As with all Assistance League of Diablo Valley pursuits, today’s recipients can become tomorrow’s volunteers.
Undeterred by necessary constraints, Assisteens of Diablo Valley bring joy wherever they serve.
Assisteens®, an auxiliary of Assistance League of Diablo Valley, is comprised of tweens and teens who commit to a minimum of 35 volunteer hours per year. Activities include philanthropic community service programs, fundraising, monthly meetings and special events. These energetic gamechangers learn the value of volunteerism while developing leadership and organizational skills by spreading joy to children and adults.
November and December are typically busy months for the Assisteens. They prepared and delivered Veterans Day cards to express thanks and patriotism and fulfilled their monthly commitment of working at the Assistance League Thrift Shop at the Way Side Inn. They also decorated stockings and painted ornaments, then delivered them to the seniors residing at the Kensington, in Walnut Creek.
Assisteens then shopped for, wrapped and delivered Christmas presents on Saturday, December 12, to Meadow Homes Elementary School students in Concord. An innovative “drive through” facilitated gift distribution to appreciative recipients. The greatest gift the Assisteens shared was teaching schoolchildren that in a few short years, they could provide the same childhood magic to youngsters.
