Editorial
Front Page - Friday, December 24, 2010
Brock-Cooper Inns of Court raises $6,200 for the area food bank
Gary Paul, development director of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, accepts from attorney Russell W. Gray?of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, the $6,200 in donations raised by the lawyers who are members of the Chattanooga chapter of the American Inns of Court.
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On December 15, 2010, attorney Russell W. Gray presented Gary Paul, Development Director of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, with donations totaling $6,200 from members of the Chattanooga Chapter of the American Inns of Court.
“With this donation, we can deliver two truckloads of food which is enough to feed several hundred families,” said Paul. “We and those we serve appreciate the generosity of the members of our local legal community.”
Paul said the food bank feeds approximately 19,000 people a week in the 20-county area served by the organization.
“Demand is up, but so are donations, which has allowed us to adequately serve our clients,” he said.
Attorney Randy Wilson, who is president of the Inn said, “While not always portrayed as such, lawyers are public servants. Raising money to help feed our neighbors in need is just one of the many ways in which the lawyers who are members of this Inn have chosen to help serve this community.”
Gray, who serves as membership and program chair of the Inn, thanked the attorneys and their guests for their generosity and also thanked the companies and individuals who donated items to the auction.
Members of the Inn have made a holiday tradition of raising money to benefit a local charity. Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge, W. Neil Thomas, III, who is a founding member of the Chattanooga Chapter, said this tradition of giving arises out of the fundamental desire of lawyers to bring justice to their communities.
“Justice takes many forms. Justice may be representing a client in a lawsuit. It may be serving on the board of a charitable organization. For the members of the Inn, justice also means doing our part to make sure that our neighbors do not go hungry.”
Also known as the Justices Ray L. Brock Jr. – Robert E. Cooper American Inn of Court, the Chattanooga chapter is comprised of more than 100 lawyers and judges. The purpose of the Inn is to improve the skills, professionalism, ethics and civility of the bench and bar.
For additional information on the Inn, including these programs and events, please contact Sheri Fox, Esq. at 423-209-4230 or sfox@bakerdonelson.com.
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