Recently, the Assistance League® of Greater Placer’s Thrift Shop featured our Literacy Enrichment program as part of the ongoing monthly Spotlight program. We were excited to provide an opportunity for all to meet our awesome and dedicated Literacy volunteers and learn more about our Literacy Enrichment program for 1st to 3rd grade students. Many joined us Saturday, March 25, for some extra special events. There was a Children’s Story Time, a Book and Bookmark Giveaway, and a Dr. Seuss Photo Booth! Everyone had a great time!

Assistance League® of Greater Placer members Janice Noland and Kathleen Geary, participated in the AUSD – Auburn Elementary School‘s Family Literacy Night, March 3rd. Pictured is Janice Noland assisting a student read a story. This event was put on for the first time as part of Reading Across America week. Books were given out to the children who came. The kids had a great time picking out their books to take home! The Literacy Enrichment program volunteers help to improve reading skills in students in grades first through third by reading to the students and having the students read to them, . The program will begin in Title 1 schools in the fall of 2022.

Members have been stocking Placer County schools’ “Clothes Closets” during the pandemic. Many of the 104 schools that we work with to clothe children in need have small emergency clothes closets on campus. A small amount of warm clothing and underwear is kept to help children who have accidents, get wet or muddy, or who simply need more to wear on a cold day. Members of the committee purchased over 1400 items online and in stores. Children will be able to get warm, dry clothes, when needed, so they can stay in school instead of having to go home to change clothes. Thank you to the members who worked hard to put this project together: Vicki Harris, Operation School Bell Chair; Janet Lawton, School Clothing Chair; and committee members: Jamie Hershman, Mary Ann Flemmer, Julie Malvey, Barbara Saco, Deb Dalke, Patricia Swan, Terren Powell, and Linda Martinez.

We are grateful for the grant awarded to our Chapter from Placer County’s “Placer Shares” grant program facilitated by Placer Community Foundation! Funds will be used to purchase school supplies and other supplies to protect the health and safety of the children as they go back into the classroom or distance learn from home. Because of the pandemic, our fundraisers were not able to take place so this grant is truly appreciated. Thank You again! Placer Shares:https://www.placer.ca.gov/shares Placer Community Foundation: https://placercf.org