30
Jul
Greater Wilmington – Receives Grant for Operation School Bell®
The board of advisers of the New Hanover County Community Foundation announces $47,000 in local awards from the community grantmaking fund, the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment, the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina Fund and the 1898 Memorial Fund, according to Kristi Sullivan, board president. This year the board will grant: $5,000 to the Assistance League […]
16
Jul
Montgomery County – Receives Grant from Woodforest Charitable Foundation
Assistance League of Montgomery County is the beneficiary of a $30,000. grant provided by the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, an organization founded in 2005 and supported through generous donations from Woodforest National Bank and its employees, friends, and customers. Upon awarding the grant, Estelle Mc Laughlin, Executive Director of the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, stated, “The Woodforest […]
Jul
Salem-Keizer – Presents Public School Employees with National Operation School Bell Award
The Salem-Keizer Public School employees were recognized by the Assistance League of Salem-Keizer, Oregon for their dedication and partnership in clothing children in need. This collaboration is of long standing, dating back to when the chapter was still a guild, approximately 58 years ago! From those humble beginnings, Operation School Bell® now serves over 3200 […]
20
Jun
Montgomery County – Ute Rowe Receives National Operation School Bell Award
At a recent meeting, Assistance League of Montgomery County named Ute Rowe, Communities in Schools Site Coordinator for Conroe High School as this year’s winner of the Operation School Bell® Award. Communities in Schools is the nation’s leading organization empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life. Ute dedicates her life to CIS’s […]
11
Jun
Northern Virginia – Named Business Partner of the Year
Assistance League of Northern Virginia has been selected by Prince William County Public Schools to receive a 2018 Business Partnership of the Year Award. Assistance League was nominated by both Yorkshire and Loch Lomond Elementary Schools in Manassas. Both schools participate in the Weekend Food for Kids program, which provides food bags for the weekend […]
10
Jun
Northern Virginia – Spring Luncheon Raises Funds for Operation School Bell® Programs
Assistance League of Northern Virginia recently hosted its annual Spring Luncheon to raise funds for the nonprofit’s activities benefiting children in need at eleven Title I schools in Fairfax and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria. Operation School Bell Programs include Weekend Food for Kids, New Clothing for Kids and Reading Express which touch the […]
