In the 1890s, Anne Banning and Ada Laughlin were high-society friends in Los Angeles. Banning was married to Hancock Banning, son of Los Angeles businessman Phineas Banning, known as The Father of the Port of Los Angeles. Laughlin met and married Homer Laughlin Jr. at Stanford University. He was the son of the founder of […]
24
Sep
Assistance League of Northern Virginia honors Dominion Virginia Power
Dominion Virginia Power and its employees received a National Operation School Bell Award for significant financial and hands-on support while collaborating with Assistance League of Northern Virginia to expand and sustain its Operation School Bell Weekend Food for Kids program.
21
Sep
the Chesapeake – Sing-along at Sunrise Assisted Living
Members of the Assistance League of the Chesapeake and residents of Sunrise Assisted Living in Severna Park joined voices to sing “The Grand Old Flag,” “God Bless America” and many more tunes from yesteryear. The sing-along was one of many provided by Assistance League of the Chesapeake to several assisted living and nursing homes in […]
15
Sep
Greater Placer – Get Kids Packing
Assistance League of Greater Placer members provide backpacks and school supplies to children grades Kindergarten through 12th grade in pre-designated Placer County locations, working with Kids First in Roseville and Auburn and North Tahoe Family Resource Center in Tahoe. “When the children arrive to choose the backpacks they desire and are given a box of […]
11
Sep
Huntington Beach – Assistance League Offers $500 Checks to Local Teachers
A week before the fabled first day of school, 109 Fountain Valley School District teachers – one of them in absentia because she went into labor hours before – collected $500 check at the board meeting. The pennies from heaven arrived courtesy of Assistance League of Huntington Beach. This year, the chapter raised almost $110,000 […]
08
Sep
Los Gatos-Saratoga – Helps Meets the Needs of Many in the Community
In a town where the median household income is estimated to be more than $200,000 per year and the annual income reaches $160,000, it’s difficult to consider that a portion of the population is living in poverty–so much so to where a child doesn’t own a dictionary or a warm coat for the winter, or […]
