Chapter News

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Oct

Los Altos – Costume Bank Begins Busy Season

A group of Los Altos volunteers preserves a pre-Amazon vision of dressing up for Halloween, assembling from scratch elaborate and sometimes handmade disguises for local trick-or-treaters and costume partiers. Los Altos’ Costume Bank rents and sells costumes year-round, but October represents their busiest time of year – and the period in which they raise the […]

Oct

Redlands – Sponsors Kohl’s Shopping Trip for Operation School Bell

The happy, smiling children shown in the picture, Jordyn and Dupri Rodriguez, are among the 900 elementary school children in the Redlands Unified and Yucaipa/Calimesa school districts who are receiving $100 worth of new school clothes and shoes via Assistance League of Redlands’ philanthropic program, Operation School Bell. The nonprofit organization works with the schools […]

Oct

Northern Virginia – Eagle Scout to Hold Benefit Concert for Make A Difference Day Book Drive

The following press release has been published by Assistance League of Northern Virginia: Rising Eagle Scout to Hold Benefit Concert in Support of Assistance League of Northern Virginia’s Make A Difference Day Children’s Book Drive  Herndon, Virginia (09/20/16) – A local rising Eagle Scout with a passion for music and reading has reached out to a […]

Oct

East Valley – New Thrift Store Donated by Michael Pollack

One of the Valley’s most generous entrepreneurs, Michael Pollack is at it again making dreams come true and a difference in the community, one shopping center at a time. The owner of Pollack Investments has generously donated more than $200,000 in cash and in-kind donations to Assistance League East Valley, but come October 21st nothing […]

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Oct

Glendale – Recognizes 20-year Member Volunteers

Three women have been honored for giving 20 years of outstanding volunteer service to the Assistance League of Glendale. Anne M. Wilson is chair of the vocational training program that provides job training for adults in the Assistance League’s Thrift Alley second-hand shop. Currently, there are 16 clients and four staff members that participate from […]