PRESIDENT`S MESSAGE Rachel Gugliemo 1st Vice President

Purpose: “To act as a friend at any and all times to men, women, and children in need of care, guidance and assistance,
spiritually, materially and physically.”
Vision Statement: ASSISTANCE LEAGUE® ...improving lives in every community
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January, 2014
Volume 19, Issue 7
FRESNO
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Rachel Gugliemo
Mission Statement
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE® is a nonprofit volunteer service
organization
dedicated to the promotion and
growth of effective volunteerism through
leadership training and education.
Happy New Year everyone. I hope that everyone’s holidays where very enjoyable, but now we have to get ready
for the second half of our year and it is going to be busy.
On January 9th and 10th, Dorothy Torosian, Terry Fetters,
Janet Bunting and myself took part in the trade-in for a discount on any new Vera Bradley items at the Top Drawer. I
hope that our members were able to come by this wonderful store and take part in the sale. I haven’t heard the
number of gently used purses we will receive but any number we be greatly appreciated as we will be selling them in
our store. Our store has been making great strides every
week and now we are open on Tuesdays, adding one
more day to our work week so we can continue to grow.
The Store has been doing really amazing but me need our
members to please fill all the work shifts so we can make
our store the success that I know it can be.
Our teddy bears have been delivered and we are providing
foster and needy middle and high school girls with prom
dresses, Operation Gift Box has been delivered to the senior shut-ins and our senior ladies from San Joaquin Residence Facility have been busy knitting caps, booties and
blankets.
The Granville Homes have decided that they are changing
the time of year that they will be holding their home give
away and it is going to be on June 11, 2014. Karen Tozlian will be getting us all the dates and information we will
need to get this campaign going.
March 17th is our 20th year as a chapter of the Assistance League so we will have a special visitor from National and a celebration at our March meeting.
Our January 27th meeting is a evening meeting at
7:00p.m. and we are hopeful that more of our members
will be able to attend.
1st Vice President/Membership
Janet Bunting
I am delighted to announce that we have 2 new
members. Jerilyn Thorpe joined Assistance
League in December and Diane Eggebraaten
joined in January. They are both wonderful additions to our chapter. Be sure to introduce yourselves to them at our January Chapter Meeting.
If you are keeping count, (I know I am), that
makes 14 new members since June 1st.
Our January meeting is an evening meeting.
That means we gather for dinner at 6:30 pm and
then the chapter meeting begins at 7:00pm.
Speaking of dinner, these are the members
bringing food to the meeting.
Drinks--Julie Skaff
Main Dish—Gail Williams, Chris Takeda, Carole
Williams, JoAnn Najarian
Salad—Ann Kass, Susan Buss, Kathy Layne,
Randy Walter
Dessert—Glenda Morgan, Julie Small, Diane
Williams
Last but not least, I hope all of you had the opportunity to see the article in the January issue of
Central Valley magazine about 3 local women
who volunteer. One of the women featured was
AL member Dorothy Torosian. In the article
Dorothy talked about her various volunteer activities both past and present. She made sure to
mention Assistance League and our Operation
School Bell and Assisteens® programs. Thanks
for the “shout out” Dorothy!
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
Caring and Commitment in Action
Hours Report
2013– 2014
Hours will include working shifts
at the Thrift Boutique, Operation
School Bell, working on a Committee,
Chapter/Board Meetings and travel
time.
I would like to make a gift of (circle one):
$25 $50 $100
er__________
$250
$500
$1,000
Oth-
DONOR INFORMATION
Name:
_____________________________________
Address:
_____________________________________
Name:
City, State, ZIP:
_____________________________________
Reporting Periods
From: ______________________
Phone: Home: ______________ Work: ____________
PLEASE SELECT ONE:
~ I would like to dedicate my gift in memory of:
To: ________________________
TOTAL HOURS: _______________
Please report monthly
_________________________
~ I would like to dedicate my gift in honor of:
___________________________
~ For the special occasion of:
__________________________________________
(birthday, anniversary, etc..)
Please record the following changes:
PLEASE NOTIFY:
Name: _______________________________
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Address: ______________________________
Address:
Phone: _______________________________
________________________________________
E-Mail: _______________________________
City, State, ZIP:
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Send to:
Selah Anselmo
7405 N. Charles Ave
Fresno, CA 93711
(The amount of the gift will not be disclosed.)
Method of Payment:
Please enclose your check, payable to ASSISTANCE
LEAGUE, and mail donation and form to:
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
2037 West Bullard Avenue, PMB 306
Fresno, California 93711-1200
Information may also be emailed to:
[email protected]
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2nd Vice President
Dream Dress
Sandy Ross
Sandy Ross
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We have had a wonderful response to our winter
open days at Dream Dress! To date we have
served 47 girls and each one took home the
dress of their dreams!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
HELP US CLOTHE MORE KIDS!
