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Walk for Hunger

The annual Walk for Hunger is coming up on Sunday, May 1 in Boston.

For those interested in learning more about the organization that sponsors this event, see http://www.projectbread.org/

“For 36 years, Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger has provided critical resources for hungry children and families in Massachusetts. Today, The Walk for Hunger is the oldest continuous pledge walk in the country and the largest annual one-day fundraiser to alleviate local hunger. On the first Sunday in May, caring people from every background, united in the spirit of helping others, come together to take part in this wonderful Massachusetts tradition to help feed hungry families in their communities. With the economy still struggling, many Massachusetts families are seeing their monthly income stretched beyond capacity. They are forced to go without food in order to
pay their rent, utility, and medical bills. Last year, 80% of emergency food programs funded by Project Bread reported an increase in requests for food aid. Hunger is not just an urban problem – it exists in nearly every community throughout the state. Pledges will provide hungry families across the state with groceries and hot meals in their own neighborhoods.”

***Please let me know if you are interested in participating in this event. The Service Committee would like to see if we can put a group together to participate!

Thanks,
Pat Newcombe
Barbara West
Co-Chairs, Service Committee

Pat Newcombe
Associate Director
Western New England College
School of Law Library
1215 Wilbraham Rd.
Springfield, MA 01119
413-782-1616 (voice)
413-782-1745 (fax)
pnewcombe@law.wnec.edu

LLNE Scholarships for Annual Meeting in San Antonio: deadline April 20, 2005

The LLNE Spring Meeting is still to come, but it is time to think ahead to AALL this summer. If you are worried about paying for the trip to San Antonio, consider applying for an LLNE scholarship. If you know someone who may not be able to attend without some financial help, please encourage him/her to apply.

For each Annual Meeting & Conference, AALL underwrites one free full registration for a number of chapters on a rotating basis and it is LLNE’s year in 2005. AALL’s intent is to encourage newer members, though the chapter Board may consider other criteria. The Scholarship Committee will consider all applicants for both the AALL registration grant and the LLNE funded awards.

Application forms are available on the LLNE website at : http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/llne/forms/index.htm
Please complete the application and send or fax it to:

Margaret Cianfarini, Chair
LLNE Scholarship Committee
Harvard Law School Library
Langdell Hall
1545 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Fax: 617-496-4409

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 20, 2005.

Proposed ABA Revisions

At a recent meeting, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved for notice and comment revisions to Chapter 6 (Library and Information Resources, Chapter 7 (Facilities) and Chapter 1 (General Purposes and Practices). http://www.abanet.org/legaled/standards/memochapters6_7_1.pdf
(Note that the Chapter 7 revisions include a new section regarding technology.)

Read a March 8th memorandum containing the proposed revisions at http://www.abanet.org/legaled/standards/memochapters6_7_1.pdf

The memo encouages comments by May 3, 2005 for their adequate consideration. You may e-mail Stephen Yandle, Deputy Consultant at yandles@staff.abanet.org.

sources: ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and Law Librarian Blog

Need financial assistance for San Antonio? Deadline fast approaching…

Are you a newer law librarian or graduate student in need financial support to attend the AALL Annual Meeting or one of the workshops in San Antonio? Apply for an AALL Annual Meeting or Workshop grant. See http://www.aallnet.org/committee/grants/grant_application.asp for the application. Note that the deadline is April 1, 2005!