|
Community Service Events
Give a little time, make a big difference.
|
|
|
|
|
Dear WGCA Members &
Friends,
In just one year, the WGCA Community Service Committee has become an
integral part of our giving circle. Successful and rewarding partnerships
with ALIVE!, The Campagna Center, Hopkins House, and the Center
for Alexandria's Children have enriched our experiences with one
another and with the community.
This February, we will partner again with ALIVE! on their Last
Saturday Food Distribution program. There are opportunities for
every member to participate - please read on for details.
I encourage you to take part - with your help, we can make a positive
difference for hundreds of Alexandrians!
Holly Sloan
|
|
|
2nd
Annual WGCA Community Service Partnership with ALIVE!
Last
Saturday Food Distribution
Since 1969, ALIVE! has addressed the short-term to long-term needs for
the less fortunate in our community. ALIVE! serves over 12,000
Alexandrians annually with shelter, childcare, financial assistance for
housing and medical needs, emergency food, and deliveries of donated
furniture and house wares. To learn more about ALIVE!, click here.
On Saturday, February 23rd, WGCA will partner with ALIVE! on its
Last Saturday Food Distribution (LSFD) program. The program was created
to sustain families who have run out of food and food stamps before the
end of the month. Over 600 Alexandria families come the LSFD sites each month;
on average, 200 families are served at the Cora Kelly site - a 25%
increase over last year. As you may know from the news, Food Bank
reserves are very low. This coupled with record high egg prices has
made it difficult for ALIVE! to provide families with nutritious and
adequate holdover groceries.
If you have questions, or are ready to sign up to participate, please send
an email to Hallie Smith.
Where & When
Cora Kelly Recreation Center
3600 Commonwealth Avenue
Alexandria, VA
February 23, 2008
8:30AM-Noon
|
|
How to Participate in
the ALIVE! Event
Donate Your Time, Goods,
or much-needed Cash
- Next month! Donate your time:
Saturday, February 23, 8:30AM-Noon, at Cora Kelly Recreation Center.
Volunteers will help sort, bag, and distribute non-perishable
groceries, fresh produce, and donated house wares. Children over
eight years are welcome with a parent. Volunteers with conversational
Spanish skills are especially welcome. Send an email to Hallie Smith to sign up.
- Now! Donate new or gently
used goods:
Please make donations of new or gently used coats and clothing for
all ages, towels and bedding (sheets, blankets, comforters and
pillows), kitchen items, and toys. Donations are always needed, and
are welcome at any time.
Drop-off details:
Fairlington United Methodist Church
3900 King Street, Alexandria
The ALIVE! collection room, located in the Church basement and
accessible through the door adjacent to the parking lot, is open
every day, 8:00AM - 9:00PM. Tax forms will be provided. Donations
also may be brought to Cora Kelly on February 23.
- Now! Make a cash donation:
Your contribution will allow ALIVE! to purchase critical
high-protein items for the families it serves. With your $20,
ALIVE! can buy 14 dozen eggs (eggs for 14 families) or 39 jars
of peanut butter!
Payment details:
Please make out checks to The Women's Giving Circle of Alexandria
and write "ALIVE!" in the memo line, and mail them to WGCA
event organizer Hallie Smith, 508 Queen Street, Alexandria, VA
22314. You also may bring your cash or a check with you on February 23rd.
|
|
2nd annual WGCA
Community Service Partnership with
The Campagna Center
Book Drive for Summer
Reading Packs
This April, the WGCA again will partner with The Campagna Center on a
Book Drive. Our goal is to collect 2,100 new or gently used books to
create 700 summer reading packs for Alexandria students entering grades
1-5.
The WGCA is currently recruiting Book Captains for this event.
Book Captains take on the responsibillity of collecting donations of
books, or cash to buy books, at a school, neighborhood, office, or other
location of their choosing. Send an email to Ellen Wayer to
sign up to be a Book Captain.
Where & When
The Campagna Center
418 S. Washington Street
Alexandria, VA
April 26, 2008
Time TBD
|
|
|
|
The Women's Giving Circle of
Alexandria is an initiative of the Alexandria Community Trust (ACT).
|
|
