Massachusetts School
of Law Veterans Association:
We
Support Our Troops
A group of
students, predominately 1Ls, including both veterans and non-veterans, teamed
up to form the Massachusetts School of Law Veteran’s Association (MSL VA). At the beginning of the Fall semester, the MSL
VA members, with the assistance of Professor Thomas H. Martin, came up with an
idea to raise money to erect a flagpole outside of the school building. The group knew raising funds would be an
obstacle to overcome; however, they took the idea as a challenge, and are
currently halfway towards their goal. The
flagpole represents America and all the troops who continue to fight every day,
as well as those who have died to protect us. As many of you may know, there is a bench
located in the front of the school in remembrance of a prior student’s son who
lost his life fighting overseas. The flagpole will be erected adjacent to the
bench.
Our first fundraiser
consisted of a 50/50 raffle, and we sold approximately 75 raffle tickets. After the name of the winner was drawn, he
donated the winnings back to the organization. Next, the MSL VA sells T-shirts in order to
raise money for the flagpole project. The front of the shirt reads, “Massachusetts
School of Law” and the back reads “Veteran’s Association” with “We Support Our
Troops” right below it. We have
currently sold approximately 150 t-shirts, making us halfway completed towards
our goal of raising funds for the flagpole.
On April 1, 2012,
the members of the MSL VA attended the “Run/Walk for the Troops 5K.” The purpose of this event was to show support
for our troops and to help raise money to build homes for the returning
disabled soldiers. In collaboration with
Paula Colby-Clements, Director of Admissions, the MSL VA was proud to be a part
of this event and we look forward to attending future events in support of our
troops. In addition, we would like to thank the Massachusetts School of Law
Student Bar Association for their generous donation towards MSL VA. Thanks to them, we are one step closer to our
goal.
Aside from our
goal of constructing a flagpole, the MSL VA’s next project will concentrate on raising
funds to send care packages overseas. Our
group feels that instead of sending miscellaneous items to the troops, we would
rather send essential items upon request from the individual units. Nothing brings us more happiness than helping
those who have helped us.
MSL VA would like to personally thank the troops for their
dedicated and loyal service to our country.
We deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made to keep America safe.
We are always looking to recruit new
members to our team. For more
information and current updates please “Like” us on Facebook at Massachusetts
School of Law Veterans Association or contact Deanna Deveney, the president of
MSL VA, at Ddeveney2006@aol.com to purchase a T-shirt.
Poonam Choythani
MSL VA Member
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