Teachers Day Out, Workhouse Woes and the Number of the Day

It’s Wednesday, Aug. 7. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1.. Are you an educator (or know one) and want to know all about founding father George Mason? You're in luck. Today is "Teachers Day Out" at Gunston Hall plantation. The all day affair begins at 8:30 p.m. and lasts until 5:30 p.m., and is open to all teachers for re-certification points. The $25 fee covers materials, a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration is required.

2. You Said It: “Its like little landfills in strip malls.” A reader on the donation boxes seen in the parking lots of many shopping centers. She is looking forward to a new Goodwill store in Woodbridge. Do you donate in donation boxes or at Goodwill stores? Tell us in the comments.

3. ICYMI: The Workhouse Arts Center can’t make payments on $52 million it owes Wells Fargo, and the fate of the facility is being ironed out between the bank and property owner Fairfax County.

4. Number of the Day: $425 million. That’s the Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing. Find a Powerball location.

5. Today…in History: On Aug. 7, 2007, Barry Bonds hit his 756th home run, breaking the record set by Hank Aaron. Bonds’ career ended that same year under the cloud of a steroids scandal. His record still stands at 762.