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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 […]

Jun

Greater Wilmington – Shopping Night pilot filled with smiles and stories

More than 25 Assistance League members and 29 students, their parents and the school social workers from Williston Middle School gathered at Target on April 5, to enjoy an evening of shopping. Assistance League allotted each child $100 to spend on school clothing and supplies. Target chipped in another $5. Each student was assigned an [...]

Jun

Greater Wilmington – ACTION!Week program produces early results

Cape Fear ES Principal Sonya Oates and art teacher Amber Huckaby accept their award from committee chairs Anna Marie Allegretto and Cathy Grampp. Assistance League of Greater Wilmington’s  AL ACTION!Week project “You Gotta Have HeART!” is now taking root in the seven elementary schools selected for the $1000 awards: Belville and Lincoln in Brunswick County; [...]

Jun

Northern Virginia – Build a Child’s Library Book Fair

Eight members of Northern Virginia’s Assistance League chapter participated in their third book fair of the year, part of a program called “Build a Child’s Library.”  The event took place on May 20th at a local  Title I elementary school in Fairfax County.  Assistance League members planned and carried out a book giveaway in which […]