Gum Springs Community Center
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NEW GUM SPRINGS CIVIC ASSOCIATION (NGSCA)
NGSCA represents the residents of Gum Springs, which is the oldest African American community in Fairfax County, VA.
Gum Springs is within walking distance of shopping, Sherwood Regional Library, INOVA Mount Vernon Hospital, Mount Vernon Governmental Center that houses the Mount Vernon Police Station and the Mount Vernon Magisterial District Supervisor Office and churches of various denominations to include Bethlehem Baptist Church, Harvest Assembly Baptist Church, St. John Baptist Church, Woodlawn-Faith UMC, Cornerstone Church of Christ, Greater Morning Star Apostolic Church and Mt. Vernon Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
Community Flea Market -
Saturday, September 8, 2018 -- 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Got stuff you want to sell? Reserve a table for $20. Vendors welcomed! Click here to download a hard copy (pdf) of the application or click here complete and submit an online application.
Participating partners: Saunders B. Moon Senior Club, Gum Springs Youth Athletic Association and New Gum Springs Civic Association
National Night Out - Tuesday, August 7th @ 6:30 p.m.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign to promote police-community in the U.S.A. The event has been held annually since 1984 and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States and Canada. The Gum Springs Community Center Advisory Board is the host for this annual community event, which will be held on Tuesday, August 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the Gum Springs Community Center.
Note: Although NGSCA is a 501(c)(4) IRS tax exempt organization, your donation is not deductible. However, your donation will be greatly appreciated! All funds are used for solely to support and communicate with the community led by a cadre of volunteers. So, please consider making a donation.
Gum Springs Celebrates 185 Years Old -- 1833 to 2018
The oldest African American community in Fairfax County
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Grand Marshal for the 2018 Gum Springs Community Parade was Ada Singletary.
Mrs. Singletary is the oldest Gum Springs resident actually born and raised in Gum Springs 98 years ago! Click here to read an Interview with Mrs. Ada Click here to read article in the Mount Vernon Gazette (page 3) Thanks to photographers Mike Allen and Ms. Denise, we hope you enjoy some of the photos taken during this special Community Day!
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Thank You to our supporters and parade participants for Gum Springs Community Day!
Click here to view list of supporters and parade participants
Support Gum Springs by donating today! It's safe and easy via PayPal. Click on the Donate button!
Community Opposing Proposed Karate School
The Gum Springs community is opposing SE 2017-MV-012 (American Tukong) to construct a private karate school in the Gum Springs community. On June 12, 2018, after a presentation by agents for American Tukong and in-depth discussion with the applicant's agents, Planning Commissioner Walter Clarke and MVCCA Co-Chair Earl Flanagan, members of The New Gum Springs Civic Association voted unanimously to reaffirm its opposition by adopting and approving a resolution. The resolution has been transmitted to DPZ staff (Harold Ellis) and MVCCA P&Z Committee. Click here to view the resolution.
Planning Commission public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 8:15 p.m.
Board of Supervisors public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
Board of Supervisors public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
No Community Meetings are held during July and August. Next community meeting September 11, 2018
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Be Proud You Live in Gum Springs!
Click here to know who speaks and represents the Gum Springs community. It's not your HOA!!!
NOTE: When developers and certain Fairfax County agencies/organizations/staff solicit support from HOAs in the Gum Springs community and not the official organization representing Gum Springs--The New Gum Springs Civic Association, it's an old trick to create divisiveness within the community. HOAs should read their covenants carefully because HOAs have no authority to represent Gum Springs unless sanctioned by the Civic Association. No HOA has been given such authority or sanctioned by the Civic Association. The Civic Association represents the HOAs in matters that affects the Gum Springs community. For more about who represents Gum Springs, click here.
Click here to view the draft Gum Springs Conservation Plan submitted to Fairfax County during August 2015. As of today, Gum Springs is still waiting for a response from Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing Authority and Fairfax County Department of Planning & Zoning.
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Click here to view the Gum Springs Redevelopment Plan which is a guiding document for proposed development/redevelopment projects in Gum Springs.
Gum Springs was not transformed from a “muddy hole” to a diverse community overnight. The Gum Springs Conservation Plan and Neighborhood Improvement Plan were instrumental in what you see as Gum Springs today.
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To read articles about Gum Springs, click on the document name: The UCM connection to Gum Springs A Place in Virginia Called Gum Springs printed in the New York Times on November 8, 1985 Gum Springs Working to Balance Past, Future printed in the Washington Post on September 10, 1988 The Price of Progress in Gum Springs printed in the Washington Post on December 19, 1994 Founded with Links to the Founding Fathers On Land Bought by a Washington Slave, the Roots Run Deep printed in the Washington Post on October 27, 2007 Faces of Gum Springs published in the Connection Newspapers (Mount Vernon Gazette) on February 19, 2015 Click here to view the video "A Certain Pride" and Click here to view the video "A Slave's Legacy." There are four parts to A Slave's Legacy. Click here to view a short video by Fairfax County Celebrating its 275th spotlighting Gum Springs. |
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