21
Mar
North Coast – Books for Children
All the kids held up a book and said, “Thank you!” “Alright, is everybody ready to get some free books?” said staff members at Foothill Oak Elementary. This was the day thousands of children at four schools in Vista, Oceanside, and Carlsbad were taking home brand new books for free. “We were absolutely amazed,” said […]
23
Feb
Diablo Valley – Listen for ACTION! Week
Students seeing other students receive one-on-one support makes for a comfortable learning environment. As ACTION! Week for Assistance League of Diablo Valley arrives on February 23, the name Anne Banning echoes not only on a local level, it resonates throughout all 120 Assistance League chapters nationwide. In 1919, just over 100 years ago, she and […]
31
Dec
Los Altos – Gives Back to Sunnyvale District Schools
This school year, Assistance League of Los Altos provided over $33,000 worth of goods and services to five schools in the Sunnyvale School District. The nonprofit worked with the schools to find out what they needed and provided a variety of school supplies including 350 Spanish books for the San Miguel School library; 1,400 classroom […]
08
Dec
Pueblo – Hosts Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser
Assistance League of Pueblo held their largest fundraiser of the year Saturday at the Pueblo Convention Center. The Holiday Fashion Preview and Gourment Luncheon raises money for the charity’s “Operation School Bell®,” which buys new clothes and books for kids in need when they had back to school. “Many of our members are retired teachers, […]
14
Sep
Bakersfield – Receives Books from CAPK
Local nonprofits focused on children’s education and health will soon receive thousands of books. The Molina Foundation of Southern California, a national nonprofit focused on reducing disparities in access to education and health, has granted CAPK more than 11,000 new books. The books will go to United of Kern County, the Kern Literacy Council and […]
