Greater Placer – Operation School Bell®
If you have, or have ever had, children in a local school system, you undoubtedly have heard of Operation School Bell® (OSB). It’s the one premier community program that all 120 Assistance League® chapters offer nationwide. OSB is the solid rock upon which Assistance League was founded. Local public K-12 schoolteachers and administrators have, for […]
Dec
The Foothill Communities – Operation School Bell®
During the months of September and October, Assistance League of the Foothill Communities partnered with a local Kohl’s in Upland, CA, to have a total of 15 dressings with 1542 students participating and getting dressed. All students also received a hygiene kit and an age-appropriate book. Volunteer members and Assisteens make this possible. Toni Mueller […]
Dec
Conejo Valley – Board Day Away
Every year the board gets together for a planned “Board Day Away” event. This year the board decided to do a philanthropy project as their board retreat. The board members prepared 50 hot dinners and 50 lunches for the local homeless and needy. The menu for dinner was lasagna, rolls with butter, a salad, and cookies. […]
Dec
Metro Columbus – You Make the Difference
Metro Columbus chapter received the “You Make the Difference” award from the Van Buren Center at their annual event, “Give Her Hope,” Nov. 3, 2022, at the Fieldhouse at the Understory, Columbus. This annual fundraiser, moderated by Monica Day, WCMH-TV personality, highlighted some of the people who have benefited from Van Buren. Assistance League of […]
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Nov
Super Saturday is one of Operation School Bell’s projects in Fresno. It offers the students a chance to have educational and healthy fun in a safe environment at school. Please enjoy the video. https://youtu.be/N_8t4bWo8wc
Nov
Atlanta – Thrift Witch entry at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
What do Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Rosie the Riveter, Her Royal Majesty Anne Boleyn and now Dolly Parton have in common? They all have “starred” as the Atlanta Chapter’s “Thrift Witch” at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Each October, the Garden sponsors a Scarecrow in the Garden exhibit where businesses, civic groups and non-profits […]
