Greater Wilmington – Assistance League awarded the 2020 AARP NC Coastal Inspiration Award
Assistance League of Greater Wilmington was awarded the 2020 AARP NC Coastal Inspiration Award for Intergenerational Education Trailblazer. The AARP Inspiration Awards recognize people and organizations that have been working hard across the North Carolina Coastal Region to build better lives and communities. The awardees are selected after a public nomination process and include Individual [...]
Feb
Charlotte – Assistance League hosted an ACTION! Week drive-through mobile pantry
Assistance League of Charlotte hosted an ACTION! Week drive-through mobile pantry at Tuckaseegee Elementary School. Enhanced COVID safety precautions with limited contact are allowing us to continue to sponsor and operate repeat mobile pantries at three high-need schools during the year. These are one-night events where families receive boxes of non-perishables, fresh produce, bread, meat [...]
Feb
Diablo Valley – Assistance League ACTION! Week Commemorates Anne Banning, Cofounder
"Sunshine comes in numerous forms" As Action Week for National Assistance League arrives on February 23, the name Anne Banning reappears at the forefront. She was known as the child of Los Angeles’s “power couple.” Rather than amass power, Ann Banning sought to empower those in the community who were vulnerable, initially victims of the [...]
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Feb
Montgomery County – Assistance presented 900 children’s books to Creighton Elementary School
Assistance League of Montgomery County purchased 900 children’s books from the thrift shop and presented them to Creighton Elementary School. Additionally, 60 donated books we received at our chapter Christmas party, and 253 additional books bought from the thrift shop were given to Greenleaf Elementary School; making a total of 1213 books donated to the [...]
Feb
Riverside – Assistance League Hosts Blood Drive
Assistance League of Riverside has arranged the blood drive in honor of the birthday of Anne Banning, a founding member of the first Assistance League in 1919. Banning believed every person should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of race or creed, and that social welfare should be local, voluntary and personal. Assistance League [...]
Feb
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 [...]
