Chapter News

Apr

Houston – Assistance League held it’s Book & Brunch

Assistance League of Houston held it’s Book & Brunch event on April 8th, at the Houston Racquet Club. Three area authors spoke and signed their books. They were Kathryn Casey, Katherine Center, and Chris Shepherd. There was a silent and live auction along with a wine pull. A steak & eggs brunch was served. Masks [...]

Apr

Chef Sean Whittaker is leading a virtual cooking event to benefit children via Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific. Pictured with Whittaker are league board members Jane Cartwright, left, Shelby Mogenson and some stand-in young beneficiaries. This month, a night full of cooking lessons from a local chef will mean helping clothe and provide services [...]

Apr

Northern Virginia – The Cecil & Irene Hylton Foundation Funds Will Support Programs For Elementary Students

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is extremely gratified that The Cecil & Irene Hylton Foundation has again awarded the chapter a generous grant. The Hylton Foundation, based in Prince William County, has been supporting nonprofits in the area for more than 3 decades and Assistance League is honored to have been a recipient of their [...]

Apr

Diablo Valley – Assistance League TeleCare Celebrates 50 Years

"Caring and Compassion" Abound for Telecare member volunteers, as well! What a bountiful, sometimes unexpected emotional return! Since 1971, member volunteers of TeleCare, a philanthropic program of Assistance League of Diablo Valley, have been making reassurance calls, Monday through Friday, to those in our community who are home- bound. As the chapter's longest standing philanthropic [...]

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Apr

San Jose – Generosity Doesn’t Take a Break

The lockdown/pandemic/shelter-in-place/coronavirus shutdown, however one wants to refer to it, did seem to bring the entire nation to a standstill. But nothing, no not even a pandemic, could bring the generosity of the people to a halt. Assistance League of San Jose® (ALSJ), a chapter of a nonprofit national organization, has been a recipient of [...]