AAWL to host holiday fundraiser

September 24-30, 2018

The Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers (AAWL) will host their annual holiday brunch and silent auction on Dec. 8, 2018. Starting at 10 a.m. at Next Level Events, the funds raised will be utilized to support scholarships for budding women law students in Arkansas.

 

The event is a great opportunity to gather with friends and colleagues to enjoy holiday food and beverages, socialize and network – all while shopping unique items to support the AAWL scholarship endowment.  Since 2009, AAWL has awarded $10,000 in scholarships each year based on funds raised at the annual brunch.

 

At this time, AAWL is in need of sponsors, with an approaching Nov. 23, 2018 deadline.

 

Sponsorship opportunities include:

– Stocking Stuffer Sponsor ($250 - $500):

• Recognition on AAWL website

• Recognition at scholarship award ceremony

 

– Silver Bell Sponsor ($500 - $1000):

• Recognition on AAWL website

• Up to 5 admissions to Holiday Brunch

• Recognition at scholarship award ceremony

 

– Shining Star Sponsor ($1000 or more):

• Recognition in all holiday brunch materials and any press opportunities

• Up to 10 admissions to holiday brunch

• Special recognition at the scholarship award ceremony

 

Ticket prices for the event are $30 for members, $35 for non-members, and $20 for students. For reservations, visit www.arwomenlawyers.org, email development@arwomenlawyers.org, or mail your reservation and check to P.O. Box 95, Little Rock, AR, 72203.

 

About AAWL

 

AAWL was founded in 1938, under the leadership of the first AAWL President Virginia Darden Moose. The purposes of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers, which are to be exercised in the public interest, are as follows:

 

– To further the interests of women lawyers and their service to the legal profession; to advance the administration of justice according to law; to aid the courts in carrying on the administration of justice;

– To foster public service and high standards of conduct; to maintain, on the part of those engaged in the practice of law, high standards of integrity, learning and competence;

– To encourage collegiality among women lawyers;

– To provide a forum for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law and related subjects;  

– To carry on a program of continuing legal education;

– To improve the judicial and legal process and the science of jurisprudence;

– To encourage practices that would advance and improve the honor and dignity of the legal professional and to encourage the legal profession and its individual members to perform and to discharge more effectually their responsibilities in the public interest.

 

Source: Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers  

 

 

  • The silent auction spread from a past AAWL Holiday Brunch.
    The silent auction spread from a past AAWL Holiday Brunch.