The 2006 Arthritis Walk was held on April 29th at the Montgomery Zoo. Beasley Allen's team goal was to raise at least $900 and they raised $1,650.50!!! The team included: Captain Sherri Markos, Beth Warren, Michelle Fulmer, Michelle Lysdale, Loretta Fairly, Laura London, Shelley Reiske, and Ann Lee.

This year Beasley Allen co-sponsored a house with Entec Stations for Rebuilding Together.

We worked on the house Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22nd. During these two days we cleaned and organized the inside of the house, painted and renovated the house (including putting down a wheelchair access ramp).

Rebuilding Together's mission is to preserve and revitalize houses and communities, assuring that low-income homeowners, from the elderly and disabled to families with children, live in warmth, safety, and independence. In partnership with communities, Rebuilding Together's goal is to make a sustainable impact.

While many affiliates provide year-round services, all affiliates plan and prepare rebuilding projects or another special event on National Rebuilding Day, typically held on the last Saturday in April.

Our firm currently is a Partner in Education with Martin Luther King Elementary School in Montgomery. On April 13th, the firm sponsored a cookout for the students to celebrate the end of SAT testing. Circuit Judge Hardwick, Tom Methvin, our managing shareholder, Sheriff D.T. Marshal and Ricky Whitehead a volunteer with the sheriff's office, did a great job of cooking hot dogs and hamburgers for the children. We are proud to report the school had 100% participation during testing and the students truly enjoyed the cookout.

Partners In Education currently has over 500 Community Partners linked with Montgomery County's 60 public schools. Since this organization was founded in 1983, the equivalent of several million dollars in volunteer hours, materials and services have been provided by local businesses through Partners in Education for Montgomery Public Schools. By improving the schools, and the educational experience of the children, the entire Montgomery area is improved. We are grateful to have been given the opportunity to help children in our community.

The Heart Walk is the signature fund-raising event for the American Heart Association.

The Heart Walk yardsale was Saturday, March 25, 2006 at EastMont Baptist Church. A total of $500 was raised at the yardsale. Our firm also had the most walkers to sign up. A total of 29 recruited thanks to Beth White who helped raise right at $1,000 for this great cause.

Cardiovascular diseases are Americas No. 1 killer, claiming more than 930,000 American lives each year, more than the next five leading causes of death combined - a life every thirty seconds. These are people of all races and ethnicities - our grandparents, fathers, mothers, friends and neighbors. They're also our children, because cardiovascular diseases are the third leading cause of death for children under age 15.

2005 makes the fourth year the firm has agreed to participate in the Lee Jean's National Denim Day Fundraising Campaign for The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Lee National Denim Day which is designated as Friday, October 7, 2005. Since 1996, more than $52 million has been donated to the Komen Foundation through Lee National Denim Day.

To help celebrate Lee National Denim Day, and as in the past, the firm has agreed to allow us to wear jeans on an additional day, and what better than a Monday.

It is estimated that 211,240 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 40,410 women will die from the disease this year. And you guys out there, please do not think that you are immune to the disease - men get it too it is estimated that approximately 1,690 men will be diagnosed this year with 460 dying from breast cancer.