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LOCAL NEWS

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Welcome New CASAs
Please help us welcome our newest CASA volunteers, sworn in on
October 13, 2009:

 

Pictured above are:

Judge Susan Clancy Boles
Chris Mardorf
Chris Schmal
Megan Mills
Laurie Forsyth
Terry Kelly
Julie Gerding
Betsy Lewis
Jackie Chavez
Kathy Livernois
Shaw Belford

Not pictured:
Julian Good, Anna Larsen, and Gina McCartney

CASA Kane County Receives $15,000 Grant From the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
CASA Kane County was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley.  This grant will allow CASA Kane County to cover the costs associated with recent office renovations including new carpeting, furniture, and laptops.  CASA has not made any renovations in over twenty years, and is thankful to the Community Foundation for supporting the much-needed improvements. 

The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is a non-profit philanthropic corporation that administers individual charitable funds and distributes grants and scholarships to benefit the citizens of the Greater Aurora Area, the Tri-Cities and Kendall County Illinois.  To learn more about the Community Foundation of the Fox River valley, visit www.communityfoundationfrv.org.

CASA Kane County Nominated for the Angels in Adoption Award by Congressman Bill Foster
Congressman Bill Foster (IL-14) has nominated CASA Kane County for the annual Angels in Adoption award.  For the past ten years, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's Angels in Adoption Program has invited members of Congress to honor a person or organization from their district that has made an extraordinary contribution on behalf of children in the foster care system.

According to Congressman Foster, "For 20 years, CASA Kane County has advocated for abused and neglected children in our community, representing their best interests in court.  I am pleased to nominate CASA Kane County for the Angels in Adoption award, as they protect approximately 500 children per year from further abuse and neglect, helping judges to determine the best future living situation for each child."

In addition to giving members of Congress a firsthand look at the foster care system and adoption related work taking place throughout the country, the Angels in Adoption program seeks to draw global attention to the positive difference adoption makes in the life of a child.  Once selected, Angels in Adoption nominees travel to Washington D.C. to participate in three days of events designed to train them in using their personal experience to affect change on behalf of children in need of homes and to celebrate their hard work and dedication to the issue.