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Jun

Greater Wilmington – Jan Jacobson presented Ada Edwards Laughlin Award

Assistance League celebrated another year of putting “caring and commitment into action” in the New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties. At its end-of-the-year luncheon, The Ada Edwards Laughlin Award was presented to Jan Jacobson for her dedicated work for the chapter. This award is presented to a volunteer who goes beyond all expectations to work […]

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Jun

Whittier – Presents Sylvia Foltz the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award

Congratulations to Sylvia Foltz on receiving the Assistance League Ada Edwards Laughlin Award! This is the highest award a member can receive and Sylvia is an outstanding and worthy recipient of this honor. Not only has Sylvia been Assistance League of Whittier’s President, she has been a teacher, Chair of YMCA, Charter President of LA California […]

Jun

Carlsbad – ‘Ducky Affair’ Returns

Rubber duckies will once again flood the Elks Lodge pool at the annual Ducky Affair Saturday. This is the 27th year of the event which is hosted by the Assistance League of Carlsbad. Ducky Affair raises money for Operation School Bell, which helps dress kids in Carlsbad and Loving for the following school year. “Everyone is doing it for […]

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Jun

Capistrano Valley – Awards Scholarships to Single Parents

The Assistance League of Capistrano Valley has awarded four scholarships to students attending Saddleback Community College through its INSPIRE Program. INSPIRE — Independence for Needy Single Parents Instilled via a Responsible Education — gave four finalists $3,000 scholarships. Those recipients included Ngan Dao, Katherine Wimber, Samantha Finks and Ashley Zieman. They each shared stories of […]

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Jun

Rancho San Dieguito – Carol Jones receives Ada Edwards Laughlin Award

Carol Jones joined Assistance League Rancho San Dieguito just two years ago but is already an integral member of the chapter. The Chapter Board proudly chose Carol as the recipient of its 2016 Ada Edwards Laughlin Award. This award is presented annually to a behind-the-scenes member who has made a sizable contribution to Assistance League […]

Jun

Rancho San Dieguito – Welcomes New Class of Assisteens

The Assisteens® of Assistance League Rancho San Dieguito held their first meeting on June 12th with 16 of the 17 members attending. The meeting was led by Claire Killeen and Greta Obispo who are mothers of an Assisteen member and themselves new members of Assistance League. The girls are 8th grade students from Oak Crest […]