Golf outings raise funds for good causes
Benefit golf outings will be conducted next month by the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation and the Northern Illinois University College of Law.
CVLS has scheduled its annual Golf Fore Justice on Thursday, June 4, at the White Deer Run Golf Club in Vernon Hills, with a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start. Law firms will compete for the traveling trophy.
The entry fee of $150 per participant covers golf and cart, deli lunch, evening buffet and prizes. For information, call (312) 332-3528, e-mail golf@cvls.org, or access
The NIU Law Alumni Council Scholarship Fund is the beneficiary of the Friday, June 12, outing at the River Heights Golf Course in DeKalb.
After 12 noon registration and lunch, the foursome scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The 6 p.m. dinner program includes recognition of alumni award recipients.
The all-inclusive fee is $100, and dinner-only reservations are $40. Sponsorship opportunities are available, and donated prizes are welcome. Contact Melody Mitchell at (815) 753-9655 or mmitchell@niu.edu.
Upcoming events
The Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS) will hold its 15th anniversary Golden Gavel Awards reception and presentations at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Northern Trust Co. in Chicago.
Entertainment will be provided by the CBA Jazz Combo, “The Scales of Justice.” For more information, contact Marissa Bogle at mbogle@carpls.org or (312) 421-4014.
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Volunteers in the DuPage County Bar Association’s Lawyers Lend a Hand initiative will participate in a clean-up project at We Grow Dreams in West Chicago at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 28.
They will wear work clothes and perform various tasks on the grounds of the agency, which provides training and employment in its greenhouse and garden center for people with disabilities.
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The newly formed junior board of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation will hold its first reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 28, on the roof deck of Citizen Bar, 346 W. Erie. Call Brion W. Doherty at Stotis & Baird, (312) 461-1000, for details.
Other junior board members are Patrick Croke, Maura T. Harrington, Shennan Harris, Joshua J. Heidelman, Jordan M. Heinz, Katherine E. Ivancevich, Rachel L. Mamula, Shelly M. Merkin, Wileen M. O’Connor, Avani Patel, Emily Schnidt, Patrick W. Spangler, Mona Thakkar and David M. Wolff.
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Access Living, the Chicago-based organization that promotes empowerment and independence for people with disabilities, will hold its annual gala reception and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the Grand Ballroom of Navy Pier.
Awards will be presented to U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy and Dr. Henry Betts. For information about reservations and sponsorship opportunities, call (312) 640-2100.
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The Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lawyers Lend-a-Hand to Youth Program will hold its sixth annual My Hero Awards luncheon on Thursday, July 16, at the Standard Club, Chicago.
Awards will be presented to recognize leadership in and commitment to one-on-one tutoring and mentoring. For details, access www.lawyerslendahand.org.
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The DuPage County Legal Assistance Foundation will hold its annual benefit family outing to a Kane County Cougars minor league baseball game on Friday, July 24. Call (630) 653-6212.