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Upcoming Events... Renew your GRAWA Membership Today! Renew and you will be entered into a drawing to win a $75 Spa Certificate... All members who renew their GRAWA membership by January 9, 2009 will be entered into a drawing for a $75 gift certificate to the luxurious Del Monte Spa in Pittsford, New York. Don't miss the deadline - You'll love the pampering after the holidays! To renew your membership, please download the membership form, or sign up online! Click on the WBASNY logo (on the left), and click on the blue box "JOIN WBASNY," select "Rochester" as your chapter, and complete the form online. If you register online, please send a brief email to info@grawa.org informing us that you signed up through WBASNY. This will expedite your membership into GRAWA. Thank you for your support!
Attention GRAWA Members:
As you make year-end donations, please consider supporting the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY). By virtue of your membership in GRAWA you are also a member of WBASNY, a statewide organization dedicating its efforts to, among many other things, the advancement of women in society and in the legal profession. Please read the attached letter from Gail Boggio, President of WBASNY. I hope you will join me in making a pledge to support WBASNY. (Please note: contributions are not tax deductible.) Thank you! Wishing you a joyous holiday season and new year filled with peace and happiness, Heidi Schult Gregory 2008-2009 GRAWA Presdient
Applications for WBASNY and GRAWA Board Positions are Now Being Accepted Please consider becoming a WBASNY and/or GRAWA Board Member in 2009! WBASNY is accepting applications for the following board positions. Please go to the WBASNY Website to review the application that will need to be submitted as well as obtain a description of the positions. WBASNY Board Positions Available: President-Elect Vice President (3 positions) Treasurer Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary GRAWA Board Positions Available: President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Anyone interested in becoming a GRAWA and/or WBASNY Board Member, please contact Tara Johnson at tara.johnson@excellus.com no later than January 7, 2009.
2009 Athena Awards Anyone interested in attending the Athena Awards lunch and sitting with other GRAWA members at tables reserved by MCC should contact Liz Wolford at ewolford@wolfordfirm.com. The lunch will honor the Athena Award finalists, including our members Diane Cecero and Maggie Clemens! Congratulations Diane and Maggie!! The guest speaker is Monique Greenwood, former editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine. Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009 Time: Noon unitl 1:30 PM Location: Rochester Riverside Convention Center RSVP: Liz Wolford at ewolford@wolfordfirm.com
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GRAWA GoodSearch Reminder If you are doing any of your holiday shopping online, please do not forget to go through the GoodSearch site. GRAWA receives a percentage of the purchase price, plus extra coupons! Information Flier Click on GoodSearch web site link below ...Select GRAWA as your Cause...Shop... and GoodSearch Donates! www.goodsearch.com
GRAWA's Health Committee Presents "Winter Fitness and Health"
As the snow falls and the cold weather moves in, the Rochester winter is here to stay for the coming months. Many of us are working long hours to meet end-of-the-year deadlines, while also juggling other professional obligations, holiday parties and family commitments, finding very little time to focus on our health and well-being. GRAWA's Health Committee wants to remind you during this busy winter season to remember to take some time to focus on your health! Click on the link for Tips for Healthy Winter Skin, Winter Nutrition, Staying Fit, Frostbite Awareness, and Giving Your Immune System a Boost! 2008 Cold Weather Fitness and Health
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Congratulations to Judges Donofrio, Kohout, Bellini and Winslow! GRAWA would like to congratulate four of our members on their recent elections. Congratulations to Judges Gail Donofrio and Joan Kohout on their re-election to Monroe County Family Court, and Judges Elma Bellini and Joanne Winslow on their election to the Supreme Court for the Seventh Judicial District.
New York Parent Education and Awareness Program (PEAP) Program The New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program (PEAP), an initiative of Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, wants to "get the word out" throughout the State about its certified programs. PEAP offers parent education by certified providers to help parents separating from their spouse or partner, or going through a divorce, to better understand the effects of their breakup on their children and to give them information and ideas about how to make the new family situation easier and more livable for themselves and their children. PEAP, chaired by GRAWA member, the Honorable Evelyn Frazee, has a presence in all 62 counties in NYS. In order to accept court-ordered or referred parents, parent education programs must be certified by the NYS Office of Court Administration through PEAP. Judges, in their discretion, may order or refer parents to these programs, agencies, and individuals may refer parents, and parents may self-refer. A recent newsletter article is linked below with more details about PEAP, or check out the website http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/parent-ed/ for a list of certified providers and for other information about the program.
Partnership for Equal Justice Campaign By now, you should have received a letter introducing the Partnership for Equal Justice Campaign and GRAWA's role in its successful conclusion. As you know, we have established a goal of $35,000 in new dollars to be raised from GRAWA members to create a space in the Telesca Center for Justice acknowledging GRAWA's prominent place in our legal community and to honor the contributions and commitments of GRAWA and its members. Please be a part of this historic campaign. Please make your pledge today.
Printer Cartridge Recycling Program The current recycling program GRAWA participates in was suspended due to vendor issues. We have enrolled in a new program and are currently waiting new supplies. If you have current recycling bags, please discard them. A notice will be sent when the new supplies are available. Thank you for your support of GRAWA through this program.
Pro Bono Attorneys Needed VLSP is in need of pro bono attorneys for a variety of family law cases. Interested volunteers should contact Mary Beth Conway at 585-295-5707 or
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