Mark your calendars. April 5 is the ACT for Alexandria online Community Giving Day known as Spring2ACTion, with donations this year on track to exceed $5 million for local charities since its inception in 2011.

“We’ve been so pleased and excited with the response from the community over the years resulting in just under $5 million being raised for local nonprofits,” said ACT for Alexandria president and CEO John Porter. “We are truly lucky to live in such a caring community.”

Spring2ACTion is a 24-hour online event that provides a streamlined way to connect donors to local charitable causes and encourages them to take action. The virtual fundraising effort is hosted by ACT for Alexandria and will offer local nonprofits the chance to raise thousands of dollars for the benefit of all Alexandria.

“In 2016, 8,613 donors raised $1,337,493 for 152 nonprofits serving Alexandria,” Porter said. “We are excited by the possibility this year’s giving day presents. With so many deserving nonprofits, Alexandrians have the opportunity to show their support for the causes they support and our community overall.”

Since its inception in 2011, Spring2ACTion has raised $4,728,348 to support local nonprofits. Donations have assisted organizations in providing a variety of resources and services including food, shelter, education and health care.

More than 150 organizations are participating in this year’s Community Giving Day and online donations can be preloaded on the website prior to April 5.

“Whether you are able to give $10 or $10,000, your gifts are valuable and important to the organizations you select,” Porter said. “No donation is too small nor, might I add, are any too large. I encourage everyone to participate and become one of what we hope are over 10,000 donors this year.”

For more information or to make a donation, visit www.Spring2ACTion.org.