Charitable Contributions

Partner Kristine Denning elected to sit on the Northern Region Advisory Council for Youth Consultation Services (NRAC - YCS).

January 11, 2012

Founded in 1918, YCS is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian agency that provides behavioral health and social services to New Jersey children. YCS organizes and run numerous programs including special education schools, autism centers, foster care, therapeutic residences, homes for the developmentally disabled and other community-based services. Part of the council's function is to plan and organize fundraising events.

Harwood Lloyd participates in the Jersey Cares Coat Drive.

December 12, 2011

For the past few years Harwood Lloyd has participated in the Jersey Cares Coat Drive. In December of 2011, Harwood Lloyd personnel donated over 40 coats to this cause, which has collected and distributed over 200,000 winter coats for men, women, children and infants in need.

Associate Kathleen Lee Donates Time and Talent to “Goals for Life”

November 6, 2011

In November Harwood Lloyd was a sponsor for the Goals for Life “Walk in the Park” against breast cancer. Goals for Life, started in 2001, raises money for women’s health initiatives – primarily local breast cancer outreach, education and treatment programs. To date, GFL has raised and donated almost $280,000. GFL’s main fundraising event is a Women’s Charity Soccer Tournament held in June each of the last 11 years. GFL has also conducted coffeehouses, sports memorabilia auctions and an art auction. This was GFL’s first walkathon and it raised over $2200. Associate Kathleen Lee has served as pro bono counsel for GFL since its inception, has been a trustee since 2002, and president since 2004. More information about GFL can be found at http://www.goalsforlife.org

HL Staff Trained in AED, CPR and Heimlich Protocol

October 18, 2011

According to OSHA, approximately 890 deaths from coronary heart disease occur outside of the hospital or emergency room every day. Most of these deaths are due to the sudden loss of heart function or sudden cardiac death. A number of these victims might have benefited if automated external defibrillators (AEDs) were immediately available. An AED is an electronic device designed to deliver an electric shock to a victim of sudden cardiac arrest. Ventricular fibrillation may be restored to normal rhythm up to 60 percent of the time if treated promptly with an AED, a procedure called defibrillation.

HL recently purchased and installed 4 AEDs in strategic locations throughout our Hackensack office. 30 Harwood Lloyd staff took advantage of training offered by the Greater Bergen County YMCA and received certifications for CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and the use of defibrillators. We hope that we will not need them, but if we do, we are glad to have them available.

Greg Irwin participates in 200 mile bike-a-thon, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, from Sturbridge to Provincetown Mass. to raise funds for The Jimmy Fund at the Dana Farber Cancer Center

August 8, 2011

On August 6 and 7, 2011 Greg, and friends, biked a beautiful course with 5,000 other riders from all over the country, raising funds for cancer treatment and research. Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor, participated, along with other cancer survivors. With 4,000 volunteers and a closed course through scenic countryside it was a terrific experience. Ten years older than the last time he participated, Greg prepared by riding 25 miles a couple of times each week in the pre-dawn hours. before work and traffic. The first day was great, and the hospitality at the mid-way point, the Maritime Academy at the beginning of the Cape, was fantastic! The second day, on a hilly Cape course, after the previous day's 110 mile ride, was a lot tougher. But Greg hung in there, motivated by the goal of raising funds for the treatment of cancer patients, and finished with the group. This event raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country. PMC donates 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly to the cause.

Greg's colleagues at HL are impressed, and humbled, by his participation in this wonderful event.

Harwood Lloyd sponsors the Wayne Township Boys and Girls Club Kindergarten Softball Clinic.

June 23, 2011

May-June 2011. HL sponsors the Wayne Township Boys and Girls Club Kindergarten Softball Clinic. Andrew G. Toulas coached the "Gold" team. Over 40 Kindergarten aged girls participated in the program which introduced them to the fundamentals of the game.

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Geoffrey Mueller is a board member at Bright Side Manor in Teaneck.

April 19, 2011

Associate Geoffrey Mueller is a board member at Bright Side Manor in Teaneck. Bright Side Manor is a registered 501(c)(3) organization and a state-licensed assisted living facility. It was founded to address the need for affordable, supportive housing options for the elderly. Bright Side Manor is committed to serving all older adults, regardless of income or financial situation and was established on the belief that every older adult deserves supportive health and social services.