We have exciting news on how our Chapter can potentially clothe hundreds more children each year in our community! And here is how your help is needed…
We have put together a Corporate Partners folder that
you can give to any prospective person that you think would
like to join us in clothing more children. This can be as simple
as giving a folder to your dentist, doctor, hair stylist, attorney,
accountant, manicurist, landscaper, etc. - the possibilities are
endless! The folder contains all the information necessary to
get started while introducing your potential partner to Assistance League Fresno and all the wonderful things we do and
people we help in our community!
This is just another way for our chapter to spread the
word of Assistance League and boost the number of children
served in the community each year! Our goals for how many
we would like to serve for the next five years are stated in the
folder. Let’s get busy and make those goals a reality!!
Corporate Partners folders are available now! Be the
first to get your folder and get started on fulfilling a child’s
need of new school clothes!
We will have the folders available at every Chapter
Meeting for the remainder of the year or call Sandy Ross, Lillie
Armistead or Catherine Quinn to get one now!
Dorothy Torosian,
Jane Saunders
(owner) and Terry Fetters at Top Drawer
event.
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We are now open by appointment until April
when we will have open days each Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. Tuesday and Thursday we will be open 5-8 PM and Saturday 10-4
pm.
Remember we always welcome dress and shoe
donations but especially dress sizes 12-24 and
shoe sizes 9-11. Our donation rack and basket
is located at the back of the thrift shop by the
door leading to the bathrooms.
We will need lots of help in April, so if you would
like to get on our schedule to work, contact Sandy
Ross. You need not be a member of our committee if you want to help!
Public Relations
Dorothy Torosian
Top Drawer Bag Exchange
We had another great event partnering with
Top Drawer in Fig Garden Village last weekend. Thanks go to Terry Fetters for getting this
event rolling with them and also for those who
worked the event. We will have a presentation
at our chapter meeting on January 27 with the
owner of Top Drawer, Jane Saunders and all
of the bags that were exchanged that we will
now sell in our Thrift Boutique!
AL Fresno 20th Anniversary
Look for upcoming news about celebrating our
20th anniversary in the coming months!
Shoot For the Stars
THRIFT BOUTIQUE
Gail Williams
Janet Bunting
Thanks to the generous donations from our Assistance League members and community the Shoot
For the Stars campaign has received $16,885 to
date. If you have not already contributed, I would
ask that you consider donating; no amount is too
small nor too large! For our new members’ information, Shoot For the Stars is our direct mail solicitation fundraiser to support Operation School Bell, Operation Bear Hug, Operation Gift Box and Operation
Busy Hands. Members are asked to donate to this
campaign as they are able.
Our Thrift Store has broken yet another record. I am
thrilled to announce that the store made $17,515 during
the month of December. That’s right, we made $17,515
in one month!
That beats our old one-month record by more than
$2,000. My thanks go out to all of you for your part in
the store’s latest success. Without your great donations
and your time working in the store, we could not have
reached this amazing total. So, we all deserve a pat on
the back for a job well done.
Having the store open on Tuesdays is working out really
well. On the second Tuesday that we were open
(January 14th), we made twice as much as the previous
Tuesday. This tells me that our customers are responding to our new schedule. Customers tell me that they
like the fact that we are open an additional day. Once
again, I want to thank all of you who have “stepped up”
to volunteer to work on our new day. You are helping to
make our store so successful!
I am often asked what items the store needs. This
month the store needs shoes. We need men’s, children’s and especially women’s shoes. Our inventory is
quite low. We could also use more purses. They are
always popular with our customers.
So many pretty things to choose from.
ALF NEW MEMBER PROFILE
NAME: Jerilyn Thorpe
Husband: Steve
Birthdate: September 2
COMMITTEE IN ALF: Dream Dress
EDUCATION/CAREER: Retired Office Manager
of Gibson Elementary School. Worked at Gibson
for 24 years.
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Max's
FAVORITE THINGS TO DO: Reading, Zumba, Yoga, Bike Riding, Spending time with my dogs, family and friends.
FAVORITE RECENT BOOK: My Husband's Secret
SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW
ABOUT ME: I couldn't think of anything that people
do not know about me.
Our store is ready for Valentine’s Day!
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ASSISTEENS® UPDATE
Happy
February Birthdays to
our members!
Monica Friesen
Happy New Year everyone!
The Assisteens will be back in full swing with their
first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 15th at Clovis West lecture hall. During the
next few months, we will be focusing on preparation for our annual Recognition Event Fashion
Show which will be held on Sunday, April 6th,
2014 at Torninos. The tickets have already been
printed and will be handed out at this month's
meeting. If anyone is interested in attending
please let me know. Tickets are $30.00 and includes lunch. We are also going to have a raffle
and silent auction. If any Assistance League members would like to donate any new items or gift
cards for our auction, please feel free to call me
and I will gladly get them from you!
