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CBA Donation Supports Charities During Pandemic

The Connecticut Bar Association has pledged to donate $16,000 to Project Feed Connecticut to help feed state residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation includes $8,000 each to beneficiaries Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare.

"In these unprecedented times, the Connecticut Bar Association wants the residents of Connecticut to know we are here to help any way we can. We hope this donation helps to feed families across the state, and reminds everyone that we will get through this together," CBA President Ndidi N. Moses said in a press release.

The CBA said food banks across the state have seen an increase in demand and are doing everything they can to the meet the need. "The impact of this pandemic is extensive and food insecurity can affect anyone. As an organization, we are committed to helping our Connecticut community," said CBA Executive Director Keith J. Soressi.

Project Feed Connecticut is an initiative of more than a dozen Connecticut professional associations to collect donations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to benefit Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare. Both organizations will receive equal donations throughout the initiative.

Project Feed Connecticut was organized by the CBA's 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Task Force Public at Large Subcommittee in response to communities struggling with COVID-19.

FoodShare and the Connecticut Food Bank work with nearly 900 partner programs to feed the hungry throughout Connecticut. The Connecticut Food Bank serves Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London. and Windham counties. Foodshare serves Hartford and Tolland counties.

FCBA Forms Wellness Committee to Cope With COVID-19

Fairfield County Bar Association President Joseph Cherico, a partner with McCarter & English in Stamford, has announced the formation of a new FCBA Wellness Committee.

In a message to members, Cherico noted that the FCBA has supported wellness initiatives in the past and hopes that, "through the formation of a formal committee devoted to wellness," the FCBA "will be able to offer more consistent programming for lawyers and other members of the FCBA who are interested in better understanding how to improve their mental and physical well-being."

James Carlon, a partner with Diserio Martin in Stamford, has agreed to chair the committee. He noted "mental health issues have been prevalent throughout the legal profession for a long time, but with the added stress and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, there may be no more appropriate time to launch this committee than right now."

A kickoff meeting will be held by videoconference this Friday, April 24. Anyone who would like more information about the FCBA and its new Wellness Committee or any other programming offered by the FCBA should contact the organization by email.