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04/02/2026
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

ONE Week Until Spring2ACTion!

ONE WEEK until we all give on one day for Spring2ACTion, Alexandria's online giving day!

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Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Food & Shelter, Health, Neighborhoods Alexandria Old Town Boutique District, dine, give back, holy cow, nonprofits, shop, spring2action
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03/03/2025
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

RunningBrooke on ACTive Kids!

Brooke Curran, founder of RunningBrooke, shares these words about the importance of kids being active and healthy: 

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Health active kids, contest, RunningBrooke
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02/18/2014
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

Congratulations Pet Photo Contest Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the Pet Photo Contest and the Social Media Animal Ambassador initiative! Thank you to everyone who participated and a big thank you to King Street Cats and the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria for working with ACTion! Prizes for the contest were provided by Profeed Pet Nutrition Center, Andrea's Pet Services, The Southlawn Pet Spa, and Nature's Nibbles. 

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Food & Shelter animal adoption, animal welfare league of alexandria, King Street Cats, pets, photo contest
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02/05/2025
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

Three year anniversary infographic!

Happy Third Birthday ACTion Heroes!


In the past three years, you have helped to create an innovative, online platform for solving challenges and sharing ideas in Alexandria. Together, we have contributed toys, desks, books and diapers.

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Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Food & Shelter, Health, Neighborhoods ACTion Heroes, anniversary, impact, third birthday
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02/03/2025
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

The City of Alexandria Seeks Nominees for the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award

The City of Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission and Alexandria Renew Enterprises are seeking nominees for the Sixth Annual Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award.

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Environment Alexandria Earth Day, city of alexandria, Frances Ellen Pickering
01/24/2014
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

Shining a Spotlight on Pet Adoption

From January 27 to February 14, ACTion Alexandria is partnering with the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and King Street Cats to ask residents to share their photos of their adopted pets and then help promote an animal for adoption from one of the shelters. 

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Food & Shelter animal adoption, contest, pets, photos, prizes, rescue
01/17/2014
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

My Homework Space

Over the past couple weeks, ACTion Alexandria has been working with The City of Alexandria, Samuel Tucker Elementary School, Community Lodgings, Bienvenidos, and Wright to Read to collect new and gently worn desks for children at Brent Place Apartments for a project called My Homework Space. 

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Education Brent Place Apartments, desks, early childhood, education, study
01/02/2026
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

Alexandria Volunteer Opportunities

USA.gov lists volunteering as one of the most popular New Year's resolutions. Here are some volunteer opportunities to get you started...

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Neighborhoods New Year's Resolution, volunteering
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12/06/2025
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

10 Ways to Give Back in Alexandria

Somehow we are already in the midst of the holiday season, and there are many great, local organizations that need help. Here are 10 ways to give back to Alexandria this holiday season: 

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Neighborhoods animals, children, community foundation, give back, holiday, neighbors, pay it forward, toys, wish list
11/22/2013
Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

APYC Christmas Tree Sale

Buy your Christmas Tree from the Alexandria Police Youth Camp (APYC) and help  children from Alexandria have the time of their lives! 

Day in the life of a APYC Camper: 

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Education AYPC, christmas tree, summer camp
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