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Anne Banning Leadership Award Given to Marie Bossie
The Anne Banning Leadership Award is named after the founder of Assistance League, who promoted the growth of effective volunteerism through leadership and education. This award demonstrates the importance…
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2020-21 Accomplishments
Kids In Need We served 7 schools, who had a combined total of 3,600 students this school year. Of that…
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Hats and Gloves (and Socks)
Thanks to Assistance League of the Chesapeake, 650 students will receive a hat and gloves this winter! An additional 125 pairs of gloves were also collected and will be…
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Kids In Need
What is Kids In Need? Through Kids In Need (KIN), we provide a new uniform to students…
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540 Students Receive Pajamas, Undies and Socks Thanks to Assistance League of the Chesapeake
As many things do, it started with a simple phone call. From there, Assistance League of the Chesapeake members rallied to provide pajamas, undies and socks to all 540…
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Stork’s Nest Baby Shower 2020
The piles of boxes of diapers, umbrella strollers, clothing, bottles and other baby paraphernalia grew as members of Assistance League of the Chesapeake dropped of their donations at their…
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Our Chapter’s Accomplishments in 2019-20
Our chapter of Assistance League was really busy in the past fiscal year. Though the coronavirus put most of our programs on hold, we worked creatively to serve our…
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Assistance League Members Donate 30 Chromebook Computers to Families at Local Elementary Schools
Assistance League members Yolanda Perry and Marty Sippel along with Tiffany Foster (center), Meade Heights principal. New computers give underserved students the resources they need at Meade Heights and Georgetown…
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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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