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Newhouse Noblin is honored to support All Ears! Learning and Language Center! All Ears is a program in The Woodlands that provides quality therapy so deaf children will have the listening and speaking abilities necessary to enter a mainstream kindergarten on time and with their hearing peers. The majority of the kids at All Ears are on scholarship and this program is critical to their future success in school.

On February 2nd our Houston team spent the afternoon volunteering with The WorkFaith Connection, an organization focused on helping people in transition build a new life through work and faith. Our recruiters served as mock interviewers to members of an eight day job readiness boot camp. We were excited to use our skillset to serve others in a pivotal period in their lives. For more information about The WorkFaith Connection and how you can help, please visit their website at workfaithconnection.org.

In November, Newhouse + Noblin made a dontaion to NPF to support its upcoming "Moving Day DFW" on 11/5/16.  Moving Day is the National Parkinson Foundation’s annual fundraising walk event. It is a fun and inspiring fundraising event that unites families, friends and communities both large and small in the fight against Parkinson’s disease.  Click here to learn more about how you can help!

On North Texas Giving Day, N+N donated to VNA/Meals on Wheels.  For more than 80 years, VNA has relied on the generosity of others who share our passion of helping North Texans age happier, healthier lives with dignity and respect. VNA has a variety of ways for individuals of all ages to get involved. Whether you are 4 or 104, you can help VNA make a difference in the lives of others in our community.  Click here to find out how you can help VNA.

 

Did you know that all Dallas ISD elementary and middle schools require uniforms? Buying new uniforms can be difficult for families of abused children who are often struggling to make ends meet. With your partnership, DCAC can make sure these growing kids are dressed and ready for the first day of school.  For our Dallas office June service event, Newhouse + Noblin donated to this wonderful initiative.  Click here to learn how you can help too!

In May 2016, our Houston team volunteered at the Children’s Memorial Hermann Ronald McDonald House, baking cookies for the families staying at RMH.  Click here for more information about how to get involved. 

In May 2016, Newhouse + Noblin sponsored an active member of our armed services to play a round of golf on the TPC Four Seasons champoinship course with a member of the PGA.  The sponsorship is in connection with the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and its efforts to support the Byron Nelson Golf Tournament and to benefit the surrounding community. 

In May, our Houston team was honored to host our inaugural Five Minute Mentors event.  This event allowed strong, young attorneys to spend five minutes with a variety of mentors, each a leader in their practice.  Our mentors came from corporations, large law firms, boutique practices, public policy institutes, and non-traditional legal roles.  Our mentees were enthusiastic to gain insights that will help them shape their current practice and future careers.  Thanks again to our mentors, mentees, and our gracious hosts for the evening at John Palmer Art.  We look forward to future Five Minute Mentor events. 

In early December our Houston office gathered with clients and candidates to kick off the holiday season.  Guests to our happy hour were asked to bring a book for the library at Children’s Assessment Center.  Newhouse + Noblin was excited to deliver the books generously donated by the attendees and Children’s Assessment Center was thrilled to have some new reading materials for the kids.  To learn more about Children’s Assessment Center and how you can help, please visit:  http://cachouston.org/

Newhouse + Noblin was happy to support Aja’s Amigos as they make Great Strides to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Tish Elliott of Austin and her family walked in this fun event and raised awareness and funds to support research to find a cure for cystic fibrosis.  There are approximately 30,000 Americans living with cystic fibrosis. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, friends and co-workers who struggle every day just to breathe. For more information, please watch this heart-warming video about what it’s like to have kids with cystic fibrosis:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zrW8PhdzV0&feature=youtu.be 

In May, Newhouse + Noblin’s Houston office was thrilled to support a graduating senior through the BEAR Graduation Celebration.  BEAR (BE A Resource for CPS Kids) hosts an annual event for high school seniors aging out of the foster system.  The items provided help ensure a smoother transition into adulthood.  We were honored to gift our graduate with some of the things he will need to start out on his own.  Click here to learn how you can help this wonderful organization!

In April 2015, Newhouse + Noblin was honored to support the USO in Houston with a donation to provide the troops with refreshments and supplies as they process through the area.  Last year the USO locations in the Houston-area served nearly 63,000 troops and military families traveling through the facilities.  Additionally, the USO offers morale-building and family-strengthening programs to the 8,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and their families who are based in Southeast Texas. Click here to learn more about how to help the USO!

