Thompson Hine’s Build-A-Backpack Program Continues Tradition of School Donations
Law Firm and the Association of Corporate Counsel New Jersey Deliver
250 Backpacks to Children
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In its eighth year as primary sponsor of the event, Thompson
Hine LLP has once again worked with the Association of Corporate
Counsel New Jersey (ACCNJ) on its annual Build-A-Backpack school supply
donation event, a winning collaboration of the two organizations.
Hundreds of excited kindergarten and first grade students this year each
received a backpack filled to the brim with back-to-school supplies and
new books for their classes at Charles H. Stillman, DeWitt D. Barlow and
Jefferson Elementary Schools in Plainfield, New Jersey. This year’s
backpack donation reached the largest number of students to date.
Corporate counsel and staff from New York and New Jersey businesses made
the special deliveries to the students on September 10.
Rebecca Brazzano, Thompson Hine partner and chair of the law firm’s
outreach subcommittee, has coordinated the firm’s participation each
year. “We strive to give back to the community in a meaningful, tangible
way. Our Diversity & Inclusion Initiative looks for opportunities to
participate in community outreach efforts like this one in all of the
communities in which our firm has offices,” Brazzano said. “One of our
core values is active, dedicated community service, and ACCNJ has
partnered with us and supported this worthwhile and important annual
outreach effort.”
Valerie J. Camara, ACCNJ Pro Bono and Outreach Chair and past president,
stated, “ACCNJ has enjoyed a long and meaningful partnership with
Rebecca and Thompson Hine.” She continued, “Our joint outreach effort
has become a beloved tradition of our ACCNJ members and is welcomed and
appreciated by the schools we select each year. We believe that this
small effort makes a big difference to these children, and making even a
small difference really matters.”
About Thompson Hine LLP. Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law
firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 7 offices, is ranked among the
top 4 U.S. firms for Value for the Dollar and Commitment to Help and
named a Top 5 firm for Client Service Excellence in independent surveys
of more than 300 in-house counsel. For 3 straight years, Thompson Hine
has distinguished itself in all areas of Service Delivery Innovation and
is one of only 5 firms noted in the BTI Brand Elite for “making
changes to improve the client experience.” The firm’s commitment to
innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTHSM – a
smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client
goals. Key components of SmartPaTH include Legal Project Management,
Value-Based Pricing, Flexible Staffing and Process Efficiency. For more
information, please visit ThompsonHine.com
and ThompsonHine.com/about/SmartPaTH.
Contacts
Thompson Hine LLP
Georgene Davison, Marketing Operations Director
216-566-8005
Georgene.Davison@ThompsonHine.com
