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JOIN THE BOOK DRIVE! Our 5th Annual Book Drive for Summer Reading is fast approaching! With our partner, Wright to Read, we aim to provide 1,200 local children with three new or gently used books to enjoy during the summer break. Start culling your shelves for children’s books that you no longer use! Details for [...]
Today, Giving Circle members and their children spent the afternoon at Burgundy Farm Country Day School packing new baby welcome bags to for Healthy Families Alexandria, the Alexandria Health Department, the Alexandria Campaign on Teenage Pregnancy and the Child and Family Network Centers as well as participating in nearly 20 other service projects. More details [...]
Join us in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 17 10 am to 2 pm (attend for as long as fits your schedule) The Giving Circle of Alexandria has partnered with Burgundy Farm Country Day School for a 2nd annual Day of Service. We are coordinating an Infant Supplies [...]
We are beginning the 2011 nomination and election process for The Giving Circle Board of Directors. This is an exciting time for The Giving Circle membership and an opportunity for those of you who want to get more involved to do so. We encourage members to become active in the leadership of The Giving Circle, so [...]
The Giving Circle has two wonderful opportunities for you and your family to help out as Thanksgiving approaches: 1) A Hands-on Giving Circle Families Activity – Thanksgiving Dinners The Giving Circle of Alexandria will partner with the Carpenter’s Shelter’s Circle of HOPE to collect and sort dinner supplies for more than 60 families in the Shelter’s [...]
Fall Forum — Tuesday, November 9 Childhood Obesity: A Recipe for Community Action U.S. Patent & Trademark Office We are excited to present a timely program for our members and community groups to learn about efforts in Alexandria to combat childhood obesity and how all of us can be part of the solution to this problem. The [...]
