Assistance League benefits from With your $100 Raffle Ticket you could win... Grand Prize A new 2,029 sq ft Granville Home, 3 bedroom, 2½ bath Located at LaVentana ~ 6979 W Stuart Ave, Fresno 92723 Valued at over $350,000 OTHER PRIZES INCLUDE:                            • Warner Co. Jewelers - $1,000 gift certificate                            • Central Distributing – Washer/Dryer valued at $2,000                            • Central Distributing – Stainless Refrigerator valued at $1,200                            • Clawson Motorsports – 2007 Suzuki ATV valued at $5,399                            • Rubber Soul – 2 commuter bikes valued at $640                            • (2) $500 gas cards                            • Belana - $100 gift card                            • Pangea - $100 gift card                            • Chef’s Table – Dinner for 4 valued at $200                            • Campagnia - $250 restaurant gift card                            • Orloff’s Jewelry – a .37ct H color VS1 clarity round brilliant diamond valued at                              $1,200                            • BB Pepper - $1000 shopping spree                            • Shaver Get-Away valued at $1,380:                                    2 weeknights courtesy of Shave Lake Vacation Rentals                                    12 passenger boat rental – Shaver Marina                                    Shaver Stables horseback riding coupons Tickets go on sale beginning July 14th and the drawing will be held Saturday, October 11th Tickets can be purchased by calling 559•354•6778 or at the following ticket locations: BB Pepper stores located at Champlain & Perrin, Fig Garden Village and Herndon at Palm Warner Co Jewelers at Palm and Herndon Central Distributing at 4250 W Shaw Granville Homes Corporate Offices at 1396 W. Herndon Granville Sales Offices at Copper River Ranch, Sunnyside and La Ventana More Information at www.gvhomeofhope.com Last year’s Granville Home of Hope raised more than $420,000 for local charities and has raised nearly $1 million since its inception in 2006. 100% of the ticket sales will benefit Assistance League, Community Food Bank, Poverello House, Hinds Hospice, and the Foundations for Clovis, Central, Fresno and Sanger Schools. Stop by Orloff Jewelers Open House To recognize Assistance League and learn more about the 2008 Granville Home of Hope fundraiser Friday night, AUGUST 29th from 6pm to 9pm in Fig Garden Village Two special pieces of jewelry will be raffled during the open house Assistance League greatly appreciates the consideration of this donation. Funds from the Home of Hope ticket sales will benefit Assistance League and allow us to continue helping thousands of Fresno County children. Assistance League’s signature program, Operation School Bell®, has clothed over 2 million children and here in Fresno County 15,000 children have benefited. With every purchase of a Home of Hope ticket, we will be able to continue to give new zip-up hooded jackets, hooded sweatshirts, long and short sleeve shirts, pants, shorts, three pair of underwear and socks, shoes, hygiene kits and school supplies to K-6 children referred to our program. Our Operation Bear Hug program has given 65,000 Assistance League bears to victims of trauma and locally our 11,000th bear was handed out this past year. Assistance League and all the charities involved with this 2008 Home of Hope fundraiser are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Click here for more details       Assistance League is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting the city and its surrounding community by volunteering services, donating financial aid, educating the membership and training future leaders for philanthropic endeavors.       The Fresno County Chapter of Assistance League has three main programs: Operation School Bell®; Operation Bear Hug and Operation Shoe Box.       Assistance League is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and our work is accomplished entirely through the help of our over 200 volunteers. We have no paid staff. Our programs are funded through grants, donations and the proceeds from our resale store, Bargain Boutique, located in the Tower District. All funds raised remain in our community.       Our members staff our resale store which is open Wednesdays through Saturdays and volunteer on designated clothing days for Operation School Bell. The chapter also assists with the operation of its auxiliary, Assisteens®.       Assistance League is a local chapter of the National Assistance League®. National Assistance League located in Burbank, California is a national nonprofit organization that puts caring and commitment into action through community-based philanthropic programs. There are over 119 volunteer organizations with more than 24,000 members in chapters nationwide. Approximately thirty one million dollars is returned to local communities annually. Volunteers give over two million, five hundred thousand service hours each year and National Assistance League's signature program, Operation School Bell, clothes more than 200,000 children each year.