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• Gender Equity Committee’s non-profit board training on February 5, 2010: We have partnered with the Atlanta Women’s Foundation (AWF) to put on a “Women on Board” training. It will be on Friday, February 5 and is specially tailored just for lawyers. Rachel Spears from the Pro Bono Partnership will be speaking about the legal issues facing non-profits and the role lawyers play on boards. $25 for members and $50 for non-GAWL members. Register at http://wob.atlantawomen.org. 

•  Scholarship Deadline is March 1, 2010!   The GAWL Foundation provides annual scholarship awards to deserving law students in Georgia who show a commitment to the advancement of women in the profession of law and a commitment to community service and philanthropy. The Scholarships Committee solicits applications and then meets ot determine the finalists and the scholarship recipients.  To download an application, click here. 

• 17th Annual GAWL Foundation Charity Auction:  Find Your Treasure!  The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Foundation will host its 17^th Annual Charity Auction the evening of Saturday, March 20, 2010!  This is the signature, annual event for the GAWL Foundation. While we are currently growing the Ruth and Ruby Crawford Endowment to eventually provide additional funds for scholarships and grants, this annual event currently funds 100% of the scholarships that the Foundation awards each year to deserving, public interest minded, law students in Georgia as well as additional funding for grants that the Foundation awards throughout the year to other 501(c)(3) organizations serving our communities in Georgia.  Click here for more information.

• Non-Profit Board Opportunities: If you are interested in serving on a board, we have compiled a list of a few organizations that would love to have our help.  Check it out.  You must be logged on as a GAWL member to view this page. 

• The Trailblazers Series is Here! Please join GAWL for Podcasts of Georgia's Trailblazers!   Hear compelling, inspiring, and sobering interviews from some of Geo rgia's trailblazing attorneys who are women!  Cathy Cox, Carol Hunstein, Chilton Varner, Mary Ann Sears, Daisy Floyd, and Deborah Johnson kick off this Series.
  

• Advance your Career and Regional Network!  GAWL is collaborating with the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association for two exciting events of Supreme Significance!  Find out more here.

• Donate in Honor of the Crawfords.  The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Foundation is pleased to announce the re-naming of its Endowment in honor of two women who were true pioneers in law.  Contributions to the Ruth and Ruby Crawford Endowment will fund scholarships for law students in Georgia as well as grants to other charitable organizations throughout Georgia that support women and children. To make a donation in honor of Ruth and Ruby Crawford, please click here

• PRESS RELEASES:  Click here for GAWL's latest Press Releases.

• GAWL held its Annual Dinner and Meeting on May 5th. Click

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  to see award winners from the evening.

• Are you wondering why you should join GAWL or be active in GAWL?  Read the ABC's of the benefits of GAWL membership and participation here! 

• INVESTING IN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH GAWL MAKES BOTH GOOD BUSINESS SENSE AND ADVANCES SMART BUSINESS VALUES:  Read why your firm or business should sign on as a Strategic Partner NOW!  
  

Keep an eye out for many more exciting programs and additions to GAWL’s website. If you have any comments or suggestions, please submit them. We appreciate any feedback  our members have to offer. In the meantime, join us!

Amy Quackenboss
GAWL President, 2009-2010