Assistance League to Host Strengthening Our Community Luncheon

Assistance League^® of Northern Virginia will hold its annual fundraiser on April 26 to support its community outreach programs. The luncheon will include a wide variety of silent and live auction items and will feature Keynote Speaker, Chris Baity, a veteran Marine Corps dog trainer and the Founder and Executive Director of Semper K9 Assistance Dogs. The public is invited to attend the event and bid on the wide array of auction items to raise funds for the nonprofit’s major programs: Weekend Food for Kids (WFFK), Reading Express and New Clothing for Kids. Through these programs, the all-volunteer organization helps thousands of less advantaged students achieve their full potential in school.

This school year, through its partnerships with Dominion Energy, Quadrant, Inc., Tee Off for Tots Children’s Charities, The Cecil & Irene Hylton Foundation, Intelsat, Dunn Loring-Merrifield Rotary Club and others, the nonprofit provided nearly 16,000 bags of nonperishable food items to children in Fairfax and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria who might otherwise go hungry on weekends. WFFK reduces hunger in our vulnerable communities, providing more than 1,800 bags of food monthly. A new partnership with Allstate Insurance Company will help the chapter do even more in the 2019-20 school year.

Through its literacy programs, member volunteers provide one-on-one tutoring to improve the reading skills of at-risk students at Providence Elementary School in Fairfax. Assistance League donated more than 700 books to 30 third grade classes at 7 schools, and 120 books to two schools for summer reading programs. The organization also started a 2^nd reading program that serves all first-grade students at Pine Spring Elementary School in Falls Church.

In addition, the nonprofit provided new clothing, shoes and personal grooming products to approximately 2,800 children whose families cannot afford to purchase those essential items.

Members lend their time and talent to raise funds to support the organization’s mission to transform the lives of children and strengthen our community. Through fundraising efforts and grant awards, the organization has returned $798,754 to the local community since 1999.

The Assistance League’s “Strengthening Our Community” Luncheon is set for Friday, April 26, from 11 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Country Club of Fairfax, 5110 Ox Road, in Fairfax. Ticket price is $65 ($30 of each ticket is tax deductible). This event is the organization’s primary campaign to raise money to sustain its programs in the 2019-20 school year.

For reservations to the luncheon or to contribute if unable to attend, contact: info@alnv.org. See www.alnv.org for further information.