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Crystal Bookmark Award for Desert Sage Pocket Books Program
The 2018 Las Vegas Book Festival announced its Crystal Bookmark Award Recipients at its opening reception on October 19th. The awards recognize contributions made to encouraging mastery of the written, spoken and/or illustrated word to unlock the potential of residents in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada area. The organizational recognition was awarded to Assistance […]
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Help for UNLV HOPE Scholars
Desert Sage Auxiliary representative Jo Mitchell delivered 14 comforters to Anabel Chavva, Program Coordinator for the UNLV Hope Scholars Program and Hope Scholar Graduate Assistant Lisamarie Tomassetti.
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Backpack Drive for Operation School Bell®
Children’s Dental Care and Little Smiles did a backpack drive for Operation School Bell this summer. They delivered 40 backpacks FILLED with all the school supplies a child would need to start school. We are very grateful!
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Dollar Days and United Way Donate Backpacks and School Supplies
Dollar Days invited Assistance League® Las Vegas to be the recipients of 312 backpacks filled with school supplies by United Way executives. Dollar Days supplied the school supplies and the backpacks. Our own Lisa Clarke picked up the backpacks and was able to make a brief presentation about Assistance League and the wonderful philanthropic programs […]
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Assistance League® Scholarship Winners
The recipients of our new Scholarship Program joined us at our May & June meetings. We are so proud to be able to assist accomplished young people on their path to success. Best of luck Anish, Catherine, Debanhi and Trent! Click on this post to see our ALLV Scholars video. […]
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2018 Ada Edwards Laughlin Award
Lynn Steffens received the 2018 Ada Edwards Laughlin Award. It is a special recognition of a member who has significantly contributed to the chapter in a relatively inconspicuous way and provides quiet and dedicated service above and beyond the chapter’s expectations. This award is named for Ada Edwards Laughlin, one of the founders of National […]
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2018 Mary Laub Award
Joyce Carr received the 2018 Mary Laub Award. This is a special recognition of a member who has gone beyond expectations in supporting Assistance League® Las Vegas in leadership and dedication. The chapter award is named for Mary Laub, one of the founding members and first president of Assistance League Las Vegas.
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Desert Sage Auxiliary Shadow Buddies® Program
Marty Poslethwait, founder of the Shadow Buddies Foundation joined us on May 1 at the Desert Sage Purse and Jewelry Sale. She talked about how the foundation came to be. Shadow Buddies are provided for children with cancer at a local pediatric oncology clinic thanks to Desert Sage members. Shadow Buddies offer seriously ill children […]
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Desert Sage Purse and Jewelry Sale
What a fun evening on May 1 at the Desert Sage Purse and Jewelry Sale! Beautiful bags and jewels were available for purchase and so many treasures were found! In addition to the sale, a delicious dinner was served, the new Desert Sage Governing Body was installed by Edye Risener, ALLV President and Marty Poslethwait, […]
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Starbucks corporate “Doing Good” promotion
Starbucks volunteers nominated Assistance League® Las Vegas for their corporate “Doing Good” promotion and WE WON! ALLV was treated to coffee, donuts, and Starbucks gift cards. What an honor to be recognized for everything ALLV does! Thank you, Starbucks! We could not help as many Clark County children without the support of our wonderful community […]
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