ACT for Alexandria Executive Director John Porter, left, demonstrates the Spring2Action online donation program to Peter Dingman May 2 at the Uptowner Café. The 24-hour online giving initiative benefitted more than 70 local charities and served as the kick off to the 2012 Spring for Alexandria events taking place May 3-5. For more information on the schedule of events, visit www.springforalexandria.org.