29

Jun

Montgomery County – Operations School Bell Award

At our May 16th Annual meeting we were very pleased to announce that Marcus Primer, Communities in Schools Site Coordinator for Conroe High School, had been awarded the National Assistance League Operation School Bell® Award for 2021-2022. Marcus is from Greenville, Ms. and received his Master’s degree in Education from Alcorn State University.  He has been with […]

13

Jun

North Coast – Received a Grant

The Assistance League of North Coast recently received a grant for $29,075 from The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation. Though the efforts of Angela Bear, the Chairperson of the Grant Committee with the support of Mona Ackerman, Resource Development, our request for funding was granted. These funds will be used to allow an additional 200 students in […]

10

Jun

Southeastern Michigan – Book Drive

The goal of Assistance League® of Southeastern Michigan’s annual Book Drive was twofold: to promote reading in the tri-county community and to make sure each child receives a new book – no matter what their age.  

07

Jun

San Jose – Spring Surprises

Many wonderful surprises surfaced this spring at Assistance League of San Jose.  Among them was the creation of a subgroup to the Marketing Committee.  It is basically called the Social Media Committee, but what it does surpasses anything basic! The Social Media committee has brought Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to the forefront of the chapter’s […]

06

Jun

Greater Placer – TEGNA Grant

Assistance League® of Greater Placer is pleased to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from the TEGNA Foundation.  

Jun

Greater San Diego – Develop Virtual Character-Building Lessons During the Pandemic

“Character Education belongs in all schools. This project has helped teachers like myself give our students an interactive way to learn what it means to be a good citizen during a time that we were struggling to make distant learning fun and engaging. My students look forward to seeing the familiar faces and doing the […]