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Spreading Love, One Valentine at a Time
A dedicated group of Assistance League of Bend members came together to assemble and personalize 400 Valentine’s cards for seniors in Assisted…
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Holiday Cheer to Local Seniors with Annual Secret Santa Program
Volunteers from the Assistance League® of Bend are spreading holiday cheer across Deschutes County through their cherished Secret Santa program. This initiative, which focuses on fulfilling the holiday wishes…
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Foster Children Enjoy Meeting Santa
The holiday season is made extra special with the return of the beloved Breakfast with Santa, hosted by Assistance League of Bend and the Pine Tavern. For 31 years,…
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New Back-to-School Clothes Build Confidence
Assistance League of Bend’s Operation School Bell® fall campaign began this week. The first two sessions saw over 500 children shop for new back-to-school clothes at the Bend Walmart. During the month of…
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Emergency Bundles for Foster Children
Assistance League of Bend recently prepared emergency winter clothing bundles for foster children. Through a partnership with Every Child Central Oregon, Assistance League provides emergency clothing to children entering…
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Fostering a Love of Reading
Assistance League of Bend’s Operation School Bell® Literacy team has been busy this summer distributing new books to local children in need. They could be spotted offering free books…
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Free Hats and More for Cancer Patients
Sunday marked the 25th Annual Heaven Can Wait 5K race in Redmond, a fundraiser for breast cancer patients and survivors. A long time Bend resident and breast cancer survivor, Charlene…
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Cooking Healthy Food is Fun!
This month, Assistance League of Bend’s These Kids Are Cookin’ program returned to two local Title 1-A elementary schools, Bear Creek Elementary School in Bend and M.A. Lynch Elementary…
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Students Shopped for Winter Formal at Cinderella’s Closet
Assistance League of Bend’s Cinderella’s Closet is opened on Wednesdays and Saturdays leading up to the Winter Formals being held at local high schools. Thirty high school students in…
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Promoting Literacy
Assistance League of Bend distributed 228 new books to children in need at the Tower Theatre “Page to Screen” event on January 26. The Tower Theatre, in partnership with…
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