4ALL Statewide Service Day Fast Approaching

Article Date: Friday, January 01, 2010

Written By: Russell Rawlings

The phones at WBTV in Charlotte across the state will be ringing constantly on Friday, March 5.

N.C. lawyers will give freely of their time and talent on Friday, March 5, as participants in the North Carolina Bar Association’s third annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day.

Volunteer attorneys will provide free legal information via telephone from seven call centers across the state from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The statewide service project coincides with the NCBA’s 4ALL campaign to provide civil legal aid to the poor.

Citizens in all 100 North Carolina counties are encouraged to participate through a network of seven toll-free phone numbers directed toward call centers in Asheville, Cary, Charlotte, Greensboro, Greenville, Raleigh and Wilmington.

N.C. residents who reside in the viewing area of the television stations are encouraged to access those toll-free numbers and view coverage of the event throughout the day.

ASHEVILLE: Western North Carolina and the Asheville area will be served by WLOS News 13 in Asheville. The toll-free number is 800-289-0013.

CHARLOTTE: Charlotte/Mecklenburg and surrounding counties will be served once again by WBTV News 3 in Charlotte. The toll-free number is 866-616-4255.

GREENSBORO: Greensboro and the Triad area will be served once again by WFMY News 2 in Greensboro and The Volunteer Center of Greensboro. The toll-free number is 866-529-2204.

GREENVILLE: Eastern North Carolina will be served by WNCT-TV 9 in Greenville, a welcome addition to the 4ALL family of call center hosts. The toll-free number is 888-616-0614.

RALEIGH: Raleigh and the Triangle area will again be served by WRAL-TV 5 in Raleigh. The toll-free number for this site is 800-424-9725.

WILMINGTON: Wilmington and Southeastern North Carolina will be served once again by the Wilmington offices of the Williams Mullen law firm. The toll-free number is 877-310-0025. WWAY-TV 3 will assist in publicizing the phone number throughout the day.

SPANISH-LANGUAGE CALL CENTER: ACS, Inc. of Cary will host a call center from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for North Carolina’s Spanish-speaking residents at a phone number that will be displayed prominently on the NCBA Web site – www.ncbar.org – along with the toll-free numbers for all of the call centers on the day of the event, which again is Friday, March 5 (3-5-10).