The Campagna Center

All are welcome to join us for a celebration of the diverse stories of our community members and the power of storytelling on Sunday, September 15th!

Planned activities include:
*2:30 pm: Family Storytime with Hanh Bui, author of the picture book “Anh’s New Word”
* 3:00 pm: Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam Poetry Reading and Mini-Poetry Workshop
*Storytelling and literacy activities for the whole family
*Free refreshments and desserts to enjoy
*Each family will leave with a special package of FREE books for their home library

Please register for this FREE event at https://bit.ly/wwstorytime24.

This program is part of Alexandria’s , a national annual campaign that celebrates the work in communities to become welcoming places for all, including immigrants. Thank you to for their support of this event.

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

Thank you for providing physicals to children in our early childhood programs at no cost this week! After attending our Health Fair last week, families were given the chance to schedule a free physical appointment with Inova Health to ensure their child is ready for the classroom. We are so grateful that our families have access to this critical resource, and we are so appreciative of our excellent partners at Inova!

The holiday season is just around the corner with Campagna! 🎄Sponsorships for our annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend are on sale now on our website (link in our bio). Secure your spot at this iconic Alexandria holiday celebration today!

Happy First Day of School, Alexandria! We are so grateful for the partners who came out to support our Health Fair last week to ensure our students and families in our early childhood programs are ready to head back to the classroom this fall. From providing dental screenings to measuring hemoglobin levels, testing hearing and vision, and offering health care, workforce, and education resources for families, those partners include:
Anthem - Insurance company that helps our families gain access to coverage, including Medicaid
- local income-based clinic that assists families with health and dental needs (and assists with the Medicaid process)
- local children’s dental office that recently opened in Alexandria and helps families address their children’s oral health
Rochelle Tann, RD - registered dietician, who assists our children who have special dietary needs
- resource hub to help families navigate Alexandria’s early childcare and education service
- local organization that helps parents and families know their legal rights in the workplace
- providing physicals at no cost to students who need them most this week at another location.

Thank you for providing critical services to children and families in Alexandria!

This summer, in our Frank & Betty Wright Foundation Library, Rachel is sporting yellow glasses from in support of literacy and education! We are grateful for the partnership of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and all they do to promote awareness about the life-changing power of literacy. 🕶️💛😎

Campagna OST Programs brought creative arts activities and live theatre and dance productions to over 2,739 Alexandria Residents, including program participants and their families. Our Campagna Students attended professional theatre productions, touring shows, creative arts camps, and were able to perform and share artworks for their family and friends.

Clinical Volunteers are needed for our Back-to-School Health Fair on Saturday, August 17th! Help us ensure that under-resourced families with young children can complete physicals in time for the start of the new school year.

The fair will take place at our headquarters (418 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314) on Saturday, August 17th from 9AM to 3PM. Volunteer shifts are 2 or 3 hours. Please consider volunteering with us to provide this critical service to our community!

Scan the QR code or go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024HealthFair to sign up for a shift.

Contact Elizabeth Magyar, Campagna’s Director of Infant and Toddlers Programs and Services, at [email protected] or 703-915-7308 for more information.

The Campagna Center’s Out-of-School Time Programs were able to take 274 middle and high school students on 10 college tours this school year.

Wright to Read students and volunteer tutor-mentors keep connected during the summer in various ways, including our popular group field trips. This July, we had a fantastic time as WTR soccer fans cheered on DC United to a win at our first outing to Audi Field. Then, we joined New Neighbors families for an exciting trip to Planet Word to explore its interactive galleries and exhibits that bring words and language to life.
Wright to Read offers volunteers a meaningful opportunity to support youth in Alexandria through 1-on-1 mentorships – many of our relationships which start in elementary school last through high school and beyond! Stop by our Volunteer Info Reception next Wednesday anytime between 6:30-7:30 pm at Campagna Center HQ (418 S Washington) to learn more about the program and how you can get involved. RSVP today via https://wtrinfosession24.eventbrite.com (you can also find the link in our Instagram bio!)

Registration for New Neighbors English Language Learner (ELL) adult classes is open for the fall 2024 semester! Visit the New Neighbors page of our website to learn more about this wonderful program and how to register online (link in our bio). We are also continuing our free citizenship course and offering preK childcare services for our in-person students – don’t miss out! Language translations of the schedule and more info can be found on our website: go to campagnacenter.org, click on Programs > New Neighbors

Campagna earned GuideStar’s Platinum-level rating which demonstrates our commitment to transparency as an organization. This is the highest possible rating GuideStar () awards, and we are proud of all the hard work that goes into reporting our data and financials, as well as the scrupulousness our programs and staff members maintain, both of which are brought into the limelight by this distinction!

At the Rotary Club Contribution Day Luncheon on June 11th, we were honored to receive two grants from . One grant from the Alexandria Day Nursery and Children’s Home will support Campagna’s essential programs for Alexandria’s children in need, and the other grant will specifically support our Building Better Futures Program which serves middle and high school students. We are thrilled for our programs to be recognized alongside other community-serving organizations in Alexandria. Thank you, Rotary of Alexandria, for your long-standing friendship and continued generosity!

Thanks to Starbucks partners (employees) and for recognizing how we are making our communities stronger!

