ALEXANDRIA, VA-Alexandria is a community of givers. That shows each year during the Spring2ACTion fundraising event. The online fundraiser takes place over a 24-hour period, called Alexandria Giving Day, and supports local nonprofits. For the second year in a row, ACT for Alexandria surpassed its $2.5 million goal, raising $2.9 million yesterday (April 24).
In all, 7,325 donors, 188 nonprofits, 67 businesses, and 33 sponsors participated. The top three recipients are: Move2Learn with $152,086, Carpenter’s Shelter with $150,214, and Casa Chirilagua $89,610.
According to the ACT for Alexandria website, Spring2ACTion’s vision “is a community where everyone contributes to our nonprofit organizations.”
It has three goals: grow philanthropy, grow revenie, and grow supporters.
There is still time to donate. To learn more, click HERE.
Since its inception 14 years ago Spring2ACtion has raised more than $23 million for Alexandria’s nonprofits.
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