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4th Annual
Legal Food Frenzy
April 20 – May 1, 2015
FIRM CHAMPION RESOURCES
Thank you for agreeing to be a Firm Champion for the 2015 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy! We are so
happy that your firm is raising food and funds for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Your contact at
the Food Bank is Elizabeth Haskell at 678-553-5954 and [email protected].
What is the Legal Food Frenzy?
The Office of the Attorney General, the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia, and the
Georgia Food Bank Association have joined forces to create a friendly food and fund drive
competition among Georgia law firms, law schools and legal organization to support the Feeding
America food banks in Georgia. Since its inception in 2012, this competition has raised the
equivalent of 2.4 million pounds of food.
Nearly 60% of Georgia’s public school children are eligible for free and reduced lunch. The Legal
Food Frenzy provides a much needed supply of food and funds to Georgia’s regional food banks to
help the families of those kids during summer months when schools are closed. The Legal Food
Frenzy is timed to help meet that demand.
What is our goal?
Our 2015 Goal: Law firms in 60 cities competing to raise the equivalent of 1.2 million pounds of
food for Georgia’s regional food banks!
When is the Legal Food Frenzy?
March 2 – April 20 Law firms sign up to compete at www.galegalfoodfrenzy.org
April 20 – May 1, 2015 Legal Food Frenzy!!! Law Firms, Corporate Law Departments, and Legal
Organizations compete for two weeks! Rules and resources are at galegalfoodfrenzy.org
What is my role? What do Firm Champions do?
Firm Champions have important leadership roles in the Legal Food Frenzy to promote the
competition to your colleagues and raise as much food/funds as possible at your firm.
o Get the buy- in of your Managing Partner.
o Work with the Food Bank in your region to plan the Legal Food Frenzy at your firm. See
great ideas in this resource guide
o Encourage family and friends to donate by sending them the donation link!
o Be Inspired! Visit your regional food bank and learn more about hunger in your
community. You may also want to attend the kickoff event in your city.
o Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @gafoodbankassn , # galff. Share photos and
information about your firm’s competition!
o Plan to take advantage of the 25% delivery bonus! Collect food in your own boxes
and deliver them plus funds raised to the food bank for the 25% delivery bonus. Online
donations count as “delivered”.
o Fax/email back your end of campaign form on May 1 so the food bank will know if they
need to pick up food the following week.
When do I start? What are the key deadlines for the LFF?
 March 4 1:00 p.m. Georgia Capitol – South Rotunda (2nd floor) Press Conference
Attorney General Sam Olens, Georgia State Bar President Patrise Perkins-Hooker, and YLD
President Sharon Edenfield with the Legal Food Frenzy Co-Chairs and City Reps will hold a
kickoff Press Conference at the Capitol (South Rotunda) Join us!
 March 2 – April 20: Sign-up Phase Firms will sign up to compete at
www.galegalfoodfrenzy.org and get connected to THEIR regional food bank.
 April 20 – May 1 - LEGAL FOOD FRENZY!!
2 week competition
 May 4 – 8
Firms deliver food to food banks/ or food banks pick up as requested – pounds
and dollars are tabulated. DELIVER your food/funds for a 25% bonus in pounds.
 May 19
Winners Announced
 June (date TBD) - Winners Reception and Awards Presentation at the Georgia Bar
Association
 BONUS POINTS! Sign up to compete by April 1 and we’ll add 100 pounds to your totals.
Volunteer at your regional food bank between Feb 1 and May 1 and we’ll add 100 pounds to
your totals!
Prizes
The Attorney General’s Cup is based on a per-person average: # pounds donated divided by # of
persons in the firm (count all staff and attorneys).
Grand Prize: Attorney General’s Cup
Additional prizes will be awarded in these categories:
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Sole Proprietor (1-2) Law Firm: Per Capita
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Sole Proprietor (1-2) Law Firm: Total Pounds
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Small (3-20) Law Firm: Per Capita
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Small (3-20) Law Firm: Total Pounds
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Medium (21 -100) Law Firm: Per Capita
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Medium (21 -100) Law Firm: Total Pounds
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Large (101 and up) Law Firm: Per Capita
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Large (101 and up) Law Firm: Total Pounds
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Bar Associations: Per Capita
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Bar Associations: Total Pounds
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Legal Organization (Government, other law departments): Per Capita
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Legal Organization (Government, other law departments): Total Pounds
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Corporate Legal Organization (Corporate law departments): Per Capita
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Corporate Legal Organization (Corporate law departments): Total Pounds
Resources available for download at galegalfoodfrenzy.org:
Brochure
Banners and Logo (for intranet, websites and posters)
Press Release templates
Important Facts about Hunger
Most Needed Items poster
#galff @gafoodbankassn Social Media tools
Hunger Facts
The face of hunger is changing in Georgia
18.9% of Georgians – 1 in 5 Georgians – are food insecure (struggling with
hunger), well above the national average of 15.9%.
