Last Saturday evening, in the beautiful setting of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia hosted its 6th annual Toast to Hope. More than 260 guests attended, enjoying wine tastings from local vintners and gourmet food from local restuarants and caterers.
A nostalgic birthday party theme allowed guests to enjoy fun games, sample amazing “birthday” cupcakes and cakes, and purchase commemorative statues in honor of SCAN’s anniversary.
On Wednesday, Oct. 22, shop at any of the seven Whole Foods Market stores in Northern Virginia, and 5% of the day’s sales will benefit Empowered Women International’s educational, cultural and entrepreneurial programs.
The Alexandria Tutoring Consortium needs your help! If you love children and reading, apply to tutor an Alexandria City Public School first- or second-grader in reading.
The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) of Alexandria has only a few spaces remaining for the 2008-2009 program year. With application opportunity closing, interested persons have until the first week of Oct. to contact PLTI to apply for the places that have become available.
The Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria (SAPCA) received a federal Drug Free Communities (DFC) grant of $602,930 ($120,586 per year for five years) that will support the work of the coalition to prevent and reduce substance abuse among Alexandria’s youth.
Deputy DuWayne Morris, a nine-year veteran of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office, has received the Noon Day Optimist Club’s Law Enforcement Award for 2008.
On May 17, 1968, 17 visionaries came together at the offices of The Alexandria Gazette to create an organization that would help senior citizens find jobs. On May 17, 2008, The Board of Directors of Senior Services of Alexandria and more than 250 well-wishers came to The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Old Town to honor five of those leaders: Nelson Greene Sr, Nancy Kelly, Mary Ann Ormes, Lewis Stearman and William Vosbeck.
