Genesee County Bar Association Contact: Ramona Sain, Executive Director Genesee County Bar Association E-mail: gcba@gcba.org This program was a winner of the 2000 Law Day Activity Awards. Law Day Festivities Honor Jurors Project Description: The Genesee (Michigan) County Bar Association used Law Day observances as a way of honoring past jurors. For its first Annual Juror Appreciation Day, the bar association invited jurors to an event at the 67th District Court and 68th District Court in Flint. Legal brochures, refreshments, and T-shirts with the theme “Jury Duty. . . It Isn’t Fair If You’re Not There” were provided to jurors in an effort to highlight the increasing concern of under-representation in the jury pool. Other general public activities included a free “Ask the Lawyers” clinic at a mall and a series of advice clinics held at twelve senior citizen centers. Students from 16 high schools attended a roundtable panel discussion by judges and lawyers on “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.” Additional school programs included an essay contest, mock trials, and a pilot program at eight schools with lawyer presentations on gang activity, graffiti, shoplifting, traffic laws, and employment of minors. High school students and their faculty were the guests at the Annual Law Day Luncheon that featured Author John Loftus, former prosecutor with the Justice Department’s Nazi War Crimes Unit. Best Things about This Program: “Our Law Day luncheon with the keynote speaker, our outreach to seniors, and Juror Appreciation Day,” according to Ramona Sain, Executive Director of the Genesee County Bar Association. Secret of Success: Enthusiastic volunteers committed to Law Day How-to Advice “Other than our Law Day Committee members, most of our members are only asked to volunteer one or two hours for a specific activity. With this reasonable time commitment, lawyers find it manageable and fun to volunteer,” says Sain. Sample Programs Home | By Audience | By Location | By Sponsoring Organization