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programs by other bar associa- tions. The MDCP has placed 350 1L students in law firms, corporate law departments, and with judg- es during the summer following their first year of law school. This milestone demonstrates the stay- ing power of the program and the impact it has had upon so many members of the Bar. Join the Atlanta Bar Foundation Lifetime Fellows On behalf of the Atlanta Bar Foun- dation, I want to invite you to become an Atlanta Bar Foundation Lifetime Fellow. The Atlanta Bar Foundation distributes monies from the Fellows Fund to youth development programs, such as the SLIP and MDCP, and also sup- ports the Atlanta Bar Foundation Grants Program which supplies much needed funding to pro bono service providers in the commu- nity that provide legal support to the underserved. Please consider helping us con- tinue this rich legacy of supporting our youth and the community. The financial commitment to become a Lifetime Fellow is a one-time tax deductible payment of $1000.00 or a $200 annual contribution for six years ($1200 total). Your name will be listed as a Lifetime Fellow in all promotional materials, as your donation works to support impactful programs of the Bar. If you are already a Lifetime Fel- low, please consider becoming a Sustaining Fellow, which requires an annual contribution of $200. Thank you in advance for your consideration of becoming an Atlanta Bar Foundation Lifetime Fellow and/or Sustaining Fellow. We are proud of the work that the Atlanta Bar Foundation ac- complishes in the development of young lawyers, in supporting pro bono organizations that provide vital legal services to those in need, and in contributing to worthwhile projects that serve our community. If you would like to find out ways that you can become in- volved in supporting our mission, please contact executive director Terri Bryant at 404-537-4949 or [email protected]. My best wishes for a great 2018! Back row L-R: Talley Wells and Sharon Hill (Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice), Amir Naim (Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network), Marty Ellin (Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation), Anibal Torres (Latin American Associa- tion), Rachel Spears (Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta), G. Wayne Hillis (Atlanta Bar Association Minority & Diversity Clerkship Program). Front row L-R: Susan Walker Goico and Laura Rishidi-Yazd (Atlanta Legal Aid), Claire Gilbert (Georgia Innocence Project), Anjali Nair (Southern Poverty Law Center. Not pictured: Ilham Askia (Gideon's Promise), Caren Cloud (Truancy Interven- tion Project), Brenda Smeeton (Georgia Justice Project). 8 December 2017 / January 2018 ▪