 

For April 2015, Newhouse + Noblin made a donation to New Friends New Life. New Friends New Life is a faith-based organization that assists women in overcoming backgrounds of abuse, addiction, poverty, and limited opportunities by providing access to education, job training, interim financial assistance and spiritual support.

In March, Newhouse + Noblin donated to the March of Dimes "March for Babies."  When you walk in March for Babies, you give hope to nearly half a million babies born too soon each year. The money you raise supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. And it funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies.  March of Dimes started this event in 1970 and have raised an incredible $2.3 billion to benefit all babies.  To sign up to walk or make a donation, Click Here.

In December, Newhouse + Noblin’s Dallas, Houston and Austin offices joined forces to partner with Community Partners of Dallas for the organization’s annual Toy Drive.  We sorted and organized donated items for delivery to local children in need.  The project was possible because of Peacock Alley’s donation of warehouse space again this year.  Peacock Alley hosted the project volunteers and donated trucks and labor to ensure toys were delivered to children throughout the metroplex.  For more information on Community Partners of Dallas, please click here.

In October, N+N made a donation to Camp Summit, a premier camp for children and adults with disabilities.  The mission of Camp Summit is to provide barrier-free outdoor experiences that promote personal growth and foster independence for children and adults with disabilities.  Claire Hetherington Darr of our Dallas office sits on the Camp's Board and has witnessed firsthand the meaningful impact the Camp has on its campers and their families.  Click here to learn more about Camp Summit and how you can help!

 

In August, we too were nominated for the ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge", and we responded with a donation to the ALS Association (Chaired by Barbara Newhouse, but no known relation to Russell).  Several of our team members (including Russell Newhouse pictured) completed the challenge.   If you are reading this, consider yourself nominated!

For the month of August our Houston team partnered with HISD and several of our client companies to donate hundreds of boxes of crayons to Houston schools in need of back to school supplies.  Special thanks to Energy Transfer Partners, Sysco, and Wood Group for the generous donations!

In April 2014, Newhouse + Noblin's Houston team collected supplies for kids attending Camp Victory, a non-profit group that supports children who have been victims of sexual abuse.  To learn more about how you can help Camp Victory and the children they serve, click here.

In April 2014, Newhouse + Noblin's Dallas office provided a team of volunteers to work a rewarding shift at the North Texas Food Bank, sorting donated food for immediate delivery. The North Texas Food Bank is a leading national member of the Feeding America Food Banks, providing access to nearly 90,000 nutritious meals each day. Click here to learn more about how you can get involved too!

This month our Houston team worked with Medical Bridges, sorting medical supplies to be distributed to locations in need of medical assistance around the world.  Medical Bridges recovers medical surplus that would otherwise be discarded and redistributes it to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare providers in less fortunate countries with the goal of bridging the gap in care.  For more information about how you can get involved, click here. 

In November 2013, Newhouse + Noblin's Dallas team drove delivery routes for Meals on Wheels.  All around us are seniors in desperate need of nutritious meals and human contact. VNA volunteers and staff work through the Meals on Wheels program to serve qualified homebound seniors and disabled adults, helping them remain in their homes with dignity and independence.

VNA's Meals on Wheels provides nutritious, freshly prepared, hot meals to Dallas County residents who can't provide for themselves due to illness, advanced age or disability.  To learn how you can volunteer for this vital community service, click here.

In August our Houston team donated back-to-school supplies to Star of Hope.  The school supplies were distributed to homeless children at Star of Hope’s annual “Back-to-School Back Pack Party."  For more information about Star of Hope’s programs and ways to help, please click here.  

In June our Houston team supported the BEAR Graduation Celebration.  The mission of BEAR is to “Be a Resource for CPS Kids.”  The program honors youth in the Preparation for Adult Living Program who are aging out of the Foster Care System. To learn more about how you can help this caring mission, click here.

In April 2013, Newhouse + Noblin's Houston team partnered with Kids' Meals, a group that prepares and delivers healthy lunches to over 1,700 hungry pre-school aged children living in poverty in the Houston area.  Kids' Meals bridges the gap for 1-5 year old kids who are too old for services from organizations such as WIC and not yet old enough to receive free breakfast and lunch in school.  To learn more about Kids' Meals and how you can help, click here.

Last month, Newhouse + Noblin made a donation to Heroes for Children, which focuses on relieving some of the strain and stress on families who have a child diagnosed with cancer.  Whether it is to pay a medical bill, buy gas for frequent hospital trips, or to keep a family from having its electricity turned off, HFC is there to help.  HFC's enables a family to focus on the most important part of treatment--the child.  To learn more about HFC and how you can help, click here.

