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Dec
Fresno – Featured in Fresno Unified School District Video
Assistance League of Fresno’s Dream Dress program services foster and girls in need with free formal attire for school special events, such as, prom, formal dances, graduation, recital, banquets, and more. For the past three years, the program has been providing formal attire for the holiday program and dinner for girls in Fresno Unified School District’s […]
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Nov
Whittier – Single Mom Thankful for Operation School Bell
When single mom Monica Aguayo received a survey from her children’s school that asked if her family needed financial assistance this year, she quickly checked off the box next to “clothing” and promptly put it out of her mind. That’s why Aguayo was so surprised to receive a follow up phone call telling her she […]
19
Nov
Greater Portland – Season of Sharing 2015
Season of Sharing 2015 A place to live, a healthy meal, a warm coat, a helping hand: Season of Sharing 2015 makes wishes come true Even the most bashful youngster couldn’t help but smile at herself in the full-length mirror after pulling on a new warm coat at Operation School Bell in Beaverton. On a chilly […]
16
Nov
Greater Wilmington – Operation Teddy Bear Donates Toys to NHRMC
Assistance League of Greater Wilmington has a new philanthropic program. To kick off Operation Teddy Bear, the first 150 of 500 teddy bears were delivered to the Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Patients admitted to the Pediatric and Pediatric ICU departments will receive a cuddly ear. Michele Erick, Music Therapist/Child Life Specialist, accepted […]
13
Nov
Amador Valley – Treats Foster Kids to Special Outing
October 22, The Independent Assistance League of Amador Valley coordinated a fun filled morning for foster kids at The Gathering Place in Pleasanton, courtesy of Stuart Smith, owner of the local Game Truck. The Gathering Place is a Pleasanton facility where foster children come with their foster parents to interact with their birth parents. These […]
11
Nov
Los Gatos- Saratoga – Dictionary Day
It was just a dictionary. A Spanish/English paperback dictionary. But to Victor that dictionary promised a potential change to his world. I had just completed a lesson on how to use a dictionary —- everything from looking up words that started with the initials of your name to identifying the longest word in the dictionary […]
