Alexandria City Public Schools
Volunteer Alexandria has been rallying residents to help assist our neighbors in need during this coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
The nonprofit organization is dedicated to connecting nonprofit organizations and city agencies with volunteers who can make a difference. Volunteer Alexandria has quickly mobilized volunteers to help with emergency food distribution through both the ALIVE! food bank and through Alexandria City Public Schools. (See more about ACPS food pick-up for families here.)
This Saturday, March 28, Volunteer Alexandria needs volunteers for a Truck-to-Trunk Mass Food Distribution with ALIVE! Inc. Volunteer here.
Earlier this month, Volunteer Alexandria launched Care for Community in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which includes current volunteer opportunities, in-kind donation needs and an emergency fund. More information is available at volunteeralexandria.org.
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Volunteer Alexandria
The following is a letter from Volunteer Alexandria Executive Director Marion Brunken:
Dear Community Members,
All of us here at Volunteer Alexandria hope you are keeping well. I am writing to you as our community continues to deal with the effects of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak.
Volunteer Alexandria has always been on the front line helping our neighbors in need. Our organization focuses on inspiring and mobilizing people of all ages to volunteer for a stronger Alexandria community. This spring our volunteers have been a powerful force in solving immediate and continuing community problems, and they are essential for a healthy, productive and engaged community. Our commitment to the people of Alexandria is solid!
Our core mission at Volunteer Alexandria does not and cannot stop under the most trying times our community may face. The need for community support is, now, greater than ever and our volunteers matter more than ever.
In response, we created COVID-19 Care for Community. Its purpose is to mobilize and deploy volunteers quickly and efficiently to those in need. For weeks, our volunteers have helped to distribute and deliver meals to our schools and other needy organizations. In addition, we have moved our volunteer force to action through a series of online volunteer opportunities and small-team projects. This allows us to continue to help while ensuring that our volunteer and broader community remains as healthy as possible. It is imperative that we not only ensure the public's safety, but also each and every one of our volunteers' health as well.
For us to answer this immediate call to duty, we are asking you to please become an Emergency Response Donor. You can donate securely online through https://volunteer-alexandria.square.site or mail a check to the address below. Every dollar will help!
Since its founding in 1980, Volunteer Alexandria has served as a link between individual and group volunteers and area nonprofit organizations and Alexandria agencies in need of support. Volunteer Alexandria works in partnership with nonprofits, government and the business community to inspire people to volunteer and to engage volunteers in activities that strengthen our community. Volunteer Alexandria has helped to make a critical difference in so many lives with volunteer opportunities for individuals, families and community groups.
The severity of this coronavirus situation took us all by surprise and we must all react just as quickly. I hope you will join me in keeping the call to action alive. Please support our neighbors and community and make a donation to support Volunteer Alexandria's efforts at this challenging time.
Thank you for your support and stay well.
All the best,
Marion Brunken, Executive Director
Volunteer Alexandria
123 N. Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
703-836-2176
