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Holiday Season
Volunteer Opportunities
with the WGCA
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Community
Service Committee Update
Dear WGCA Members & Friends,
Thanksgiving is
less than three weeks away! While in the midst of our
personal preparations for the holidays, here are some opportunities for
you and your family to make the holidays and the year-round brighter
for those less fortunate.
Peggy Morrison Curtis
Chair, WGCA Community Service Committee
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Family
Volunteer Opportunity - 8 and older
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 Food Sorting and Boxing for ALIVE!
Volunteers are needed to help sort and box over 4,000 pounds of food
collected by the Boy Scouts that will be used to feed low-income
individuals and families in the City of Alexandria throughout the
coming months. Children should be 8 years or older and children and
youth between the ages of 8-13 must have parent supervision.
Volunteers should not plan to arrive until Noon on the day of the
event.
To sign up, please email Pam Goodell, ALIVE!'s
Volunteer Coordinator.
Where & When
St. Clements Episcopal Church
701 North Quaker Lane
Alexandria, Virginia 22302
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Noon - 3:00 PM
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Family Volunteer Opportunity - under 8
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Pilot Project for children younger than 8 years
Several WGCA members have brainstormed about ways to involve children
younger than eight in volunteer service. Board Member Margaret Rizzi is
taking the lead in piloting a small project. The pilot involves putting
put together "rainy day activity" bags for the children
currently living in ALIVE! House, transition housing for women and
families.
If you are interested in involving your children in this pilot project,
please contact Margaret Rizzi by email. Space is limited.
Where & When
Location, Date & Time to be determined.
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Help Provide a Thanksgiving Meal
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 Partnership with Lazarus Ministry of
Christ Church
For the second year now, we are helping Lazarus Ministry of Christ
Church in Old Town provide Thanksgiving dinners to our City's poor.
Your help is welcome any day between November 13-20.
Donate
Food: November 13-19, 2007
Bring
your donated canned and other non-perishable food to the home of WGCA
Founding Member Kathy Barsness, 309 Mansion Drive, Alexandria, VA
22302. List includes: Peas, Carrots, Corn,
Sauerkraut, Canned Fruit, Applesauce, Cranberry Sauce, Boxed
Mashed Potatoes, Rice, and Pasta.
Assemble, Transport and Deliver Food:
November 19, 10 am - Noon. Help assemble/bag dinners. November
20, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Help transport and handout dinners.
If you are interested, please contact Kathy Barsness by phone (703)
683-7952 or by email.
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Making Wishes Come True
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 Sponsor a Family, Senior Citizen,
Foster Child, or Teen for the City of Alexandria Holiday Sharing Program
Last month, we asked for volunteers to help recipients sign up for the
program, and thanks to those who participated. You can still volunteer
to help distribute the gifts and you can also donate gifts. Please
contact City Coordinator of Community Resources Suzanne Kratzok for
more information by phone (703) 519-3318, ext. 206, or email.
Donate
Your Gently-Used Coats
Thanks to all who brought gently used coats and new hats and gloves to the
first three Community Open Houses. Donations also will be collected at
our last Open House on November 7. These donations will be
distributed through the Center for Alexandria's Children, Alexandria
City Public Schools, and ALIVE!
The Center for Alexandria's Children
Wish List
Send
an email to the WGCA liaison Mary Newhouse if you
are interested in donating an item on
the CAC wish list, which includes:
1. Musical instruments for preschoolers
2.
Interactive toys for preschoolers (e.g. blocks, legos, lincoln logs)
3.
Clothing: sizes 10/12 and 12/14 (boys and girls)
4.
Used winter coats, size 3X (for foster children in residential care)
5.
Winter coats - all sizes
6.
Five first night bags with toiletries, pajamas, underwear, socks for
elementary and teenage boys/girls.
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The
Women's Giving Circle of Alexandria
P.O. Box 1627
Alexandria, VA 22313
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Volunteers-ON-CALL
We are continuing to develop this
e-mail network of WGCA members interested in short-term or one time
volunteer service to Alexandria's Human Services Organizations and the
WGCA, so send an email to Peggy Morrison Curtis to join,
and we will send you more information on this later.
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