About Lawyers for Learning The Monroe County Bar Association salutes all of the volunteers in its highly-acclaimed Lawyers for Learning program. The Lawyers for Learning Committee meets once a month and is always looking for new members. MCBA encourages you to join the Committee and support its various projects. More details... Lawyers for Learning Chair: Diana Irizarry, Esq.

Lawyers for Learning News & Updates... We are always accepting applications to be a mentor. Please contact Liz Novak at 546-1817 or send an e-mail to lnovak@mcba.org, if you're interested. Get the school year started right! Beginning of the Year Event Wednesday, November 14th, 6:00 – 7:30 PM at School #29 Have the opportunity to meet and mingle with your LFL mentee and their parents. Fill out your permission slip and give to your student's teacher -students MAY NOT attend the event if their mentors are not there. Rochester City School District Calendar Open calendar... Give Back. Give Books. Lawyers for Learning is teaming up with the Rochester Education Foundation to collect books for Rochester City School students. Drop off donations and new books at the MCBA. Visit www.givebackgivebooks.org for more details. Learn more & donatation form... School 29 Partnership: More than 100 members of the Rochester legal community (lawyers, paralegals, administrative assistants and others) devote at least one hour per week to mentoring students who attend School 29, a K-5 elementary school located on Rochester's west side. Mentors work with individual students or an entire class. They provide reading and math assistance, play educational games, and, most importantly, serve as positive role models. Lawyers for Learning also hosts an annual dinner for School 29 families, funds field trips, sponsors reading contests, distributes free books and provides enrichment grants to worthy students. The Partnership is always looking for more mentors, since there is usually a list of students who are waiting for their own "lawyer." Schedules are flexible and the school is conveniently located about ten minutes from downtown. Most mentors describe their time at School 29 as the best, most-satisfying hour of their entire week!

Tools for Schools: During the first week of school, volunteers from Lawyers for Learning distribute back packs filled with school supplies to students who attend School 29. A class receives their back packs at School 29 on Monday, September 10, 2007.                The students of School #29 say, "Thank You!" I appreciate that you gave me school supplies. How can I repay you for giving me a supplies?  I can promise that I will be a good student.                                                                                           - Nicholas                                                  Thank you for giving us bookbags and supporting us. I am happy that you chose School #29.  Thank you for getting us prepared for school.                                                                                          -Kenyatta