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Selected Programs & Projects Supported by the
St. Louis Bar Foundation

In cooperation with the Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Foundation, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, its Young Lawyers’ Division, and other organizations the St. Louis Bar Foundation has provided grants in support of the following:

Law-Related Education Resource Center (Average of $18,000 annually over 15 years)

Missouri High School Mock Trial Competition

St. Louis Internship Program

St. Louis Crusade Against Crime / Medal of Valor Ceremony

Professional Housing Resources

Tel-Law

HIV/AIDS Legal Information Booklet

Guardian Ad Litem Training

Domestic Violence Training for Educators

Children’s Handbook/Coloring Book on Divorce

Educational Video on Durable Powers of Attorney for the Elderly

Seminars on Cultural Differences, the Bill of Rights and Domestic Violence for Judges

Directory of Family Support Services

State Government Educational Field Trips for Low-Income Youth

Scholarships for Journalism Students

Scholarships for Legal Assistants

Scholarships Minority Law School Students at

Washington University, St. Louis University and University of Missouri-Columbia (Over $200,000 in the past decade)

Educational Aspects of National Conferences Held in St. Louis including the National Black Law Student Association Midwest Regional Conference, the National Bar Association annual meeting, the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts and the Appellate Court Clerks National Conference, 1997 ABA Pro Bono Conference, 1998 National Law Related Education Conference, 1998 National Association of Women Judges Conference, 1999 National High School Mock Trial Competition

Equipment Packages for Trial Courts and Renovation of the Civil Courts Building

Completion of New Jury Assembly Room in Civil Courts Building

Missouri Gender and Justice Task Force

Homer G. Phillips Memorial and Luncheon

ST. LOUIS BAR FOUNDATION CORNERSTONE CAMPAIGN WRAP-UP
Launched in 1988 for the purpose of providing funds for renovation of the Civil Courts Building, the Cornerstone Campaign saw its completion last year with contributions totaling more than $750,000 as noted above. On behalf of the legal community, the St. Louis Bar Foundation Board of Directors thanks the many generous donors -- individual lawyers, law firms and friends -- for their wholehearted support. Of the many volunteers who donated their time, leadership and effort to ensure the campaign’s success, the Foundation extends a special thanks to Michael Pitzer and Francis Duda, co-chairs of the Cornerstone Committee. Because of the commitment of volunteers and donors, the Civil Courts Building will continue to stand as a symbol of legal and judicial integrity and the quest for a deeper understanding and appreciation of the law.

CIVIL COURTS BUILDING RESTORATION
The Foundation and the St. Louis City Circuit Courts have cooperated in continued monitoring of the Civil Courts Building restoration with approximately $566,000 currently being held in Foundation Cornerstone Campaign investments. The Foundation Board meets regularly with representatives from the courts to arrive at the most beneficial utilization of these monies. Recently, the Board approved expenditures for design work for fourteen court room rough-ins to accommodate technology for "Courtrooms of the Future" and design work for public concourse air conditioning.