15
Feb
Chaves County – Assistance League prepares for increase in school needs
With the pending reopening of schools on the hybrid model, Assistance League of Chaves County anticipates an increase in referrals from area schools that have children in need of new clothes appropriate for their classrooms. Operation School Bell has remained well stocked with new clothing, hygiene kits, shoe vouchers, socks, underwear and books for children […]
05
Feb
Coachella Valley – Desert volunteer group provides clothes to 300 valley school children in need
The lobby at the restaurant Vicky’s of Santa Fe in Indian Wells was busy Tuesday morning, only not with hungry customers but rather people hungry to help. Assistance League Coachella Valley, a group of charitable volunteers, had set up a mini-assembly line as they filled bags with shoes, socks, underwear and shirts to give to students […]
22
Jan
Montgomery County – Assistance League Celebrates in 2020!
Celebrating together during the Christmas season has always been a big hit for Assistance League of Montgomery County. Typically we meet at a restaurant and have a brunch/luncheon with entertainment, and few special presentations. This year the Member Activity Committee along with the Membership Committee decided we would meet at the Thrift Shop, and involve […]
13
Jan
San Jose – How to form a Partnership
We all know the cliché “thirty years of work to become an overnight success”! This cliché does not only apply to actors achieving stardom, but to those in nonprofits who work hard and steadily to form partnerships with a business or corporation. Thus is the case with the partnership that Jerri Kazmierzcak, a member of […]
08
Jan
St. Louis – Assistance League Outreach: Driven by Compassion, Powered by Action
A highly resourceful group of 27 Assistance League members annually helps more than 1,100 St. Louisans deal with everything from food insecurity to homelessness. And with COVID 19 case numbers spiking in the St. Louis area, the need for Outreach Assistance League’s Outreach Program has grown—with the case load tripling in recent weeks. “Our program […]
Jan
St. Louis – Assistance League Shares Love of Reading & Fun with St. Louis Area Children!
Friday, October 30, Assistance League’s 16 volunteer members in the costumes of children’s book characters paraded before the center’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers after the children enjoyed videotaped book readings and a puppet show— also created by Assistance League. Each child then received two, age-appropriate books while meeting and posing for photos with puppets and […]