In December 2012, Newhouse + Noblin procured and donated needed supplies to the Interfaith Housing Coalition. Interfaith Housing Coalition was founded in 1985 to provide transitional housing and support services to homeless families. Through the years, a broad coalition of individuals, foundations, churches, and service groups have joined the ministry, effectively leveraging volunteer, in-kind and financial resources throughout the community.

In December our Houston team partnered with the HBA AIDS Outreach Committee and provided Christmas gifts for a local family affected by AIDS.  For more information on how you can help with the HBA’s community programs, click here. 

In November our Houston team partnered with the Houston Bar Association for the 18th Annual HBA Book Drive. We collected book donations from several in-house teams and, together with those groups, facilitated the donation of over 20 boxes of books! The books will be donated to several literacy programs around Houston.  Special thanks to Stibbs & Co., Sysco, Cooper Industries, Schlumberger and Linn Energy.  

In October, Newhouse + Noblin's Dallas team prepared and delivered 500 fresh sandwiches to the SoupMobile.  SoupMobile is a Dallas based charity that not only strives to feed the area’s homeless with food, but to also “feed” them with love, caring, compassion and shelter. We have been privileged to help in this cause many times over the past two years, and thanks to the efforts of the SoupMobile and its volunteers, over 200,000 meals were provided last year to Dallas’ homeless.

In July, our Dallas office spent a day with several moms and their children at the New Friends New Life center. New Friends New Life is a faith-based organization that assists women in overcoming backgrounds of abuse, addiction, poverty, and limited opportunities by providing access to education, job training, interim financial assistance and spiritual support. Our team provided food, fun activities, and fellowship to a wonderful group of individuals committed to a New Life.

This month our Houston team spent a day volunteering with Yes Prep students through the Yes Prep Professionals program. This program offers professionals an opportunity to get involved with Yes Prep students and the community in projects across Houston. At Yes Prep Public Schools, 80% of students come from low income neighborhoods. YES stands for “Youth Engaged in Service” and prepares students for college success by providing real-world experiences and teaching them about the value of community service. For more information on how you can help, click here.

For its April service project, Newhouse + Noblin provided lunch to families staying in the Ronald McDonald House (“RMH”) locations in Dallas and Houston. Many families travel far from home to get treatment for their seriously ill or injured children. Often, it can be a long time to be away from home, or to divide a family. Even worse, for children facing a serious medical crisis, nothing seems scarier than not having their mom and dad close by for love and support. The Ronald McDonald House program provides a “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay close by their hospitalized child at little or no cost. All RMHs are built on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on healing their child – not where they can afford to stay, where they will get their next meal, or where they will lay their head at night to rest. RMH relies on volunteers to provide meals to its occupants, so Newhouse + Noblin gladly purchased the supplies and its Dallas and Houston recruiter teams spent a fun morning preparing lunch and then serving approximately 100 family members at RMH. Supporting RMH is such a rewarding and fun experience. Click here to learn how you can help too.

In February 2012, Newhouse + Noblin's Dallas and Houston offices teamed up to support their respective cities' food banks. Both teams of volunteers had a fun and rewarding day of sorting and packaging donated food for immediate delivery. The Houston Food Bank distributed nearly 70 million pounds of food items last year, feeding over 865,000 different people. Click here to learn more about how you can volunteer in Houston. The North Texas Food Bank likewise is a leading national member of the Feeding America Food Banks, providing access to nearly 90,000 nutritious meals each day. Click here to learn more about how you can get involved too!

On December 8th, Newhouse + Noblin participated in the Community Partners of Dallas' toy drive. Our team of volunteers spent a fun and rewarding day unloading trucks of donated toys, sorting items, and organizing the gifts for delivery before the holidays. Community Partners does an amazing job each year of rallying donors, gathering volunteers, and delivering hundreds of toys to abused and neglected children in Dallas. All of this is made possible through the generosity of Peacock Alley, which provides its warehouse to store the donated items and host the volunteers, in addition to providing the trucks and crews to pick up and deliver toys throughout the metroplex. Sincere thanks to Community Partners and Peacock Alley for letting us share in this wonderful cause!

Watch a video filmed at the warehouse.

In early November, Beth Walker and her Husband, Raymond, hosted a concert in their home featuring the band Brother of Pearl. The event benefitted Santo Clinic, a non-profit clinic in Port au Prince, Haiti. Santo Clinic was started just days after the 2010 earthquake. In the days following the earthquake, the clinic operated under tents and tarps with only basic medical supplies that had been carried into the country by volunteers. The clinic now operates in a new building in the Santo District of Port au Prince, providing free medical care to anyone in need. For more information about the Clinic and instructions for on-line donations, click here.

