Chapter News

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Mar

Southeastern Michigan – Receives Donation from Premier Academy in Oakland Township

Rochester-area childcare workers and teachers demonstrated love and compassion for local families in need when the staff at Premier Academy in Oakland Township collected children’s items for the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan and its Operation School Bell® and Wee Help programs. Premier Academy Director Michelle Schmitz led a holiday giving tree effort that gathered donations of […]

09

Mar

Southeastern Michigan – Teams up with Rochester Area Neighborhood House to Help New Moms

Pictured are: Dar Laskowski (Assistance League member and Wee Help Chairman), Sue Hastings (Assistance League member and Wee Help co-chair), Dianne Bette (Neighborhood House caseworker) and Kathy Stesney (Assistance League member and Wee Help co-chair). New arrivals can bring new unmet needs and urgent concerns for mothers. Combining resources and maximizing outreach efforts, two longstanding [...]

02

Mar

Palm Springs Desert Area – Part of One-Stop Kindergarten Prep

A youth considers multiple options during a distribution of backpacks.  Students enrolling for kindergarten receive a complimentary backpack filled with basic school supplies and a book courtesy of Assistance League of Palm Springs Desert Area. Read the rest of article.

24

Feb

San Antonio – President’s Response Published in mySA

Re: “Home environment often impacts education,” Gloria Padilla, Other Views, Feb. 11: The topic of this commentary is one that my organization has been addressing for 26 years. Assistance League of San Antonio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit all-volunteer organization that has impacted the lives of Bexar County residents, mostly children, for more than 30 years. […]

Feb

Northern Virgina – Benefits from Tee Off for Tots Tournament

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is honored to be one of six local charities selected to benefit from funds raised at Tee Off for Tots Tournament for Children’s Charities, which is an event run by a group of Morgan Stanley employees that takes place in the fall.  The 2016 Tee Off for Tots event raised $11,000 […]

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Feb

Atlanta – Awards Participants in Children’s Book Drive

Assistance League of Atlanta recently awarded plaques to the Interact Club at Dunwoody High School and the Executive Council of  Dunwoody Elementary School PTO  for helping the organization set a new record collecting books for their annual Children’s Book Drive.  In 2016, Assistance League collected and distributed more than 17,400 books in the Atlanta area. […]