<p><strong>MEDIA ADVISORY: Request for coverage<br /> Delaware Law &ldquo;Wills for Heroes&rdquo; event for first responders</strong></p>
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<p><strong>WHAT:</strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;Wills for Heroes&rdquo; is a service that provides wills, advance health care directives and financial powers of attorneys at no cost to first responders and their spouses or partners. Documents are prepared during appointments that last roughly 90 minutes. First responders leave with all legal documents notarized and in effect.<br /> <br /> <strong>WHEN:</strong>&nbsp;Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Reporters are welcome 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.</p>
<p><br /> <strong>WHERE:</strong>&nbsp;Aetna Hose Hook &amp; Ladder Fire Co. hall, Station 8, 400 Ogletown Road, Newark, Del.<br /> &nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>WHO:</strong>&nbsp;Delaware Law students and staff with volunteer attorneys providing the service to Delaware firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and police. The program is also open to correction, parole and probation officers. Sworn and civilian people, volunteer and paid, active and retired, and their spouses or partners are all eligible.</p>
<p><strong>WHY:</strong>&nbsp;In a spirit of public service the law school assumed the role of Delaware affiliate for the Wills For Heroes Foundation in 2009, a move that makes this pro bono program available to people in the First State. <strong><em><a href="http://willsforheroes.org/locator.htm">Delaware Law is the only law school in the nation to serve as a state affiliate for Wills For Heroes.</a></em></strong> The initiative complements the school&rsquo;s mission to give back to the community. It provides an opportunity to use the energy and talents of the Delaware Law family and other dedicated volunteers to contribute something meaningful to the lives of first responders who help keep us safe.<br /> <br /> <strong>MEDIA VISITS:</strong> Members of the media who plan to cover the event should contact Mary Allen in Delaware Law public relations at <a href="mailto:mallen@widener.edu">mallen@widener.edu</a> or 302.477.2175 by Friday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. <br /> <br /> <strong>Learn more about Wills For Heroes at <a href="http://willsforheroes.org/">willsforheroes.org</a> or at <a href="ipl://155//W10=">delawarelaw.widener.edu.</a></strong></p>
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<p>Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp; Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy. Visit delawarelaw.widener.edu for more information.</p>
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<p>Contact: Mary Allen, public relations officer<br /> Office: 302.477.2175, Cell: 302-562-9239&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <a href="mailto:mallen@widener.edu">mallen@widener.edu</a>&nbsp;</p>
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