BRACH EICHLER’S 13TH ANNUAL TOY DRIVE: Pictured are the Brach Eichler “elves.” Gifts for the benefit of children at Eva’s Village and the Jersey Battered Women’s Shelter (JBWS). Pictured, in the firm’s boardroom in Roseland on Dec. 12, 2017, from left to right, front row: Lorna Scardigno, Diane Famula, Ann Wall, Debbie Edwards, Editha Martin, Jennifer Gonzalez, Norma Serio, Phil Augusto, and Eric Magnelli; back row: Matt Collins, Karen Cassidy and Barbara McReynolds. (Not pictured are Lynda Manageri and Diana Harris.)
For the 13th consecutive year, employees at Brach Eichler in Roseland continued a firm holiday tradition by donating toys and cash to purchase gifts for the benefit of children at Eva’s Village and the Jersey Battered Women’s Shelter (JBWS). Located in Paterson, Eva’s Village is a faith-based, nondenominational, antipoverty nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people in need. The JBWS, located in Morris County, is a full-service domestic abuse prevention agency that provides counseling, safe housing, transitional living, and legal assistance, among other services. Both organizations have set up a “holiday boutique/shopping event” with the donations, where parents can pick out gifts for their children to open so they can enjoy a special holiday.
Norris McLaughlin Fulfills Holiday Wishes
SAFE + SOUND HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE: Pictured from left to right: Ashley Edwards, an associate at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus; Megan Seybuck, senior marketing coordinator at Norris McLaughlin; Nick Dimakos, an associate of the firm and a member of the Board of Trustees and Secretary for Safe+Sound Somerset; Ed Miller, Chief Marketing Officer, Norris McLaughlin; Jeralyn Lawrence, a partner at the firm, a member of the firm’s management committee and chair of the firm’s matrimonial and family law department, Dec. 12, 2017, at the firm’s Bridgewater office.
[Photo Credit: Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.] Bridgewater-based Norris McLaughlin & Marcus has once again participated in Safe + Sound Somerset’s 2017 Holiday Gift Drive as part of its commitment to the community. The annual gift drive helps fulfill the holiday wishes of many local families. Attorneys and staff contributed to a general wish list in support of Safe + Sound’s holiday store. The firm transformed its main conference room into a gift shop, stocked with donations, that allows their clients to make gift selections for their families. Children also “shopped” for a special holiday present for loved ones. “It is another way in which the firm’s attorneys and staff can give back to the community in which they work and live. We hope that the generous contributions will help bring comfort and enjoyment to many families during the holiday season and throughout the year,” said Nicholas J. Dimakos , an associate who also serves as a member of the board of trustees and secretary for Safe + Sound, a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to serving victims of domestic abuse in Somerset County.
Lindabury Teams with United Way for Season of Caring
LINDABURY AND UNITED WAY GIFT DRIVE: Pictured, from left to right are: Renea Williams, JFK Community Center Facility Director; Sherlise Brodie, JFK Community Center Assistant Director; David Pierce, Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper President; Philip Daniel, United Way of Greater Union County Director of Corporate Relations; Nicole Kobis, Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper family law attorney, and James Horne, United Way of Greater Union County President & CEO, on Nov. 30, 2017, at the firm’s Westfield office.
Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper in Westfield has partnered with the United Way of Union County to support their Season of Caring Holiday Wishes drive. The drive provides holiday gifts to children from disadvantaged households in the greater Union County area. Lindabury’s Women’s Business Initiative (WBI) program organized the firm’s partnership, and family law attorney Nicole Kobis served as the drive’s coordinator. Lindabury attorneys and staff collected more than 150 toys to be distributed to 40 children ranging in age from 6 months to 4 years. In addition to gifts, Lindabury also made a monetary donation to the United Way. “I am so grateful for the overwhelming support from the Lindabury family, who is always happy to lend a hand to those in need. What a great way to begin the holiday season,” Kobis said.