28.1% - 1 in 4 children in Georgia are food insecure. This means that
more than 700,000 children in Georgia have been hungry without access to
food in a nation that has plenty of food available. This impacts their ability
to grow strong physically, pay attention in school, and reach their full
potential.
More than 60% of children in Georgia’s public school system are eligible for
free/reduced lunch. Fewer than 15% of those children have access to a
lunch program during the summer when school is out.
Food Banks experience an increased demand for food over the summer
months when children who depend on free/reduced lunch at school are
away from school and eating out of their household pantries.
The Legal Food Frenzy is timed to coincide with Law Day and provide a
fresh supply of food and funds to the 8 regional food banks as they prepare
for the increased demand for food over the summer months.
Georgia’s Food Bank Network
Georgia has 8 regional food banks that serve all 159 counties. These food
banks comprise the Georgia Food Bank Association, which was formed to
maximize their impact and ability to provide a steady, healthy provide of
food to Georgians who are hungry. In 2014 they distributed more than 130
million pounds of food through their statewide network of 2,600 partner
agencies and pantries.
MOST NEEDED ITEMS
 Peanut Butter
 Canned Tuna
 Canned Beans
 Canned Soups
 Stews
 Pastas
 100% Fruit Juice
 Canned Fruits
 Vegetables
 Macaroni
 Cheese Dinners
 Whole Grains
 Low Sugar Cereals (boxed)
PLEASE DO NOT DONATE GLASS CONTAINERS
Ideas for Your Food Frenzy
 Get your Managing Partner’s support and involve him or her in a Kickoff event or activities! This is
an important first step for everyone to see that leadership supports this competition
 Dress Down Day- if you bring in a certain number of food items you may wear casual attire.
 Potluck Day- everyone brings a dish for lunch and in order to gain entrance you must bring a
certain number of food items or pay an admission fee.
 Costume Theme Day- create a theme, for example, “Mardi Gras” or “St. Patrick’s Day Parade”. If
you bring in a certain number of food items or cash amount you may dress for that theme.
 Food Theme Day- challenge co-workers to bring in as many different food items as possible in a
certain category. For example, food geared towards people with diabetes, or food for children in a
particular age group. Whoever has the most different types of food within the category wins a prize.
 Lunch for the Hungry Day- everyone contributes what they would normally spend on lunch.
 Prize- have a prize for all employees who participate if your company wins their category or overall
event.
 Totals- display daily totals in high-traffic areas or announce totals using emails to keep people up
to date and involved.
 Friendly Competition- conduct non-monetary wagering and/or email wars between law firms and/or
firm sections.
 Involve your clients and family members in the Legal Food Frenzy!
 Rewards- have rewards for staff members who donate more than 20 cans or $100.
 Promote both food and fund donations. $1 goes a long way with Food Banks’ bulk purchasing
leverage. In this competition $1 = 4 pounds
4th Annual Legal Food Frenzy
April 20 – May 1, 2015
RULES
The following explains the rules for counting non-perishable food and cash contributions to the Legal Food Frenzy
for the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB)
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The contest begins April 20 and ends May 1, 2015. Don’t count any food/funds collected after May 1st.
Law firms sign up to compete at galegalfoodfrenzy.org March 2 – April 20, 2015 and include the total number of
persons at the firm. Law firms signing up by April 1 will have 100 pounds added to their score. Law firms that
volunteer at their food bank between Feb 1 and May 1 will also receive a 100 pound bonus added to their score
 When counting the number of employees, count each person working at the firm, regardless of position.
 Law firms with multiple office locations in the state sign up individually to be connected to YOUR food bank, but
totals from all offices will be aggregated and the firm will compete as a single entity for Attorney General Awards.
 Food items will be weighed and the results tabulated in pounds by ACFB at the end of the campaign.
 Contributions of money are tax-deductible and are very welcome. Please include a receipt for cash with the
contributors name, address and amount of donation.
 Each dollar contributed will count as four pounds of food.
 Checks should be made payable to: Atlanta Community Food Bank
 You may donate online by going to our website, http://engage.acfb.org/foodfrenzy, and find your firm name in the
drop-down list. Please contact Elizabeth if your firm isn’t listed. We will not be able to track monetary donations
unless you refer people to your custom Firm link through this page. The link will not be active until the start of the
Food Frenzy, April 20th. We will send you a guide to setting up the page when the link is activated.