John McDermott is active in the New Jersey State Bar Association’s program “Wills for Heroes”.

April 18, 2011

Associate John McDermott is active in the New Jersey State Bar Association’s program “Wills for Heroes”. The Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association has teamed up with the Wills for Heroes Foundation to draft wills and other estate planning documents for first responders. Also through the Young Lawyers Division, John is involved in setting up a Section 501(c)(3) organization for PBA members to raise funds for charitable organizations. John is also participating in scheduling events for the “They Had a Dream Too” program, which aims at encouraging “at risk” high school students to make positive changes in their lives and communities.

The Michael Robertson Foundation.

April 11, 2011

Co-managing partner David Robertson is a member of the Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees, and Vice Chair of the Greater Bergen County YMCA. Closer to home, Dave turned the tragedy of his son Michael’s death into a foundation that carries on Michael’s memory and helps many deserving groups in the process. The Michael Robertson Foundation was established so that Dave and his family could provide financial assistance to deserving people and groups that Michael would have wanted to support. The Michael Robertson Foundation has enabled students to participate in foreign exchange programs in Scotland, has assisted campers in hiking and canoeing in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota and Canada, has provided prosthetic devices for athletes who cannot afford them, has supported libraries, The Seeing Eye, Nature Centers, a high school poetry event, Compassionate Friends (an organization that supports parents who have lost children), animal rescue organizations, CROP Walks, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and the Demarest Historical Foundation. The Michael Robertson Foundation has also partnered with Operation Music Aid, a Section 501(c)(3) organization located in Madison, Connecticut that donates guitars, keyboards and other musical instruments to military hospitals throughout the world to help severely wounded American servicemen and women with their physical and psychological rehabilitation and to let them know that they are not forgotten. Recently, Operation Music Aid published the book “The T-Walls of Kuwait and Iraq”. A “T-Wall” is a twelve-foot-high portable, steel-reinforced concrete wall used for blast protection throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. The term "T-wall" is commonly used by soldiers throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, because the walls resemble an inverted letter “T”. American troops have painted their unit insignia on blank T-Walls. The book, a tribute to American service personnel, features pictures of T-Walls throughout Kuwait and Iraq. Proceeds from the sale of the book are used to help wounded American servicemen and women. The Michael Robertson Foundation has been the largest contributor to Operation Music Aid.

Eveyln Storch participates in MS Walk to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

April 10, 2011

On April 10, counsel, Eveyln Storch, participated in the MS Walk. She has raised funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society through the MS Walk for the past 10 years. Evelyn notes that having multiple sclerosis means that a person may not be able to walk when he or she wakes up, or that a person may suddenly have impaired vision, or that a person’s memory will fail for no apparent reason. The symptoms of MS are different, and devastating, for everyone - the only certainty is that it will affect yet another person every hour of every day. Evelyn explains why she has once again registered for the MS Walk: “I want to do something for the people who have been diagnosed with MS-and because I want to do everything to prevent more people from learning what it means to live with this disease. Today, there is no cure for MS, and with a diagnosis occurring most frequently between the ages of 20 and 50, many individuals face a lifetime filled with unpredictability. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected from the MS Walk not only to support research for a cure tomorrow, but also to provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today. Because we choose to walk for those who sometimes can't, because we choose to donate to the MS Walk, we are getting closer to the hour when no one will have to hear the words, ‘You have MS.’”

Walk donations can be made at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/NJMWalkEvents?px=1885309&pg=personal&fr_id=16386.

Information is available and general donations can be made at http://www.nationalmssociety.org.

Harwood Lloyd LLC donates to the Guma Family Foundation.

March 31, 2011

The Guma Family Foundation was started in memory of Ralph M. Guma Sr. and Raplh M. Guma Jr. In memory of Ralph M. Guma Sr., the Guma Foundation awarded yearly $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors. In memory of Ralph M. Guma Jr., the Guma Foundation, throughTomorrows Children's Fund, has donated over $70,000 since 2000 and intends to continue donating at least $10,000 per year.

The Guma Family Foundation website can found at the following link: gffoundation.net/