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- Funding -
LSED receives significant funding through the federal Older Americans Act,
which is distributed to the New York State Office for the Aging and finally
to the county Departments of Senior Services. LSED contracts with several
Western New York counties in the proportions illustrated in the attached
graph. Our single largest funder is the Erie County Department of Senior
Services.
In 2008, LSED received several grants from the Interest on Lawyers Account
(IOLA) Fund: one for general operating expenses, one for our Mortgage
Foreclosure Prevention Project with the Legal Aid Bureau and one for our
co-location Project with the Western New York Law Center and the Erie
County Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers Project. The IOLA fund was
established to receive the interest earned by funds held in client accounts
by attorneys. Although the interest on individual accounts is negligible,
when pooled in an IOLA account, the income is sufficient to benefit needy
persons. This source of revenue supplemented our governmental contracts,
allowing us to serve many more clients than would otherwise have been
possible. IOLA provides critical support for our outreach programs to
Hispanic and African-American elderly.
Our local New York State Assembly Members and Senators have been instrumental
this year in obtaining continued funding for our program. We have been
fortunate to receive local initiative funding from the Assembly Majority
Democrats and Senate Majority Republicans, as well as a small budget line
for civil legal services.
We are fortunate to have the support of the local foundation community and
the United Way. We received a total of $37,000.00 in grants during the
fiscal year from the following private foundations:
| The Cameron Baird Foundation |
$ 5,000.00 |
| The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation |
15,000.00 |
-split with our Partner, Legal Aid |
| The Western New York Foundation |
2,000.00 |
-Trustee's Discretionary |
| The Western New York Foundation |
5,000.00 |
-Honorary Trustee's |
| Evans-Devereus |
5,000.00 |
| The New York Bar Foundation |
5,000.00 |
| Total |
$37,000.00 |
Each year we must ask the local community to support the work we do.
We run both an annual golf tournament and a direct mail drive. In
addition, we use staff and board members to handle all special events,
so that all of the funds raised can go back into our program. As
government funding has gotten more scarce, we have had to ask more of our
friends. Without their support, we would be unable to accommodate the
ever-increasing calls for help. In 2008, private donations and fundraising
totaled $79,096.
We would like to thank the following individual donors who supported us
in 2008. We apologize if we neglected to include anyone. Please call
Karen Nicolson at 853-3087 if you need to make any corrections.
Abbott, Tills & Knapp
Peter S. Aiello, Esq.
David H. Alexander, Esq.
Joan B. Alexander
Scott Allen
Nicholas P. Amigone, Esq.
Christopher Aronica
Attea & Attea
Dianne Avery, Esq.
Brian Baird, Esq.
Sunil Bakshi, Esq.
Tracy Bannister, Esq.
John Ballow, Esq.
Philip C. Barth, III, Esq.
Roy A. Bass
Peter Battaglia, Esq.
Leon P. Beaner
Katherine Beck
W. J. Becker
Beechwood Continuing Care
Charles Beinhauer, Esq.
Thomas W. Bender, Esq.
Ericka Bennett, Esq.
James Bennett, Esq.
Jan Berg
William W. Berry, Esq.
Katherine Bestine, Esq.
Better Business Bureau
Edward Bickford, Bickford Paper
Gary Billingsley, Esq.
Kathleen Biryla, Esq.
Hon. Lisa Bloch-Rodwin
Edward Bloomberg, Esq.
Jennifer D. Bowen, Esq.
John Brady
Brautigam & Brautigam
Briarwood Manor Inc.
Philip Brothman, Esq.
Brown Chiari LLP
T. Alan Brown, Esq.
Joel Brownstein, Esq.
Robert Brucato, Esq.
Thomas Brydges, Esq.
Buffalo Law Journal
Jerome Carrel, Esq.
Patricia Carrington, Esq.
Robert Castellani, Esq.
Cellino & Barnes
Chiacchia & Fleming, LLP
Paula Ciprich, Esq.
Diane Ciurczak, Esq.
Clark & Whipple
Sanford Clark, Esq.
Lynn Clarke, Esq.
Edward & Linda Coleman
J. Michael Collin
Anthony Colucci III, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Conklin
Joseph Connelly, Esq.
Mary Joan Connelly
Consumer Credit Counseling
Edward C. Cosgrove, Esq.
George Cownie, Esq.
Joseph Crangle, Esq.
George Crofts, Jr., Esq.
Craig Cwick, Esq.
William Daetsch, Edq.
Damon & Morey
Michael Daumen, Esq.
Dana Dee
Phillip Delmont, Esq.
