In September, 10 chapters in District 4 of National Charity League, Inc. gathered at Torrance Memorial Hospital for their bi- annual meeting. The Palos Verdes NCL, Inc. Chapter hosted the meeting for 120 women. Chapter boards of the Burbank, Fullerton, Glendale, Manhattan-Hermosa, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Pasadena, San Marino, Whittier, and Yorba Linda chapters discussed best practices and were given additional training to help in their board positions.

Karen Zarachoff, NCL, Inc. regional director for these districts, announced that during 2011 these chapters’ mothers and daughters had volunteered a total of 118,432 hours of community service in their local communities.

Established in Los Angeles in 1925 and incorporated in 1958, National Charity League, Inc. is a premier mother-daughter organization that serves women and their daughters in grades seven through 12. Currently the membership organization has 176 chapters that thrive in 17 states, providing valuable philanthropic, leadership, and cultural experiences to its members and striving to meet critical needs of local communities through hands-on volunteer support. For more information, visit www.nationalcharityleague.org.