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Jun

Riverside – Branch in Corona-Norco

Laurie Gwyn was the driving force to establish a Branch in Corona-Norco of the Assistance League of Riverside. She was awarded Volunteer of the Year by Riverside County Board of Supervisors.  

Jun

Klamath Basin – Share the Love Month

February was proclaimed “Share the Love Month” for the Assistance League of Klamath Basin Chapter (Oregon).    We designated the homeless students K-12 as the recipients.  These students are listed under the McKinney-Vento Federal Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 which focuses on students experiencing homelessness and poverty.   There are over 700 designated students in the Klamath […]

Jun

Hawaii – Operation Wildlife

With the presentation to 45 students at Ala Wai Elementary School on March 6, 2023, the Operation Wildlife (OWL) Team finished all the school sessions for this school year. We shared our OWL presentation at 26 schools, including 6 in Hilo and 5 on Maui, with a total of 1,787 people, including students, teachers and administrators. Sixteen […]

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Mar

San Antonio – Jacket Jamborees

What better way to serve Title 1 schools in January/February but to ensure that every child enrolled has a brand-new winter jacket…and that is exactly what the San Antonio chapter has been doing.  Yes, it gets cold in San Antonio, Texas too.  Operation School Bell®️  leadership determined that we had the capability, the jackets, and […]

Mar

Pomona Valley – Vintage Valentine Tea

Assistance League® of Pomona Valley held its 24th annual Vintage Valentine Tea on February 5, 2023, at the Historic Ebell Club in Pomona, CA.  The Ebell Club is an historic Craftsman style clubhouse that was built in 1910, and is a fantastic venue for a vintage event.  The tea is the first of four primary […]

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Mar

Bend – Operation School Bell® 

Through their Operation School Bell program, Assistance League of Bend is providing new clothing to 950 local students this winter. Like the fall clothing campaign, students shop for new school clothes at the Redmond and Bend Walmart stores on designated shopping days. Assistance League of Bend partners with the Family Access Network advocates at each school to […]