11
Mar
Las Vegas – Receives Holiday Book Donation from Barnes & Nobles
Book, cash donation: City National Bank, through its Reading is The Way Up literacy program, and Barnes & Noble, are set to donate more than $25,000 in new books and cash to the Assistance League Las Vegas and its Operation School Bell® program as part of their eighth annual Holiday Book Drive program. Representatives from […]
Mar
Reno-Sparks – Receives Funds from Nevada’s Big Give
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Nevada’s Big Give is a daylong campaign to raise money for nonprofits across the state. “There’s more than 200 nonprofits; 75 of those are in northern Nevada,” said Mary Ellen Horan, Executive Director of Arts for All Nevada. Donations are accepted online and for the first time, The Lake Mansion in […]
10
Mar
Flintridge – Offers Memorial Scholarship
La Cañada-based philanthropic organization and its auxiliary are each offering scholarships to deserving students this spring. Assistance League of Flintridge offers the annual Mary Ellen Hillgren Memorial Scholarship, named for the late Mary Ellen Hillgren and established in 1995. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to La Cañada High School students who will attend a […]
Mar
San Pedro – South Bay – Receives Grant Award for Dental Services
Bemidji, Minn. — Once front-office workers at the Northern Dental Care heard that they received the grant, they got excited and knew what they had to do immediately. They started calling people on their charity care waiting list, some of whom had been waiting for weeks. That was just one of the ways the ADA […]
04
Mar
Los Angeles – Dresses Disadvantaged Girls for Prom
A fairy-tale wish came true Thursday for dozens of disadvantaged high school girls: They had the opportunity to handpick their prom ensemble for free. Made possible by the Assistance League of Los Angeles’ collaboration with the L.A. Unified School District, Operation School Bell® dressed 85 homeless and low-income girls from head to toe in prom […]
02
Mar
Huntington Beach – Operation School Bell Success
Assistance League of Huntington Beach Operation School Bell® Target Team set another record this year “clothing students for academic success”. The Operation School Bell committee hosted four Target nights a month in September, October, November and January. A key goal this year was to reach more homeless students. Out of 2,500 students clothed, 1,100 were […]
