2024

Annual Rake Up Boise Support: Foundation Boise office members and families participated in NeighborWorks® Boise’s 39th Rake Up Boise™ event on Nov. 23. Volunteers helped with leaf raking needs at three different homes in Boise’s North End, filling around 70 leaf bags during the cleanup efforts. The team joined thousands of volunteers throughout the Boise area in the annual Rake Up Boise day, which:

  • Aids seniors and disabled neighbors
  • Maintains and improves over 800 yards each year
  • Builds neighborhood pride
  • Eliminates and re-purposes biodegradable waste

Annual Empty Bowls Project Supporting The Idaho Foodbank: The Foundation’s Boise office was proud to partner with Ceramica again this year and participate in The Idaho Foodbank’s “Empty Bowls” fundraiser. The finished, hand-painted bowls are donated to The Idaho Foodbank and are among the creative works available for purchase online November 27 – December 8, 2024. All funds raised will help provide food assistance to local Idahoans experiencing food insecurity. More details available here.

Annual Back to School Supply Drive: As part of the Foundation’s firmwide School Supply Drive initiative, the Boise office was proud to support two Idaho Youth Ranch facilities: Hays House and the Residential Center for Healing and Resilience by donating needed school supplies. The Idaho Youth Ranch offers emergency shelter, residential care, youth and family therapy, job readiness training, adoption services, and more for youth experiencing crisis.

Annual Boise Parks and Recreation Spring Project:  For the 8th consecutive year, the Foundation’s Boise office was proud to partner with Boise Parks and Recreation during the spring on a park restoration project.  This year, our volunteer crew, including attorneys, summer clerks, business professionals, and family members, worked at Florence Park and spread 60+ yards of specially engineered mulch over the playground area and cleaned playground equipment.

Supporting Ronald McDonald House in Boise: In March, Foundation Boise office volunteers provided some housekeeping duties and cooked dinner for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Idaho in Boise. One of the parents said their child had been craving spaghetti, which was exactly what our crew delivered! RMHC helps keep families with ill or injured children together during times of medical need and provides care and resources during their stay.

2023

Supporting WCA and Boise Bicycle Project: This holiday season, the Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office was proud to support the Women’s & Children’s Alliance (WCA) by fulfilling holiday wish-list items for a sponsored family of three and Boise Bicycle Project’s Holiday Kid’s Bike Giveaway, where the Foundation adopted 10 Dream Bicycles, provided items for the warm clothing drive, and volunteered at the 2023 Holiday Kid’s Bike Giveaway community event.

Volunteers Join Annual Rake Up Boise Event:  Foundation Boise office members and families participated in the NeighborWorks® Boise’s 38th Rake Up Boise event in mid-November. Volunteers helped with leaf raking needs at three different homes, filling 95 leaf bags during the cleanup efforts. The team joined 3000+ volunteers throughout the Boise area in the annual Rake Up Boise day, which:

  • Aids seniors and disabled neighbors
  • Maintains and improves over 800 yards each year
  • Builds neighborhood pride
  • Eliminates and re-purposes biodegradable waste

Supporting The Idaho Foodbank Empty Bowls Project: To celebrate the Holland & Hart Foundation’s 25th anniversary, Boise Foundation volunteers and family members partnered with Ceramica and participated in an “Empty Bowls” fundraiser event. The finished, hand-painted bowls are donated to The Idaho Foodbank and will be available to purchase online November 23 – December 1, 2023. All funds raised will help provide food assistance to local Idahoans experiencing food insecurity this winter.