Designed Settlement Services Inc.
Sheila Dickinson, Esq.
Daniel Dillon, Esq.
Thomas Disare, Esq.
Melinda Disare, Esq.
John Dorn, Esq.
Thadeus Dziekonski, Esq.
Gayle L. Eagan, Esq.
James Eagan
John Edick
Susan Egloff, Esq.
John B. Elliott, Esq.
Patrick Emmerling, Esq.
Robert S. Esposito
Evans & Evans
Randy Fahs, Esq.
Margaret Fahs
Family Choice of New York
Thomas Farley, Esq.
David Farmelo, Esq.
Wendy Fechter, Esq.
Walter Ferry
Kathleen Fitzgerald
Michael Flaherty, Esq.
Howard Frank, Esq.
Dr. Jack P. Freer
Sandra B. Friedfertig
John Fromen, Sr., Esq.
Thomas Gaffney, Esq.
Diane S. Gastile, Esq.
Robert P. Gastile
Eugene Gaughan, Esq.
Athur Giacalone,Esq.
Peter Gilfillan, Esq.
Herman Ginsburg, Esq.
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Susan & Charles Goetz
Howard Gondree, Esq.
Lillian Gondree
Gerald Gorman, Esq.
James N. Gormley, Esq.
Gerald Grace, Esq.
Karen Gray
Leslie Mark Greenbaum, Esq.
Richard F. Griffin, Esq.
Dr. Jane Griffin
J. Mark and Mara M. Gruber
Gurney Becker & Bourne
Charles Hahn, Esq.
Mark Hamberger, Esq.
Vincent Hanley, Esq.
Paul Hassett, Jr., Esq.
Nan L. Hayes, Esq.
Ann Herman, Esq.
Thomas Hewner, Esq.
Sharon Hewner
Susan Hogan, Esq.
HSBC Philanthropic Programs
Hogan & Willig
Hodgson Russ
Home Instead Senior Care
Homemakers of Western New York
Timothy Hoover, Esq.
John G. Horn, Esq.
HSBC Matching Gift Program
Thomas J. Hurley, Esq.
Hurwitz & Fine
Independent Health
Ann Hess, Esq.
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel
James L. Jarvis, Jr., Esq.
Todd Joseph, Esq.
Hon. Norman Joslin
Gary M. Kanaley, Esq.
Linda M. Kanaley
George Kanner, Esq.
Judith Katzenelson, Esq.
Josh Keats
Thomas Keefe, Esq.
Robert Klump, Esq.
Peter Kooshoian, Esq.
Paul Kullman, Esq.
Tom Kurtz
Kysor & Della Posta
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Hon. John LaFalce
Stephen Lamantia, Esq.
Hon. John Lane
Jenneth Lane
Laping Surdez Associates
Toby Laping, PhD
Robert Lawrence, Esq.
David Lazenski, Esq.
Patricia Lazenski
Legal Med
Richard J. Lehner, Esq.
Paula Leszak
Mark Lillenstein, Esq.
Lipsitz & Ponterio
Sally Logan, Esq.
Lombardo Funeral Home
Mary Ellen Loncto
M & T Bank
James Magavern, Esq.
Main Seneca Corportion
Sam Maislin, Esq.
Giles Manias, Esq.
H. Jeffrey Marcus, Esq.
Robert Marinelli, Esq.
Edward Markarian, Esq.
Benda Mattar, Esq.
Karen McCafferty, Esq.
W. Donn McCarthy, Esq.
Lisa McDougal,l, Esq.
Elsie T. and John McDowell
Philip McIntyre, Esq.
Kathleen McMahon-Stoll, Esq.
Robert Meiss
Brian Melber, Esq.
Hon. John Michalek
Craig Miller, Esq.
Francine Modica, Esq.
Richard Moot, Esq.
Robert Moriarty, Esq.
Glenn Murray, Esq.
Sue Dealy Murszewski, Esq.
National Fuel
Thomas Nelson, Esq.
Frederic Norton, Esq.
Nixon Peabody
Linda G. Novotny, Esq.
Barbara Nuchereno, Esq.
Hon. John O'Donnell
Randall Odza, Esq.
Rita Odza
Michael Olear, MJ Peterson
Victor Oliveri, Esq.
Timothy O'Mara, Esq.
Randolph Oppenheimer, Esq.
Patrick O'Reilly, Esq.
Vicki O'Reilly
Hon. William Ostrowski
Thomas Paras, Esq.
Mark Parker
Michelle Parker, Esq.
Mark Perla, Esq.
People Inc.
