Kathy Aubin, Pam Pacilio, and one of our new members, Joanne Orlo, assembled 67 School Supply Kits for the Encinitas Head Start, formerly Solana Beach Head Start.They moved in May to a beautiful, new site off Saxony Road near the Paul Ecke YMCA. The kits included pencils, crayons, scissors, glue sticks, coloring books and dinosaur stickers. […]

Over 700 children experienced a joyful back-to-school clothes shopping experience at Target in Encinitas thanks to the Assistance League!  Superintendents, board members and community liaisons from Encinitas, Cardiff, and Solana Beach school districts as well as the Passages and Seeds of Hope programs hugged, grinned and shopped their way through the store.  Our AL volunteers […]

Great Job ALRSD! In recognition of our “Bravo for Books” program, we received this letter from our State Senator, Catherine Blakespear! Keep doing the “good work”!

We had such a fun time with our little guys at Head Start!  Christmas was in the air!  At the end of tutoring, we presented each child with a snowman bag with a knitted snowman ornament inside to hang on their tree or wherever.

When I retired in 2013 I knew I wanted to join the Assistance League of Rancho San Dieguito. I was aware of the National Assistance League and knew of Operation School Bell from my husband, a retired elementary school district superintendent. The various philanthropies of ALRSD spoke to both my heart and head: filling definite […]

The Assisteens are happy to be meeting in person again and have been quite busy.  They have volunteered for Feeding San Diego, the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation, Meals on Wheels, the Thrift Shop, and Flowers for Seniors.  We currently have 31 members and are meeting monthly at San Dieguito United Methodist Church.  Space for new […]

March 2021 – She has been a member of ALRSD since 2011. She has overseen the PREP program and during COVID she made sure that we have done everything possible to support the Head Start kids and the staff. For Operation School Bell Marshalls – she single-handedly communicated with Marshalls and the Head Start staff to coordinate this […]

April 2021 – This volunteer of the month has served on the Board as secretary. She introduced the Chapter to the North County Philanthropy Council, a group that works to enhance all local charities. Through them, we received a mentor and were introduced to Salesforce. Her work on the Legacy Committee is the main reason for […]

May 2021 – Lisa joined ALRSD 5+ years ago. She enjoyed working on fundraising events, but has found the backroom donation processing to be the perfect spot for her. Thank you, Lisa, for your weekly processing in the backroom and for the unusually demanding effort that went into our successful Mother’s Day jewelry sale.

May 2021 – Jane joined in 2009 and was asked if she’d be willing to take over the jewelry displays at the shop. Jane said yes and continues to be delighted at the treasure hunt that ensues each time she opens a bag of donated jewelry items.

What will my Legacy be? A question easily answered when considering ALRSD!  I joined ALRSD because I really believe in each and every program and the impact each has on our community. This belief allows me to feel good about participating, as I can, in as much as

I chose to make a legacy gift to ALRSD because I want to continue to make a difference in the lives of those that we serve for years to come.  When I retired, I looked for purposeful work in an organization whose values I support.

Years ago when I was an active volunteer with another organization, I learned about their Legacy Circle and was asked to participate.  I felt so impressed with their achievements in our three-county area that I wanted to continue to contribute to their cause.

Why did Steve and I decide to donate to the Legacy Fund as part of our trust? Steve and I have been fortunate to have had fulfilling careers.  I was a teacher and he was a mechanical design engineer. We planned well for our retirements and have been able to

The first OSB at Marshalls was held on April 13, 2021. There were 25 families represented. A grant from the Solana Beach City Council allows us to offer all of the children at Solana Beach Head Start an opportunity to purchase school clothes. The mayor of Solana Beach, Lesa Heebner, stopped by to show her support! She […]

8,800 children of enlisted military families at Camp Pendleton recently enjoyed a free shopping spree for new school clothes courtesy of seven chapters of Assistance League®. This is the sixteenth year that chapters of Assistance League have collaborated to offer this shopping opportunity at Camp Pendleton.

The “Flowers for You” Committee gets together every Monday and creates beautiful flower arrangements. They deliver the flowers to Assisted Living facilities, teachers, and any program or individual in our community that could use a “pick me up”..  The flowers are donated by Franco’s Flowers on Leucadia Blvd, Trader Joes and local florists.

Operation School Bell®/Target took place this fall from 10/1/2019 through 10/22/2019.  We clothed just under 1200 school children. The event was featured on KUSI News!  Click on the image above to view the aired news.