The Giving Issue

As we slowly emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic we find ourselves in a challenging economic environment. Supply chain issues, scarcity, and inflation have combined to cause a perfect storm of price increases of everything from groceries to housing. As is often the case, those most vulnerable in our community are the ones who suffer the most.

During this season of giving – and throughout the year – our members continue to step up to lend a helping hand to those in need. While we tend to focus on the difficulties and challenges in our world, let’s take a few minutes to highlight the good being done by our members every day. So many of our members give back through pro bono work, serving on boards of community organizations, and volunteering at various community events. Here is just a small sampling of the charitable work being done by our members not only during the holiday season, but throughout the year.

Jeffrey S. Feldman, Esq. The Feldman Firm

This year, The Feldman Firm, LLC celebrated #GivingTuesday and the holiday season by once again making contributions to three charitable organizations. This year, the Firm has made donations to Sara’s Smiles Foundation, the Montgomery Bar Foundation, and The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

Sara’s Smiles (www.saras-smiles.org), based in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, honors the memory of Sara Kate Burke, Jeff Feldman’s niece, by brightening the spirits of pediatric cancer patients in hospitals and care facilities around the country.

The Montgomery Bar Foundation (www. montgomerybarfoundation.org) is the charitable affiliate of the Montgomery Bar Association; it supports law-related educational, charitable, and humanitarian projects throughout Montgomery County, PA.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (www.naacpldf.org) is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. It works to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.

We wish everyone a meaningful, peaceful, healthy and joyous holiday season.

Friedman Schuman, PC has proudly supported charitable initiatives in Montgomery County and Philadelphia for decades. In 2022, the firm donated to Maccabi USA, an organization based out of Philadelphia, that promotes support for Israel and Jewish continuity through athletic, educational, and cultural experiences for participants of all ages. Friedman Schuman was a Platinum Sponsor of the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams representing the USA for the Maccabi Games in 2022. We are proud to announce that this was the first year that Team USA fielded a women’s team in the Maccabi Games. Many of our lawyers who are members of the Montgomery Bar Association also donate annually to the Montgomery Bar Foundation. Their donations to the Montgomery Bar Foundation are used to help underprivileged children, homeless, victims of domestic abuse, and families in need in Montgomery County. Friedman Schuman is very pleased to share that attorneys at our firm

give back to our community by providing pro bono legal representation throughout the year, as well. Many members of our staff and attorneys have causes that are near and dear to their hearts that they individually support. Some of these organizations include: • Wissahickon Trails • Last Chance Ranch • AJC- Relief for Ukraine • Bridlewild Trails • Abramson Senior Care • Jefferson Health • Emily’s Entourage

All of us at Friedman Schuman feel incredibly fortunate to be able to support and give back to many wonderful organizations serving our local community each and every year.

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin enjoys sharing. We once again are happy to do our part this holiday season. For Thanksgiving, we took up a collection of non-perishable items and had them delivered to Laurel House. (Laurel House is a comprehensive domestic violence agency offering an array of services to support those impacted by domestic violence, while also providing prevention and education services to the general community.) And for the Christmas holiday, our firm adopted three families through the Kelly Ann Dolan Foundation, presenting each family with a variety of gift cards and well wishes. (The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund is a non-medical resource center that provides advocacy, education, information, and financial assistance for needs not covered by insurance to families caring for terminally, critically, and chronically ill, severely disabled, or seriously injured children.) ‘Tis the season, and we are thankful for the ability to participate and give to others. All of us at HRMM&L wish you, your families and your firms a very happy holiday.

Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy & Kramer is delighted to continue working with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services in spreading holiday cheer to local families. This year attorneys and staff provided Thanksgiving dinner baskets that included non-perishable food items and gift cards for families to make additional purchases.

The Kane Pugh Team helped spread a little warmth this winter season by donating new coats to children and individuals in Montgomery County. The Holiday Drive is just one of our favorite ways to give to the community. As we have done in the past, this year we worked in collaboration with the Office of Children and Youth Services to provide items from “wish lists” to families known to be in need of assistance.

Kane Pugh is proud to have lawyer advocates serving the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, “MCAP.” Our child advocates donate countless hours to help abused and neglected children. Many of our attorneys dedicate their time and experience to strengthen Boards of the various professional associations they belong to, such as the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, Montgomery Bar Foundation, Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation. Wishing everyone Happy Holidays and peace in the New Year!

This holiday season, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman King of Prussia has continued their longstanding tradition of making food and monetary donations to the Patrician Society of Norristown, a non-profit organization that has been serving the economically disadvantaged in the greater Norristown area for over 40 years. The office food drive was again led by Marshall Dennehey Administrative Assistant Mary Pat Kielinski, who has been coordinating the collection and delivery effort for 20 plus years. Marshall Dennehey King of Prussia stands with the

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Patrician Society and their important mission to provide food, clothing and shelter to the good people of our community who need assistance, especially during these economically challenging times.

“Service to others is the rent you pay here on Earth.” Muhammad Ali

At Morris Wilson Knepp Jacquette, P.C., it is our firm’s mission to use our resources to make a difference in the communities we serve. In 2022, we were fortunate enough to have several opportunities to do so:

During the holiday season our firm will continue its partnership with the North Penn Valley Boys & Girls Club to purchase holiday wish list items for a Montgomery County family in need.

Our entire team participated in a firm-wide day of service where we packed 100 bookbags with school supplies for donation to a community outreach organization that will give them away as part of their annual drive for in-need elementary students in Philadelphia.

Over the summer we co-hosted a free movie and refreshments community night for the local residents of the Williams Moore Reed Memorial Park in North Philadelphia. The park opened in August 2021 and was dedicated to four victims who were struck by a carjacker and killed in 2014 as they raised money for a new playground. Morris Wilson Knepp Jacquette made a six-figure donation to the City of Philadelphia in honor of the family and continues to support community events at the park.

