{"id":9661,"date":"2025-12-17T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/?p=9661"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:31:49","slug":"styles-and-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/2025\/12\/17\/styles-and-smiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Styles and Smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through our philanthropic programs, we try to ensure that students have the essentials they need to have self-confidence and succeed in school.\u00a0\u00a0We provide new clothing to children throughout the school year, in addition to weekend food bags, books, and toiletries.\u00a0\u00a0In August, we provided about 1300 items of basic clothing to the 8 schools we serve, including T-shirts, shorts, underwear, and socks.\u00a0\u00a0Since then, we\u2019ve delivered clothing, sneakers, winter jackets, and gloves in the sizes requested by each school.\u00a0\u00a0So far this school year, we\u2019ve purchased 113 pairs of sneakers, 108 winter coats, and 503 clothing items, such as long-sleeved shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, leggings, underwear, and socks.\u00a0\u00a0Our expert shoppers on the New Clothing for Kids team consistently find great deals, which ensures that we spend wisely the funds we raise, so we can help as many children as possible.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9662\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/Coats-102025-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9662\" class=\"wp-image-9662 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/Coats-102025-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image of coats on racks\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/Coats-102025-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/Coats-102025-rotated.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racks of winter jackets for students<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We plan to continue delivering clothing and sneakers, as requested by the schools, throughout the school year.\u00a0\u00a0Our commitment to the clothing program is bolstered by feedback received from counselors who said the students were excited by their new items, and especially by how cute they are.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9663\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/NCFK-Shoes-112025-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9663\" class=\"wp-image-9663 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/NCFK-Shoes-112025-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shoes organized into various boxes for delivery.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/NCFK-Shoes-112025-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/12\/NCFK-Shoes-112025-rotated.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sneakers to be delivered to students<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through our philanthropic programs, we try to ensure that students have the essentials they need to have self-confidence and succeed in school.\u00a0\u00a0We provide new clothing to children throughout the school year, in addition to weekend food bags, books, and toiletries.\u00a0\u00a0In August, we provided about 1300 items of basic clothing to the 8 schools we serve, 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