Local Women Step Up to Lead Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati

Front Row (L to R): Cyndie Willson, Diane Branche, Pat Eveslage, Audrey Stehle, Leann Kuchenbuch, Rosanna Nelson, Mary Irish, Mary King. Back Row (L to R): Gayle Stockman, Karyn Kern-Lazear, Katharine Brenner. Not pictured: Jo-Anne Prendeville

Women throughout Greater Cincinnati have joined together to lead the volunteer effort at Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati. A new executive board was sworn in for the term June 1 through May 31, 2022.
 
In the past year, Assistance League members and volunteers donated 12,500 hours of service. Operation School Bell® is the organization’s biggest initiative, providing clothing and other necessities to children in 43 local schools. The organization is powered completely by volunteers.
 
Members of the 2021-2022 executive board are:
 
Audrey Stehle (Mt. Lookout) – President
Mary Irish (Anderson) – Executive Vice President
Cyndie Willson (Milford) – Secretary
Rosanna Nelson (Bond Hill) – Treasurer
Diane Branche (Mason) – Vice President, Membership
Gayle Stockman – Vice President, Donors
Jo-Anne Prendeville (Anderson) – Vice President, Grants
Katharine Brenner (West Chester) – Vice President, Fundraising
Mary King (Green Twp.) – Vice President, Student Services
Pat Eveslage (Eastgate) – Vice President, Domestic Violence Services
Leann Kuchenbuch (Mason) – Vice President, Hospital Services
Karyn Kem-Lazear (Springfield Township) – Parliamentarian
 
The group continues to meet monthly via Zoom and fulfill local needs for clothing, books, hygiene items and household supplies. People interested in becoming an Assistance League volunteer can email [email protected].

Since 1998, Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati has served the unmet needs of 64,500 individual women and children in their time of need. The all-volunteer organization has earned the GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency for eight consecutive years and works closely with greater Cincinnati public and parochial schools, colleges, hospitals and women’s shelters to fulfill the mission of Transforming Lives through Community Programs.

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