The Joel Bieber Firm May Newsletter
In This Issue Employee Spotlight Administrative Professionals Day
Dear Leanne, Easter Traditions Contest May has been a month of growth and a time to look for additional office space for the Firm. This May edition spotlights a paralegal from the South Carolina office; gives an update on the scholarship program; includes another recipe; and features some of my recent blogs. We are also including some Firm pictures from the past month. Our website (joelbieber.com) as well as our Firm Facebook page continues to post pictures that show our active staff, including many of their adventures and volunteer opportunities. I hope that you enjoy the May content. Please forward it to a friend. We truly appreciate that you take the time to read it. It is hard to believe that we are already headed into June!
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Sincerely, Joel D. Bieber
Employee Spotlight Andi Owens, Paralegal Greenville Paralegal, Andi Owens was born in Greenville but was raised on Lake Keowee in Six Mile, South Carolina. Initially she attended Clemson University then continued her studies at Greenville Technical College with an emphasis in Criminal Justice. She later finished with a degree in Paralegal Studies. Andi and her husband, Shawn, enjoy spoiling their rescue dogs, Owen and Hurley and their niece, who they call Princess. They also love water sports, visiting the beach as often as the can, and working with Country Santa, a nonprofit that provides toys to less fortunate children. Andi's goal this summer is to learn how to wakeboard. Andi is known as the "office entertainment" in our Greenville office, always full of good stories and laughter. She describes her
Food Lion and Nonsense "Did you hear about the man who turned into a lion every night and back into a man in the morning? It was actually simple. The man would crawl into his bed each night and while he was sleeping, he was 'a lion there'!" Read more.
Bully Punishment "...He continued to complain of the putrid smell and decided to blow the smell back on to her property. So, he hooked up kerosene to a
favorite thing about working with The Joel Bieber Firm as the people, "I couldn't ask for a better team to work with. We get along so well."
fan for that purpose..." Read more. Irsay Money
Administrative Professionals Day
"...Because I am a rabid fan, I have been asked why he was carrying this much cash. Maybe because he is a billionaire, it didn't seem like that much cash to him as it does to the rest of us..." Read more.
AshCreek 5k and Fun Run
The Joel Bieber Firm celebrated Administrative Professionals Day on April 23rd with lunch and congregation at Brio Tuscan Grill. Pictured here is the staff from the Richmond office. The Greenville staff enjoyed lunch at Kanpai of Tokyo.
Spring Recipe: Cinnamon Roaster Pineapple with Macadamia Nut Cream While looking for something healthy for this month's newsletter, we stumbled upon this interesting and delicious recipe.
On Saturday, May 3rd, Paralegal Amy Mott, and Assistant Director of Operations, Alexandra Longest participated in the AshCreek 5k to benefit YoungLife. Read more about the race, YoungLife, and their efforts here.
Pic' O' Day
1. In a small bowl of boiling water, combine 3/4 cups raw unsalted macadamia nuts and 1/3 cup pitted dates and allow to soak for 30 minutes. 2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Arrange 1 pineapple worth of peeled, cored, 1/2" thick pineapple slices on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Roast until tender and lightly brown. 3. Pour original mixture of nuts, dates, and water into blender. Add 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract and 1/8 teaspoon sea salt. Blend until smooth.
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May Firm Birthdays
4. Drizzle mixture over pineapple slices and serve warm. Click here for the original recipe.
Easter Traditions Contest Last month, we held an Easter Tradition Contest and received beautiful pictures from our followers and their families. Below are some of the submissions. These make us smile. Thank you to everyone who participated. We loved seeing how you spent your Holiday weekend.
Attorney, Miranda- May 3rd Attorney, Kim - May 4th Paralegal, Lindsay- May 14th Paralegal, Nancy- May 17th
The Marketing Team Goes to Greenville
The Joel Bieber Firm $1,000 Scholarship Don't forget about the Joel Bieber Firm Scholarship. Applications can be found here and are due on June 18th, 2014. This scholarship opportunity is available to graduating seniors in the Commonwealth of Virginia. We celebrate last year's recipients and the conclusion of their first year of college: Sieu Tran at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sarah Toney at Virginia Commonwealth University and Jordan Dabney at Christopher Newport University
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The Joel Bieber Firm 19th Annual Tabernacle Baptist Academy Scholarships
The Joel Bieber Firm also provides two annual $1,000 scholarships to graduates of Tabernacle Baptist Academy, in honor of his mother and father, Dorothy and Carl. These scholarships are specifically awarded to seniors who excel in their respective courses and demonstrate a willingness to learn. Click here to read about last year's recipients, Frances Escueta and Amber McGary.
