ALIVE! Newsroom
September 2022
September ALIVE! Volunteer Newsletter
Thank you to everyone who helped out at the August 25th food distribution events and congratulations to the newest recipients of the "Top Banana" Awards! Click here to see some of the photos we posted to our Facebook page. As you know, it takes a huge team to make sure these weekend food distributions events run smoothly! This month, we provided [...]
August 2022
Congregational Connection for August 22nd
Congregational Connection Thank you to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service team and the Alexandria Sheriff's Office donating 1,290 pounds collected during the Feds Feed Families food drive. Are you following ALIVE! on social media? Click here to see more about this story and to stay updated visit our Facebook page. Save-the-Date for StepALIVE! on October 16 Mark your calendars for [...]
Congregational Connection for August 8th
Last week, volunteers and staff from ALIVE! joined the team at Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture to pick fresh vegetables for upcoming ALIVE! food distributions. These donated potatoes, squash, and cucumbers are going to make a great addition to the chicken, eggs, bread that ALIVE! volunteers distribute to our neighbors in need. If you'd like to join us for one [...]
August ALIVE! Volunteer Newsletter
Did you catch the ALIVE! crew on Fox 5 DC? In case you missed it, here's the clip from Fox 5 DC's Zip Trip interview with ALIVE!'s Jennifer Ayers, Jose Amaya, and Xiomara Hernandez. Alexandria's West End neighborhood was featured in a morning-long live broadcast from Port City Brewing Company on Friday. There were more than a dozen live segments [...]
July 2022
FOX 5 Zip Trip to Alexandria: Hometown Hero (Video)
It case you missed it, here's the clip from Fox 5 DC's Zip Trip interview with ALIVE!'s Jennifer Ayers, Jose Amaya, and Xiomara Hernandez. Alexandria's West End neighborhood was featured in a morning-long live broadcast from Port City Brewing Company on Friday. There were more than a dozen live segments showcasing local dining, arts, history, and the community. During the [...]
Congregational Connection for July 25th
Congregational Connection Summer months can be tough on nonprofits like ALIVE!, but we've seen a huge outpouring of support from our local business community. Recently, the Safeway Foundation presented ALIVE! with a $8,260 grant for our food program and Giant Foods is contributing a portion of floral bouquet sales. We've also seen local realtors with McEnearney Associates, Coldwell Banker Realty, and TTR [...]