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Selecting Books for the New School Year
Readers Are Leaders volunteers are busy selecting books 📚to read to 2nd and 3rd grade San Jose students during the 2024-25 school year. Two books 📘📙will be read each month,…
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Hug-a-Bear 2023-2024 Accomplishments
In 2023-2024, the Hug-a-Bear program delivered 800 bears to five San Jose agencies: Children’s Advocacy Center, Family Supportive Housing, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Parisi House on the Hill…
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Did You Know?
35 years ago in 1988, AL of San Jose members began furnishing bears to adults and children in crisis. This was our 3rd program and it was named Operation…
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Mr. Mojito FUNdraising Event – July 30th
Meet up with family and friends on the patio at Mr. Mojito. Enjoy some excellent food and support our community programs. Mr. Mojito will donate 15% of every order…
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Thank You to Our Business Partners
A huge thank you to our fabulous sponsors who make our community programs possible: David Lewis Group, Design Matters, Michael Ginsberg JD, CFP, Star One Credit Union, Santa Clara County…
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Operation School Bell 2023-2024 Accomplishments
Operation School Bell® soared through schools with almost 6,000👕 👖 uniforms, over 4,200 sweatshirts,🧦7,500 pairs of socks & 2,000 🩲 pairs of underwear – just look at those 🤗…
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2024 Charter Luncheon
AL of San Jose members enjoyed a beautiful luncheon🍽️ to share program achievements and celebrate a successful 2023-24 year. 🎉 Table centerpieces created from souvenirs of members’ travels ✈️🚢🚙🧳reflected our…
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Operation School Bell – Uniforms Are Here!
🤷🏻♀️ Do you know why school uniforms are so important? 👏🏼 They help to create a level playing field among students, reduce peer pressure and bullying, and education then becomes…
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Guest Speaker at Parisi House on the Hill
👏 A special guest was invited to May’s Story Time at Parisi House on the Hill for the moms in recovery and their little ones. Children’s author ✍🏿 Krystaelynne Sanders…
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Readers Are Leaders 2023-2024 Accomplishments
During the 2023-24 year, approximately 100 members of Readers Are Leaders read to 1173 students in 50 classrooms in 10 schools. AL of San Jose contributed 300 teacher books,…
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