Giving back is important to us. Over the years, our very committed and generous lawyers and staff fundraise for, participate in, and give to, worthwhile charities and non-profits in our communities. We launched LawsonGives, which provides us with an opportunity to bring our community involvement together across all of our offices. For example, the firm’s annual United Way campaign is widely supported by the staff and lawyers and the firm matches staff contributions in many of our charitable activities. In recent years, the firm has raised donations for the Canadian Red Cross to support relief efforts, including for those affected by the BC forest fires in 2017 and the Fort McMurray wildfires in 2016.
We ensure our contributions reach various segments of our community, including children and youth, arts, education, health, services and international fundraisers.
Our staff and lawyers are committed to donating their time to the community through serving on the boards of charities, non-profits and community organizations. They serve as directors and members of associations that keep us connected to our clients' industries as well as the legal profession including: Vancouver Board of Trade, Business Council of British Columbia and Family Services of Greater Vancouver.
Some of the non-profit and charitable organizations and campaigns we are proud to support or participate in include:
Arts & Culture
- Arts Umbrella
- Alberta Theatre Projects
- Bard on the Beach
- Touchstone Theatre
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Community Services
- Atira Women’s Resource Society
- B2Gold Big Brothers Golf Classic
- Big Sisters of BC LowerMainland
- Bowl for Big Brothers Classic
- Canadian Red Cross
- Canadian Bar Association’s Benevolent Society
- Calgary Food Bank
- Calgary Inn From the Cold
- Dress for Success
- Family Services of Greater Vancouver
- FCC Drive Away Hunger
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society
- Hoop Law in support of Camp Moomba and the Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School
- Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver
- Justice Education Society
- Kamloops Food Bank
- Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers
- Pride at Work Canada
- United Way of the Lower Mainland
- Walk in her Shoes
- YWCA Metro Vancouver
- YWCA Yellowknife
Education
- Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC
- Boys and Girls Club of Calgary
- Canucks for Kids
- Law Courts Inn
Health
- Alberta Adolescent Recovery Center
- BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspiration Gala
- BC Children’s Hospital Foundation: A Night of Miracles
- BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Jeans Day
- BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Slo-Pitch Challenge
- BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre Foundation
- Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Run for the Cure
- Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Lina’s Dream Golf Day
- Juvenile Diabetes Ride for Diabetes Research
- Kids Cancer Care
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk
- Looking Glass Foundation
- Movember Foundation
- University of Calgary for the Support Mental Health of Law Students
- Vancouver Island Kidney Patient Association
International
- Right to Play
