The Temecula Valley Art League held their annual Christmas gala last month and, in keeping with the art group’s holiday season spirit of giving, presented a donation to the Assistance League of Temecula [Valley].
The Temecula Valley Art League’s president, Marilyn Latimer, is seen at her art group’s annual Christmas party while presenting a donation to Margo Dosky, a representative of the Assistance League of Temecula, for the Assistance League’s “Operation School Bell” charity. Debra Gayle photo
The donation went to funding a perennial focus of the Assistance League – addressing the problem of disadvantaged children who attend school without adequate clothing. Needy children are referred to the Assistance League of Temecula by the school districts that the organization serves and given the opportunity to purchase school clothing free of charge.
Dubbed Operation School Bell, the Assistance League assigns these students an appointment date and time for a shopping event and, with the guidance of volunteer members, the students select school clothing of their choice. It’s considered that the students’ new wardrobe begets a new attitude, and regular school attendance and higher academic performance is said to follow.
It has become a Christmas tradition for the Temecula Valley Art League to support the Assistance League of Temecula in their student shopping event charity drives.
The Temecula Valley Art League’s monthly meeting takes place on the third Tuesday of every month. Along with warm refreshments, this month’s meeting also included an art demonstrator, Janice Cipriani-Willis.
Victor Miller, Special to Valley News
