At this time of the year, people often pause to reflect on the past 12 months and count their blessings.  Most of us are fortunate to have abundant reasons to be thankful, but a significant number of families in affluent Northern Virginia are struggling.  For nearly 20 years, Assistance League of Northern Virginia has given […]

TIME IS RUNNING OUT.  You have just a few more weeks to order White House ornaments and Lynch Creek Farm’s wreaths and décor for the holidays.  No worries about supply chain issues; delivery of your ornaments and wreaths is assured. . Our chapter is again selling ornaments, for $22 each, designed by the White House […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia was honored to receive a grant from The Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt recently.  The Giving Circle includes 175 generous residents of Heritage Hunt, in Gainesville, who pool their individual contributions to help charitable organizations in Prince William County.  Our chapter has been chosen several times previously by this organization […]

It’s GIVING TUESDAY! – the international day of generosity, when we are encouraged to support our favorite charity.  Please contribute to Assistance League of Northern Virginia and help ensure that children have food to eat, new clothes to wear, and new books to read. . During this #GIVINGTUESDAY campaign, please think about the many reasons you have […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is very grateful that Spine Care of Manassas Chiropractic Center has agreed to be a “Birdie” Sponsor of our Topgolf fundraiser on Sunday, November 7.  For several years, our chapter has benefitted from the generous donations of Dr. Lincoln German, his colleagues and patients at the Center.  Their donations included […]

Eleven Assistance League volunteers gathered recently at a member’s home to assemble bundles of new clothing items for the schools we serve.  Our members are excellent shoppers with keen eyes for bargains who had assembled a wide and colorful variety of shirts for boys and girls, as well as winter jackets.  These items were paired […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia gratefully recognizes NOVEC for agreeing to be a Birdie Sponsor of our “Swing Fore Our Kids” event on November 7 at Topgolf in Ashburn.  NOVEC (Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, a locally owned electric distribution company headquartered in Manassas) has a long tradition of community service and has sponsored a wide range […]

Our partnership with Franklin Farms produced another successful combined paper-shredding and food-donation event this past Saturday.  The dark clouds didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of those who participated and fortunately there was no rain on the parade of nearly 100 cars that lined up to deliver their boxes of important papers to shred.  Seven Assistance League […]

SPOOKTACKULAR FUN! Assistance League of Northern Virginia is honored to have been chosen by Eye of the Heart (EOTH) as the beneficiary of its Bingo for Charity promotion on two Tuesdays in October.  EOTH is a small business the serves as a liaison to bring together charities, businesses, and community members and to help each […]

September was another busy month for Assistance League of Northern Virginia.  In addition to pursuing several fund-raising efforts, such as selling spring bulbs, White House ornaments, and Holiday Wreaths; and announcing plans to participate in a paper-shredding event in October and sponsoring a TopGolf outing in November, our members also delivered a total of 500 […]

Members of Assistance League of Northern Virginia eagerly anticipate our next collaboration with our friends at Franklin Farm, which will occur on Saturday, October 9.  We will again hold a combined paper-shred and food-donation event in the Dairy Lou parking lot, at 13501 Franklin Farm Road, in Herndon.  We were gratified to participate in Franklin […]

Want to get an early start on your holiday décor and help Assistance League of Northern Virginia at the same time?  Then purchase decorative seasonal items for your own home or as gifts for friends and family from Lynch Creek Farm.  We are again partnering with Lynch Creek and offering gorgeous hand-crafted wreaths, tabletop trees, […]

If you are looking for a way to make a difference in your community, please consider joining Assistance League of Northern Virginia.  Just drop by our “Open House” recruitment session at the Oakton Library on Thursday, October 14, any time between 10:30 and noon.  Learn all about our philanthropic programs and the amazing volunteers who […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia again delivered another 400 grocery gift cards in September to the six elementary schools that had received our Weekend Food for Kids food bags before the pandemic.  In April 2020, we pivoted to delivering the grocery gift cards because covid-19 restrictions precluded providing the food bags.  Since then, we have provided 7,430 […]

In honor of September being National Literacy month, Assistance League of Northern Virginia delivered 166 new books to an elementary school in Alexandria. We are delighted to be able to deliver these books because we recognize that good reading skills are important and we believe that children should learn to enjoy reading.  To that end, […]

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 […]