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12/27/2009 - Updated home page and Thrift Shop page to reflect holiday hour changes.
12/08/2009 - Updated home page and Thrift Shop page with extended holiday shopping hours. Update in Members section.
12/07/2009 - Updated home page and Thrift Shop page, since Glitz ended 12/6, with holiday shopping hours.
12/03/2009 - GLITZ press release added and linked to home page announcement of GLITZ. Thrift & Vintage Shop page updated with GLITZ info.
12/01/2009 - GLITZ events featured in What's New section on home page. President's Message updated on home page and President's Message page. Thrift Shop featured items list updated.
11/30/2009 - Updates in Members section. Updated Media News on home page and News page.
11/24/2009 - Updated Shannon Cofell's name on Rick Rackers page. Updates in Members section.
11/23/2009 - Updated Media News on home page and News page. Updated Rick Rackers in the news on the Rick Rackers page.
11/18/2009 - Updates in Members section.
11/17/2009 - Updates in Members section.
11/08/2009 - Updated website pages for font consistency when text is enlarged.
11/07/2009 - Updated eScrip, Albertsons, Ralphs pages for font consistency when text is enlarged.
11/05/2009 - "How to Raise Money while you shop" section and links added to home page. Albertsons signup instructions and Ralphs signup instructions added to website. "Giving When You Shop" page updated. Discontinued media links updated on News and News Archive pages. "What's New" items updated on home page.
10/29/2009 - Updates in Members section.
10/23/2009 - Updates in Members section.
10/21/2009 - Updates in Members section.
10/19/2009 - Logos section updated in Members section.
10/13/2009 - Operation School Bell photos on home page and Operation School Bell pages updated. What's New section reorganized.
10/12/2009 - Logos sections updated in Members section and on Corporate Partnerships page.
10/09/2009 - Assistance League of Long Beach Announces Holiday Boutique and “Destination…Unknown” Reception 2009-10-09 press release added. New logos section added to Members section.
10/08/2009 - Rick Rackers 2009-2010 Governing Body photos added. Endowment and Founding Legacy Members page added. Legacy of Giving page look updated. Remove rotating photos from top of both Legacy of Giving pages.
10/07/2009 - CAMEO membership documents updated. Assistance League of Long Beach history updated on About page. Rick Rackers Woman of the Year photos posted. "Fantastic" Orthodontic Program article from Wrigley Association's newsletter posted and linked from home page and Orthodontic Program page.
10/05/2009 - New logos section added to Members section.
10/03/2009 - Woman of the Year article and photos featured on the front page of the Press-Telegram. Links posted on home page and News page. Corporate Partners list posted and linked to from home page, Corporate Partnerships page, and Operation School Bell page. Link to 9/18/2009 news article updated.
10/02/2009 - President's Message updated. Announcement of Woman of the Year awardee on Rick Rackers page.
09/30/2009 - Long Beach Business Journal article pages added.
09/29/2009 - Assistance League of Long Beach programs highlighted in Long Beach Business Journal - link from home page and News page posted. Operation School Bell slide show posted on home page, showing Rick Rackers and Keesal, Young & Logan summer law clerks.
09/25/2009 - 3 Membership documents updated in Members section.
09/23/2009 - Happy Talk (9/2009) added. Letter from appreciative student added to Operation School Bell and home page. Long Beach Business Journal cover story article on Assistance League of Long Beach (10/09-22/2007) added to news archive. News and News Archive pages updated. Thrift Shop page, Members section, and "What's New" section of home page updated.
09/18/2009 -
Operation School
Bell photos featured above the fold on the front
page of the Press-Telegram.
See media news
links for front page feature photos and online photo
gallery. Operation School Bell page updated.
09/15/2009 - Annual
Report updated on home page, About, Giving, and News pages.
09/14/2009 - Media news link added. Donations page minor formatting fix. Site map updated to match new menu bar.
09/10/2009 - Updated "What's New" section of home page.
09/09/2009 - New menu bar for the entire website and Giving section added.
09/08/2009 - Thrift & Vintage Shop featured collections updated.
09/04/2009 - eScrip signup instructions added to website. Media news info added.
08/26/2009 - Media news link added.
08/20/2009 - President's Message (8/2009) updated on home page and President's Message page. Destination and Annual Fundraiser pages updated, including slideshow of last year's event. Las Hermanas page updated with Wassail photo slideshow. Slideshow on home page updated for Thrift Shop. Operation School Bell press release and photo on Rick Rackers and Keesal, Young & Logan with Head Start children on Operation School Bell page. Rick Rackers page updated.
