Picture Perfect!

Issue: Vol 3 # 11

November, 2011

In This Issue

CLE & Volunteer Appreciation ...

Start The New Year Off Right ...

Picture Perfect: JFAB 2011 ...

Free CLE & Volunteer Appreciation Awards & Reception

It's time for applause as The Project, its staff and Board show their appreciation to the many volunteers who work with us during the year.

Please join us on Wednesday, December 14th at Baker Donelson, 201 St Charles Avenue, Suite 3600 for our annual Volunteer Appreciation event. REGISTER

This year's ethics CLE: Common Sense Ethics: Is Humor Allowed? begins at 4:00 PM.
William 'Bill' Quigley, Director of the Law Clinic and The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola Law School is our guest presenter. Register for the CLE here: ETHICS

The CLE will be followed by the Volunteer Appreciation Awards at 5:00 pm; reception

follows. Board Chairman, The Honorable Jay Zainey, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana will be on hand to present the awards and offer congratulations to all. Register for the Awards & Reception here:
AWARDS

Onsite registration will begin at 3:30 pm.

Complete event and registration details can be found here: APPRECIATE

Finally, if you have not submitted your 2011 volunteer hours, please send an email to Linton Carney as soon as possible. We don't want anyone to be left out of this year-end celebration.

See you on December 14th!

Start The New Year Off Right ... Support The Project Now!

Celebrate pro bono and please help us open the door for our clients and volunteers. Support The Project by clicking on the Louisiana Giving logo above.

Become a
Partner for Pro Bono
by checking the
"make this a recurring donation" box on The Project's donation page when you click the above link. Make your Annual Donation over 12 months.

Help us plan for the future by contacting
Rachel PIercey at 504.581.4043 about the Pro Bono for Life Planned Giving program.

Follow-up Links
OUR WEBSITE

JFAB 2011
CONTACT EMAIL

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Greetings!

If you weren't able to join us for this year's 23rd Annual Justice For All Ball, then you missed a great event. This year's JFAB, celebrating our 25th Anniversary, was a tremendous success, surpassing previous attendance and fundraising records. Whether you were there or not, we share with you below some of the many moments of fun from the evening and invite you to plan on joining us for our 2012 event.

For those who want to purchase photos from the 2011 Ball or Patron Party, you can do so here: BALL and PATRON PARTY or click on any of the pictures below for the Ball Photo Gallery.

Help us create an even better 2012 JFAB -- please take our survey by using the link posted on our Facebook page: FACEBOOK.

Even though we've celebrated, the year is not over yet -- it's time for the applause! We hope you have your calendar marked for Wednesday, December 14th to come and be appreciated at the annual year-end CLE and Volunteer Appreciation Awards & Reception (see sidebar for details.) Please take the time to send Linton Carney your volunteer hours for 2011 -- we don't want anyone to be left out. You can also register in advance for this event at: CLE & AWARDS.

Looking forward to seeing you in December!

All the best,

Rachel

Rachel Piercey

Executive Director

PS -- Spread the word about The Pro Bono Project by using the new social media buttons and connect this newsletter to your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or other social media page. Thanks!

Picture Perfect: JFAB 2011 ...

Lady Justice 'Creole Kali' Greets You!

Cooking Up Something Good!

Jon Cleary Rockin' the House!

Place Your Bid ...

Here Comes the Judge ...

Looking Good!

The Zaineys & The Gibbs

Checkin' Out the Raffle!

Bid High! Bid Often!

Smile for the Camera!

Having a Ball ...

Pretty Women!

Our Mission

The Pro Bono Project's mission is to provide free, quality civil legal services to the poor by engaging volunteer attorneys to render pro bono services. The Project serves Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany and Washington Parishes with funding from the Justice For All Ball and other sources. The Project works in collaboration with other legal and social service providers to improve the quality of life for our clients and our community.