11
Sep
the Chesapeake – Project Literacy Program – Pen Pals
“Thank you for being my pen pal buddy. I had fun writing to you. We get out on June 5 so this means this is my last time writing to you. I will miss you even though I have never seen you in real life. It was fun writing to a human and learning about another […]
09
Jul
Through the One-2-One Tutoring program, Assistance League member volunteer, Donna Burnett-Albu, provides weekly literacy support to students at Walt Whitman Elementary School in Pontiac. Hazel Park art students and their teacher Nancy Sly (center with "S" shirt) are grateful for Assistance League's Link to Creative Teaching support that enabled them to create a social justice [...]
20
Feb
Greater Placer – Shares Scholarship Success Stories
Five Heartwarming Scholarship Successes Assistance League of Greater Placer’s Scholarship Program was established in 2004. Graduating high school students from selected alternative education programs which participated in our Competencies for Independent Living Program were offered an opportunity to apply for a scholarship to a college or trade school. Laura Spitzer shares in an interview how […]
28
Nov
Diablo Valley – Welcomes Fehr & Peers Employee Volunteers
Established in 2012, Assistance League of Diablo Valley’s Community Programs includes seven programs that meet a range of community needs. Food Boxes, chaired by Carol Parkhurst, is one of these programs. In preparing for Thanksgiving, Food Boxes Committee members selected such nutritious items as canned hams, tamales, green beans, canned yams, canned pumpkin, turkeys, turkey stuffing […]
12
Oct
Omaha – Hosts Operation School Bell at JCPenney
Darting through the crowded aisles of J.C. Penney, ZyNeah Watt made a beeline for the sequined shirts. The 6-year-old had reluctantly bypassed the toy section; drafting a Christmas list would have to wait. Thanks to Operation School Bell, the primary philanthropic program of the Assistance League of Omaha, ZyNeah and her two siblings were able […]
27
Sep
Sandie Nettles Story – Once an Operation School Bell Recipient; Now a Member
Hello. My name is Sandie Nettles, and I am thrilled to be a member of the Assistance League of Tulsa. By sharing some of my childhood, you will understand why the Assistance League means so much to me. I am the youngest of 6 children. My father had a 5th grade education. My mother was […]
