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Last update:
08/27/2010
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News & Updates
Fundraiser and special deal on backpacks
The Five Below Fundraiser is back Aug15-21
Tips for bagging your donation
Sometimes our donors ask. NEW!
Beginning our collection of School Supplies for backpacks
Rep letter has list of needed school supplies
ECHO can use computers
See the story (on the right side of the homepage)
New 12 Month Needs List
ECHO HOME Today is *
ECHO Inc.
Ecumenical Community Helping Others
7205 Old Keene Mill Road
Springfield, VA 22150
Phone 703-569-9160
ECHO stands for "Ecumenical Community Helping Others", a reference to our creation in 1968 by nine religious congregations in Springfield and Burke. ECHO, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Hours of Operation -
Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM; and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 PM.
NOTE that ECHO is closed whenever Fairfax County Public Schools are closed for inclement weather.
Volunteering: To find out about volunteering at ECHO, click on the Volunteering tab on the menu above. Current volunteers can click on the Vol. News tab on the menu above to get the latest newsletter.
Assistance: To see the kind of assistance we can provide see the Vertical Menu on the left.
Location: - We are located at 7205 Old Keene Mill Road. See Vertical Menu for maps and directions.
Service Area: - We serve those in need who live in the Springfield and Burke communities and selected parts of the Lorton and Fairfax Station communities. See the Vertical Menu under "our Service Area" for more detailed boundaries
Donations: We accept donations of non-perishable food, household items, clothing and financial contributions. See the Top Navigation Menu under Donating.
Collecting Donations: ECHO is grateful that organizations and individuals frequently wish to collect items to support our mission to assist the needy in the Springfield/Burke area. See the Top Navigation bar under Donating for more information.
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Critical Needs
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING THE FOLLOWING: (Updated 12 August 2010):
FOOD NEEDS: We are low on: Tomatoes, canned (14.5 oz) Tomato paste (6 oz) Jelly (grape or strawberry) Sugar Baked beans Meat, canned Pancake syrup
PERSONAL HYGIENE and MEDICINE: We are out of: Laundry detergent Deodorant Razors Feminine hygiene products Toothbrush, child’s Adult OTC pain meds Child OTC pain meds
We are low on: Shaving cream Shampoo
**ALWAYS NEEDED: Large, brown paper grocery bags (doubled, if possible)
SUPPLY ITEMS: Masking tape (1/2”-2” widths) Sandwich and quart Ziploc bags AA batteries 13- and 30-gallon heavy duty bags Black marking pens
HOUSEWARES NEEDS: Pots and pans Queen blankets, comforters Towels Glasses
CLOTHING NEEDS: Diapers size 5 Boys’ jeans sizes 6-16 Men’s jeans sizes 28-36 Men’s pants small sizes Boys’/men’s sweatpants all sizes New underwear and white athletic socks for men, women, boys and girls
School Supplies: See list under August Rep Letter (Vertical menu)
Teens
Teens Volunteers:
The Teen Volunteer Program will resume on Wednesdays, 7-9 PM, beginning on September 15th. There is a maximum of 10 teens per session. Teens (13 – 18) wishing to participate in this program should e-mail a request to:
with the following information: name, age, contact telephone number and the date(s) requested. ECHO will respond to requests by return e-mail.
Special ECHO
Need: Chairs (need 12) for the
client waiting room.
ECHO has need for computers
ECHO could use your computer.
ECHO provides refurbished computers to a select number of clients who have need for a computer. This is most often for school or work purposes.
If your computer is recent enough to have USB ports, then we can probably use it. We cannot refurbish Macs, however.
We can arrange to remove your hard drive and return it to you, if you wish (call the office if you will want to have the hard drive removed when you come in).
We can no longer handle any of the older CRT monitors nor any printer.
The ECHO procedure is to wipe the disks clean and then install a new operating system (provided at a very reduced cost by Microsoft).
More detailed guidelines for computer donations are here.