Washington DC International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP®) Partners with The Campagna Center

Sterling, VA, September 02, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Washington, DC Chapter of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®), has partnered with The Campagna Center as this year’s recipient for World Wide Staging Services Week (WWSSW). World Wide Staging Services Week has been an honored tradition amongst ASP® stagers and IAHSP® members since 2005, when IAHSP® Founder, Barb Schwarz, The Creator of Home Staging®, had the vision to give back to communities and individuals in need, and helping others with the art and creativity of home staging.

The Washington, DC Chapter members will be working together the week of September 19th-23rd to update and stage the common areas of The Campagna Center. Built in 1812, the building is recognized as a historic landmark in Alexandria. The ASP stagers have partnered with numerous local businesses in their efforts to replace light fixtures, paint and update furnishings, while maintaining the character and integrity of a building so rich in tradition.

The Washington, DC IAHSP® wants to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous donations of time and materials: 123Junk.com, Jed Plumbing, Alexandria Electric, and Blue Stone Builders.

The Campagna Center, a 501C3 nonprofit organization, was founded in 1945 and currently serves more than 1,700 children and their families daily. Educational and family development services are provided at schools and other community agencies across the city. Their programs focus on early childhood, school age, youth development and family development/self-sufficiency. Current programs offered include Early Head Start, Alexandria Head Start, Early Learning Center, Afternoon Adventures, Summer Safari, Campagna Kids (before/after school enrichment and tutoring), Building Better Futures, and New Neighbors English as a Second Language and Family Literacy.

The Campagna Center is well known within the community and has hosted for 41 years the city’s annual Scottish Christmas Walk, rated as one of the top 20 events in the South. This year’s event will take place December 2 & 3, 2011. To learn more about the parade and other events hosted during the weekend, please visit www.scottishchristmaswalk.com.

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