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Assistance League Diablo Valley Member Volunteers “Get it Done!”

Mazlow's "Hierarchy of Needs" includes safety, order/predictability, love, and being connected to part of a group.

Betty Miller, Community Contributor
(Row 1, l-r) Gerry Merola, Cindy Seville, Mary McDonald, Bev Heppler, Fran Whipple, Susan Petersdorf; (Row 2) Liz Timmerman, Robin Forrett, JoAnn Brown, Eileen Williams, Rhonda Raphel , Liz Schwarz and Linda Moeller package hope and joy for foster youth.
(Row 1, l-r) Gerry Merola, Cindy Seville, Mary McDonald, Bev Heppler, Fran Whipple, Susan Petersdorf; (Row 2) Liz Timmerman, Robin Forrett, JoAnn Brown, Eileen Williams, Rhonda Raphel , Liz Schwarz and Linda Moeller package hope and joy for foster youth. (Betty Miller)

Prior to Assistance League® Diablo Valley regular meeting in November, Receiving Center Backpacks Program Chair Susan Petersdorf shared information as to how Aspiranet accommodates children and teens who have been removed from their homes due to family crisis.

Ms. Petersdorf concluded with a Receiving Center Backpack display and a sign-up sheet for an assembly scheduled for early December to fill 120 backpacks for children ages 6 to11 and 40 backpacks for toddlers ages 2 to 5.

At this writing, member volunteers seen in this photo gathered to fill 160 backpacks, which were then transported by Aspiranet staff members to two foster youth facilities in Contra Costa County.

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