24
Jun
Riverside – Featured in The Community Foundation Spotlight
The Assistance League of Riverside, run entirely by volunteers, works to better the lives of Riverside children, with a mission of providing clothing, comfort and education. The Assistance League is a national nonprofit organization, with 26,000 members in 120 chapters nationwide. The Riverside chapter has been serving the community for 50 years as of this […]
23
Jun
San Pedro-South Bay – Assisteens Recognition Ball
The 51st Annual Assistance League of San Pedro-South Bay Assisteens® Recognition Ball for the Class of 2016 was held March 5th, 2016. The night all honorees and their families had been looking forward to for 5 years. It did not disappoint. In fact it went far beyond any expectations. How could it not. The Ball […]
22
Jun
Greater Wilmington – Jan Jacobson presented Ada Edwards Laughlin Award
Assistance League celebrated another year of putting “caring and commitment into action” in the New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties. At its end-of-the-year luncheon, The Ada Edwards Laughlin Award was presented to Jan Jacobson for her dedicated work for the chapter. This award is presented to a volunteer who goes beyond all expectations to work […]
21
Jun
Whittier – Presents Sylvia Foltz the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award
Congratulations to Sylvia Foltz on receiving the Assistance League Ada Edwards Laughlin Award! This is the highest award a member can receive and Sylvia is an outstanding and worthy recipient of this honor. Not only has Sylvia been Assistance League of Whittier’s President, she has been a teacher, Chair of YMCA, Charter President of LA California […]
Jun
Carlsbad – ‘Ducky Affair’ Returns
Rubber duckies will once again flood the Elks Lodge pool at the annual Ducky Affair Saturday. This is the 27th year of the event which is hosted by the Assistance League of Carlsbad. Ducky Affair raises money for Operation School Bell, which helps dress kids in Carlsbad and Loving for the following school year. “Everyone is doing it for […]
20
Jun
Capistrano Valley – Awards Scholarships to Single Parents
The Assistance League of Capistrano Valley has awarded four scholarships to students attending Saddleback Community College through its INSPIRE Program. INSPIRE — Independence for Needy Single Parents Instilled via a Responsible Education — gave four finalists $3,000 scholarships. Those recipients included Ngan Dao, Katherine Wimber, Samantha Finks and Ashley Zieman. They each shared stories of […]