Summer Project Support for CATCH and Family Advocates: In July 2023, the Foundation’s Boise committee proudly supported CATCH, a non-profit dedicated to helping families with children experiencing homelessness in Ada County. Volunteers purchased and delivered $300 worth of items needed during the summer months, including sports drinks, sunscreen, and snacks. CATCH is a rapid rehousing agency with a vision to end homelessness in the Treasure Valley. https://www.catchidaho.org

In August 2023, the Foundation Boise office members donated items to support Family Advocates’ resource room and programming. Volunteers bought $500 worth of items off of Family Advocates’ Amazon Wishlist. This included books, school supplies, playmats, high chairs, car seats, and much more. Family Advocates’ mission is to strengthen families and keep kids safe.  It does this by, among other things, recruiting, training, and supporting volunteer child advocates (GALs) in the Fourth Judicial District. https://familyadvocates.org

Planting Flowers with Boise Parks and Recreation: The Foundation’s Boise office was proud to partner for the 7th year in a row with Boise Parks and Recreation. This year’s project focused on beautification efforts at Ann Morrison, Boise’s largest public park. On a beautiful and busy Saturday, volunteers planted nearly 1,500 flowers at one of the main park entrances.

2022

Holiday Projects for WCA, Family Advocates, and Boise Bicycle Project: This year’s Boise Foundation Holiday project supported three local organizations: The Women’s & Children’s Alliance, Family Advocates, and the Boise Bicycle Project. This year’s Holiday Project by the numbers and human impact:

  • A family of 4 staying at the WCA received donations of much-needed items, wished-for presents, and gift cards.
  • Eight kids in foster care received clothes, books, and toys through Family Advocates’ CASA program.
  • The Boise Office donated at least 12 kids bikes to the Boise Bicycle Project and also adopted 23 dream bike applications submitted by children to BBP. Our 8-person volunteer team helped distribute bikes on 12/17/22 at BBP’s Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway, where more than 580 “dream bikes” were given to kids in our community.

We were proud to support so many great local causes this year!

Rake Up Boise 2022 with NeighborWorks Boise: We look forward to this Holland & Hart Foundation Boise tradition every year. Our office participated in the NeighborWorks® Boise 37th Annual Rake Up Boise 2022 on November 12, an event that assists veterans, disabled, and senior neighbors with their leaf raking needs. Our volunteers helped rake four yards this year and filled about 45 leaf bags in total during the leaf cleanup efforts.

Ceramica’s Empty Bowls Event for The Idaho Foodbank: Holland & Hart Foundation Boise attorneys, staff, and family members were excited to again participate in Ceramica’s Empty Bowls painting event, where finished pieces will be available for purchase to raise money for the Idaho Foodbank. The Foodbank distributes food through a network of more than 465 partners including schools, food pantries, senior centers, feeding sites, shelters, mobile pantries and churches. Recognizing the crucial connection between hunger and health, The Idaho Foodbank focuses on providing nutritious food and collaborates with community organizations to promote nutrition education, wellness tools and healthy living.

Greenbelt Cleanup with Boise Parks and Recreation: This year marks Holland & Hart’s 75th anniversary and the firm chose to celebrate by honoring its longstanding value of serving its communities by coordinating a firmwide afternoon of service. In Boise, 45 volunteers dedicated their time, strength, and attention on Sept. 15 serving the community by partnering with Boise Parks & Recreation in a Greenbelt cleanup at four different locations along the Boise River, some teams also assisted with tree wrapping.

School Supply Drive Supporting Family Advocates:  The Foundation’s Boise office supported Family Advocates during its school supply drive by collecting and donating over $1900 worth of supplies for children in Family Advocates programs.  Family Advocates’ mission is to strengthen families and keep kids safe by, among other things, recruiting, training, and supporting volunteer child advocates (Guardians Ad Litem) through its CASA Program in the Fourth Judicial District. Many attorneys in the Boise office have served as Guardians Ad Litem via pro bono work, making Family Advocates a natural fit as a partner for this year’s School Supply Drive.

A Job Well Done! Leveling Field of Honor Markers With Boise Parks and Recreation: When the Foundation’s Boise office started working on the Field of Honor project at Morris Hill Cemetery four years ago, there was collective agreement among the initial group to continue volunteering on this project until we finished working through all sections of the Field of Honor. That happened this year!

