The following comes courtesy of Allyson Steines of the National Charity League, Capistrano Coast Chapter.
One hundred and seventeen girls from The Capistrano Coast Chapter of the National Charity League met on Monday, October 21, to assemble donations into “care packs” for the Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley, Women Helping Women, and Family Assisted Ministries.
Donated items were provided by the Capistrano Coast NCL members and included school materials, personal hygiene products and baby supplies.
The Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley which serves to inspire and enable all youth to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens, received 100 school backpacks filled with a binder, notebook, paper, markers, crayons, pencils, erasers, glue sticks and pens.
Women Helping Women is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive employment support services to empower disadvantaged men, women and teens in reaching economic self-sufficiency. They were given 50 hygiene packs for women and 25 for men that included a razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion.
Baby supplies and hand-made Thanksgiving cards were provided to Family Assistance Ministries which is a charitable non-profit organization whose purpose is to assist those in need in south Orange County with resources for food, shelter and personalized counseling and aid, helping them bridge the gap from dependency to self-sufficiency.
National Charity League, Inc. is a mother/daughter organization dedicated to serving local philanthropies while fostering the mother/daughter relationship. Mothers and daughters commit to a six year program, from 7th to 12th grade, centered on community service.
The Capistrano Coast Chapter of NCL supports 29 charitable organizations throughout our community, including FAM, Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley, Orange County Special Olympics, Ronald McDonald House of Orange County, Women Helping Women, and U.S. Military Support-Operation Interdependence.
The Capistrano Coast Chapter of NCL represents the areas of San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Ladera Ranch and Mission Viejo. For more information, go to nclcapistranocoast.org.
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