Holland & Hart Foundation Annual Report 2021

2021

Annual Report

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Colleagues and Friends, We are honored to share the Holland & Hart Foundation 2021 Annual Report and reflect on the initiatives and projects we supported. By helping others and making a difference, our Foundation members were vital in supporting long-term partnerships and exploring new opportunities. We are grateful to be a part of a wonderful organization that provides opportunities for us to volunteer, serve, and get to know our communities and colleagues better. One of the main tenets of the Foundation is to encourage our attorneys and staff to engage in our communities to form deep connections in the process of serving, which we successfully managed to do again in 2021. We were glad to get back to a version of normal, taking on projects as groups working together. • For the third year in a row, we hosted our firmwide summer school supply drive by collecting and donating more than $15,000 in cash and school supply donations, supporting local schools or organizations that assist with providing back-to-school supplies, education resources, and clothing and shoes to students of all ages. • The Foundation hosted numerous food and clothing drives throughout the year, providing supplies and donations to older adult centers, various shelters, and homeless youth centers. • Volunteers reconnected and participated outdoors in cleanup efforts at parks and hiking trails and in community-wide efforts. • During the holidays, we supported individuals and families in need through various projects and donations. • Through our Mississippi Project, for the 19th consecutive year, we are honored to continue funding one student scholarship and two awards that recognize well-deserving teaching professionals. We look forward to the coming years, when we will have more opportunities to increase our impact and expand our reach through our meaningful and deep connections and service in our communities. Thank you to everyone who supported and partnered with the Foundation by looking outward to serve others during a time when it was so easy to only focus on ourselves and our families. Our work continues and we are glad to be invested in this together. Join us on Facebook to learn about upcoming events or visit our website at www.hollandhartfoundation.org.

Las Vegas Michael Wadley, Co-Chair Amber Lunn, Co-Chair Connie Akridge Marcia Alcaine Amanda Baker Justin Berkman Matt Cecil Theo Clark Eric Dante Jay DeVoy Jean Fink Dave Freeman Sydney Gambee Dirk Gaspar Valerie Larsen Jenapher Lin Charles Mao Stephanie Morrill Matt Morris Chris Myers Jill Vukasin Jessica Whelan Cris Wilcoxon Michelle Willoughby Reno Jim Newman, Co-Chair Liz Ford, Co-Chair Cyndy Arnold Sarah Bordelon Frank LaForge Erica Nannini Cecilia Martin Salt Lake City Barbara Thurgood, Co-Chair Ellie Rudolf, Co-Chair Tim Bagshaw Adrienne Bell Deb Bowman Kathryn Carlisle-Kesling Brandon Christensen Angela Franklin Nathan Gundlach Keri Hanzelka Ruth Lundberg Pattilyn McLaughlin Anushka Pakrashi Michelle Quist Melissa Reynolds Kristi Sessions Barbara Wallin Jody Williams

Santa Fe Kaitlyn Luck, Chair Jules Angelley Brad Berge Julia Broggi Timothy Crisp Michael Feldewert Carla Garcia Joanna Garcia Amy Gross Larry Montaño Adam Rankin Ruth Sougstad Kathrina Storm Robert Sutphin David Washington Judd West Little West Washington, D.C. Michael O’Leary, Chair Heidi Beltran Gwen Green Kelly Johnson Rosa Smith BOARD and OFFICERS Barbara Thurgood, Co-President Michael Wadley, Co-President Erik Lemmon, Outgoing President Michael O’Leary, VP of Compliance Tracy Atkinson, VP of Public Relations Brad Flynt, Secretary Stacy Malone, Treasurer Greg Austin Chris Balch Angela Franklin Brianne McClafferty Jim Newman Ashley Wald ADVISORY BOARD Jean Guyton Sam Guyton Tom O’Donnell

