About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Pleasanton Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in the Pleasanton area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Pleasanton aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

 

 

 

Here’s what a charity partner has to say:

“The Pleasanton National Charity League chapter is Fertile GroundWorks’ most valued volunteer team. NCL members have been instrumental in helping us grow 200,000 pounds of fresh produce to share with our neighbors in need.  I love knowing that there is a crew from NCL coming out to help with any event or project. I know that I can quit worrying, as I will be joined by some of the smartest, hardest-working ladies I have had the pleasure to meet. Thank you all for all you do to make our community a better place to live!  NCL ROCKS!”

–Brenda Kusler,  Executive Director, Fertile GroundWorks

Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter?  A Prospective Member must be sponsored by a current member of our chapter.  Membership opportunities are dependent on Chapter openings.

If you know someone in our Chapter, talk to her about getting started, membership obligations and our membership drive timeline.  If you do not know someone in NCL, you are invited to complete this Membership Inquiry Form.

Membership Inquiry Form

For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.

We are currently holding our Membership Drive and are looking for mothers and their 6th grade daughters living in Pleasanton to join our Chapter. We will be holding an informational Zoom session on December 2nd and encourage anyone interested in joining our chapter to complete a Membership Inquiry Form to receive a link to the meeting.

We look forward to “meeting” you!

Informational Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 7pm

All applications for new members are due January 15, 2021. 

 

Community Service

Each NCL, Inc. Chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to serve.  Each Chapter then supports its philanthropic service partners through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

• Culinary Angels
• Firefighter Hero
• One CycleNation
• Operation Gratitude

Alameda County Fair

Alviso Adobe

Amador Theatre

American Cancer Society

American Diabetes Association

American Heart Association

Blue Star Moms

Dublin Partners in Education

Fertile Groundworks

Firehouse Arts Center

First Tee of the Tri-Valley

Foster a Dream

George Mark Children’s House

Hively

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

La Familia

March of Dimes

Meals on Wheels

Museum on Main

Night to Shine

Open Heart Kitchen

Pleasanton Partners in Education

Pleasanton Public Library

Pleasanton Senior Center

Pleasanton Unified School District

Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies

Shakespeare Associates

Special Olympics of Northern California

Sunflower Hill

Taylor Family Foundation

Tri-Valley Haven

Tri-Valley SOCKs (Bras for the Cause)

Valley Children’s Museum

Valley Humane Society

Leadership Development

Nurturing confidence through opportunities to learn and grow, while also building problem-solving skills through a supportive environment of healthy relationships.

Examples of skills developed include:

• Confidence
• Consensus building
• Team building
• Conflict resolution
• Event planning
• Parliamentary procedure

• President: Wendy Costanzo
• President Elect: Alison Huff
• Secretary: Cynthia Rocha
• Treasurer: Sheriese Rush
• Parliamentarian: Dana Ritter
• Vice President Communications: Jill Miller
• Vice President Membership: Annette Rittmuller
  Shirley White
• Vice President Patroness Activities: Rebecca Choudhry
• Vice President Philanthropy: Naraya Hockaday
• Vice President Provisionals: Angela Bitting
• Vice President Ticktockers: Michele Plunge
• Sustainer Liaison: Beth Gallagher

Cultural Experiences

As future leaders, we continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

Mothers and daughters of each class attend a cultural experience together with a focus on different areas of art, theatre, dance and music.

Each Chapter celebrates the richness of its history through traditions that honor the past. The Mother Daughter Tea is an NCL, Inc. tradition. Today, NCL chapters around the country continue to embrace their long-standing traditions, as well as, create new ones.

Our Impact

 

 

 

 

 

“NCL has been a truly wonderful partner. We truly wouldn’t be as successful without their help and support”

—  American Cancer Society Discovery Shop Manager Kelley Jewell Meno 

 

“The Pleasanton National Charity League chapter is Fertile GroundWorks’ most valued volunteer team. NCL members have been instrumental in helping us grow 200,000 pounds of fresh produce to share with our neighbors in need.  I love knowing that there is a crew from NCL coming out to help with any event or project. I know that I can quit worrying, as I will be joined by some of the smartest, hardest-working ladies I have had the pleasure to meet. Thank you all for all you do to make our community a better place to live!  NCL ROCKS!”

–Brenda Kusler,  Executive Director, Fertile GroundWorks

 

Last year, NCL Pleasanton’s 300+ members volunteered more than 7,400 philanthropy hours.  We pride ourselves on providing essential support to 33 national and local philanthropies.  

In extraordinary times, we find creative ways to flexibly pivot and continue to provide support to our philanthropies and our community.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, when shelter-in-place made it impossible to volunteer in person, our members  made hundreds of cloth face masks for community members, donated food and water to local food banks, delivered nourishing meals to seniors and homebound community members, and made cards for senior citizens to lift their spirits during this isolating time.  In addition, we donated chapter funds that supported both local healthcare workers and local restaurants – a win-win for all.  Read the story here: ValleyCare

Whether in ordinary or extraordinary times, NCL Pleasanton remains steadfastly committed to supporting our philanthropies and serving our community.