Perenich Caulfield Avril Noyes Community Involvement

Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes understands the values of work, family, mutual responsibility and community commitment form the foundation of a credible firm. We have carefully selected a team that is strongly committed to community service and contributing time to the programs and initiatives that comprise the core fabric of our community.

We are always looking for ways to better inform or serve our neighborhoods and our community in general. We take a particularly strong interest in nurturing and enriching the promise and potential of future generations. Do you have a creative idea to help us contribute something positive to our community? If so, please send your suggestions to Melinda Paproski, Director of Marketing at melinda@usalaw.com. Although we are not able to respond to all ideas, we will review, screen and carefully consider your suggestions. Thank you for helping us care.

Examples of Perenich Caulfield Avril Noyes Involvement

On Saturday, March 17, 2012, Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes, P.A. participated in Pinellas Park's Country in the Park. Attorneys Jacqlyn Bryant, Ian Thomas, Rhiannon Dodds Funke, Matthew Noyes, and Lorrie Robinson (add a link to each of the attorney's bio pages) greeted thousands of people and answered their legal questions. One lucky visitor to the table won a gas card courtesy of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes, P.A. The firm has been giving back to the community by participating in Pinellas Park's Country in the Park for approximately ten years.

 

 

 

 

PERENICH, CAULFIELD, AVRIL & NOYES KICKS OFF SUMMER FOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS

Law firms giving back to the community is as important as kids getting regular exercise this summer. Through their Play Project, the Clearwater personal injury law firm of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes, P.A. was able to do both on Saturday, June 11th. Read and See More here

 

Clearwater Threshers Game

After a car accident, work injury, motorcycle accident or other personal injury matter, a person faces days, months and even years recouping from physical injuries and financial hardships caused by the accident. On April 30th, the personal injury law firm of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes, P.A. treated their clients and their families to a night out at the Clearwater Threshers ballgame. During the ball game, the attorneys provided their clients and family with food, drink and dessert. After the game, everybody enjoyed a magnificent firework display. It was an honor to help our clients forget about their accident for a few hours.

 

 

 

 

GIVING COZY PAJAMAS TO CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY

The ritual of the putting on a warm pair of pajamas on a cold night and listening to a bedtime story is something that every child should enjoy. Unfortunately, many less fortunate families miss out on this tradition. The personal injury law firm of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes wants to change this with their PCAN PJ PROJECT.

Over the last several months, the lawyers and staff of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes (PCAN) have donated money, pajamas and books to over 80 children so they can enjoy a new pair of warm pajamas and a book for the holidays. Through dress-down days (where staff members paid $5 to wear jeans to work) and fun activities like "Park With the Partners" (the partners’ covered parking spaces went to the highest bidder for a week) and raffles, the staff and attorneys raised nearly $1,000 for this community project.

The pajamas and books were distributed in a few ways. On December 17, 2010 attorneys and staff members delivered care packages to 21 kids at the YMCA. Also on the same day families from the St Vincent De Paul Organization came to the law firm and picked up their care packages.

On Monday, December 20, 2010, children from the Boys and Girls Club of Clearwater and St. Petersburg came in to the law offices of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes and picked up their care packages.

"Our firm has been serving the families of Pinellas County since 1955," partner Matthew E. Noyes states. "This is the beginning of a year-long project to say thank you to our community and to bring smiles to many children’s faces."

Throughout the year, the lawyers and staff will continue their activities so that at the beginning of next summer, the law firm can give needy children cooler pajamas for the summer and a book to enjoy.

Attorney Bryan Caulfield has dedicated more than three years to the East Lake Arsenal Soccer Association. Bryan recently completed his tenure as President of the Association, and has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Club. He has also been a recreational children’s soccer coach for a Boys and Girls soccer team, and a sponsor for teams. In addition, he has volunteered his time by working on field and goal maintenance and repair.

On November 19, 2008 Personal Injury Attorney Matthew Noyes spoke to two drivers' education classes at Countryside High School as part of the Great American Teach-In. Matthew Noyes talked about his experience of being involved in a serious car accident when he was 16 years old and provided tips on how to avoid being a victim of a car accident. He provided statistics showing how car accidents are the number one killer of teenagers. Mr. Noyes is hopeful that some of his talk will remain with some of the students. By doing so, he has helped to prevent another teenage car accident.

