Here’s your chance to go for the green and help brighten the lives of students and their families in our community.  Assistance League of Northern Virginia is hosting a Swing Fore our Kids  fund-raiser at Topgolf in Ashburn, Va., on Sunday, November 7th, from 1 to 4 pm.  Topgolf is a sports and entertainment complex that features a high-tech golf game […]

Time is running out to order your spring bulbs for planting this fall through our fundraising partnership with Flower Power.  The deadline to submit orders is October 15.  Orders already placed are being shipped right now.  Look over the assortment of beautiful flowers from Flower Power  and make your selections soon. Purchasing bulbs through Assistance League of Northern […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is honored to join the Franklin Farm Foundation when it holds a Market Place and Community Fair on Saturday, September 18, from 1 to 5 pm.  The Fair will feature craft booths, local artists and area small businesses.  The booths will be located in the parking lot of Still Pond […]

In late August, members of Assistance League of Northern Virginia met at the home of one of our members and assembled 79 Layettes to be given to low-income mothers.  The Layettes included knitted and crocheted blankets and baby hats, onesies, and socks, packaged with care by our members. We are thankful for the help of a group […]

Last week, members of Assistance League of Northern Virginia delivered to Peter Lauten, Program Manager of Traveler’s Aid at Dulles Airport, outside Washington, DC, an assortment of items that will be provided to Afghan evacuees.  We donated toiletries, crocheted blankets, clothing, and toys that will be provided to arriving refugees.  Included in the delivery was more than […]

In mid-August, 11 members of Assistance League of Northern Virginia gathered at Oakton Library for a Hugs Pillow Workshop.   In about an hour, our volunteers packed over 250 pillows with Beanie Babies, Activity Books, stickers and crayons.  The colorful heart-shaped pillows are destined for first graders in three Manassas elementary schools as a welcome-back gesture […]

We have exciting news:  Assistance League of Northern Virginia has partnered with Flower Power Fundraising to offer a gorgeous assortment of spring bulbs to beautify your garden.  Check out this website: http://alnv.fpfundraising.com/ and select from the wide assortment of bulbs available.  Your order will be shipped directly to your doorstep. Proceeds will be  will be used to sustain our philanthropic […]

CHRISTMAS IN JULY!   Assistance League of Northern Virginia is again selling the White House Ornaments designed each year by the White House Historical Association. President Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, is highlighted on the 2021 Christmas Ornament.  One side of the ornament features a painting of the 1967 Blue Room Christmas tree […]

In mid-June, our chapter gathered at a local restaurant to install our new board members for fiscal year 2021-22.  The outgoing president thanked the 2020-21 board members and recognized several members for their service and dedication. Jeanne Sclater received the Anne Banning Award in recognition of her leadership and creativity in devising new ways to provide essential […]

Join Assistance League of Northern Virginia for an on-line raffle starting Friday June 4th thru Friday June 11th.  Lots of fabulous items for you to choose from.

Please join the Assistance League of Northern Virginia and the Franklin Farm Social Committee for a combined Shred and Food Donation Event.  Bring your  important papers to shred and  food to donate.  The event will be held Sunday, April 25th between 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Dairy Lou Parking Lot located at 13501 […]

Every year at the end of February, the 120 chapters of the Assistance League organization participate in Action Week, an initiative to celebrate the birthday of founder Anne Banning by helping children to grow and know that others care about them.  Each chapter devises its own plan to help children in need.  For many years, our chapter’s Action […]

We are so grateful to the Quilters Unlimited of McLean, Virginia, for their recent donation of 25 wonderful quilts made by their members!We have packaged the vibrant, colorful, and simply happy quilts with books suitable for very young children and they will be donated in the next week to families at one of the eleven Title I schools we serve.  The […]

We are pleased to report that our chapter delivered another 400 $20 grocery gift cards in January to students and their families at six local elementary schools that had received our monthly distribution of weekend food bags. We know this assistance helps some of the most disadvantaged in our community.  One mom was so happy […]

We are grateful to have received a grant from No Child Goes Hungry, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating childhood hunger.  No Child Goes Hungry connects charitable organizations that work to reduce food insecurity on a local level with donors who want to help eliminate childhood hunger. We will use the funds to purchase grocery store gift cards […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is very grateful to RBH Global Wealth Partners, Reston, VA., for its recent generous donation of grocery gift cards.  The cards that RBH provided were added to our December distribution that helped needy families at the six schools we had served through our Weekend Food for Kids program and allowed us […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is extremely proud to report that we spread some additional holiday happiness in the past few weeks by donating comfort pillows, toiletries, and clothing to families in need, in addition to our monthly distribution of 400 grocery gift cards. We recently distributed more than 300 Hugs Pillows to three of the […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is pleased to report that we have again provided in both November and December four hundred $20 grocery gift cards to needy families in our community.  The cards were delivered to the six schools that normally would have received our Weekend Food for Kids food bags.  In addition, we were […]

We want to extend our profound gratitude to all who contributed to Assistance League of Northern Virginia during the GivingTuesday campaign.  To all who made donations, whether big or small, by credit card or by check, please know that your support helps ensure that we will be able to continue our programs that feed, clothe, […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is honored to receive the 2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit award from Great nonprofits. Take a moment and read the stories left by your fellow volunteers. .

Assistance League of Northern Virginia will again participate on December 1, 2020, in GIVING TUESDAY, the annual world-wide effort to encourage giving and celebrate generosity.  We are extremely grateful for all our supporters, as they have allowed us to continue helping those most in need during the pandemic.  We rely on our loyal donors and […]