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LeagueSpotlightDecember 2023 Volume 9 | Issue 12

Dear League Team,Happy holidays to everyone! Let’s bring theseason’s spirits of caring and joy into 2024 andcreate astounding victories in our lives. It was great spending time together at our year-end holiday luncheons. It was so exciting to seehow joyful everyone was! I was also extremelypleased to recognize Darleim Castillo, MadiJennings, and Paloma Pozos as Employees of theYear. Congratulations, ladies! Read more abouttheir accomplishments in the League Spotlight. Congratulations are also in order for PatriciaCollins, who celebrated 25 years of service at thePreschool Learning Center. Thank you, Ms. Pat,for teaching, guiding, and encouraging thestudents to be their very best every day!As always, I extend my heartfelt thanks to ALLmembers and staff, who diligently work, oftenbehind the scenes, to bring essential services andhappiness to children and young adults. Duringthe holidays, your hard work, kindness, andgenerosity are appreciated more than ever.Let’s leap into 2024 with a grateful heart and good health, as we continue to fulfill a veryspecial mission with Assistance League® of LosAngeles. With warm regards, MelanieMESSAGEFROM THE CEOHave a safe andhappy New Year.Welcome, 2024! Dear League Team,Happy holidays to everyone! Let’s bring theseason’s spirits of caring and joy into 2024 andcreate astounding victories in our lives. It was great spending time together at our year-end holiday luncheons. It was so exciting to seehow joyful everyone was! I was also extremelypleased to recognize Darleim Castillo, MadiJennings, and Paloma Pozos as Employees of theYear. Congratulations, ladies! Read more abouttheir accomplishments in the League Spotlight. Congratulations are also in order for PatriciaCollins, who celebrated 25 years of service at thePreschool Learning Center. Thank you, Ms. Pat,for teaching, guiding, and encouraging thestudents to be their very best every day!As always, I extend my heartfelt thanks to ALLmembers and staff, who diligently work, oftenbehind the scenes, to bring essential services andhappiness to children and young adults. Duringthe holidays, your hard work, kindness, andgenerosity are appreciated more than ever.Let’s leap into 2024 with a grateful heart and good health, as we continue to fulfill a veryspecial mission with Assistance League® of Los Angeles. With warm regards, MelanieMESSAGEFROM THE CEOHave a safe andhappy New Year.Welcome, 2024!

This year, three outstanding staff members were recognized with 2023 Employee ofthe Year awards:Darleim Castillo, CRVC Supervisor: Darleim currently supervises all seven CRVC courtlocations; previously she was responsible for only the LA offices. In addition, Darleim steppedup this year to assist with Agency Relations duties and graciously fills in as a ReferralSpecialist when needed. Darleim does it all! Madi Jennings, Executive Assistant: Do you love the new format and design of thisnewsletter? You can thank Madi for that! Madi’s formidable computer skills and creative talentfor communication, event planning, and gift giving make her contributions to the Leaguefabulous. Thank you, Madi! Paloma Pozos, Membership & Community Engagement Associate: Paloma’s excellentcustomer service skills, technical expertise, and can-do attitude are the best! She bringsenthusiasm and kindness to all her efforts. No wonder she doubles as a MexicanRevolutionary Adelita!Ladies, thank you all for tackling unexpected challenges and going above and beyond in allyour efforts. On behalf of all the League: thank you very much! LEAGUE SPOTLIGHT2023 Employees of the Year

LEAGUE NEWSImportant Dates in 2024:Please mark your calendars now for the following events that apply to you:Monday, February 12: CRVC mandatory trainingFriday, August 30: Preschool mandatory trainingFriday, September 27: CRVC mandatory trainingMonday, November 11: Annual All Staff Event!The last date is for everyone, so please add the Annual League All Staffevent to your calendar now. There will be additional trainings throughout theyear and staff zoom calls, but we will give you plenty of advance notice. NEWS FROM HRAs we approach the new year, it’s a good time to check that your personalinformation is up to date with your HR team (Stephanie and Yvonne) andModernHR. If there are any changes to your pertinent personal information --if you have a new home address or phone number, or if you would like toupdate your tax withholdings -- please let Yvonne or Stephanie know so thatall your personal records are updated and accurate.EMPLOYEE BIRTHDAYS: Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to Denise Simon, Timmie Clemmons,Darleim Castillo, Paloma Pozos, and Isabel Rodriguez! Wishing you all thehappiest of birthdays and all the best in 2024!EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES: Darleim Castillo, Maria Gaucin, Stephanie Newman, Kai Tramiel, andTimmie Clemmons celebrate January hire dates. Congratulations, team, andTHANK YOU for all you do!

FUN STUFFWelcome 2024 Word SearchWe know how much you love a good word search! This link connects to a word search highlighting League events and activities in 2024. If you’d like to participate, return your completed word search toStephanie or Yvonne no later than January 19, and you will be entered into a contest to win a prize.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOADYOUR WORD SEARCHPET PARADEThis month's Pet Parade features Twinkles, avery special rooster belonging to Jela Javier,Development & Membership DatabaseManager. Twinkles arrived unexpectedly at theJavier household during the pandemic, as onlypullets (female chicks) had been ordered fromthe hatchery. By the time he had grown enoughto be discovered as a rooster, Twinkles hadwon the family over and was there to stay.Twinkles may look fierce but he’s a softie atheart -- unless you’re a hawk. If you’re a hawk,he’s all beak, claws, and spurs. He personallyguards all 23 hens, calls them when he locatessnacks, and sends out a warning when heperceives a threat. Roosters are known to crowday and night, but Twinkles is beloved by all,including the family’s two cats, Guera (aSiamese), and Fat Nuggets (a tortoise shell).

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