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From Teachers

“ I thoroughly enjoy having the wonderful volunteers from CMBA in my classroom. It is a
wonderful opportunity for people with seemingly many differences find a connection. Many of
the relationships formed last long after 3Rs ends.”
– Jennifer Bill, teacher at Shaw High School
“ Countless students have made a point to speak with me after the work sessions with 3Rs Chief U .S .
volunteers to say that they enjoyed the conversations, had learned a lot, or in general District Court
appreciated the opportunity to really speak with people who really work in the legal Judge Patricia
field. The lawyers’ willingness and ability to field an array of questions from the students Gaughan,
allowed the groups to be much more engaged with the material, to review content volunteer at John
already learned, and in return, they remembered content learned in class much Marshall School
better.” of Information
– Zachary Zlocki, teacher at New Tech West High School Technolody

From Students

“ What I enjoyed most about this experience is being able to talk to the mentors.
They shared personal experiences with us to help us better understand topics. They
listened to our opinions. The 3Rs is a great experience both for people who do and
don’t have interest in the law system.”
– Cleveland Early College at John Hay student

“It taught me a lot. Thank you. I hope to pursue being a lawyer some day. Hopefully!”
– East Tech High School student

From Fellow Volunteers

“ This year one female prosecutor invited very young female and male prosecutors to come in to THANK
class and discuss their journeys to college and law school. It was a big hit. Much discussion and
help with how to navigate trade schools, college, resumes, and job applications.” YOU
– Barbara Tyler, volunteer at Shaw High School

“When I leave the school after a session I always feel very good about the experience.” to our more than 400 lawyers,
– John Mulligan, McDonald Hopkins LLC, volunteer at judges, law students, and paralegals
John Marshall School of Civic and Business Leadership who volunteered with The 3Rs last
year . The 3Rs continues to be an
“ In my opinion this is an outstanding program which benefits both the students and volunteers. incredibly diverse pool of volunteers:
The program offers a unique opportunity for both the students and volunteers to learn valuable from prosecutors to corporate
life lessons from each other.” counsel, solo practitioners to some
– Fred Pompeani, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, of Cleveland’s biggest law firms,
volunteer at James Ford Rhodes High School 1Ls to retirees, Cleveland newbies
to proud alumni of the schools
they’re now visiting as volunteers .
3Rs volunteers are also hard-
Through your support and enthusiasm working — in 2018–19,
for these students, you are making they served over 1,700
a difference! We hope to see you in students, through more
than 9,400 hours of
classrooms again soon as we kick 3Rs Teacher of the Year Kristen Miller, donated time .
off lessons in November. Please visit with Honorable Mentions Doug Ramage,
CleMetroBar.org/3Rs or email John Adams, and Terrence Barry
JPaine@CleMetroBar.org to make your
commitment to the Cleveland and
East Cleveland kids again this year.

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