08/18/2009 - Long Beach Open Golf Tournament photo and press release added. Operation School Bell Intern Day press release added to home page and press release section. Operation School Bell testimonial by Christopher Steinhauser, Superintendent of Long Beach Unified School District, added to Operation School Bell page.
08/17/2009 - Media news link added.
08/15/2009 - Media news links updated.
08/14/2009 - New Thrift & Vintage Shop photos added.
08/05/2009 - Thrift & Vintage Shop calendar updated.
07/31/2009 - ALLB website updated to conform with new web hosting service support requirements - no headers, no footers, change of website publishing procedures.
07/28/2009 - Rick Rackers in the news info (7/26/2009) added to Rick Rackers, News, and "What's New" sections.
07/25/2009 - Chapter membership information and recognition awards nomination form added for members.
07/23/2009 - Mara Figueroa, former mentee, now CAMEO member and mentor, photo added to CAMEO page. Streamlined "What's New" items.
07/20/2009 - Rick Rackers' Chairman Cindy Gillis photo and Life Members' Chairman Meredith Medanich photo added. Photo Release Form added. CAMEO in the news and Fashion Show date/location.
07/04/2009 - Destination Unknown 2009 added. Tickets available for sale. 2009-2010 Life Members Officers added.
07/03/2009 - 2009-2010 Board of Directors photo added.
06/29/2009 - Event Planning Form is no longer available on the home page; it is available to members after logging into the Members section.
06/18/2009 - 2009-2010 Rick Rackers and Assisteens Governing Bodies added. Modified some links. Removed shopping signup link.
06/17/2009 - 2009-2010 CAMEO Officers and Appointed Chairs added, including PDF version. 2009-2010 Las Hermanas Officers and Chairmen and Melinda Martin photo added. President's Message, Pat Reep photo, 2009-2010 theme logo and heading added through the website. Thrift Shop 2009-2010 Calendar added. Mission Statement updated on home page.
06/16/2009 - Updated Philanthropic Center, Orthodontic Program, and Thrift & Vintage Shop hours on home page, contact page, and their respective pages.
06/04/2009 - 2009-2010 Board of Directors added. Announced 2009-2010 President and President's Theme on home page. Position Announcement removed. Newsletter (5/2009) link added to News page. Cars4Causes link added to home page.
06/03/2009 - Mission
updated and Vision added to About page. Histories of
Assisteens
,
Las Hermanas, Rick Rackers, and overview of CAMEO added to
About page and auxiliary pages.
05/16/2009 - Position Announcement for Director of Development updated.
05/12/2009 - Hot off the press! Happy Talk newsletter, May 2009 edition. New President's Message on home page.
05/12/2009 - Position Announcement for Director of Development posted.
04/17/2009 - Thrift Shop collections updated through July 2009.
04/16/2009 - New Event Planning Form posted. Home page, CAMEO page, Rick Rackers page, and Members page updated.
03/14/2009 - Rick Rackers' Wine Tasting listing in Press-Telegram noted on home page, Media News section of News page, and Rick Rackers page.
03/10/2009 - Assistance League of Long Beach Informational Meeting invitation for 3/18/2009 added to home page. Rick Rackers' Wine Tasting invitation for 3/20/2009 added to Rick Rackers' page and home page.
03/02/2009 - CAMEO Fashion Show 2009 (Ooh La La) invitation added to home page and CAMEO page. Sign up NOW! CAMEO photo added to CAMEO page.
02/27/2009 - CAMEO Fashion Show 2009 (Ooh La La) save-the-date added on CAMEO and home pages. CAMEO Fashion Show section updated. What's New section of home page updated, with hover link descriptions added to help website visitors take action. Updated copyright dates on all pages to 2009. Added CAMEO form to Members section. Members section simplified for easier and quicker access to info.
02/06/2009 - Las Hermanas page updated with Florence Dodge photo and Assault Survivor Kits Workday photos. Added photos to Assault Survivor Kits page. Updated News and home page.
01/27/2009 - Happy Talk newsletter (January 2009 edition) posted. Rick Rackers scholarship info, Happy Talk, News, and home page updated.
01/23/2009 - CAMEO membership form updated.
01/13/2009 - 2009 Thrift Shop Calendar added (1st half) - more calendar dates to be added later. Updated home page.
12/01/2008 - Event Planning Form added to home page. Members page modified to be easier to read.