Thank you!
ALF NEW MEMBER PROFILE
NAME: Cindi Mellor
February
2
Irene Sanchez
3
Diane Eggebraaten
4
Madeline Droz
4
Carol Jackson
4
Kathy English
8
Sally Norcross
9
Lynn Roberts
11
Liza Vincent
12
Diane Chrisman
12
Lori Anderson
14
Beverly Hogue
16
Barbara Watson
18
Lisa Phenicie
22
Nancy Parker
22
Melanie Linares
23
Helen Sandrini
24
Annie Brown
25
Karyn Seibert
25
Jane Bernstein
26
Julie Marsoobian
27
Lynelle Win
HUSBAND: Greg
BIRTHDAY: April 29
COMMITTEE IN ALF: Thrift store and Dream
Dress Boutique
If a member hears that a condolence or get
well wishes are needed for any
of our members, please let Rachel Gugliemo,
President, and Jenny Mann, Corresponding
Secretary, know.
EDUCATION/CAREER: Fresno City College
graduate, degree in Dental Hygiene
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Cracked Pepper
FAVORITE THINGS TO DO:Horse-back riding,
gardening
FAVORITE RECENT BOOK:Heaven Is For Real
SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW
ABOUT ME: I have a HUGE sweet tooth!
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Thrift Boutique Work Schedule is now accessible on our website:
Contact Kathy English to schedule
your shifts: 960-4045,
kee_dragon @ yahoo.com
www.alfresno.org/Calendar.html
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JANUARY 2014 Wednesday-Saturday AM 10:30-1:30 PM 1:30-4:30
Sun
Mon
5
12
Tue
6
13
Wed
Thu
1
8
15
7
14
AM*HELP
AM *Chris T
Gail W
Terry F
PM *
PM*HELP
AM *Carole W
Lena C
Tere S
PM *Joan S
Susan W
HELP
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20
21
AM*J.Christie
Diane Chrisman
Kiki King
PM*J.Bunting
G.Morgan
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CHAPTER
MEETING
6:30pm
Fri
2
9
16
22
AM *Monica F
J.Christie
J. Mann
PM *Dorothy T.
Marsha Y
Janet T
PM *J.Selland
S.Walker
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AM*Kiki King
C.Mellor
M.Hayes
AM *Piti G-W
Randy W
M.Samuelson
PM*J.Bunting
G.Morgan
PM *K.English
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PM *HELP
PM *HELP
Randy W.
PM *HELP
25
AM
*D.Schwingler
P.Thompson’
S.Cogdill
PM *HELP
Randy W.
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AM *M.Hayes
M.Samuelson
Randy W.
4
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18
AM *Randy W.
Susan C.
PM *LaVona
Leslie W
24
AM *J.Swenson
J.Skaff
30
AM *HELP
Debbie B(nonmember)
J.Ganson
PM *HELP
S.Buss
B.Watson
J.Kreamer
AM *Brooke H
Tish M
23
AM *S.Buss
J Thorpe
Randy W.
Sat
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Thrift Boutique Calendar FEBRUARY 2014 Wednesday-Saturday AM 10:30-1:30
PM 1:30-4:30
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
AM *HELP
Randy W.
PM* HELP
2
3
4
AM*Piti G-W
HELP
PM* HELP
5
AM *Terry F.
Gail W., Chris T
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AM *C.Plunkett
V.Dahl
PM *HELP
PM *Noel F.
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16
11
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15
AM *HELP
AM *J.Mann
Rachel G.
AM *
HELP
AM *
HELP
PM*
HELP
PM *
HELP
PM *Sally N.
Mary Jane S.
Julie Small
PM *
HELP
PM *LaVona
Leslie W.
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AM* HELP
AM *Piti G-W
PM*HELP
PM *HELP
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AM *Lena Chin
J.Christie
Tere S.
PM *Carole W.
S.Walker
J.Selland
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CHAPTER
MEETING
PM *
HELP
AM* HELP
J.Thorpe
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23
8
AM *
HELP
PM *Lillie A.
Selah A.
Betsey K.
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7
AM *C.Hayes
HELP
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26
AM*
HELP
AM *
HELP
PM*
HELP
PM *
HELP
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21
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*P.Thompson
Doreen S.
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AM *
HELP
PM *
HELP
PM *
HELP
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AM *
HELP
AM *J.Skaff
J.Swenson
PM *
HELP
PM *
HELP
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Beth Tjerrild, Debbie Lampe and Pam Scheid
Kiki King, Cindi Mellor and Piti GurzaWitherow
Back: Monica Friesen, Dorothy Torosian, Janet Tamura, Roya
Hazrati, Mary Jane Sewill
Front: Terry Fetters, Gail Williams, Chris Takeda
Judy Swenson, Tish Meyers, Beth Avedisian
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