Mongol Rally
Womble Carlyle Supports Team Reckless Abandon, Mongol Rally and Water.org
In March 2011, Womble Carlyle agreed to sponsor a road rally team participating in the Mongol Rally. The Mongol Rally is a car rally that begins in Europe and ends in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. The race begins July 25, 2011 and ends, well no one is quite sure when it ends, but hopefully all participants make it to finish line in six weeks or less. The race is described as the "greatest adventure in the world" and is designed to be an adventure for the participants, and not a traditional rally/race. The organizers ("The Adventurists") are careful to point out that racing on highways is illegal, and that no recognition is given to the first finisher. There are other differences from mainstream rallies, particularly the fact that no support team is provided and no other arrangements are made such as for accommodation. Indeed, the diminutive vehicles are deliberately inappropriate for the task, in the adventurous spirit of the rally.
Womble Carlyle is a Main Sponsor for Team Reckless Abandon.
Womble Carlyle agreed to support Team Reckless Abandon, a group of five adventurists that are raising money for Water. Org, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization committed to providing safe drinking water and sanitation to people in developing countries. The team is coordinated by Kathleen Schamel, a relative of Mark Schamel, a Womble Carlyle white collar criminal defense attorney in the firm's Washington, DC office.
About Water.org
According to Water.org: ”[We are] challenging the traditional approach to assisting people in developing countries. Our goals are to draw attention to the world’s number one health problem, unsafe and inadequate water supplies, and to raise funds to help fight this immense problem – one community at a time... We exist to create a global awareness of the water supply crisis and to help people respond. We carefully invest donors’ funds in only the highest quality projects through locally-based water development organizations. We hold ourselves accountable to donors and to people who benefit from the projects they support.” Water.org’s most prominent spokesperson is the actor Matt Damon.
About Water.org
According to Water.org: ”[We are] challenging the traditional approach to assisting people in developing countries. Our goals are to draw attention to the world’s number one health problem, unsafe and inadequate water supplies, and to raise funds to help fight this immense problem – one community at a time... We exist to create a global awareness of the water supply crisis and to help people respond. We carefully invest donors’ funds in only the highest quality projects through locally-based water development organizations. We hold ourselves accountable to donors and to people who benefit from the projects they support.” Water.org’s most prominent spokesperson is the actor Matt Damon.
Womble Carlyle’s lawyers are innovators at law and always interested in adding value to the client relationship. We view this innovative way to sponsor an important cause and show support for Team Reckless Abandon, Water.Org and its beneficiaries.
Donate Today
We hope you will consider this a charitable opportunity by joining Womble Carlyle in supporting this fun, adventurous and important event. For more information about Team Reckless Abandon, the Mongol Rally and ways to make a charitable donation to Water.org, see http://teamrecklessabandon.org/donate.html .
About Womble Carlyle
Womble Carlyle is a full-service business law firm with a focus on innovative solutions to client needs. The firm supports the Association of Corporate Counsel in the ACC Value Challenge, which seeks to better align legal services with the needs of corporate clients.
The firm is located in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, and serves clients nationally and globally, with more than 550 attorneys in twelve offices: Atlanta; Charleston and Greenville, S.C.; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Washington, D.C.; Tysons Corner, Va.; Baltimore; and Wilmington, Del.
In the community, the firm is the first law firm to receive the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award as well as the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award.
