judge and quilt artist, will give a lecture called "The Hex is on You!"

Women Can Fly, a series of four special Saturday events scheduled in May and June, will introduce aviation to more girls and women in Virginia, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Aviation. One event, May 10, will be at nearby Warrenton Airport.

Members of the Prince William County Police Department are set to splash around in some very cold water in the interest of supporting Special Olympics during the Polar Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant near Dumfries.

Ducks Unlimited will hold its 36th annual fundraiser in support of conservation efforts Feb. 28 at the Virginia Portuguese Community Center on Lee Ave. in Manassas.

Join the Manassas Park Community Center staff and Manassas Park city officials on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a celebration to mark the center's fourth year anniversary.

The Acting Company, an elite troupe of actors known for presenting both sides of a classic tale will be in Manassas on Sunday, March 2 to present Shakespeare's Hamlet at 4 p.m. at the Hylton Performing Arts Center.