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'Food from the Bar' raises over $285,000

By Richard Binder

The 2nd annual "Food from the Bar" campaign was held this year from April 19 through May 14, inviting the legal community in Los Angeles to raise food and funds for the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank.

Participating law firms and other groups in the legal community raised over $285,000 in funds and donated over 1,600 hours of time volunteering at the Foodbank.

Honors were given in categories including: Overall Total, Most Per Capita Total and Most Volunteers. First place in Most Donations Overall went to Latham & Watkins. First place in Most Per Capita went to Hennigan Bennett & Dorman. Paul Hastings took first place in Most Volunteers.

The Los Angeles Regional Foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 1973 and is one of the largest food banks in the United States. Through a network of over 550 charitable agencies with more than 900 sites, the Foodbank supplies enough food for over 750,000 meals each week in Los Angeles County. The Foodbank is affiliated with Feeding America. For more information, visit www.lafoodbank.org.

For a full list of awards and participants, click here.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on June 17, 2010 (boomark / email).