National Charity League, Inc. is a non-profit national
organization of mothers and daughters who join together in
community involvement within local chapters throughout the United States.
Its goal is to foster a sense of community responsibility in the girls as
well as to strengthen the mother-daughter relationship. The daughters
participate in a six-year program of philanthropy, educational
activities and cultural events.
- Our Mission
- To foster mother-daughter relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
- Leadership Training
- Our participants are taught a variety of leadership skills such as comprehensive event planning, meeting skills, social and business correspondence, time management, resume development, and interviewing. Every year the daughters plan and hold our Mother-Daughter Tea to welcome the new members to our organization.
- Cultural Activities
- Our six year plan includes many types of cultural activities such as trips to Opera San Jose, Cantor Art Museum, Beach Blanket Babylon and Villa Montalvo.
- Philanthropy
- The Saratoga-Los Gatos Chapter participates in numerous philanthropies in the San Francisco Bay Area including:
- American Cancer Society,
- American Red Cross,
- Book-Go-Round,
- Career Closet,
- Emergency Housing Consortium,
- EMQ Children & Family Services,
- Guadalupe River Park and Gardens,
- Humane Society Silicon Valley,
- Nike Animal Rescue,
- Our Lady of Fatima,
- Princess Project South Bay,
- RAFT - Resource Area For Teachers,
- Sacred Heart Community Service,
- San Jose Municipal Rose Garden,
- Saratoga Library,
- Special Olympics,
- Villa Montalvo. and
- YMCA.
- Our Chapter
- Organized May 1988
Prospective July 8, 1988
Provisional February 16, 1989
Chartered May 1990
Incorporated December 31, 1993 - Our Region and District
- Our chapter is in Region IV, Distict II including many chapters in northern California, Oregon and Washington: Almaden-Blossom Valley, Evergreen, Lake Oswego, Marin, Monterey Bay, Portland, San Francisco Prospective, San Rafael Mission Belles Provisional and Stanford Hills.
- Our History
- In 1925, a small group of women formed The Charity League (TCL) in Los Angeles to support Children's Hospital. In 1946, TCL was reorganized and became National Charity League (NCL).