Quandesha Slaughter Promise Scholarship Recipient

Katrina Weinert Outstanding Teacher of the Year

Ykieta Pimpton Outstanding Assistant Teacher of the Year

In 2002, Louise Artibello, a secretary at Holland & Hart, was listening to NPR when she heard an inspiring story about “LaLee’s Kin,” a documentary film by Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson, and Albert Maysles, filmed in West Tallahatchie, Mississippi. The documentary profiled Laura Lee Wallace, a woman raising her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the West Tallahatchie School District (the poorest school district in the United States at the time). Artibello spread the word to the attorneys and staff of Holland & Hart and persuaded the Foundation to act and support the students and teachers. After an initial in-person donation of books, school supplies, clothes, and other items, the Foundation committed to a ten-year scholarship and awards program to annually recognize one exceptional student, one exceptional teacher, and one exceptional teacher’s assistant. A decade later, the Board of Directors voted to extend the program. The 2021 recipients are: Miss Quandesha Slaughter, who was awarded the Promise Scholarship; Ms. Katrina Weinert, who received Outstanding Teacher of the Year; and Ms. Ykieta Pimpton, who received Outstanding Assistant Teacher of the Year. Congratulations!

holland & Hart foundation

34,427

TOTAL PRO BONO AND CIVIC HOURS

8,811

PEOPLE SERVED

927

VOLUNTEERS

sUPPORT DURING THE HOLIDAYS

Each year, around the November and December holidays, the Foundation is involved in many projects and activities to support individuals, families, and local organizations. In 2021, the Foundation provided gift cards to homeless and vulnerable youth, purchased items or donated funds for giving tree programs, sponsored families in need, and filled holiday gift bags for older adults with the hope of bringing a small amount of joy and happiness to those less fortunate. The annual “Samta” visit was held virtually again this year with 30 children of all ages engaging in endearing conversations with co-founders Sam and Jean Guyton. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS • “I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County • Jewish Family Services, Annual Bright Holidays Program • Tumbleweed Runaway Program • Lennox Guest Home • One22 • Samta Visits • Teens, Inc. • The Salvation Army Southern Nevada, Angel Giving Tree Program • VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center • Women's and Children's Alliance

Supporting Communities and Parks

SUPPORTING Individuals, Families, and Shelters

The pandemic significantly impacted many of the most vulnerable in our local communities, creating additional strain on local shelters, older adult centers, and even local animal shelters trying to meet ever-growing needs. Many individuals, families, and even our four-legged friends received support through friendly letters, gift bags, food, and other needed supplies, and cash donations thanks to the generosity of Foundation volunteers. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS • Boots for Armenian Children • Children of Mine Youth Center • Jesse Tree of Idaho • Jewish Family Services and Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center • Faces of Hope Victim Center • Lennox Guest Home • Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas • St. Elizabeth's Shelters & Supportive Housing • The Idaho Foodbank • The Shade Tree of Las Vegas • The Road Home, Share the Warmth • Trinity Soup Kitchen • VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center • Women's and Children's Alliance

PROJECTS

MEALS*

88,497

Time/Value of Work

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Since the Foundation’s beginning, we have seen how even small acts of kindness ripple out and make a big difference in our communities.

– SAM GUYTON, co-founder

Sincerely,

Barbara Thurgood, Co-President Michael Wadley, Co-President

Each year, Foundation office committees collaborate on one initiative that supports all of our communities. In 2021, the Foundation held its third annual firmwide school supply drive to help support the needs of students of all ages as identified by schools and community partner organizations. Many offices organized activities to support local schools and non-profits, providing back-to-school supplies, clothing, and other goods to students and community members over the summer and throughout the year. It is rewarding to see the Foundation’s impact! We are excited to share that the Foundation’s school supply drive collected more than $12,000 in supplies and monetary donations. In addition, firm business partner Lexis Nexis donated $3,000 that was divided among the schools and non-profits, for a grand total of more than $15,000. To each of you who assisted schools and education programs in 2021, thank you for your time, energy, and donations—you helped support students’ well-being and learning opportunities. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS • Arlington Public Schools • Boise Bicycle Project • Communities in Schools of Western Nevada, Fill the Bus • Crayons to Calculators, Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley • Crystal River Elementary, Roaring Fork School District • Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools, Backpack Meal Program • E. J. Martinez Elementary School, Santa Fe Public Schools • Foothills Montessori School & Laura Dearing Elementary School, Clark County School District • Garden to Table, Boulder County • HOPE Center, Denver • Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains • Shoes That Fit & Ruby Thomas Elementary, Clark County School District • Taku Elementary, Anchorage School District • United Way of Salt Lake, Stuff the Bus

