Thank You: 2016 State CASA Conference
Thank you for joining us at the 2016 State CASA Conference. It was wonderful to see everyone who was able to make it out.
The weekend was a huge success. There were almost 170 volunteers, staff and board members in attendance!
Visit our
website to download resources from the conference's presenters.
As a reminder: The next conference will be held at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa on November 10 and 11, 2017.
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Help Us Improve--Fill out the Survey Monkey
If you attended the 2016 State CASA Conference, we would like to get your feedback. We value your opinions and use them to improve our conferences. We want each conference to be the best one yet for our CASA family.
Please take a moment to fill out our survey
here.
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The 2017 National CASA Conference
The 2017 National CASA Annual Conference has been announced!
This year's theme is "Building Brighter Futures for America's Abused and Neglected Children."
It will take place on Saturday, March 11 - Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington.
From National CASA's website:
"More than 100 workshops, institutes and planning sessions are being curated for this year's conference, with input from National CASA's State, Urban, Rural, Suburban and Tribal leadership councils, the Conference Planning Committee, Washington state office and the state's network of programs. Session tracks have been created for CASA/GAL staff, volunteer advocates, attorneys and judges."
To see more information about the event, including pricing and the conference agenda, click
here.
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Chuck Ludwig Recipient of
Arthur Eugene Moore Champion of Children Award
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Oakland County's Executive Director, Chuck Ludwig (center). Also pictured are Kevin Ludwig, Chuck's son (right) and friend Terry Murphy (left).
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On November 22, 2016, Chuck Ludwig of Oakland County CASA was presented with the Arthur Eugene Moor Champion of Children Award. The award is named in
memory of the former Oakland County judge who was "instrumental in the development of many programs geared to the special needs of children and the prevention of delinquency," according to county officials. Judge Moore served on the Oakland County Probate Court bench from 1938-63 and on the Circuit Court from 1963-76. His son, Eugene Arthur Moore, is currently a judge with the Probate Court.
Chuck was honored with the award for all of the passionate and tireless work for over 50 years that he has done for children and families through CASA, and through all of his work at CARE House and Oakland County.
Congratulations Chuck!
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Michigan CASA Receives $30,000 Grant from Walmart -- Will Be Used for State-Wide Data Management System
Michigan CASA was awarded a grant from Walmart totaling $30,000. The grant will be used to purchase a centralized data management system for all local CASA programs to use in the state.
Wendi Paradine, the program director of Branch County CASA, also works for Walmart and brought this particular funding to Michigan CASA's attention
A search committee has been established for the purpose of reviewing different systems and determining what the best fit would be. The goal is to get a system purchased and ready by the beginning of 2017. More information will be available at a later date.
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Michigan CASA Inaugural Fundraiser a Success
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Matt Sandusky and Executive Director Patty Sabin at the
2016 Michigan CASA Fundraiser.
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Michigan CASA hosted its inaugural fundraiser, One Network Many Voices for Children, in early November. Guests were treated to an intimate gathering at Radisson Lansing Hotel, complete with dinner, music, and presentations from speakers Matt Sandusky and former CASA child Leeza DeVault.
A silent auction with children's artwork was ongoing in the background, and each piece was successfully sold.
Michigan CASA thanks all of our sponsors for the event as well as all guests who were able to attend for the evening.
The next fundraiser Michigan CASA is planning will be in Grand Rapids in May 2017. More details will be released at a later date.
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Dan Babin, Chairman
David DeBoer, Treasurer
Peter Alle
Kathleen Brach
Nathan Brink
Robert Dean
Kyleen Gee
Robert Jamula
Kristi Jeffrey
Raymond Kennedy
Kelly Kucinich
Kelly Schafer
Kathleen Vogelsang
Patty Sabin, Executive Director
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Christmas Arrives by Plane for Michigan Foster Care Children
On Saturday, December 3rd, volunteer pilots at the Oakland International Airport loaded their planes with gifts for foster care children. The pilots flew to regional airports accross the state to deliver the gifts. The entire operation was part of a program called Operation Good Cheer. Now in it's 45th year, the program aims to help foster children feel included during the holidays by providing them with gifts each year.
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Downtown Ludington's New Year's Eve Ball Drop
December 31, 2016
Ludington, MI will host its annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop. There will be several activities and plenty of shopping deals across downtown all day long and into the night. Local restaurants will be open all day and night and have their own specials as well. This event caters to everyone, from small children to adults, so bring your whole family for one last night of fun in 2016. Get more details on the event
here.
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[email protected]
. Be sure to include the date, time, location, website, and contact information (if available) for the event.
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