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Annual Golf Tournament

June 2010

Assistance League is very thankful to Jack Sovern and the Hunt Corporation. We were the beneficiaries of the proceeds from their annual golf tournament held on June 10, 2010.

Thanks for your support

June 2010

Assistance League would like to express our appreciation to all those that have supported us during the last year. See the full list.

Ada Edwards Laughlin Award

April 21, 2010

Our chapter was very proud to award the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award to Pat Darby at the April 21 st meeting. This award is named for a close friend of the founder of Assistance League. She was a person that worked tirelessly and many times behind the scenes to help Assistance League in many different ways.

Pat Darby is a charter member of this chapter and has held several positions within the organization over those years. Among her many contributions Pat is best known for bringing new members to our group. We so much appreciate Pat’s hard work and dedication to Assistance League.

Pat sharing her special day with her daughter Dawn, her husband Ted, and several friends.

Mobile Billboard Campaign

November 2009

Assistance League® of Greater Collin County launched a mobile billboard campaign to generate area-wide awareness and support for the organization’s efforts. Radius Mobile Media was selected to provide mobile advertising across Plano, Frisco, Allen and McKinney. The outdoor media campaign highlights the organization’s largest program, Operation School Bell®, which reached the milestone of clothing its 10,000th child in 2009. The mobile advertising campaign also features other local community support programs by Assistance League®, such as the Read Aloud Program, Making It Happen, Wee Memories, Pass the Word and Bright Ideas.

Clothing our 10,000th Child

October 27, 2009

The Assistance League of Greater Collin County celebrated the clothing of our 10,000th child on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pearson Early Childhood School in Plano. Dr. Cheri Izbicki, Principal of Pearson, Dr. Doug Otto, Superintendent of PISD and members of the Assistance League attended this celebration.

Fran Baker and Beth Corcoran, Operation School Bell® Chairman, Carolyn Jennings, Assistance League of Greater Collin County President, Plano School Superintendent, Dr. Doug Otto and Pearson Principal, Dr. Cheri Izbicki clothing 10,000th child

National Conference

October 15-17, 2009

The conference is a great way to network with members from chapters from all over the United States. Those that attended had a great time and learned a lot to bring back and share with our local members.


Loreasa Hyde, Kathy Schoemann, Sharon O'Neal, Connie Bland, Martha Skelton, Marilyn Amen	Kathy Schoemann

Martha Skelton and Marilyn Amen	Loreasa Hyde

Macy’s Charity Day

August 1, 2009

Assistance League participated in the Macy’s Charity Day event at their new store in Fairview on August 1. This event provided an opportunity for the public to support organizations by purchasing discount passes for shopping. In addition to earning almost $1200 in pass sales prior to the event, members greeted customers at the door and also read to children in a Cat In the Hat event area. Several roamed the store in “cat” costumes passing out bookmarks and others read Dr. Seuss stories to children attending that day as well as informing shoppers about our chapter.


Linda Hopkins, Martha Skelton, Carol Marsh, Faye Crupi and Sheri Wiser greeted customers at the door	Barb Urban reads Dr. Seuss stories to children

Thanks for Support

July 2009

We would like to thank the following organizations, businesses, and individuals for their support during the past year:

Aboca’s Italian Restaurant
Bob and Helen Asay
City of Plano Buffington Community Service Grant
Club Corp, Gleneagles Country Club
CoServ Charitable Foundation
David M. Crowley Foundation
Shannon Crupi
Dey Community Involvement Fund, Dallas Foundation
Fred Dutton
Billy Joe Dupree
Woody and Dolores Euart
Fujitsu
Jack Hardin
Hoeffner Foundation
Hunt Construction
Kroger
Plano Early Lions Club
Macy’s
Annie Stokes and the staff of Café Malaga
Plano Balloon Festival
Texas Health Presbyterian Plano
Tom Thumb
Well Dyne RX

Fourth of July Parade

July 4, 2009


Jody Riley, Linda Hopkins and Sharon O'Neal represented Assistance League in the Plano 4th of July parade

Assistance League® Receives $40,000 from Hunt Construction Group Golf Tournament

June 17, 2009

Hunt Construction Group hosted a golf tournament for its business partners, suppliers and subcontractors on June 4 at The Tribute in The Colony. The weather offered a perfect day for golf, and the generosity shown by the participants provided a fabulous day for Assistance League of Greater Collin County.