Thank you to Literacy Foundation for our 2024 adult literacy grant! Funding received will support our New Neighbors English Language Learners program.

Happy Summer, Campagna Center community! On June 1, over 215 Wright to Read students, family members, volunteers, and staff gathered for our annual End-of-Year Picnic! Attendees had the opportunity to play games, enjoy delicious food, bop around in giant Bubble Balls, and spend quality time with their tutors! We also had the chance to sing “Happy Birthday” to Wright to Read, in celebration of our 45th year of supporting literacy in Alexandria. Each student left the event with a bag filled to the brim with things to encourage reading all summer long – including our annual “Readers Take the Page” literary journal and summer reading challenge.

Interested in volunteering during the 24-25 school year and being part of this awesome community? Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, 6/26 at 6:30 pm for our Volunteer Info Night. Please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/WTR24infosession or email us at [email protected] to learn how you can make a difference!

We wanted to share a little sneak peek of our Bright Futures event that was held at our headquarters this past Friday.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Campagna!

More photos from our photographer & staff member, Phillip Williams, to come. Stay tuned!

We are so grateful to our Reading and Writing sponsors for their support of our Bright Futures Benefit. Thank you! 💚

We want to give a shout out to our Math & Science sponsors! Thank you for supporting Bright Futures!

Thank you to our Campus Bound sponsors for their support of Bright Futures! 💚💙

Thank you to everyone who attended our Bright Futures Gala, participated in our Magic Ticket prize drawing, or spread the word about the event. We’d like to especially thank our sponsors, beginning with our Presenting Sponsor, Passport Auto, and our Cap & Gown sponsors, The Lukens Company and Oxford Finance.

Brighter Futures for the children and families we serve are possible because of your support!

We are one day away from our Bright Futures Gala!

Thank you to our Cap & Gown Sponsors, Oxford Finance and The Lukens Company, for making this event possible.

We appreciate your support!

With our Gala only 2 days away, we’d like to extend a huge thank you to our Bright Futures Presenting Sponsor, ! We are so grateful for Passport Auto’s longtime generosity and their support of our upcoming event.

There is still time to join us for our annual Bright Futures Gala to support children and families! Ticket sales close at midnight tonight, so if you are still thinking about attending, now is your chance. Go to the link in our bio to purchase tickets online now.

P.S. Magic Ticket will still be on sale online until Friday, the 7th, at noon, and will also be sold in person at our event.

Purchase a Magic Ticket today for a chance to win one of our amazing auction packages and to support Campagna! You don’t need to be present at our Bright Futures event to win. 🎟️

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We hope you’ll take a look at the Bright Futures auction packages over the long weekend and consider entering the “Magic Ticket” prize drawing to have chance to win one of the awesome packages! You don’t need to attend Bright Futures (though we hope you will!) to win.

Go to the link in our bio to purchase a Magic Ticket or to see more information about our auction packages & Bright Futures event!

1. Dining in Style – $1,000 gift card for the Inn at Little Washington and overnight stay nearby.

2. Sports Enthusiast – 3 exclusive game-day experiences featuring D.C.’s pro sports teams and a private tour of Port City Brewery.

3. Lunch with an Author – Lunch in NY with best-selling author Adriana Trigiani and book signing. (Transportation to and accommodations in NYC not included.)

4. Premier Wine – A curated “Californian Cult Selection” valued at $2,500, plus some special additions.

5. Romero Britto Painting + Art & Architecture Tour – Original Romero Britto piece, valued at thousands of dollars, and private guided tours of the National Gallery, National Cathedral, and Alexandria’s own Nepenthe Gallery.

6. Guided Whiskey Tasting & Catered Dinner – In-home guided whiskey tasting & luncheon or dinner for 8-10 people along with some special treats.

We are excited to share that we will be having a live auction with six amazing packages at our annual Bright Futures event on June 7th! You can check out all the packages online (link in our bio) now.

Interested in testing your luck? Or can’t make it to Bright Futures? Purchase a ‘Magic Ticket’ to be entered to win your choice of the packages!

Check out our New Neighbors Newsletter, featuring poems from our adult English Language Learner students! We hope you’ll take some time to read through it and hear the voices of our students as they reflect on this year’s newsletter theme “Where I’m From.” You can go to our website (link in our bio) to read it and see newsletters from past years.

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General Admission Tickets for our annual Bright Futures Gala are on sale now! We hope you will join us on June 7th for an amazing night of coming together as a community in support of all of the Campagna programs. Head to our website (via the link in our bio) to get all the details and purchase your tickets!

Sponsorships and Host-Level Tickets for Bright Futures are going fast! Please considering supporting Campagna and securing your spot at this exciting event today. https://campagnacenter.org/bright-futures/

We hope to see on June 7th! 💚

Congratulations to Randy Gore, our Senior Director of Out-of-School Time Programs, for being named as a ’s 40 Under 40 honoree! Randy articulates his outlook on community impact: “At the core, my professional mission has been to design equitable and high-quality programming for Alexandria’s children and teens and to support the youth of our community in reaching the highest potential in their development. My strategies include active engagement with program participants, integration of best practices, and I’m always on the lookout for collaborative partnerships in the community.” We are very proud that someone so deserving is being recognized with this distinction. Way to Go, Randy!