Assistance League

Greater Placer – A Gala to Remember!

Assistance League of Greater Placer members held their Fall Tea and “Fashions on a Budget” fundraiser this year at the Rocklin Event Center in Rocklin.  Each year in October, this event attracts 400 ladies who, for a few hours, enjoy delicious food and wonderful company and watch a fabulous fashion show.  Guests dress trendy, with […]

Members Find Inspiration in the Past and Innovation for the Future at Assistance League National Conference

Planes, trains and automobiles carried more than 900 member volunteers from points throughout the United States to San Diego for the 2015 Assistance League National Conference to celebrate 80 years as a national organization. And what a celebration it was! San Diego was on board as the city and its residents paid tribute to the […]

San Diego – Chapter Highlighted in Women’s Museum of California Exhibit Celebrating “The Story of Assistance League in America”

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]