16

Jul

Montgomery County – Receives Grant from Woodforest Charitable Foundation

Assistance League of Montgomery County is the beneficiary of a $30,000. grant provided by the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, an organization founded in 2005 and supported through generous donations from Woodforest National Bank and its employees, friends, and customers. Upon awarding the grant, Estelle Mc Laughlin, Executive Director of the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, stated, “The Woodforest […]

Jul

Salem-Keizer – Presents Public School Employees with National Operation School Bell Award

The Salem-Keizer Public School employees were recognized by the Assistance League of Salem-Keizer, Oregon for their dedication and partnership in clothing children in need.  This collaboration is of long standing, dating back to when the chapter was still a guild, approximately 58 years ago! From those humble beginnings, Operation School Bell® now serves over 3200 […]

05

Jul

Las Vegas – MGM Resorts Foundations Receives National Operation School Bell Award

At the May 10, 2018 Installation Meeting, Assistance League Las Vegas was honored to present a National Operation School Bell® Award to Shelli Gitomer and Amanda Taylor, on behalf of the MGM Resorts Foundation.  Besides financial donations, the MGM Corporation has volunteered at Operation School Bell since 2010.  During the 2017/2018 school year, MGM provided 498 […]

Jul

Summertime and the Living is Easy

Summertime and the living is easy, or so goes the Gershwin song. Although the kids are out of school and families are planning vacations, Assistance League member volunteers are just gearing up for a new year of service. Works of philanthropy have always been important throughout the history of our country and the philanthropic programs of […]

27

Jun

National – President Susan Dolan Interviewed by Local TV Station

Susan Dolan was on one of her local TV Stations, WCCO, noon show talking about Assistance League both locally and nationally. She did a lovely job of talking about what we do for our communities and how we differentiate ourselves as an ALL VOLUNTEER organization.  Click the link below to view the interview segment. Ali […]

20

Jun

Montgomery County – Ute Rowe Receives National Operation School Bell Award

At a recent meeting, Assistance League of Montgomery County named Ute Rowe, Communities in Schools Site Coordinator for Conroe High School as this year’s winner of the Operation School Bell® Award. Communities in Schools is the nation’s leading organization empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life. Ute dedicates her life to CIS’s […]