sUPPORTING SCHOOLS AND Education

The Holland & Hart Foundation carries on Holland & Hart’s longstanding commitment to community service. Members of the firm believe in giving back to the community through contributing time and talents. While other law firms have established grant-making foundations, only a handful focus principally on volunteerism and building community. Launched in 1998 by Holland & Hart retired partner Sam Guyton, and his wife Jean, the Holland & Hart Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization with three primary goals: • Create opportunities for individual and group volunteerism at Holland & Hart • Foster a greater sense of community among the attorneys and staff of Holland & Hart • Support the local and broader communities in which Holland & Hart practices professionally To achieve these goals, Holland & Hart attorneys, staff, friends, families, and clients support programs and participate in volunteer-driven community events organized by the Foundation’s board and office committees. Holland & Hart Foundation 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 303.295.8000

Denver Sarah Ritchey Haradon, Chair Melanie Baum Abby Briggerman Linda Burch Bill Caile Patti Casey Katie Cooperman Todd Criger James Dunn Lee Gray April Hurst Delena Jackson Erik Lemmon Julia Cross Lingtsang Matt Montoya Kate Percy Brenda Proskey Chelsea Vonu Marcy Weaver Jackson Brad Flynt, Co-Chair Robert Ayers, Co-Chair Bill Colgin Sue Combs Trisa DiPaola Katie Garlick Zale Hansen Stacey Hayes Jen James Grace Kelley Matt Kim-Miller John Martin Hugh O’Halloran Andy Orr Dessa Reimer Bryson Smith

– SAM GUYTON, Co-founder

For all Foundation programs, we stress the importance of paying it forward. When we finish a project helping others, we hope they can in turn, when they’re able, go out and help others too.

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impact

HOLLANDHARTFOUNDATION.COM

$14,647,251

*Meals provided through food and cash donations, and deliveries. All figures represent our best estimates.

In 2002, Louise Artibello, a secretary at Holland & Hart, was listening to NPR when she heard a story that moved her to action. The story was about “LaLee’s Kin,” a documentary film by Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson and Albert Maysles, shot in West Tallahatchie, Mississippi, that profiled Laura Lee Wallace, who was raising her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the West Tallahatchie School District, the poorest school district in the nation at the time. Artibello spread the word to the attorneys and staff of Holland & Hart and its foundation, who were moved to act. After an initial in-person donation of books, school supplies, clothes, and other items, the firm committed to a ten-year scholarship program to recognize each year one exceptional student, one exceptional teacher, and one exceptional teacher’s assistant. After 10 years, the Board of Directors voted to extend the program. The 2020 recipients are: Libya Evans, Shelia Outlaw, and Wynde Bailey.

Michael Wadley

Co-Presidents

Barbara Thurgood

Each year the Foundation office committees collaborate on one initiative that supports all of our communities. In 2021, the Foundation held its third annual firmwide school supply drive to help support the needs of students of all ages as identified by schools and partners in our local communities. Back-to-school supply drives operated a little differently in 2021 with adjusted routines for in-person learning and the increased need for remote-learning supplies. Several of our offices worked with a local school or organization to provide back-to-school supplies for students. Thank you to everyone for your contributions–you helped to bring joy and learning to those in need. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS • Arlington Public Schools • Crayons to Calculators, Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley • Crystal River Elementary, Roaring Fork School District • Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools • EJ Martinez Elementary School, Santa Fe Public Schools • Fill the Bus, Communities in Schools of Western Nevada • Foothills Montessori School & Laura Dearing Elementary School Clark County School District • Garden to Table, Boulder County • HOPE Center • Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains • Shoes That Fit & Ruby Thomas Elementary, Clark County School District • Stuff the Bus, United Way of Salt Lake • Taku Elementary, Anchorage School District

