Spring for Alexandria! Join our team -- Join us on a boat trip down the Potomac River!

Dear fellow lawn mowers, leaf rakers, hedge trimmers, and plant planters - in other words - members and friends of the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership:

Spring has sprung - and that means the countdown has begun to the 3rd  annual Spring for Alexandria celebration of giving and service.  This includes several days of giving: a gala, Business Philanthropy Summit and a time to join together and give of time. This year's events begin Thursday, April 29 and continue through Saturday, May 1, 2010.   www.springforalexandria.org

The AMP needs volunteers to participate on our service team on Friday, April 30th  from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The day of service is followed by a party at City Hall from 2 p.m.  - 4 p.m.

Mike Mackey, the City's Gang Prevention Coordinator, has agreed to captain an AMP team for Spring for Alexandria  for the 3nd year in a row.

For those who were not aware, last year, the Alexandria United Way group teamed with a group from our Alexandria Mentoring Partnership and we had a lot of fun doing yardwork for the Salvation Army on Mt. Vernon Avenue.  Our group put down their recruiting strategies, agenda sheets, pens and blackberries and picked up rakes, gloves and clippers - and no injuries occurred (I know, given this group, it was a little surprising).

You may also be aware that, because of our participation, we were awarded a free BOAT RIDE ON THE POTOMAC - we used this to recruit mentors.  This is tied in with how much money we raise.  No registration fee is required but a 50 dollar gift is suggested (feel free to get friends to sponsor you).

Thank you for making last year's event such a success, and I hope you will be able to lend a hand again this year with Community Service Day.

Join our team by following the steps below: 

Go to http://springforalexandria.kintera.org

Click on the left blue circle "Register Here"

Click your life away by clicking on "I agree" after you read the fine print.

Click middle choice "Join a Team"

Click on Drop Down Menu and select "Alexandria Mentoring Partnership".

Click "Continue"

Follow the directions on the site (it asks you to create a password, etc.)- no registration fee is required, yet a suggested donation of $50 dollars is recommended.  I elected to keep us outside to work - please select landscaping as a first choice and outdoor clean-up as a second choice).

Feel free to make your contribution - as importantly, you will be on the team!

We will join a separate team (of which I am the team leader - the Alex. United Way) again this year.

It promises to be a fun occasion.

Thanks everyone and please let me know if you have any questions.