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Assistance League of the Bay Area Announces the Return of Just a Pretty Table
The inaugural Just a Pretty Table event was held by the Bay Area Museum Guild in 2006. Joy Smitherman, a long-time Museum Guild and Assistance League® of the Bay Area member, was instrumental in creating this much-loved annual fundraiser. The last one was held in 2018 before the Museum Guild dissolved. Joy always wished Assistance […]
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Operation Support Our Schools Partners with Communities In Schools – Bay Area to Address At-Risk Student Needs
Through the chapter’s Operation Support Our Schools philanthropic program, support is given to Clear Creek and Dickinson Independent School District campuses served by Communities In Schools – Bay Area. One area addressed is providing snacks and drinks for the students who visit their Student Support Specialist, often feeling stressed and needing a moment to feel […]
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Over 90 Fleece Blankets Delivered to Bay Area Turning Point through Project Snuggle Philanthropic Program
According to the National Coalition on Domestic Violence,1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner. This includes a range of behaviors – slapping, shoving, and pushing; an intimate partner has injured 1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men. Children, the youngest members of the […]
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Newest Philanthropic Program, Crafted with Care, Prepares Fun Treat for Shelter Children
Crafted with Care, the auxiliary’s newest philanthropic program provides participants with the materials to create a fun and celebratory item to distribute to the young residents at the Bay Area Turning Point and The Bridge Over Troubled Waters shelters. For October, Assisteens created a Halloween-themed tube filled with sweet treats for the children to enjoy.
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Galveston ISD Students Happy with Jackets from Assistance League of the Bay Area
Operation School Bell®, the chapter’s largest philanthropic program, serves nine school districts in the surrounding Houston-Galveston Bay Area. Each district determines the appropriate dress code that best meets the needs of its student population. Students in the Galveston Independent School District receive jackets from us as a part of the allocated allowance because purchases are […]
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Assisteens of the Bay Area Prepare Pet Adoption Kits for Companion Animals
Assisteens® of the Bay Area believe companion animals in shelters, hoping for their very own families, should receive support through donations of food and supplies. Through the auxiliary’s Cause for Paws philanthropic program, these donations make a difference in the League City Animal Care shelter’s inventory levels. Another kindness shown to the dogs and cats […]
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Assisteens of the Bay Area Prepare Birthday in a Box for Students at Clear Creek & Dickinson ISD Campuses
Assisteens® of the Bay Area are excited to provide students at League City Elementary and McWhirter Elementary in Clear Creek ISD and KE Little Elementary and San Leon Elementary in Dickinson ISD with items to celebrate their upcoming birthday through the Birthday in a Box philanthropic program. This initiative is in partnership with Communities In […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Delivers 88 Assault Survivor Kits to the Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Supporting The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with a delivery of 88 Assault Survivor Kits® occurred this past week. The chapter partners with several entities – hospitals, police stations, and shelters – to offer a packet containing the necessary items for a victim to depart from their examination after an attack, […]
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Assisteens Donate Liquid Laundry Detergent through Operation School Bell Support
In support of the chapter’s largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell®, liquid laundry detergent donations provide a means for families without home equipment to come to the school district facilities to wash clothing.
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Assisteens and Chapter Members Assemble 900 Snack Attack Pack Kits in October
Twenty-one Assisteens® joined chapter members for the October Snack Attack Pack assembly on Sunday, the 8th. Microwaveable meals, drinks, and sweet and salty snacks are packaged monthly during the school year and delivered to social workers who distribute these to students facing food insecurity. Nine hundred are assembled and delivered to Deer Park ISD, La […]
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