Charity Auction: Virginia Avenue Project
Feb. 3rd, 2010 05:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
coraaI know that, after the holidays and supporting Haiti and other charitable causes, a lot of people don't have a lot of spare cash right now. But this cause is worth a look, and you get goodies for your trouble. (Also a number of you are either in or from Los Angeles, and this is something you can do to make a real local impact.)
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helptheproject is an auction to benefit the The Virginia Avenue Project, a free afterschool arts and academics program. 100% of participating children graduate from high school. 95% go on to college. 98% are the first person in their family to go.
Due to budget cuts, unless we can raise $15,000 by mid-March, we will lose our centerpiece program, the One-on-Ones. In this program, professional actor/writers write a short play to act in with the kid they're paired with, rehearse it with them in a beautiful countryside summer camp, and then return to Los Angeles to put on a show. This program has been running continuously for 20 years - let's not lose it now!
Please help save the One-on-Ones by spreading the word, bidding at the auction, and/or offering something for people to bid on. Click on the "offered" or "seller" tags on the right-hand side of the page to see who's got an auction up and what people are offering. There's currently everything from baked goods to books to original fiction. And more.
I'm currently offering several things, including proofreading, a custom cookbook made to order, a Seattle care package, and mini fruit pies in jars.
helptheproject is an auction to benefit the The Virginia Avenue Project, a free afterschool arts and academics program. 100% of participating children graduate from high school. 95% go on to college. 98% are the first person in their family to go.Due to budget cuts, unless we can raise $15,000 by mid-March, we will lose our centerpiece program, the One-on-Ones. In this program, professional actor/writers write a short play to act in with the kid they're paired with, rehearse it with them in a beautiful countryside summer camp, and then return to Los Angeles to put on a show. This program has been running continuously for 20 years - let's not lose it now!
Please help save the One-on-Ones by spreading the word, bidding at the auction, and/or offering something for people to bid on. Click on the "offered" or "seller" tags on the right-hand side of the page to see who's got an auction up and what people are offering. There's currently everything from baked goods to books to original fiction. And more.
I'm currently offering several things, including proofreading, a custom cookbook made to order, a Seattle care package, and mini fruit pies in jars.
