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PAST GIVING CIRCLE OF HOPE PROJECTS AND EVENTS
Christmas in April
Night Light Fundraiser
St. Patrick's Day Party at Cameron Glen Nursing Center
Happy Hats in progress
Gingerbread House Project - Cameron Glen
Cameron Glen Holiday Party
Alternative Gift Market
Wine & Dessert Celebration |
UPCOMING GIVING CIRCLE OF HOPE PROJECTS AND EVENTSFood Drive Join us from 9 AM-1 PM at the Vienna Giant to collect food to help stock the warehouse for Food for Others, our area's largest distributor of free food to the needy. To volunteer, call Patty at 703-264-0186. Help the Homeless Mini-Walk The Giving Circle of HOPE has secured a grant to fund a mini-walk at Laurel Learning Center to benefit Reston Interfaith at 3 PM on Sept. 29. Volunteers are needed to escort the children on a short path. Please email givingcircle@hotmail.com if you are able to attend. Crafting Hope/Creating Futures Avon's Hello Tomorrow Fund has awarded a grant to Linda Strup to launch a new initiative to teach homeless and low-income women arts and crafts that they can sell for an income. Gifts That Give Hope Market Our grantee organizations have been invited to participate in an alternative gift market at Truro Church on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 1:30-5:00 PM. This event will provide exposure and fundraising opportunities to local nonprofits as hundreds of community members come to shop for "gifts that give hope." ONGOING PROJECTS AND EVENTSFlashes of Hope Our chapter of Flashes of Hope had its first photo shoot at Inova Fairfax Hospital in March 2006. This program provides families dealing with childhood cancer with a portfolio of beautiful portraits of their child with family members, friends, or special hospital staff members. Thanks to volunteer commercial photographers, make-up artists, and administrators, there is no cost to the family. Developing fees and portfolio costs are underwritten by grants. For more information, visit www.flashesofhope.org. Cameron Glen/Sunrise Assisted Living: Senior Friends Giving Circle members are currently playing canasta once a week at Sunrise Assisted Living and leading creative art and craft workshops on Thursday mornings at Cameron Glen Nursing Center. Parties are organized for special holidays and are a treat for all! Volunteers are always needed for bingo, shopping trips, or daily recreation. Well-behaved pets may also be approved to visit! Please contact Rhonda Kids' Club @ Embry Rucker Homeless Shelter Kids' Club focuses on literacy and educational enrichment for young residents of the shelter. Special cultural art workshops and events are held twice a month on Wednesday evenings. If you have a special talent to share or would like more information, please contact Mary Beth or Tam. Project We Care We are collecting supplies for servicemen and women overseas. In addition to supplies (see suggestions: Project We Care), you can make a cash donation of $8.10 per box (shipping costs), donate a new pillowcase or 1 yard of fabric (patriotic or fun prints preferred) to make a pillowcase. For more information, please contact Theresa. Book Circle Members meet monthly to discuss a selected book related to the Giving Circle of HOPE's mission. For more information, email Peggy with "book circle" in the subject line. Empty BowlsThe community came together to raise funds for hunger relief in our area with our first Empty Bowls event. Local potters donated hand-made soup bowls and local restaurants donated delicious soup, bread, & desserts. The Giving Circle of HOPE organized the event on behalf of Food for Others, a Fairfax-based hunger relief nonprofit organization. Over $17,000 was raised! our 2009 event is scheduled for April 26. To sign up for any of the above events, or to learn more, please email: givingcircle@hotmail.com. OTHER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, EVENTS, AND NEEDS |
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