CASA Earth Day's hostesses, Kim Kronick (left) and Betsy McCallister (right) celebrate a successful friendraising event with Friends of CASA Board Chair, Nancy Kelley (middle)
Earth Day, intended to inspire awareness and appreciation, was the back drop for a brilliant CASA event. Hostesses Betsy McCallister and Kim Kronick decided to call attention to the wonderful work our advocates do on behalf of abused and neglected children here in our own community. Betsy opened her beautiful home to forty people whom were invited to learn more about Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Nancy Kelley, our board president, spoke of the powerful impact one-on-one advocacy and mentorship can have on the life of a child. She spoke of her own experience as an advocate in San Jose, CA and her current work serving on the board of CASA of Washtenaw.
“To give a child a CASA is to give them a voice. To give them a voice is to give them hope, and to give them hope is to give them the world.” -Pamela Butler, a former foster child
A special thank you to Betsy and Kim for coordinating such a lovely and successful event. We are pleased to report:
- An increase in community awareness
- Donated money to support Friends of CASA and our work with foster children
- Nine new committee members for our Rockin' the CASA event
- Three new CASA volunteer advocates
- One new fundraising committee member
- One new potential board member
- An invite to host another Coffee Talk
Please check out our event pictures and video snippets below.
2009 CASA Earth Day Photo Album
For more CASA videos, please go to our CASAWashtenaw YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=CASAWashtenaw
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