11/20/2008 - Glitz flyer for Thrift & Vintage Shop added.
11/18/2008 - Updated CAMEO membership application form, membership matters, and How Do I Join document.
11/18/2008 - Updated
public and Thrift & Vintage Shop calendars. Updated pages
with Destinations holiday boutique and tickets info. Updated
home page and added save-the-date notice on Glitz dates.
Updated national designation near Assistance League logo on
all pages.
10/30/2008 - Updated
Thrift Shop calendar info on home page and Thrift Shop page.
10/29/2008 - Added this year's motto above President's Message.
10/16/2008 - Minor corrections and updates for trademark consistency.
10/15/2008 - New
easier-to-use, updated menu; new softer celadon green colors
and complementary colors; Philanthropic Programs Challenge
on home page; quick access to the most common contact
information from every page (Office, Thrift & Vintage Shop,
Orthodontic Program, Operation School Bell
); updated site
map; updated colors throughout the website.
10/12/2008 - Added slide show for Howard Collection's 60th Anniversary. Added link on home page to six media news articles and the latest news. Updated News and News Archive pages.
10/11/2008 -
Extensive updates throughout website.
Home page updated with President's Fall Message, Destinations
opportunity tickets and event flyer, Ralph's
Community Contribution Program sign ups, Rick Rackers officers,
Assisteens officers, and vision statement. Calendar,
Thrift Shop Calendar, and Members pages updated.
The
following items have been added: Assisteens officer list
and color photo, CAMEO officer list and mentees' photo, Las
Hermanas officer list and photo, 2 photos for Howard Collection,
Life Members officer list and Chairman photo, Operation School
Bell supporter photo, Scholarship photo for 2008 awardees, and
Thrift & Vintage Shop's list of items that cannot be accepted
due to State and Federal laws.
10/02/2008 - Color version of Happy Talk newsletter added.
09/26/2008 - Happy Talk newsletter, Thrift Shop Calendar, Calendars, Members, CAMEO, Fundraising, and home pages updated. Board photo added.
08/13/2008 - Las Hermanas Summer Fiesta photo added. Long Beach Open Golf photo added on home page. New press releases posted.
08/12/2008 - Rick Rackers mailing address updated.
08/09/2008 - Rick Rackers 2008-2009 Officers and 2008 New Members photos posted.
08/07/2008 - Public calendar updated.
08/06/2008 - President's Message and 2008-2009 Board posted. President's theme "Teamwork Makes Dreams Work" updated on home page and throughout the website. New press releases posted. Home page appearance modified to highlight President Nanci Gee's theme for the year.
05/14/2008 - Howard Collection Open House flyer posted. Community Calendar updates posted. Make A Difference Day photo posted on About Us page. Extensive refinements throughout the website.
05/05/2008 - CAMEO Fashion Show online auction, May 16-24.
05/02/2008 - CAMEO Fashion Show (Collage) photos and story added. Home page, CAMEO, Calendar, Destinations, Make A Difference Day pages updated.
04/21/2008 - Destinations 2007 photos and clue to next Destinations. Calendar and Thrift Shop calendar updated. Links added to 4/5/2008 and 4/12/2008 articles.
04/02/2008 -
Photos of Assisteens delivering Operation Hug bears, working with youth at New Life
Beginnings, and getting together at their conference.
04/02/2008 - News Archive section added.
04/01/2008 - Presentation Ball photo added to the website.
03/31/2008 - Presentation Ball photo and article added to the website.
03/31/2008 - Website moved to new state-of-the-art data center over the weekend.
03/26/2008 -
Photos and/or text updated for ALa Carte,
Assault Survivor Kits,
CAMEO, Howard Collection, Kids on the Block
,
Las Hermanas, Operation School Bell,
and Orthodontic Program.
03/24/2008 - Email system upgraded over the weekend.
03/14/2008 -
Community Events Calendar
for entire 2008 added to the website.
03/14/2008 - Thrift Shop
Calendar for entire 2008 added to the website.
02/27/2008 - Operation Hug "email a story" heart tag animation and new Assisteens email link (Assisteens@ALLB.org) are now available on the Assisteens web page.
02/23/2008 - National Assistance League link on the home page is now available.
02/10/2008 - Assistance League of Long Beach newsletter (Happy Talk), February 2008 edition, is now online.
02/07/2008 - CAMEO Collage
now
accepts donations online and provides
auction updates on the home page,
in addition to the online auction.
