Happy Birthday, Assistance League of Diablo Valley's The Kids On The Block!

That’s easy! Assistance League® of Diablo Valley’s The Kids On The Block celebrated their thirty-first birthday by doing what they do best, performing for elementary schoolchildren. Last year alone, they amassed as many as 56 socially relevant and entertaining appearances in Contra Costa County schools.

As Assistance League of Diablo Valley member volunteers, clad in black, fade into the black background, Melody James, Mark Riley and Renaldo Rodriguez (seen above) come to life to discuss such issues as friendship, physical challenges and blindness, three of the 40 well researched and creatively scripted themes the program continues to offer. Additional themes include Learning Differences, Stop the Bullying, and Celebrating Diversity. Musical selections such as Drop and Roll, for fire prevention, and Kids are Different, for overall acceptance, enhance these valuable life-long lessons.

A Question and Answer segment, where students ask the cast members for additional insights, concludes each performance. It seems that every time The Kids On The Block take to the stage at the various elementary schools, they get to celebrate their birthday, doesn’t it?

For more information about The Kids On The Block, please phone 925-934-0901. To learn about Assistance League of Diablo Valley’s nine other philanthropic programs, funded by its thrift shop in Lafayette, and its recently awarded GuideStar Exchange gold participation level status, please visit this website: diablovalley.assistanceleague.org or the GuideStar Exchange.