Becker and Tonya Butler for the effort that they were ready and willing to devote to solving these problems. As I write this article I understand that the work of the committee is not yet finished, but that the subcommittee remains active. The work of that committee and the Recorder of Deeds office will be of great benefit to our real estate lawyers, their clients, and the Recorder of Deeds office. It was heartening to see that this was happening at our Bar Building and that our Real Estate Committee was the forum in which that progress was made. Another highlight was a visit to some Community Outreach Committee meetings. I attended one last December and they were thinking about a project called “Courting Art,” to see if some senior citizens in Montgomery County might be willing to submit paintings. The paintings
would then be judged by a panel, and the winning paintings, or reproductions thereof, displayed in the Courthouse. Lead by Judge Carolyn Carluccio and Missy Boyd, the committee really got to work in a hurry. There was a press conference on Valentine’s Day in Courtroom 3 announcing the project. One of the members of the media questioned whether much art would be submitted, or whether it would be very good. Jim Mathas and Jack Costello of our MBA staff got right to work on publicity. The theme of the Inaugural Contest was “What I Love About Montgomery County.” The results were incredible. 113 works of art were submitted and displayed at a gala event in May at the Montgomery County Community College. All of them were terrific, and the panel of judges worked well into the night picking the winners. The grand prize winner was 85 years old, and the
artists ranged in age from 55 to 101 ½. The average age of the artist was 69.8 years young. 39 works of art, either originals or reproductions of the originals, will end up being displayed in our Courthouse. All of this began with one idea at a committee meeting. A lot of hard work by all of the committee members and MBA staff followed. The result was a packed gala event at the Montgomery County Community College. A lot of Montgomery County seniors received well deserved recognition that night. These are just two examples of some of the extraordinary things being done by our members this year. There are a lot of great things being done at the MBA this year by great lawyers – and great people – of all ages. Please get involved in a committee or section that interests you, and be a part of it.
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