QR In the Community: Greater Latrobe Welcomes Grants

The following is an excerpt from the January 21, 2010 Pittsburgh Tribune Review article, "Greater Latrobe Welcomes Grants," authored by A.J. Panian, which detailed recent donations made to Greater Latrobe School District:

"Greater Latrobe School Board on Tuesday accepted a bevy of grants and donations...The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County gave the district $2,565 via the Quatrini Rafferty Attorneys-at-Law's participation in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program."

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) enables companies to support local non-profit charities instead of sending their tax dollars to Harrisburg. Since the inception of the program, 3,600 Pennsylvania business have pledged in excess of $350 million dollars to local charities and school districts.

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Quatrini Rafferty Donates / Participates In Allegheny County "Backpack Program"

Quatrini Rafferty attorneys were excited to help out with the 2009 "Backpack Program", which is sponsored and run by the Public Service Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association. This year more than 85 volunteers gathered to stuff backpacks with school supplies for 700 students at Arsental, Martin L. King, and Woolslair Elementary Schools. This year's event marked a record number of backpacks for the project.

Quatrini Rafferty donated 700 pencil top erasers to the event and QR attorney Michael V. Quatrini volunteered his time stuffing the backpacks.

Read more about the packing event on the Allegheny County Bar Association website

http://www.acba.org/ACBA/pdf/TLJ/LJv11-19_091109r.pdf

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Quatrini Rafferty Announces Inaugural "Client Appreciation Picnic"

The attorneys and staff at Quatrini Rafferty are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the first ever "Client Appreciation" Picnic. Friends, clients and family of the firms can plan for door prizes, food and games for the kids.

Who is Invited:

All past and present clients. . . bring your family along for the fun!

Where:

Pavilion #7 at Twin Lakes Park, Greensburg, PA

When:

Friday, August 14, 2009 from Noon 'til 7 p.m.


We would kindly ask that you and your guests RSVP no later than August 6, 2009, by contacting

Terri Ross 724-552-2752 or e-mail tmr@qrlegal.com

Thanks and we hope to see you there!


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Article from Quatrini Rafferty "Legal Blog" Featured on OpenCongress.org

We here at the QR Legal Blog are excited to report that OpenConress.org has featured the April 20, 2009 blog article entitled "Bill Introduced to End Two Year Waiting Period for Medicare" on their site:

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1719/show

According to its website, OpenCongress is "a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission to help make Congress more transparent and to encourage civic engagement." The website is a joint project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Participatory Politics Foundation.


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Congratulations to 2009 Pittsburgh Marathon Participants!

The attorneys at Quatrini Rafferty would like to extend their congratulations to all of the runners competing in the 2009 Pittsburgh Marathon, and, to the City of Pittsburgh on a successful event!

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Quatrini Rafferty Attorneys Volunteer Time for "KD and You and The Law"

Quatrini Rafferty attorneys Ronald J. Fonner and Michael V. Quatrini volunteered their time and legal knowledge on April 21st for the 25th Annual "KD and You and the Law Program" sponsored by the Allegheny County Bar Association and KDKA.

The annual event includes more than 100 attorneys answering legal questions from the general public. It is estimated more than 2,000 telephone calls were received during the event.

The video from this year's event is not online yet, but you can learn more from KDKA's 2008 coverage:

http://kdka.com/video/?id=40107@kdka.dayport.com

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Quatrini Rafferty Congratulates Greater Latrobe Ice Cats on Penguins Cup, Pennsylvania Cup Victories

The attorneys and staff at Quatrini Rafferty extend our most sincere congratulations to the Greater Latrobe hockey team for their 3-0 win over Montour in the PIHL Class AA Penguins Cup final, and their 3-2 win over Council Rock South in this past weekend's Pennsylvania Cup final. The wins give the Ice Cats back-to-back Penguins Cup titles for 2008 & 2009, and, back to back state championships.

For the entire story on Latrobe's victory, see the write-up on the Pittsburgh Penguins website (http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=415110&page=NewsPage&service=page) or the story in Tuesday's Post Gazette (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09083/957822-364.stm)

For coverage of Latrobe's win in the Pennsylvania Cup, see the following Pittsburgh Post Gazette article: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09088/959140-364.stm

(photo by John Heller of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
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