Transforming Lives • Strengthening Community
MISSION
Assistance League volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.
VISION
Essential needs are met in our community, families flourish.
Assistance League volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.
Essential needs are met in our community, families flourish.
We meet every third Tuesday of the Month except in December at the Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow Ave., Rochester MI 48307. Social time starts at 9:00 a.m. and meeting begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. Next Meeting dates are as follows: April 18, May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15, Sept. 19, October 17, November 21.
Paul & Susan Burback
Lyle & Barbara Bakker
Cindy & Jim Cirar
Douglas Clark
Community Foundation of Greater Rochester
Lyle & Gerry Detterman
First Merchants Bank
Lakeview Financial Consultants
Lane Tool & Manufacturing
Dave & Judy McWhirter
Palazzo De Bocce
Daniel Paulson CLU, ChFC /Baird
Skin Ovations
Kathy White Charitable Foundation
Jackie Armistead & Shelley Blank, Mary Jane Croissant, Dillman and Upton, Mike & Ann Drake, Sani Dwyer, G&M Gutter & Building Co., The Fletcher A. Gourley Charitable Foundation, Jill Greimel, John & Jan Marshall, Frank & Marilyn Martin, Jan McHale, Potere-Modetz Funeral Home, Dr. & Mrs. George Stec, Dan & Lorraine Taliercio, Kathleen Tebbe, Carol Tough, Barbara Wolak
ALSM Past Presidents, Alpha Gamma Delta Sisters: Geri Ceremuga, Betsy Klein, & Carolyn Volk, John & Janet Bailey, Dolores Barry, Carole & Rick Berry, Deborah Cave, Violet Cholakian, Joanne Brown & Colette Stager, Sue Cantwell, Christian Financial Credit Union, Anne M. Cushing, Ron & Marjorie DiLiddo, Rosemary Dirksen, Rob & Sue Dobbelstein, Camille Doerr, Cathy & Gary Egan, Rick & Debbie Eggleston, David & Cindy Guerrieri, Amy Headbloom, Denise Kaminske, Mary Klein, Marcie Krozier, Mary O. Kulesza, Tom & Dar Laskowski, George & Cathy Linden, Thomas & Rita Mahfet, Mattina, Kent & Gibbons, PC, Gayle & Sonny Minneci, Jerry & Carol Murphy, NFP – Kevin Bates, Vincetta & Ray Nicosia, Kathy Novitsky, Mary & Steve Oehler, Mark & Angie Pimlott, Janet & Cary Riggs, Roger & Pat Quitter, Barb & Roger Roller, Joe & Julie Sayers, William & Rhonda Scanlon IV, Bill & Vicki Shepard, Margaret Sych, Sydfit, L.L.C., Thomas & Ruth Williamson, Tie Industrial, Daniel Totonchi, CFP, Tony & Joanne Wisniewski
David W. Elliott Charitable Fund
Tom Rutherford in Memory of Karen Rutherford and in Sincere Thanks to ALSM
McShane Family Foundation
Miller Vein
Laurie & Alex Alkidas
Lyle & Barbara Bakker
Anthony & Marcia Battaglia
Paul & Susan Burback
Cindy & Jim Cirar
Lyle & Gerry Detterman
Barry M & Suzanne Gourley
Jean & Bill Kroger
Judy & Dave McWhirter
Kathy White
Community Foundation of Greater Rochester
Dan Paulson CLU, ChFC /Baird – The Paulson Group
First Merchants Bank
Lane Tool & Manufacturing
SkinOvations
Shelley Blank & Jackie Armistead, Mary Jane Croissant, Jim & Jan Csizmadia, Dillman & Upton, Mike & Ann Drake, Jill Greimel, Lauri Hasselwander, Kris & Larry LaVanway, Cathy & Len Linden, John & Jan Marshall, Frank & Marilyn Martin, Potere-Modetz Funeral Home, Joanne Sisson, Realty Executives Home Towne, Barbara A. Smith, Janna Snyder, Dr. & Mrs. George Stec, Dan & Lorraine Taliercio, Kathleen Tebbe, Carol Tough, Elaine Way
ALSM Past Presidents, Alpha Gamma Delta Sisters – Geri Ceremuga, Betsy Klein, Carolyn Volk, John & Janet Bailey, Diane & Greg Bald, Dolores Barry, Jan Bernat, Carole & Rick Berry, Joanne Brown & Colette Stager, Sue Cantwell, Violet Cholakian, Christian Financial Credit Union, Anne M. Cushing, Delwood Supply Company, Ron & Marjorie DiLiddo, Rosemary Dirksen, Rob & Sue Dobbelstein, Liz Dolinar, Sani Dwyer, Mary Ebert, Karen Graham, Cindy & Dave Guerrieri, Candy Harris – Real Estate One, Amy Headbloom, Geri Hogan, Sally Johnson, Denise Kaminske, Mary Klein, Marcie Krozier, Mary Kulesza, Tom & Dar Laskowski, Mattina, Kent & Gibbons, PC, Gayle & Sonny Minneci, Jerry & Carol Murphy, Vincetta & Ray Nicosia, Kathy Novitsky, Mary & Steve Oehler, Luanne M. Offer, Mark & Angie Pimlott, Roger & Pat Quitter, Janet & Cary Riggs, Barb & Roger Roller, Joe & Julie Sayers, Bill & Rhonda Scanlon, Patricia Semrau, Carolyn Schenden, Margaret Sych, Sydfit, L.L.C. Sydney Zaremba, Janet Tull, Chris Varvatos, Cindy Weber, Larry & Valerie Westley, Thomas & Ruth Williamson, Tony & Joanne Wisniewski
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People Impacted
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Hours Volunteered
Did you know… You are cordially invited to attend Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan New Membership Orientation on Tuesday, September 27, 2023. Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, serving Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer national organization. Our purpose is to clothe, feed, educate and comfort children and adults through community-based programs. Founded in 1993, the Southeastern Michigan chapter is one of 120 chapters of National Assistance League® founded in the 1890’s in California. We are hosting New Member Orientation, held at the ALSM warehouse, 228 South Street, Rochester Michigan, at 1:00 pm, for any new prospective members. We thank you for your consideration to join our organization. We would be delighted to have you become part of our team! Bring a friend, family member, neighbor or work mate along! If interested, please contact Joanne Wisniewski at 1-248-852-0119 or e-mail @ jwiz328@sbcglobal.net. RSVP required.
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ROCHESTER, Michigan (7/7/23) – Assistance League® of Southeastern Michigan collaborates with Neighborhood House Food Pantry to provide 200 plus nutritious Meal Kits each month. In addition, Assistance League impacts our community’s food insecurity by giving monthly financial support for pantry inventory. Full shelves insure resources for kit assembly. Nourishing Neighbors Chairs, Dee Barry, Barbara Donohoe, and Diane Ebinger organize weekly Meal Kit member assemblies with healthy recipes and nonperishable food pantry ingredients. Kits are distributed to each shopper and are a model for client meal preparation. Pantry shoppers add the necessary fresh ingredients when they visit. A recipe cart also keeps menus available for a repeat selection. “Clients develop favorites and will often request a certain kit” added Diane Ebinger. A typical meal kit is identified by its colorful bag.
