{"id":996,"date":"2015-08-20T17:55:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T17:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/al2.dev.confluencecorp.com\/boise\/?page_id=996"},"modified":"2026-01-11T17:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:40:34","slug":"volunteer-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/volunteer-2\/","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 css=&#8221;&#8221;]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 120px;\">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 19,000 hours last year to improve the lives of North Orange County residents through hands-on programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 120px;\">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 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 120px;\">Become one of us! Join an incredible group of volunteers who are dedicated to making a difference in their community.<\/p>\n<p>[\/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;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0Members Preparing for September Monthly Meeting<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/20230919Meeting.png\" alt=\"September 2023 Membership Meeting\" width=\"601\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/20230919Meeting.png 641w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/09\/20230919Meeting-400x140.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Past Presidents<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/08\/PastPresidents400.jpg\" alt=\"Past Presidents Attending Our 80th Anniversary Celebration.\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ada Edwards Laughlin Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_9936\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9936\" class=\"wp-image-9936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/2025-Helen-Brennan-ADA-Award-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/2025-Helen-Brennan-ADA-Award-1.jpg 889w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/fullerton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/09\/2025-Helen-Brennan-ADA-Award-1-400x256.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 ADA Award winner Helen Brennan<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">T<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">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][\/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. \u00a0We have two auxiliaries \u2013 Assisteens<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>and Alpha.<\/p>\n<p>We are a very busy chapter! \u00a0For the 2020-2021 year, in spite of COVID, our members donated over 18,000 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\u00a0Active Voting member is encouraged\u00a0to complete 80 hours of service to\u00a0Assistance 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 Tuesday of the month, except the months of\u00a0July, 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<h4><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/Capture1.jpg\">Download Voting and Professional Voting Membership Application<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a class=\"ShareoneDrive-directlink\" href=\"https:\/\/assistanceleagueofful.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/EQre-rurw39Gpl48DsYkQ9wBbe0L8_SxOrQdudpArPQagA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download ALF Membership Application 2023.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/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 css=&#8221;&#8221;]&nbsp; &nbsp; 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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