03
Apr
Rancho San Dieguito – Assistance League donates more than 300 books
Assistance League Rancho San Dieguito recently donated more than 300 books to Solana Beach Head Start, the Ada Harris Elementary School library in the Cardiff School District and Skyline Elementary to be sent home with the students in the Solana Beach School District. The roughly $3,000 worth of books were donated by Assistance League members [...]
21
Mar
Bay Area – Assistance League Installs Little Free Libraries to Promote Literacy
Assistance League of the Bay Area continues its tradition of promoting literacy during ACTION! Week, a nationwide Assistance League marketing initiative. This year, the local nonprofit organization is installing two Little Free Libraries to encourage children to read. Little Free Libraries, a global phenomenon, are typically small, front‐yard book exchanges that number 60,000 around the [...]
13
Mar
Northern Virginia – Assistance League ACTION!Week
Every year at the end of February, the 120 chapters of the Assistance League organization participate in ACTION!Week, an initiative to celebrate the birthday of founder Anne Banning by helping children to grow and know that others care about them. Each chapter devises its own plan to help children in need. For many years, our [...]
05
Mar
Greeley – Assistance League of collecting books and snacks for students
Assistance League of Greeley, a nonprofit based in the city, has teamed up with The Human Bean Coffee Shops to collect books and nutritious snacks for students in Title 1 schools in the Greeley area from Feb. 22-26. Assistance League, which receives its primary funding from sales at the Bargain Box Thrift Store on 9th [...]
Mar
St. Louis – Assistance League Thinking Inside & Outside the Box
Assistance League of St. Louis Member volunteers have designed a unique Virtual Book Festival in a Box for two Urban League Head Start Programs and teachers. Inside the Box is a magical flash drive containing a video Puppet Show written and performed by the volunteers, plus 14 story time vignettes, and suggestions for classroom activities. [...]
27
Feb
Northern Virginia – Quilters Unlimited of McLean Donates Colorful Quilts to Assistance League
Assistance League Will Combine Quilts With Books for Local Children! Assistance League of Northern Virginia is very grateful to the Quilters Unlimited of McLean, Virginia for their recent donation of 25 wonderful quilts made by their members! Assistance League packaged the vibrant, colorful, and simply happy quilts with books suitable for very young children. The [...]
