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TLG STAFF AND FIGARO, THE CAT, AT SECOND CHANCE PET ADOPTIONS GENGO WITH PEACHES ANNUAL PAWSIBILITIES GALA IN SEPTEMBER
ond Chance Adoptions, Judy Benrud. Second Chance Pet Adoptions is the oldest no-kill rescue organization in Wake County. It has rescued stray or abandoned cats and dogs since 1987. It has a cat shelter in Raleigh. Dogs live in foster homes until they are adopted.
Gengo is actively involved with
Second Chance. Triangle Law Group serves as a Platinum Paw Sponsor for the organization, the highest available corporate sponsorship available. At Second Chance’s Annual Racing for Rescues fundraiser this past Spring, Gengo won the award for the biggest individual donation. And, Triangle
Law Group’s team won the Team fundraising award.
A funny thing happened on the way to the pet shel- ter.“Wehavereceivedalot of clients through that orga- nization. A lot of people re- ally appreciate that we sup- port animal rescue. Second Chance has been a great referral source,” explained Gengo.
“People gauge whether or not they want to work with somebody based on what causes they support. It’s not easy to hire a lawyer espe- cially if you are going to one for the rst time. It’s di - cult for them to come into a law rm and talk about their problem because 95% of the time they are telling personal, information to a
“We let people bring their pets to their appointments. eir pet is part of their family, so we have no prob- lem if people want to bring them into the o ce,” said Gengo. It puts clients at ease.
“We have people losing their homes to foreclosure, so we ask clients a lot of personal questions about their - nances. ey need to have a comfort level, and I think our involvement with Second Chance or anything that supports the arts and non-pro ts gives people a level of comfort.”
“Our rm’s success has been impor- tant for me because I’m able to donate to causes that need the help,” said Gengo. “A lot of these causes need pri- vate donations. I love to do whatever I’m able to do whether it is spreading the word about the National Comedy Center or being able to give money to Second Chance, it makes me feel very ful lled.”
TRIANGLE LAW GROUP
3130 Fairhill Drive Suite 104 Raleigh, NC 27612 919-848-1110 www.trianglelawgroup.net www.secondchancenc.org www. comedycenter.org
WENDY BERGFELDT CARTLEDGE, AYKROYD
AND LAURIE BERGFELDT GENGO AT THE GRAND
OPENING OF THE COMEDY CENTER perfect stranger,” she said.
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