Operation School Bell® Programs

Greater Wilmington – NourishNC Thanks Assistance League

Check out this donation of Backpacks we received from the awesome ladies at Assistance League of Greater Wilmington! We're going to hang on to these and pass them out with the new school year, but didn't want to wait to give a shout out to the lovely Assistance League for all they do for us [...]

Tucson – Assistance League reacted quickly to the changing conditions brought about by the pandemic

Assistance League of Tucson, a volunteer organization whose mission is “Volunteers working in the Tucson community to help those in need,” faced some grim moments at the outset of the pandemic last year. The nonprofit saw a dramatic drop in the number of volunteers who are vital to the organization’s operations. But the organization reacted [...]

Boise – Teen Retail program supplies teens in need with new clothing

The Assistance League of Boise works with school districts to identify students in need of clothing. More than $140,000 was spent on clothing this year. Read the story

Klamath Basin – Assistance League designated February as its “Share and Spread the Love” month

Assistance League of Klamath Basin designated February as its “Share and Spread the Love” month. Its members donated new warm clothing, hoodies, socks, underwear, backpacks, and a variety of hygiene items to its Operation School Bell program which provides these much needed items to students within the Klamath Basin.

Northern Virginia – Assistance League Team hosted a very successful Hugs Pillows workshop

Last week, our Philanthropy Team hosted a very successful Hugs Pillows workshop and luncheon. In just one hour, 18 volunteers assembled 300 Hugs packages that included hand-made colorful, heart-shaped pillows packed with small stuffed animals, stickers, activity books & crayons. Some of the pillows were slated for two elementary schools and some for a pediatric [...]

Sierra Foothills – Operation School Bell® helps local students with clothing needs and books

To help children with new school clothes, volunteers from Assistance League Sierra Foothills visit South Lake Tahoe each Fall to take local children shopping. On the big day, the chosen students get a shopping voucher for $70 if in grades K-5, and $100 in middle school and hit the aisles for school-related clothing including shoes, [...]