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hCBa ’ sSpiritShinesagainatannual5Kpro BonoriverrunandJudicialFoodFestival
Sincethebeginningofthe5KproBonoriverrun , therehavebeen almost20,000hoursofprobonoperformedbyyou , ourmembers !
Hello HCBA ! This is a fun edition of the magazine because you get to see the pictures and hear stories about the 19th Annual Hillsborough County Bar Association Judicial Food Festival and 14th Annual 5K Pro Bono River Run ! This event is one of the biggest and best each year , taking place on the downtown campus of Stetson Law School . It supports pro bono legal services in Hillsborough County and , since the beginning of the Run , there have been almost 20,000 hours of pro bono performed by you , our members !
I know we had a huge turnout of runners this year , with a field of nearly 300 . These runners pledged more than 3,100 pro bono hours ! Did you see me in the sea of runners ? Probably not , because I must confess that I am NOT a runner . And if I ’ m being honest , I was way too busy sampling all of the food and drink booths !
We also had a record number of booths this year with 34 participants ! There was BBQ , Big Storm beer
( from best libation station winner Directed Benefits Foundation ), pizza , sweet treats and of course the award-winning cuisine we have come to expect every
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