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Volume 1 - Issue 1
August 2018
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Advocacy by the Numbers
as of June 30, 2018
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Number of children who had a CASA – 354
Number of children waiting for a CASA – 85
Total children assigned to the CASA program this year – 601
Number of advocates – 151
Number of Child Visit Monitors – 19
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CASAblanca
CASAblanca 2018 will be held on Saturday, October 6th, at Ivy Tech Bloomington's Shreve Hall. This year's event will feature a live and silent auction, entertainment by Howl at the Moon and an amazing culinary experience from Terry's Catering and Big Woods Brewing! Click
here to get your tickets!
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Special Events at Switchyard Brewing
During the month of August, CASA will be the beneficiary of Switchyard Brewing's
Wooden Nickel program! Every time you purchase a flight of beer during the month of August, you'll receive a wooden nickel. That wooden nickel actually equals $1 that you can donate back to CASA! So be sure to check out Bloomington's newest brewery and support kids in our community!
Coffee with CASA will be held for the first time at Switchyard Brewing on September 26th! Switchyard has a special blend of coffee from Hopscotch Coffee for us to enjoy, and there will be other sweet treats! Stop in to learn more about volunteering, have some great coffee and also see a new local business!
On December 2nd, Switchyard Brewing will be hosting CASA in the Tap Room for
Positive Pints! For every pint you buy that afternoon, $1 will be donated to CASA!
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Concert for CASA
STAGE UP Productions and Harley Davidson of Bloomington present a “Concert for CASA”, a free event featuring Blue Earth, on August 19
th from 2-5 p.m. at Harley Davidson. Blue Earth is a rhythm and blues band from the Bloomington area featuring CASA’s own Lara Weaver. The event is open to all ages and is free to the public, but donations are welcome. 812 BBQ, Pili’s Party Taco and Hoosier Mama’s Tasty Treats will be on hand starting at 2 p.m. with the concert starting at 3 p.m.
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Summer Recap
Check out what's been happening at CASA!
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New Advocates Sworn In
We welcomed a new class of CASAs to our program back in May. They have since all been assigned to cases and are working actively with their case coordinators to be the voice for children in our community.
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Olivia's Bake Sale
Olivia and her family approached CASA earlier this year, wanting to host a bake sale to raise money for Jordy! Needless to say, the bake sale was a great success! The proceeds were used to purchase mini Jordy dogs to give out to children that work closely with Jordy. CASA will also be getting a custom vest for Jordy, thanks to Olivia!
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First Child Visit Monitor Training
In June we had our first ever Child Visit Monitor training! These 16 new CVM's will work with Susan Wannamaker, our Program Manager, to assist with monitoring children on wait listed cases.
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Candlelight Breakfast Fundraiser
Thank you to those who helped make our first breakfast fundraiser a great success! We are already looking forward to doing it again next spring!
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Upcoming Trainings
Know someone that would make a great CASA, or maybe you've been thinking about it yourself? Apply now for one of our upcoming training sessions! Click
here
to apply.
August 24-26 & September 7-9
- Fridays: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Saturdays/Sundays: 9 am - 4 pm
- Applications due August 13
October 18 - November 8
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
- Applications due October 4
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*Stay tuned for more Child Visit Monitor training sessions coming up in the near future!
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David Hays
David Hays is the founder, president and senior consultant of Comprehensive Financial Consultants, Inc., located in Bloomington, Indiana. His firm was chartered to deliver financial planning and investment advice to individuals, businesses, retirement plans and not-for-profit organizations. David is also the host of Your Money with David Hays, a weekly Saturday morning financial radio program on WGCL. David is active with various local organizations that care for children. As a fifth-generation Bloomington resident, David sees the value of providing good support – emotionally, physically, financially and educationally – to the children of Bloomington and Monroe County in order to build the community. David and his family have long supported The Villages of Bloomington, COTA – Children’s Organ Transplant Association and various local youth sports activities.
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Georgina Nicholos
Georgina Nicholos is the Office Manager. Georgina (Gina) is a recent graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Applied Health Science. She enjoys working out, DIY projects, cook, and spending time with loved ones including her cats Shadow and Mocha. Her future plans include attending law school. Gina is an advocate for equality, peace and self-love!
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Thank you to our Corporate Partners!
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American Rental
Lynn G. Reusser - Modern Hardware
Commercial Service of
Bloomington, Inc.
Meineke Car Care Center
IU Credit Union
Comprehensive Financial Consultants
Jeremy Zeichner - Charles Schwab Bloomington
Bunger & Robertson
Dr. Alejandra Haddad
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