What is Search Engine Optimization?  by Herrmann Advertizing (published with permission) > > >

Dr. Zimmerman’s Tuesday Tip:  August 16, 2011 (referenced in the September-October 2011 Issue of The Legal Pad) > >>

Did I Say That?  10 Tips to Gain Confidence in Public Speaking > > > – Susan French

Soft Cost Recovery > > >

Do’s and Don’ts of Making Tech Hardware Purchases > > >

Conscientious Cost-Cutting > > >

Jeff Magee Post Program Enhancement “After Action Review” Ideas Just for You > > >

Your Firm Ready for Wellness? (2009 – Andrea D. Everage, PHR) > > >

“With the generous support of donors, we plant along streets and trails, in parks, schools, fire stations, neighborhoods, and many other public properties.  Our mission is to beautify greater Tulsa by planting trees and to create urban forestry awareness.”  For more than 30 years, Up With Trees has beautified Tulsa one tree at a time.  Bck in 1976, Tulsa faced a serious problem. After close to 80 years of growth and progress, the city’s urban forest was shrinking.  Development, storms and disease had taken a toll. Experts estimated that Tulsa’s urban forest was 200,000 trees short.

The issue came to a head in 1974 when 51st Street was being widened. A high school student called then-Streets Commissioner Sid Patterson and asked what the city was doing to replace the trees lost during the project. In fact, the city was doing little. In Tulsa’s energy-driven economy, times were hard and there were no funds available for trees, let alone the labor to plant and maintain them.

Patterson mulled over the challenge made by the teenage activist. Indeed, citizens of Tulsa should be concerned about their environment and trees are an important part of nature’s ecosystem. But where to find the funds and labor to accomplish the task?  The street commissioner organized groups of Tulsa Garden Club members, landscape architects and representatives from several civic groups. The problem was discussed and plans formulated. In 1976, Up With Trees was born.

December 2011 “Special Edition” Resource Guide

2012 January – February Issue 5

2011 November-December Issue 4

2011 September-October Issue 3

2011 July-August Issue 2

2011 May-June Issue 1

To help those in need tackle their everyday challenges, the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) created its Community Challenge Weekend (CCW) program in 1999. The mission of CCW is to encourage ALA chapters, its members, firms, vendors, relatives and friends to come together to contribute time, energy and resources toward improving their own communities.

Phase 1

Collection and donation of professional attire to Dress for Success.
Dress for Success promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help women find jobs and remain employed. Each Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview and can return for a second suit or separates when she finds work.

Phase 2

Collection and donation of non-perishable food items to the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.

According to the USDA, Oklahoma ranks fourth in the nation in “very low food security,” and sixth in “food insecurity”. Food insecurity means that at times during the year a household has difficulty providing enough food for all its members due to lack of resources. Chapter members and business partners are invited to participate by collecting non-perishable food items and in packaging the food for distribution on October 9, 2010 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the Food Bank.

2011 January –  February (2010 – 2011) Issue 5

2010 November – December (2010 – 2011) Issue 4

2010 September – October (2010 – 2011) Issue 3

2010 July – August (2010 – 2011) Issue 2

2010 January – February (2009 – 2010) Issue 5

2009-Special Edition

2009 November – December Issue (2009 – 2010 Issue 4)

2009 September – October Issue (2009 – 2010 Issue 3)

2009 July – August Issue (2009-2010 Issue 2)

2009 May – June Issue (2009 – 2010 Issue 1)

2009 March-April Issue (2008-09 Issue 6)

2009 January-February Issue (2008-09 Issue 5)

I don’t know about you but I have never installed siding before but thanks to the teamwork and a little guidance from the contractor we completed the project by 1:00 that day with no major injuries to boot! Albeit, I had a hard time getting out of bed the next day but I believe fun was had by all and several of us have learned a new skill or two.

Some noteworthy comments received were as follows: A worthy and productive project. Thank you for inviting us. I sure had a good time doing it- never have done siding myself, so that was an experience! Always fun to watch the dynamics on group projects! Our office had a wonderful time and we all enjoyed it as well! We all kicked butt! It was FUN!!! I did enjoy the project and have the added knowledge that we could side a house in a pinch!

Julee Thomas, 2008 ALA Tulsa Community Outreach Chair