Cady Day of Service Past Projects and Events

6 years and many more to come! We are proud to say that the Cady Day of Public Service has been and continues to be a great success. With over 60 projects and many sponsoring organizations AND hundreds of volunteers, Cady Day projects have had tremendous impact throughout the state of Iowa and beyond. 

Here are some examples of past Cady Day of Service projects:

ARL Mane Event – Sponsored by Drake Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter 

Animal Rescue League Pet Food Drive - Sponsored by Iowa Department of Public Safety  

Asylum Advocate Training - Sponsored by the Drake Law School Refugee Clinic 

The Beacon Multi-Purpose Room Makeover – Sponsored by Timmer, Judkins & Borland in Partnership with Drake Law Women 

The Beacon Fall Clean Up - Sponsored by Drake Law Chapter of If/When/How 

Birdland Marina/Des Moines River Clean Up - Sponsored by Whitfield & Eddy Law 

Blood Drive - Sponsored by the Webster County Bar Association 

Blood Drive, LifeServe - Sponsored by Drake Law School 

Blood Drive - Sponsored by University of Iowa College of Law 

Bracelets & Keychains for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa – Sponsored by Delta Theta Phi & Youth Law Society 

Bracelets and keychains for Iowa Center for Children's Justice - Sponsored by Whitfield & Eddy Law 

Care Packages, for Individuals experiencing homelessness - Sponsored by Nyemaster Goode, PC 

Care Packages & Dinners for patients in Iowa City - Sponsored by Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC 

Community Random Act of Kindness project. Sponsored by First Presbyterian Church, Ft. Dodge 

Construction project for Habitat for Humanity - Sponsored by Nyemaster Goode, PC 

Crafting for a Cause (Dorothy's House) - Drake Law School  

Des Moines Community Baby Shower - Presented by UnityPoint Health, Sponsored by Healthy Birth Day 

Diaper Drive to benefit the Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank 

Diaper Drive, Healthy Birth Days - sponsored by Youth Law Society 

Diaper and Coat Donation Drive to benefit the Young Women's Resource Center - Sponsored by Drake Law Delts 

DMARC Food and Fund Drive – sponsored by Office of Professional Regulation 

DMARC Food Pantry Service Events - Sponsored by Belin McCormick PC 

DMARC Resource Drive - Sponsored by Iowa Department of Public Safety 

Donation Drive for Blank Children's Hospital - Sponsored by Fredrikson & Byron  

Donation Drive for Children & Families of Iowa - Sponsored by the Iowa Attorney General's Office 

Donation Drive for Children & Families of Iowa - Sponsored by Dickinson Law Firm 

Donation drive to benefit the Kendall County Women’s Shelter - Sponsored by Kelsi Fraser, San Antonio, TX. 

Donation drive to support your local food bank - Sponsored by the Clinton County Bar Association 

Donation Drive to benefit The Young Women's Resource Center - Sponsored by Belin McCormick 

Expungement and Employment Barriers Clinic - Sponsored by Iowa Legal Aid Racial Equity Project. 

Eyeglasses donation repair and preparation training – Sponsored by the Decorah Lions Club 

Fill the Truck drive for Family Resources, Inc. Sponsored by Betty, Neuman & McMahon, PLC  

Food Drive (Annual) - Sponsored Drake Law Review 

Food Drive - Hopkins & Huebner, P.C. 

Food Drive - Sponsored by Nyemaster Goode, PC 

Food Drive for Emergency Food Box. Marshall County Bar Association 

Fort Dodge Senior High School Faculty and Staff Appreciation. Sponsored by the Fort Dodge Senior High School Football Team 

Free Clinic: Expungement and Employer Barriers Clinic – Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance in collaboration with Iowa Legal Aid and Drake Legal Clinic. 

Free Clinic: Financial and Medical Powers of Attorney and Living Wills - Sponsored by Drake Law School and Dickinson Bradshaw 

Gems of Hope cards, the Nassif Cancer Center – Sponsored by Bradley & Riley PC 

Habitat for Humanity, Rock the Block - Sponsored by Dickinson Law Firm 

Immigration Clinic - Sponsored by the Drake International Law Society, Drake Refugee Clinic, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, and EMBARC 

Leslyee's Library Fundraiser – Sponsored by Marshall County Bar Association  

Meals from the Heartland - Sponsored by Office of Professional Regulation 

Meal for Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City – Sponsored by Bradley & Riley PC 

Neal Smith Trail Clean up and Bill Riley Trail Clean Up - Sponsored by Whitfield & Eddy Law  

Park restoration (MacRae Park) - Sponsored by Journal of Ag Law and DAELA  

Polk County Courthouse historical research project - Sponsored by Drake Student Bar Association 

Probate and Trust Basics for the Trial Lawyer - Free VIRTUAL CLE - Sponsored by Security National Bank  

Pro Bono Recognition Event - Sponsored by University of Iowa College of Law 

Pro Se Asylum Application Clinic - Sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLP, the Drake Refugee Clinic, and Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project 

School desk delivery - Sponsored by Bob and Sue Hanks, St. Cloud, MN  

SOCKtober Sock Drive to Benefit Central Iowa Shelter and Services - Sponsored by Peddicord Wharton  

Upcycle Stewards Event - clean up at Gray's Lake Park. Sponsored by Drake Law School, Ahlers & Cooney, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Blank Park Zoo, City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation, and Trees Forever. 

Urban Dreams Volunteer Work - Sponsored by Dickinson Law Firm 

U.S. and Iowa Law Refresher Workshop, University of Iowa Students – Sponsored by the University of Iowa Student Legal Services 

Virtual: Diaper Drive, The Start Small Project - Sponsored by Drake Law Christian Legal Society and the International Law Society 

Virtual: Drive to benefit Foster SQUAD - Sarah E. Wilson Law Firm 

Virtual: Food Drive to benefit the Food Bank of Iowa - Sponsored by the Iowa Paralegal Association 

Virtual: Food Drives for Food Bank of Iowa - Sponsored by BrownWinick Law Firm and McKee Voorhees & Sease 

Virtual: Pro Bono Name Change Clinic – Sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLP 

Volunteer for Vets - Sponsored by Professor Robert Rigg, Drake Law School 

Volunteer Project with Houses Into Homes in  - Sponsored by Nyemaster Goode, P.C. in partnership with Hills Bank  

Volunteer work at Community Food Bank, Iowa City - Student Legal Services, University of Iowa 

Webinar: Appointing a Power of Attorney - Sponsored by Hope Wood JD, PLLC 

Webinar: Compassionate Divorce - Sponsored by Kimberly Stamatelos, The Compassionate Lawyer, LLC 

"Your Vote. Your Voice. Our Democracy," a virtual community event commemorating the voting rights fought for to expand representative democracy in America - Sponsored by The Iowa State Bar Association and the Polk County Bar Association 

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