We're in the homestretch of Fall into Giving, a virtual donation drive for goods and items to benefit nonprofits serving Alexandria. Through Friday, October 31, the links to Amazon wish lists of 28 local nonprofits will be posted on ACTion Alexandria.
Pork Barrel BBQ will donate 15% of your purchase to the Alexandria Police Memorial Fund on Tuesday, May 14th. They are open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and are located at 2312 Mt. Vernon Ave. (corner of Mt. Vernon Ave. and Oxford St in Del Ray)
Books for America, a non profit based in the Washington D.C area, is hosting a one day book give away event. We want to provide free reading material in an effort to encourage home-libraries and a love of reading. There will be both adult and children’s books available. There will be a limit of books per person. Donated books are not to be used for resale purposes.
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!
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!
It is a nonprofit in Norhtern Virginia that teach adults techinical skills they did not learn as kids. Most of the students hold one or more low-wage jobs (usually without opportunities for advancement). Many are first-generation immigrants and two-thirds are women. Most of today's more well paying jobs require computer proficiency. Computer C.O.R.E. gives a sixth month training course and helps students learn basics including Word, Excel, Power Point, e-mail and the Internet. The best feature: after two months they will receive a free desktop to continue to practice on at home and it also gives them a chance to teach family members.
If you've followed the Shoeman's journeys, you know why shoe drives are important. The Shoeman, a retired Marine, wants your shoes and he wants them today! The organization he formed re-sells shoes to other countries for a small profit. All proceeds go to buying and installing new wells, water filtration systems and other items in Kenya.
Dirt, aluminum, uneven fields, and hard surfaces make baseball, America's game, extremely hazardous for children and adults in wheel chairs, and those who have physical illnesses like seizue disorder.
That's why the City of Alexandria, the Kelley Cares Foundation, and private citizens have formed the Miracle League of Alexandria--to make the lives of Alexandria's special needs children and adults more safe and fun.
After nearly a year of fundraising, the playground equipment for Cora Kelly's new STEM themed playground has been ordered and will arrive in early November! Now the kids of Cora Kelly need you!
32 of you take action last week and donated 54 new toys to the Center for Alexandria's Children developmental playgroups. The toys you donated were selected by CAC staff to support children in all aspects of their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development.
Brain development in the first 3 years is critical to life-long academic outcomes and the language and literacy rich environment provided by the CAC developmental playgroups help address the gap in development of young children for some of the most vulnerable and underserved families in Alexandria.
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 ensure that Northern Virginia’s neediest and most at-risk children can spend the summer learning and growing! In order to ensure that CFNC students have a fun and safe summer at CFNC’s Summer Program, CFNC is in need of the following items:
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.
Boone County Fire Protection District in Joplin, MO. (KOMUnews via FEMA)
It is hard to know how to respond to the recent tornadoes plaguing the South and Midwest from so far away, but FEMA and the American Red Cross have a few suggestions.
Del Ray's First Thursday event on May 5th collected five large containers of children's books for the Arlandria Pediatric Health Clinic's Reach Out and Read program! Sponsored by the Del Ray Business Association,First Thursday collect goods or donations for Alexandria nonprofits at each event.
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.
Carpenter's Shelter is seeking a new or slightly used dresser for one of our clients who has recently moved out of the Shelter. If you are able to help please contact Courtney D. Bishop at courtneybishop@carpentersshelter.orgThanks so much!
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.
Do you have three 2 drawer locking file cabinets that need a good home? Healthy Families Alexandria needs file cabinets to enable staff to organize and store confidential files and documents. If you have new or used 2 drawer locking filing cabinets, they could not find a better home.
Community Lodgings has a new location and they need your help to furnish the rooms for homeless families in need! 
Most of the students hold one or more low-wage jobs (usually without opportunities for advancement). Many are first-generation immigrants and two-thirds are women. Most of today's more well paying jobs require computer proficiency. Computer C.O.R.E. gives a sixth month training course and helps students learn basics including Word, Excel, Power Point, e-mail and the Internet. The best feature: after two months they will receive a free desktop to continue to practice on at home and it also gives them a chance to teach family members. 
Way to go ACTion Heroes! 
