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Kemp Klein is Sponsoring Common Ground's 2024 Celebration of Hope Gala

As part of Kemp Klein’s Resiliency Partnership we are supporting Common Ground’s 2024 Celebration of Hope Gala. The Celebration of Hope Gala is the largest annual fundraising event for Common Ground, a crisis response agency located in Oakland County and serving the state of Michigan. This event is filled with warmth, camaraderie and elegance and celebrates effective crisis care with supporters, sponsors, leadership and volunteers!

Common Ground’s Celebration of Hope Gala takes place Friday, October 18th, 2024 from 6:30pm – 10:00pm at the Birmingham Community House. 

For more information on the event: https://commongroundhelps.org/event/celebration-of-hope-gala

Kemp Klein is a proud Legacy Society Benefactor for Common Ground. We have provided in excess of $200,000 in pro bono work to Common Ground. In addition to the pro bono work and financial contributions, we have hosted joint events for staff and clients of Common Ground, participated in Common Ground’s Adopt-A-Family initiative, Ride 2 End Suicide and we have held blanket making and other events to help those in need.

 


 

Kemp Klein is Sponsoring UCARE’s 22nd Annual Golf Outing

Kemp Klein is a hole sponsor for The Ukrainian Children’s Aid and Relief Effort, Inc.’s 2024 Charity Golf Outing. 

The Ukrainian Children’s Aid and Relief Effort, Inc. (UCARE) funds programs that enrich the lives of vulnerable children in Ukraine with hope, love and inspiration.

All proceeds will be donated to UCARE to help children in Ukraine.

The event takes place June 22, 2024 at Rammler Golf Club in Sterling Heights, MI. 

Registration: 7:00am / Tee-off: 8:00am

Golfers: $125

For more information on UCARE: https://ucareinc.org/

 


 

Kemp Klein Attorney Brian Jenney is Sponsoring Bloomfield Hills High School's 2024 Senior All Night Party

Brian Jenney is sponsoring Bloomfield Hills High School‘s Senior All Night Party. The Senior All Night Party is a safe and inclusive celebration for graduating seniors. This event is made possible by sponsorships and volunteers. The event takes place June 2nd at Bloomfield Hills High School.

This sponsorship supports Bloomfield Hills High School and the community’s desire to honor and support their 2024 graduates. 

Brian Jenney is a Black Hawk level sponsor of the event. 

Kemp Klein - Bloomfield Hills High School Sponsors - Brian Jenney - Attorney - Law - Legal - SNAP 2024 - Senior All Night Party
 


 

Kemp Klein Sponsored Common Ground's 2024 Ride 2 End Suicide

The Ride 2 End Suicide is an annual bicycle ride fundraiser to raise money for suicide awareness, prevention, education and counseling. This Ride brings together survivors of suicide, their families, friends, supporters and local biking enthusiasts. The Ride is an opportunity to move for something that matters –whether that’s for health, recovery, or in memory of a loved one with the goal to raise money for life saving suicide prevention programs. Kemp Klein was the Finish Line Sponsor for the event.

The 2024 Ride 2 End Suicide took place Saturday, May 18th. The Ride 2 End Suicide was (up to) a 20-mile paved path throughout Stony Creek Metropark. The starting point was located at Capital Banquet Center in Washington, MI.

The Kemp Klein Foundation is a proud Legacy Society Benefactor for Common Ground. Kemp Klein has provided more than $200,000 in pro bono work to Common Ground. In addition to the pro bono work and financial contributions, we have hosted joint events for staff and clients of Common Ground, participated in Common Ground’s Adopt-A-Family initiative and we have held blanket making and other events to help those in need. Since its inception, the Kemp Klein Foundation has contributed over $1,000,000 to hundreds of worthwhile causes.

 


 
Brian Jenney, Amanda Martin, Neal Nusholtz Senior Law Day, Farmington Hills, Tax Law, OCBA, OCBF, PALS, Volunteer Community Kemp Klein Law Firm

Kemp Klein Attorneys Volunteer for Oakland County Bar Association's PALS Senior Law Day

Brian Jenney, Amanda Martin and Neal Nusholtz volunteered on May 7th at the 20th Annual Senior Law Day at the Costick Activities Center in Farmington Hills, MI.

Brian Jenney gave the Keynote Address on Power of Attorney Law. Amanda Martin and Neal Nusholtz participated in the Ask a Lawyer portion of the event.

