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Lerner and Rowe Gives Back Supports Phoenix Rescue Mission

Code Red: Summer Heat Relief Campaign

Lerner & Rowe, P.C., is a sponsor of AZ Sports Talk with Roc and Manuch. Phoenix Personal Injury Attorney and law firm co-founder Kevin Rowe  is a weekly guest on the NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 talk show.  During the summer months the law firm asks others to join the law firm’s non-profit organization Lerner & Rowe Gives Back in their efforts to support Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code Red: Summer Heat Relief Campaign by donating bottled water, heat relief personal items, cash or by volunteering their time.

A group from Lerner and Rowe, P.C., volunteered their time recently to participate in a ride along in a Phoenix Rescue Mission Hope Coach to help pass out much needed items to Phoenix homeless individuals and families. The experience was described as being gracious and humbling.

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Lerner and Rowe, P.C., joined Phoenix Rescue Mission for a ride along in their Hope Coach to help hand out items to Phoenix homeless.

Listen to Lerner and Rowe Radio Clips

Click on any of the player bars to listen to one of Kevin Rowe’s weekly AZ Sports Talk Radio interviews and thank you “shout-outs”  to local businesses and individuals who have joined Lerner and Rowe Gives Back in supporting Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code Red: Summer Heat Relief Campaign.

Lerner and Rowe May 17 – AZ Sports Talk Radio Live Interview

Lerner and Rowe May 17 – AZ Sports Talk Radio Show Thank You “Shout Outs”

Lerner and Rowe May 10 – AZ Sports Talk Radio Show Thank You “Shout Outs”

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back Promotes Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code Red Campaign

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AZ Sports Talk radio was kind to let Lerner and Rowe promote Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code Red: Summer Heat Relief Campaign during a live radio broadcast.

During the broadcast we discussed astounding statistics about the homeless and elderly shut-ins living in Phoenix to include:

  • The amount of water people need per day during hot summer months to replenish what they lost
  • The amount of homeless Veterans that are living on Arizona streets
  • Ways people can get involved and donate to the Code Red campaign

Phoenix Rescue Mission Logo with link to Kevin Rowe's radio interview

Click on the player bar above to listen to the Lerner and Rowe Gives Back Code Red radio promotion broadcast now.

Ways to donate to Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code Red: Summer Heat Relief Campaign

As discussed in the radio interview there are many ways that you can give back to Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code Red: Summer Heat Relief Campaign.

You can:

Join us to help this be the best year for the Phoenix Rescue Mission’s summer relief efforts. You may end up helping save a life if you do.

Photo of Kevin Rowe presenting large check to Jay Cory with the Phoenix Rescue Mission

Lerner and Rowe Gives Donates $5,000 to Phoenix Rescue Mission

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Last year Lerner and Rowe raised $6,465 and collected 3,165 total cases of bottled water for Phoenix Rescue Mission’s 2012 water drive.  This year we stepped up our efforts to support the mission by donating $5,000 to kick-off their new Code Red Heat Relief Campaign.  (Jay Cory, President and CEO of Phoenix Rescue Mission accepted our donation on behalf of the mission.)

The Code Red Heat Relief Campaign differs from previous years in that this year the Phoenix Rescue Mission is also collecting sunscreen, chap stick, hats, light colored shirts, white socks and other personal items in addition to bottled water to help assist elderly shut-ins and homeless individuals and families during the sweltering Phoenix summer months.

Lerner and Rowe’s four Phoenix law offices are hosting convenient drop-off locations for those who want to donate cases of bottled water and other heat relief items Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m through the end of the mission’s 2013 Code Red Heat Relief Campaign.   All bottled water cases and personal heat-relief item donations will be delivered to the mission.

Attorney and founder of Lerner and Rowe Gives Back presents $5000 check to Phoenix Rescue Mission.

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back presents $5000 check to Phoenix Rescue Mission’s 2013 Code Red Heat Relief Campaign. Mission President and CEO, Jay Cory, was present to accept donation. (Photo Left to Right: Jay Cory and Kevin Rowe.)

