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In
addition to promoting fun and friendship, the Northern
Virginia Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi also supports
several philanthropic activities through volunteerism
and fundraising. Whether it's participating in a project
activity at a general meeting or volunteering on your
own, there are numerous opportunities for you to get
involved.
In
1998 the NVAC established the Arrow Foundation to
manage all funds raised by the Club for charity and
to coordinate local and national philanthropic contributions
(see below). The Arrow Foundation also provides a
scholarship to Alumna of Pi Beta Phi taking continuing
education courses. For more information, visit scholarship.
NVAC
Local Philanthropies:
The
Reading Connection
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity has been committed to education
and literacy since the founding of the Settlement
School in 1910. In 1990 the Fraternity established
Links to Literacy to provide a service opportunity
for members. The Northern Virginia Alumnae Club of
Pi Beta Phi supports the Fraternity's Links to Literacy
efforts through our volunteer and financial assistance
to The Reading Connection. The Reading Connection
is a local literacy outreach program for children
living in D.C. metro area homeless shelters. The Reading
Connection encourages a love of books by reading aloud
to children, offering them access to high-quality
books and giving them age-appropriate books to keep.
 NVAC
members read to the children, donate books and school
supplies to the shelters, and prepare welcome bags
filled with books, bookmarks and school supplies.
For
more information about The Reading Connection, visit
its website.
Arlington
Pediatric Center
The Arlington Pediatric Center provides outpatient medical
care for infants, children and adolescents who reside
in Arlington households with incomes at or below 200%
of the Federal Poverty Level ($35,300 for a family
of four). From a library of donated and gently-used
books, every child who attends an appointment chooses
a book to take home, as do any accompanying siblings.
For
more information about the Arlington Pediatric Center, visit
its website.
Pi Beta Phi National Philantropies
Pi Beta Phi promotes literacy through it philanthropic efforts. During our February club meeting, Kyle Zimmer came to speak to our club about First Book. Our club supports First Book through the proceeds of our foundation events and club member donations.
First Book is an award winning non-profit mission with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. First Book has provided more than 50 million new books to children in need in thousands of communities.
First Book provides a critical resource to children in need. Over 80% of childcare centers serving low-income children lack age appropriate books and other print material. First Book supports the hardest to reach children and elevates the quality of the programs that serve them. The children served by First Book are found in existing programs across
the country such as youth centers, housing projects, pediatric clinics, day care centers and other community-based initiatives serving children
in need.
First Book's National Book Bank is the first-ever centralized system
that enables publishers to donate large quantities of new books and educational materials to the nonprofit sector for distribution to
children from low-income families.
The first book marketplace revolutionizes the way community-based
programs teach our country's hardest-to-reach children by offering award-winning books for an average of just $1.80 per book. The
Marketplace sells cartons of high quality titles exclusively to community programs serving disadvantaged children.
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