The Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society (SCBALAS) was founded in 1975 to provide free quality legal advocacy to Seminole County’s economically disadvantaged persons to improve their quality of life and enhance their self-sufficiency. We are a not for profit 501 (c) 3 organization. Since then SCBALAS has grown to a team of four staff attorneys who assist Seminole County’s economically disadvantaged along with the help of multiple other volunteer lawyers who donate legal services. Our pro bono attorney pro bono program was recently recognized by the General Section of the Florida Bar in June of 2018. These services include providing legal counsel and legal representation to women leaving domestic abuse, veterans, seriously ill children, and others who because of economic challenges cannot afford legal services. Our team works tirelessly to ensure the disadvantaged have access to the justice system to adjudicate their serious legal issues in Seminole County. Additional information can be found at our website www.scbalas.com. We are requesting that you assist us in our Annual Silent Auction by donating your tax-deductible items. We will be hosting our Winter Wonderland fundraiser on the 21th of December 2018 at Heathrow Country Club at 11:30 am. This is an annual event in which approximately 200 lawyers and legal staff receive the opportunity to bid for items and thereby continue supporting SCBALAS’s operations. In previous years we have raised approximately $10,000 during the silent auction. The money that they spend will go directly to sustain our operations for the 2019 fiscal year. They will be used to ensure our staff is able to continue providing these services, to grow our community impact, and to fund our day to day operations. As SCBALAS is a non-profit organization all the funds raised will be used for the community’s benefit.