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 Schools of Hope Students, faculty, and staff at the Grand Rapids campus collected school supplies for Heart of West Michigan United Way's Schools of Hope program. Students Monique Howery and Blair Parker volunteered to help "Stuff the Bus." All items go to Grand Rapids Public School students that can’t afford needed items to start school.
  Day of Caring Heart of West Michigan United Way's Day of Caring was a huge success. The Grand Rapids campus participated in three projects (2 more than in 2010). The student section of the Women’s Law Association of Michigan, along with Student Services staff, treated the ladies at Clark Retirement Village to mini-manicures. Members of the Student Bar Association served cake and ice cream to over 500 students, parents, and teachers at Potter House School. The school was celebrating its 30th anniversary.
 Ten faculty and staff did fall clean-up of the garden and patio area at Side-by-Side, an adult day care center. The Hope Network program offers respite care to older adults with dementia and other age-related challenges.
  Outdoor Carnival Fundraiser The Black Law Students Association held an outdoor carnival fundraiser that netted over $2,000 for Kids Food Basket, a local nonprofit that serves sack suppers to school age children that would not get an evening meal. The event was a huge success! Students, faculty, and staff contributed items for a silent auction. A lemonade stand, a pizza "hut," and ice cream booth, kept everyone from starving. Four faculty members: Professors Tarrien, Krause-Phelan and Molitor, and Assistant Dean Tracey Brame, went into a dunk tank to raise additional funds.
 The First Tee of West Michigan Students and staff volunteer to assist The First Tee of West Michigan with the program launch at three Grand Rapids Public Schools. It is the first time the Professional Golf Association sponsored program has been brought to Grand Rapids. Twenty grade school students were introduced to the game of golf, showing respect for others, and taking aim at life goals, over a three day period.
 Deck the Halls Cooley students and staff helped the Grand Rapids Senior Neighbors Center decorate for the holidays. The Cooley volunteers put up Christmas trees, lights, wreaths, and front window displays. Children from West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science made paper snowflakes which the volunteers displayed in the windows and cards for the older adults to enjoy.
  Thanks and Giving Students, faculty and staff at the Auburn Hills campus collected and distributed complete Thanksgiving dinners and Walmart gift cards to 200 less-fortunate families in the City of Pontiac. Contributors and partnering sponsors included the Oakland County Bar Association, Straker Bar Association, Cooley-Auburn Hills and Cooley Ann Arbor Student Bar Associations, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Law Offices of Duane S. Weed, National Pan-Hellenic Council, the Kappa Foundation, and Cooley Law school alumni.
 Light the Night Charity Walk Cooley students and staff participated in the annual Light the Night charity walk in Royal Oak, Michigan to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Michigan. A total of $885.00 was raised by the Cooley Auburn Hills team to build awareness of blood cancers and raise funds for cures.
  Painting Party for Charity Cooley students and staff from the Grand Rapids campus had an opportunity to exercise their creative skills at a campus bowl-painting party. The "volunteers" painted soup bowls that will be used at the 2010 Soup's On for All charity event to be held in January.
Would-be artists were provided with pottery, paint,and supplies in exchange for a small donation. The bowls will be fired at the kilns owned by God'sKitchen to get them ready for the event in 2010.
Cooley Celebrates Pro Bono Month - As part of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School'scommitment to service, its students, staff, faculty and alumni affiliated with the nation’s largest law school will provide an estimated 14,000 hours of pro bono legal services this month to hundreds of Michigan residents and nonprofit organizations.
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 Take it to the Streets Students and staff participated in Dégagé Ministries' "Take It to the Streets" fundraiser. The walkers had a great tiem and raised over $300.00 to support services provided to the homeless and low-income in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids.
  Cooking in the Neighborhood - Faculty and staff from the Grand Rapids campus participated in the Heart of West Michigan United Way's "Day of Caring." To assist with fundraising efforts, CooleyCares' volunteers cooked and served breakfast at Senior Neighbors’ SE Grand Rapids location. Several more volunteers cooked and served a barbecue lunch for residents of Verne Barry Place Apartments. Residents there were all once homeless and are living with mental illness or physical challenges.
 The Least We Can Do Cooley's Service to Soldiers: Legal Assistance Referral Program recently assisted Michigan National Guard JAG officers in preparing wills and powers of attorney for approximately 650 deploying Guardsmen and women at Fort Custer in Augusta, Mich., the largest Service to Soldiers event to date. [full story]
 Michigan Soldier in Iraq Sworn In as an Attorney Via Live Video Conference
The Long-distance ceremony for Army Major Miles Gengler of Grand Blanc is a cooperative effort of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, National Guard, and Michigan Supreme Court. [full story]
 Cooley Delivers - Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Family Law AssistanceProject and Estate Planning Clinics deliver meals bi-weekly to seniors throughout Auburn Hills as a part of the local Meals on Wheels program. Faculty, Staff attorneys and Cooley students contribute to the overall well-being of seniors by providing regular nutrition and contact with a caring volunteer. Pictured here are Assistant Professor Dustin Foster and Staff Attorney Lindsay Citrin of the Estate Planning Clinic getting ready to deliver meals on Sunday, August 9, 2009.
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Walk for Mental Health - Cooley students and members of the professionalism team participated in the seventh annual Stomp Out Stigma–Walk for Mental Health in Grand Rapids. Cooley walkers raised over $600 for the West Michigan Mental Health Foundation. The May 16th event strives to raise awareness that the stigma associated with mental illness is one of the greatest barriers that keeps people from seeking help |
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