If you have dropped by the Branch office on the last Friday of the month, you may have noticed some of the classic signs of “Casual Days”--fewer heels, skirts and ties; more light trousers and tees. By the front desk, you would have read a sign telling all visitors that the Branch staff participates in an employee-designed casual day in order to raise money for charities. Each person pays $5, and at the end of six months the total is given to a charity voted on by all employees. In the first six-month trial period, Branch staff raised $320 and many food items for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Donations for the next six months will be collected on behalf of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. The BC Branch receives public recognition for these efforts, and the staff receive the satisfaction of cool clothes and warm hearts! Congratulations and thanks to all involved.

This article was published in the August 1998 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2006, all rights reserved.