Author Archives: Pam Robinson

Thanks….

…to everyone who donated tuna and peanut butter for the Fall Best Class Food Drive. The Class of 2020 is to be congratulated for bringing in the most “poundage”.  “Poundage” in the law school is calculated as actual weight plus 1lb. for every dollar!  With a total of 4, 808 “pounds” we made a great difference and helped Harvest Hope Food Bank address food insecurity in SC.

It may be difficult to believe but all this peanut butter will be distributed within a week! The demand is high!

A special thanks to Patty Morr, Maura Ashton, and the other members of the Pro Bono Board who helped collect money, as well as weigh and load the food. We really hope that Professor Stoughton’s classes are enjoying no cold calling!  Peanut butter works!

Tuna, Tuna, Tuna and a bit of peanut butter!

Does not sound like a great recipe but a perfect grocery list for Harvest Hope Food Bank.

With just one more day left in the Fall Best Class Food Drive, you still have time to feed those in need by bringing your donation to Room 134.

Our donations will help fill Disaster Relief boxes and supply backpacks with a weekend of  food for middle school students!

 

and don’t forget to enter your name in the Daily Drawing.  Shawn Hunter entered and won two tickets to the Faculty ( we need to change that name to Public Interest) Auction! He is already planning on enjoying the event and helping out in other ways.  Will you be the next winner? Two free tickets to the Barrister’s Ball could be yours.  The final drawing will be on Friday and features lunch with Dean Wilcox, you choose the place; he pays!

A big thanks for Professor Stoughton’s class. They just could not face tuna but were excited about their donation of 1,350 lbs. of peanut butter!

Did you hear?  We made $378 from sales of cups of soup at “Hunger is NOT a CrockPot”?  The 19 soups were delicious, varied and heart-warming.

Data Entry Help needed

If you have an hour or so a month and would like a change from studying, we have the perfect pro project for you!  The Richland County Bar Association staffs a Homeless Legal Clinic twice a month at Transitions.  As part of the HELP Clinic an intake form is completed ( often by a volunteer law student) At the conclusion of the Clinic the forms are scanned and sent to the Pro Pro Bono Program

Where do you come in?  We need to enter the information on those forms into a data base. This helps the HELP Committee figure out what are the trends and emerging issues facing the homeless population.

Once you volunteer the Pro Bono Program can give you access to the office so you can drop in anytime to enter data.  The hardest part of this job-reading the handwriting of the lawyers!

To volunteer send a message to Pamela Robinson Robinspd@law.sc.edu

CELEBRATE Pro Bono Week

 The ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono has declared Oct. 21-27 Celebrate Pro Bono Week!  It is a time that across the nation, Bar Associations, law firms and law schools will be focussing on what we do best- pro bono work!

What are we doing that is special at USC Law?  A  BAKE SALE and conversation! join us for the Meet n’ Sweet!