Please put October 19th on your calendar now…

How is it possible that our community can be so rich with talented artists, and yet have an economic profile that includes a very large population living below the poverty level?  It is that exact paradox the Art of Lawyering fundraiser seeks to address as it plans its Thursday, October 19 auction and entertainment from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Village Gate on North Goodman.

You’ll want to save the date for a fun evening of “gallery browsing” as Volunteer Legal Services Project hosts a silent auction with all types of art and artistic experiences up for bid.  There will be food, beverages, and musical entertainment – and more!  So that’s October 19; tickets are $30 advance or $35 at the door.  (Save the date card designed in collaboration with School of the Arts.)

We have already secured a few items for the auction from within the Neighborhood of the Arts, along with a handful of items from artistically-blessed members of the legal community. But we also seek pottery, sculpture, dinner parties, framed paintings and photographs, jewelry, textile art, and you name it.  Donated items are needed by August 31, but we’d love to know your intentions in advance so we can plan our gallery.  If you have art to donate, please take a moment now to go to the VLSP website and under the Art of Lawyering link, fill out the DONATE ART form.  www.vlsprochester.org/donate/art-of-lawyering.html

At least one artist from Anderson Alley has agreed to donate some art lessons and another provided a signed copy of one of his books of photography that captures local history.

In an era of alternate facts, some of our “art” may not be what you expect, e.g. we have a Kuerig Office Pro Brewing System up for bid this year…. Thank you FM Resources for your creative contribution!

There will be free Valet Parking at the Goodman St. entrance of Village Gate for the Oct. 19 evening of art.

Written by Nora A. Jones         

Campaign for Justice celebrates its MAGnificent donors

Valerie Kulik, CFJ Co-Chair Tom Durkin, 

Jeff Leichtnam and Amir Karahasnovic of D4 LLC

The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) was the setting for the Justice Society Donor Reception to conclude the 2016 campaign for civil legal service funding known as the Campaign for Justice. Those in attendance enjoyed the opportunity to network with colleagues, vendors, event sponsors, and many of the Campaign for Justice Cabinet members.
      

Individual donors who contribute $350 or more to the annual campaign are invited to the reception. For the third year in a row, Canandaigua National Bank, D4 LLC, Constellation Brands, and Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC have sponsored the event at no cost to the three organizations who benefit from the Campaign:  Volunteer Legal Services Project, Inc., Legal Aid Society of Rochester, and Legal Assistance of Western New York.  

 “We are blessed to have the caliber of attorneys working in the civil legal services,” Campaign Co-Chair Andrew Brown noted. “It is the community’s most vulnerable who benefit from the Campaign funding.”

 With $267,000 pledged to date, the leadership is still hopeful  that the $13,000 gap from goal will be filled in very soon.

Family Court Judge Joan Kohout
and Helen Zamboni

CFJ Co-Chair Andrew Brown with 

Steve Martin of Canandaigua National Bank 

and former CFJ chair Tom Richards.

      

William Lowe, Mike Schnittman, 

James McElheny, and Phil Spellane

Flor Colon and Valerie Bradley