In November, Newhouse + Noblin made a donation to Sam’s Squad, a group organized in support of a local 9-year old “superhero” named Sam, but more broadly designed to help fight Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy – the most severe form of the condition. Sam began life struggling to breathe and survive, and the odds were that he would never leave the hospital. But he did. Beginning at 9 weeks of age, Sam started treatment at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Although Sam can now walk, his muscles are weak. So, when he needs to travel longer distances, he races around in an orange, manual wheelchair with wheels that light up as he rolls.

Sam overcame the odds and is now a fun-loving, sweet nine-year old kid who loves superheroes, Toy Story, music, movies, animals and his family. Sam is especially fond of his older brother, Will. Every day Sam continues to fight Muscular Dystrophy and beat the odds, always with great cheer and humor. That’s why we think of Sam as our superhero.

You can be a superhero too by joining Sam’s Squad and running or walking in the Dallas White Rock Marathon on December 4, 2011, volunteering, or making a donation to the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation.

SoupMobile is a Dallas based charity that not only strives to feed the area’s homeless with food, but to also “feed” them with love, caring, compassion and shelter. As part of Newhouse + Noblin’s commitment to company-wide community service each month, we have formed teams to make sandwiches for delivery to the SoupMobile’s food trucks.

Typically, we prepare 500 fresh sandwiches and deliver them that same morning. We have been privileged to help in this cause many times over the past two years, and thanks to the efforts of the SoupMobile and its volunteers, over 200,000 meals were provided last year to Dallas’ homeless.

Kelly Noblin recently spoke at the Advanced In-House Counsel Course: “Reaching Calm Waters – Charting Your Course as In-House Counsel,” sponsored by the Texas Bar CLE. The over 100 attendees were mostly current in-house counsel who appreciated Kelly’s insight into current hiring trends and advice about doing more with less – a common theme for many legal departments. She highlighted how many departments are relying on contract attorneys to fill in gaps during hiring freezes or for employee leaves. Newhouse + Noblin’s practice support division, including its contract attorney recruiting services, has seen a significant spike in sustained activity since the onslaught of the 2008-2009 recession. Clearly, in-house legal services don’t lessen during a recession; if anything, they increase. General Counsels feel the pressure to keep more work in-house, yet are often hamstrung with hiring freezes or other budget measures that prevent addition to headcount. Newhouse + Noblin can provide a solution by providing qualified contractors at a simple, reasonable hourly fee. You can view upcoming CLE seminars and other helpful information at Texas Continuing Legal Education.

The Green Beans & Guacamole cookbook project stems from the love for people like Austin Hanson, who have intellectual disabilities. When Austin wanted to throw his mother a surprise birthday party, he ordered the flowers and balloons, purchased the cake, and decided the on menu. As you can imagine, it was a wonderful affair and everyone enjoyed the menu, which consisted of green beans and guacamole! The GB&G coffee-table style cookbook will feature recipes from Houston's top restaurants (think Phillipe, Tony's and Mark's) with proceeds benefiting the ARC, an organization advocating for people with intellectual and other disabilities. Beth Walker from our Houston office has been active in the project. A recent event at one of Houston's new hot spots, Sorell, raised over $10,000 for the project. For more information on the projects (and pre-orders) visit Green Beans and Guacamole.

The Usuals, a Dallas-based band formed by Russell Newhouse in 2007, recently performed at the Granada Theater as part of "Law Jam 3." Law Jam is a benefit concert, organized as a joint initiative of the Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, to provide legal aid to over 3,500 families in North Texas. The Usuals, comprised mostly of Dallas-area attorneys, put on an inspired show featuring an eclectic set list spanning six decades, including songs from artists such as Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Black Crowes, Toadies, Pearl Jam, Queen, and even the late, great, Johnny Cash.

Watch a video of some show footage! »

The Newhouse + Noblin team stopped by Community Partners of Dallas recently to present the organization with a check for back to school supplies and to take a tour of the facility. Community Partners of Dallas is a nonprofit organization committed to providing support to the caseworkers of Dallas County's Child Protective Services by providing resources such as new clothing, holiday gifts, toys and so much more for children in times of need and crisis. Community Partners of Dallas has been named Outstanding Volunteer Organization of the Year and it's programs have been replicated across the state of Texas.