Ground settling over the years displaced many of the headstone markers, leaving them below grade. Our crew helped raise and level more than 35 markers earlier this month, bringing our total to 200 markers raised and leveled (and some headstones cleaned along the way) throughout the course of this project! We appreciate the dozens of attorneys, staff, and family members who’ve had a hand in this since we started—it’s been amazing to see the impact our group has made at the Field of Honor over the years.

We have been fortunate to have a great partner in Boise Parks and Recreation, partnering with them for six consecutive years to help improve and beautify parts of our community. We’ll miss our time in the Field of Honor, but look forward to teaming up with Boise Parks and Rec on new projects in the coming years.

2021

Annual ​​Women’s and Children’s Alliance Holiday Project: The Boise office partnered with the Women’s & Children’s Alliance again in 2021 for its Holland & Hart Foundation Holiday Project. This year’s sponsored family included a mom with six children. The office joined together to purchase items or donate funds to purchase items from the family’s holiday wish list, along with stockings for each family member and gift cards for groceries. Women’s and Children’s Alliance provides services to all who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual assault.

2021 Rake Up Boise in November: Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office attorneys, staff, and families participated in the NeighborWorks® Boise 2021 Rake Up Boise event on Nov. 13. The volunteers split into two teams; each team completed one house on its own, then met at the third, larger house to finish up our assignment. The team filled about 75 leaf bags in total during the cleanup efforts. We joined thousands of volunteers throughout the Boise area in the annual Rake Up Boise day, which:

  • Aids seniors and disabled neighbors
  • Maintains and improves over 700 yards each year
  • Builds neighborhood pride
  • Eliminates and re-purposes biodegradable waste
  • Brings community members together through service​

Back-to-School Supply Drive with Boise Bicycle Project: ​For this year’s firmwide Holland & Hart Foundation School Supply Drive, the Boise office supported Boise Bicycle Project by providing funds for new helmets and lights. Boise Bicycle Project is a community-focused nonprofit that promotes the personal, social, and environmental benefits of bicycling. They function as a bicycle recycling center and educational workspace in a diverse and non-threatening atmosphere.

The twist, partner Dan Glivar agreed to cut and dye his hair if $2500 was raised. Goal Accomplished! And Claire Rosston, as our top donor, got to pick Dan’s haircut and style. Thank you Jayon JayBo Leonard for your amazing art!

Enjoy the video documenting Dan’s transformation: https://youtu.be/21geg8t8n9A

Partnering with Boise Parks and Recreation for Five Years: The Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office is proud to partner with Boise Parks and Recreation for the fifth consecutive year. Teaming up with Boise Parks and Recreation’s volunteer coordinator, our crew of 25 attorneys, staff, and family members raised and leveled more than 55 markers, completing our assigned section in record time. This is our third year in a row partnering with Parks and Rec to work on the Field of Honor at Morris Hill Cemetery, and it has been satisfying to see the progress our group has contributed to over the years. An added bonus was that several members of the office (and their significant others and kids) were able to meet for the first time, or for the first time in a long time!

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Winter Drive for Faces of Hope: As part of the Holland & Hart Foundation firmwide Winter Drive initiative, the Boise office donated nearly $1500 in items and funds to support Faces of Hope, a local organization that provides help to victims of domestic violence and other types of interpersonal violence. Faces of Hope provided an Amazon Wish List link that allowed Foundation members to purchase items of most need, including clothing, shoes, and hygiene items. The monetary donations were provided directly to Faces of Hope, who planned to use the funds to purchase additional spring clothing items, a top need for its center and clients.

2020

Women’s and Children’s Alliance 2020 Holiday Project: The ​Boise office’s 2020 holiday project supported the Women’s and Children’s Alliance, which provides services, including shelter, court advocacy, therapy services, support groups, and life skills to women, men, and their children healing from domestic abuse and sexual assault.  The Holland & Hart Foundation sponsored two families, each a mother and three children. Members of the office purchased gifts on the families’ wish lists and the Foundation collected $1,400 in donations to buy additional items on the lists, as well as gift cards for food and other basic necessities. Alex Grande and Tori Osler coordinated donations, gift purchases, wrapping, and the delivery of all items to the WCA in early December.

