July 26, 2010

Cooley for Kids Reaches 10th Anniversary; Law School is Honored

Cooley Law School was recognized and re-presented with the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) award before the Lansing City Council on July 26. Below, Brett Kaschinske, Lansing Parks and Recreation Manager of Leisure Services, presented the award, which honors Cooley's generosity in supporting the annual Kids Camp trip to Cooley Law School Stadium to watch the Lansing Lugnuts baseball team.

Also present for the award was Murdock Jemerson, Lansing Parks Director; Michaela McAnany, Lansing Lugnuts Sponsorship Service Representative; Cooley SBA President Elias Fanous; Lansing Lugnuts official Chris Arth; Helen Mickens, associate dean of community relations; and Terry Carella, Cooley's director of communications.

The award was presented to Cooley on the 10th anniversary of the Cooley for Kids event. At bottom, Cooley Law School and Cooley Student Bar Association members visit with Lansing Parks and Recreation students on Monday, July 26 during the annual event.  Cooley for Kids Day sends hundred of kids to see the Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team play at what is now named Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing.

At a Lansing City Council meeting, Cooley Law School President and Dean Don LeDuc accepts congratulations and an award for the law school's work with Cooley for Kids, an annual program sending hundreds of kids to see the Lugnuts play baseball in Cooley Law School Stadium.

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Members of the Cooley Student Bar Association celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Cooley for Kids with a group of students from the Lansing Parks and Recreation Department's summer program.

High-Res 300dpi Image © Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2010

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation.  Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.  Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs.  Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.