ALA COMMUNITY
CHALLENGE WEEKEND
Highlights
of this year’s Community Challenge Weekend included a monetary
donation to Smile Train, which provides free surgery to children who
suffer from cleft lip and palate; a monetary donation to Lee National
Denim Day for breast cancer research; donations of winter coats and
hats to the Salvation Army’s Coats for Columbus campaign; donating
gift cards and preparing and serving dinner to the residents of the
YWCA Family Center, a local shelter for homeless families; donation of
used mobile phones to Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine for victims of
domestic violence; and donations of holiday gifts to the residents of
Choices, the local domestic violence shelter.
SMALL FIRM
ADMINISTRATORS' FORUM
The
Small Firm Administrators’ Forum (SFAF) meets every other month at
the Columbus Bar Association. Details about upcoming meetings
can be found in the chapter newsletter. All members are welcome
to attend the SFAF meetings, regardless of your firm’s size.
Please contact one of our committee chairs, Becky
Hartman or Janie Jude-Askew,
for more information.
MONTHLY
CHAPTER MEETINGS
Monthly
chapter meetings are generally held on the third Wednesday of each
month at noon the Renaissance, a Columbus Hotel, 50 N. Third Street
(date and/or time changes are noted in the chapter newsletter).
Speakers discuss educational areas of knowledge that help chapter
members operate a law firm or legal services department.
Upcoming speaker and topic information can be found on page 5 of the Columbus
Chapter News.
LEGAL CAREER
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The
Legal Career Development Committee generally meets monthly from
September to June to coincide with the school calendar.
Meetings are held at the Columbus Bar Association and are
listed in the monthly newsletter. For more information on this committee and its meetings,
contact committee co-chairs Kathy
Rosenberry or Paula Coulter.
A GREAT WAY
TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CHAPTER
We
have several committees in the Columbus
Chapter and we're always looking for committee members. If you would like to be more
involved in your chapter by serving on a committee, please contact Laura
Carpenter.
