09
Mar
Everett – Kids at Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club get 2,500 new books
GRANITE FALLS — Elementary and middle school students wandered through a maze of 2,500 books grouped by grade at the Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club last week. They each got one free book Thursday, and clamored to make their pick. Monte Cristo Elementary student Starr Broten, 9, chose “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” […]
Mar
Santa Barbara – Gives Youth Literacy a Boost
Assistance League of Santa Barbara has participated in National Assistance League’s annual ACTION! Week, a nationwide event to promote literacy, by partnering with 2nd Story Associates (a nonprofit division of the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County) and the Santa Barbara Public Library in a program to provide literacy material to local children from infancy […]
Mar
St. Louis – Works with Eagle Scout on Little Libraries Project
All kids who live around six Ritenour elementary schools now have new libraries to visit. Eagle scout Elijah Edwards worked with the Assistance League of St. Louis to bring self-contained little houses containing books to several neighborhoods. Edwards is a Parkway South High School senior who built a Little Community Library as his Eagle Scout […]
08
Mar
Boise – Looks to Expand to Neighboring Nampa
With the goal of helping Canyon County children in need through a variety of programs, Assistance League of Boise is looking to launch a new branch here. Carolyn Rapp, president of Assistance League of Boise, said the startup branch is the first of its kind within the national organization, and it has already received seed […]
Mar
Chaves County – Promotes Literacy
To promote literacy for children in Chaves County, Assistance League Chaves County joined in Assistance League ACTION! Week in honor of national founder Anne Banning’s February birthday. Locally, each K-8 student scheduled for Operation School Bell® appointments on February 23 at the chapter house at 2601 N. Aspen in Roswell received new school clothes, personal […]
28
Feb
Downey – Gives Books Away for ACTION! Week
The Second Tyme Around Thrift Shoppe in Downtown Downey will be giving away books Saturday for children in grades TK-6. The giveaway is sponsored by Assistance League of Downey in an effort to support and promote children’s literacy. Families can receive the books from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The store is located at 11026 […]