Rake Up Boise with NeighborWorks® Boise: Holland & Hart Foundation Boise attorneys, staff, and families participated in the NeighborWorks Boise 2020 – Rake Up Boise event on Nov. 14. The volunteers split into two teams, tackling two houses each, to assist four residents in Boise. About 75 leaf bags were filled during the cleanup efforts. We joined thousands of volunteers throughout the Boise area in the annual Rake Up Boise day, which:

  • Aids seniors and disabled neighbors
  • Maintains and improves over 700 yards each year
  • Builds neighborhood pride
  • Eliminates and re-purposes biodegradable waste
  • Brings community members together through service

School Supply Drive for Treasure Valley’s Head Start Program: ​For this year’s firm-wide Holland & Hart Foundation School Supply Drive, the Boise office members supported the Treasure Valley’s local Head Start/Early Head Start Program – Friends of Children and Families, Inc.  These are federal programs providing education and supportive services to families of infants and preschool age children at or below the federal poverty line. Head Start’s biggest need is for extra sets of clothes and shoes for the children in their programs. These needs became even more critical during the pandemic in an effort to not require the children and their parents, many of which are experiencing homelessness, to return the extra sets of clothes lent out by the program. The office answered the call for clothing donations (and donated money to support the purchase of some new clothes and shoes) and delivered a car full of clothes to the Head Start center to distribute among their classrooms in the Treasure Valley.

Morris Hill Cemetery Veteran Marker Raising Project: The Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office members were proud to partner with Boise Parks and Recreation for the fourth consecutive year. For this year’s project, attorneys, staff, and family volunteers helped raise and level grave markers that still needed attention in the Field of Honor section at Morris Hill Cemetery, which honors veterans. Our volunteer numbers were limited this year to meet the city’s COVID-19 protocols, but our small and mighty group of 10 raised and leveled 35 markers.

Fundraising Drive for The Idaho Foodbank and Jesse Tree of Idaho: The Boise office Foundation Committee spearheaded a fundraising drive in the early days of COVID-19 to support two organizations whose services support some of the most vulnerable in our community and were heavily hit by the pandemic – The Idaho Foodbank (a nonprofit that provides free food assistance throughout Idaho) and Jesse Tree of Idaho (a nonprofit that works to prevent evictions and provides short-term rental assistance to persons at risk of experiencing homelessness). Funds raised totaled $4500, which were split between the two organizations, plus a direct $1000 donation was made to The Idaho Foodbank in the Foundation’s name.  Every $1 donated to The Idaho Foodbank can provide 5 meals to those needing food assistance and donations to Jesse Tree goes towards keeping many of our neighbors in their housing.

2019

United Way of Treasure Valley 3rd Annual Holiday Helper: The Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office members joined over 500 volunteers at United Way of Treasure Valley’s Holiday Helper 2019 event. Volunteers built 2,500 care packages for local, homeless, and very low-income children and families, providing basic needs like food, socks, hats, blankets, and more. Packages were distributed throughout the Treasure Valley to school guidance counselors who delivered them to the children just before Thanksgiving break.

Boise Office Holiday Project – Family Advocates: The Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office holiday project supported Family Advocates’ “Operation Santa.” The project is intended to give the children involved in child protection proceedings a memorable holiday shopping experience as well as to provide their parents or caregivers with the means and opportunity to create a gift-filled holiday.  The office also collected cash donations for Family Advocates and presented the organization with a check for $1250 to support their vision of preventing child abuse. In addition to the holiday support, Holland & Hart attorneys have been actively involved with Family Advocates’ Court Appointed Special Advocate (“CASA”) program, answering the call to provide increased pro bono attorney participation as counsel for guardian ad litems in child protection cases.

