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Assistance League – Better Than Chocolate.

Posted by JW Anthony on March 24, 2021

Thank you to Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, CA for providing a former Godiva chocolate store for a display of Assistance League’s philanthropic programs. Stop by to see samples…

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Share the Spirit!

Posted by JW Anthony on November 22, 2020

Sororo Tamayo-Perez grew up fighting the sense that she was not “college material”. Her immigrant parents had struggled to support their three children with low-wage jobs. Then Assistance League…

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Shopping For the Homeless at Old Navy

Posted by JW Anthony on November 18, 2020

Recently, member volunteers were “personal shoppers” at Old Navy Store, in Concord, as part of Operation School Bell®’ Common Threads program to benefit homeless students identified by…

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Parking Lot Sale Huge Success

Posted by JW Anthony on October 25, 2020

On October 31, shoppers lined up, socially distanced of course, to get special bargains, have lots of safe fun, and purchase from our usual wonderful collection of quality, gently-used…

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Join Us – Feed Hungry Children

Posted by JW Anthony on October 13, 2020

Join us in making a difference to hungry school children! Donate at Assistance League Diablo Valley GoFundMe Each week, thousands of schoolchildren lack food over the weekend,…

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Food for Families

Posted by JW Anthony on September 30, 2020

Assistance League Diablo Valley launched Food for Families food drive to support Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County. Recently 500 flyers were distributed to neighbors by Assisteens® to…

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Little Free Library Box

Posted by JW Anthony on September 30, 2020

Assistance League Diablo Valley recently installed a Little Free Library Box, Take a Book -Share a Book, in front of its chapter house at 2711 Buena Avenue Ave, Walnut…

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Thrift Shop at the Way Side Inn Reopening April 6

Posted by JW Anthony on July 21, 2020

We will begin accepting donations this Thursday March 25. Donations will be Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We plan to open for retail shopping on April…

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Share the Spirit – Thank You East Bay Times!

Posted by JW Anthony on November 23, 2019

We are excited to announce that Assistance League Diablo Valley has received funding for our Common Threads Program: Clothes Shopping for Homeless Youth. Thanks to EastBayTimes and their readers…

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R.E.A.D. For Family Literacy!

Posted by JW Anthony on October 29, 2019

Assistance League Diablo Valley celebrates National Family Literacy Day. To encourage reading, members in the R.E.A.D. program read to 1,200 second graders last year and donated books valued at $20,000…

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