Wow! A big THANK YOU to the Charleston Legal Community for a very successful food drive!

This year CALA teamed up with the Charleston County Bar (thank you Karen Fetter!) and we had the most successful food drive that we’ve had in years!

The totals are in:

We collected 951.5 lbs. of food and….. (are you sitting down for this?!?): $3,585.00 for the Lowcountry Food Bank!!!!

From CALA’s President, Barbara Carter, “This is truly amazing! We are so proud to be a part of such an amazing community! Thank you!”

Thank you to everyone that donated and participated this year; you’ve made a substantial difference and many will benefit because of your contributions!

Thank you for attending CALA’s April Lowcountry Food Drive Kickoff and please remember to RSVP for our May 17th monthly CALA meeting. We hope to see you there!

CALA, in partnership with the Charleston County Bar, is continuing its efforts in collecting items for the Lowcountry Food Drive through May 17th. The following items are on the top of the list of items that they need the most:

Rice, tuna, grits, cereal, oatmeal, peanut butter, dried or canned beans, canned fruits and vegetables, diapers and personal hygiene products.

Richardson Patrick Westbrook and Brickman has graciously offered to be a drop off location for any donated items and they are located at 1037 Chuck Dawley Blvd. in Mt. Pleasant. Please contact CALA via email if you need assistance with your donations as we can make other arrangements.

You are more than welcome to bring any items that you would like to donate to CALA’s May 17th monthly meeting scheduled for 12:30 at the Hyatt Hotel on 560 King Street, Charleston, SC 29412. Please RSVP asap and please see below for more information.

Here are some beautiful pictures provided by our President, Barbara Carter, from the social.

May 17th CALA Monthly Meeting information:

Mary Ann Hall, Esq. of Hall & Means, LLC has graciously accepted our invitation to be our speaker this month and she will be speaking about successful utilization of discovery and third-party experts, in family law cases, when you find yourself in scenarios where the actual hard facts of a case take of the drivers’ seat in arriving to a successful outcome to your case versus relying merely on the written law.

This is a 1 hour CLE Credit. Please check out the links to our website to learn more about this luncheon and our speaker.

https://calasc.org/event/may-17th-2017-cala-monthly-meeting-1-hour-cle-family-law-successful-implementation-of-discovery-third-party-experts-in-fact-driven-cases/ 

Cost:  $17/person inclusive of tax and gratuity

Please be reminded that you do not HAVE to eat. You are welcome to come to the meeting to hear the presenter, but we need your RSVP so that we can make sure you have a seat.

If you cannot attend, but do not cancel within 48 hours, you will still have to pay for your lunch. We have to pay the Hyatt ahead of time, so please be aware of this change.

There is parking at the hotel but they charge $1.00 every 30 minutes.

The chef will feature seasonal items for our lunch buffet.  We will also have a vegetarian option for those that wish to have one.

Please respond to Jackie Wood at CALACorrSecretary@gmail.com no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017, to advise whether you will be attending.

Your cooperation and support are very much appreciated, and we look forward to seeing you on May 17th! 

 

April 19th @ 5:30 Lowcountry Food Drive Kick-Off at Tavern & Table!

This year CALA is teaming up with the Charleston County Bar Association for our annual April Lowcountry Food Drive Kickoff!

Please join us at the Tavern & Table on April 19th at 5:30 p.m.

for hors d’ouvres, drinks and door prizes!

CALA will provide one raffle ticket per every 5 non-perishable items brought for donation to the Lowcountry Food Bank! So empty your pantries for a good cause or just bring yourself because it will be a great time for a GREAT cause! Hope to see you there!