PO Box 6112
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(703) 507-3649
Email: president@ngsca.org |
The Oldest African American Community in Fairfax County
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Note: Although the New Gum Springs Civic Association 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. Click on the DONATE button below via PayPal!
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Gum Springs is within walking distance of 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, Greater Morning Star Apostolic Church and Mt. Vernon Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
New Gum Springs Civic Association is a 501(c)(4) IRS tax exempt community organization that represents the residents of Gum Springs.
Gifts of Joy Store
The Fairfax NAACP Young Adult Committee and New Gum Springs Civic Association 2nd Annual Gifts of Joy store will open on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at the Gum Springs Community Center from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. for its special shoppers. Children under 18 years of age will be able to select a gift for themselves or for a special person in their life or family such as mom, dad, grandmother, aunt, friend, etc. See flyer below.
If you would like to contribute financially or with a toy, contact either president@ngsca.org or youngadult@fairfaxnaacp.org.
Thanking in advance Delegate Mark Sickles & Delegate Paul Krizek for their donations of toys and gift cards and the Kappa Alpha Foundation for supporting the Gifts of Joy Store that will benefit Gum Springs and surrounding communities.
If you would like to contribute financially or with a toy, contact either president@ngsca.org or youngadult@fairfaxnaacp.org.
Thanking in advance Delegate Mark Sickles & Delegate Paul Krizek for their donations of toys and gift cards and the Kappa Alpha Foundation for supporting the Gifts of Joy Store that will benefit Gum Springs and surrounding communities.
Click Here to register for the special shopping hour.
HOT TOPICS!
Click on the Topic to Read or Select Community Divide from Home Page Menu
1. President, NGSCA Banned from Gum Springs Glen Property
2. Four Non-paid Civic Association Members Requests the Removal of the President, NGSCA
Click on the Topic to Read or Select Community Divide from Home Page Menu
1. President, NGSCA Banned from Gum Springs Glen Property
2. Four Non-paid Civic Association Members Requests the Removal of the President, NGSCA
Gum Springs Community Meeting
The next (virtual) community meeting will be held on
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Click Here to access the Zoom meeting link
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Click Here to access the Zoom meeting link
WEST FORD MANOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
During the October 11, 2022 community meeting, the Gum Springs community voted to support the Proposed 65-townhouse development named West Ford Manor as presented to the community on October 11, 2022. This support includes its Site Specific Plan (SSPA) Amendment nomination and Rezoning application.
To ensure community involvement, the NGSCA will be involved throughout the process to include the development of proffered conditions. Any changes or modifications to the proposed layout or commitments that will convert to proffered conditions as presented to the Gum Springs community on October 11, 2022, without prior collaboration for agreement with NGSCA will result in withdrawal of support for the SSPA nomination and rezoning application.
Below is a summary of the proposed development.
To ensure community involvement, the NGSCA will be involved throughout the process to include the development of proffered conditions. Any changes or modifications to the proposed layout or commitments that will convert to proffered conditions as presented to the Gum Springs community on October 11, 2022, without prior collaboration for agreement with NGSCA will result in withdrawal of support for the SSPA nomination and rezoning application.
Below is a summary of the proposed development.
$600,000 Secured for Gum Springs Trail Connections
$600,000 requested by Mount Vernon Supervisor Dan Storck for trail connections in Gum Springs during the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting on October 11, 2022 was approved by the BOS. This funding will close the gap of equitable access to Little Hunting Creek from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Park.
The advocates for the Gum Springs trail connections and enhancements were through the efforts of NGSCA, Friends of Little Hunting Creek, Audubon Naturalist Society and Fairfax County Park Authority.
The advocates for the Gum Springs trail connections and enhancements were through the efforts of NGSCA, Friends of Little Hunting Creek, Audubon Naturalist Society and Fairfax County Park Authority.
You can see Little Hunting Creek in the background from this photo taken in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Park in Gum Springs
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Plans are underway to obtain tax exempt status for the New Gum Springs Cultural Alliance (Alliance).
The purpose for the Alliance is to enhance and advance the importance, development, and growth of the arts and cultural activities for all ages in Gum Springs and surrounding communities by supporting cultural events and recognizing other ethnic groups residing in the community. Articles of Incorporation have been accepted by the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission and an IRS employer identification number has been obtained. Once the Alliance has obtained its tax exempt status, it will move to its own dedicated website. Please be patient with us because there is no paid staff. |
Thank You for a Great Community Event!
