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Bill of Rights Dinner ACLU of Georgia

Thank You for Attending! The ACLU of Georgia deeply appreciates the support of our members, donors, volunteers, and legal partners who work with us in so many different ways. The ACLU of Georgia is also thankful for those who go “above and beyond” in standing up for our Bill of Rights. We honored six of those outstanding leaders at our 2008 Bill of Rights Dinner and Silent Auction. We thank these and all others for their patriotic and selfless actions.

2008 Bill of Rights Award Recipients Student Civil Libertarian Award Jennetta Allen Owen D. Winters Volunteer Award Alexandra Stanczyk Volunteer Attorney Award Hernan Taylor & Lee LLC George and Bee Rich Wolfe Award Vicki McLennan Georgia Civil Liberties Award Adelina Nicholls National Civil Liberties Award Professor Erwin Chemerinsky

2008 Bill of Rights Dinner Hosts Rule of Law Hosts - $25,000 & above Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP King & Spalding LLP Bill of Rights Hosts - $10,000 Alston & Bird LLP

“The purpose of this Association shall be to advance the cause of civil liberties in Georgia, with emphasis on the rights of free speech, free assembly, freedom of religion, due process of law and to take all legitimate action in the furtherance of such purposes without political partisanship.” Please visit our website for more ways to become involved. Once again, thank you for joining us.