Lunch with the Authors – Success!

Thursday, March 6, 2025, was an extraordinary occasion! Lunch with theAuthors serves as our primary fundraiser for the year, and it was an incredible success! Thefundraiser allows us to continue…

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Going Back in Time . . . Charter Luncheon 2018

Every year or so, our volunteers shed their dungarees and official badges to dress up for our Charter Lunch. We install the new board, bestow awards and gifts,…

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Thank You for the Quilts and Bears

Family Supportive Housing is one of three shelters we support. The families at the facility love receiving our quilts , bears , dinners , cookies and enrichment…

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Celebrating Past Presidents and Members of Long Standing

During our February General Meeting, we honored the incredible women who have been part of our chapter for numerous years. Many of these remarkable individuals played…

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Readers Are Leaders Celebrate “Read Across America Day”

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Assistance League of San Jose’s Readers Are Leaders program supports literacy for children throughout the year, reading to over 1,000 students in San Jose elementary school…

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Dining for Dollars at California Fish Grill

We gathered to support our programs, uniting our AL of San Jose community, to enjoy delicious food and have a great time! What a fish story! We came for…

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Valentine’s Day Cookies for Family Supportive Housing

What do you get when you mix butter, eggs, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, then bake with an extra pinch of love? Valentine’s Day cookies, of course! Every month,…

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Readers Are Leaders

In February, Readers Are Leaders volunteers read and discussed”The Courage of the Little Hummingbird”by Leah Henderson (author) and Magaly Morales (illustrator) and “Escape Goat”by Ann Patchett (author) and Robin…

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Puppet Day at Family Supportive Housing

AL of San Jose volunteers brought the fun of puppetry to the children living at Family Supportive Housing. Socks, cardboard tubes and paper bags were festooned with feathers, beads, sparkles,…

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Screening Eyes Early

Did you know that good eyesight leads to: Safety Quality of life Social interaction Cognitive benefits Early detection of health issues. Screening Eyes Early (S.E.E.) is early intervention…

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