Firm-Wide and Multi-Office Projects

• In 2007 the Stern family, long-time clients of the firm, made a generous gift to the Foundation, to honor founders Jean and Sam Guyton on their 70th birthdays, to create a Foundation project especially for kids. The Guytons created The Stern Family Project which challenged children to research charities in their communities, choose one that interested them, try to volunteer there, and write an essay about the organization and their experience. In 2008, thirty-three children from several offices wrote essays and each was awarded a check for their charity. The charities the children selected fell into four main categories and will protect animals, feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and help children like them from around the world. Click here to see a PDF of their essays. Click here to see the project summary in the 2008 Foundation annual report (pages 4-8). The Stern Family Project will be offered again during the summer of 2009. We encourage you to participate. Click here  to see a PDF of the project memo.
  
  
• Food Drive: Together Holland and Hart raised more than 11,422 lbs of food. The winning offices were Carson City with 42.5 lbs per person and Salt Lake City, with 59.75 lbs per person. Both offices received a “Golden Can Award” for their outstanding efforts.
  
  
• Bright Future Foundation: During the partnership retreat, volunteers renovated a bathroom and helped with yard work at a safe house for victims of domestic violence in Eagle County, Colorado.
  


• Habitat for Humanity: During the Intellectual Property Practice Group retreat, volunteers helped construct a sidewalk at a site in Park City, Utah.
  
  
  

Aspen, CO

• Made baby blankets and delivered them to the Child Reach Child Abuse Center in Glenwood Springs.
  
  
• Participated in the annual food drive and delivered a sizeable contribution to the Lift Up Food Center in Glenwood Springs. They are always very grateful for the donations as the need has risen sharply.
  

Billings, MT

• The primary fundraiser during 2008 consisted of monthly lunches and smoothie sales. The Foundation Committee provided the ingredients and sold the finished products to anyone in the office who was willing to buy and or eat them. The office also had a Margarita social as a fundraiser. These activities not only provided money for Foundation projects, but gave the office a chance to eat together and get better acquainted.
  
  

• Donated $300 to the YWCA Gateway House.



• Spent a Saturday working on a Habitat for Humanity House and donated to Habitat a cash amount of $1750.



• Spent a Saturday working at Billings Animal Rescue Kare (BARK), a non-profit animal shelter. The office also donated a dog kennel, a cabinet and a dryer to BARK.




Holiday Projects:

• Assembled 50 hygiene kits for the Men’s Shelter of the Montana Rescue Mission.



• Held a towel and coffee mug drive for the Women’s Shelter of the Montana Rescue Mission



• Purchased gifts for 15 seniors in need as identified through Big Sky Senior Services



• Purchased gifts for 10 kids at Tumbleweed, a non-profit agency which provides services to runaway, homeless, and otherwise at-risk youth and their families.
  

Office Committee members: Marita Hauck • Linda Manion • Beth Nedrow • Mike Monson • Pam Moritz • Lynette Sawatzke • Teri Stephens • Leslie Thomson •

Boise, ID

• Fundraisers: In February, July, and September the office sold break-fast burritos. In April, rootbeer floats and ice cream sundaes. In June the office brought in items for a silent auction. And in August sold baked cookies.

• As Partners in Education, Holland & Hart Foundation, Sysco Foods, and Tamura Wheeler (Connie Dart’s daughter) purchase and donate frozen cakes to Frank Church High School monthly during the school year. The cakes help at-risk students celebrate their birth-days.
  
  
• In April, Nicole Snyder and Linda Jones drummed up participation in the annual Dress for Success Campaign. The office collected two large closets worth of women and men’s professional clothing.
  
  
• In May, the office collected and donated old cell phones to Women’s and Children’s Alliance. The office also formed an eight-person team and participated in the Famous Potato Marathon & Fun Run sponsored by local Treasure Valley YMCAs to support the International Rescue Committee. The IRC helps meet the needs of refugees in our community.
  