What our community partners are saying about Lerner and Rowe Gives Back

There are many reasons why I do what I do and why I encourage other Phoenix businesses and individuals to help others that are less fortunate.  The following is an excerpt from a letter Lerner and Rowe Gives Back received from Mark W. Tullis, Major Gifts Officer at the Phoenix Rescue Mission at the end of their 2012 water drive:

“Let me tell you about one person that you’ll touch this week. Late Friday afternoons, I sometimes bring the mail to the Phoenix Main Post Office on Washington. Near the drive-up mail boxes, I always see the same homeless man laying in the rocks, shading himself with a shopping cart filled with every possession that he owns. Last Friday before I left the office, I grabbed a garbage bag, filled it with 10-12 bottles of water, threw some ice on top and drove to the post office. My dashboard display showed 111 degrees. As I pulled up in my air conditioned car, I beeped my horn. The man lethargically looked up almost too tired to lift his head off the ground. I handed him the bag through the passenger window, told him that God loves him, and that the Phoenix Rescue Mission was ready to help him. He took the bag, looked inside, and immediately opened a bottle of water. As he was drinking, he thanked me with his eyes.

This Friday that will be the water that Lerner and Rowe Give Back has collected. Will this save a life…I don’t know but I do know you’ll make his day a whole lot better.”

It’s great to know that it is possible to have a direct and positive impact in another persons life.  Please join Lerner and Rowe Gives back in making a difference in the lives of others in Phoenix this summer; together we can do much more than we can on our own.

Please contact  Linda Chelani at (602) 977-1900 for more details about dropping off donations at a Lerner and Rowe law office.  You may also contact the mission for donation and volunteer information by calling  (602) 346-3332.

 

Lerner and Rowe Sponsor 2013 Phoenix Water Drive

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Outdoor temperatures are starting to rise in Arizona creating an increased need for heat relief options for over 2,300 homeless individuals.  Once the temp reaches 100 degrees, many government agencies and charitable organizations put heat relief programs in place to assist those in need by providing sun screen, hats, water bottles, hydration stations and heat refuge locations.

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Lerner and Rowe Gives Back with $5k Donation and Bottled Water Collection Stations

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back, the nonprofit organization founded by Kevin Rowe, managing partner of Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorney, P.C. and Lerner and Rowe Law Group, has once again joined with The Phoenix Rescue Mission’s “Code Red Summer Heat Relief Water Drive” to help keep the homeless hydrated this summer.

This year Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is donating $5000 to assist the mission in their efforts.  We are also making our four Phoenix law office locations bottled water donation drop-off locations.

Lerner and Rowe Law Office Drop-off Donations

Water supplies are critically low.

Lerner and Rowe, P.C. is currently accepting bottled water donations at the following offices, Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.:

5525 W. Glendale, Suite 201, Glendale, Arizona 85301
2701 E. Camelback Road, Suite 140, Phoenix, AZ 85016
535 East McKillips Road, Building 2, Suite 105, Mesa, AZ 85301
7200 W. Bell Road, Suite D-2, Glendale, Arizona 85308

Those wanting more details about dropping of cases of water at a Lerner and Rowe law office may contact Linda Chelani at (602) 977-1900. An updated list of other Phoenix area drop-off locations may be found on The Phoenix Rescue Missions web site at phoenixrescuemission.org.

You Can Help Save a Life – Donate Water & Summer Gear Today!

In addition to water donations, The Phoenix Rescue Mission also accepts financial contributions, food, clothing, sun screen, hats, furniture and other daily quality of life items. Please call (602) 346-3332 for more donation information.

Lerner and Rowe Joins Glendale Kiwanis to Make a Difference

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Lerner and Rowe Helps Make a Difference in Children’s Lives by Sponsoring the 20th Annual Kiwanis Children’s Charity Golf Tournament

The Arizona non-profit organization Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is a proud sponsor of the 20th annual Glendale Kiwanis Children’s Golf Tournament. The benefit golf tourney takes place on May 3, 2013 at The Pointe Golf Club on Lookout Mountain at 1:00 p.m. All proceeds of the golf tournament will go directly back to the community to assist local underprivileged youth by providing school book donations, clothing shopping sprees, scholarships for junior and high school students and meals for families during the holidays.

“The Kiwanis Club and Lerner and Rowe Gives Back share the same belief – collectively through a network approach, organizations can make a bigger difference in the lives of those in need than they can just on their own,” said Kevin Rowe, Personal Injury Attorney and Founder of Lerner and Rowe Gives Back. “We are proud to support their fundraising efforts to help benefit the youth in our community.”

Registration and lunch start at 11:30 a.m. Awards, prize raffle and silent action are to follow the golf tournament. The cost to golf is $100 per person (price includes lunch) or sponsorship opportunities are available at $125 per hole. For sponsorship information and registration, contact Yvonne Knaack at (623) 937-3311.