2022 Gum Springs Community Day/Juneteenth
Theme: Gum Springs Matters
Theme: Gum Springs Matters
Special Guests (Left to Right): Linda Allen Hollis, Mark Hollis, Jill Abramson, Joy Allen Stone,
Angela Allen Henry, Homer Henry, William Woodson and Queenie Cox (NGSCA)
Angela Allen Henry, Homer Henry, William Woodson and Queenie Cox (NGSCA)
Click here to view photos taken by a professional photographer hired by Celebrate Fairfax
You can also view the short slideshow of photos below taken by a Gum Springs resident.
You can also view the short slideshow of photos below taken by a Gum Springs resident.
A special song written by Dr. Cleve Francis as a tribute to the black shooting victims in Buffalo, NY. Click here to read what inspired Dr. Francis to write this song. Click on the YouTube to hear the song.
According to Dr. Francis, “This is also a call for the white community to fight against racism and the terror it is bringing on our people.”
DID GEORGE WASHINGTON HAVE AN ENSLAVED SON?
West Ford, the founder and father of Gum Springs
Click here to read or listen to an article "Did George Washington Have An Enslaved Son" written by Jill Abramson, a journalist for The New Yorker. The article is about West Ford, the founder of Gum Springs.
The struggle is not over. After purposely choosing to move and live in a black community founded by a freed slave, 11-homeowners on Holland Court/HCPOA have taken action to sever their one street from Gum Springs to be identified as a separate community to exercise white privilege through residential segregation and racism. Such action is nothing more than a methodically process to minimize the achievements of our founding father and contributions of certain Gum Springs residents and to eliminate and change the course of Gum Springs history. Click here or visit page from top of menu on Home page. Do not forget to sign our opposition petition mentioned above.
More than 125 Signatures Obtained Opposing
Holland Court Seeking White Privilege in Gum Springs
SIGN OUR PETITION OPPOSING MVCCA & HOLLAND COURT
Gum Springs needs your support! 11-homeowners on Holland Court have been strategically taking action to separate Gum Springs into another community. Gum Springs was founded by a freed slave 189 years ago. The homeowners on Holland Court embarked on this community separation plan approximately 3-years ago. We've gotten more than 100 signatures...now striving for 200 signatures.
Click here to sign our online petition opposing MVCCA and Holland Court
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This 11-homeowners on Holland Ct. requested the removal of this sign who do not know the history of Gum Springs or the Holland family. The sign was removed by VDOT because it did not meet sign specifications. However, VDOT is working with the Gum Springs community for signage identification.
Community signs are important because they identify communities by its boundaries. Holland Ct. has no boundaries because it is ONE street with 11-houses...and it is NOT a community. It is a street in the Gum Springs community! How can you have a community within a community? Only a white man with the backing of a white organization has the gall to create such a divide in a black community.
Community signs are important because they identify communities by its boundaries. Holland Ct. has no boundaries because it is ONE street with 11-houses...and it is NOT a community. It is a street in the Gum Springs community! How can you have a community within a community? Only a white man with the backing of a white organization has the gall to create such a divide in a black community.
Please note that the Community Calendar is at the end of this page. Scroll to bottom to view calendar of events.
Things Get Solved...When You Get Involved!
What Is One Gum Springs?
The New Gum Springs Civic Association (Civic Association) mission is to ensure Gum Springs as one community through One Gum Springs. This action eliminates Fairfax County seeking approval from internal and external community organizations/groups to support their initiatives and projects that affects Gum Springs without collaborating with Gum Springs. One Gum Springs will:
Gum Springs is one community...a community not separated by race.
- ensure Gum Springs is one community and speaks with one voice and that voice is the Civic Association; which now may be referred to as One Gum Springs;
- protect the legacy of Gum Springs;
- ensure concerns of Gum Springs are not easily dismissed or usurped by another community organization;
- enhance its relationship with government officials and staff; and
- prevent boundary changes such as the one instituted by Holland Court Property Owners Association (HCPOA) for its 11-homeowners to achieve white privilege in a black community.
Gum Springs is one community...a community not separated by race.
Things Get Solved...When You Get Involved!
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Be Proud You Live in Gum Springs
Know who speaks and represents the Gum Springs community.
It's not your Condo or HOA or POA (C/H/P/OA)!!!
It's not your Condo or HOA or POA (C/H/P/OA)!!!
Changing your covenants, bylaws or Articles of Incorporation will not circumvent the fact that the Civic Association represents the entire Gum Springs community in matters that affects the Gum Springs community regardless of the C/H/P/OA standing. The simplest way to avoid conflict and dissension within the community is to join YOUR community association in addition to your C/H/P/OA.
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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.
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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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.
If you are "bounded" by Richmond Highway, Boswell Avenue/Schellhorn Road/Sherwood Hall Lane/Holland Road and Little Hunting Creek, you live in Gum Springs!
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To list your community event on the community calendar, click on the Suggest an Event link below.
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