behind from the storm.
“How can we help?” we wondered.
During the week, we made several tourist stops; sam-
pled Sweet Auburn Market fare; rode the streetcar; and
shared stories with a number of uprooted Floridians
we met on our stroll through Centennial Olympic
Park. Eventually, we made our way further east to
the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site,
the King Center, and Ebenezer Baptist Church. It was
these visits that brought our conversations squarely
back to the importance of service. We talked about
ways to help, not just in a narrow sense by assisting
with these particular natural disasters, but in a much
broader sense by volunteering locally to causes we are
particularly passionate about.
Being a member of the Atlanta Bar Association affords
you the opportunity to help in a way that directly
affects your local community. The Atlanta Bar offers
leadership development opportunities; chances to
mentor and to be mentored; networking; community
involvement through pro bono activities; social events;
as well as hands-on charitable and life-changing work.
Revue raised approximately $32,000 for the Atlanta
Bar Foundation grants program. In September, The
Legal Runaround hosted 183 runners, including the
Atlanta Police Department Cadets, and raised ap-
proximately $14,000 to support a scholarship fund
for children of APD officers slain or disabled in the
line of duty.
Learn more about the ways you can become involved
by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and our website.
I encourage each of you to ask, “How can I help?”
History has its eyes on us.
Margaret Hughes Vath
President, Atlanta Bar Association
2017-18
I’m proud to report that the Atlanta Bar Association,
through its charitable arm, the Atlanta Bar Foundation,
recently completed two very successful programs. In
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