Newsletters and Annual Report
- "Rick Rackers honor Candice Stacy as Woman
of the Year", 11/22/2009, Press-Telegram, pages A12-A13.
-
"Imagine Long
Beach: A City Built on Creative Collaboration And A Big Picture",
about 11/13/2009, Long Beach Business Journal. Story starts on
page 1. Assistance League of Long Beach is mentioned on page
13.
- "Volunteerism: Effort today is one
of many on Make A Difference Day", 10/24/2009, Press-Telegram.
- "Community Hospital honors benefactors",
10/20/2009, Press-Telegram. Assistance League of Long Beach
was honored for their commitment to Community Hospital of Long Beach
at the Condit Spirit Awards on 11/21/2009.
- "Fantastic Orthodontic Program",
10/2009, Wrigley Association newsletter, page 7,
article.
- 2009 Rick Rackers Woman of the
Year
("Tragedy led LB woman
into
a
life
devoted
to
service",
10/3/2009, Press-Telegram,
FRONT PAGE
ARTICLE & PHOTO
(pages A1 and A14)
- Assistance League of Long Beach programs
highlighted ("The Gift Of Giving: Local Foundations
Learn To Adapt During Tough Economic Times," 9/28/2009, Long Beach
Business Journal, front page and page 10)
-
Operation School Bell
photos featured above the fold on the front page of the
Press-Telegram
("Uniforms
in the Bag," 9/18/2009, Press-Telegram, page A1,
and 8 color photos in
online photo gallery).
-
Kids on the Block
("Program
addresses bullying," 9/14/2009, Press-Telegram,
page A8, Letter to the Editor)
- Assistance League's Operation
School Bell at Franklin Middle School ("Chiming in to help
out", Press-Telegram, 9/04/2009, page A4, two color photos and
captions)
- Assistance League to hold
Heritage Event (Press-Telegram, 8/26/2009, page A11)
- Las Hermanas Summer Hawaiian Feast
("Las Hermanas fete", Press-Telegram, 8/16/2009,
article link)
- Rick Rackers Installation Luncheon
("Rick Rackers celebrate day New England style", Press-Telegram,
7/26/2009, page A4,
article link)
- Assisteens Fashion Show
"California Dreamin'"
("Assisteens'
annual fashion show turns out just beachy", Press-Telegram,
7/4/2009,
article link)
- Assistance League of Long Beach
Installation and Las Hermanas Installation ("Circus
Comes to Assistance League", Press-Telegram, 6/27/2009,
article link).
- "Rick Rackers honors its past chairmen
at annual luncheon",
(Press-Telegram,
3/28/2009,
article link)
- Rick Rackers Wine Tasting and Jazz Benefit
listing (Press-Telegram (03/13/2009, Weekend section, page 8).
-
"Assistance League of Long Beach Destination auction a winner", (Press-Telegram, 1/31/2009, article link)
-
Assistance League of Long Beach Thrift & Vintage Shop Glitz ("What's Going On Around Here", Press-Telegram, 12/4/2008, article link)
- Mari Hooper honored as Rick Rackers
"2008 Woman of the Year" on 10/04/2008. (Beachcomber, 10/10/2008, pages 1-2, photo on page 1,
article link).
- Mari Hooper honored as Rick Rackers
Woman of the Year (Press-Telegram, 10/04/2008)
-
CAMEO Auction Brunch ("CAMEO makes a splash with brunch at home of L.B. 1st lady", Press-Telegram, 9/15/2008)
CAMEO makes a splash with brunch at home of L.B. 1st lady (CAMEO Fashion Show auction item) on 08/24/2008. (Press-Telegram (Seen at the Scene), 09/15/2008).
-
Assistance League goes for the gold
(Annual Meeting) on 05/19/2008. (Press-Telegram (Seen at the Scene), 06/28/2008).
- Las Hermanas sponsors "Schindler's
List survivor tells story" on 04/06/2008. (Press-Telegram (Seen at the Scene), 05/21/2008).
- CAMEO ladies raise $240,000 on
03/22/2008. (Press-Telegram (Seen at the Scene), 04/26/2008).
- Rick Rackers honors the past (Inaugural Chairman's Day Luncheon) on
03/04/2008. (Press-Telegram (Seen at the Scene), 04/12/2008).
- Debutantes make a grand entrance
(Presentation Ball) on 3/15/2008. (Press-Telegram (Seen at
the Scene), 04/05/2008).
