Community Involvement:

We are proud that Lukins & Annis works to make a difference in our communities. As a firm, we support a number of organizations and agencies that serve to improve our communities and citizens. As individual attorneys and staff members, we are involved in a variety of professional, civic, home, school, and church organizations and activities.

Firm Contributions: Our Charitable Contributions Committee reviews and approves donations throughout the year to a variety of organizations and events.

Following are a number of activities in which we have been involved:

Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's Race for the Cure: We were a corporate sponsor for Spokane's first annual event. Additionally, a number of our employees walked for two teams: Team Lisa, in honor of Lisa Stiles Gyllenhammer, the daughter of L&A attorney Ted Stiles, who lost her courageous battle to cancer in January 2006; and Susan's Sensational Stars, in honor of Susan Cerutti-Jensen, daughter of L&A attorney Pat Cerutti, who recently completed chemotherapy for breast cancer and who speaks out publicly about this insideous disease.

Spokane Humane Society's Parade of Paws: This event was held in June 2006. Our firm team--The Legal Beagles--walked their own or shelter dogs in the Society's third annual fundraiser. The team raised funds by selling homemade "Scrump-doggie-licious" biscuits/treats.

Transitional Programs: Annually, we assist Transitions by publishing for them a beautiful calendar which is given to more than 500 benefactors. This organization includes Women’s Hearth (formerly Women’s Drop-In Center), Myriam’s House, and TLC (Transitional Living Centers).

East Central Community Center: Each year, the Center holds a Christmas dinner, complete with a visit from Santa Claus for more than 1200 people, including 500 children. Each child receives an age appropriate gift from Santa. We have assisted this effort financially, and we’ve also been blessed to provide gifts (the fun part) for Santa’s big bag some years.

Spokane Symphony: One of our annual highlights is co-sponsorship of a concert with professional colleague and client firm, LeMaster & Daniels. Past sponsorships have included "Swingin' Again – A Tribute to Frank Sinatra," "Doc Severinsen," and "Five By Design." This year, we co-sponsored "Gershwin", once again partnering with LeMaster & Daniels.

Coeur d’Alene’s EXCEL Foundation “Leave No Moose Behind” and Ronald McDonald’s “Bear Necessities” Fundraisers: We proudly “adopted” Tribal Tatoose (a Moose) and Kody 'n Blue Fishin’ (a Bear) for a season, then bid them a fond farewell as they were auctioned off in the fall. While these projects were financially very successful, their real success was in the beauty and enjoyment the artwork brought to their communities.

Spokane County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Program. As a volunteer organization with few funds, VLP needed help with their computer system. To the rescue--our L&A Super Heroes--our I.S. staff. For their successful efforts and hours given in updating the VLP computer system, the firm received the Large Law Firm of the Year award in 2005.

Bloomsday. We sponsor one or two corporate teams every year in the largest timed run in the world.

Northwest Autism Center. We are pleased to provide in-kind printing assistance for this start-up agency. They serve as a much needed voice in advocating for children and families living with autism.

Sponsorships:

• Camp Reed Auction
• Hoopfest: One of our attorneys, Terry Kelly, former WSU basketball team member, was a founding member of Hoopfest. Former firm administrator, Rick Steltenpohl, is the executive director of Hoopfest.
• Various golf tournaments: Moses Lake EDC Duel in the Desert; Hospice; GU Bulldog, Spokane EDC, Post Falls Rotary

Board Memberships/Organizational Participation

Representatives of our firm, both attorneys and staff, currently sit or have sat on the Boards of many of our regions’ organizations, including the following sampling:

• Cancer Care Northwest Foundation
• Holy Family Foundation
• Spokane Hoopfest Association
• Transitional Programs - Women's Drop-In Center, Miryam's House & Transitional Living Center
• Spokane Youth Sports Association
• Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce
• Spokane Area Economic Development Council
• Spokane Country Club
• Spokane Parks & Recreation Foundation
• Spokane Symphony
• The Spokane Club
• YMCA of the Inland Northwest
• Spokane Regional Task Force on Human Relations
• Coeur d'Alene Soccer Club, Inc.
• SCC Advisory Committees for the Legal Support Professionals and for the Paralegal Programs
• Academics Are Cool
• St. George's School
• United Way of Kootenai County
• President's Club Committee, Gonzaga Prep
• Spokane Partnership for Affordable Housing
• Spokane Humane Society
• Morningstar Boys' Ranch & Foundation boards
• Prairie Meadows Homeowners Association
• Museum of North Idaho