New Board Members; Community Builder Awards News from AHC Inc. l October 2019 Developing affordable homes and helping communities thrive since 1975. AHC's Annual Meeting Focuses on Building Community Each fall, AHC holds a membership meeting to review development projects, highlight Resident Services activities, elect board members and highlight exemplary volunteers. This year's theme was Building Community, a reflection of the 40+ years AHC has been building and preserving affordable homes to help create stronger, more stable communities. It's always wonderful to see so many committed supporters and partners. Highlights included (clockwise from left to right) catching up with current and past local state Delegates Patrick Hope and Jim Almand; thanking retiring AHC Board members Jason Dalley and John Snyder for nine years of service to AHC; honoring Community Builders; and visiting with some of the "Housing Ladies", a group of long-time affordable housing advocates. Annual Meeting Photos AHC Welcomes New Board Members AHC is delighted to welcome Ginger Brown and Terron Sims, II to our Board of Directors. Read full press release here. Ginger Brown is a long-time community planner and strategist. She helped found the Lee Highway Alliance and currently serves as the organization's Executive Director. She has also been involved in Arlington's Housing Commission and the Planning Commission's Long Range Planning Committee. "A diversity of housing options is critical to a community's success, and I'm delighted to contribute to the conversation about affordable housing as a member of AHC's Board," said Ginger. Terron Sims, II is a community and education activist with a long history of public service. He has volunteered with AHC's Teen Tutoring Program for nearly 15 years, and works closely with a range of local organizations, including the NAACP and Green Valley's Revitalization Organization and Civic Association. "As a long-time community activist, I've seen how important it is to provide access to affordable housing and education for all. Being on AHC's Board is a way for me to be on the front lines of those key issues," said Terron. Community Builder Award Winners AHC is so grateful for the hundreds of volunteers whose time and attention makes such a huge difference to our students. During our Annual Meeting, we honored three wonderful Community Builders whose efforts are not only planting the seeds of success for our students, but also helping our programs grow. AHC's 2019 Community Builders are: Ronn Levine has been an AHC volunteer for 20 years! Not only has he been reading to our students for two decades, but he has also created a whole team to provide a monthly program for our students. "When you get honored for something you enjoy, that's as good as it gets," said Ronn. "The program has always been on Mondays. For many that's the worst day of the week. But, because of this program, Mondays are the best day of the week for me." The MasterCard team has been volunteering with AHC's Teen Tutoring Program for more than five years. Since then, the number of MasterCard volunteers has more than tripled. Not only is the group building one-on-one relationships, they have also created ways for our students to explore career opportunities through job shadowing. We honored six long-time MasterCard volunteers: Bruce Clarke, Chris Dieckhaus, Liz Liang, Nyk Lotocky, Jason Rubin, and Radha Sambasivan. Aisha Farooq is a long-time AHC resident who participated in AHC's education programs as a teenager. After proudly graduating from the University of Richmond, Aisha wanted to give back to the program that helped her along the way by mentoring a high school senior. "AHC's educational programs really helped me navigate through the college process and provided great support," said Aisha. "I wanted to put my time back in to help someone else succeed." Read more. Pictured above: AHC 12019 Community Builders Aisha Farooq, Bruce Clarke, Chris Dieckhaus, Liz Liang, and Ronn Levine. AHC's Walter D. Webdale Selected for Affordable Housing Finance Hall of Fame We are delighted to share the good news that AHC's President and CEO, Walter D. Webdale, is being inducted into the 2019 Affordable Housing Finance Hall of Fame at AHF Live, Nov. 18-20, in Chicago. The other 2019 trailblazers are: Jane Graf (Mercy Housing), Ed Lee (posthumous award for the San Francisco Mayor) and Denise Muha (National Leased Housing Association - NLHA). Read about the 2019 AHF Housing Hall of Fame honorees. Affordable Housing Activities and Events in Arlington Oct. 28 - Housing and the Environment: Virtual Community Conversation. Learn more. Nov. 12 - Housing and Equity: Virtual Community Conversation. Learn more. Nov. 13 - Affordable Housing - Is Density Our Destiny? Hosted by the Arlington Committee of 100. Learn more. Nov. 17 - 2019 Ellen M. Bozman Award Celebration is honoring the Arlington Community Foundation's Shared Prosperity Initiative. Learn more. Holiday Volunteer Opportunities Get ready! The holiday season is just around the corner. here are some volunteer opportunities to help you share some cheer. Cooking for Thanksgiving Celebrations AHC's Resident Services staff host Thanksgiving Celebrations for the families in their programs. This year's dinners will be on Friday, November 22 and Monday, November 25. Volunteers can donate home-cooked dishes or turkeys. Adopt-a-family for the holidays You can team up with your co-workers or neighbors and help brighten an Arlington family's holidays this December. We'll give you a wish list from a specific family and ask that you buy at least one gift for each member of the family. Please contact Laura Jackson at [email protected] for more details and to sign up! Click here for holiday (and other) volunteer opportunities! Extended to the End of 2019! Help AHC Reach Amazon Employees During Matching Gift Campaign AHC is one of 20 housing-oriented nonprofit organizations that have been selected to participate in an Amazon employee matching campaign up to $5 million. Any Amazon employee from anywhere in the world can donate to AHC and Amazon will match the donation dollar for dollar until December 31! Thank you for spreading the word to help us reach more Amazon employees. Please share this link with your Amazonian friends: [link removed] Supporters of the Combined Federal Campaign can pledge to AHC via CFC #77198. Thank you! AHC Inc. | 703-486-0626 | 2230 N Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201 | www.ahcinc.org l DONATE NOW! ‌ ‌ ‌ AHC Inc. | 2230 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22201 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!