- Women honored at Medallion Tea
on 2/25/2008. (Press-Telegram 03/09/2008 article,
03/08/2008).
- High School Students Dress for
Success article about CAMEO's mentoring program (Press-Telegram,
Page A2 (Seen at the Scene), 02/19/2008
article), 02/18/2008).
- Tori Busch inducted to Legends
restaurant Wall of Fame. Event also served as a fundraiser
for Rick Rackers' Operation School Bell.
(Press-Telegram
article 02/02/2008).
- League meets its fundraising goal.:
$3.6M (Press-Telegram
article 01/29/2008).
- Options for shopping during holidays
mentions "Glitz", Assistance League of Long Beach's Thrift and
Vintage Shop annual holiday event. (Gazettes
article 12/13/2007).
- Destinations "Under the Tropical Sun
and Moon" breezes to tropical beat. Event was a fundraiser
for Assistance League of Long Beach (Press-Telegram
article, Seen at the Scene, 12/07/2007).
Assistance League of Long Beach gives new backpacks - 3 color photos with captions. For 11 Make-A-Difference photos (Press-Telegram, Page A2, 10/30/2007)
- Assistance League of Long Beach
makes a difference - 2 large photos. More than 400
volunteers filled 1,700 backpacks for International and Edison
Elementary School students. (Press-Telegram, Page A3,
10/28/2007)
- Assistance League of Long Beach
Destinations fundraising event notice (Beachcomber, Page 5,
10/26/2007)
- Assistance League of Long Beach
is hosting one of the largest Make A Difference Day events in the
area (Press-Telegram, Page A1, 10/26/2007;
article link 10/25/2007)
- Assistance League mentioned in
article on Make a Difference Day (Press-Telegram USA Weekend
insert, 10/21/2007)
- Rick Rackers
hosted the annual
"Dreams to Reality" Guest Day on 9/11/2007. More than 50
guests, including 12 prospective members, attended. (Press-Telegram 10/18/2007)
-
Assistance League of Long Beach featured in cover story ("No Handouts, Just A Hand Up," Long Beach Business Journal, 10/9-22/2007, article link)
-
Rick Rackers Woman of the Year 2007, Liz Minor, honored (Press-Telegram 10/5/2007).
-
Assistance League of Long Beach presented with check from Long Beach Open golf tournament (Press-Telegram 9/16/2007, page A19).
-
Las Hermanas Summer Party luau (Press-Telegram 9/16/2007, page A19).
-
Assistance League of Long Beach past presidents honored (Press-Telegram online article 8/7/2007).
-
Assistance League of Long Beach earns Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB) Award (Long Beach Business Journal 7/17-30, 2007, Business & Education section, page 30)
-
Assistance League of Long Beach awarded Community Hospital of Long Beach with a Certificate of Appreciation (Long Beach Business Journal 6/19-7/2/2007)
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Assistance League of Long Beach Annual Meeting and Installation featured (Press-Telegram article 7/15/2007, Section U, page 13)
-
CAMEO "Walk on the Wild Side" benefit (Press-Telegram 7/11/2007 and 7/8/2007)
-
CAMEO honored Tammy Newland with CAMEO's 2006-2007 Partnership of the Year Award (Press-Telegram article 6/11/2007)
-
Assisteens
Fashion
Show "Ooh la la & Paris!"
(Press-Telegram
article 5/16/2007 and 5/13/2007) -
Assistance League of Long Beach philanthropic programs fundraiser at Back Room at Morry's of Naples (Press-Telegram article 5/12/2007)
-
"Assistance League Orthodontic Center provides affordable orthodontic care to children of low-income families," The Bulletin, American Association of Orthodontics, May 2007, Vol. 25, No. 3 -- authored by Dr. Nelson Gatov.
-
Assisteens Mother-Daughter Tea (Press-Telegram 3/16/2007)
-
Assistance League of Long Beach Philanthropic Center Grand Opening (Press-Telegram 2/14/2007, Seen at the Scene; Press-Telegram 2/12/2007; Press-Telegram 2/10/2007, Page A3); and Downtown Gazette 2/12/2007, Page 11. Event photos.
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Asian Collectibles Event at Thrift & Vintage Shop 2008-08-07 (PDF)
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Rick Rackers Give Preschoolers a Head Start 2008-07-21 (PDF)
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Chapter Annual Meeting & Installation of Officers 2008-05-19 (PDF)
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Destinations 2007-11-04 (PDF)
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TALB Award 2007-06-07 (PDF)
