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September, 2010
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A Limited Number of Tickets Remain…
Order Your Hops & Barley Ball Event Tickets Today! Friday, September 24, 2010 Boulevard Brewing Company 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Can’t Make the Party - Visit The Giving Tree to Support CASA’s Kids!
 Presented by Performance Contracting Group, the Hops & Barley Ball will include:
Tickets to the event are $125 per person and may be purchased online or by mail. CASA volunteers may still purchase event tickets at the $100 anniversary price. Questions or would you like to volunteer? Contact Alyssa Perbeck at 913.715.4035. September signals the start of United Way campaigns in companies throughout the Kansas City metro-area. CASA receives funding from United Way of Greater Kansas City and United Way of Wyandotte County.
We are proud to partner with both local United Ways to advance the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all in our community. CASA employees also Live United – 100% contribute annually to United Way.
Please join us and support your company's United Way campaign. CASA staff are also available to speak at company rallies. Check with your company’s United Way campaign representative about requesting a CASA speaker.
CASA would like to thank First National Bank for participating in the "In Good Company" Club. Their corporate involvement is empowering two young children with a year-long match to a volunteer advocate. This community bank cares about kids and we'd like to share more about their work:
Established in Kansas in 1993, First National Bank is part of one of the oldest and most successful financial organizations in the midwest, First National of Nebraska. Since its founding, the bank has established an outstanding reputation in the Kansas City community and has grown to approximately $800 million in assets.
First National Bank serves many leading government and corporate entities in the Kansas City metropolitan area and offers a wide variety of services, from commercial lending, wealth management, private banking, small business and individual accounts. The bank is also proud to be a visible part of the communities it serves, and has developed a Community Outreach Committee to foster their commitment to encourage charitable giving.
To learn more about First National Bank and their services, visit their website at www.fnbk.com.
Would you like to join the club? Find out more at www.casajwc.org or contact Alyssa Perbeck at 913.715.4035.
 A retired elementary school teacher, Linda Phillips continues her dedication to children. A CASA volunteer since April 2008, Linda has advocated for 4 children in 3 cases. Each time, her loyalty to the children has been clearly evident. The judge and other professionals praise her thoroughness in gathering information and her detailed court reports.
Linda recently concluded her advocacy on behalf of two young brothers. Ages 1 and 3, they were brought into custody when found alone in a filthy apartment. Linda made sure they were in a safe, stable household, and that their physical and emotional needs were met. She kept in contact with court and foster care personnel as well as day care teachers, the boys’ father, and their paternal grandmother.
Fortunately for the boys, their grandmother was a consistent placement. These little boys who started out scared, not very verbal, and had nightmares every night, slowly evolved into playful children who were curious, had good appetites, loved to cuddle, and explore their world. In July 2010, the grandmother formally adopted them, and Linda was privileged to share in the happy outcome!
Thank you, Linda, for your caring commitment to CASA’s children!
Visit our website www.casajwc.org to find out how you can become a CASA volunteer and help children find safe and permanent homes.
Reminder CASA emails available for CASA Advocates
Due to expanded options offered by our website provider, CASA is now able to offer volunteer advocates their own CASA-specific email address ending in @casajwc.org.
Benefits to Using CASA-specific Email Address Include:
If at any time you decide you would like a CASA specific email address, or if you have questions, contact Eileen Hainline at ehainline@casajwc.com or call 913.715.4032.
Continuing Education Opportunities
CASA volunteers are required to obtain 8 CE hours each calendar year. We do require that a minimum of 4 hours are earned through CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties sponsored opportunities.
Adoption Training
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Do you advocate for a child whose case plan goal is adoption? Do you know what a home study is or what APA stands for?
If not, please plan to attend. We will have representatives on hand from SRS, KVC and Kansas Children’s Service League to discuss the family recruitment and adoption process for children in foster care. This training will be worth 2 CE’s.
Please RSVP to ehainline@casajwc.com or call Eileen at 913.715.4032.
Monthly Coffee Shop Discussion Groups
The monthly Coffee Shop Discussion is a great opportunity to meet with other CASA volunteer advocates and discuss individual CASA cases, assess successful techniques and learn from mistakes, while earning 1.5 continuing education hours.
For Seasoned CASA Advocates: If you completed training prior to 2010, please plan to attend one of these Coffee Shops.
For New CASA Advocates: If you completed training in 2010, please plan to attend this Coffee Shop.
To RSVP email ehainline@casajwc.com or call 913.715.4032.
In National CASA's latest podcast, Lisa Barsky Firsker, PhD, discusses how to work with children who are dealing with the death of a family member or other significant person in their lives. Firsker, executive director of CASA of Morris and Sussex Counties, describes services children may need and shares tips for volunteers about what they should expect from grieving children and how they can work through their own grief.
Listen to the podcast now or subscribe via iTunes to receive National CASA's podcasts automatically.
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• Reida Buehler • Frank Carter • Tim and Lisa Diller • Dawn and Bob Dinneen • First National Bank • Nancy Franklin • William and Marjorie Franklin • Judy and Glenn Frye • Give With Liberty • Grant Thornton LLP • Richard Hannon • Heartland Combined Federal Campaign • BethHoulton • Mary Icenogle • Kansas Bar Foundation • RonKeith • Michale Ann and Greg Kincaid • Darcy Lanz • Conaught Marie Loveless • Katherine Lumbard • Julie and Glen Miles • Kamron Miller • Taylor Miller • LaVon Nihsen • Terry Phipps • RBC Wealth Management • Jane and Patrick Shelley • Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth • Carol Snyder • State of Kansas • Straub Construction Co., Inc. • United Community Svcs of Jo. Co. • United Way AT&T Employee Giving • United Way of Wyandotte County • Jane Vega • The Village Church • Volunteer Metal Systems, Inc. • Mark Wagoner • Robert Woodbury |