Neighborhood Works – 2019 Rake Up Boise Event: Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office members and families participated in the Neighborhood Works – 2019 Rake Up Boise event on Nov. 10. We assisted two elderly residents in Boise, filling about 25 leaf bags during our cleanup efforts. Our team joined thousands of volunteers throughout the Boise area in the annual Rake Up Boise day, which:

  • Aids seniors and disabled neighbors
  • Maintains and improves over 700 yards each year
  • Builds neighborhood pride
  • Eliminates and re-purposes biodegradable waste
  • Brings community members together through service

The Idaho Foodbank’s Empty Bowls project: Holland & Hart Foundation Boise attorneys, staff, and family members gathered to paint bowls for donation to the Idaho Foodbank’s annual Empty Bowls event. Held the day after Thanksgiving, Empty Bowls offers attendees the opportunity to select a unique bowl from thousands and enjoy a hot bowl of soup donated by one of several of Boise’s local restaurants. Bowls start at $10, and funds raised by this event help to provide food assistance to those badly in need this winter. Holland & Hart’s bowls will be among the more than 2,000 to choose from.

Idaho Foodbank: Holland & Hart’s Boise office members enjoy its annual volunteer trip to the Idaho Foodbank. In September, our attorneys and staff scooped, weighed, and bagged 1,400 pounds of oats into 2-lb. bags, that will be distributed to Idahoans in need. The Idaho Foodbank is an independent, donor-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1984, and is the largest distributor of free food assistance in Idaho.

School Supply Drive with Garfield Elementary School: For this year’s firm-wide Holland & Hart Foundation School Supply Drive, the Boise office members supported Garfield Elementary School with school supplies and a cash donation. The Boise School District expanded it’s Pre-K program to Garfield elementary for the 2019-2020 school year, and Whitney Montgomery, wife of Holland & Hart attorney Matt Montgomery, is one of the teachers piloting this program.

Morris Hill Cemetery Project: The Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office members were proud to partner with Boise Parks and Recreation for the third consecutive year. For this year’s project, attorneys, staff, and family volunteers helped raise, level, and clean 64 markers in the Field of Honor section at Morris Hill Cemetery, which honors veterans.

Denim Day with Women’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA): Boise office members ​participated in Denim Day 2019, a day-long awareness campaign to honor survivors of sexual assault and to start conversations about the dangers of victim blaming. In the late ’90s an 18-year-old Italian girl was sexually assaulted by her 45-year-old male driving instructor. He was initially convicted, but the ruling was later overturned by the Italian Supreme Court because the justices felt because the victim wore tight jeans, she must have helped remove them, thereby making the act consensual. The following day women in the Italian Legislature protested this decision by wearing jeans to work. Protests spread, and in 1999 Los Angeles established the first Denim Day in the U.S. The WCA in Boise leads the city’s efforts for Denim Day. The Boise office members were also able to donate $5 for the ability to wear jeans for the entire week surrounding Denim Day – the $110 raised will be donated in its entirety to the WCA.

Dinner Prep for Ronald McDonald House Residents: Chefs Maura Fleming, Matt Montgomery, Clay Karwisch, and Linda Jones made a multi-family-sized meal of enchiladas and dessert for the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.

Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office members also donated items from the Ronald McDonald House wish list, including ten $25 WinCo gift cards, to be available to families who need items while staying at the House.

United Way of Treasure Valley Book Bash: The Holland & Hart Foundation Boise volunteers helped sort, clean, and pack a portion of the 109,322 books that were donated for the 5th Annual United Way Children’s Book Drive. From the processing facility, the books were distributed to thousands of low-income children in the Treasure Valley area.

2018

United Way of Treasure Valley Women United’s Holiday Helper Project in Idaho: The Boise office supported the United Way of Treasure Valley and United Way Women United’s Holiday Helper Project. Members of the office donated shelf-stable food products or money to purchase needed food items for care packages. A small group attended the United Way and Women volunteer event in late November to assemble care packages that were distributed directly to local families. Through our contributions, the Helper Project created 936 care packages that were delivered to children and families in 11 cities across the Treasure Valley, including more than 48 schools and one entire school district.

