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Published on 12/11/1995 All articles from this issue

Assistance League receives volunteer award

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During the recent National Philanthropy Day luncheon at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Peggy Rosen, president of the Assistance League of Santa Clara County, accepted the 1995 Outstanding Philanthropic Organization Award presented by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives.

Dedicated to the motto "All for service and service for all," the Assistance League has for 36 years filled the gap of providing various needed community services: low-cost, temporary housing for outpatients and caregivers at Stanford University Medical Center; new school shoes and socks for children in need; music lessons for visually impaired youth; a weekly senior service day; and Vintage Fashion programs at nursing home and senior facilities. These services benefited 2,452 people during 1994-95.

Major funding for projects is derived from the Costume Bank, a year-round non-profit costume rental business at Third and State streets in Los Altos. Additional funding is received through monetary and equipment grants from the corporate sector, as well as grants and donations from foundations and individuals.