At the Personal Injury law firm of Gelber & O'Connell, LLC, we believe it is both our duty and our honor to give back to the communities we serve, and we are or have been proudly involved with the following organizations and activities:
THNK B4 U TXT 2011 Campaign
We are proud to be one of several sponsors for the extensive campaign against texting while driving initiated by Channel 4/WIVB (and sister station CW23/WNLO). The campaign was created to bring a broad awareness of the dangers involved in texting while driving. Through the distribution of thumb bands, which serve as a reminder not to text while driving, Channel 4 and CW23, together with Gelber & O'Connell and the other sponsors (Verizon, GEICO, Towne Auto, Medaille College and Salsarita's), are reaching out to the community and, in particular, newer high school and college drivers, to be attentive to the significant dangers of all forms of distracted driving. See the Video section or our site or visit www.cw23.com to view the video prepared for this campaign, which is being shown at local schools thoughout the region, in which Herschel Gelber and Timothy O'Connell speak about the law and serious risks of injury faced by anyone who texts while driving.
Gelber & O'Connell Supported Christmas is for Kids
This past Christmas we were happy to sponsor a fundraiser in conjunction with 97 Rock, as well as donate $1,000 for toys to be purchased, for several hundred underprivileged children and their families so that their holiday season could be a little brighter. The event, which was to include food, entertainment and presents, was to be held at the HUB in Hamburg, however, due to extremely inclement weather on the night of the party it was cancelled. The gifts we donated, however, were delivered to the all of the children in time for their Christmas celebrations.
Language to Literacy Program
Our firm was proud to provide a grant to the Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center for use in their Language to Literacy Program, which enabled them to expand their programming. In addition, our donation of Sabres tickets motivated some of their most challenging students to complete homework assignments and meet targeted goals.
Carvings For A Cause/Re-Tree WNY
We commissioned a very special statute in 2008, which was subsequently added to the front lawn at Gelber & O'Connell. It's a wooden carving of a Herschell Carousel horse created by artist Rick Pratt of Corfu through Carvings For a Cause, which promoted the reuse of trees that were damaged in the October 2006 storm. The proceeds from the commission were used to replant hundreds of trees in the Western New York area after the devastation suffered during that storm.
Helping to Save Hurricane Katrina's Animal Victims
In October 2005, Herschel Gelber LLC hosted a fundraising event for friends, families, animal lovers and their pets, to benefit the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina. Guests enjoyed food stations, a Chinese auction and professionally-created pet portraits. All proceeds from the event were split 50/50 between the Humane Society and the ASPCA to assist their on-going rescue efforts on the front lines of disaster-stricken Louisiana and the surrounding areas.
Our law firm has also been a proud sponsor of:
Phoenix Frontier
Aspire of Western New York
Food Bank of Western New York
Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure"
Niagara Hospice (Million Dollar Duck Derby)
