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CASA Wish List
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April Newsletter
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Welcome to Cape Girardeau area CASA
Online!
CASA Volunteers are special people who
represent the needs of children - and only the children - in court
cases involving abuse and/or neglect in the 32nd Judicial Circuit. As such,
CASA volunteers serve as the eyes and ears of the judge, gathering
relevant information about the child and the family, and then make
recommendations to the judge regarding what is in the child's
best interests.
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Why
does a child need a CASA volunteer?
When
the court is making decisions that will affect a child's future, the
child needs and deserves a spokesperson - an objective adult to
provide independent information about the best interests of the
child. While other parties in the case are concerned about the
child, they also have other interests. The CASA volunteer is
the only person in the case whose sole concern is the best interest
of the child. CASA volunteers are assigned one case at a time to provide a "voice in
court". A CASA volunteer gives individual attention to
each case.
An
abused or neglected child has come from a world of chaos and
instability. For the child, there is fear; fear of being hurt;
fear of being alone and fear about the future. For children
who are in and out of home placements, there can be many changes in
schools and homes before a decision is made on where the child
should live. A CASA volunteer can be the source of
stability and comfort to fill an enormous void in the child's
life. A CASA volunteer is a trusted, dependable adult who
doesn't go away and who gives the child hope for a better future.
For
more Questions and Answers click on Volunteer FAQ.
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Barnes & Noble
Bookfair Raises Over $2,300
2007 Swearing In
Banquet
Upcoming
Training for Prospective CASAs
April Newsletter
Wal-Mart Stores Make $5000 Donation
Joan Drury Creates Charitable Fund to Benefit CASA
Let
Us Make a Presentation to Your Members
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You can't
control where abused children come from, but you can have
something to do with where they end up.
Volunteers
Needed!
Cape Girardeau
County Area
Speak Up for a
Child
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Barnes & Noble Bookfair Raises Over $2,300
CASA will be receiving
a check from Barnes & Noble Booksellers for $2,387.57. CASA
supporters purchased more than $10,000 worth of products at the
bookfair held November 16-17 at West Park Mall. We would like
to give a BIG thank you to Barnes & Noble and their employees, as
well as all who donated a book or a portion of their purchase to
CASA.
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2007 Swearing In Banquet |
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Four new CASA
volunteers were swore in at the November 8th, 2007 Swearing In
Banquet by Judge Statler. The banquet was held at Southeast
Missouri Hospital. Pictured are, from left: Judge Statler,
Candi Hill, Diane Heuring, Tonya Harrell and Savannah Gibbar. |
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CASA Executive
Director, Revonda Kirby, spoke at the 2007 Swearing In Banquet held
at Southeast Missouri Hospital. |
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Lynne Cairns was
presented with an award from CASA for over a decade of service to
the organization. |
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April Newsletter
CASA's April Newsletter is available as a PDF document for you to
download. To download the document,
click here.
Past issues of the
CASA Newsletter are also available to download. For a complete
listing, click here.
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Wal-Mart Stores Make $5000 Donation |
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Court Appointed Special Advocates of
Southeast Missouri were honored to accept a $5000 donation from
Wal-Mart Stores at the 8th Annual CASA BBQ benefit. Those
pictured are State Senator Jason Crowell, who procured the donation;
Wal-Mart representative, Ray Crum, and CASA staff: Pam Jenkins, Lori
Schutte, and Sue Haff. Also pictured is Frank Kinder, CASA supporter
and emcee for the BBQ event. |
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Joan Drury Creates Charitable Fund to Benefit CASA |
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Court Appointed Special Advocates of
Southeast Missouri (CASA) is honored with the act of generosity by
Joan Drury who has created a charitable fund to further CASA's mission
of representing the needs of children in court cases involving abuse
and/or neglect. As a CASA volunteer, Joan is an 8-year advocate for
these children, ensuring they have a safe, permanent home. It is this
kind of long-term commitment and support, both personally and
financially, of CASA that will change the lives of children and our
community today and for years to come. Pictured are
Lori
Schutte, Joan Drury, and Pam Jenkins. |
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Let
Us Make a Presentation to Your Members
We would like to come
and speak to your civic, fraternal, or community organization about
our mission and goals. Please contact us
to have
one of our staff or board members make a presentation to your
membership.
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