About Kiwanis Club of Glendale

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child, one community at a time. They actively provided leadership mentorships to disadvantaged youth, build playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric research, feed the hungry, find shelter for the homeless, and much more. No problem is too big or too small. They believe that by working together their members achieve more than what one person can accomplish alone. Visit KiwanisClubOfGlendale.com for more information, or call (623) 937-3311.

About Lerner and Rowe Gives Back

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is a nonprofit organization founded by Kevin Rowe, managing partner of Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorney, P.C., and Lerner and Rowe Law Group. The organization believes in paying forward the law firm’s achievements and successes by assisting other community organizations that serve children and families struggling from economic occurrences. Organizations they work with advocate for the improvement of children facing poverty, illness, disease and other areas of need. In addition to children in need, they support groups that touch the lives of the hungry, homeless, sick and abused, and even our four-legged friends. For more details about their nonprofit organization visit LernerandRoweGivesBack.com.

For more details about the law firms visit lernerandrowe.com or lernerandrowelawgroup.com. For current updates, follow them on Twitter or Facebook.

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CONTACT: Kevin Rowe, Esq.
Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys
(602) 977-1900

Linda Chelani
Lerner and Rowe Gives Back
(602) 977-1900

Lerner and Rowe Proud Sponsors of AHS 2013 Benefit Puttin for Pooches Motorcycle Ride

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Lerner and Rowe Gives Back sponsored the 5th Annual AHS Puttin for Pooches Motorcycle Ride

Team members of Lerner and Rowe enjoyed a day of “giving back” at the Arizona Humane Society’s (AHS) 5th Annual  Puttin for Pooches Motorcycle Ride. The event benefits the 44,000 homeless animals AHS cares for each year. Treated to celebrity treatment for the day, there were many “pooches” sporting neckerchiefs and other fashionable accessories.

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Participants of the 2013 AHS Puttin for Pooches motorcycle ride were also provided VIP treatment with two catered meals and a mid-day tour of AHS’s 20 acre Campus for Compassion at South Mountain.

Lerner and Rowe’s nonprofit organization, Lerner and Rowe Gives Back, proudly support activities that contribute to the betterment of our communities and those which help people and animals  in need.

Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys is also a strong advocate for sharing the road safely with motorcycles.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2010, 4,502 motorcyclists were killed – a slight increase from the 4,469 motorcyclists killed in 2009.

When you are a love one are injured because of the negligent acts of another driver, our personal injury attorneys and support staff are ready to assist you 24/7.  Contact us to schedule an initial free, no-obligation Arizona motorcycle accident case review by calling (602) 977-1900 or by submitting an online form today.

Lerner and Rowe Receive Thank You from ABC15 for Supporting PCH Benefit Telethon

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Lerner and Rowe received the following thank you note for supporting the 2nd annual ABC15 day-long telethon benefiting Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The telethon took calls until 11:00 p.m. on April 10, and raised over $320,000.

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I wanted to offer my sincere thanks for your (Lerner and Rowe’s) wonderful support of the ABC15 Telethon to benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Not only for the donation, but for your partnership which helped to significantly increase awareness and inspire others to donate.

As a result, we raised more than $320,000 to help the kids and their families — more than double our inaugural effort last year! I look forward to finding new ways in which we can work together. We so value your partnership!

Best,

Anita Helt
VP / General Manager
ABC 15

Every dollar that was raised during the ABC15 telethon will have direct impact on patient care, along with critical programs and services provided to patients and families. As one of the ten largest children’s hospitals in the country, Phoenix Children’s Hospital provides care to patients throughout Arizona and other Southwestern states.

Lerner and Rowe Proud Supporters of ABC15 2013 telethon

Lerner and Rowe Proud Supporters of the ABC15 Telethon Benefiting Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

It was a pleasure for the law offices of Lerner and Rowe to join forces with other businesses and individuals to give something back and make this event such a huge success! We are proud to be part of such a giving community.

Personal Injury Lawyers in Phoenix at Lerner and Rowe Support SOAZ

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Lerner and Rowe personal injury lawyers in Phoenix are teeing off to support Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ) at the 2013 CBS Outdoor Special Olympics Open held at the TPC Scottsdale today.  10 Special Olympians, celebrities/sports stars, business leaders (such as Phoenix personal injury attorney Kevin Rowe) and PGA Tour professional are all competing in the WM Phoenix Open pre-tournament putting challenge.

Special Olympians who are participating in today’s 9 hole golf challenge are among the top pledge drive fund raisers of the SOAZ Birdies for Charities Fundraiser.  One hundred percent of all pledge monies collected for their Birdies for Charity fundraiser are given directly to SOAZ; all administrative costs are paid by The Thunderbirds.