sUPPORTING SCHOOLS AND Education

In 2021, the pandemic continued to impact many of the most vulnerable in our local communities, creating additional strain on local shelters, food banks, and older adult centers that provide housing, emergency shelter, and supportive services. The Foundation also assisted refugee groups seeking asylum in our communities and in other countries where our volunteers have close ties. Thanks to the generosity of Foundation volunteers, we provided essential living supplies, gift bags, food and meals, clothing, gift cards and cash donations. Our 2021 Winter Drive was a huge success. As a firm, we donated more than $10,700 in cash and goods, from toothbrushes and jackets to nail polish and baby blankets, to help individuals, families, and supporting organizations through the winter months. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS • Boots for Armenian Children • Boulder Valley Mutual Aid • Children of Mine Youth Center • Community Food Share, Food Bank of Boulder & Broomfield Counties • Community of Hope • Covenant House Alaska • Impact Locally • Jewish Family Services Supporting Weinberg Food Pantry • Faces of Hope Victim Center • Lennox Guest Home • Lutheran Family Services, Rocky Mountains Refugee & Asylee Women Program • Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas • St. Elizabeth's Shelters & Supportive Housing • The Idaho Foodbank • The Road Home, Share the Warmth • The Salvation Army of Washoe County • The Shade Tree of Las Vegas • Tumbleweed Runaway Program • VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center • Wind River Indian Reservation • Women's and Children's Alliance

SUPPORTING Individuals, Families, and Shelters

Total Pro Bono and Civic Hours

38,123

School Supply Donations

$15,000+

Projects

Time/Value of Work

$16.4M

People Served

13,328

Volunteers

1,146

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2021 impact

mississippi project

246

Volunteer hours supporting schools and education programs

People served and provided backpacks, supplies, and more

3,784

Value of supplies and monetary donations

$15,000+

IMPACT

Community centers or organizations supported during the holidays

People served and provided with gifts and donations

409

Volunteers participated in holiday projects

167

Value of cash and goods distributed during the Winter Drive

$10,700+

People served in our communities

5,223

Volunteers supported individuals, families, and shelter organizations

507

Volunteer hours supporting communities

321

Volunteers participated

117

Community projects supported

2021

Annual Report

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Outdoor volunteering was a perfect way for Foundation members to get together in person to work on group projects. In 2021, volunteers participated in community and neighborhood building maintenance projects to help beautify our local parks and outdoor gathering spaces. Teams of Foundation members, family, and friends hit the trails and parks for cleanup initiatives, worked hard updating community gardens, banded together for a full day building a home, participated in activities benefiting developing student athletes, and even raised and levelled cemetery markers. Improving the outdoor spaces we use is just one way we give back to our communities and the environment. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS • Boise Parks and Recreation, Morris Hill Cemetery • Denver Urban Gardens • Habitat for Humanity Mid-Yellowstone Valley • Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce • Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB), Idlewild Park • Mt. Charleston Park Cleanup • NeighborWorks Boise, Rake Up Boise • Red Rock Canyon Cleanup • The Santa Fe Indian Market Parking

