Soroptimists
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Zeldes & Haeggquist will be participating in the 7th Annual Lemon Grove Soroptimist Int’l Chili Cook-Off on Saturday Nov. 5, 2011, with proceeds to benefit the Lemon Grove Holiday Food & Toy Drive, Lemon Grove Food Bank and improve life of women and girls. |
Girl Scouts
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Amber is active in Girl Scouts, serving as Leader of her older daughter’s Brownie Troop #3759 and Camping Coordinator for her younger daughter’s Daisy Troop #3766 (2010-2012) |
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AIDS Walk
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On September 25, 2011 Ricky, along with members of "Team TKO", walked to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic and money to combat the disease. |
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Surfrider Foundation and San Diego Coastkeeper
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Zeldes & Haeggquist lawyers Alreen, Amber, Ricky and Aaron joined in the Morning After Mess Cleanup on July 5, 2010 from 8-11a.m. at the Ocean Beach Pier. |
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San Diego School District
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Amber is the GATE (Gifted And Talented Education) District Advisory Committee Representative for Loma Portal Elementary School (2011-2012) |
Habitat for Humanity
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On November 13, 2010 from 8:15 am - 3 pm, Zeldes & Haeggquist lawyers Alreen, Helen and Amber participated in an all-day build for San Diego Habitat for Humanity in National City featuring all women volunteers. |
Girls Think Tank
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Zeldes & Haeggquist, LLP is committed to giving back to the community they live in and to the neighbors around them. Towards this goal, Helen Zeldes and Alreen Haeggquist currently sit on the Board of the Girls Think Tank a local non-profit grassroots organization of women and men providing a forum for community, collaboration, creativity, and hands-on public service. The purpose of the Girls Think Tank is to foster a culture of empowerment amongst its members and in the community by providing a vehicle for change on local issues that confront us daily. Whether it's homelessness, trafficking of women, gang violence, or carbon emissions, Girls Think Tank members put their heads, hearts, and hands together to provide solutions that both provide a public service for the community and a sense of pride that they are doing something about the issues that matter most to us. Check out the GTT new video - Girls Think Tank Makes a Difference in San Diego. |
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As members of the Girls Think Tank, Ms. Zeldes and Ms. Haeggquist annually partake in what is now known as the Girls Think Tank's signature project - distributing Winter Survival Backpacks. These backpacks are given to displaced men, women and children living on the streets of San Diego during the coldest months of the year. Each backpack provides people living on the streets with a sleeping bag, blanket, a hat, gloves, socks, some snacks and water. Along with the backpacks, Ms. Zeldes, Ms. Haeggquist and other GTT members also collect and pass out used jackets and shoes to the men and women living on the streets. |
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California Innocence Project
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Recently, Alreen Haeggquist was awarded with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the California Innocence Project for carrying out and promoting the spirit and ideals of the CIP through her legal work and community service. |
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On March 7, 2011, Zeldes & Haeggquist lawyers Alreen, Amber and Aaron suited up in their best garb, dressed as "Lucky Leprechauns" to battle it out at the 6th Annual CIP Dodgeball Tournament. All proceeds from the tournament went to CIP to help free the wrongfully convicted. Founded in 1999, CIP is a law school clinical program dedicated to releasing wrongfully convicted inmates and providing an outstanding education experience to students enrolled in the clinic. CIP reviews more than 2,000 claims of innocence from California inmates each year. Check out CIP's Exoneration Stories. |
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Genesis Diez
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Amber Eck is a volunteer for Genesis Diez in Ensenada, Mexico - a non-profit organization which serves orphans, migrant, indigenous and disabled children in Baja. Amber recently returned from a volunteer trip to Rancho Genesis in March, 2010, working on construction projects at the ranch, and serving needy local children and families. |
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Taking Care Of The Earth
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Zeldes & Haeggquist, LLP is an aspiring green office. Our goal is to become a paperless office - we use real plates and cups at our office, have a scanner instead of a copier, and are conscientious of our business' impact on the planet. To help offset our carbon footprint, we are proud participants of the Nature Conservancy's "Plant a Billion" campaign. We are planting trees in an endangered South American rainforest. You can find out more, or plant a tree, by visiting Plant a Billion. |