Hon. Erin M. Peradotto
Paul A. Peters, Esq.
Phillips Lytle
Susan Piver, Esq.
Judy Piwowar
Carmen Polito, Esq.
Pubic Abstract Corp.
Theodore Pyrak, Esq.
Michael Pysz, Esq.
Radack & Hartnett
Rapid Ray's
Rayford Enterprises, Inc.
Jack Reich, AXA Advisors
Shari Jo Reich, Esq.
Bruce Reinoso, Esq.
The Resource Center
George Riedel, Esq.
Barbara Riedel
Amy Rosen-Brand
Howard Rosenhoch, Esq.
Valerie Rosenhoch
Richard Rosso, Esq.
Steven Rubinstein, Esq.
Susan Rubinstein
Arthur Russ, Esq.
Joseph Saeli, Jr., Esq.
Nancy Saia, Esq.
Schaus & Schaus
Geralyn Schiffler, Esq.
Denis Scinta, Esq.
E. Michael Semple, Esq.
Eugene Setel, Esq.
Michael Shannon, Esq.
James Shaw, Esq.
Jerry Sheehan, Synchronet
Myron Siegel, Esq.
Robert Sillars, Esq.
David Silverberg, Esq.
Anita Smith
Carrie Smith, Esq.
Jamie M. Smith, Esq.
Thomas Smith, Esq.
Oscar Smuckler, Esq.
David Starkey, Esq.
Robert Steinhaus, Esq.
Michele Sterlace-Accorsi, Esq.
Brenda A. Symans
James Smyton, Esq.
Patricia Smyton
Margaret Snajczuk, Esq.
Arnold Soeder, Esq.
Catherine Soeder
Jeffrey Spencer, Esq.
Michelle Spencer
Mark Spitler, Esq.
Jil St. Ledger-Roty, Esq.
David Sweet, Esq.
Teamsters Local Union #264
Dominic Terranova, Esq.
John Thompson, Esq.
Hon. Sharon Townsend
Bradlee Townsend
Thomas Troy, Esq.
Hon. Sharon Townsend
Denis Uminski
Vicky Valvo-Walkowiak
Mary E. Virginia, Esq.
Senator Dale Volker
Patrick Walh
Mary P. Walck, Esq.
Ruthanne Wannop, Esq.
Thomas Ward, Esq.
Paul Weaver, Esq.
Lester H. Wedekindt, Inc.
Robert Weissflach, Esq.
Justin White, Esq.
Furnette Williams
Douglas Winokur, Esq.
Wayne Wisbaum, Esq.
Marilyn Wray
Phyllis Wray
Diane Wrightson
Helen Ferraro-Zaffram, Esq.
Robert L. Zaffram
Robert Zahm
Marilyn Zahm, Esq.
Nelson Zakia, Esq.
Professor Paul Zarembka
Joseph Zdarsky, Esq.
George Zimmerman, Esq.
Helen Zimmerman
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In 2008, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of our incorporation with an
anniversary Gala at the Hyatt in downtown Buffalo. We now share space
with the Erie County Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers Project and they
celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2008. It seemed only natural that
we hold a joint party. Several hundred of our closest friends and supporters
joined us on December 5th and we collectively raised more than $55,000.
Thanks to everyone who supported us by attending and to our sponsors,
who we have listed below:
- Gold Sponsor
- Bronze Sponsor
- Program Sponsors
Ameri Pro
Ansel Printing & Packaging
Briarwood Manor
Buffalo Law Journal
Burandt Waterproofing
Cellino & Barnes
Damon & Morey
Family Choice of New York
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Jackleg, Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP
Kavinoky Cook LLP
Kenney, Shelton, Liptak & Nowak
Key Bank
Kristina M. Young & Associates
Landmark Land Surveying
Lipsitz & Ponterio
Lombardo Funeral Home
LP Ciminelli, Inc.
M&T Bank
Main Seneca Corporation
Minority Bar Association
Mona Vie
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National Fuel
Niagara Street Tops Market
Nixon Peabody LLP
Olear -- MJ Peterson
People, Inc.
Personius Melber LLP
Pfalzgraf, Beinhauer & Menzies
Rayford Enterprises Inc.
Schaus & Schaus
Sortie Creations, Inc.
Sue Ann Simonin Court Reporting
Thomas Keefe, Esq.
UB Law Alumni Association
Walsh, Roberts & Grace
Wedekindt Funeral Home
Willcare
WNY Chapter WBASNY
Western New York Foundation
Women Lawyers of WNY
Ann G. Hess, Esq.
Nancy Saia, Esq.
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