September 2009 (Downloadable PDF)

The Legal Project

Pro Bono Corner
Lisa A. Frisch, Executive Director

Jewels for Justice

On July 30th, we had a wonderful party here at The Legal Project, Jewels for Justice, where many generous friends came and donated their unused or broken jewelry or made cash donations in support of our matching grant. Even during the dog days of summer, we had a roomful of people enjoying donated wine by Joseph Carr Wine Distributors and delicious food donated by the Four Corners Luncheonette in Delmar. We also had other delectable food and wine donated by the fabulous members of our Board or Steering Committee. Sondra and her son Anthony, from Sondra’s Fine Jewelers in Schenectady, did the appraisals and donated 100% of the proceeds to The Legal Project! There were door prizes donated by Stuyvesant Plaza and Rumor’s Salon as well as a gorgeous, sterling silver and diamond necklace especially designed by Sondra and expert designer Paula Lancaster, that was donated as a raffle prize for anyone who made a contrbution that evening.

The lucky winner was Joan Byalin! We were thrilled with how the event was received and how much fun we all had, and we want to thank everyone who attended and all who made such thoughtful donations.

Joan Byalin and her Fabulous Necklace

Here are some additional photos from the event,

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If you need to find us later we also have a link to it on our homepage at www.legalproject.org or you can google “Legal Project Facebook” and we'll pop up. Thanks to Natalie Birch from our staff who put together the Facebook page and brought us into the 21st Century of social networking. If you are a Facebook member, please check us out and become a fan!

Thank you for volunteering in July!

14th Annual Pro Bono Reception

We will be holding our Pro Bono Reception on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at the NYS Museum, and will be having a wonderful auction, several raffles and for the first time, a live auction with celebrity auctioneer, Susan Arbetter from WMHT! We are seeking items for our auction, so if you have any wonderful items that you would be interested in donating, please contact me at lfrisch@legalproject.org. We also have underwriting and advertising opportunities and would welcome new members of our Honorary Committee for the event. Especially this year, the proceeds are critical to helping support our domestic violence civil legal services program! You can register to attend, register as an Honorary Committee Member or an Underwriter on our secure website at www.legalproject.org.

And, we have a terrific RAFFLE!