{"id":7614,"date":"2017-11-12T20:06:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T01:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=7614"},"modified":"2017-11-10T17:08:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T22:08:02","slug":"give-thanks-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=7614","title":{"rendered":"Give Thanks This Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>While our families enjoy Thanksgiving break from Wednesday, November 22 through Sunday, November 26, we&#8217;ll reflect on the things for which we are grateful.<\/p>\n<p>For many, the\u00a0list may include time with family and friends, a roof over your head, a bed in which to sleep and food to eat. But, what many may\u00a0take\u00a0for granted, may be a luxury to others.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s give thanks this holiday season by getting involved and by taking advantage of some of the great events that our City has to offer.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 389px; width: 556.924px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"width: 557.924px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png\" alt=\"Thanksgiving leaves\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png 200w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Get fit and give back on Thankgiving\u00a0morning\u2014lace up your running shoes for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriaturkeytrot.com\">42nd Annual Turkey Trot<\/a> <\/strong>in Del Ray. Burn off some extra calories before Thanksgiving dinner and support <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alive-inc.org\/\">ALIVE!<\/a>. Bring any nonperishable food item (cans, boxes) on race day or make a cash donation when you register to help those in need this holiday season.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"width: 557.924px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png\" alt=\"Thanksgiving leaves\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png 200w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Celebrate #GivingTuesday on November 28!<\/strong> Alexandria&#8217;s Carpenter Shelter will be participating in this national movement by raising money to support the medical clinic where doctors and nurses volunteer. Learn how you can get involved with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpentersshelter.org\/\">Carpenter Shelter<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 557.924px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png\" alt=\"Thanksgiving leaves\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png 200w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/>Join <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alive-inc.org\/\">ALIVE!<\/a>\u00a0for their <strong>3rd Annual Empty Bowls Alexandria<\/strong> on Saturday, November 18! All proceeds from this event go towards providing food, shelter, emergency help and education for at-risk Alexandrians.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"width: 557.924px;\">Come one, come all<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png\" alt=\"Thanksgiving leaves\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png 200w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\u2014celebrate Thanksgiving in and with the community! <a href=\"https:\/\/charleshoustonrec.com\/\">Charles Houston Recreational Center<\/a>\u00a0is hosting a\u00a0<strong>FREE<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/charleshoustonrec.com\/2017\/11\/02\/join-us-sunday-november-19th-for-friendsgiving\/\">Friendsgiving<\/a> on November 19. There will be food, entertainment and activities for all ages!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<td style=\"width: 557.924px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png\" alt=\"Thanksgiving leaves\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png 200w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>ACPS is always looking for <strong>volunteers<\/strong> to help in the community by supporting students and schools. Learn how you can help\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/2089\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">\n<td style=\"width: 557.924px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png\" alt=\"Thanksgiving leaves\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving.png 200w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thanksgiving-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Volunteer with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpentersshelter.org\/\">Carpenter Shelter<\/a>\u00a0to <strong>serve meals<\/strong> to its residents. Lunch and dinner are served daily and a hot breakfast is served on the weekend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you prepare for Thanksgiving break November 22 through Novemer 26, here are some ways you can give back and support those in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,16,19,21,20,6,5,66,26,17,13,27,24,23,22,28,18,25,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps","category-achs","category-brooks","category-charles-barrett","category-cora-kelly","category-george-mason","category-george-washington","category-hammond","category-international-academy","category-jefferson-houston","category-john-adams","category-lyles-crouch","category-macarthur","category-minnie-howard","category-mount-vernon","category-patrick-henry","category-polk","category-ramsay","category-tc-satellite","category-tucker"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 04:57:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7614"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7698,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7614\/revisions\/7698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}