WLAM: Women Lawyers Association of Michigan

Please join WLAM as we volunteer at a Carnival to benefit
Family Promise of Grand Rapids, a charitable nonprofit organization dedicated
to helping homeless children and their families in Kent County,
on February 25, 2012. The Carnival will be held at Tabernacle Community Church
from 10am-3pm; 2530 Eastern Avenue
Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49507.
This event will be filled with fun, games, food, and opportunities to get to
know fellow WLAM members.

Volunteer Activities:

1. Carnival Set Up: 8:00 am - 10:00 am.

2. Carnival Help (run games, take tickets, assist families
and children, etc.): 10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

3. Carnival Take Down: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

4. Come to the event with your friends and families before
or after you volunteer.  Any and all are invited to attend. There will be
a small charge at the door for attending the Carnival (no charge for
volunteering), and all funds that are raised will go to help homeless kids and
families in Grand Rapids.

Anyone who would like to volunteer for more or less time
than the suggested blocks above is encouraged to come and contribute whatever
time they have.  Children are welcome to come with volunteers, so long as
a volunteer is still able to volunteer in a meaningful way.

Please call our Service Coordinator, Christy McDonald, if
you have any questions.  She will be on site for most of the day, and will
keep her mobile phone (269.767.2240) with her. In case Christy
cannot be reached for any reason, please feel free to contact Lauren Hodson at
Family Promise of Grand Rapids (lauren@familypromisegr.org or 616.475.5220).

For more information about Family Promise, please visit http://www.familypromisegr.org/home.

On Monday, January 30, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. WLAM members have the opportunity to tour the YWCA facilities to learn more about the charity supported by the WLAM Women Lawyers v Judges Softball Game.  The group will also be meeting for drinks or dinner at One Trick Pony after the tour.  Please RSVP to Katy Sheridan at Kathlene.Sheridan@53.com if you plan to attend.  We hope to see you!  

Please join us for the January membership meeting at the Sundance Grill on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at noon.  This meeting will be social.  It is a great opportunity to meet some of our members! We hope to see you there. 

Please join us for our November Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 17 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the University Club.  Our November meeting will feature a panel of local women lawyers discussing their experiences balancing work and life.  Please RSVP by Friday, November 11, 2011 to Linda Jo Carron at linda.jo.carron@kv.com.  We hope to see you there!

The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan - Grand Rapids Student Chapter Invites all members of WLAM to a Happy Hour on October 19th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Bar Divani, 15 Ionia, in downtown Grand Rapids.  We hope to see you all there.