Kim Neeson, FAPR, RPR, CRR, CRC, a reporter and firm owner from Toronto, Canada, won the drawing for a stay at the Villa Del Palmar in Cabo San Lucas for pledging her support of the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) as an Angel. 2018 Angels who pledged before Aug. 30 were eligible for the drawing for the trip, which was generously donated by Denise Paternoster, RPR, an official from Staten Island, N.Y., in loving memory of her husband, Frank Paternoster.
Frank “was my biggest fan as far as my career and attended the Annual Convention with me from 1981 till his death in 2014,” said Paternoster.
The fundraiser debuted before the 2017 NCRA Convention & Expo, and the winner was announced on Facebook Live on NCRA’s Facebook page at 3 p.m. ET on Aug. 31. This is the fourth year that Neeson has pledged as an NCRF Angel.
“While there are many ways we can support our profession and, by extension, our association, becoming an Angel is an important way to provide the tangible funds to support NCRF’s many court reporting and captioning initiatives, including student support, championing technology, and creating programs, like recording the Veteran and Holocaust Survivor stories for preservation,” said Neeson. “I’m so proud to be part of an organization that supports our future but preserves our past. To win the trip to Cabo was simply the icing on the cake!”
Angels donate a minimum of $1,000 within a year to support NCRF’s initiatives, including the Corrinne Clark Professionalism Institute, the Legal Education Program, the Oral Histories Program, and scholarships and awards. Angels receive special recognition for their support on NCRF’s website, at the NCRA Convention & Expo and the NCRA Firm Owners Executive Conference, and in an annual ad in the NCRA’s Journal of Court Reporting.
If you would like to become a 2018 Angel, please contact April Weiner, NCRF Foundation Manager, or call 800-272-NCRA (6272).
