KidsGiving Highlights
KidsGiving Featured By the NOVA District PTA

We are thrilled to share that the Arlington Science Focus School KidsGiving program was featured in the February 2022 NOVA District PTA Newsletter! Take a look below to see the article sent to all PTA leaders in the Northern Virginia District:
KidsGiving Spotlight at Arlington County Council of PTAs (CCPTA)

Thanks to KidsGiving President, Amanda Sutton, for presenting an overview of KidsGiving at the monthly CCPTA Meeting held on April 4th, 2022 with the CCPTA leadership team and representatives from Arlington PTAs. We are excited to see KidsGiving continue to grow at more interested schools! Click below for a copy of the presentation:
KidsGiving @ Arlington Science Focus School
January 2022: Real Food for Kids

ASFS hosted a healthy snack drive to support Real Food for Kids in January 2022. Mary Porter and "Mr. Broccoli" visited to speak with the students, and KidsGiving members and parent volunteers worked together to assemble 206 healthy snack bags to be distributed at affordable housing developments in Arlington!
February 2022: Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.)

ASFS supported Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.) with a Read-a-thon and Book Bus event during the month of February. ASFS KidsGiving raised over $1,100, enough for R.E.A.D. to purchase 222 new books for babies and young children! Pajama Mama also came to host a read-aloud with ASFS First Graders as a fun way to celebrate the success of the Read-a-thon.
March 2022: Comfort Cases

ASFS hosted a Hygiene Kit Drive for Comfort Cases during the month of March. 4th Graders worked together to assemble the kits for donation to children in foster care last Friday when Comfort Cases founder, Rob Scheer, visited ASFS to speak with the students. Thanks to the generosity of our community, ASFS donated 176 Hygiene Kits, plus an additional 107 deodorants and 190 bars of soap to support children in foster care. KidsGiving members and 4th graders also decorated over 100 bookmarks to include in books for Comfort Cases!

Contact KidsGiving Lead, Kristen Jeffreys, for more information about KidsGiving at Arlington Science Focus School.
KidsGiving @ Taylor Elementary School
January 2022: Real Food for Kids

Taylor KidsGiving families donated enough healthy snacks to make 215 bags of snacks that were delivered to AHC for kids attending their after school programs and families attending their produce distribution. Mary Porter from Real Food for Kids came to help KidsGiving kids assemble the bags and share information on their programs with Taylor KidsGiving students.
February 2022: Aspire! Afterschool Learning

Taylor held a used book drive for Aspire! Afterschool Learning in February 2022 where they collected over 400 good quality books that will be used for a spring book fair to allow students to select books to build their own home libraries for their families. Aspire came to talk with the kids, and KidsGiving members worked together to sort the books for donation.
March 2022: Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.)

In March, Taylor KidsGiving supported Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.). KidsGiving families participated in a READ-a-thon to raise money to purchase new culturally diverse and inclusive books for children in need in Arlington. Taylor's art students also decorated canvas bags, book marks and door hangers that will be used as part of the Baby Book Bundle program to deliver new board books to uninsured new moms and their babies. Additionally, Pajama Mama made a visit to Taylor and talked with KidsGiving families about how she helps children in our community and our families had a chance to shop on the Book Bus.

Contact KidsGiving Lead, Mary Sanders, for more information about KidsGiving at Taylor Elementary School.
KidsGiving @ Jamestown Elementary School
February 2022: Sunrise Assisted Living

Jamestown Elementary School has been busy since the start of the new year! In February, JES students partnered with Williamsburg MS students to share Valentines love with Sunrise assisted living residents and team members. They made cards and put together treat bags and baskets. 
March 2022: Comfort Cases

Jamestown families shifted focus in March to support Comfort Cases, a fantastic non-profit that helps children transitioning into foster care. JES families generously donated blankets and stuffed animals to Comfort Cases to help with their very important mission.

Contact KidsGiving Lead, Molly Wolff, for more information about KidsGiving at Jamestown Elementary School.
Get Involved With KidsGiving
As we continue to expand KidsGiving in Arlington, we would love to hear from you!

If you know of a local nonprofit interested in partnering with KidsGiving, please contact KidsGiving President and VP Partnerships, Amanda Sutton.

If you are a parent/school lead at an Arlington elementary school, and would like to learn more about starting a KidsGiving program at your school, please contact VP Outreach, Christa Mansur.

If you have any local nonprofit news or KidsGiving updates to highlight in our next newsletter, please email VP Communications, Dena Porter.
About KidsGiving: KidsGiving is an organization designed to teach students the importance of philanthropy through a partnership with local non-profit organizations in Arlington, Virginia. The goal is to work with many different types of non-profits so our children learn about the numerous and unique needs of our community, as well as the positive impact they can make.