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Jan

Montgomery County – Assistance League Celebrates in 2020!

Celebrating together during the Christmas season has always been a big hit for Assistance League of Montgomery County.  Typically we meet at a restaurant and have a brunch/luncheon with entertainment, and few special presentations.  This year the Member Activity Committee along with the Membership Committee decided we would meet at the Thrift Shop, and involve […]

Jan

Diablo Valley – Assistance League’s Scholarships Program Awards Teacher Projects

Dedicated teachers + donated monies for innovative learning strategies = SUCCESS! Hands-on manipulatives and technology engage all types of learners. Since 1999, Assistance League of Diablo Valley’s Scholarships program has provided financial and emotional support to high school, community college, university students and returnees to the academic community. Scholarships co-chair Cindi Segale reminds us that […]

Jan

Temecula Valley – Assistance League continues reaching out to schoolchildren

Assistance League Temecula Valley members Mary Murphy, Dorcas Shaktman, Diana Elizondo and Michelle Stiles prepare bags of clothes for Operation School Bell recipients. Assistance League Temecula Valley volunteers rallied together during the coronavirus pandemic and found ways to reach out to the community with the help of local partners. The nonprofit group’s philanthropic programs committee […]

Jan

Bend – Assistance League provides tutoring scholarships

Through its Operation School Bell® Program, Assistance League of Bend is pleased to present scholarships to nine deserving students for additional tutoring. Assistance League, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, is partnering with Bloom Tutors, a company that works with local substitute teachers who are in need of work due to COVID-19, to provide weekly tutoring […]

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Jan

San Jose – How to form a Partnership

We all know the cliché “thirty years of work to become an overnight success”!  This cliché does not only apply to actors achieving stardom, but to those in nonprofits who work hard and steadily to form partnerships with a business or corporation.  Thus is the case with the partnership that Jerri Kazmierzcak, a member of […]