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Text Box: Message from Our Program Director — Kathryn Hart Text Box: Current CASA Volunteers Text Box: Kathy Bannon Michael Barbieri Laurel Bartlett Carole Batt Michelle Blakeley Larry Boehm Bill Burchfield Marilyn Burchfield Carolyn Carlson Sunny Chang Chuck Coovert Sean Crabtree Leala Crowell Anne Dixon Robyn Emme Text Box: Greetings! With four trainings in 2007 and four more planned in 2008, we have been growing like crazy! We currently have 61 active CASA volunteers and nearly 70 more waiting to be trained. Our April class should account for about 20 of them, and this summer we will try a “Men Only” training class to help us meet the need of the many boys in the foster youth system. Did I mention we are looking for male volunteers? Lots of men! Each week the court assigns more cases to us, and many require a male CASA, so if you know a good man (or if you ARE a good man), give us a call! WE NEED YOU! Good women are always welcome too, of course! I continue to receive great feedback from attorney’s and the Judge on our progress. Commissioner Ross always lets volunteers know they are a welcome and important part of his Text Box: court. Many of the volunteers commented on how excited they are to be part of Placer County Juvenile Court System and how everyone has made them feel comfortable. Our trainings would not be possible without the support of our donors and many supporting organizations. In particular, I want to thank Auburn Nissan, Gold Rush Chevrolet and The Rocklin Police Department for providing training locations. Also, a special thanks to Outback Steakhouse in Roseville and owner Robert Struthers for opening up the restaurant and sponsoring our February CASA Graduation Party! Great food and staff! I’d like to give a special thanks goes to Lisa Peat, who in addition to being a CASA, volunteers in our office a couple of days a week helping Text Box: me prepare for training class, answering phones, and supporting CASA volunteers. This has been a tremendous help and lets me focus on areas of development within our program. One last item, on April 29th the Lincoln Sun City Association will hold their 6th Annual Volunteer Symposium. We will have a table there and we will be searching for MALE VOLUNTEERS! This will be our first chance to reach out to the community at Sun City. Please join us if you get a chance. - Kathryn Hart, Program Director

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Text Box: “The Courts should ensure that all parties, including children, have an opportunity to be present at and heard in Court. CASA programs should be available in all counties” - California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care, March 14, 2008. Text Box: Leslie Ferrini David Frey Karen Frey Roxanna Friedrich Terry Gilbeau Carol Hachmeister Noelle Hayes Eric Hill Frank Jackson Shaista Jaffri Janet Jimenez Cindy Johnston Robert Kammerer Don Kleinfelder Lynn Knoll Text Box: Georgia Lastar Karen Lee John Mays Barbara McGarvey Randy Mead Stacy Mogensen Murial Moore Lori Ann Nichols Patricia Nielsen Leanna Joy Patterson Lisa Peat Vicki Perkins Allyson Prero Marianne Quinn Linda Rapposelli

 Nichole Ray

 Rita Rogers

 Jeanne Ross

 Mary Samuels-White

 Louise Santana

 Pam Spanier

 Julie Stadel

 Julie Stark

 Sara Tetzel

 Larry Thompson

 Laura Vizenor

 Diane Wells

 James Wiegandt

 Mary Wood

 Laurie Zmrzel

We want to give a special “Thank You!” to our 61 CASA volunteers! Without their help and dedication our program would not be possible! If you see any of them, give them a nice pat on the back!

Want to become a CASA volunteer or help out in the CASA   office? Contact Kathryn at        kathryn@casaplacer.org or phone 530-887-1006.