Join us in a new location for our annual Labor Day Picnic!

Food Trucks: DRWCA will provide hamburgers and hot dogs from Frinks food truck and a shaved ice from KONA ice truck.
Please bring side dishes and desserts to share.

Activities: There will be lawn games. We are planning fun activities for the kids, including face painting. Please bring
chairs and more fun lawn games to share.

All residents who have paid their annual 2024-2025 dues at the picnic or before, will be entered into a raffle to win prizes donated by local Fairfax City businesses. Prizes will be raffled
off at the picnic at 5:30 pm.

Saddle up and join us on May 4th for our Annual Board Meeting and Elections. Since it’s also the Kentucky Derby, dress to impress with your most fabulous chapeau. 

Your voice matters! And not just for cheering on your favorite steed. We need your help to elect new board members for the June 2024-May 2025 term and to vote on bylaw changes. Please come out and meet your current board, catch up with neighbors and share your feedback on how we can improve our neighborhood.

Appetizers to share and some beverages will be provided. This is a kid-friendly venue with arcade machines and other games available. 

Current members in good standing are eligible to vote. Please visit https://www.drwca.org/join to sign up, pay your annual dues online and enjoy our neighborhood events all year long!

Date:  Saturday, May 4, 2024, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Chubby Squirrel Brewing Company, 10382 Willard Way

The DRWCA and CCH Neighborhoods will hold the annual yard sale Saturday May 4th from 9am-3pm.

AmVets will collect any unsold items but you must prearrange pickup the week before by contacting Hilde Carney (email drwca.info@gmail.com for contact info).

Daniels Run Woods Civic Association’s First Member Event in 2024!

Date: Friday, February 9, 2024, 530– 730pm
Location: Mackenzies Tunes & Tonics, 3950 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030

Let the good times roll!  Please join us for a Mardi Gras Carnival Happy Hour.  We’ll have beads, masks and King Cake. Consider wearing your Mardi Gras themed garb!  Come celebrate with your neighbors to eat, drink and be merry!

DRWCA will provide appetizers and one drink per association member.  This is an adult-only and member-only event.  Please RSVP through the evite sent out. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up and attend this fun event, please visit drwca.org/join 

Come listen to live holiday music, enjoy s’mores,
hot cider, activities and more! 

Small Business Saturday celebration highlights the importance of supporting small and locally owned businesses during the holiday season.

Community Meeting on Crime Trends and Public Safety

Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center

A Message from Chief Erin F. Schaible:

You are invited to join us for an important Community Meeting on Crime Trends and Public Safety. As the Chief of Police, I am looking forward to snaring recent crime data with our community and discussing, in breakout groups, how we can collectively enhance the security and welfare of our city. Together, we can continue to implement effective strategies for keeping the City of Fairfax a safe place to live, work and play. Your involvement is crucial so please join us for this important gathering.

Tentative Agenda:

Welcome / Opening Remarks

Review of Crime Data

Summary of Police Initiatives

Breakout Table Discussions

Group Feedback Sessions

Crime Prevention / Personal Safety

Closing Remarks/ Adjournment

Join your neighbors for an afternoon of family-friendly fun! Show off your costume as we parade through the neighborhood to Historic Blenheim where you can enter a costume contest, create creepy crafts, do the monster mash and snag a goodie bag to take home.

Come enjoy live music, beer garden, food vendors, and more!
Please bring chairs and or blankets to sit on!
No pets allowed except service animals.

On October 20th, FHS will be holding their annual Homecoming Parade. Streets along Blenheim Blvd will be blocked from Daniels Run Elementary to Lion Run between 3:45pm and 5:00pm. Join neighbors along the parade route and cheer our Lions on!

Is your family prepared for an emergency?

September is National Preparedness Month, and the City of Fairfax is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair to help make sure the community is ready for any situation that comes our way.

Come to the Sherwood Center on Sunday September 24th, from Noon to 4pm. to 1 p.m. to receive information on preparing for emergencies from City staff and community partners including:

• City of Fairfax Office of Emergency Management

• Fairfax Health Department

• City of Fairfax Fire Department

• American Red Cross 

• And more!

The Emergency Preparedness Fair is free and open to the public.

Preparing for, responding to, and recovering from an emergency is a community effort. Working together ensures that our City of Fairfax community is stronger and more resilient.

More details to come!