Employees of the Outback Steakhouses honored the volunteers' dedicated service to the abused and neglected children. Chief Justice Lake said he was impressed with the stories he had heard from GAL volunteers.
Children are our future.
They are very near and dear to our hearts. You are not only saving taxpayers millions of dollars, but more importantly, you are saving children's lives. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Chief Justice Lake chats with volunteers during the luncheon. In addition to Raleigh, the restaurant chain treated volunteers to a full steak dinner at nine other locations across the state, Fayetteville, Durham, Asheville, Blowing Rock, Greensboro, Huntersville, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington and Greenville.