CASA Honors Volunteers, Celebrates 20 Years
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) presented 10 awards to volunteers.
More than 200 volunteers gathered to celebrate 20 years of advocacy for CASA Lake County, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in Lake County. CASA Executive Director Terri Zenner Greenberg said, “With child abuse on the rise, we are especially grateful to have a team of 276 volunteers. These extraordinary people give their whole hearts to these kids. They sometimes travel 100 miles to visit their CASA children. They are the only ones who meet with their teachers, doctors, therapists and others to make sure their basic needs are met. This event is our chance to thank them on behalf of the innocent children we serve.” Judge Sarah Lessman, who serves in the Robert W. Depke …
