Attorneys Against Hunger Campaign Raises $92,000 for
12 Area Hunger Service Agencies - More than $500,000 has
been raised since 1993
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – March 9, 2006. Executives
of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation today announced that its Attorneys
Against Hunger Campaign, now in its 13th year, raised more than $92,000
for 12 area hunger services agencies, far surpassing its goal by more
than $14,000. The agencies that will receive the proceeds from the campaign
are: the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Just Harvest, Hunger
Services Urban League of Pittsburgh, Jubilee Kitchen, Kosher Super Pantry,
Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, Rainbow Kitchen, and the five food pantries
that comprise the Downtown Ministerium Walk-in Ministry. The total raised
includes a $15,000 challenge grant by Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott,
LLC; the Rita M. McGinley Foundation; and the McGinley family members
of the Allegheny County Bar Association.
According to Bryan Neft, Campaign Co-chairperson, “The Members
of the Allegheny County Bar Association understand how important it
is to eliminate hunger in our community. That’s why we want to
make sure the funds we raise are allocated to the most critical programs
in Allegheny County.”
Mary McGinley, Campaign Co-Chairperson, said the challenge grant provides
additional motivation for past donors to increase their giving levels
and for those who have not donated in the past to open their checkbooks
and their hearts. “Hunger is a serious problem in Allegheny County
and the need goes well beyond what we can see.”
Attorneys Against Hunger is an annual fundraising campaign sponsored
by the Allegheny County Bar Foundation. In this its 13th year, the program
has raised more than $500,000. The campaign is able to donate every
dollar raised to fight hunger, due to Lexis Nexis generously underwriting
all of the campaign’s administrative costs.
Incorporated in 1980, the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization, serves as the philanthropic arm of the Allegheny
County Bar Association. The Foundation operates a variety of charitable,
educational, pro bono and public service activities.