For more information about the charitable efforts of our personal injury lawyers in Phoenix, visit www.LernerandRoweGivesBack.com.

To learn more about the Special Olympics of Arizona Birdies for Charity fundraiser, visit www.soazbirdies.com.

Solo Travel Safety Tips – Violent Crime Victim Prevention

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Safety tips are often targeted at women traveling alone, but the same set of rules for personal security can also apply to cross genders and males. It is important to be aware of your surroundings and personal safety when you are traveling alone to help ensure that you do not become a violent crime victim.

Lerner and Rowe Tips to Not Become a Violent Crime Victim

Road Trip Safety

Be smart about where you go and what you do. If you are driving, this might mean making sure you have more than enough gas to get you to your destination. You may be surprised at how many small gas stations have recently closed along the highway. So don’t drain the tank down to the last drop before you start to look for a gas station.

Plan your route before you leave home. Accidents and road closures happen; always have an alternate route in mind just in case you have to take a detour. Also, these unexpected delays and alternate routes can be another drain to your gas tank. It’s better to be prepared by refueling when you are at half a tank so that you are not rolling into the next station on fumes.

Pick well-lighted convenience store gas stations that have people around. You can often get gas, use the restroom, and get something to drink or eat at the same place. Fewer stops mean that there are fewer opportunities for harm. Choose convenience store restrooms over isolated rest areas.

Pack an emergency road box that includes items like a full gas container, water, food, and weather appropriate clothing. This clothing might include gloves, boots, rain gear, or a heavy winter coat. Pack a blanket and flashlight in the car too.

Keep your doors locked—anytime you are in the car. Carjackings happen. The locked door is your first line of defense when it comes to being a violent crime victim.

Stranger Danger – Safety Tips for Adults

Be friendly to your seat mate on the plane, train, or bus…but don’t over share. This means that you don’t tell strangers where you are staying at your destination. It doesn’t matter if you are staying at a hotel, or in a friends home, they don’t need to know. If you are asked, say you aren’t sure yet or change the subject.

As you make your way to your hotel room, be vigilant. Don’t keep your head down, look around you. If you feel that someone might be following you to your room, walk past it and make your way quickly to the hotel desk. Ask for a security guard or bell hop to escort you to your room if you are worried. If you leave the room to go get ice or for a trip to the vending machine, DON’T leave the door propped open. Close and lock your hotel door anytime you leave it. Always pay attention to your surroundings. If you have a car, use valet parking or have hotel security walk you out to your car.

Plan for Safety – Don’t become a Violent Crime Victim

Pack light. Having too much baggage can paint a target on your back for theft, or other potential threats. Only pack what you can easily carry on your own, and never overload yourself. Wheeled suitcases help, but don’t have the wheeled suitcase, a bathroom bag, pillow, briefcase, and cooler. Pair it down so that you can move quickly and easily from place-to-place.

Do charge your phone fully before you go, and remember your phone charger. If you have a car charger, you might want to take it with you.

It doesn’t matter if you are traveling for the holidays, on vacation, or on a business trip, planning can be key to your safety. Make sure that every step of your itinerary has been planned in advance. Knowing where you’ll be staying, where and how you’ll rent a car, and where any meetings will be held and at what time are important steps to help ensure that you do not become a violent crime victim.

Make all arrangements, like hotel and rental car reservations, in advance. Print out maps from the airport to your hotel, your hotel to any meetings, and from the hotel back to the airport. You may not need them if the GPS in the car or on your cell phone is working, but store the maps for backup.

Legal Help When You Need It

We all hope that when we travel we have a safe and care-free trip. Occasionally our best laid plans can turn into negative experiences. If you are on vacation in Arizona and become the victim of a violent crime, contact a criminal lawyer at Lerner and Rowe Law Group for assistance. Call (602) 667-7777 to schedule a free initial consultation. Our attorneys are ready to help you 24 / 7.

Lerner & Rowe Gives Back Supports BARKtoberfest

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Lerner and Rowe Gives Back announced that they are a proud supporter of the Arizona, Friends for Life Animal Rescue’s BARKtoberfest. The event will be held Saturday, October 13, 2012, from 9 a.m – 3 p.m., at Gilbert Town Center, 50 E. Civic Center Drive, Gilbert, AZ. BARKtoberfest is a party in the park for adults, kids and their pets to celebrate their loyal friendship. Admission is free, but some activities may require a donation to participate. Continue reading →