  
• Fundraising Blitz: On a Monday, Kelly Barbour came to the Foundation with a request for help with his school supply drive for students in Mexico. By Friday the office was able to hand him a check for $1,000. The office sold rootbeer floats and ice cream sundaes. Volunteers brought in home baked goodies—cookies, bread, and pastries—and  sold treats throughout the day. On the last day the office sold their ever-popular Breakfast Burrito.
  
  
• In November the office participated in the annual Rake Up Boise. They raked leaves for four homes and collected a total of 123 bags of leaves.
  
  
• In December, Kyle Yearsley and Eric Vehlow were instrumental in putting together our Holiday Foundation project. Collectively the Boise office bought gifts and stockings for 32 children, provided dinner for eight families, and donated $1,000 toward reconstructive dental care for one mother.

Office Committee members: Carmen Bilbao • Kevin Braley • Katherine Burkett • Kimberle English • Brian Fischenich • Jennifer Foss • Linda Jones • Gina Kortan • John McDonald • Kiersten Murray • Maureen Ryan

Boulder, CO

• From the Garden to the Table: The basic goal of this project is to improve Boulder Valley elementary schools, giving children healthier food choices, supported by school-run gardens and classroom and after school lessons and activities involving sustainable living.



• Education: A speaker from the League of Women’s Voters cam to the office during a patriotic breakfast to give them an overview of issues on the 2008 election ballots.



• Meals on wheels: Ongoing weekly office community service project, where a good number of people take turns driving and helping on the Meals On Wheels rounds.



• Internal fundraising/snack basket: Now a two-year tradition, the office continues to maintain a “snack bar” for the office.

Office Committee members: Dave Rich • Annie Haselfeld • Debbie Rickers • Tracy Baker • Jeanne Frei

Cheyenne, WY

• Hosted a thank-you BBQ luncheon/fundraiser for the Friday Food Bag Program (FFBP). The office invited clients, Western Vista Federal Credit Union and Frontier Refining, who had made monetary donations and volunteered to help with the program. The Wal-Mart Distribution Center provided $2,000 toward the purchase of food for this BBQ. Lunch proceeds were applied to the FFBP account. This program has an immediate, positive impact on childhood hunger in the community by putting food directly in the hands of the children who need it. The office consulted with a nutritionist to help select healthy, nonperishable foods that do not require cooking. The bags contain multiple servings of protein, fruit, and whole grains.
  
  
• For Thanksgiving, with the help of Wal-Mart Distribution Center, the office provided complete Thanksgiving meals to 12 families.
  
  
• Purchased school supplies and backpacks and donated them to Operation Back to School, which distributes supplies to more than 1,300 Laramie County income-qualified students.
  
  
• In mid-October volunteers helped with a Gleaning Project at Grant Family Farms in Wellington, Colorado, where all food went to the Larimer County Food Bank.
  
  
• November Book Sale: Donated and sold used books, CDs, and DVDs to raise funds for Foundation projects. Items not sold were sent to Denver for their Book Sale.
  
  
• Annual Share the Warmth Open House: Guests donated new or gently used warm clothing to Needs, Inc. and Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless.
  
  
• Cheyenne Community Clinic: Helped stuff, fold, and sort the annual newsletter for mailing and donated money for postage.
  
  

Office Committee members: Heather Canarecci • Nancy Bales • Delissa Hayano • Jenifer Scoggin • Lynda Zeringue • Bert Sanchez

Colorado Springs, CO

• Urban Peak: Continued to provide basic necessities and reward items on a monthly basis for the local teen shelter, Urban Peak. Also sponsored the first annual chili cook-off to raise funds for Urban Peak.
  
  
• Marian House Soup Kitchen: Continued  work in the soup kitchen and agreed to decorate the children’s area at the Marian House’s Hannifen Self Sufficiency Center.
  
  
• Salvation Army Adopt-a-Student Holiday Program: Provided Christmas presents of toys and clothing for 28 students.
  