Read the entire article

Pictured right to left: Jack Sovern, Hunt Construction; Nancy Naigle and Fran Baker, Assistance League

CoServ Grant

June 2009

CoServ Charitable Foundation, a component of CoServ a local utility co-operative, has awarded Assistance League® a $15,000.00 grant. The funds are for Operation School Bell® to purchase and distribution new clothing for school children in Allen, Frisco, McKinney, and Plano Independent School Districts. Approximately 215 children will receive coats, sweat shirts, jeans, shirts, socks, and underwear thanks to this fantastic organization. When the chapter moved to a new location in 2008, CoServ Charitable Foundation, provided $5726.00 through a grant, for the purchase of equipment and supplies for the office. Thanks to this generous gift additional shelving, a printer/copier, an overhead projector, a built in desk system and other items were obtained to facilitate the business of implementing our community programs more effectively.

Assistance League members graciously accept
the generous check from CoServ.

City of Plano, Buffington Community Services Grant

Summer 2009

Assistance League® of Greater Collin County’s Operation School Bell® has been the fortunate recipient of grant monies from the City of Plano through Buffington Community Services Grants for multiple years. It has been announced that in 2009-2010 Assistance League will receive$ 27,578 that will provide clothing for approximately 395 Plano elementary school children. Similarly in 2008-2009, the chapter was the grateful beneficiary of $22,500 for this program that clothed 300 children in need.

Holiday Happening Pictures

November 2008

Our annual Holiday Happening took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Frisco, Texas on October 11, 2008. Members and guests enjoyed silent & live auctions, dinner, dancing, and more!


Holiday Happening 2008	Buyers at the silent auction	Some of the silent auction items

Kyle Pursifil, Shannon Fuller,Susan Oliver and Mary Clark from Allen Independent School District	Susan Oliver receiving the Operation School Bell® award from President Carolyn Jennings at Holiday Happening 2008	Marsha and Billy Joe Dupree enjoying Holiday Happening

Thanks for the Support

April 2008

We would like to thank the following organizations, businesses, and individuals for their support during the past year:

Brittany Porter, Plano Profile
City of Plano
Crowley Foundation
Dey Community Involvement Fund
Hoeffner Foundation
Kroger
Plano Balloon Festival
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Susan Oliver, counselor, Allen schools
Tom Thumb
Walgreens of Collin County

Dr. Seuss Day

February 29 & March 3, 2008

Dr. Seuss Day was held at Bright Elementary School in Frisco on February 29. The second grade had several Dr. Seuss books read to them by our very talented "Cats" and took home a copy of Oh Say Can You Say.

Plano Profile featured Dr. Seuss Day at Davis Elementary School on March 3. Assistance League provided "Cats" to read books to the children and each child in the first grade received their own copy of Green Eggs and Ham.

Plano Profile - Alma Zadow

February 2008

February's Plano Profile magazine featured Alma Zadow, honored on October 17th by Assistance League with the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award.

Read the full article.

Plano Awards ALGCC a $20,000 Grant

May 24th, 2007

Assistance League of Greater Collin County is delighted to receive a Buffington Community Services Grant for $20,000 From the City of Plano to support the Plano portion of our philanthropic program, Operation School Bell. Operation School Bell clothes needy elementary school children in Collin County. This year our organization will clothe over 1600 Collin County children.

Frisco’s Bright Elementary Receives a $1,000 Donation from ALGCC

May 24th, 2007

Assistance League of Greater Collin County presented a check for $1,000 to Frisco’s Bright Elementary School on May 2, 2007. The money will be used to support the Bright Book Club, a program that encourages a love of reading and the after school homework club, “Bright Ideas.” “Bright Ideas” was established by Assistance League of Greater Collin County in September 2006. Take a look at the article in the Frisco ISD Newsletter.