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Save the date for Spring2ACTion 2015, 24 hours of online giving to support nonprofits serving Alexandria. This year, Spring2ACTion will be on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. To learn more, please visit: www.spring2action.org. 

Help stock a pantry and support Hunger Free Alexandria when you purchase items at Whole Foods Market!  

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). 

Alexandria's Look Again Resale Shop, which benefits the sight-saving programs of the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington such as the Low Vision Learning Center of Alexandria, is in need of several items to help us run our shops smoothly and continue supporting local p

Donate An Item From The Community Wish List! 

Volunteer Alexandria and ACTion Alexandria have teamed up and compiled a list of the most pressing items needed for nonprofit organizations located in Alexandria.

Our neighbors in Oklahoma need your help. To assist with intermediate and long-term recovery efforts, you can make a gift to the Oklahoma City Tornado Recovery Fund. Established at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation in May 1999, the fund will direct 100 percent of gifts to assist with the needs of those impacted by the storms.

Ready to do a little shopping in Old Town while supporting nearly 40 charities?

DASH representatives will be at the King Street Metro Station collecting donations for Toys for Tots. Help make this holiday season special for Alexandria’s disadvantaged children. 

DASH will be onsite inside the entrance to the King St. Metro station on the following dates: 

• Tuesday, December 11 from 4 – 7 p.m. 

This Saturday Dec. 8th from 10am to 3pm Wheels to Africa (WTA) wheels-to-africa.org is having its annual bike collection again at TC Williams High School. WTA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that collects bikes for African and needy American Communities. WTA was started by Arlington resident Winston Duncan when he was 11 years old.

“When you are truly sharing with no expectation of your kindness being returned, it doesn’t matter whether you get credit. In fact, it’s better if you don’t. Your spirit is expanded by anonymous generosity.”

This quotation inspires us as we begin our outreach for the annual Holiday Sharing Program.

Sandy is still pounding her way northward into to Canada as millions here on the eastern seaboard and Carribean are still recovering.

Although the Washington Metro area had significant damage, the Carribean, New Jersey, New York, parts of Connecticut and West Virginia are devastated.

It is the annual Nut Sale (no jokes about Clayton, please) by the Symphony Orchestra League of Alexandria (SOLA) benefiting the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra.

Carpenter’s Shelter is Northern Virginia’s largest homeless shelter, serving over 1,000 homeless and formerly homeless men, women and children each year. More than just a roof, Carpenter’s serves breakfast, lunch and dinner 365 days a year. With a food budget of $0, we rely on the generosity of the community to fill our pantry. 

What if we all gave one one day?

ACTion Alexandria's biggest action of the year, Spring2ACTion, begins at midnight on May 2, and we urge you to help us make it a record breaker. Last year, we all worked together to raise $104,000. This year, our goal is to help local nonprofits raise $200,000 in just 24 hours!

Computer C.O.R.E. needs your old hardware, ASAP! As part of the program, Computer C.O.R.E. students are given a desktop to take home and keep.

Get Out Those Old Paint Brushes...

On December 18th at 1:00PM the Cora Kelly playground is having a Work Day to get all new equipment and materials on the playground looking perfect for the kids...just in time for the Holidays!

It has been two years since the Haiti earthquake. If you'll remember, many activists and stars alike joined together to provide relief for those who were suffering in Port-au-Prince and across the countryside. The relief effort was remarkable, but many Haitians still have not received the relief that is so desperatetly needed. Port-au-Prince has been slowly losing its population as people make their way into the countryside. Villages like Abricots have been experiencing growth as this exodus occurs.

The Fund for Alexandria's Child needs your help this Holiday Season. Its looking for donors to provide gifts for low income families, foster children, senior citizens or persons with disabilities through the Holiday Sharing Program.

After you've signed up to participate in the Holiday Sharing, you will receive the wish lists for the participants. Most will include donations of clothing such as a coat or jeans, a toy or recreational item, a book, and perhaps one family request such as a used computer, towels or pots and pans. You can also donate gift cards for teens in foster care (Old Navy, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, etc.) and grocery cards for families or seniors.

This week, help Computer C.O.R.E. raise $2,000 on Give to the Max Day for books and course materials to help their motivated students find life-changing careers.

Finding a job in today's economy is hard enough. Now imagine that you don't know how to use a computer. You couldn't even apply for a position at Walmart, because its applications are all online.

4 Mile Run Park Needs Your Help!

Join The Arlandrian and 4MRMarket in their efforts to revitalize the 4 Mile Run Park in Arlandria. Phase I of the park expansion begins this fall. Thanks to a generous contribution, there are enough funds to move forward on Phase II of the project, but not enough to complete it.

This week, help The Art League raise $2,500 for the creative materials critical to the success of the award-winning SOHO mentoring program.

For most of us, having our own room with our own furniture as a child is normal. For girls in the Art League's  Space of Her Own (SOHO) program, it’s not.

Neighborhood businesses, churches, community centers and libraries have a drop-off spot just waiting for you to bring supplies for students from lower-income families.

This week, we are helping Healthy Families Alexandria provide Home Safety Kits to protect young children from common accidental injuries in their homes.

Do you remember what you wore on your first day of junior high? The beginning of a new school year is a critical time for making impressions and establishing friendships that follow children for much of their lives.

Help The Reading Connection provide 100 children’s books for the We Are Readers summer reading program that kicks off today at the Ruby Tucker Family Center.

On May 21st, a suspected gas explosion rocked a high-rise senior living community in Arlington and left 100 residents without a home.  30 of these temporarily displaced seniors are being housed in Alexandria at the Homestead Studio Suites in the Carlyle/Eisenhower neigborhood and they need our help!

We need a few more books for grades K-2 to round out the summer reading packs for this year's book drive. Reading during the summer allows children to maintain their skills until the new school year starts and this is especially critical for children without many books at home or without easy access to libraries.It's easy to chip in:

The MV Big Flea is a HUGE flea market fundraiser on April 30, 2011. The event benefits the Mount Vernon Community School PTA located in the Del Ray section of Alexandria, Virginia. We are seeking donations of items for the event. All donations are tax deductible and all proceeds benefit the school’s important PTA programs.

Approximately 5,000 women are incarcerated in Virginia. Without the assistance and support from programs like Friends of Guest House, over 70% will likely reoffend upon release. Help us raise $500 for basic essentials the women of Guest House need to successfully rebuild their lives.

Disposable diapers are expensive. An adequate supply of disposable diapers can cost between $100 and $120 a month, and safety net programs do not cover their cost. For a family struggling with homelessness, the cost of diapers can seem insurmountable. Community Lodgings and organization that helps homeless families become self-sufficient is, in desperate need of disposable diapers for children living in transitional housing and attending their Family Learning Center.

According to Feeding America, hunger is a reality for 1 in 6 Americans and Alexandria is no different.  Relying on volunteers and donations, ALIVE! (ALexandriansInVolved Ecumenically) works to combat hunger in Alexandria every day. This week, help ALIVE! by dropping off nonperishable, protein-rich food items for distribution to families in need.

Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services need children's books for children ages 6 months to 5 years old to support the Reach Out and Read program that promotes early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms nationwide by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud.