Gem Award

Assistance League of Whittier  has had a busy summer meeting with school district staff at Whittier City School District, East Whittier City School District, South Whittier School District and Los Nietos School District.

Representatives from the Board, program chairs and Kids on the Block attended the meetings with staff to review the services available to the school districts. A summary sheet was prepared and provided to each district which included the dollar amount Assistance League of Whittier  spent last year on Operation School Bell ® .

Kids on the Block puppets:  Joanne, Melody and Eddy were present at the meetings to observe and insure an accurate description of their skits was provided.

On Monday September 10, 2018 the East Whittier City School District awarded the first ‘Going the Extra Mile’ (GEM) Award to the Assistance League of Whittier in Whittier, CA..