{"id":8461,"date":"2023-08-01T13:31:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/?p=8461"},"modified":"2023-08-01T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:45:00","slug":"lets-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/2023\/08\/01\/lets-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Make a Difference!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assistance League chapters throughout the country have traditionally honored Anne Banning, the founder of the organization, with a special project during Action Week that recognized her tradition of compassion and benevolence.\u00a0\u00a0For Action Week 2023, the scope and impact of that campaign have been broadened so that friends and businesses can support that effort.<\/p>\n<p>During Action Week, August 21 \u2013 27, all 120 chapters will participate in a unified effort to harness Assistance League\u2019s nationwide reach to raise public awareness about the organization and the many philanthropic programs that address local problems and provide solutions to benefit communities.<\/p>\n<p>One way you can be involved in the solution in your community is to make a donation, either with a monetary contribution or by purchasing books and toiletries from our wish list on RightGift:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rightgift.com\/nonprofits\/assistance-league-northern-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/rightgift.com\/nonprofits\/assistance-league-northern-virginia&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691000051576000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xWemrNBCuj6HOYyEK3R9v\">Assistance League of Northern Virginia | RightGift<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0We encourage\u00a0friends, sponsors, and businesses to select new books and toiletries that we will use in the coming school year for our Literacy and Toiletries programs.\u00a0\u00a0We also welcome monetary donations, which can be made by credit card from our website:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/donate\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691000051576000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2SUuPNPbBul3J1fLZTee_G\">Donate | Assistance League \u2013 Northern Virginia<\/a>\u00a0or by check.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I-7EkziqSgk\">short video<\/a> provides a summary of Assistance League\u2019s endeavors.\u00a0 \u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>We know that families are still struggling with the effects of the pandemic, and their problems worsened when pandemic support programs ended.\u00a0\u00a0Please help in any way you can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistance League chapters throughout the country have traditionally honored Anne Banning, the founder of the organization, with a special project during Action Week that recognized her tradition of compassion and benevolence.\u00a0\u00a0For Action Week 2023, the scope and impact of that campaign have been broadened so that friends and businesses can support that effort. 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