  
• Raised $255 for Holland & Hart Foundation projects from the spring chili cook off and the snack basket generated more than $130.
  

Office Committee members: Christie Ryan • Pauli Ingwersen • Bill Brown • Karen Hartley • Stacie Gonzalez

Denver, CO

• Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk: In November, the Denver Team raised $17,300.
  
  
• Craig Hospital Rite of Flight: Foundation volunteers helped local pilots and crew to provide hot air balloon rides for Craig Hospital patients.
  
  
• Food Baskets: Denver volunteers teamed up with local area churches and Jewish Family Services to provide Easter and Passover dinner food baskets for a number of local families in need.
  
  
• COMPA Food Ministry: Volunteers gleaned vegetables to be distributed to families in need.
  
  
• Holiday Giving Tree: Adopted nearly 100 individuals and/or families providing food, clothing, household necessities, and toys
  
  
• Hart to Heart Auction: Volunteers baked delicious chocolate items, assembled gift baskets, helped with set-up and clean-up, and raised just over $5,000.
  
  
• Meals on Wheels: More than 70 volunteers helped deliver hot lunches to 12 senior clients in the Capitol Hill neighborhood every day of the work week.
  
  
• March for Babies: Volunteers led by Louann Jamieson raised more than $5000 to help improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
  
  
• Pocket Flag Project: Marcy Weaver and Michele Clark head this project which provides a little bit of home to our troops serving primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  
  
• Rebuilding Together Metro Denver: Volunteers revitalized the home of Esmerelda, a low income, elderly homeowner.
  
  
• Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center School Supply Drive: Filled backpacks with supplies for 33 children and delivered some in person at a pizza lunch, donated by Mici’s.
  
  
• Share the Warmth: Collected coats, scarves, mittens, gloves, hats and other warm clothing and donations were sent to the Denver Rescue Mission, Samaritan House, Volunteers of America, and the Family Motel.
  
  
• Soup Kitchen: Volunteers led by Mike Martin served food to the homeless at Trinity Method-ist Church once a month.
  
  
• Food & Craft Bars: Volunteers donated their culinary and arts and crafts talents to raise awareness and funds for the Alzheimer’s Foundation, Lennox House, and Meals on Wheels.
  
  
• Used Book Sales: Volunteers held two book sales in the firm library and raised more than $742 dollars for Foundation activities. Books not sold were donated to local libraries, hospitals, and shelters.
  
  
• Veteran’s Day Celebration: The emotional event drew about 200 people to view displays of mementos and photographs from more than 100 veterans and their families.
  
  
• Voter Education Project: During breakfasts and lunches, non-partisan speakers presented the pros and cons of ballot issues for their counties and states.
  
  

Office Committee members: Lisa Harston • Brenda Proskey • Randi Dixon • Tinne Loh • Bill Taylor • Alyssa Yatsko • Ashley Wald • Randi Dixon • Alec Kemp • Tava Davis • Janet Elder • April Hurst • Delena Jackson • Jessica Neeson • Marcy Weaver • Debby Malandra • Nancy Baker • Christine Salvatore • Mai-Lin Hegel • Michael Martin • Debra Hindin-King • Erin Spradlin • Nadya Bosch • Scott Levine • Kami Pomerantz • Theresa Brown • Tom O’Donnell • LouAnn Canjar • Louann Jamieson • Cathy Milkey

Denver Tech Center, CO

• Completed work on the renovations to the girl’s dorm at the Denver Children’s Home.
  
  
• For the annual Christmas project, the office “adopted” a dozen children through the Colfax Community Network for the Holidays.
  
  
• Canned Food Drive. The DTC office collected and donated food to the Covenant Cupboard Food Pantry, which is the largest food bank in Southeast Denver and serves hundreds of families all over the Front Range every week.
  