In honor of Juneteenth, we provided pro bono legal services to Mill Creek Urban Farm, a black-owned environmental education center located in West Philadelphia, in establishing their business entity.

Our firm also made contributions to several charitable organizations, including Stephen’s Rise & Grind, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the stigma associated with mental illness and providing financial assistance to increase access to vital mental illness treatment; the Montgomery Bar Foundation Legal Aid Program; and continued our longstanding support of the Montgomery Child Advocacy Program.

We are looking forward to pursuing even more opportunities to give back in 2023.

Karen & Ben Sanchez

For the past 8 years, in concert with a group of our friends, we have held a Thanksgiving “Turkey and Food Drive” and “Holiday Gift Drive.” What started as a simple effort to gather a few extra “turkey coupons” so that more folks in need could have a real Thanksgiving dinner has grown into an event that supplies hundreds of turkeys, hundreds of pounds of additional food and so many dollars in grocery gift cards for the Family Promise Food Pantry in Abington – all provided by the generous donations of our amazing community. Our first year’s Turkey Drive donors were so generous that they began asking us how people would feed themselves and give their families a nice holiday season after Thanksgiving, so we conceived of a Holiday Gift Drive to help match families in need with people willing

to supply them with a wish list of gifts (often, heartbreakingly, the most basic of necessities) and again those donors answered the call. In a time where the commercialization and pace of the holidays can sometimes disgust and exhaust, this process always brings us back to reality and re-inspires us to the goodness in people and their love and care for the grateful others in our beloved community. We couldn’t possibly thank all of the family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and strangers who donate, and who assist us in the logistics of getting food, gifts, toys and gift cards to the community members who need it, but we try to convey our gratitude for what one mom said as she held up one bag of food donation and one bag of toy donation, “This IS my Christmas. What you gave me is all I have to give to my kids this holiday.” We can’t help but be grateful for all we have this time of year and all year through.

While 2022 has been a busy year at Timoney Knox, we have remained steadfast in fulfilling one of our core missions: giving back.

In celebration of our 100th year, we worked with the Upper Dublin Shade Tree Commission to donate 100 trees to the community. This will help create a greener future, replacing

hundreds of trees lost in the township due to destruction from the September 1, 2021 tornado. We also view this initiative as symbolic of longevity.

We supported the Montgomery County Critical Incident Stress Management Team (Montco CISM). The mission of this team is to help the township’s citizens cope with emergencies such as terrorism, natural disasters, and wide-scale trauma.

Timoney Knox continued its commitment to the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, which aims to prevent and address child abuse in Montgomery County through legal services, advocacy, and education. This year we continued our support of the Montgomery Bar Foundation Legal Aid program, whose mission is to facilitate access to justice and protect the integrity of the legal system.

We have also continued to support the Arc of Philadelphia in its mission to advocate with and for all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. For the past two years, attorneys from our Students’ Rights practice group have presented to parents of children with special needs in an effort to inform them of their educational and legal rights, so that their children can receive an appropriate education.

Since the founding of the Kelly Ann Dolan Memorial Fund in 1976, Timoney Knox has proudly supported and served on the Fund’s Board. This non-profit organization offers financial assistance for families caring for children with serious illnesses, disabilities, and injuries. We are humbled and heartened by their impact: more than 27,000 families in crisis have received the help they so desperately need. In 2022, our firm adopted two families and provided gift cards for all family members.

The firm continued its longstanding support of the Wissahickon Trails. Timoney Knox has supported this organization since its inception, both financially and by having an attorney sitting on its board. We are proud to support Wissahickon Trails and its efforts to protect our land and waterways. They take great pride in developing this important natural asset.

Longevity is something we value and embrace. Our ongoing participation in these communities and with these organizations is not only deeply fulfilling but is an essential investment to building a brighter and better future.

Year after year, Wisler Pearlstine, LLP strives to make a difference in the communities it serves through charitable giving.

In 2020, the Firm reinforced this annual commitment with the creation of the Wisler Pearlstine Charitable Fund (The Fund) in celebration of its milestone 75th anniversary. This year, through The Fund, Wisler Pearlstine distributed $25,000 in grants to organizations across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia Counties, including Kids Against Hunger Philadelphia, Angel Flight East, Face to Face, Tabor Services, Inc., Variety - The Children’s Charity of Delaware Valley, Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP) and Bringing Hope Home, Inc. Each of these organizations provide vital services, supporting children and families throughout the region in various capacities. Additionally, Wisler Pearlstine is proud to sponsor several community events throughout the year.

This holiday season, in keeping with its long-standing tradition, the Firm collected toys for local children and families served by the Daily Bread Community Food Pantry in Collegeville. It also provided support for area families battling cancer, via Bringing Hope Home, Inc., to help alleviate some of the financial burdens of the holidays.

Individually, Wisler Pearlstine attorneys and staff continue to serve as leaders in their communities, giving of their time to support community organizations, and causes near and dear to their hearts, through volunteering, board service and sponsorship of local fundraisers.

And last but certainly not least, the Montgomery Bar Foundation continued its annual tradition of awarding grants for justice-related causes. The MBF hosted a holiday luncheon on December 12th, during which $76,000 in grants was presented to 11 local non-profit organizations. Additionally, the MBF presented a check in the amount of $62,000 representing from the Legal Aid Golf Classic to Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania. That’s $138,000 awarded by the Foundation in 2022, ensuring equal access to justice in our community. Thank you to our Montgomery Bar Foundation Fellows, without whose support these grants could not have been made. To learn more about becoming a Fellow, visit www.montgomerybarfoundation.org!