To help make a difference in someone’s life, monetary donations are gratefully accepted at: Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan P.O. Box 80932, Rochester Michigan 48308-0932 or go to our website: www.semich.AssistanceLeague.org |
Once again our members, family, friends, and community have responded. Our donations numbered 1,287 books and $675 in monetary donations. Operation School Bell, One-2-One Tutoring, Wee Help and Neighborhood House Back-2-School Blast Off will all benefit from receiving new books. The gently used books will be given to local agencies. Thank you to all who supported the book drive, and a special thank you to Mary Humes, Jill Greimel, Geri Hogan and Sandy Bera, the OSB book committee, for their help. A child who reads is a child who succeeds. Thank you. Barb Roller Book Drive Chair and OSB Book Committee member
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Aging Out Of Foster Care: ‘Journey into a new life’ ROCHESTER, Michigan, 6/20/2023: Any young person moving out on their own needs certain essentials, but it’s particularly true for those who were raised in the foster care system as children, have turned 18 and are now on their own. It’s called “aging out,” the process of a youth leaving formal control of foster care into independent living. In Michigan, approximately 10,000 children are in foster care, and less than 1,000 young people age out every year. Understanding what makes a house a home, the Michigan Assistance League chapter has collaborated with nonprofit agencies, Big Family of Michigan and Orchards Children’s Services, both assist young adults beginning a new, independent life in a home, apartment or dormitory. “Transitioning out of foster care is a difficult and overwhelming time. Thanks to Assistance League’s generosity, our young people do not have to worry about being able to afford basic household items. Now they have a beautiful and clean space to be proud of as they begin their life as independent adults,” said Erin King, Supervisor, Foster Care and Independent Living of Orchards Children’s Services in Southfield. Assistance League’s Aging Out co-chairs Dolores Barry, Violet Cholakian and Mary Ebert shopped, coordinated and assembled 24 bathroom/cleaning supplies kits. Each recipient receives a kit which contains new hamper, bath mat, two sets of towels, wastebasket, caddy with personal hygiene products, a gift card to a local grocery store, and over 30 cleaning supplies such as mop, paper products, liquid cleansers, broom and dustpan, utility bucket, and laundry products. “These are exactly the things I was looking at and trying to shop for them,” said a 20-years-old woman who moved into her own apartment and works at a grocery store. A 19-year-old recipient, who lives in an apartment and attends college said, “Oh my gosh. There is so much stuff. This is amazing. Literally perfect. Thank you so much.” “While our chapter programs continue to help so many children and adults, we can’t forget those ‘aging out’ of foster care. It is very important to let these young adults know that we care and support them as they begin a new life of independence,” said Denise Kaminske, President of Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan.
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Did you know……… Layette Kit Assemblies July 2023 On two warm days in July a wonderful group of women, including veteran and new members as well as some community volunteers, gathered to assemble our Wee Help Layette Kits. Making quick work of the tasks at hand, their efforts were nothing short of amazing. On July 24th, our volunteers arrived to help us prepare the items to be included in our layette kits. Bottles, pacifiers, books, and bibs were unwrapped and sorted by gender. Having increased the number of layette kits that were going to be made, 380 sleepers and 380 onesies were unpacked, neatly folded, and stacked in bins. On July 25th, the assembly line was ready. Shortly after the assembly of kits began, a new member suggested a change regarding how the bags were packed that would make it easier to accommodate the pack of wipes which were a recent addition. An adjustment was easily made on the assembly line, and everyone went quickly back to work. That suggestion not only better accommodated the wipes but made it easier to add the hat and bib and seal the bag at the end. Henry Ford would have been proud! With great care and attention to detail, our volunteers assembled 190 boys and 190 girls layette kits that morning. Shortly after the last kit was assembled, our liaisons began arriving to pick up the layette kits for distribution. By noon Friday of that week, 167 boys and 166 girls’ layette kits had been picked up for delivery. Wee Help provides layette kits and Safe Sleep packages to mothers for their newborns. Kits contain receiving blanket, clothing, diapers, bottle, pacifier, bib washcloth baby book, knotted hat and a fact sheet from The Office of Women’s Health on Postpartum Depression. Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan has been serving infants and their mothers through the Wee Help program since 1994, benefitting 14,234 infants. If you would like to donate to Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, please visit our website at www.semich.AssistanceLeague.org and click on “Donate”. Thank you! |
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