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Jan
Chaves County – Helping Roswell in Many Ways
Roswell has a secret and everyone should know it. That secret is the Assistance League of Chaves County (Roswell). Roswell’s Assistance League is over 50 years old and has improved the lives of thousands of Roswellians. And since the organization doesn’t seek publicity, many people don’t know what it is or how it helps Roswell. […]
Jan
Greater Wilmington – Thrift stores bolster nonprofits’ budgets
In Wilmington and surrounding areas we counted 30 nonprofit-affiliated thrift stores, several of which have popped on the scene in recent years. A study done by First Research found the re-sale/consignment/thrift store industry in the United States generates annual revenues of, wait for it … $17 billion! The National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops […]
Jan
Laguna Beach – Restocks Shelter Library
Laguna Beach Assistance League contributed over 200 books to the local CSP Youth Shelter in Laguna Beach in November as part of a national push to donate 500,000 books over five years to schools and shelters to help disadvantaged students. League volunteer members Marlene Dryer and San Dee Frei received book donations from Laguna Beach […]
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Jan
East Valley – Sew-N-Sews Host Style Show with Thrift Shop Fashions
Sew-N-Sews club members are preparing to put their sewing and other projects aside for an afternoon to take part in a fashion show that highlights clothing that are available at an upscale Chandler charity thrift store. Mary Louise Lansbarkis, president of the Sew-N-Sews, said she and several others will model casual and dressy fashions that […]
Jan
Colorado Springs – Hosts Fun Fair
They’re happily ensconced in what’s being called Colorado Springs’ “New South End” and volunteers at the Assistance League’s Bargain Box Thrift Store are busy in the midst of building and developments going on all around them at 405 S. Nevada Ave. Their traditional Fun Fair to support their projects were part of the holiday season […]
Jan
Houston – Announces Artists for 38th Annual Celebration of Texas Art
Assistance League of Houston announces the sixty artists accepted for the 38th annual philanthropy event, Celebration of Texas Art 2017. With entries open to all artists residing in Texas, 279 artists submitted a total of 715 pieces and there are currently 22 artists on the waiting list. The exhibition is free to the public and […]
