Congratulations, Robert! We are proud of you! Warmly, Carolyn Whitney Branagan ----- Original Message ----- From: "karl h schwerin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:58 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Robert Whitney donates to SPLC > The following item appeared on p. 7 of the "SPLC Report" for March 2005: > > "LAWYER Designates Center for Donation" > > "Seneca, S.C.--Lawyer Robert Whitney has spent the past 20 years doingjust > what his parents always told him to--work for those less fortunate than > himself. > > "Usually that kind of work brings little recognition, something that > changed for Whitney in January when the South Carolina Bar Association > named him as its 2004 Pro Bono Award winner for small law firms. > ... > "In conjunction with the award, the bar association gives $500 to a > law-related charity, and Whitney selected the Southern Poverty Law > Center." > > For the full story, go to: > http://www.splcenter.org/center/splcreport/article.jsp?aid=143 > > SPLCenter.org is the website of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a > nonprofit organization dedicated to seeking justice, monitoring hate, and > promoting tolerance. To learn more about the Center, you can visit its > website, http://www.splcenter.org. > > Karl H Schwerin > >