Volume 19, Number 7 THE CHAIR'S CORNER Tolerance Through
Education By Karen J. Mathis Unless you've been under a rock,
you know that the ABA is the world's largest voluntary
professional association in the world, with more than 400,000
members-and about 20,000 of them belong to the General Practice,
Solo and Small Firm Division. But did you know that the largest
girl's organization in the world is Girl Scouts USA? With 3.25
million Girl Scouts and 1 million adult volunteers, Girl Scouts
USA dwarfs the total of all bar associations in the United
States! So it is with great excitement that our Section
announces it will co-sponsor a Tolerance Through Education
program with Girl Scouts USA. This is the first program co-
sponsored by the ABA and Girl Scouts, and the subject is a
fitting one. Hate crimes are on the rise in the United States,
with the majority committed by young adults. Tolerance Through
Education will focus on three projects designed to help provide
young people with age-appropriate education about