Operation School Bell® Programs

St. Louis – Assistance League Partners with West County Barnes & Noble

Assistance League of St. Louis' Books from Friends Partners with West County Barnes & Noble for Annual Holiday Book Fair On November 13, volunteer members of Assistance League of St. Louis' Books from Friends program and West County Barnes & Noble celebrated a great tradition, working together at their day-long Holiday Book Fair. This year's [...]

North Coast – Assistance League Footsteps program provides shoes to Elementary students

The Footsteps Program has been in high gear this Fall and as a result over one thousand students in 16 elementary schools in Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista are walking with new tennis shoes and socks. They also received special Health Kits with items that included: Soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, comb and a facecloth. Over [...]

Northern Virginia – Assistance League ACTION!Week

Assistance League of Northern Virginia plans to provide ‘Bedtime Hugs’ packages to Pre-K and Kindergarten students as part of our Action Week campaign in February 2022.  Each Bedtime Hug package will include a small hand-made pillow, a Beanie Baby, toothpaste & toothbrush, and a copy of The Hug Book, by local author Sue Fliess.  We plan to [...]

Santa Barbara – Assistance League Bakes 1200 Cookies for Food From the Heart

“It’s in the bag,” said 25 members of the Assistance League of Santa Barbara as they baked, bagged and delivered 1200 cookies to the local non-profit Food From The Heart. The cookies will be added to their much-needed meals brought to those in our community who are dealing with major illnesses, surgeries, or failing health [...]

Sierra Foothills – Assistance League Helps Caldor Fire Victims

Many of the Caldor fire victims are people known to Assistance League members. The California Fire Department had all neighborhoods and roads blocked, and everyone had to evacuate making it impossible to get life essentials in the victims' hands. When the chapter members heard firsthand how long it was going to take these victims to [...]

Northern Virginia – Assistance League assembles clothing bundles for schools

Eleven Assistance League volunteers gathered recently at a member’s home to assemble bundles of new clothing items for the schools we serve. Our members are excellent shoppers with keen eyes for bargains who had assembled a wide and colorful variety of shirts for boys and girls, as well as winter jackets. These items were paired [...]