Northern Virginia – Assistance League Team hosted a very successful Hugs Pillows workshop
Last week, our Philanthropy Team hosted a very successful Hugs Pillows workshop and luncheon. In just one hour, 18 volunteers assembled 300 Hugs packages that included hand-made colorful, heart-shaped pillows packed with small stuffed animals, stickers, activity books & crayons. Some of the pillows were slated for two elementary schools and some for a pediatric [...]
Apr
Rancho San Dieguito – Assistance League donates more than 300 books
Assistance League Rancho San Dieguito recently donated more than 300 books to Solana Beach Head Start, the Ada Harris Elementary School library in the Cardiff School District and Skyline Elementary to be sent home with the students in the Solana Beach School District. The roughly $3,000 worth of books were donated by Assistance League members [...]
27
Mar
Klamath Basin – Chiropractor Donates $4,170 to Assistance League
Back to Health Chiropractic Alliance, located at 621 Klamath Avenue, just celebrated their 20 year anniversary in Klamath Falls. As part of their celebration, on February 1 the practice offered a 20th anniversary special of $20 per visit. They also held a raffle for their patients. Community partners Blue Zones Project, Leap of Taste and [...]
Mar
Sierra Foothills – Operation School Bell® helps local students with clothing needs and books
To help children with new school clothes, volunteers from Assistance League Sierra Foothills visit South Lake Tahoe each Fall to take local children shopping. On the big day, the chosen students get a shopping voucher for $70 if in grades K-5, and $100 in middle school and hit the aisles for school-related clothing including shoes, [...]
21
Mar
Northern Virginia – Assistance League Serves Toiletries to Title 1 Schools
This month, Assistance League of Northern Virginia responded to a request from one of the eleven Title 1 schools we serve for much-needed toiletries for its students and families. We bought more than 1200 items, bagged them into 220 hygiene kits, and delivered them to the school. Each bag contained a full-size shampoo, bar of [...]
Mar
Greater Wilmington – Assistance League featured elementary students’ artwork
Assistance League of Greater Wilmington featured elementary students’ artwork on a colorful display in our Thrift Shop from January 21 through February 27. We asked members and customers to donate $5 to help purchase art supplies for local elementary schools, with donors signing their names on an art-supply icon that was displayed prominently (as shown). [...]
