Category: General Announcements

Congratulations on Raising $300 for the Community Legal Aid Society!

On Friday October 22, 2010 the law school community, students, staff and faculty, demonstrated their commitment to Pro Bono work by raising over $300.00 for the Community Legal Aid Society. It was gratifying to see so many faculty, students and staff setting up games, cooking food and competing against each other. We still have some financial pledges to be received so at this point we can anticipate that we will be donating close to $400.00 to Community Legal Aid.

We hope to make this a regular once a  semester event. If you have ideas about how to improve this event please share them with any faculty or staff member. Thank you.

J. Dean Carro
Director, Legal Clinic
University of Akron
330-972-7751

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Repost: Oct. 22 – National Pro Bono Week Fundraiser

On Friday, October 22, 2010 as part of National Pro Bono week, the School of Law will sponsor a fundraising event here at the Law School. The money raised will go to  Community Legal Aid. As you know, that organization services a multi-county area in Northeast Ohio, representing civil litigants who otherwise would not have access to counsel.

We will offer hamburgers and hotdogs beginning at 5 p.m. outside the School in the grassy and paved areas outside West Hall or in the lobby in the event of inclement weather. Cost will be $4.00 per plate.  We will also have a cornhole tournament pitting student teams against faculty teams at a cost of $5.00 per person. The winners will receive tokens of appreciation. Finally, there will be an inflatable game( a jousting pit) where students may attempt to best selected faculty members. Cost for that will be $5.00 per student per try.

We already have numerous members of the faculty, staff, and administration signed up to cook, play cornhole and/or joust with you. The faculty members are confident that they will prevail in both the jousting  and the cornhole tournament.

This is a worthy cause and will be promoted nationwide and locally.