Today we’d like to introduce you to Pam Ross.
Hi Pam, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Assistance League Inland North County is a chapter of Assistance League National, a non profit philanthropic organization providing services to undeserved members of our community. These include clothing school age children, providing dufflebags to housing insecure high school seniors, scholarships for nursing and medical first responders, reading to preschoolers, and events for undeserved elders in residence homes just to name a few programs. We get funding for these programs from operating our Thrift Shop, grants, fundraisers, and donations, We are all volunteers, so minus expenses, revenue goes back to the served community of Inland North County,
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Creating a chapter requires many steps to adhere to nonprofit criteria, Our chapter was formed officially in 1985 with several previous years of preparation. Due to being a volunteer organization, attracting people to work in the shop, manage the business/legal aspects, marketing, public relations is fluid as well as challenging.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Assistance League Inland North County?
Our community includes 440 Sq mi:
– Escondido and Valley Center
– Ramona
– Julian
– San Marco
– Fallbrook
– Rainbow
We specialize in providing a variety of ways to give back to community, meet new people and at the same time provide needed services. It’s a win-win situation!
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
Recycling and thrifting is a trend that continuous to grow. Helping the undeserved will continue to be a healthy outlet.
Pricing:
- Good quality items at a low price
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.assistanceleague.org/inland-north-county/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assistanceleagueescondido/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssistanceLeagueOfInlandNorthCounty
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AssistanceLeagueINC
