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Metro Atlanta group spreads back-to-school joy with homemade lasagnas [Video]

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A group of people in metro Atlanta is filling hearts by filling up stomachs.

Anita Padgett understands how demanding the start of a new school year can be. She’s a mom and taught middle and high school students for twenty years.

“It is a big stress,” she said. “There’s a lot to ramp up and many teachers are also parents. So, they get the double whammy.”

This time of year, Padgett spends more time in the kitchen than the classroom, making lasagnas for parents, teachers, and staff in need of a helping hand.

“Lasagna is a celebration food and it’s a food that represents home,” she said.

Padgett is a volunteer chef with Lasagna Love, a nonprofit with a mission to spread kindness, feed families and strengthen communities. Its founder, a New York native, started the organization in March 2020, around the start of …

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register