Water Bottle Drop-Off Location to Benefit Homeless and Homebound

For the eighth consecutive year, Lerner and Rowe Gives Back will host a Code Red Heat Relief water bottle drive drop-off location for the Phoenix Rescue Mission at our Phoenix office located at 2701 E. Camelback Road, Suite #140.

Ultimately, we want to do our part to help the rescue mission save as many lives as possible among the homeless throughout the next few months of elevated heat, as well as those financially disadvantaged and homebound.

Other Summer Heat Relief COVID-19 Drop Off Locations

You can help join the fight against heat-related illnesses, injuries, and even deaths that can be brought on by hot summer months. All you have to do is drop-off cases of bottled water at any of our Lerner and Rowe law offices located in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Indiana, Illinois, or Tennessee.

You are welcome to bring cases of water during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, we will be following social distancing best practices and government guidelines to help protect the safety and health of any bottled water donors and our employees.

UPDATE 06/01/20 — Lerner and Rowe’s ‘Pay it Forward’ giveaway ended on Friday, May 29, 2020. Over $58,000 total was given directly to disadvantaged individuals thanks to the care and attention of their family, friends, and neighbors. Together we can do more!

For all of those who joined in the weekly conversations, it was an honor to meet and chat with you. Thank you for joining us and helping our team reach out and positively impact the lives of others during these trying times.

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In the midst of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Lerner and Rowe Gives Back remains committed to helping our communities any way we can. Lerner and Rowe Gives Back founder Kevin Rowe spoke with Jay Styles at radio station SHE 100.3 in Chicago this morning about his new “Pay It Forward” giveaway and how he hopes to make a positive impact on people’s lives during this uncertain time. Listen to the interview below.

Then, tune in on Mondays and Fridays on Facebook Live at 3:00 p.m. MST to see if your nominee gets a call from Kevin Rowe! Kevin also had the opportunity to talk about the giveaway with AZTV7 last week. You can check out the clip below.

Lerner and Rowe was proud to sponsor Chicago Police Department’s CAPS program of the 9th district “The Harriet Tubman Experience Black History Month” event. This event brought together community members, organizations, various cultures, and many talents in celebration of the accomplishments and milestones of the African American culture.

Attendees got to see several performances related to the African American culture.

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Our Lerner and Rowe Gives Back team supported Las Vegas Metro Police Department’s (LVMPD) Enterprise Area Command’s Homeless Outreach on the southside of Las Vegas. These quarterly events permit officers the opportunity to maintain good relations with our homeless population, while at the same time, minister to their needs.

Attendees were provided with pizzas, drinks, hygiene kits, showers, and access to the social services provided by Anthem Blue Cross and Crossroads Recovery Center.

“It is an incredible honor to go into the neighborhoods where our clients live, and improve the quality of life for the least so that all may prosper. Events like today’s not only bless our poorer neighbors, but it has been proven to improve the quality of life for all who live in the community. Such is the reason we formed Lerner and Rowe Gives Back.” —Glen Lerner

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It was a great turn out for both the Regional Wrestling and Regional Basketball Championships! We are proud to sponsor the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and continue to support Nevada’s high school sports.

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Our Lerner and Rowe Gives Back team had the pleasure of supporting the Special Olympics Nevada chapter by participating in today’s Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser at Carl’s Donuts in Las Vegas. We truly enjoyed getting to know several of the young athletes and their families. 

While at the event, we also hosted a distracted driving clinic and handed out “Don’t Drive Distracted” windshield stickers and keychains.

Our team hopes that these stickers and key chains will serve as a daily reminder for drivers to be cautious and alert every time they get behind the steering wheel.

“Supporting local organizations and area service providers that have a positive impact in the lives of our neighbors, such as the Special Olympics Nevada and our first responder community partners, is exactly why we formed Lerner and Rowe Gives Back,” said Glen Lerner. “We are also excited with each opportunity we receive to join an event and share our distracted driving simulator. We see it as doing our part to help make our streets and highways safer.”

