RSVP for ASC’s February Planning Meeting
Tuesday, February 4
12-1 p.m.
Pearson Partners International
12377 Merit Drive, Suite 750
Dallas, Texas 75251
Please RSVP by January 31 so that we can order the correct amount of food.
Special thanks to Pearson Partners International for hosting the meeting, and to Andrews & Barth, P.C. for sponsoring lunch.
ASC Gives Back: Celebrate the Holiday Season by Purchasing Items for POETIC Therapy Kits
Thursday, January 30
6-8 p.m.
Berry Appleman & Leiden, LLP
2400 N. Glenville Drive
Richardson, Texas 75082
Mark your calendars for ASC Gives Back on January 30! This event will feature an evening of volunteer work for POETIC with wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a panel discussion focused on the legal advocacy services that POETIC provides to its clients and the legal issues surrounding human trafficking. Keep an eye out for more details and an RSVP link in an upcoming newsletter.
For the volunteer component of this event, we will be assembling therapy kits for POETIC’s clients. The kits will contain items that bring comfort to girls who are struggling, reminding them of how special they are when they need it most. Please help make this event a success by purchasing a few therapy kit items from POETIC’s Amazon Wish List (select “POETIC WISH LIST DELIVERY” as your shipping address for delivery). Consider making this a part of your holiday giving, and let’s assemble as many kits as we can for this worthy cause!
Special thanks to the Presenting Sponsor of this event, Winkler Johnson Group, and to Berry Appleman & Leiden for hosting the event.
Register for ASC’s Heart & Sole 5K, and
Volunteer to Help Distribute Rack Cards
The 15th Annual Heart & Sole 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run is right around the corner, and our registration site is officially LIVE! Please join us at Oak Point Park in Plano on Saturday, February 15, and promote the race to your family, friends, and coworkers. Runners, walkers, children, and dogs are all welcome. And stick around after the race for breakfast, music, and family-friendly activities, including a bounce house, face painters, and a balloon artist. Mark your calendars and register today!
Calling all ASC members: We need volunteers for ASC’s Heart & Sole 5K!
The 5K is always our greatest volunteer need of the year, so in addition to registering for the race and spreading the word about it, please sign up to help us in one or more of the following ways:
Rack card distribution. Help us distribute promotional fliers over the next several weeks to spread the word about our race.
Race bag stuffing. On February 8, help us stuff race bags with goodies and swag to distribute to race participants.
Packet pickup. Work a shift at packet pickup on February 9, where race registrants can pick up their race bibs and t-shirts in advance of race day.
Race Day. Race Day is February 15, and this is our greatest need! There are three shifts, so even if you plan to run or walk the race, you can still help.
Volunteers are critical to making this event a success, so please sign up below to help. And remember — these are perfect opportunities for students who need service hours, so feel free to bring helpers with you!
Save the Date for ASC’s Silent Auction!
Mark your calendars and get excited….
ASC’s Silent Auction will take place on Thursday, April 3 at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., and this year’s theme is WICKED!
Please consider supporting ASC and POETIC by making an in-kind donation to be sold at the Silent Auction, or a cash donation toward underwriting the expenses associated with this event. We are collecting restaurant gift cards valued at $25 or more, bottles of wine valued at $15 or more, and items from local businesses such as hotels, spas, retailers, event venues, artists, and more. Please ask the businesses you frequent to donate an item. You can find a solicitation letter and other helpful materials on the Silent Auction event page of ASC’s website.
Finally, consider entering our Firm Basket Competition. Each year, firms and companies donate themed baskets to the Silent Auction and we award a prize to the basket sold for the highest dollar amount! Reach out to our Silent Auction Committee Co-Chairs if you’d like to enter the contest, or with any questions: Neena Wiora, Jigyasa Singla, Michelle Carey Jones, or Tiffany Lam-Bentley.
2024-2025 Save the Dates
January 30 — ASC Gives Back, Berry Appleman & Leiden (Richardson), 6-8 p.m.
February 4 — February Planning Meeting, Pearson Partners International (North Dallas), 12-1 p.m.
February 15 — ASC Heart & Sole 5K, Oak Point Park (Plano), 7:30-10:30 a.m.
April 1 — April Planning Meeting, Dykema Gossett (Downtown), 12-1 p.m.
April 3 — ASC Silent Auction, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr (Downtown)
May 6 — May Planning Meeting, Haynes Boone (Uptown), 12-1 p.m.
June 13 – ASC’s 38th Annual Luncheon, Thompson Dallas (Downtown), 12-1:30 p.m.
2023-24 ASC Leadership
Lead Chair
Devon Sharp
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
Co-Chair
Debrán O’Neil
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Attorneys Serving the Community is a dynamic volunteer organization of more than 400 women lawyers, judges, law students, and legal industry service professionals with JDs in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. For over 37 years, ASC has raised money for local non-profit organizations that benefit women, children, and/or families. ASC is proud to have raised more than $5 million for DFW non-profits since 2015.
