3-Peat!
Schettine & Nguyen Wins Attorney General’s Cup for Third Year in a Row!
2010 Legal Food Frenzy breaks previous record:
1.7 million pounds+ of food raised for Virginia’s hungry
- Winning law firm raised 6,881 pounds per person-
RICHMOND (May 4, 2010) – Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced today that Virginia’s legal community joined together to raise more than 1.7 million pounds of food for Virginia’s hungry during April. The fourth annual “Legal Food Frenzy” broke previous fund raising records by bringing in 36 tons more than in 2009. The statewide competition is sponsored by the attorney general’s office and pitted 197 firms against each other.
Schettine & Nguyen from Richmond raised the most food per employee to win the “Attorney General’s Cup” for the third year in a row. The law firm has 13 employees and raised almost 6,881 pounds of food per person.
According to Leslie Van Horn, executive director of the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, “This is beyond our expectations. Food Banks are experiencing a historic surge in demand for assistance during the recession. Law firms throughout the commonwealth heard our call. The collaboration of the attorney general’s office, the Virginia Bar Association, and food banks has made a difference for those in need throughout Virginia.”
“Although food is one of our most basic needs, there are still people in Virginia – in 2010 – who struggle to find enough of it to feed themselves and their families. That’s why the attorney general’s office has built a partnership over the years with Virginia’s food banks – the organizations serving on the front lines in fighting hunger in Virginia. Food banks can’t do this good work by themselves. They need money, time, and food donations. In short, they need us to pitch in and help,” said Mr. Cuccinelli.
The contest ran April 5 through April 16 and was open to all lawyers, their staffs, and members of the legal community across Virginia.