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The Young Lawyers' Section

7th Annual Run for the House
By Michael H. Hill, YLS President Emeritus
"The things you do for yourself are
gone when you are gone, but the
things you do for others remain as
your legacy." - Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

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even years ago the Young Lawyers'
section of the Delaware County
Bar Association began a small race
attended by a handful of runners who all
had one thing in common. The common
trait among these runners wasn't necessarily the urge to post their fasted 5k time,
or get a good workout in, although all of
those things happen annually at the Run
for the House. The common trait was a
desire to do more, a desire to help others,
a desire to give back. A motto of mine for
a long time now has always been that with
ability comes responsibility. A responsibility to help when able, a responsibility to
give back when you can, a responsibility
to teach when called upon. The formation
of the YLS annual 5k was exactly that.
Members of YLS have the ability, so we
also have the responsibility to give back
to our community and to be more socially
aware.
The Ronald McDonald House supports
families of seriously ill children by creating a community of comfort and hope.
The Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia was the first of its kind, and now
serves as the model for over 350 Houses
in 42 countries. In 2015, The Ronald
McDonald house of Philadelphia served
1,388 unique families for 2,279 total family stays. Although this number is beyond
impressive they want to do more. In 2015
the house received 5,965 family requests,
however, could not accommodate all of
them because of lack of space.

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Ninety percent of their funding comes
from individuals and corporate donors,
and the remaining ten percent is provided
by Ronald McDonald House Charities.
This is where the 5k comes in. Each year
since its formation, YLS has donated one
hundred percent of the proceeds from the
runs to the Adopt A Room program at
the Ronald McDonald house on Chestnut
Street. To date, the 6-year total exceeds
$41,000. Last year alone they raised over
$15,000, not bad for a handful of runners.
The Adopt A Room partnership program
allows individuals, companies, or organizations to be the room sponsor of one of
the 65 guest rooms at one of their two locations. Funding will sponsor all the families who sleep in that room throughout
the year. Last year the Ronald McDonald
House located on Chestnut Street, the first
of its kind, announced plans to expand the
facility. This expansion will help serve
more families in need, and hopefully reduce the amount of requests they have to
turn down due to lack of room.
This year we once again hosted the
Run for the House at Ridley Creek State
Park on September 23rd. It was a beautiful fall day, perfect for a run. We had
approximately 50 runners come out and
participate (and two dogs!). The race itself doesn't last that long, but the impact
it leaves on the families of the Ronald
McDonald house lasts a lifetime. Thanks
again to our sponsors, especially our
new Platinum sponsors, United Scrap,
Delaware County Bar Association, and
Sweeney and Neary, LLP, we were able
to donate over $10,000 to the Ronald
McDonald House. With that donation we
pushed our grand total to over $50,000

raised for this charity. I personally would
like to thank each and every one who has
donated, run, or came out and supported
us year in and year out. I would also like
to thank each of our sponsors. Without
their constant support we would not be
able to keep this race going. We are already in the planning stages of next year's
race and I know this race will continue to
grow with the support of the Bar Association and the community it serves.

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PLATINUM SPONSORS
United Scrap
Sweeney & Neary, LLP
Delaware County Bar Association
GOLD SPONSORS
Rober Delong, Esq.
Schoenfeld, Surkin, Chupein & Demis
La Porta Via
Family Law Section of DCBA
Cozen O'Connor P.C.
SILVER SPONSORS
Law offices of Mark P. Much, P.C.
Videon, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram
Stephen J. Schukraft, Esq.
Cleaver Cable Construction, Inc.
Sligo Irish Pub
Law Office of Michael S. Dugan
Quotations Restaurant
BRONZE SPONSORS
McIntosh Lawyers, PC
John E. Kusturiss, Jr., Esq.
Gerald C. Montella, Esq.
Joseph T. Mattson, Esq.
Joseph J. Agozzino, Jr., Esq
KAO Law Associates
Giovanni's Media Barber Shop


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