Message from the Chair

It is my privilege to serve as the 22nd Chair of the San Antonio Bar Foundation. I am proud of the accomplishments of the Foundation and the Bar's service to the San Antonio community through educational programs and charitable gifts.

The Foundation's activities include:

• Annual Courthouse Fun Run
November 17, 2007, Sam's Burger Joint
The 4-mile route through downtown San Antonio and around the Bexar County Courthouse, begins and ends at Sam's Burger Joint. Proceeds from the Fun Run benefit the Police Atheletic League (PAL) programs, which assist at-risk youth and future gifts of the Foundation.

• Peacemaker Awards Gala
March 29, 2008, Sunset Depo
Each year, the Foundation recognizes and awards those who have contributed to the cause of peace in our community. In 2007, the Peacemaker Gala honored the Army Fisher House, Judge Karen Pozza and Justice Phylis Speedlin for contributions to the Community Justice Program and Abigail Kampmann for contributions to the Wills Clinic. In addition, Southside Heritage Elementary was recognized in connection with the Amigos in Mediation (AIM) program, providing dispute resolution, mediation education and training to youth in local schools and future gifts of the Foundation.

• Monthly Wills Clinic
St. Mary's University Center for Legal and Social Justice
The Foundation, together with the Bexar County Women's Bar Association, coordinate and train volunteer attorneys who prepare wills and other probate documents to qualified Bexar County residents at no cost. A Wills Clinic is offered on the second Wednesday of each month.

• People's Law School
Date T.B.A., St. Mary's University School of Law
People's Law School is an annual (and sometimes twice annual) presentation by volunteer attorneys who provide, at no cost, legal and consumer information to the San Antonio community on a range of pertinent issues and developments.

On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, we appreciate your support of the Foundation.

-Renée F. McElhaney