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Helping Kids In Need
Our terrific grants chair, Kim Taft, asked me to take a look at a grant application she was working on. She very neatly spelled out our work with Kids…
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“Going the Distance”
To honor Black History Month, Assistance League of the Chesapeake sponsored a performance of “Going the Distance” by the Smithsonian Discovery Theater. The performance was…
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2019 Stork’s Nest Baby Shower
Assistance League of the Chesapeake members gathered December 12 at a very special…
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The Price is Right! Or, the Value of an Assistance League Volunteer Hour
We had a terrific regular meeting last week. Michele led us in a special “sparkler” to illustrate the value of our volunteer hours. That number, $112,434.31, was revealed in…
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Time, Talent, Treasure
Assistance League of the Chesapeake thrives on the support of its members, who give their time and talent, while also supporting us through financial contributions – their treasure. Thus…
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Coming to You From a Sound-Proof Booth in Annapolis!
Kids In Need chair Marie Bossie and I spent a half-hour together late last month in a sound-proof booth! We were at the WNAV radio station being interviewed by…
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Legacy of Literature
When Assistance League of the Chesapeake member Kim Hudyma heard that the Severna Park, Maryland, library had books to give away, a lightbulb went off. She knew this donation…
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A Musical Journey Through Latin America from Cantaré and Assistance League
Local elementary school students took a musical journey through Latin America thanks to Assistance League of the Chesapeake. Students at Meade Heights Elementary and Georgetown…
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Kids On The Block: A Unique Way to Help Kids Recognize and Prevent Bullying
What better way to get children’s rapt attention than with life-size puppets. And there is no more effective way to teach essential life skills, such as how to recognize…
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Rooms
Multi-purpose rooms. Stages. Music classrooms. Libraries. These are some of the types of rooms we have recently used at local elementary schools. Our purpose has been to measure Kids In…
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