raised $600,000 over the past four years
for NephCure.
Sullivan, who served as a celebrity
barbeque judge, has a personal
connection to the young professionals
who founded the event. Sullivan
coached many of the event founders in
youth sports. In addition, Will, a young
professional who was diagnosed with
an aggressive form of FSGS in 2008,
attended the Jesuit School in Tampa
along with Sullivan's now adult children.
In November 2015, firm employees
collected food for needy families through
Metropolitan Ministries. In addition, the
dinners to area families. Firm employees
continued their generosity in December
2015, buying gifts for needy children
through the Salvation Army's Angel Tree
program.
Ogden & Sullivan's community
projects continue into 2016, with the
following:
Dress for Success an organization
which promotes the economic
independence of disadvantaged
women by providing professional
attire, a network of support and
career development tools to help
women to thrive in work and in life.
Ogden & Sullivan also held a clothes
drive to provide professional clothes
for Dress for Success.
Sullivan set out to celebrate their 25
beyond themselves.
Starting in September 2015, the
firm organized a "Year of Service,"
designating one charity per month
through September 2016 to be the
recipient of their community service
efforts.
"We wanted to showcase that in
our 25 years of existence, we have
been doing not just good work in the
community, but also good works,"
said one of the firm's founders, Timon
Sullivan.
firm's commitment to one of the Primerus
Six Pillars community service.
The 15-attorney firm, based in
Tampa, Florida, kicked off the Year of
Service with an open house reception
in September for clients, community
members, firm employees and fellow
Tampa lawyers.
Then, in October, they got to work
sponsoring and donating time to the
Tampa Pig Jig an annual fundraiser
featuring a barbeque competition to
benefit NephCure Kidney International.
This non-profit organization supports
conducting research, improving
treatment and finding a cure for the
debilitating kidney disease, FSGS
(Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis)
surgery patients who are under the
care of Mending Kids a charity
that provides free surgical care to
underprivileged children in the
United States and worldwide.
for a Cure, which raises funds and
awareness regarding pediatric
cancer. The Cut for the Cure charity
specifically funds research for the
development of chemotherapy and
other medications designed to treat
members of the firm shaved their
heads in order to raise money for this
charity last year.
America a charity dedicated to
feeding America's hungry through a
nationwide network of member food
banks.
Prep, a private middle school for
students qualifying for need-based
scholarships in Tampa. For the last
eight years, attorneys at Ogden &
Sullivan have volunteered hundreds
of hours at Academy Prep through
in the community, but also good works," said one of the firm's founders, Timon Sullivan.