12
Jan
Sierra Foothills – Successful Operation School Bell
Each Saturday, starting September 29th through the middle of November, 2019, Assistance League of Sierra Foothills held Operation School Bell® shopping events. This year the chapter supplied its highest numbers of elementary and middle school children with new school clothes – 1,064 children from 14 El Dorado County School Districts including South Lake Tahoe. The […]
31
Dec
Los Altos – Gives Back to Sunnyvale District Schools
This school year, Assistance League of Los Altos provided over $33,000 worth of goods and services to five schools in the Sunnyvale School District. The nonprofit worked with the schools to find out what they needed and provided a variety of school supplies including 350 Spanish books for the San Miguel School library; 1,400 classroom […]
22
Dec
Hemacinto – Receives $1400 Grant from SJTA
The San Jacinto Teachers’ Association recently raised $1,400 for the Assistance League of Hemacinto. The funds were raised at a social event featuring a poker tournament and a silent auction of gift baskets prepared by each school site in the San Jacinto Unified School District. “We greatly appreciate the Assistance League’s Operation School Bell project […]
21
Dec
Boise/Canyon County Branch – Whittenberger Foundation Grant
The Whittenberger Foundation gave over $260,000 in grant funding to Treasure Valley nonprofits at its annual luncheon Friday at The College of Idaho. The message throughout the longtime charitable foundation’s luncheon was that none of the more than $10 million in grants given over the last 40 years would have been possible without Ethel Bales […]
09
Dec
Everett – Dresses More than 100,000 Children in Operation School Bell
Several young children hold white plastic bags full of clothing as they wait for their school bus outside of Assistance League of Everett thrift shop. About 160 youngsters visit the building every week to pick out new wardrobes at no cost to their families. The program, called Operation School Bell®, is one of many put on […]
08
Dec
Pueblo – Hosts Annual Fashion Show Fundraiser
Assistance League of Pueblo held their largest fundraiser of the year Saturday at the Pueblo Convention Center. The Holiday Fashion Preview and Gourment Luncheon raises money for the charity’s “Operation School Bell®,” which buys new clothes and books for kids in need when they had back to school. “Many of our members are retired teachers, […]
