Volunteer Experiences with Guatemalan People a True Reward I volunteer with Medical Teams International (MTI) because I want to give back to my community and the world through means available. The Martin Luther King, Jr. quote “an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” explains how I feel. So my son, Gabe, and I went to Ojo de Agua,
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A Mission to Improve Health My 20-year-old son, Gabe, and I just went on our first trip to Guatemala with Medical Teams International (MTI). We went to a small village called Ojo de Agua, which means “eyes of the water,” to help around 70 families living in the remote, mountainous Chicaman region. Most people in this area live in a
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Photos, Comments and Shares from You and Friends can be misconstrued I always advise my clients to abandon their social media posting during a personal injury case. Comments and photos can be misconstrued, giving an impression that you are not injured or could work if you wanted. You may think that your posts cannot be used in a court case,
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Sharing Your Life on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Others is a No-No Social media and personal injury cases don’t mix well. Your cell phone can serve a purpose if you are in a car accident and need to document damage to a vehicle, but sharing information about an accident (or any area of your life) on social media just complicates
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The Legal Foundation of Washington gave its highest honor, the 2014 Charles A. Goldmark Distinguished Service Award, to the Washington State Task Force on Race and the Criminal Justice System last month for the wonderful work it has done in the past few years. The task force was formed in 2010 after two state Supreme Court justices said during a
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You may have heard about the 2013 settlement that AT&T Settlement made with Washington State families who paid exorbitant prices to talk to family members in state prisons between 1996 and 2000. If you are a member of one of those families, you might have gotten a portion of the $45 million awarded. Families were charged $3.95 for the first minute
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Programs have Millions to Help People Facing Foreclosure The number of homeowners facing foreclosure in Washington, and nationwide, is much lower than it has been in the past six years, but thousands of people still have underwater mortgages (meaning they owe more on their homes then they are worth) or they are behind on payments and face foreclosure. You may
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The Legal Foundation of Washington (LFW) is a foundation that is near to my heart, and therefore, one of the places where I give back to help make a difference in people’s lives. The LFW oversees millions of dollars that funds legal aid programs throughout Washington State. I dedicate my time to this foundation because the LFW helps thousands of
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Headed to Guatemala to Build Stoves for Villagers You may think that if you’re not a doctor, nurse or dentist, you won’t be of much service to an organization like Medical Teams International, but it turns out this organization benefit from all types of help. Serving Ojo de Agua in Guatemala So my 20-year-old son, Gabe, and I are going
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How You May Volunteer with Medical Teams International While many people who volunteer with Medical Teams International (MTI) provide medical and dental care, you don’t have to be a doctor, nurse or dentist to help. The organization helps people in poverty, many who are victims of disaster, in 72 countries throughout the world. My son, Gabe, and I are traveling
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