Callison Tighe, other Richland attorneys help Habitat through BUILDable Hours
March 28, 2013
COLUMBIA, SC – March 28, 2013 – Callison Tighe & Robinson LLC is donating $2,500 to BUILDable Hours, a joint venture of the Richland County Bar Association and Central South Carolina Habitat For Humanity that will put a young family in a safe, comfortable home this spring.
Ian McVey, a member of Callison Tighe and this year’s Richland County Bar Association president, said that while BUILDable Hours is new to the Midlands, the program has been a huge success elsewhere in the country.
It’s a wonderful chance for law firms to give back to the community in a very tangible and enduring way. Here’s an opportunity to make a direct difference in the lives of a family with young children, by giving them a home that they can call their own forever, McVey said.
Through April 19, the Bar is challenging law firms to make sponsorship donations for the project. The fund-raising goal is $60,000, and firms can donate $5,000 to sponsor a day’s labor of $2,500 for a half day.
Beginning May 20, volunteers are needed to help build the home at the corner of Gervais and Assembly streets. No experience is required, and tools will be provided. Just bring a willingness to help out.
This year’s BUILDable Hours is a first for the Richland County Bar. Organizers hope to make it an annual effort.
To sponsor the event or to volunteer or donate as an individual, contact Ashleigh Messervy at Central South Carolina Habitat For Humanity at 803.252.3570 ext 2101 or email [email protected].
About Callison Tighe
Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC has 18 attorneys whose practice areas include trials and appeals in all state and federal courts in South Carolina; litigation; commercial real estate transactions and real estate development; business organization, development and transactions; employment law and employee benefits; workers compensation; local government law and government litigation; alternative dispute resolution; appellate practice; and wealth management. The firm also has a major title insurance defense practice, representing both insurers and insureds in litigation.
For more information, visit www.callisontighe.com.
