Hillsborough County Bar Association.

• Position: Lawyers for Literacy program

Lawyers for Literacy

Clifford--The Magic School Bus, Dr. Seuss, A.A. Milne, Eric Carle. Books, Books, and more Books! What opens more doors for a child's future? Learning how to read!

The Hillsborough County Bar Association's Community Liaison Committee kicked off it's third year of fund raising to purchase books for children who might not ever have been afforded the luxury of owning and reading their own new books. The Lawyers for Literacy project is sponsored by attorneys who donate their money and their time for the purchase of new books for the county's Head Start program.

"A Book Could Mean the World," was this year's theme and over 150 lawyers from the Hillsborough County Bar Association attended the reception at the beautiful Northern Trust Bank. "We raised close to $2,000 at the reception and all of the proceeds will be used to buy books for the children," said Leland T. Baldwin, who spear-heads the effort for the bar. "Northern Trust Bank is sponsoring the reception so that all of the donations from the members of the bar can go directly to purchase books," she said. Northern Trust Bank has committed to cosponsoring the event for the next two years.

Hillsborough County's Head Start Program assists 2,300 three-and-four-year old children and their families each year, with services ranging from intellectual enrichment and health care for...