 

Boise Neighborhood Work’s 2018 Rake Up Boise event: Holland & Hart office members and families participated Boise Neighborhood Work’s 2018 Rake Up Boise event on Nov. 10. Holland & Hart partnered with client and building neighbor A10 Capital to assist two elderly residents in Boise. Our team filled about 50 bags between the two houses. Annually, Rake Up Boise brings together over 5000 volunteers who fill between 15,000-20,000 bags of leaves. We’re proud to be part of the annual Rake Up Boise effort, which aids seniors and disabled neighbors, maintains and improves over 700 yards each year, builds neighborhood pride, eliminates and repurposes biodegradable waste, and brings community members together through service​.

 

Idaho Foodbank Food Sort: Holland & Hart Boise office members volunteered for a shift at the Idaho Foodbank, repackaging pinto beans for distribution to Idaohoans in need. The Foodbank volunteer event has become an annual activity for the Boise office Foundation. The Idaho Foodbank is an independent, donor-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1984, and is the largest distributor of free food assistance in Idaho. From warehouses in Boise, Lewiston and Pocatello, the Foodbank has distributed more than 135 million pounds of food to Idaho families through a network of more than 230 community-based partners.

Back to School with Women’s and Children’s Alliance: Boise office members donated backpacks, school supplies, and clothing (and funds to purchase other needed items) as part of the Women’s and Children’s Alliance Back to School project. The office sponsored a family with two children this year and received a lovely note from them thanking us for the items and for relieving their stress of getting the children ready to go back to school.

Dinner Prep for Ronald McDonald House Residents: Holland & Hart Foundation Boise office members cooked dinner at the Idaho Ronald McDonald House for families who are staying there while their children are being cared for at nearby St. Luke​’s Hospital. The Holland & Hart team prepared a salad bar with lots of fixings, allowing residents to enjoy family time.

Mulching and staining to spruce up Memorial Park: In honor of the Holland & Hart Foundation’s 20th anniversary, the Boise office partnered with Boise Parks and Recreation on a spruce up project for Memorial Park. Located in the shadow of the Federal Courthouse, the 20+ Foundation volunteers applied mulch to the park’s play area and sanded and stained several benches at the park’s seating area.

 

United Way Book Drive: The Holland & Hart Foundation Boise members volunteered at the United Way’s Book Drive Processing Center in April. The team spent time sorting, cleaning, and repackaging books collected during the organization’s 2018 Book Drive.

2017

Family Sponsor with Women’s and Children’s Alliance: The H&H Foundation Boise sponsored two families through the Women’s and Children’s Alliance this holiday season. Each family consisted of a mom with three children (ages 1 to 10 1/2, totaling eight people). Attorneys and staff shopped for or donated money to fulfill wish list items ranging from clothing and toys to household items. Through the donations collected and funds from our Foundation account, we were even able to purchase five bikes, which had been requested by the older children on our list.

We partnered this year with our client A10 Capital to participate in the 31st Rake Up Boise on Saturday, November 11. Our hearty team of more than two dozen volunteers raked leaves at four different homes, filling 50+ bags. We joined thousands of volunteers across the city who raked at 900 homes for the annual Neighborhood Works Project which supports disabled or 65+ year-old residents in Boise and Garden City who are unable to handle fall leaf removal from their property.

  

Attorneys, staff, and family members, gathered for a “painting party” to support The Idaho Foodbank’s Empty Bowls project. Celebrating its 20th year in 2017, the Empty Bowls event, is held annually on the day after Thanksgiving (this year, Friday, Nov. 24, 2017). The Foodbank collects 3000+ hand painted, handcrafted bowls from professional and amateur artisans, students, and studios. The Boise office donated and painted 34 bowls for the 2017 event. On event day, attendees purchase a bowl and can enjoy a hot bowl of soup donated by one of several local restaurants. Funds raised by the event help provide food assistance to those in need during the winter. Empty Bowls typically raises $30,000. According to the Idaho Foodbank, every $1 raised provides one person with four meals.