 Candy will not be counted.
 Please do not contribute food items in glass containers – they have a high risk of breakage.
 Please do not open items that are already packed in cases, cartons, or boxes.
 It is very important that you tell the Food Bank the approximate amount of food you have collected at the end of the
campaign in order for the transportation department to prepare properly.
 If your firm only has a monetary contribution, this needs to be communicated at the time your pick-up date is
assigned so the Food Bank is aware of what form of vehicle to send to your firm.
 If a firm delivers all food and monetary contributions to ACFB at 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd N.W. Atlanta,
GA 30318 your firm will receive a 25% bonus of tabulated pounds! Online donations count as “delivered”
and are eligible for the bonus.
 All food and fund donations must be turned into ACFB no later than May 8, 2015 in order to be counted towards the
competition.
 Capital Campaign gifts will not be counted towards two week competition.
 Please fill out the end of campaign Information Form and fax/email back to the Food Bank at the end of the day on
May 1, 2015 to Elizabeth Haskell at 678-553-5955 or [email protected]
Total pounds for each firm or legal organization will be divided by the number of persons in the firm (a per person average).
The firm or legal organization raising the most pounds per person will win the Attorney General’s Cup.
Prizes will also be awarded for both pounds-per-person and total pounds donated in 7 categories: Sole Practitioner, Small
Firm, Medium Firm, Large Firm, Bar Association, Legal Organization (DA offices etc...) and Corporate Legal Organization.
THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK!
2014 Legal Food Frenzy Winners
Competing Firms: 277 firms/organization representing 16,176 employees + 5 law schools
Total Pounds Raised: 1,140,627 ($278,378 + 27,115 pounds) 36% increase over 2013 results
Attorney General’s Cup
Joe S. Habachy, PC
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Attorney General’s Cup – Law School Division
Georgia State University College of Law
Atlanta Community Food Bank
15,610 pounds/ 15,610 pounds per person
18,475 pounds/ 27.95 pounds per person
Sole Proprietor (1-2) Per Capita and Total Pounds Division Winner
Walter G. Sammons, Jr (Warner Robins, GA)
10,243 pounds/5,062 pounds per person
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank
Small Law Firm (3 – 20) Per Capita and Total Pounds Winner
Jenkins & Roberts LLC (Atlanta, GA)
30,300 pounds/5,050 pounds per person
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Medium Law Firm (21-100) Per Capita and Total Pounds Winner
Coleman Talley LLP (Valdosta, GA)
87,640 pounds/1,718 pounds per person
Second Harvest of South Georgia
Large Law Firms (101+) Per Capita and Total Pounds Winner
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Atlanta)
130,344 pounds/606 pounds per person
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Legal Organizations Per Capita Winner
Office of Superior Court Judge of Columbia County (Evans, GA)
Golden Harvest Food Bank
5,062 pounds per person
Legal Organizations Total Pounds Winner
Office of Dekalb County Solicitor General (Decatur, GA)
Atlanta Community Food Bank
52,595 pounds
Corporate Legal Organizations Per Capital Winner
Aflac
(Columbus, GA)
Feeding the Valley Food Bank
448 pounds per person
END OF CAMPAIGN INFORMATION SHEET
Please EMAIL/ FAX to the Food Bank by May 1, 2015 at 4:00 pm: 678-553-5955 Attn: Elizabeth Haskell or email
[email protected]
Firm Name: __________________________________________________________________________
Firm Physical Address/suite#/floor: _______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Firm Contact: _______________________________________________________________
Contact Phone Number: ____________________ Number of Employees: ______________
□ Yes Please check here if your firm will be delivering food and monetary contributions to the Food
Bank to receive the extra 25% bonus. You must deliver by May 8.
□ Yes Please check here if your firm has only a monetary contribution to be picked up and does not
have any food donation. Amount of $ collected: _____________________
The following questions pertain to firms that have collected food and want the Food Bank to pick
up the food.
Approximate # of pounds, boxes, bags, etc., collected: __________________
□ Yes □ No
May pallet jacks/hand trucks be used to transport food in your building?
□ Yes □ No
May a service elevator be used in your firm’s building?
□ Yes □ No
If your firm resides in a multi-level building, will food be stored on the first floor?
If no, on what floor will the food be stored? __________________________________
Is there any additional information that we need to know to access your building and pick up the food?
Please assure that your receptionist can direct Food Bank staff to where the donated food is being
stored.
Thank You and Good Luck!