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RSVP now for the Pro Bono Celebration of Volunteers May 19
Local judges, attorneys, and law school clinics to be honored by PBA
Golf tournament and raffle to benefit legal services
Help the Food Bank pack 64,000 boxes of food in 16 weeks!
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RSVP now for the Pro Bono Celebration of Volunteers May 19
The Public Service Committee will thank and recognize volunteers who provided pro bono services to low-income clients in the past year through Pro Bono Center member organizations and projects.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Reed Smith Centre
3 PNC Plaza, 225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Join your fellow volunteers, judges, and legal aid attorneys on the outdoor terrace of the new Reed Smith Centre. The event will feature hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, spectacular city views, live jazz from the Lee Robinson Trio, door prizes, and presentation of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's 2010 Pro Bono Awards to Pittsburgh-area winners (see below). The awards program and remarks will begin promptly at 5:45 p.m.
R.S.V.P. by May 12 to Barbara Griffin at bgriffin@acba.org or 412-402-6668.
Local judges, attorneys, and law school clinics to be honored by PBA
The Pennsylvania Bar Association will present the 2010 PBA Pro Bono Awards to Pittsburgh-area winners at the Pro Bono Celebration of Volunteers on May 19, 2010 (see above). The PBA's Pro Bono Coordinator, David Trevaskis, will be in town to present the awards to the following recipients, who will be recognized for their outstanding commitments to providing legal services to the poor:
Golf tournament and raffle to benefit legal services
Help the Food Bank pack 64,000 boxes of food in 16 weeks! The Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Attorneys Against Hunger program is partnering with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on an ambitious project: packing and distributing 64,000 boxes of groceries for underprivileged families from May to September. Through the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Project, the Food Bank is mobilizing volunteers to pack boxes at its warehouse in Duquesne. Children age 12 and up are welcome. Contact the Pro Bono Center For more information on the Pro Bono Center please contact Barbara Griffin, Esq., Pro Bono Coordinator, at bgriffin@acba.org or 412-402-6668. 
The 18th Annual ACBA Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, July 26, 2010 at The Club at Nevillewood. Proceeds benefit the Allegheny County Bar Foundation and Neighborhood Legal Services Association, which support and provide pro bono legal services to low-income individuals and families in Allegheny County.
The event includes lunch, on-course snacks and beverages, dining, exciting auction items, and skill prizes. Once again, the ACBF will be holding the Golf Outing of a Lifetime Raffle, which offers a chance to win an exclusive golf trip for two to St. Andrews, Scotland or (new this year) Ireland, or an alternative $5,000 cash option. For more information on this exciting raffle, click here.
Register before May 31 and receive an Early Bird rate!
For registration information, click here.
For sponsorship opportunities, click here.
For more information, please contact Erin Rhodes at 412-402-6641 or erhodes@acba.org.
Please consider volunteering on a Tuesday or Thursday evening from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. The Food Bank estimates it will need 25-30 volunteers each Tuesday and Thursday through September. To sign up or for more details, please contact Erin Rhodes at the bar foundation at 412-402-6641 or erhodes@acba.org.
Become a volunteer by clicking here.
Visit the Allegheny County Bar Foundation website at www.acbf.org.
400 Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219.