Attorney Matthew Noyes began Operation Stone Soup after his mother passed away in March 2003. She taught Matthew and his 10 brothers and sisters the art of sharing and giving. In loving memory of his mother, Matthew has spearheaded a Thanksgiving event called Operation Stone Soup. Each Thanksgiving, Matthew and his family gather enough food to provide over 70 families a Thanksgiving dinner, including a turkey and all the fixins. The families are provided by the Salvation Army. Matthew and his family spend hours shopping and filling up their vehicles with hundreds of boxes of stuffing, over 500 cans of vegetables, cranberries, yams, and turkeys. Matthew's mother's birthday is during the Thanksgiving holiday so for every age Mary Noyes would be, the Noyes family gives that same number of families their Thanksgiving dinner. In 2008, Mary Noyes would have been 80 years old. So, this year, 80 families help the Noyes family celebrate their Mother's kindness and love.

Read about the Noyes' Operation Stone Soup, 2010.
Read the newspaper article about 2004's Operation Stone Soup.

Associate Attorney Lorrie E. Robinson recently participated as a “jailbird” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Lock-Up fundraiser on July 29. Visit her website here.

Associate Attorney Joshua Chilson stays involved in the Community through the Clearwater Bar Association- Young Lawyers Division, where he was recently voted President-Elect. In 2009 Josh and his fiancé, together with ten other lawyers, helped Habitat for Humanity build a home for a needy family in Largo. “We helped frame the interior walls and roofing. I think it’s important for us who have to give to those who aren’t lucky enough to have,” says Josh.

Josh is also involved with the Raising Hope, a non-profit organization established to meet the emergency clothing and toiletry needs for the foster care children in Pinellas County. Josh and his team recently provided $1,300 to purchase duffle bags filled with clothing, shoes, socks, underwear, and toiletry items.

Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes recently contributed $1,000 to the St. Petersburg College (SPC) Foundation for a scholarship to support SPC’s Paralegal Studies students. Three attorneys at the firm, Mark Perenich, Jay Avril, and Matthew Noyes, have been instructors at SPC. In addition, attorneys Matthew Noyes and Lorraine Robinson are graduates of St. Petersburg College. SPC offers an Associate in Science and the only Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies in Florida approved by the American Bar Association. For information on how to apply for this scholarship please visit http://www.spcollege.edu/central/foundation/

In October 2009 the firm donated to the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund. The organization raises scholarship funds to aid students who lack the economic ability to continue their education beyond high school or to further their college education. To learn more about the Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund please visit their website at http://www.440scholarship.org/

Client Appreciation Events

The firm hosts several client appreciation events each year. These events give clients the opportunity to relax and have fun with the firm’s attorneys, staff, and other clients.

Past Events Include:

• 2010 Client Appreciation Fall Picnic
• October 17, 2009 - Client Appreciation Picnic at Philippe Park
• October 10, 2009 - St. Petersburg Bar Association Okoberfest
• August 4, 2009 - Client Appreciation Night at Rays Game
• May 2009 - Client Appreciation Night Threshers Game
• April 13, 2009 - Client Appreciation Night at Rays Game
• February 28, 2009 - Client Appreciation Picnic at Fort de Soto Park

Sponsorships

• In March 2010, the firm was a sponsor of the Pinellas Park/Gateway Chamber of Commerce’s Country in Park event.

Attorneys Matthew Noyes and Lorrie Robinson have been proud sponsors of the annual Suncoast Corvette Association's "Corvettes at the Pier" car show for five straight years.

• Firm partners Bryan Caulfield and Matthew Noyes were sponsors of the Community Block Party on September 26, 2009 hosted by Remmel Wellness Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. The block party was open to the public and featured free food, music, games, and prizes.

• Perenich, Caulfield, Avril is a sponsor of two Clearwater/St. Petersburg Bar Association events in October 2009. The firm is a sponsor of the Swearing In Ceremony and Reception for candidates for admission to the Florida Bar. The ceremony will be held on October 2, 2009 at 3:00pm at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center. The firm is also a sponsor of the St. Petersburg Bar Association’s Oktoberfest on October 10 from 6-10pm at the USF Bayboro Campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. This event is a fundraiser for the St. Petersburg Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and features food, drinks, and live music.