Anchorage Jon Katchen, Chair Kyle Parker Sean Parnell Janet Tipton Aspen Meghan Winokur, Chair Stephanie Stach Billings Brianne McClafferty, Chair Chuck Hingle Emily Cross Boise Alex Grande, Chair Craig Dammeier Phil Griffin Matt Harvey Jennifer Jensen Zack McCraney Chris McCurdy Matt Montgomery Alexa Peters Tori Osler Michelle Smith Maureen Stringham Laura Squyres Zach Zollinger Boulder Ken Winterton, Chair Jordan Bunch Jeanne Frei Kay Goldermann Patty McGill Lisa Prodanovich Cheyenne Sam Yemington, Chair Walter Eggers Michelle McCallum Jeff Pope Laurie Rogers Denver Sarah Ritchey Haradon, Chair Melanie Baum Abby Briggerman Linda Burch Bill Caile Patti Casey Katie Cooperman Todd Criger James Dunn Lee Gray April Hurst Delena Jackson Erik Lemmon Julia Cross Lingtsang Matt Montoya Kate Percy Brenda Proskey Chelsea Vonu Marcy Weaver Jackson Brad Flynt, Co-Chair Robert Ayers, Co-Chair Bill Colgin Sue Combs Trisa DiPaola Katie Garlick Zale Hansen Stacey Hayes Jen James Grace Kelley Matt Kim-Miller John Martin Hugh O’Halloran Andy Orr Dessa Reimer Bryson Smith Las Vegas Michael Wadley, Co-Chair Amber Lunn, Co-Chair Connie Akridge Marcia Alcaine Amanda Baker Justin Berkman Matt Cecil Theo Clark Eric Dante Jay DeVoy Jean Fink Dave Freeman Sydney Gambee Dirk Gaspar Valerie Larsen Jenapher Lin Charles Mao Stephanie Morrill Matt Morris Chris Myers Jill Vukasin Jessica Whelan Cris Wilcoxon Michelle Willoughby Reno Jim Newman, Co-Chair Liz Ford, Co-Chair Cyndy Arnold Sarah Bordelon Frank LaForge Erica Nannini Cecilia Martin Salt Lake City Barbara Thurgood, Co-Chair Ellie Rudolf, Co-Chair Tim Bagshaw Adrienne Bell Deb Bowman Kathryn Carlisle-Kesling Brandon Christensen Angela Franklin Nathan Gundlach Keri Hanzelka Ruth Lundberg Pattilyn McLaughlin Anushka Pakrashi Michelle Quist Melissa Reynolds Kristi Sessions Barbara Wallin Jody Williams Las Vegas Michael Wadley, Co-Chair Amber Lunn, Co-Chair Connie Akridge Marcia Alcaine Amanda Baker Justin Berkman Matt Cecil Theo Clark Eric Dante Jay DeVoy Jean Fink Dave Freeman Sydney Gambee Dirk Gaspar Valerie Larsen Jenapher Lin Charles Mao Stephanie Morrill Matt Morris Chris Myers Jill Vukasin Jessica Whelan Cris Wilcoxon Michelle Willoughby Reno Jim Newman, Co-Chair Liz Ford, Co-Chair Cyndy Arnold Sarah Bordelon Frank LaForge Erica Nannini Cecilia Martin Salt Lake City Barbara Thurgood, Co-Chair Ellie Rudolf, Co-Chair Tim Bagshaw Adrienne Bell Deb Bowman Kathryn Carlisle-Kesling Brandon Christensen Angela Franklin Nathan Gundlach Keri Hanzelka Ruth Lundberg Pattilyn McLaughlin Anushka Pakrashi Michelle Quist Melissa Reynolds Kristi Sessions Barbara Wallin Jody Williams Santa Fe Kaitlyn Luck, Chair Jules Angelley Brad Berge Julia Broggi Timothy Crisp Michael Feldewert Carla Garcia Joanna Garcia Amy Gross Larry Montaño Adam Rankin Ruth Sougstad Kathrina Storm Robert Sutphin David Washington Judd West Little West Washington, D.C. Michael O’Leary, Chair Heidi Beltran Gwen Green Kelly Johnson Rosa Smith BOARD and OFFICERS Barbara Thurgood, Co-President Michael Wadley, Co-President Erik Lemmon, Outgoing President Michael O’Leary, VP of Compliance Tracy Atkinson, VP of Public Relations Brad Flynt, Secretary Stacy Malone, Treasurer Greg Austin Chris Balch Angela Franklin Brianne McClafferty Jim Newman Ashley Wald ADVISORY BOARD Jean Guyton Sam Guyton Tom O’Donnell