Hawaii – Assistance League Marketing Team Creates Online Environmental Presentation
Assistance League of Hawaii has created a new, virtual presentation that focuses on sustaining Hawaii’s fragile environment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person Operation Wildlife (OWL) presentations were suspended this year because students are either distance learning or in “bubble” locations at schools. Since OWL is not active, the Marketing Team created and produced [...]
Feb
Bellingham – Assistance League Thrift and Gift Ready to Open
Join Us for a Tour The shop is all ready and waiting for our faithful customers and friends to return. A warm welcome to all you new shoppers as well. Unfortunately, the shop has been temporarily closed since November 11, 2020 due to the Pandemic. We will not reopen until it is safe to do so. [...]
Feb
Diablo Valley – Demand for Assistance League programs way up while funding source mostly closed
Begun in 1967, the all-volunteer, nonprofit member organization has served Contra Costa County for more than 50 years. Over the last year, the need for the Diablo Valley's programs has increased while their primary funding source, the Assistance League Thrift Shop in Lafayette, has been mostly closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Volunteer Kathy Daly with [...]
Feb
Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, is using different deliveries and pop-ups to provide help to needy kids and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feb
Georgetown – Reading and More on Google Meet – Virtual Story Hours
For almost 20 years, elementary school students in Jarrell have been reading to Assistance League of Georgetown Area volunteers during a special pull-out program called Reading and More. Volunteers who have been trained with strategies to use for word identification and comprehension meet one-on-one with students during the school day to help them improve their [...]
Feb
Sierra Foothills – Carol Kovak awarded the Anne Banning Leadership Award
Carol Kovak was celebrated by Assistance League of Sierra Foothills members for her leadership and kindness. Assistance League Sierra Foothills held its first Zoom meeting of the year Jan. 27, during which Carol Kovak, a well-deserving member who has held several leadership positions in the organization, was awarded the Anne Banning Leadership Award for her [...]
