The East Bay Chapter contributes to the Community throughout the year.
2009
Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano and Alameda County Food Bank
This year, the East Bay Association of Legal Administrators is pleased to support:
Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
and the
Alameda County Food Bank
On October 10, 2009, EBALA members, vendors, friends and family members assisted local food banks with sorting and boxing of community-donated food and preparation of food drive materials. Member firms also collected food donations for their local food banks.
Smile Train
In conjunction with the Association of Legal Administators, EBALA is supporting Smile Train in 2009. The Smile Train is focused on solving a single problem: cleft lip and palate. Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly, aren’t allowed to attend school or hold a job, and face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache. The good news is every single child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as $250 and takes as little as 45 minutes. The mission of Smile Train is to:
- provide free cleft surgery for millions of poor children in developing countries.
- To provide free cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals.
Wardrobe for Opportunity
Last fall - as part of Community Challenge 2008 - EBALA supported Wardrobe for Opportunity, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization founded in 1995 that provides professional clothing and career support to low-income jobseekers in the Bay Area. WFO has dressed nearly 14,500 low-income jobseekers since its inception in 1995 and also provides career support and counseling. These accomplishments could not have become a reality without the generous donations of clothing and money which WFO receives each year.
Last October, EBALA not only solicited donations of clothing, but a group of legal administrators volunteered to participate in an interview clinic with WFO clients. Those EBALA members who participated were very impressed with WFO and the impact of their services on the community. The EBALA Board then voted to continue its relationship with Wardrobe for Opportunity and, as such, is offering members another opportunity to get involved. Here's how you can help
Please contact Linda Brady if you are interested in participating.
2008
Wardrobe for Opportunity
Our chapter supported Wardrobe for Opportunity in this year's Community Challenge weekend. Our chapter not only gathered boxes and boxes of gently used professional clothing, but members of the chapter also took part in an Interview Clinic with WFO clients. Please see the latest edition of East Bay Views for the full story.
American Red Cross
In 2008, EBALA supported the American Red Cross in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike with a monetary contribution.