Dedicated team of volunteers from the Boise office participated in Hunger Action Month with the Idaho Foodbank. The fall harvest season often brings a plethora of fresh fruit and vegetable donations to the Idaho Foodbank, and they need lots of volunteers to help them repack the bulk donations into family-sized portions so the food can be delivered to those in need. Donning hairnets and gloves, nine Boise office attorneys and staff were plumb tired after sorting and repackaging nearly 1,500 lbs. of plums on an afternoon in mid-September. The Foodbank volunteer event has become an annual activity for the Boise office Foundation – one we look forward to each year!

 

Back to School with Women’s and Children’s Alliance: We sponsored two families – seven total students – on a Back to School project in August. Through the Women’s and Children’s Alliance, we adopted one family of five children and provided each student with a backpack and school supplies, as well as a first day of school outfit and new shoes. We sponsored an additional two children through the Boise Rescue Mission, providing these students with two sets of new clothes and a new pair of shoes to start the school year off right.

Mulching trees and applying playground safety surfacing to spruce up Sunset Park. Enduring temperatures that spiked to 102 degrees while toiling in the sun, a team of 35 office members, family, and friends spent the morning helping Boise Parks and Recreation with park refurbishment projects. Undaunted by the enormous piles of mulch and surfacing waiting for us, our group dug deep and pushed through to spread 100+ yards of resurfacing material around the entire playground area and laid mulch around every tree in the park. We were proud to be described by one of the park officials as “over achievers.”

Ronald McDonald House: Our Boise team shopped, prepped, and cooked dinner for 20 who are staying at the Idaho Ronald McDonald House while their children were under care at St. Luke’s Hospital. The team prepared a sandwich bar (BLTs, Tuna Salad, Chicken Salad) accompanied by fresh fruit with ‘best dip ever’, deviled eggs, chips, and finished off with cake for dessert.

2016

Ronald McDonald House: Ronald McDonald House provides families who live outside Boise with a place to stay, at no or little cost, while their child is receiving medical treatment. Volunteers help supply home cooked meals for families during their stay. In February, five members of the office helped cook a delicious meal for 15. Colleen, Sue, and Katherine handled the shopping in advance so the rest of the group work could devote their time to cooking, baking, and laughing.

The Boise office raised funds to purchase food for the dinner by selling raffle tickets to win a “Beer Vault.” Members of the firm donated a variety of beer from Trappist to local crafts.

Sawtooth Relay Race: For the 14th year, members of the Boise office participated in this 62-mile relay run that raises funds for Racing Unlimited, Inc., a non-profit that funds pilot research projects at the University of Kansas Medical Center Kidney Institute seeking treatments and a cure for polycystic kidney disease. This year’s team, “Holland & Hart Attack” (aka gluttons for punishment) included Lauren Prew, Chris McCurdy, Alex Grande, Brett Ruff, and Kirk Cheney.

Idaho Food Bank: Once again, a dedicated group of twelve volunteers donned the required hair (and beard) nets to spend a few hours at the Idaho Food Bank warehouse helping to sort and bag over 3,000 pounds of peaches and plums for delivery to needy families in the area.

2015

H&H Foundation Holiday Project: The Boise office adopted one family from the WCA and two families from Borah High School for the H&H Foundation Holiday Project. Our group assembled gift tags, took tags from the holiday tree, purchased items or contributed funds to help purchase gifts, shopped, wrapped, and delivered. Our three adopted families were able to benefit from our office’s giving spirit.

Additional Projects:

  • American Lung Association – Fight for Air Climb
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Holland & Hart Foundation raffle and auction
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Movies for a Cause