22
Dec
Norman – Provides Food Resources over Holiday Break
While the holiday season can be a time of food-centered celebration, for some Norman students, winter break can be a reminder of the chronic hunger they face at home. With nearly 50% of Norman Public Schools students on free or reduced lunch, and a smaller group facing daily hunger that may affect their lives and learning, […]
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, […]
01
Dec
Kansas City – Delivers Uniforms to Missouri Charter School of the Year
On December 18, Jolene Newkirk, Operation School Bell® Uniform Coordinator and Penny Merrill, Operation School Bell Chair delivered uniforms to Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School, “School of New Life”. Thankful and excited to receive the uniforms is Principal, Jessica DiGiovanni. Scuola Vita Nuova (SVN) was named 2019 Missouri Charter School of the year! In 1999 […]
