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May
Diablo Valley – Celebrates Legacies of Volunteerism and Literacy
Celebrate the Legacies of Volunteerism and Literacy. Many members of Assistance League of Diablo Valley are grandparents, so when one shared the following concern, a marvelous event emerged: Books for children cover almost every topic imaginable, so why isn’t there one about youngsters volunteering? Fellow children’s literature enthusiasts collectively created a story, actually a poem, […]
May
Assistance League of Victor Valley presented a Dr. Seuss skit to four local schools. The cast, Kathy Lendhart as Daisy Head Maisie, Patty Everly and Mary Noel as the Sneetches, Rosanne Smith as Cat in the Hat, Jerome Johnson as the voice of Mack the turtle and Cindy Johnson as Yertle Turtle.
21
Mar
Greater Wilmington – Book Drive for Nashville
In recognition of the needs in Nashville, Tenn., after the recent destructive and deadly tornado, Assistance League will “pay it forward” by purchasing $1,000 of new children’s books. Members of Assistance League of Greater Wilmington were surprised and heartened after Hurricane Florence when we were contacted by Destinee’s Gift, a Chattanooga, Tennessee, organization started by […]
Mar
North Coast – Books for Children
All the kids held up a book and said, “Thank you!” “Alright, is everybody ready to get some free books?” said staff members at Foothill Oak Elementary. This was the day thousands of children at four schools in Vista, Oceanside, and Carlsbad were taking home brand new books for free. “We were absolutely amazed,” said […]
23
Feb
Diablo Valley – Listen for ACTION! Week
Students seeing other students receive one-on-one support makes for a comfortable learning environment. As ACTION! Week for Assistance League of Diablo Valley arrives on February 23, the name Anne Banning echoes not only on a local level, it resonates throughout all 120 Assistance League chapters nationwide. In 1919, just over 100 years ago, she and […]
