Tustin – Assisteens Serve as “Soccer Buddies”
On a recent Sunday afternoon at Tustin Sports Park, soccer players gleefully scrambled up and down the field. Some aggressively went after the ball. Others were a bit more oblivious to the point of the game. Running alongside them – or briskly pushing wheelchairs […]
Oct
Coppell – Supports Project Transformation through Make A Difference Day Book Drive
Assistance League of Coppell is collecting children and young adult books for Make A Difference Day on October 22 to support Project Transformation. Project Transformation provides a hands-on service and ministry experience for young adults and serves in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the Dallas area. The Literacy program has always been a cornerstone […]
Oct
Omaha – Hosts Operation School Bell at JCPenney
Darting through the crowded aisles of J.C. Penney, ZyNeah Watt made a beeline for the sequined shirts. The 6-year-old had reluctantly bypassed the toy section; drafting a Christmas list would have to wait. Thanks to Operation School Bell, the primary philanthropic program of the Assistance League of Omaha, ZyNeah and her two siblings were able […]
Oct
Conejo Valley – Sponsors Operation School Bell at Burlington Coat Factory
View the photo gallery. Wearing a big smile, Guadalupe Acevedo stood beside a cart carrying jeans, leggings, shirts, sweaters and shorts — $60 worth of clothing she’d purchased at Burlington Coat Factory in Thousand Oaks with money supplied by Assistance League Conejo Valley. The 10-year-old was one of 110 grateful youngsters who went on the shopping […]
Oct
Greater Wilmington – Teams Up with Learning Express for Book Drive
Each year Assistance League chapters participate in Make A Difference Day. Last year, the national organization collected over 80,000 books. The Assistance League of Greater Wilmington is sponsoring a children’s book drive. Each year Assistance League chapters throughout the country participate in Make A Difference Day. For more than two decades, USA TODAY and Points of Light […]
Oct
Southeastern Michigan – Selects Two East Detroit Public Schools for Operation School Bell
Two elementary schools in East Detroit Public Schools have been selected to participate in Operation School Bell, sponsored by the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan. Forest Park and Pleasantview elementary schools in Eastpointe were chosen to take part in the program, which provides free clothes, food and education opportunities for children from low-income households through […]
