Members donated 1,375 onesies to Caring Hands at our January Baby Shower…and we are still counting onesies that arrived late! Thank you again and again to our generous members for their gifts.

AL of San Jose’s Readers Are Leaders volunteers continue to deliver books to San Jose elementary schools. Each month two books and two coordinating activities are delivered to each classroom in our program. Every student in the program, over 1200 students total, also receives one of the “What If You Had…” books by Sandra Markle, […]

Due to Covid, this year we had our second drive-in Baby Shower. So far we’ve collected over 1300 onesies for Caring Hands to use in the layettes we assemble for every birth at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. We all hope this annual event will be in-person next January. Thank you, members, for all you […]

AL of San Jose gifts to every teacher in our Readers Are Leaders program a grant of $50 to purchase books to enhance their classroom libraries. Here’s a thank you we received from an Almaden School teacher that makes us smile with pride: “Look at what I got! More than 50 books!” Students gain more […]

Barnes & Noble collected 815 books from customers who chose to donate to Readers Are Leaders after their purchases in December. Thank you for such a wonderful holiday gift to our program! We appreciate this extra support from our community and our local Barnes & Noble book store.

B5, 065, N34….. Assistance League Ladies help residents play Bingo at A Grace Subacute & Skilled Care. When a player wins more than two times, he / she picks a prize and gives it to someone else. Every player is a “winner”! Bingo!

Our AL of San Jose members helped 20-25 children living at Family Supportive Housing select gifts for their families. We wrapped about 120 gifts from the children’s selections. It was rewarding to assist 15 families celebrate this holiday.

CityTeam San Jose has provided donated gifts for children in low income areas at two pop-up sites. After the children selected their gifts, our ALSJ volunteers cheerfully wrapped their gifts for a fun Christmas morning.

Our creative AL of SJ members spent quality time with the children living at the Family Supportive Housing Shelter. Together they made beautiful holiday crafts to decorate their homes. It’s an honor to make sure these families have festive holidays.

Our Holiday Social was a resounding success — kudos to our Social Committee! The ladies of Assistance League participated in a spectacular afternoon enjoying the company of one another. One of our member’s former students provided superb entertainment. Happy Holidays!

AL of San Jose provides huggable bears for distribution to families in crisis through various community agencies and shelters. Thanks to a member of our organization, who is also a manager of the Red Cross Disaster Services, we are now able to provide our cuddly bears to children in need through the Red Cross. Thank […]

We are always excited to welcome new members. “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” (Barbara Ann Mikulski)

Christmas in the Park will continue through January 2nd, from noon to midnight including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Don’t forget to visit the AL of San Jose tree. It’s decorated with handmade ornaments that celebrate our community programs servicing those in need. Happy Holidays to everyone!

Happy Holidays! This December, over 2100 students in 10 schools will receive a National Geographic “First Book” that they can keep for themselves — a gift from AL of San Jose’s Readers Are Leaders program. Remember, “A book is a gift you can open again and again” (Garrison Keeler).

AL of San Jose partners with CityTeam San Jose to end hardship in our city. Our volunteers provide bags of toiletries and help sort donated clothing for CityTeam’s pop-up closets in low income neighborhods, homeless encampments and their shelter. This month we were in the neighborhoods together, and together we make a difference!

Caring Hands volunteers make beautiful newborn blankets, even bringing them to the AL of San Jose Regular Meeting. Bundled with a onesie and handmade matching hat, each month several hundred layettes are donated to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

AL of San Jose volunteers continue to happily cook and deliver Friday Night Dinners to families at Family Supportive Housing Shelter. We hope that someday soon we will be able to return to the FSH kitchen and serve dinners in person.

AL of San Jose Marketing Committee members, plus one loyal husband, decorated our chapter’s tree at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park. Members’ handmade ornaments highlight the ways we serve the community. Come see our tree in downtown San Jose from November 26 through Christmas. It’s near the hot chocolate stand!