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The Fund for Alexandria’s Child Sign up for the Holiday Sharing Program to purchase gifts and/or gift cards for needy children and families. Purchases should be delivered December 13, 14, or 15. Healthy Families Alexandria Enjoy “A Broadway Christmas Carol” at MetroStage on Thursday, December 15 to support this local home visiting program. Carpenter’s Shelter [...]
Smiles and excitement abounded at Alexandria’s Cora Kelly and Jefferson Houston elementary schools this week, as the Alexandria Aces helped the Giving Circle and Wright to Read distribute all those summer reading packs so many of you contributed to during our book drive and Baskets for Books events with Wright to Read this spring. Compared [...]
The last day of the 5th Annual Giving Circle/Wright to Read book drive is approaching fast. On April 30 from 10 am to 1 pm, we’ll be gathering at Wright to Read at 414 N. Washington Street to assemble the summer reading packs from all the books so generously donated over the last several weeks. [...]
to contribute a K-2 book to the Giving Circle/Wright to Read book drive for summer reading. We still need a few more books for grades K-2 (since many of the donations for that age group are well loved rather than gently used). Call Hooray for Books at 703-548-4092 and ask them to help you choose [...]
Research shows that the best predictor of academic loss or gain over the summer is whether or not a child reads. For low-income families with less access to books and libraries, reading achievement declines an average of three months over summer break. This loss accumulates to two years by middle school. (Bridging the Summer Reading [...]
