{"id":8383,"date":"2023-06-13T15:10:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T22:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/?page_id=8383"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:57:24","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Join Us &#8211; Become a Member<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/08\/OSB.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6847 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/08\/OSB-300x300.png\" alt=\"OSB Volunteers\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/08\/OSB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/08\/OSB-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/08\/OSB-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/08\/OSB.png 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assistance League of Fullerton is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that is comprised of multi-talented volunteers working together to fulfill its mission. We are an organization whose nearly 300 members volunteered over 18,000 hours last year to improve the lives of North Orange County residents through hands-on programs.<\/p>\n<p>Join ~300 women and men who volunteer with Assistance League of Fullerton. Choose from the philanthropic programs and committees that interest you and would benefit from your special skills. Make a difference in your community by sharing your enthusiasm and extending a helping hand while making new friendships that will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Become one of us! Join an incredible group of volunteers who are dedicated to making a difference in their community.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #22387d\">Build Friendships While Helping Others!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7870&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629587997858{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Socializing While Stocking The Thrift Shop<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7523&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1686693977705{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2021-2022 President Susan Schilling<br \/>\nThanks Past President Helen Cohen[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7516&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629675336352{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Past Presidents Attend Our 80th Anniversary Celebration.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ada Edwards Laughlin Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_8772\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8772\" class=\"wp-image-8772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/06\/2023MarlenePocinich-2-400.jpg\" alt=\"2023 ADA Award WinnerMarlene Pocinich\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/06\/2023MarlenePocinich-2-400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/06\/2023MarlenePocinich-2-400-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2023 ADA Award Winner Marlene Pocinich<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Ada Edwards Laughlin Award is named for Mrs. Ada Edwards Laughlin who joined Anne Banning in the original plan for Assistance League. \u00a0Our original &#8220;Ada&#8221; was quite a business woman as well as a visionary.\u00a0 She was the administrator of ideas and money for the Assistance League. \u00a0It is in her memory that the Assistance League of Fullerton presents its annual ADA Award<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/ada-award\/\">Learn More<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Click<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/ada-award\/\"><strong> here<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to find out about our award recipients for prior years.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;acc-override&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Membership&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<div class=\"cq-accordion \" style=\"width:;\" data-displayfirst=\"on\"><ul><li><input type=\"checkbox\" checked><i class=\"red\"><\/i><h4 style=\"color:#22387d;font-size:1;padding:;\">Classifications of Membership<\/h4><div class=\"accordion-content\" style=\"background-color:;color:#666666;font-size:;\">Assistance League of Fullerton is comprised of ~300 total members in Active, Life, Sustaining and Associate classifications. &nbsp;We have two auxiliaries \u2013 Assisteens<sup>\u00ae&nbsp;<\/sup>and Alpha.<\/p>\n<p>We are a very busy chapter! &nbsp;For the 2024-2025 year, our members donated over 19,000 hours to the North Orange County communities we serve.<\/div><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" checked><i class=\"red\"><\/i><h4 style=\"color:#22387d;font-size:1;padding:;\">Associate Member (Non-voting)<\/h4><div class=\"accordion-content\" style=\"background-color:;color:#666666;font-size:;\">Associate members may participate in and support chapter philanthropic programs and resource development activities\u00a0in the following ways.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay annual dues of $65.00.<\/li>\n<li>May attend chapter meetings and social events by invitation from the chapter.<\/li>\n<li>May work in our thrift store or on other special philanthropic projects of the chapter.<\/li>\n<li>No obligations other than financial support of the chapter and its philanthropic outreaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" checked><i class=\"red\"><\/i><h4 style=\"color:#22387d;font-size:1;padding:;\">Active Member (Voting)<\/h4><div class=\"accordion-content\" style=\"background-color:;color:#666666;font-size:;\">Each&nbsp;Active Voting member is encouraged&nbsp;to complete 80 hours of service to&nbsp;Assistance League activities. Included in those 80 hours are the following activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend chapter meetings, which are held on the third Wednesday of the month, except the months of July, August and December.<\/li>\n<li>Staff the Bargain Box Thrift Store one (1) day per month.<\/li>\n<li>Serve on two chapter committees.<\/li>\n<li>Serve on one luncheon committee per year.<\/li>\n<li>Serve on one philanthropic program per year.<\/li>\n<li>Support the annual resource development event.<\/li>\n<li>Pay annual dues of $65.00.<\/li>\n<li>Pay annual hospitality fee of $80.00 which includes the monthly luncheons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Auxiliaries&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;acc-override&#8221;][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"cq-accordion \" style=\"width:;\" data-displayfirst=\"\"><ul><li><input type=\"checkbox\" checked><i class=\"red\"><\/i><h4 style=\"color:#22387d;font-size:1;padding:;\">Assisteens<\/h4><div class=\"accordion-content\" style=\"background-color:;color:#333333;font-size:;\">The Assisteens Auxiliary is a group of seventh through twelfth grade teenagers involved in philanthropic and social events within the community.<\/p>\n<p>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Learn More About Assisteens\u00ae&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Ffullerton%2Fvolunteer%2Fassisteens%2F||&#8221;]<\/div><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" checked><i class=\"red\"><\/i><h4 style=\"color:#22387d;font-size:1;padding:;\">ALPHA<\/h4><div class=\"accordion-content\" style=\"background-color:;color:#333333;font-size:;\">Assistance League Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary (ALPHA) is the business and professional women&#8217;s auxiliary of the Assistance League of Fullerton. ALPHA is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to serve the immediate community.<\/p>\n<p>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Learn More About ALPHA&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Ffullerton%2Fvolunteer%2Falpha-auxiliary%2F||&#8221;]<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Membership Applications<\/h3>\n<p>Membership applications are accepted all year.\u00a0 Prospective new members will be contacted to schedule an educational tour and orientation classes.\u00a0 Each new member is assigned a mentor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/Capture1.jpg\">Download Voting and Professional Voting Membership Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/Capture1.jpg\">Download Associate Application<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7520&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629675522493{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">California State Senate Recognition<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7518&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629674646330{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Fullerton School District Certificate of Recognition<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7517&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629673730002{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Fullerton Quality of Life Award from Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Us<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:membership@alfullerton.org\">membership@alfullerton.org<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(714) 526-5124[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Join Us &#8211; Become a Member [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Assistance League of Fullerton is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that is comprised of multi-talented volunteers working together to fulfill its mission. 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