JOIN US ON MAY 14, 2008 TO CELEBRATE THOMAS K. GILHOOL'S 41-YEAR LEGACY OF SERVICE

Thomas K. Gilhool is a visionary lawyer, counselor and public speaker, who opened vistas for his clients to imagine, and then attain, the impossible. Through his eventful years of public service - at Community Legal Services, as Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, as a law professor and middle school teacher and at the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia -- Tom's powerful insights changed the world forever.

He secured:
- Access to healthcare for low-income children
- Access to public services for people with physical disabilities
- Education for children with disabilities, a right that later became a federal law.
- Community services for people with disabilities, a right that, again, later became a federal law.

"You have fashioned monumental shifts in law that have engendered change in the nation's conscience, thereby improving the lives of millions of children, their families, and their communities. Your groundbreaking work continues to shine the light of truth into dark corners of our society in which persons with disabilities are still denied their basic human rights."

--Syracuse University Honorary Degree Citation, May 3, 2007

Please help us to honor this extraordinary lawyer and dedicated public servant on the occasion of his retirement by joining us on May 14, 2008 for an all-day Symposium and Gala Celebration.

Schedule of Events:

12pm - 4pm
A Symposium
To explore strategies for continued progress in the areas where Tom's work made an indelible impact:

"SYMPOSIUM ON EQUALITY: In Celebration of Four Decades' Work of Thomas K. Gilhool, his Colleagues and their Clients At the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia"
- Children's Access to Medicaid
- Individuals with Disabilities' Right to a Free Quality Education
- Individuals with Disabilities' Right to Community-Based Services
- And more...
Click here for the full Symposium program

The Arch Street Meeting House
4th and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA
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Free parking is available

(CLE Credit will be offered for this portion of the event)

Tickets:
$20 Symposium only
$10 with purchase of full price ticket for evening event

5pm - 9pm
Cocktail Reception and Dinner
To Celebrate Tom's work and the Law Center's vision for continuing his legacy.

The Down Town Club
6th and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA
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$4 Validated Parking will be available after 4pm

Tickets:
$100 General Admission
$50 Discounted Ticket for Public Interest/Clients

VIP/SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsor $10,000
- ten seats for the dinner
- full page ad in tribute book, and recognized as a sponsor on the dedication page

Benefactor $2,500
- six seats for the dinner
- half page ad in tribute book, and recognized as a sponsor on the dedication page

Patron $1000
- four seats for the dinner
- Quarter page ad in tribute book, and recognized as a sponsor on the dedication page

Friend $500
- two seats for the dinner
- Recognized as a sponsor on the dedication page of the tribute book

RSVP by May 1, 2008

You may wish to honor Tom by placing an ad in our Tribute Book for the event.

Tribute Book Ad prices:
Full page $350 (8 1/2" x 11")
Half page $250 (8 1/2" x 5 1/2")
Quarter page $100 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

Please note: it is recommended that you leave space around the border of your ad design to prevent it from being cut off when the booklet is published.

Text and photos for ads may be emailed to lmirowitz@pilcop.org or mailed to the address below.
Preferred electronic formats: Microsoft word for text, jpg, 300 dpi for photos.

Please send extra photos, memories, and messages for Tom - all will be included in a slide presentation to be shown at the dinner!

Deadline for Tribute book submission: May 1, 2008

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Law Center's work to advance the rights of persons with disabilities through high impact advocacy, public education, and litigation.

Payment for tickets and tribute book ads may be mailed to:

Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
Attn: Tom Gilhool Retirement Celebration
125 S. 9th St., Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Checks should be made out to the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.

View the Save the Date card here:

Formal invitations will be mailed in early April.

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