What Is Cop on a Rooftop?

Once a year local law enforcement personnel perch on a rooftop to help raise funds for Special Olympics Nevada. The officers get to come off their perch after fundraising goals are met.

In Las Vegas, there were several first responder agencies in attendance, namely: Clark County School District Police Department, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada Department of Corrections, and Community Ambulance.

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Photos from the Las Vegas 2020 Cop on a Rooftop:

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Stuffing Backpacks to Help Combat Hunger

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In October 2020, our outreach volunteers will team up with AltAZ 93.3 at their studio to help school children in need by working with the Valley of the Sun United Way’s WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks program. This United Way program provides meals to help those Valley children get through the weekends, and come to school Monday ready to learn. 

Each meal is carefully packaged in a discreet plastic bag for a student to easily carry home in their backpack.

Program Goals & Requests for Help

According to statistics shared by the Valley of the Sun United Way, many children who live among the 82,000 Valley households suffer chronic hunger. This hunger makes it difficult for a child to focus on school work or lessons in class, which in turn can negatively impact the rest of the entire learning environment.

Now, thanks to the efforts of the WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks program, growing children are given the chance to focus on their education and succeeding (not their empty stomach or where their next meal will come from).

However, the program needs the support of volunteers, schools, businesses, and community organizations, such as Lerner and Rowe Gives Back, to continue to thrive and succeed.

We ask that others join us in helping combat hunger among our Valley’s children. You can make a donation online on the Valley of the Sun United Way website. Doing so will help provide much needed weekend meals for growing local youth to focus on their education, and succeed.

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In 2019, Lerner & Rowe Gives Back generously donated $5,000 to the Valley of the Sun United Way’s WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks program. Take a look at a few images of our group after packing food for local kids and a video recap of the event:

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Our Merrillville, Indiana team enjoyed a volunteer day making birthday cards for the children at Campagna Academy.

This wonderful organization offers residential services for children in the foster system, those needing special attention, and they also provide services for substance abuse treatment. Hand-crafted birthday cards are given to the children on their birthdays to help bring that special celebration feeling to the facility.

Thanks to all of our staff for participating and really honing into their creative side!

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Photos from volunteer day at Campagna Academy:

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We were proud to once again be giving back in support of Las Vegas Sportz Foundation’s (LVSF) Game Saver Program spring pre-participation physical evaluation and heart screening event for local student-athletes. The Saturday, February 15, 2020, event was the sports foundation’s first physical and heart screening event of the year for student-athletes ages 10 to 18.

Saving lives one screening at a time.

Since the program’s launch in 2013, over 450 local kids have been screened and over a dozen kids were found to have potential life-threatening heart abnormalities!

Physicians were able to detect these cardiac abnormalities in young athletes based on the combined use of an electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram (ECHO), and a qualitative exam and review of personal and family history.

For even more details about the FREE youth sports physical & heart screening, visit lvsportz.com.

Lerner and Rowe Partner With NHRA and 98KUPD to Offer Discounted Tickets

Lerner and Rowe is not only proud to once again be a marketing partner with 98KUPD and the National Hot Rod Association^® (NHRA) for the 2020 NHRA Arizona Nationals, but also to offer 20% off ticket purchases as a “Thank You” to first responders and members of the military.

For 2020, the NHRA Arizona Nationals – Championship Drag Races hit the track from February 21 – 23 at Wild Horse Pass (WHP) Motorsports Park (20000 S. Maricopa Rd., Chandler, AZ 85226).

Discounted Tickets for Arizona First Responders and Military 

Verified first responders and members of the military can access the discount through GovX. 

And since every ticket includes a pit pass, those who attend will get:

• Direct access to the teams
• Time with highly-skilled team mechanics as they service their hot rods between rounds
• Autographs from favorite NHRA drivers

General admission tickets can be purchased online at nhra.com or by calling 800-884-NHRA (6472). All children 12 and under will be admitted free in general admission areas with a paid adult.