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Community Lodgings’ will hold its 80’s Journey through the Decades fundraiser with Presenting Sponsor Virtue Feed & Grain on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 6:45-9 p.m. at ALX Community Waterfront, 201 North Union St., in Alexandria.
Tickets are available in advance on Eventbrite. All guests must be 21 years of age or older.
Get ready to step back in time at this flashback FUNdraiser for a nostalgic journey through the iconic 80’s. Break out your vintage Miami Vice-style suits, neon colors, acid-washed jeans, loafers, and headbands to celebrate in style with delicious bites and refreshing beverages prepared by Chef Kenneth Clay, Founder of I Just Wanna Cook and former Executive Chef of Holland America’s Westerdam Cruise. Guests will enjoy listening to DJ Jun Tao spinning the greatest hits from the 80’s and beyond, have fun bidding on curated silent auction packages, and partake in a spirited live appeal while supporting economically-marginalized families living in Alexandria.
“Virtue Feed & Grain has returned for a second year as the presenting sponsor and ALX Community as the venue sponsor," said Lynn Thomas, executive director of Community Lodgings.
"We are grateful for and encouraged by the ongoing support Community Lodgings has received from the Alexandria community," she said.
"Our work strengthens and lifts disadvantaged families and moves them from instability to independence,” Lynn Thomas noted. “97% of our resident families are working at least one job, many have multiple jobs and yet, they cannot afford basic necessities, such as housing, healthcare, food and childcare.”
To learn more about the event, purchase tickets, or make a general donation, go to www.communitylodgings.org, email Shelli Vasser Gilliam at svgilliam@community-lodgings.org, or call (703) 549-4407.
Community Lodgings’ mission is to lift families from homelessness and instability to independence and self-sufficiency through Transitional Housing, Affordable Housing, and Youth Education Programs. Learn more on www.communitylodgings.org, Facebook, or Instagram.