Brian Jenney, Austin Probst and Amanda Martin will be volunteering at the Waterford Senior Center Senior Law Day Event in Waterford, MI. The event takes place Friday, June 7th, 2024, from 9:45am – 2:00pm at 3621 Pontiac Lake Rd, Waterford Twp, MI 48328. For event registration and more information: https://www.ocba.org/?pg=senior-law-day

Senior citizens and their family members are invited to attend this extremely popular event. Senior Law Day is an invaluable resource that helps to educate senior citizens and/or their adult children on the areas of law that impact seniors. Thanks to the generous support of the Oakland County Bar Foundation, there is no cost to attend and attendees can choose from several informational sessions presented by local attorneys.

Senior Law Day is designed to help educate senior members of the community on different areas of law and to assist attendees in finding answers to their legal questions. Speakers are experts in areas important to senior citizens. This is intended to be a helpful and informative day which includes Ask a Lawyer Sessions for individual consultations.

The event is hosted by the Oakland County Bar Association’s Providing Access to Legal Services (PALS) Committee. The Pal Committee develops and hosts programs that provide legal assistance and an understanding of the legal system within the community. The activities of this committee help emphasize the positive presence of lawyers in society.

OCBA PAL's Senior Law Day - Waterford, MI 2024

Kemp Klein Attorneys Austin Probst and Amanda Martin.
Kemp Klein Attorney Brian Jenney presents at Senior Law Day.
 


 

Kemp Klein IT Manager Geri Hames Performs Humanitarian Work in Nicaragua

I was in Nicaragua from February 29-March 8 with Amigos for Christ. They’re a Christian humanitarian organization that works in communities near Chinandega, Nicaragua, providing clean water to homes and helping local farmers bring their products to market and become Certified Organic farms. I traveled with my friend Sandy who has been on several trips to Chinandega with Amigos.

The Climb up Maderas Volcano

At the beginning of the trip, Sandy and I ran Fuego Y Agua, an ultra-trail race on the island of Ometepe with about 15 of our Amigos teammates. The island is made up of two volcanoes, Conception and Maderas. The race we ran was 28 kilometers. Parts of it were on a beach, rocky road and a significant part climbing and descending the Maderas volcano. It was 87 degrees when the race started in the morning and the temperature rose to 94 during the day. We got a little shade and slightly lower temperatures as we climbed the volcano, but it was still HOT compared to the weather we trained in here at home. We made it to about half a mile past the last checkpoint on the volcano before we decided to turn around. Quite a few other race participants turned back before we did. The last group we spoke with said the top of the volcano was all mud that required you to crawl on the rim of the crater while holding a rope so you didn’t slide off the side. It took us an hour to climb the previous mile and we had about another hour before we made it to the top. We decided we didn’t have another hour of climbing left in us. The 4.5 mile descent was every bit as hard as the climb. When we returned to the aid station where our team truck was waiting for us, we had covered 24 kilometers. I had refilled my hydration pack at the 10k mark and had no water left when we returned to the aid station. It’s a tough, tough race and not like anything I’ve ever done before or will ever do again.

We spent the rest of our trip working in La Cuncha outside Chinandega and on the Amigos Farm. All the families in the community currently get water from a contaminated well.  We broke ground on a water project that will connect homes to a clean water system about 4 miles away.  It will take about 5 months to complete with the local s doing a significant part of the work and other churches and groups helping at other times. We dug about ½ mile of trenches and laid pipes in very rocky ground. We had to chip away at it, inch by inch with pickaxes.  It was hard work in 90-97 degree temperatures! The locals who joined us were amazing. A 90 year old woman even joined us one day, working in a skirt and flip flops. That’s a pretty normal occurrence there. Everyone helps everyone else.  We also worked one day at the Amigos farm, harvesting curcumin. The root of the curcumin plant contains “fingers” of turmeric. We harvested about 300 pounds of turmeric while we were there. We also planted 3000 hot pepper plants. The peppers harvested from the plants later this year are already under contract to the Tabasco company.

It was an amazing experience with some incredible people who feel called to do a small part in making the world a better place.

 


 

Kemp Klein Crafts No-Sew Blankets for Common Ground

For the fifth straight year, the attorneys and staff of Kemp Klein collaborated and crafted hand-tied fleece blankets for Common Ground’s clients. Common Ground distributes these blankets as comfort items for children, victims of trauma, homeless, and other families and individuals in need of assistance. We thank the Columbia Center for donating the space for our blanket making event free of charge. 

The Kemp Klein Foundation is a proud Legacy Society Benefactor for Common Ground. Kemp Klein has provided more than $200,000 in pro bono work to Common Ground. In addition to the pro bono work and financial contributions, we have hosted joint events for staff and clients of Common Ground, participated in Common Ground’s Adopt-A-Family initiative and we have held blanket making and other events to help those in need. Since its inception, the Kemp Klein Foundation has contributed over $1,000,000 to hundreds of worthwhile causes.