Around the water cooler: Young Lawyers Section collecting school supplies

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People can drop off school supplies at the Chicago Bar Association by Tuesday, Aug. 26 and help a child start off the school year right. The CBA’s Young Lawyers Section is organizing supplies to outfit all 70 fifth-graders at Goudy Elementary School for the entire year.

They need: Colored pencils; washable markers; pencils with erasers; pencil bags (no boxes); Kleenex; 2-pocket folders; spiral notebooks (70 pages); glue/glue sticks; rulers, scissors & protractors; yellow highlighters; dividers, and Post-it notes; large erasers; backpacks; pens (red, blue and black); 3×5 lined index cards; pencil sharpeners, flash drives; and Tempera paint sets.

Supplies can be left in the drop box in the lobby of the CBA at 321 S. Plymouth Court, in Chicago.

Mike Rohan, chair of the Young Lawyers Section and an associate at McDonald & McCabe, said the CBA adopted Goudy in 2003. The school is named after the first president of the CBA. The school selected the grade that will accept the donations, Rohan said.

“The students are incredibly wonderful kids,” Rohan said. “They come from numerous, diverse backgrounds. We hope that they get a good impression of lawyers and young lawyers. Perhaps it inspires them to do well in school and follow their hopes and go on to pursue what they want to pursue in life.”

Additionally, this year the Young Lawyers Section will help update a classroom into a bright, new space. Monetary donations that will support the painting project may be mailed to: Attn: Jenni Bertolino, YLS/CBA, 321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604 (make check payable to CBA, donations are not tax deductible).