For 17 years, Assistance League of Amador Valley has supported a much-needed program called Operation School Bell^®. Since the program started, it has clothed 4,918 children from the cities of Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin.

At the local Kohl’s store, volunteers had the privilege of shopping with youngsters individually. Each child was able to walk through the store with a volunteer to select his or her own clothes for Fall school year, totaling over $100. With new clothes in hand, their pride soars and often leads to doing better in school.

……..Read more of this article from The Independent, “Nearly 5,000 School Kids Clothed Through Operation School Bell” (Posted: November 30, 2017 )