Passion Fair 2024
Students had the opportunity to explore and find new passions through interactive displays where they could create and learn.
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Inspiring Doers
Take a look at some of the incredible work our dedicated "doers" have done in the past decade!
Fundraiser Success
Our chapters have raised hundreds of dollars by selling Holiday Grams, winter kits, and more!
Do Good Mondays: Birthday Kits
Our chapters created birthday kits for students with winter birthdays!
Do Good Monday: Friendship Bracelets
PASTA dropped off hundreds of friendship bracelet kits to Mobile Hope for people of all ages.
Do Good Monday: Hispanic Appreciation Day
Our members shared thoughts and letters about their cultures to celebrate Hispanic Appreciation Day.
Penne Pals Program
PASTA has started a free, virtual mentoring program: Penne Pals! Children from grades 2-5 get matched with trained mentors and learn with activities.
National Chapter Kickoff!
We’ve gone national! PASTA has launched chapters in seven other states and Australia.
PASTAbilities are Endless Video Series
Our chapters are making interactive videos to teach students different skills!
Unwind Your Mind Kits
Our chapters created Unwind Your Mind Kits! Each kit has days of relaxing activities for kids at home!
Passion Kits
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we created Passion Kits with many activity bags in one Kit to keep students entertained and inspired while at home.
Loudoun Chamber Nonprofit Spotlight
Loudoun Chamber recognized PASTA as the Nonprofit Spotlight at their Young Professionals Networking Event in March 2020.
Loudoun 100 Spotlight
In 2018, we were one of 100 groups and people in Loudoun County nominated to share our story and how we have made a difference in our community.
2019 Outstanding Youth Volunteer Group
PASTA was given the 2019 Outstanding Volunteer Award for a Youth Volunteer team in April 2019.
PASTA Talks
PASTA Talks is a program we created to bring students together so they can talk about topics that are relevant to various types of people.
Sugarland Father Daughter Dance
All the chapters of PASTA got together to organize and create a magical Father-Daughter dance at Sugarland Elementary School. This is one of PASTA’s favorite projects!
Family Field Day
PASTA members organized Family Field day so children could be engaged in fun activities while spending time bonding with their families. Each chapter worked to create a kid friendly activity!
Nothing’s ImPASTAble Tutoring/Mentoring Program
The Nothing’s ImPASTAble tutoring/mentoring program matches elementary aged students with high school mentors for free academic tutoring and a genuine friendship. All tutors are qualified through our training program and are equipped with a tutor success kit.
Grant from 100WomenStrong
Nothing’s ImPASTAble was awarded a grant of $1500 from 100WomenStrong which went towards funding for tutoring materials and essentials for the program.
Spiral Kits
The transition to college can be tough for everyone, so we created a KIT for incoming college students to help their peers on campus!
You’ve Been Flurried
On February of 2020, 160 PASTA members showed up to school delivering handmade bags with snowflakes on them and candy inside to surprise another student.
Eagleville
One of PASTA’s premier projects, Eagleville is a village made of ten unique businesses where the kids picked their store details and built their businesses!
Passion Fair
Our chapters hosted booths with everything from crochet and sculpting, to magic and guitar. With 30 unique booths to explore, we created an event that hosted over 250 students!
Leadership Summit
We hosted a leadership summit to educate over 100 PASTA members on the importance of personal branding. We flew in 10 speakers and mentors from around the country!
Mentorship Training Program -2018
PASTA hosted 6 2-hour sessions for different skills and developed mentors to lead future PASTA members.