Readers Are Leaders

In March, Readers Are Leaders volunteers read and discussed🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️”Sorry”📗by Trudy Ludwig and “The Forest Man: The True Story of Jadav Payeng”📘by Anne Matheson to 49 classes in 10 San…

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Wear it On Wednesday

We’re getting our name out! AL of San Jose volunteers sport their chapter t-shirts at meetings, programs and when they are out in the community. 📆Members are encouraged to “Wear it…

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Gift Bags and Storytime at Parisi House on the Hill

A group of AL of San Jose members 👩🏻‍🦳👩🏻donated items and stuffed Valentine bags 💝 for the women and children 👩‍👧‍👦 at Parisi House. Each bag contained a crocheted…

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Bagging Food with CityTeam San Jose

What a rewarding morning bagging 🍊🍋🍏 fresh fruits and 🫑🧅 veggies that will be 🚙delivered by CityTeam to the San Jose community in need. Several times a 🗓️ month our…

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Screening Eyes Early (S.E.E.)

Our Screening Eyes Early volunteers are trained to screen the vision of children 👬, ages 3 to 6, in their preschools. Since these children do not yet know the alphabet,…

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Lunch with the Authors – Success!

Thursday, March 6, 2025, was an extraordinary occasion! 🥗 Lunch with the📚Authors serves as our primary 💲fundraiser for the year, and it was an incredible 👏🏼 success! The💲fundraiser allows us to continue…

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Going Back in Time . . . Charter Luncheon 2018

Every year or so, 📋 our volunteers shed their dungarees and official badges to dress up for our Charter Lunch. We install the new board, bestow awards and gifts,…

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Thank You for the Quilts and Bears

Family Supportive Housing is one of three shelters 🏚️ we support. The families at the facility love receiving our quilts 🛌, bears 🧸, dinners 🍛, cookies 🍪 and enrichment…

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Celebrating Past Presidents and Members of Long Standing

During our 🗓️ February General Meeting, we 🏅 honored the 👏🏼 incredible women who have been part of our chapter for numerous years. Many of these remarkable individuals played…

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Readers Are Leaders Celebrate “Read Across America Day”

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Assistance League of San Jose’s Readers Are Leaders program supports literacy for children throughout the year, reading to over 1,000 students in San Jose elementary school…

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