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Dec

St. Louis – Celebrates 35 Years

Assistance League of St. Louis celebrates 35 years: INSPIRED BY THE PAST & FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE! One hundred twenty-five Assistance League members gathered at their Ellisville headquarters on a glorious autumn afternoon for a ribbon-cutting at their new garage storage addition. With a drone hovering overhead photographing the event, members in bright yellow hard […]

Dec

the Chesapeake – Kids On The Block

Kids On The Block Performed by Assistance League of the Chesapeake The Kids on the Block (KOTB) puppeteers of Assistance League of the Chesapeake have been entertaining second graders in Anne Arundel County for a decade and a half with a series of plays about bullying, and the positive aspects of learning to use kindness […]

Dec

Greater Placer – Operation School Bell®

If you have, or have ever had, children in a local school system, you undoubtedly have heard of Operation School Bell® (OSB). It’s the one premier community program that all 120 Assistance League® chapters offer nationwide. OSB is the solid rock upon which Assistance League was founded. Local public K-12 schoolteachers and administrators have, for […]

Dec

Charlotte – It Takes a Village

The proverb “it takes a village” is normally referring to the raising of a child within a community. But when Grace Bednarcik, chairperson of a large-scale relocation project, says “it takes a village” she is acknowledging other peoples’ roles in the success of a chapter project in Charlotte, N.C. The chapter is thrilled to announce […]

Dec

The Foothill Communities – Operation School Bell®

During the months of September and October, Assistance League of the Foothill Communities partnered with a local Kohl’s in Upland, CA, to have a total of 15 dressings with 1542 students participating and getting dressed.  All students also received a hygiene kit and an age-appropriate book. Volunteer members and Assisteens make this possible. Toni Mueller […]

Dec

Conejo Valley – Board Day Away

Every year the board gets together for a planned “Board Day Away” event. This year the board decided to do a philanthropy project as their board retreat. The board members prepared 50 hot dinners and 50 lunches for the local homeless and needy. The menu for dinner was lasagna, rolls with butter, a salad, and cookies. […]