Welcome to ACTion Alexandria's Idea Challenge! We're asking locals, "What's your bright idea for Alexandria?" to learn what YOU think would make our city even better.
Whether it's an issue about bike lanes, a new community group, a useful tool to help locals or whatever you can think of, we want to hear about it.
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ACTion is planning a Just Play! night featuring outdoor games, and we want to hear your ideas!
What's your favorite outdoor game? Tag? Bocce ball? Help us plan fun activities for children and families at Just Play! by clicking on "Add Your Idea" and giving us your suggestions.
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Did you know that research has shown that summer learning loss equals about one month of instruction or more? Or that children's test scores tend to be lower in the fall than in the spring? (Cooper, 2003).
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Did you know that research has shown that summer learning loss equals about one month of instruction or more? Or that children's test scores tend to be lower in the fall than in the spring? (Cooper, 2003).
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What if we all gave on one day? On Wednesday, April 20, we can! Join us for Spring2ACTion, 24 hours of online giving to support the nonprofits that make Alexandria strong. Last year, 9,431 donors raised an amazing $1,276,909 for 129 nonprofits serving our community. In 2016, our goals are to engage 10,000 donors to raise $1.5 million! To meet this goal, we need your help!
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Please see below for information on an exciting opportunity to lead part of an ongoing effort to provide compreshensive early care and education in Alexandria.
SolarizeAlexandria, a program to make it easier and more affordable for residents to install solar power systems on Alexandria homes, launched September 7 and will run through November 10.
Please save the date for a special presentation of The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation. DATE AND TIME HAVE CHANGED. NEW DATE AND TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring early childhood development experts. Admission is free. Please RSVP at: earlychildhoodfilmalexandria.eventbrite.com.