The Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) recently held an event at Marlins Park benefiting the CABA Pro Bono Project. Members of the Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation including State Senator Anitere Flores and State Representative Jose Felix Diaz presented CABA Pro Bono Project with a check for $150,000. Approximately 40 child clients were able to attend the event and experience their first Major League Baseball game.
“I am extremely grateful to the Miami Dade Delegation for their continuous support. Funding provided by the State of Florida allows us to continue to passionately serve our community by providing free legal services to those that are most in need,” said Lesley Mendoza, Executive Director at CABA Pro Bono Project.
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From left to right: Olivia Rodriguez, Senator Anitere Flores, Representative Jose Felix Diaz, Lesley Mendoza, Maria Garcia, Annie Hernandez, Giselle G Madrigal.
About CABA Pro Bono Project
The Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project was established in 1984 by several of CABA’s past presidents to assist the needs of poor and indigent Spanish-speaking individuals in Miami-Dade County by connecting them with Spanish-speaking attorney volunteers. In 1992, CABA Pro Bono was nationally recognized by former President George H.W. Bush as a Points of Light affiliate. It is funded in part through grants awarded by the Florida Bar Foundation and proceeds raised at CABA’s annual “Art in the Tropics” fundraising cocktail party. In 2013, CABA Pro Bono Project also began collaborating with other organizations to provide additional services to veterans, active members of the armed forces, victims of human trafficking and unaccompanied immigrant minors. For additional information visit the website www.cabaonline.com.
