Chicagoland West – Assisteens deliver inaugural program for ACTION! Week
Assisteens® of Chicagoland West organized their debut event with much enthusiasm. In honor of ACTION!Week, they shared Dr. Seuss’ time honored book The Lorax in three different ways: with a short re-enactment, a read aloud of the book, and a movie event at the Indian Prairie Library on Saturday, February 26. Kudos to the teens […]
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Mar
Santa Barbara – Loans Prom Dresses
Assistance League of Santa Barbara will be loaning prom dresses to local high school students going to their big event. The gowns are loaned completely free of charge, all sizes are available, and the gowns can be altered to fit. The Prom Dress Boutique is located in the back building of the Assistance League property […]
Mar
Montgomery County – Safety Day at the Woodlands Children’s Museum
Assistance League Montgomery County volunteers were delighted to be again participating in Safety Days at the Woodlands Children’s Museum. Volunteers with our Poison Information-Always Ask™ program and our Passport for Good Health™ program, both focusing on the health and safety of children, distributed over 100 valuable information packets to families attending the event. Passport for [...]
Mar
St. Louis – Celebrates ACTION! Week
Assistance League of St. Louis Books From Friends Celebrates National Assistance League’s ACTION!Week to promote Literacy at Mullanphy-Botanical Garden ILC. Volunteers from Assistance League and St. Louis Children’s Author Micheal Anderson Surprise Students! National Assistance League’s annual ACTION! Week focuses on children’s literacy and this year, the St. Louis chapter’s celebration proudly included children’s author, […]
Mar
St. Louis – Books From Friends Program
In 2020-21, Books From Friends distributed over 15,000 new books to St. Louis school children and held multiple book parades for St. Louis elementary schools.
Mar
the Chesapeake Area – Receives Donation from Local Author
Kim Lee, a local author from Baltimore, donated books to Assistance League of the Chesapeake to support our Project Literacy program. Project Literacy supports area Title I schools with tutoring, classroom help and enrichment activities. Shown in the photo is Ms. Lee with her book, The Night Owl, at Georgetown East Elementary School, one of the schools […]
