Looking forward to Valentine’s Day, members shared why they love volunteering for our chapter. “I love Assistance League because of the wonderful members. They are the best!” . . . “The energy, kindness and heartfelt dedication of each and every member of Assistance League of San Jose is inspirational.” . . . “I love to […]

Members donated 762 onesies to Caring Hands at the annual Baby Shower. Representatives from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center were our guests…and guest speakers. They are so thankful for all of the layettes (onesie, baby hat, blanket) that they receive from our chapter. During the 2019 calendar year 2,228 layettes were donated to SCVMC, a […]

The flapjack fundraiser is back! From 8-10 am, $10 gets you bacon, scrambled eggs, potatoes and unlimited pancakes served by our own members at Applebee’s on Curtner. Tickets are available at the general meeting or at the door.

One of the four events that Assistance League of San Jose brings to the families at Family Supportive Housing every year is Happy Birds. The families enjoy getting up close and personal with trained parrots, macaws, and cockatoos. Happy Birds demonstrates how training, practice and love teaches the birds to learn performance tricks for an […]

Assistance League volunteers brought holiday cheer to A Grace Sub Acute and Skilled Care with a cartful of gifts for the bingo winners. Everyone is a winner at Senior Bingo!

At the chapter’s annual gift wrapping event at Family Support Housing everyone had fun — the children selecting gifts for their parents and the Assistance League of San Jose members wrapping those special gifts for them!  It was truly a rewarding holiday experience.

This is the time of year many volunteer readers receive special ‘thank you” notes from students. Students in Ms. Rivas’ class at Ryan Elementary School wrote thank you cards for their Readers Are Leaders volunteers, saying: “Thank you for reading to us” . . . “I love the books you read to us and your […]

We had fun providing each of the 1st/2nd grade students in Ms Huang’s class with their own book titled “Little Kids First Book of Bugs”. We came in with our Santa Hats and Christmas glasses! They were so excited and kept asking “Can we really keep the book or is this really ours to keep?” […]

Make sure you visit our beautiful tree at Christmas in the Park, downtown San Jose. You can find it at space #513 through January 5th, across the street from the purple tiles on the Tech Museum and between Family Camp of SJ and Nativity displays. Happy Holidays, everyone!

Our members are thankful to be in Assistance League. Here are what some of them say: “It’s great to make a difference in children’s lives. Early intervention with their eye sight and fostering a love of books is so important to school success. Thank you, Assistance League of San Jose for the opportunity.” (Karen Klint) […]

Assistance League of San Jose helped Family Supportive Housing with its Soup Kitchen Dinner Fundraiser. We attended, ate yummy soups and cheered for the winners! Families gave thanks for having this shelter available to meet their needs and our chapter is happy that we can help.

Trained Assitance League of San Jose volunteers in the Screening Eyes Early (S.E.E.) program screen 3, 4 and 5 year-olds for early signs of possible vision disorders. Every year we train new screeners with a 3-hour class and a 3-hour practicum. Our volunteers are excited to play the “eye game” while supporting our preschoolers. The […]