Andrews Kurth Gives to Food Bank in Name of Clients

HOUSTON, TX – During ABC Channel 13’s “Share Your Holidays” event yesterday, Andrews Kurth’s Houston Deputy Managing Partner Bob Jewell presented a $30,000 check from the firm to Brian Greene, President of the Houston Food Bank. The donation was made on behalf of the firm’s clients and in recognition of the charity’s ongoing efforts to serve the needy in Houston and the surrounding area.

The firm began the tradition of making a donation on behalf of the firm’s clients last year when it gave the same amount in response to the enormous need created by the twin assaults of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf Coast.

“When this year’s holiday card and gift planning commenced, we asked ourselves: ‘Why stop now?’” said Jewell. “The need is no less great this year. There are thousands of people going hungry in the Houston community.”

With the help of Andrews Kurth and thousands more corporate and private donors, the food bank has distributed nearly 11 million pounds of food and disaster supplies since September 2005. In its continuing response to the displacement caused by the hurricanes, the Houston Food Bank established a second full-scale warehouse solely for disaster relief to accommodate increased distribution and has delivered food to 350 apartment sites housing hurricane evacuees.

According to data from the food bank, one in five children in Houston lives at or below the poverty level and, on any given day, 33,000 Gulf Coast residents are hungry.

“More than 809,000 people live in poverty in the 18-county area we serve,” said Greene. “Andrews Kurth’s gift can go a long way toward alleviating hunger for many of these individuals. Because the Houston Food Bank can turn a $1 donation into $8 worth of food, we will be able to provide nearly 150,000 meals with the firm’s donation.”

About the Houston Food Bank

Leading the fight against hunger, the Houston Food Bank feeds the hungry by distributing nearly 40 million pounds of food per year through nearly 400 hunger relief programs in southeast Texas, enough to feed 80,000 people each week. Founded in 1982, the Houston Food Bank is a private, nonprofit organization with community services that include nutrition education and job training. The Houston Food Bank is a certified member of America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network.

About Andrews Kurth

For more than a century, Andrews Kurth LLP has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law.