Operation School Bell® Programs

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Feb

Las Vegas – Desert Sage Auxiliary Distributes 1,000,000th Pocket Book

Desert Sage Auxiliary of Assistance League® Las Vegas, will distribute its “one millionth” Pocket Book in February 2019. To celebrate this milestone, Desert Sage participated in a special event at Hollingsworth Elementary School on Friday, February 8, 2019. Members of the Las Vegas Lights soccer team were invited to the school to kick-off a school-wide […]

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Feb

Los Gatos-Saratoga – The Space Gal, Emily Calandrelli, Addressed Students in San Jose

What better combination for today’s students than a scientist/engineer who is also a children’s author?  Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga is hosted Emily Calandrelli, children’s author and The Space Gal, to present two assemblies for students at schools in Campbell Union School District in January. In support of Assistance League’s programs providing STEM and Literacy […]

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Jan

San Mateo County – Peninsula program dresses disadvantaged students

Dressing 1,136 children in San Mateo County this school year to date, Operation School Bell® helps disadvantaged youth get ready for school. The program provides free and new clothing to needy students in grades K-7 in a total of 21 schools from Daly City to East Palo Alto. The aim is to improve the health, […]

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Dec

Greater Wilmington – Supports Cape Fear Program

ROCKY POINT, NC (WECT) – Some students at Cape Fear Middle School got a sporty surprise Thursday morning. Eighth grade teacher Laura Hoover started a program to get children moving and 22 students are running a couple of times a week. Members of the running club got new shoes, which Hoover — who is a […]

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Dec

Temecula Valley – Works to Make a Difference One Child at a Time

TEMECULA – For thousands of local children, back-to-school shopping just doesn’t happen. For families struggling to put food on the table, buying new clothes is a luxury they can’t afford. That’s when Assistance League of Temecula Valley comes in. During the 18 Operation School Bell® “shopping events” from August to October, 2,629 identified low-income students […]

Dec

Birmingham – Operation School Bell Provides Unique Experience for Underprivileged Students

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – Operation School Bell® is an extraordinary field trip for students from more than 40 area schools. Busloads of children show up twice a year to Assistance League of Birmingham in Homewood. When they arrive it’s like having an appointment for a cool boutique and they try on new clothes they get […]