While Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP makes giving back a year round activity, it steps up its efforts during the December holidays. Donations include contributions from attorneys and staff and the Meltzer Lippe Foundation, the charitable arm of the firm. This year was no exception, with a season of giving that included four significant charitable giving programs.
“The camaraderie and shared good we enjoy as a firm is secondary only to the joy we take in giving to those less fortunate than we are,” said Managing Partner David Heymann. “We have so much to be grateful for, and even more to give. Our team is remarkable in the generosity of their time, spirit and ongoing commitment to giving back. Each year I am truly in awe of my colleagues generosity to support those in need in our community.”
LI Cares
Committed to helping alleviate food insecurity in the Long Island community, Meltzer Lippe held an in-house food drive to benefit LI Cares. Friendly competition ensued, with a team from each floor of the Meltzer Lippe building challenging the floors to see who could donate the most food. The competition was fierce in that more than 8,500 lbs. of food were donated.
“As attorneys, we are naturally competitive, so the idea of a competition to make the biggest donation adds to the spirit of most all of our charitable activities,” noted Heymann. “It’s all for a good cause.”
Bethpage Turkey Drive
The Meltzer Lippe Foundation also made a donation of $10,000 to the annual Bethpage Turkey Drive supporting Island Harvest.
FCA Adopt a Family
Donations to another perennial favorite, FCA’s Adopt a Family program, kicked off next phase of giving. Acting as a team, the firm granted holiday wishes for two families with items including toys for infants and older children, warm winter clothing, various home essentials and gift cards for personal use.
My Stuff Bags Program
Adopt a Family was followed by another longstanding Meltzer Lippe tradition with a give back component. The firm’s annual Children’s Holiday Party for staff and their families resumed after a COVID-19 imposed hiatus.
The staff transformed an open area of office space into an “Under the Sea” themed experience. Around 45 children attended with their families, each bearing an item to donate to the My Stuff Bags Foundation, which supports abused, neglected, abandoned, and homeless children of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions and economic backgrounds. The wide variety of donated items ranged from stuffed animals, infant toys and blankets to school supplies, stationery and books.
