Join the Maine Association for Public Interest Law (MAPIL) for our 25th Annual Auction held on April 4th and 5th.

1. Join Us!
Live entertainment, raffles, and over 25th Annual
100 auction items up for grabs!
Online Auction: Thurs., April 4th,
9am to 3pm
Access the online auction by visiting
www.mapil.org
Silent Auction: Fri., April 5th, 5:30pm Donations
We have been grateful to have received
Live Auction: Fri., April 5th, 6:45PM so many wonderful donations during the
Featuring auctioneer, Rachel Flehinger, standup 25 years of this event. Here are a few
comedienne and morning radio host, WPOR examples of previous donations:
Appetizers and light refreshments will Gift Certificates
be served. Cash bar available. Homemade Goods and Crafts
Flying and Sailing Trips
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Food and Wine Baskets
Sports and Entertainment Tickets
Autographed Memorabilia
Vacation and Lodging Packages MAPIL
Auction
April 5, 2013 at 5:30pm
For more information, please email: Hosted at the
mapil@maine.edu
University of Maine School of Law
www.mapil.org 246 Deering Avenue, Portland ME

2. Building Community.
The MAPIL Auction is an annual event hosted by student members of the Maine
Association for Public Interest Law at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland,
Maine. It is our largest, and most anticipated, event of the year.
All proceeds from the auction go to fund summer fellowships, which enable law students to
provide important public interest legal assistance to the community.
Supplying Opportunity.
Local.
“The internship helped me to put my newly
acquired legal knowledge to work and Global.
reinvigorated my legal studies. Furthermore,
“The internship experience was very eye
the professional experience that I acquired is
opening in terms of what it is like to work in
aiding me in selecting courses and activities
a third world country—probably the most
that best suit my passions and goals. I am
valuable lesson that I learned was that most
beyond grateful for this invaluable experience.”
barriers to what we would describe as legal
-Valerie Randall 2012 MAPIL Fellow, Immigrant Legal
progress are cultural and social rather than
Advocacy Project, Portland
strictly legal. Working in such a foreign
environment demands a different set of
City. tools than those strictly associated with the
"Before this internship I had little to no legal profession.”-Andrew Dickgiesser 2012
experience actually representing people. My MAPIL Fellow, South Asia Human Rights
internship at GBLS helped me improve my Documentation Centre, India
advocacy skills by allowing me to conduct real
legal work that directly impacted the lives of
clients.” -Emily Gaewsky 2012 MAPIL Fellow at
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston