{"id":6685,"date":"2022-04-19T17:53:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T23:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/albuquerque\/?p=6685"},"modified":"2022-04-25T18:45:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T00:45:29","slug":"ala-60th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/albuquerque\/ala-60th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"ALA 60th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Assistance League\u00ae<\/sup> of Albuquerque celebrates 60 years!<\/h1>\n
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Assistance League members on city buses<\/p><\/div>\n

This year Assistance League\u00ae<\/sup> of Albuquerque (ALA) celebrates 60 years of service to the community!\u00a0 April will begin a year-long celebration of the many philanthropic programs, individuals, and groups, which make ALA\u2019s service to the community possible.\u00a0 Each month will be filled with interviews, events, and activities to celebrate a specific ALA program.\u00a0 It\u2019s only fitting that the celebrations begin with celebrating the history of the Albuquerque chapter in April.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t always called Assistance League.\u00a0 In 1959, a group of 23 women founded the Service League of Albuquerque.\u00a0 The members taught classes, cooked, and chaperoned Saturday Night Dances and began the major programs such as the Hospitality House for senior citizens in the Heights Community Center.\u00a0 In April of 1962, the group became the 28th<\/sup> chapter of Assistance League\u00ae<\/sup>, a national organization dedicated to service in the community.\u00a0 Stay tuned to KRQE for interviews and announcements and check out the ALA website.\u00a0 It would be impossible to include all of ALA\u2019s 60-year history in one article, so selected highlights are listed below.<\/p>\n

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