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Assisteens of the Bay Area Selected as 100 Women Who Care’s February Charity
Assisteens® of the Bay Area were thrilled to be selected as 100 Women Who Care – Clear Lake Bay Area’s February charity of choice, and the recipient of their largest donation to date – $7,200! Justine Powell, one of the organization’s founders, presented the check to those in attendance at the Februray membership meeting. Forty-one […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Receives ‘Best of the Bay’ Resale Shop
We are so excited to be selected by the voters as Bay Area Houston Magazine’s Best of the Bay Resale Shop. It takes a Herculean effort by our volunteers to keep our #upscaleresale shop open and full of inventory for loyal customers to select #treasuresthatfittheirbudget. Thank you for your confidence in us!
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Bay Area Houston Alumnae Chapter – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Partners with Chapter during their Day of Service
Our organization had a grand time working alongside Bay Area Houston Alumnae Chapter-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. this past Saturday at our award-winning Resale Shop. Together we worked in the processing area, the sales floor, and our book distribution area in celebration of ACTION! Week. Two of the chapter’s representatives are also members of our […]
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ACTION! Week Continues at the Bay Area Turning Point Shelter
ACTION! Week activities continued on Saturday, February 26 as chapter members visited philanthropic program partner Bay Area Turning Point and allowed children who reside at the facility to select books and the little girls to choose a dress, gifted to us by First United Methodist Church of La Porte, Texas.
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ACTION! Week Launched with a Visit to The Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Assistance League ACTION! Week began with the first of 3 special events planned for this weekend. VP Marketing Jill Romero Smitherman, Assisteens Chairman-Elect Thomas Jennische and Operation School Bell Chairman Sarah Foulds delighted the children from The Bridge Over Troubled Waterswith specially made dresses and new and used books.
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Nasa Vision Center Partners with Assistance League of the Bay Area to Provide Eye Care to Area Students
Chapter representatives love working with Nasa Vision Center, and Dr. Thomas J Thomas. Nasa Vision has been servicing students referred through the Operation Support Our Schools program for several years. This fiscal year, which began on June 1, 2021, thirty-one (31) students have received vision care. Pictured left to right: Leslie Schwanke, Dr. Thomas, Mrs. […]
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Chapter Acknowledges Donated Care by Dr. Cindy Castille during National Children’s Dental Health Month
Assistance League® of the Bay Area is honored to have longtime resident and dentist, Dr. Cindy Castille, as one of our chapter members. Cindy has served the chapter in many capacities, including the role of president during the 2005-2006 year. Additionally, she regularly donates her professional talents to students who are referred to her through […]
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Operation Support Our Schools Responds to Dunbar Middle School Request
Operation Support Our Schools, a philanthropic program serving at-risk children and teens, responded to a request from Dunbar Middle School’s Communities In Schools – Bay Area Student Support Specialist Stacie Lewis-Roberts to provide outerwear for her students. Due to the colder temperatures, individuals who were without a hoodie, jacket, or coat, might not be in […]
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Assisteens Donate Coats, Hoodies, and Jackets to Dunbar Middle School
Communities In Schools – Bay Area Student Support Specialist Stacie Lewis-Roberts reached out and ask if Assisteens® of the Bay Area could help provide coats for her students at Dunbar Middle School in Dickinson Independent School District. She was requesting help because of the impending cold weather. Assisteens sprang into action and donated forty-four (44) […]
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Heartis Memory Care Residents Receive February Greetings
Through the Notes for Folks philanthropic program, Assisteens connect with seniors who reside in the memory care unit at Heartis Senior Living. One component of the program is creating birthday and celebratory cards that are distributed monthly. Our hope is these cards let the residents know they are valued.
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