Miles for Justice
Virtually Taking Steps in the Right Direction
October 24th – October 30th
To commemorate Pro Bono Week (October 24th – October 30th), during Global Diversity Awareness Month, the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee jointly invite you to get active and virtually engage with your peers in our second annual weeklong Miles for Justice event!
Your participation this year helps bring awareness to pro bono efforts in the thirteenth judicial circuit, while virtually taking steps in the right direction. This last week of October will serve as an all-inclusive avenue to track your time and distance for walking, bicycling, hiking, running, swimming, or other exercises that improve sustained health.
All proceeds raised through Miles for Justice will be designated to Bay Area Legal Services to expand the scope and impact of pro bono work within the Circuit. In addition, for Florida Bar attorneys, registration fees and donations apply to the Florida Bar’s aspirational goal as a contribution to a legal aid organization and donations are a charitable tax-exempt gift.
Are you a government attorney, paraprofessional, legal aid attorney, court staff, or student? Use the promo code JUSTICE when you register for a special $10 discount!
Thank you for your time to help us celebrate, support, and encourage pro bono work in our shared community.
READY, SET, JUSTICE!
Bay Area Legal Services is a non-profit law firm whose objective is to help the most vulnerable people in our community by creating pathways to justice.
Scavenger Hunt
RULES
- Take a selfie of yourself at each marker, bust, plaque, or building. Include the identifying bust or location or marker, etc. in the selfie. Put the answer to the clue in the email subject line. One point, for each picture, per location, per 24 hours.
- The Hunt starts at sundown on Monday 10/25/221.
- The Hunt ends sundown on Saturday 10/30/21.
- Ten (10) Scavenger Hunt clues will be posted daily. Look for the Clues for the Day.
- Participants must email photos to MilesForJustice@bals.org for points/credit.
- Two categories: Individual & Team.
- Each category winner wins a Miles 4 Justice Road Warrior Plaque (passed on from winner to winner; year to year).
- Bonus points will be awarded for finishing first.
- If there is a tie in either category, then the winner will be determined based on who raised the most money.
CLUES
Monday, October 25
- This was once declared the Greatest Place in America.
- Here you can get a Cuban sandwich from the Columbia and see maps that are hundreds of years old.
- The City of Tampa bought this for only $1 in 2003.
- Arthenia Joyner made news here.
- The closest place near downtown Tampa to borrow a book from a civil rights leader.
- Some of the people near this skate park appear larger than life.
- Richard Allen founded this sect, but he likely did not know many civil rights leaders would also use the same podium,
- Although the bricks and mortar are of more recent vintage, this Tampa institution got its start more than 125 years ago with two sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in charge; burning down the first building did not stop them.
- We celebrated Judge Isom’s judicial retirement party here and passed by some equipment used to take the heat off.
- A hollow silhouette of a policeman stands watch here.
Tuesday, October 26
- This was once the College Hill Library.
- His death sparked the idea for the Moffitt Cancer Center.
- The domestic violence pro bono program Are You Safe? had its most recent annual fundraiser here. It was at the Italian Club in an earlier year.
- Members played dominoes here.
- An ethnic and cultural clubhouse in Ybor, built in 1912.
- Fire destroyed the first clubhouse in 1916.
- A gift to Hillsborough County that is an artistic symbol of Freedom.
- The first county courthouse, which was burned down.
- He discovered a treatment for gangrene.
- This location housed Vicente Martinez’s business.
Wednesday, October 27
- This brave man won the Medal of Honor posthumously by saving his fellow soldiers from a live grenade by covering his body with it.
- You can get up close to a Huey here.
- With assistance of MacDill Field Housing, this became the first planned Black subdivision for lack soldiers and their families.
- She established her own hospital.
- Soldiers laid their heads near here before embarking for Cuba and distinguishing themselves on the battlefield.
- He stands watch on property owned by the Republic of Cuba.
- Hortense has a great view here.
- The structure was the first brick cigar factory in Tampa and the largest cigar factory in the world at the time.
- Ray Charles, James Brown, Nat King Cole, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were customers.
