Las Vegas – Awarded “Citizen of the Month”
On August 7, Assistance League of Las Vegas was recognized as the Las Vegas City Council’s “Citizen of the Month” for August during a ceremony at City Hall. Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Brian Knudsen presented the award to President Liz Gibson and a group of 30 members. The ceremony included a showing of a short […]
09
Aug
Coppell – Assistance League Coppell to Start New Volunteer Group
Coppell teens will soon have a new volunteer program to get involved in. Assistance League of Coppell is starting up Assisteens®, an auxiliary chapter of the group that will be open to teens in grades 7-12. Debbie Hinson, vice president of membership, said the philanthropic program is well established in assistance leagues across the country, […]
07
Aug
Pueblo – Operation School Bell Gears Up
Assistance League of Pueblo is gearing up for Operation School Bell®, its signature annual philanthropic event in which new clothes are provided to children in both Pueblo School District 60 and Pueblo County District 70 for the start of the new school year. Assistance League of Pueblo, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, works through school counselors […]
30
Jul
Pueblo – Judy Ebach Honored by The Pueblo Chieftain
As one of her fellow volunteers said, Judy Ebach is the wheel that makes everything run at the Assistance League of Pueblo. Ebach has been volunteering at Assistance League since 1992, when her youngest daughter was going to be a senior in high school and her two other children had gone off to college. “A […]
28
Jul
Glendale – Glendale Nonprofits receive funds From the Heart
Eighteen social service, nonprofit agencies that help Glendale’s most vulnerable members, received a total of $96,000 in grants in June at the Glendale Adult Center, 5970 W. Brown Street. Glendale’s From the Heart program is funded largely through Glendale residents electing to add $2 to their monthly city utility bill payment. Anyone can also mail […]
24
Jul
Las Vegas – Skye Canyon’s back-to-school drive reels in nearly $4,000 in donations
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The third annual Sky Canyon school supply drive, which runs from July 15 to 22 and benefits the Assistance League Las Vegas’ Operation School Bell® program, took in almost $4,000 worth of school supplies and shoes. Operation School Bell provides more than 8,000 at-risk students in Clark County with the tools they […]