WLAM: Women Lawyers Association of Michigan

Please join us for our April Membership Meeting on April 22, 2010.  The luncheon's topic is "Take Your Child to Work."  We hope that you and your children will attend this fun event.  It will be a great opportunity to brush up on your knowledge of famous women in history.  Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 20, 2010 to Nikole Canute at ncanute@mmbjlaw.com. 

The Western Region will be collecting items at the luncheon to donate to Kids' Food Basket, a nonprofit organization that provides an evening meal at the end of each school day to children who attend schools where 80% or more of the population live at the poverty level.  The organization is requesting the following items: (1) sandwich cracker packs (peanut butter or cheese); (2) 100% vitamin C fruit snacks; (3) fruit or pudding cups.  Please consider bringing some of these items and taking the opportunity to teach our children firsthand about giving to othersin need.  

We hope that you will join us for the Wester Region's Annual Dinner on May 4, 2010 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Cocktails will be at 5:30pm with Dinner at 6:00pm.  The Keynote Speaker this year will be Rosalynn Bliss, Grand Rapids City Commissioner, Ward 2.  The 2010 WLAM-Western Region Outstanding Member Award will be presented to Elizabeth Lykins.  Elizabeth is a past President of the Western Region and is incredibly active in our community.  Please attend the Annual Dinner and congratulate Elizabeth on her many efforts to advance women's interests.  Please RSVP by email to kclum@wnj.com by April 26, 2010.  

WLAM is informally supporting the MomsBloom 5k event on May 1, 2010.  This is a nonprofit organization that assists parents of newborns.  The focus of the event is raising awareness of postpartum depression.  MomsBloom is looking for volunteers and participants.  Please contact momsbloom.org or WLAM Board Member Linsey Aten at laaten@varnumlaw.com with questions.   

Please join us on Thursday, March 25, 2010 for our March Membership Meeting at the University Club.  The meeting is a follow-up to the Grand Rapids Bar Association's Diversity Roundtable.  A panel of local women attorneys will discuss retention of women in the legal profession in Western Michigan and WLAM's role in encouraging retention.  Please RSVP to Nikole Canute at ncanute@mmbjlaw.com or 616-632-8049 by Friday, March 19, 2010.