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Assistance League of the Bay Area Receives Grant from Total Petrochemical
Assistance League® of the Bay Area would like to acknowledge Total and its foundation for granting our chapter with $1,000.00. This money allows us to clothe students through our largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell®. Pictured left to right: Arlis Miles, Charles St Ama, Total Purchasing Manager, and Derinell Haikney.
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Over $38,000 in Teacher Innovative Grants Awarded Through Clear Creek Education Foundation by Assistance League of the Bay Area
On Tuesday, May 1, representatives from Assistance League® of the Bay Area joined the Clear Creek Education Foundation Sur-Prize Patrol Bus as they traveled through the district awarding Teacher Innovative Grants. Over $38,000 was awarded by the chapter to teachers, impacting 20,857 students across fourteen campuses. The grants address all areas of STREAM – science, technology, reading, […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Awarded Best Resale Shop by Bay Area Houston Magazine
Assistance League® of the Bay Area’s Resale Shop was selected as the 2017 Bay Area Houston Magazine’s Best Resale Shop. Thank you to all who voted! Attending the ceremony were Sandra Kelver, Sarah Foulds, and Linda Kelly.
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Funds Teacher Innovative Grants through Dickinson Education Foundation Totaling $4,500
As a result of the outstanding efforts of the Resource Development Committees including the sales from the award-winning Resale Shop, a spectacular Annual Fundraising Event, Carnevale di Venezia, and a hard-working and successful Grants Committee, Assistance League® of the Bay Area has been able to continue to strengthen lives through the Community Outreach Committee. The latest activity was […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Donates Books to Shriner’s Hospitals for Children in Galveston
Assistance League® of the Bay Area continues Assistance League®‘s Legacy of Literacy initiative by providing a set of the Tejas Reading List, consisting of 22 books in Spanish, as well as member-donated books in English to patients at the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children – Galveston. Pictured below, left to right: Katherine Jeschke, Donor Development Officer, Ann Marie […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Celebrates Kohl’s Department Store Partnership
In the summer of 2017, Assistance League® of the Bay Area transitioned to an all-retail model for its largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell®. After careful research, the chapter entered into a partnership with Kohl’s Department Stores, specifically three store locations: Kohl’s Pasadena – Fairmont Store, Kohl’s Friendswood – Baybrook Store, and Kohl’s League City – Victory Lakes Store. Kohl’s […]
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Frost Bank Grants Total $5,800 to Assistance League of the Bay Area
Assistance League® of the Bay Area wishes to thank and acknowledge Frost Bank for their continued support of our largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell®. Since 2014 they have gifted the chapter $5,800.00. Pictured left to right: Trisha Bradley, Erin McDonald, and Beverly Braden, Grants Chairma
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Assisteens of the Bay Area Lend a Hand for Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt
In addition to six independently-managed philanthropic programs as well as chapter initiatives, Assisteens® will participate in community service activities approved by the coordinator. For several years, Assisteens have helped assemble thousands of plastic Easter Eggs for the Pine Brook Neighborhood Association, filling them with fun surprises. They also assist the day of the event. What […]
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Assisteens Pay a Visit to HeartIs Clear Lake Senior Living Facility
Notes for Folks, an Assisteens® philanthropic program launched in 2016, allows the teens to connect with seniors who reside at the HeartIs Clear Lake Senior Living facility in the memory care unit. In addition to providing cards that recognize a birthday or other significant events, the teens work with them in helping to prepare the […]
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Award-Winning Resale Shop Reached and Surpassed $1 Million in Sales
In 2004, chapter members voted to open a resale shop, allowing the organization to broaden funding initiatives and with success, it would become the major source of revenue to finance the philanthropic programs. In 2005, doors were opened to the public at the first location in Seabrook. The chapter remained at that location for three […]
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