Office Committee members: Lee Gray • Ken Jach • Mardie Schlauch • Paul Schlauch • Mark Rohlena

Jackson, WY

• Purchased toiletry items for needy men, women, and children and assembled them into large plastic bags for distribution at the local food bank, Jackson Cupboard.
  
  
• Also collected winter clothing for Good Samaritan Mission, a homeless shelter, and Community Safety Network (CSN), a shelter for abused women and children.

Office Committee members: Joe Teig • Amy Brooks • Cathryn Brodie • Paula Fleck • Zale Hansen • Estela Torres • Terri Wheeler

Las Vegas, NV

• The office purchased and delivered new shoes to children in need at Rex Bell Elementary School as part of the Shoes That Fit program.

Office Committee members: Carla Kok • Phil Dabney

Salt Lake City, UT

• Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure: Each May, the office participates in this 5K walk/run event. The office has great participation from and donations go to breast cancer research.
  
  
• United Way day – TreeUtah: The office worked at TreeUtah and helped prepare their ecogarden for planting in 2009. TreeUtah is a non-profit organization dedicated to tree planting and education. Since 1990.
  
  
• The Road Home: Once each quarter, the office prepared and served dinner and homemade desserts, and cleaned-up at this homeless shelter in Salt Lake City.
  
  
• A friendly competition between floors in November when the office collected food for the Utah Food Bank. The office raised over 1,200 lbs. of food and $2,000 in cash donations.
  
  
• Angel Tree/Salvation Army: Over a two day period in December, the office worked at a warehouse sorting and filling orders for families in need.
  
  
• There’s Something about Mary: In 2008, the office lost a dear friend, Foundation volunteer, and co-worker, Mary Loll, to cancer. The Salt Lake City office rallied around Mary in her time of need and made generous donations of time, money and support. The office held a garage sale to benefit Mary in July.

Office Committee members: Barbara Thurgood • Ruth Lundberg • Doug Owens • Joanna Radmall •
Kristi Sessions • Amber Hancock • Mona Burton • Lynette Sharp • Joe Stark • Joan Thornton • Dan Wadley

Santa Fe, NM

• Fundraiser: The office held the annual parking lot fundraiser for Indian Market 2008. The partners who own the office building  donated the parking lot to the Foundation and committee members staffed the lot. The lot was sold out by noon each day. As usual, the attorneys who came in to work over the weekend paid for their parking spots for the time they were at the office.
  
  
• Thanksgiving Dinner Project: Provided Thanksgiving dinners to those in need again this year. Provided eight boxes containing all the ingredients for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to the Santa Fe Food Depot.
  
  
• Coats for Kids: Each year at Christmas, the office makes donations to this annual drive sponsored by the St. Vincent Regional Hospital. This drive provides winter coats to children at all Santa Fe Public Schools who do not have warm winter coats or whose families cannot afford them. This year the office donated $500 and approximately 650 coats were distributed.

Office Committee members: Kristina Martinez • LisaMarie Ortiz • Toni Bolton • Ocean Munds-Dry • Joanna Garcia • Deb Guinn • Diane Hamamoto • Trent Howell • Larry Montano • Ruth Sougstad • Rob Sutphin

Washington, DC

• Adopt-a-Family Program: The office achieved 100% participation in this holiday project and received infinite gratitude from everyone touched by our heartfelt donations.
  
  
• Arlington Food assistance Center (AFAC): Provided a charitable donation to this local area food bank which provides supplemental groceries to more than 800 families a week. Also pro-vided daily essentials for four “adopted” families.
  
  
• Although Brian is not an employee of Holland & Hart, he is known as “The 12th Man” because of the time he devotes to our projects. Rosa and Brian Smith, dressed in Christmas costumes and bright smiles, delivered toys, clothing, household items, gift cards, and paper products to families in need. They were met with warmth and emotions that truly captured the Christmas Spirit. A young boy shouted with joy when he spotted “Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus” arriving at his home. Families responded with utter astonishment, tears, laughter, and everlasting smiles when they received our gifts.
  

Office Committee members: Rosa Smith