St. Charles employees to hold fundraiser for CASA Kane County
The city of St. Charles employees will be holding a special initiative to benefit CASA Kane County during the month of October.
The city held this initiative last year and it was so successful they plan on doing it again. Employees will pay $6 each Friday for the privilege of wearing jeans.
To close out the month, a bake sale will be held Friday, Oct. 30, at the Public Works building from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and then at City Hall from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a raffle for prizes of theater tickets, gift baskets and more. Donation boxes will also be available at City buildings and the City is encouraging all residents of St. Charles to get involved.
This event, called "CASAtober" is part of CASA Kane County's "Partnerships with a Purpose" program where a company, organization or individual holds a promotion, event or sale to benefit CASA's child advocacy program. Lori Hewitt, director of development for CASA Kane County, was aware of the city's regular jeans days as a way of giving back to the community, and last year asked if they would consider making this a monthlong event to get residents involved and support CASA.
"It is not just about the dollars raised for our organization, but it is also about creating awareness about the children we serve," said Hewitt.
Lynn Creedon, benefits coordinator for the city, brought the idea to the committee that handles the jeans day and all agreed on the idea to do this event again.
In addition to the city's contribution, the Arcada and Fox Valley Repertory will donate tickets and Blue Goose will be donating a turkey for the raffle as well. The money donated will be used toward the recruitment, training and supervision of community volunteers who serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates/Guardians ad Litem (CASA/GAL) for children who are in court due to abuse and neglect.
You can help by stopping by the city of St. Charles during the month of October, and make a donation to support abused and neglected children served by CASA.
"Partnering with local community merchants and businesses is what this program is all about," stated Hewitt from CASA. "It is amazing how the community will get involved with CASA to help our children."
CASA Kane County is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children within the Juvenile Court system and has been advocating for these children since 1988. In 2014, the program's 281 volunteers served 587 children throughout Kane County. Businesses interested in partnering with CASA should contact Lori Hewitt, director of development, at (630) 444-3107. To learn more about the CASA Kane County program, visit www.casakanecounty.org.