Let’s Transform Our Community through Generosity on #GivingTuesday The Assistance League of Newport-Mesa is proud to join nonprofits nationwide on December 3rd in this global movement that inspires so many of us to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity. In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it is easy to lose sight of what […]

Marie Pierotti and Debbie Dajee, two members who regularly read and assist at Newport Unified School District’s Pomona Elementary School, teamed up with Book Brigade last week.   In addition to bringing their love of learning to the children, they also provided the 4th grade students with books and sweet treats!

At their Annual Holiday Party, the Assistance League of Newport-Mesa’s Class of 2025 decorated over 30 Christmas stockings and filled them with lots of goodies for our Shalimar kiddos. Christina Nuccion, Madison Shinder, Reagan Bland, Nancy Volner, Ava Banhagel and Mallory Gamewell plus several of our RA’s joined in decorating joined decorating the stockings. The […]

When our AL’s Closet chairs learned of an elementary school boy at Victoria Elementary School whose bike was no longer reliable to get him to school, our “outreach team” sprang into action. Within less than 24 hours, Jenni Johnson had helped secure a bike donation from another Chapter member, Julie Mathieu.  Her son had outgrown […]

On November 14, 2024, the Assistance League of Newport-Mesa was a guest at the Oracle Women’s Community Forum sponsored by KPMG for women in finance and operations. Attendees wrote inspirational messages that were put inside books and generously donated to our chapter to promote literacy among emerging readers in the community. Special thanks to the […]

On October 30th, Assistance League of Newport-Mesa members partnered with case managers from the City of Costa Mesa Outreach Team to provide an afternoon of Halloween Trunk-or-Treating fun for housing insecure families living temporarily in a local motel.  The families have school age children enrolled in Newport-Mesa Unified School district schools.  The event was organized […]

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa’s Annual Holiday Sale UPDATE – BIG NEWS! On Wednesday, October 23 – Sale hours are extended to 6:00pm! October 23, 24, 25, & 26 10:30am to 2:30pm ALNM Garden Room Help make the Holiday bright for the families we serve!

Book Brigade has kicked off the new AL Lending Library program at Victoria Elementary. This new book cart, stocked with 160 books, was donated to children participating in the city-run R.O.C.K.S. afterschool program. ALNM will restock the cart monthly. We are excited to bring books to kids!

Members of Assistance League of Newport-Mesa participated in the 23rd annual Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza this past weekend by making friendship bracelets with kids and families who came by our booth.  Special thanks to Sarah and Ashley Burns, Joyce and Ashlyn Chung, Presley Edwards, Mary and Katie Shumway and Nancy Yeager who […]

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa volunteers brought cheer and ability awareness to Wood Canyon Elementary School in Aliso Viejo on September 12. Using The Kids on the Block puppets and a story about being kind to people with differences Tracy Specter, Ashley Jacobson, Deidre Campbell and Edi Thimons had a ball reading to and interacting with […]