Ventura County – Thrift Shop Moves to New Location
The thrift shop run by the Assistance League of Ventura County, which has made its home in midtown Ventura for 26 years, is moving to a new location. Moving vans pulled up to the Bargain Box Thrift Shop at 1975 E. Main St. on Friday and began moving merchandise. The items will eventually end up […]
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Phoenix – Join Forces with other Nonprofits for Back to School
Cars were lined up around the building at Arizona Helping Hands warehouse in the Scottsdale Airpark on Saturday, July 23. More than 800 backpacks were distributed in this first session, the first of three distribution days, that included foster care families, group homes and DCS caseworkers. Arizona Friends of Foster Children, Voices for CASA Children, […]
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Pasadena/Santa Monica – Host Southern California Networking
July 27 was a hot day in Pasadena, CA when 54 members of 15 chapters (Arcadia, Bakersfield, Conejo Valley, Downey, Flintridge, Glendale, Long Beach, Palm Springs-Desert Area, Pasadena, Pomona Valley, Riverside, San Fernando Valley, San Pedro/South Bay, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, and the Foothill Communities) gathered for lunch and brainstorming session on membership recruitment, orientation, […]
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Stockton – Remodeled Thrift Shop Opens
About six weeks ago, Assistance League of Stockton Thrift Shop closed for a total remodeling. The shop, at 1319 E. Harding Way, reopened July 5. The store is twice as large as before, totally upscale, and filled with merchandise. Assistance League is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization; all proceeds from the shop go to support four […]
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Carlsbad – United Way Teaming up with Chapter for Back to School
Families who are preparing for the new school year with help from the Assistance League of Carlsbad and need help getting their students school supplies have a new option. Backpacks containing grade appropriate supplies are available free of charge at the the United Way office, located at 116 S. Canyon St., said community resource manager of United Way Barbara […]
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Capistrano Valley – Installs New Board of Directors
The Assistance League of Capistrano Valley has installed Jan Jacobs of Mission Viejo as chapter president. It also installed a new executive board, including Carol Franklin of Mission Viejo as president-elect, Sharon Gonzalez of San Clemente as vice president of resource development, Kathi Manuel of Mission Viejo as vice president of philanthropy, Karen DeNizio of […]
