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Apr
East Valley – Grant Helps Assistance League Continue Providing Kids School Clothes
Assistance League of East Valley has been awarded a $200,000 relief grant from Maricopa County, allowing the non-profit organization to continue its philanthropic work in the East Valley of Arizona. The grant has allowed the organization to provide new school uniforms to more than 9,000 elementary school students this year, as well as clothing and [...]
03
Apr
Klamath Basin – Assistance League designated February as its “Share and Spread the Love” month
Assistance League of Klamath Basin designated February as its “Share and Spread the Love” month. Its members donated new warm clothing, hoodies, socks, underwear, backpacks, and a variety of hygiene items to its Operation School Bell program which provides these much needed items to students within the Klamath Basin.
Apr
Northern Virginia – Assistance League Team hosted a very successful Hugs Pillows workshop
Last week, our Philanthropy Team hosted a very successful Hugs Pillows workshop and luncheon. In just one hour, 18 volunteers assembled 300 Hugs packages that included hand-made colorful, heart-shaped pillows packed with small stuffed animals, stickers, activity books & crayons. Some of the pillows were slated for two elementary schools and some for a pediatric [...]
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 [...]
27
Mar
Phoenix – Teen Donates Quinceañera Money to Assistance League
A Valley teen decided to donate toward helping kids in underserved communities rather than spend all the money she received during her Quinceañera on herself. Jewelyssa Yanes, 15, knew of Assistance League of Phoenix through a family connection. After receiving money last October for her Quinceañera, Jewelyssa decided to donate to the non-profit, which works [...]
Mar
Sierra Foothills – Operation School Bell® helps local students with clothing needs and books
To help children with new school clothes, volunteers from Assistance League Sierra Foothills visit South Lake Tahoe each Fall to take local children shopping. On the big day, the chosen students get a shopping voucher for $70 if in grades K-5, and $100 in middle school and hit the aisles for school-related clothing including shoes, [...]