- Eight historic buildings are in this area.
Thursday, October 28
- Hon. E.J. Salcines is a fixture here, welcoming those who enter
- The oldest high school building still standing is a magnet.
- This property was the fourth of its kind to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the work of a group of caddies.
- Yo ho, yo ho . . . arrrghhhh.
- This old building shares a block with the Secret Garden.
- Initially, a hospital building at Fort Brooke was used for their worship services.
- He was our City’s No. 50 and No. 56.
- Our first NFL draft pick.
- He was Tampa's first mayor of "Latin" (specifically Italian) descent.
- Formerly known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles.
Friday, October 29
- They organized an invasion of Cuba from this University Drive location.
- In 1893 Captain Wilbur Hall & Lt. Fred Weller opened this location.
- After moving here from Fort Myers a military officer, who was a great leader in this area and the State, built this cottage in 1890.
- Tampa is a Treasure City, according to him.
- The Old Military Road connecting Ft. Brooke ran through this vicinity.
- This park officially honors the developer of Ybor City.
- This institution now sits on Bayshore, but where did it get its start?
- Site of the only land engagement in Tampa between confederate and union forces.
- You can hear the castanets here.
- William and Nancy are mingled together here as one common dust.
Registration fees
Registration Closed
Government attorneys, paraprofessionals, legal aid attorneys, court staff, and students are encouraged to use the promo code JUSTICE when at checkout.
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$25.00Aug 25 - Oct 30
Additional Information
Are you interested in prepaying the registration for your team or workplace? Please contact Paul Leek at pleek@bals.org for details and to receive your team’s promo code.
Level 1
- Teams have the capacity to recruit and register 25+ participants
- A minimum of $1,000 is given through registration fees and/or donations
- Thank you to our leading Level 1 sponsors Bolin Law Group and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Level 2
- Teams have the capacity to recruit and register 20-25 participants
- $500 - $1,000 is given through registration fees and/ or donations
- Thank you to our leading Level 2 sponsors Gilbert Garcia Group, P.A. and Shook, Hardy & Bacon with ACC Tampa Bay
Level 3
- Teams have the capacity to recruit up to 20 participants (minimum of 1 participant)
- $25 - $500 is given through registration fees and/ or donations
At the conclusion of Miles for Justice, the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee will recognize top participants who reached the success points below:
Individual Awards
- Most Miles Biked
- Most Miles Walked/Jogged
- Best Family Photo
- Best Pet Costume
- Best Human Costume
Team Award
- Most Participants/Most Dollars
Percentage of Participants + Total Dollars Raised = Highest Number Wins
A small trophy and framed certificate will be presented - Largest Group Walk
To be considered for the above prizes, please email your proof of participation for consideration by our Awards Committee to Katelyn Ferry at MilesForJustice@bals.org by October 31, 2021.
Thank you to our in-kind sponsors Feet First, Coppertail Brewing Co., and Bank OZK
Top donors
No. | Name | Amount |
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1 | Bolin Law Group | $1,201.53 |
2 | Bolin Law Group | $1,065.85 |
3 | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC | $1,000.00 |
Top teams
1 |
Bolin Law GroupRaised:$2,403.06 |
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCRaised:$1,241.41 |
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3 |
Shook, Hardy & Bacon with ACC Tampa BayRaised:$1,191.23 |
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4 |
Gilbert Garcia GroupRaised:$634.83 |
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5 |
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.Raised:$594.28 |
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6 |
Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar AssociationRaised:$561.68 |
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7 |
Drum Majors For JusticeRaised:$536.75 |
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8 |
C. H. Ferguson-M. E. White American Inn of CourtRaised:$352.95 |
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9 |
The Law Office of Gale H. MooreRaised:$310.34 |
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10 |
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion CommitteeRaised:$269.66 |
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Top fundraisers
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Sean EstesRaised: $27.48 |
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Contact information
- Event contact
- Paul Leek
- pleek@bals.org
- Phone
- 813-232-1222, ext. 118
- Website
- Visit website