Come celebrate with us! The Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. (VLP) and Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western New York (LSED) will host a Champions for Justice Bash on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at the Rich Renaissance Niagara Atrium from 6 to 9:30 p.m. This will be the local showcase event for National Celebration of Pro Bono Week (October 25-31, 2009). The volunteers and staffs of VLP and LSED truly are champions fighting for justice. Their efforts deserve a celebratory bash.

Our celebration will not include any boring speeches. Instead there will be open premium bar for all 3 ½ hours, tasty dinner food stations (see below) and live entertainment with the internationally acclaimed John & Mary and the Valkyries. The fun will include fantastic gift opportunities through silent and basket auctions, as well as our "Judicial Branch" where everyone is a winner of a gift certificate from a local merchant.

Tickets are very reasonably priced at $85/person, $150/couple or $1,000/table. Sponsorship opportunities and program ads are all economically priced.

VLP and LSED provide free legal services to income-eligible populations. The two agencies share office space and collaborate on a number of projects.

The mouth watering food will include: Two Carving Stations (Sirloin of Beef and Roast Turkey); Asian Station (Assorted Sushi, Steamed Dumplings, Pot Stickers, Beef & Broccoli, General Tao's Chicken, and Stir Fried Hoisin Vegetables); Pasta Bar (Cheese Tortellini; Penne; Alfredo, Carbonara, and Sundried Tomato Pesto Sauces; Garlic Bread with Cheese; and Hot Garlic Toast); Cheese & Crackers Station; Atrium Chocolate Fountain (Belgian Chocolate, Strawberries, Cakes, Pretzels, Marshmallows, and Fresh Fruit Cup; and International Flaming Coffee Station.