News

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 Calendarfor 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

• Assistance League of Long Beach newsletter, February 2008

• Assistance League of Long Beach newsletter, September 2007

• Assistance League of Long Beach newsletter (Community Edition), April 2007
   

Media News

• 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 (Long Beach Business Journal, week of 10/8/2007)

• Rick Rackers Woman of the Year 2007, Liz Minor, honored (Press-Telegram 10/5/2007, article link).

• Assistance League of Long Beach presented with check from Long Beach Open golf tournament (Press-Telegram 9/16/2007, page A19, article link).

• 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)

• 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.

Press Releases

• Destinations 2007-11-04 (PDF)

• Woman of the Year 2007-10-26 (PDF)

• Woman of the Year 2007-10-05 (PDF)

• TALB Award 2007-06-07 (PDF)

• Rick Rackers Reunion 2007-05-10 (PDF)

• Rick Rackers Installation 2007-05-01 (PDF)

• CAMEO Fashion Show 2007-04-07 (PDF)