Lerner & Rowe Gives Back is a charitable organization founded by Kevin Rowe, managing partner of Lerner & Rowe, P.C.
Lerner & Rowe Gives Back is a nonprofit organization dedicated to extensive and various community outreach programs. The idea was inspired by the 2000 movie “Pay it Forward”, where an intriguing assignment is given to a young boy from his social studies teacher. The assignment was to create something to change the world, and put it into action, through direct action, in hopes of bringing a revolution in an ever-widening circle of people completely unknown to one another.
We believe in paying forward the success our firm has achieved through our newly established foundation and team of employees. We work to advance the missions of community organizations that serve children and families struggling from the aftermath of the recent economic downturn.
Any organization operating independently can only do so much. But collectively, through a network approach, we help one charitable organization and in turn they “pay it forward” by helping families or another charitable organization. We hope our program will lead to social and community changes on a much larger scale that will have a greater impact to those in need.
We believe it is our responsibility to advocate for and improve the lives of children who live in poverty, cope with the effects of illness or disease, or otherwise need assistance. There is no reason that any child should go without. In addition to children in need, we serve other various organizations in the hopes that our compassion touches the lives of the homeless, the hungry, the abused and sick, and even to our four-legged friends.
We hope that our efforts will inspire our colleagues in the community to do the same. The greater need exists. The bigger difference is made when we seek to directly better the lives of struggling individuals and families.
Join Lerner and Rowe Gives Back today, and see the difference you can make.
On June 11th our team had the opportunity to join 30+ vendors at the ASU West Campus to participate in a 124th Philippine Independence Day Celebration brought to the public by the Council of Filipino Organizations of Arizona in cooperation with ASU-PASA.
Event highlights included:
Parade
Cultural, fashion, and variety shows
Raffle prizes
Beauty pageant
Kids crafts
Booths and exhibits
Food vendors
Health screening
Live entertainment
And, more
For more details about the event, visit azpidc.com
Photos from the 124th Philippine Independence Day Celebration:
One of our favorite Lerner and Rowe Gives Back community activities is working with community partners who serve disadvantaged children. Heroes United Hockey is one example of a such a program that has proven to have a positive impact in the lives of local youth.
What Is the Heroes United Hockey Program?
Heroes United Hockey is a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) charitable program where LVMPD officers volunteer to teach and play hockey with local children.
Positive Impact of Heroes United Hockey
This program has contributed to dramatic decreases in violent crime and increased high school graduation rates in the Liberty Baptist Church neighborhood (near Lake Mead Blvd. and Torrey Pines Dr.) where the program first started. This success rate spurred them to include weekly activities at Balm of Gilead Global Ministries on Twain Ave. and Swenson St.
The ultimate mission of Heroes United Hockey is to strengthen our community, help lower crime, and provide a healthy atmosphere for competition and personal growth by successfully creating friendships between officers and youth from low income families through ICARE (Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect for others, and Excellence) Values.
Our Lerner and Rowe Gives Back outreach team in Las Vegas enjoyed barbecuing hot dogs at the Health & Wellness event hosted by New Creation Outreach Ministries. It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
Lerner and Rowe Gives Back was pleased to join AZ Care Transport as a presenting sponsor of the Guadalupe Summer Splash on June 4th at Biehn Colony Park. The event was open to the Town of Guadalupe and Pasqua Yaqui families.
Highlights of the Guadalupe Summer Splash include:
Bounce house
Water slides
Obstacle course
Cotton candy
And more
Questions about this event? Please comment on the town’s Facebook event post for the Guadalupe Summer Splash. Or, you can call (480) 730-3080 Monday – Friday, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
JUNE 21, 2022 UPDATE: Lerner and Rowe gave another $5,000 for a total donation amount of $10,000!
Listen now to Kevin Rowe’s call to Mark and NeanderPaul letting them know about our initial $5,000 donation that included a teaser about given back even more later.
For the fifth year, Lerner and Rowe will support KSLX radio personalities Mark and NeanderPaul’s annual fundraiser—Operation Pets and Vets—by pledging $5,000 to Soldier’s Best Friend. Soldier’s Best Friend is a 501-c3 non-profit organization that helps pair one trained dog to a deserving veteran.
Our team is excited to be one of five local donation partners to join Mark and NeanderPaul in 2022 and help them exceed last year’s results from June 6th through June 24th.
2021 Helped More Local Veterans Than Before
In 2021, the goal was to raise $20,000 to help cover the costs associated with pairing four local Vets affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to four service or therapeutic companion dogs, at no cost to them.
At the end of the program, KSLX, station listeners, and fellow local business partners helped raise over $70,000—which gave 15 dogs a new home and 15 veterans a new companion!
Why We Give Back to Soldier’s Best Friend
What we really love about Soldier’s Best Friend is that most of the dogs chosen for training are rescues from a local animal shelter. This means that two lives are given a helping hand and a newfound sense of hope for a brighter future.
You can join us in supporting local Vets and sheltered dogs by making an online donation now at SoldiersBestFriend.org.
Our Indiana team has the pleasure to once again sponsor Humane Indiana’s Paws in the Park event. For 2022, the event will happen on Saturday, June 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Community Park in Munster, IN.
Pet owners and animal lovers can join their furry friends by enjoying a pet-friendly one-mile walk, doggie fashion show, food, games, and other fun activities while supporting the work that Humane Indiana does.
We invite you to join us in giving back to help the Humane Indiana by attending Paws in the Park, or by gifting an online donation now.
98KUPD’s annual Operation Hydration campaign starts right after Memorial Day. As a continuous supporter of this life-saving initiative, Lerner & Rowe is pleased to once again pledge to donate $5,000 worth of water to the Phoenix Rescue Mission.
Operation Hydration Water Bottle Drop-Off Locations
You are invited to join us in supporting our more vulnerable community members by dropping off bottled water cases at the following locations through Labor Day:
If you are not able to stop by a drop-off location but would still like to support Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code:Red heat relief program, make a gift online today at PhoenixRescueMission.org/CodeRed.
Lerner and Rowe Gives Back celebrated National Police Week by bringing lunch to the following local Indiana police departments to say “thank you” for all they do:
Our team was pleased to once again show our support of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Arizona. For every dollar of our $7.5K Phoenix Kidney Walk sponsorship, more than 80 cents goes to patient services, research, community services, professional education, and public health education.
2022 Phoenix Kidney Walk Details
Join us in fighting the good fight against kidney disease! Check your calendars and The Phoenix Kidney Walk happened on Sunday, May 15th at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale. Members of our team joined other walkers as we all put our sneakers to action to help support the NKF of Arizona.
We were very excited to later learn that the Phoenix Kidney Walk helped raise $96,673.75 for NKF. It’s truly amazing to have been part of such a phenomenal event.
Find out even more details about NKF of Arizona and the Phoenix Kidney Walk by contacting Jen Godbehere via phone at (602) 845-7907. Or, email her directly at [email protected] You can also visit the event’s website now.
Your sponsorship at Night of Dreams allows us to give trafficked children and young adults who had not hope a brand new life, renewed hope, and a dream they get to achieve.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. -John 1:5”
Serving together, Phoenix Dream Center & Street Light USA
From Our Hope Wing:
“Thank you Kevin for your support! We are so grateful for your generosity!” –Kaitlyn
“Thank you Kevin. We are so grateful!” –Christina
“Thank you for backing us in this fight! God bless.” –Irene
“Thank you so much for all that you do! God bless!” – Angel, WHL