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Virginia's Statewide “Legal Food Frenzy” Campaign:
Supporting food banks and reducing hunger in our Commonwealth
2010 Legal Food Frenzy Photo Gallery
Volunteering at the Food Bank with the Attorney General
2010 Legal Food Frenzy breaks previous record:
1.7 million pounds+ of food raised for Virginia's hungry- Winning law firm raised 6,881 pounds per person-
RICHMOND (May 4, 2010) – Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced today that Virginia’s legal community joined together to raise more than 1.7 million pounds of food for Virginia’s hungry during April. The fourth annual “Legal Food Frenzy” broke previous fund raising records by bringing in 36 tons more than in 2009. The statewide competition is sponsored by the attorney general’s office and pitted 197 firms against each other.
Schettine & Nguyen from Richmond raised the most food per employee to win the “Attorney General’s Cup” for the third year in a row. The law firm has 13 employees and raised almost 6,881 pounds of food per person.
According to Leslie Van Horn, executive director of the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, “This is beyond our expectations. Food Banks are experiencing a historic surge in demand for assistance during the recession. Law firms throughout the commonwealth heard our call. The collaboration of the attorney general’s office, the Virginia Bar Association, and food banks has made a difference for those in need throughout Virginia.”
“Although food is one of our most basic needs, there are still people in Virginia – in 2010 – who struggle to find enough of it to feed themselves and their families. That’s why the attorney general’s office has built a partnership over the years with Virginia’s food banks – the organizations serving on the front lines in fighting hunger in Virginia. Food banks can’t do this good work by themselves. They need money, time, and food donations. In short, they need us to pitch in and help,” said Mr. Cuccinelli.
The contest ran April 5 through April 16 and was open to all lawyers, their staffs, and members of the legal community across Virginia.
In addition to thanking the food drive coordinators and representatives across the state, Mr. Cuccinelli thanks the Virginia Bar Association’s Food Frenzy co-chairs, Chris Gill of Christian & Barton, Derek Swanson of McGuire Woods, Virginia Robinson of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and Katja Hill of LeClairRyan.
Note: Pounds of food listed above and below are counted by both food and cash donations. Cash donations are converted to the number of pounds of food they will provide.
The winners of the Fourth Annual Statewide “Legal Food Frenzy”
Attorney General’s Cup Winner (largest per capita contribution):
Schettine & Nguyen, PLC (Richmond) - 6,881 pounds per person
Small (1-20) Law Firm - Total Pounds Winner: “The Brunswick Stew Award”
Jackson Lewis (Norfolk) - 25,500 pounds
Small (1-20) Law Firm - Per Capita Winner: “The Shenandoah Apple Award”
Jackson Lewis (Norfolk) - 4,250 pounds per person
Medium (21-100) Law Firm - Total Pounds Winner: “The James River Shad Award”
Christian and Barton, LLP (Richmond) - 64,319 pounds
Medium (21-100) Law Firm - Per Capita Winner: “The Hanover Tomato Award”
McKenry, Dancigers, Dawson & Lake (Virginia Beach) - 1,284 pounds per personLarge (101 and up) Law Firm - Total Pounds Winner: “The Smithfield Ham Award”
McGuireWoods LLP (all locations) - 223,551 pounds
Large (101 and up) Law Firm - Per Capita Winner: “The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Award”
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (Reston) - 678 pounds per personSole Proprietor (1-2) Law Firm - Total Pounds Winner: “The Virginia Peanut Award”
B Cullen Gibson (Norfolk) 12,600 poundsLaw School Winner of Attorney General’s Cup Total Pounds and Per Capita:
University of Richmond School of Law (Richmond) - 96,326 pounds, 215 pounds per personGovernment and Public Service - Total Pounds Winner: “The Urbanna Oyster Award”
Office of the Attorney General (Richmond) - 100,195 pounds
Government and Public Service - Per Capita Winner: “The Old Dominion Soybean Award”
Prince William County Attorney Office - 878 pounds per personContributions to each regional food bank in Virginia:
Food Bank Total Pounds
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (Charlottesville area) 27,887
Capital Area Food Bank (Northern Virginia) 305,085
Central Virginia Food Bank (based in Richmond) 878,305
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia (based in Norfolk) 433,372
Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula 14,263
Fredericksburg Area Food Bank 8,981
Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank 57,436
