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Project Homeless Connect 6 is<br />
March 9<br />
On Saturday, March 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,<br />
<strong>Cumberland</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> will join attorneys and<br />
judges from the Birmingham Metro area to participate<br />
in Project Homeless Connect 6. This will be held at the<br />
Boutwell Auditorium (1930 8th Avenue North, Birmingham,<br />
AL 35203). Last year, volunteers from all pr<strong>of</strong>essions<br />
provided services to more than 800 homeless or nearhomeless<br />
clients. The issues they dealt with ranged from<br />
misdemeanor criminal charges, social security and housing<br />
crises, to health, and dental care.<br />
<strong>Law</strong> students are needed to facilitate intake for the legal<br />
services section <strong>of</strong> Project Homeless Connect 6. Volunteers<br />
will make initial contact with the client, run a basic<br />
search for outstanding warrants and court cases, and<br />
determine which attorney can best deal with the client’s<br />
issue.<br />
T<strong>here</strong> will be an orientation/training session for students<br />
Week <strong>of</strong> March 4, 2013<br />
that are volunteering for this year’s Project Homeless<br />
Connect this year on Thurs., March 7, from 4:30–5:30 p.m.<br />
in the Great Room.<br />
If you are interested in volunteering, please stop by suite<br />
215 to sign up or send an email to ccmc@samford.edu<br />
with the time you are available. T<strong>here</strong> are two-hour shifts<br />
available throughout the day.<br />
Also, all the <strong>Cumberland</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> volunteers are<br />
asked to wear their red volunteer T-shirt, as shown in the<br />
picture below. If you don’t have one, you can pick one up<br />
in suite 215. F<br />
A Member <strong>of</strong> the Class <strong>of</strong> 2014 to Receive the Matthew McLain<br />
Peer Scholarship<br />
It is with great pleasure that the Class <strong>of</strong> 2013 continues the tradition <strong>of</strong> selecting a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Class <strong>of</strong> 2014 to receive the Matthew McLain Peer Scholarship. An application for the scholarship<br />
was emailed to the Class <strong>of</strong> 2014 by Paul Simon on Tuesday, March 5. In addition to the application,<br />
applicants must include a synopsis (one-page) <strong>of</strong> why he/she should receive the scholarship, an un<strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
transcript, and a resume.<br />
The Selection Committee is composed <strong>of</strong> the senior class <strong>of</strong>ficers and last year's Peer Scholarship<br />
recipient, Brittany Tedford. The scholarship will be awarded at Awards Day on April 9, 2013. The<br />
deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 15, at noon.<br />
Any member <strong>of</strong> he Class <strong>of</strong> 2014 that has a question, please direct it to Paul Simon, senior class<br />
president, at pssimon@samford.edu. F<br />
<strong>Samford</strong> <strong>University</strong> is an Equal Opportunity Institution that complies with applicable law prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policies and does not unlawfully<br />
discriminate on the basis <strong>of</strong> race, color, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or national or ethnic origin.<br />
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