Southern Utah – Supplies for 6th Graders
In a first-of-its-kind program, Assistance League of Southern Utah is reaching out to students in Colorado City and Beaver Dam. Although the towns are in Arizona, they are close enough for Assistance League to undertake an endeavor to hand out art supplies to 85 students in sixth grade. Ann Balsterholt, Vice President of Marketing for […]
02
Mar
Northern Virginia – Welcomes Innovation Health as Diamond Star Sponsor
Assistance League of Northern Virginia gratefully acknowledges Innovation Health as a “Diamond Star” sponsor for its primary fundraiser of the year, set to take place on April 24, 2020, at International Country Club, in Fairfax. The event will include a luncheon, live auction and basket raffle, with proceeds to benefit the organization’s programs that improve […]
Mar
Everett – Receives Legacy Gift
The Nysether Family Foundation donation pays off a loan for the nonprofit that runs Operation School Bell®. Mark Nysether remembers all the years his mother spent helping Assistance League of Everett. Shirley Nysether’s volunteerism stretched back to when the league’s thrift shop was on Hewitt Avenue, where Angel of the Winds Arena is today. “My […]
Mar
Long Beach – Assisteens Provide 10,000 Meals
Local students participating in Assistance League of Long Beach’s Assisteens® Auxiliary are helping to provide 10,000 meals to fellow students whose families are in need of food. The Operation School Bell® Adopt a Family Student Food Program held a recent meal creation event where Long Beach Unified School District students, staff and other volunteers assembled […]
25
Feb
Kansas City – Keeping the Next Generation Safe
Safety is something we all take for granted. We head out everyday to the grocery store, to the bank, or to go do some retail therapy. We never think about becoming a victim of violence. Every 73 seconds someone becomes a victim of sexual assault and there are nearly 300,000 robberies that happen every year. […]
23
Feb
Diablo Valley – Listen for ACTION! Week
Students seeing other students receive one-on-one support makes for a comfortable learning environment. As ACTION! Week for Assistance League of Diablo Valley arrives on February 23, the name Anne Banning echoes not only on a local level, it resonates throughout all 120 Assistance League chapters nationwide. In 1919, just over 100 years ago, she and […]
