About
National Charity League:
In 1925, a small group of women in
interested in philanthropic work founded the Charity League in Los
Angeles. They worked quietly, doing Red Cross work, making
layettes and assembling and delivering baskets of food to the hungry at
holiday times. Sometimes they brought their daughters with them. By
1938, so many daughters had become involved that they decided to form
their own group. They called themselves the Ticktockers.
In
1947, these groups united to become the first mother-daughter charity
and took their present name, National Charity League. At that
time, the mothers also took their name, Patronesses. The newly
formed group decided to expand its program beyond philanthropic work to
include educational and cultural activities.
NCL was
reorganized and incorporated as National Charity League, Inc. in
1958. The first "Chapter Day" was held in 1959; the first NCL
Convention was held the following year. These meetings brought the
growing membership together for an exchange of ideas and support.
National Charity League Today:
National Charity League, Inc.
has a National Board of Directors, which represents the organization's
eight Regions and more than ninety local Chapters throughout the United
States. NCL continues to carry out its Mission -- to provide
service to its communities while fostering the mother-daughter
relationship. Through our volunteer work today, we hope to make the
world a better place tomorrow.
For more information on the National
Charity League please visit www.nationalcharityleague.org
or contact us at http://www.nclvistaoak.org/Vista_Oak/