Raise the Bar. End Hunger.

The Legal Community’s Response to Hunger

For five weeks, local law firms and legal professionals come together for one purpose: to end hunger in this region, where 1 in 7 residents are at risk of hunger.

Join us April 2 - May 4 for a collaboration and competition between firms to fundraise, collect food and contribute volunteer hours for Harvesters! Last year, Food From the Bar provided more than 31,000 meals to the hungry in our community!

How it Works:
- Register your firm.
- We'll create your firm a virtual food drive page to utilize.
- Set a goal for how many pounds and/or dollars your firm will raise this year.
- Earn points for your firm, team or organization.
- Rally your co-workers to have fun and beat hunger.

How to Earn Points:
Every pound collected = 1 point
Every dollar donated = 3 points
Every volunteer shift = 50 points*
Any volunteer signing in with your team/firm name counts toward your total.

*Bonus points can be earned by attending the Food from the Bar Lunch & Learn March 7 (200 points), Register your team before March 16 (250 points) and double points on Bonus Volunteer Days (listed under Calendar of Events)

    

 

Award Categories for 2018

• Creativity – Submit innovative or unusual means of supporting Food from the Bar to jrichardson@harvesters.org before May 7.

• Food Raiser – The legal organization who collects the most food.

• Best Law School – Best Achievement by a law school.

• Spirit – The most volunteer hours for Harvesters per capita.

• All Around – Outstanding achievement based on total points per capita.

• Overall – Highest overall combined point totals.

• 2018 Food from the Bar Partners – Organizations will be listed as Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Partners on this web page until May 2019.

2018 Steering Committee Members

• Tracey Demarea, Johnson County Bar Association

• Judge Rene Henry, Wyandotte County District Court and Wyandotte County Bar

• Margaret Richards, Husch Blackwell

• Tricia Scaglia, Scaglia Law Firm LLC & AWL Liaison

• Mike Svetlic, Michael J. Svetlic Law Firm & Harvesters Ambassador

• Gillian Wilcox, ACLU of Missouri & KCMBA Liaison