Thank you to the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority for their consistent support of the Athens-Oconee CASA Program. The recently held a "Rock the CASA" BBQ and raised nearly $9,000 through the Tickets Fore Charity event! These women have been dedicated advocates for CASA's cause for years, and our CASA program would be hard-pressed without them. Photos From the Rock the CASA BBQ   Find out more about the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and Tickets Fore Charity 1 Comment Thank you to everyone that attended our Volunteer Appreciation on Thursday, April 28th. The weather was beautiful, the food was delicious, and it was wonderful to see so many dedicated child advocates and supporters! Congratulations to the following award winners: Monika Dobbs - The Linda and Jerry Strickland Volunteer of the Year Kelsey Chandler - Childcare Volunteer of the Year Beth Johnston - Volunteer Voice of the Year. A special thank you to Trumps Catering and Sally and Mark Barnes for their help with this event. Check out photos below or on our Facebook Page.   Every year, November is recognized as Adoption Awareness Month. While all adoption issues are important, this month focuses specifically on the over 115,000 children in foster care available for adoption. Activities and celebrations are kicked off with a Presidential Proclamation, and while efforts made at the national level certainly help build awareness of adoption, participation in local programs, events, and activities by those of us with a direct connection to adoption can often be the most effective way to promote positive perceptions, debunk the myths, and draw attention to the tens of thousands of children in foster care who wait and hope for permanent families. Below are several links for ideas to celebrate Adoption Awareness Month, photolisting and bios on some of the 115,000 foster children awaiting adoption, and how to get involved. As part of this year's Casa Mia, Mi Corazon event, we are holding a raffle with some amazing prizes. Check out the prizes below. You can purchase tickets until 5pm on Friday, October 1st. Gift Card Wallet Over $800 in gift cards to local businesses including Last Resort, Arbor Spa, Athens Home Organizer, Big City Bread, Revolutionary Massage, and more... Tickets $10.00 Purchase Now! Big Pine Key Vacation House Treat yourself! One week at a 3BR, 2BA home on Big Pine Key! The house is right on the canal making it perfect for fishing, family fun, or just a week away from it all! Tickets $10.00 Purchase now! Golf Package The golf package includes a free round of golf for 4 at Briar Rose in White Plains, Georgia, $100 at Calloway Golf, $60 at the PGA Tour Superstore, and "To Win and Die in Dixie: The Birth of the Modern Golf Swing and The Mysterious Death of It's Creator" by Steve Eubanks. Tickets $10.00 Purchase Now! Braves Package The Atlanta Braves Package includes 2 baseballs signed by Braves pitchers Derek Lowe and Michael Dunn, Braves T-shirts and other fanfare, as well as "Of Mikes and Men" by Pete Van Wieren - long time Braves announcer. Tickets $5.00 Purchase Now! Thank you to everyone who helped with our recent CASA Recruitment effort! We held our Volunteer Orientation for prospective CASA Trainees and we are excited to have 14 potential Trainees for our Fall 2010 Session. Thank you especially to WUGA, the Flagpole and HandsOnNortheast Georgia for their efforts to recruit advocates for abused and neglected children. Training begins September 7th and these new advocates in training will spend then next month learning to be a powerful voice in the life of a child. Thank you also to Hester Nguyen and Beth Johnston, 2 current CASAs that came to speak to the new recruits. Beth and Hester were able to answer many questions and speak about their own experiences, expertise, successes, and challenges as child advocates. Please join us in welcoming these new Court Appointed Special Advocates in training. We applaud their interest and dedication to serving some of the most vulnerable youth and families in our community!  We had such a great time at CASA Day at the Braves Game! There were around 500 CASA Advocates and supporters at the game! We got to meet some of the team, and Georgia CASA received the State Farm Good Neighbor award on the field. Also, we were able to get some balls and memorabilia signed by a few star players! These items will be raffled off as part of this year's Casa Mia, Mi Corazon Event. Check out the photo gallery before to see all the fun we had at the game. We hope you can join us next year!       Check out the Summer 2010 Newsletter! Be sure to take a look at the following featured stories: Children First Introduces SPARC New Funders Assist with Capacity Building The 2010 National CASA Conference 
 Children First was honored to be the beneficiary of the First Annual Barristers Ball this past Saturday, May 1st. It was a wonderful evening of dinner and dancing. Thank you to all the judges and lawyers that attended, and a special thank you to Eric and Jennifer Norris for their support of our cause and all their hard work on this event!    The University of Georgia Golf Course will be hosting the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA Nationwide Tour event this spring. The tournament will be played April 29 - May 2, 2010 and they are incredibly excited about the potential to involve not only members of the Athens community but members of your community as well and those across the state. To the extent of giving back to the community, the tournament is sponsoring the Tickets Fore Charity program, which allows 100% of the proceeds to go a designated non-profit organization. This year Kappa Alpha Theta are participating in the program on behalf of Athens-Oconee CASA. To participate in Tickets Fore Charity and help out Athens-Oconee CASA: 1. Go to the tournament website at www.stadionathensclassic.uga.edu 2. Click on the TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ icon on the left 3. Click on TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ in the top left hand corner 4. Indicate the number of single or group packages you need and select “Add to Cart” 5. Before continuing, click the down arrow and select Athens-Oconee CASA Program 6. In the organization representative box, please type Kappa Alpha Theta 7. Continue your check out process | Children FirstUp-to-date information on Children First news and events.
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