Chapter News

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Feb

Santa Clarita – Receives Partners in Educational Excellence Award

The Santa Clarita Valley Association of California School Administrators awarded their “Partners in Educational Excellence” award to Assistance League Santa Clarita on Monday night, January 30, at the Saugus Union School District Awards Dinner.  The organization was recognized for outstanding commitment to students and their families through their signature program Operation School Bell, which provides […]

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Feb

St. Louis – Spotlighted by Ladue News

Mission: “Our formal mission is to identify, develop, fund and deliver services to specific children and adults within the St. Louis community, and meet underfunded, necessary needs that aren’t being met elsewhere. Our goal is to find those niches where needs are not being met and may not be getting a lot of attention,” Kathy […]

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Feb

Palm Springs Desert Area – Redefines “Mothers to Be”

The definition of “Mothers to Be” will expand to include Mom of Adoptee during an annual shower for military “Mothers to Be” on February 14th. The baby shower luncheon will honor 20 “Mothers to Be” stationed at the Twentynine Palms Marine Base. This year, a mom waiting for the birth of a child her family will […]

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Feb

Long Beach – Rick Rackers Auxiliary Honors Woman of the Year

The blustery weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of nearly 200 supporters who converged on the ballroom at Old Ranch Country Club to honor Rick Rackers 62nd Woman of the Year, Tammy Newland. Ricker Rackers, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, is an auxiliary of Assistance League of Long Beach. Its primary philanthropy is Operation […]

10

Feb

the Columbia Pacific – Receives Grant from U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank awarded more than $95,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Columbia, Cowlitz, Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln and Coos counties, and $26.2 million in total across the country in 2016, including grants made to U.S. Bank’s national partners, United Way and American Red Cross, as well as employee-giving match programs. Clatsop County received $35,000, not […]

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Feb

San Jose – Dresses 5,434 Children in Operation School Bell

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: The all-volunteer Assistance League of San Jose announced this week that it had provided 9,210 new school uniforms to 5,434 low-income students in three San Jose school districts. The uniforms were distributed in two waves: Once at the start of the school year and again in January to catch students who entered […]