Sixth Judicial District CASA / GAL

Buy a ticket and your money will be matched 3 ways! Also, you may potentially win a guided elk hunting trip on private land with a shot at a cow and a bull! Adults get to shoot cow, while Kids shoot bull elk. Ticket purchase donations will be matched by our sponsors: TOM BROKAW, RON DOLLENS, & DENNY WARE.

All proceeds benefit the Sixth Judicial District CASA/GAL Program.

Price $25 per ticket
Drawing October 27, 2010
Hunts held November 5, 6 & 7, 2010

Tickets available at:

Farmers Market at the CASA Booth in Livingston
The FORT in Big Timber
ACE Hardware In Livingston

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Mail a check to P O Box 1827 in Livingston, MT 59047 & we will send you a ticket.

This could be YOU!…..Past winners and their prizes.

***Winners must be residents of Park or Sweet Grass Counties & of legal hunting age. Limit of 4 tickets per family.

Thanks to everyone who donated items, attended the evening, made purchases and cash donations to our CASA: A Treasure to Cherish event on June 18th.  We appreciate your support and participation which helped to make our fundraiser a huge success. The benefit hosted close to 160 people and the evening was filled with fun and dancing. Special thanks to Gail McCormick, Katie Killfoil and Ann Schilling for their planning and decoration ideas. The place looked wonderful and the event ran very smoothly. Thanks for making a positive difference to our children and our community.

The Sixth Judicial District CASA/GAL program will have a booth at the Livingston Farmers Market beginning June 22 and ending September 30th 2010. The Livingston Farmers Market is sponsored by the Western Sustainability Exchange and will be held each Wednesday afternoon from 4:30 to 7:30 PM in the Sacajawea/Miles Park, next to the Bandshell. This year, CASA/GAL booth will be selling water and donuts to help raise money for our program.

Our donut machine got a makeover this year and we are hoping to produce more donuts then ever! Also, there will be volunteer information to those who want to help join our cause or are interested in CASA’s objectives.

Welcome!

The CASA/GAL Program in Park and Sweet Grass Counties advocates for abused and neglected children in the judicial court system. This year we are facilitating a one of a kind event that will ultimately benefit our treasured children and give them a voice.  General information includes:

The Date: June 18, 2010    Location: The Elks in Livingston        Time: 6-11pm

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The Food

There will be a cocktail buffet catered by Zac’s Montana Kitchen.  Chef Zac Kellerman has established his reputation as one of the best-known caterers in Montana, recognized for his gracious ability to accommodate challenging requests from clients large and small, while maintaining the highest standards of quality.  To see and learn more about this delicious food service visit: http://www.zacsmontanakitchen.com/

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The Music

Steam Powered Airplane has played at many private and public functions.They are a four-piece bluegrass band based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The band plays the traditional acoustic instruments: banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, upright bass as well as occasional dobro and telecaster. It has recently been awarded third place at the internationally renowned Telluride Bluegrass Festival. To hear and see the band visit: http://www.steampoweredairplane.com/

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Live and Silent Auction

Some of the live and silent one of a kind auction items include: a cruise, wine tasting, dinner with a famous mystery guest and many, many more valuable treasures.

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Door Prizes

Just for coming, you might win 2 tickets to the 4th of July Rodeo, 2 Summer Fest Passes, Empire Twin Theater Tickets or a Goodie Basket by Dalonda Rockafellow.

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If you are interested in purchasing a ticket or reserving a table for 8 people, please call with your name and number at (406) 222-4904 or email linda@casajd6.org. Space is limited so get your reservation in today!

Thank you for your interest in our first benefit!

CASA Award Presented to Local Program Director at State Conference

Justice Rice honored Program Director Ann Schilling of the 6th Judicial CASA/GAL as the CASA Director of the Year. Ann has been the driving force since the local program began in Park County 2002.  Judge Nels Swandal wrote that she has created “a well organized and successful non-profit organization that operates smoothly and effectively in child abuse and neglect cases.  CASA’s positive image and well recognized work is largely due to her dedication and ability to raise the bar in all areas of this field.”
Ann supervises 31 volunteers serving 21 children in Park and Sweetgrass County.  Ann is always available to help the volunteers in writing a report or guiding an investigation. Ann has also served more than five years on the state board of CASA of Montana, most recently as chair of the nominations committee. In addition, each year she arranges dinner for a group of 40 to 50 bike riders in the Park-2-Park Montana event, and even a small bus to take them from their hotel to a local church for the meal.

For more information and more details on CASA of Montana go to www.casagal.org, call 406 443 2448 or
e-mail info@casagal.org.

YOU are invited to visit our

New Office in

The Plaza Complex!

From 9am-3pm on Wednesday, April 7th, we will be hosting an open house at our new location.

See our new  volunteer station & have a snack!

There is a CASA Volunteer TRAINING Wednesday March 17th at 5:30 in the District Court Room in Livingston.   Presenters will be from Montana Youth Challenge and Junior Achievement of MT. These programs offer solutions for children aging out of the system  and teach youth the key concepts of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

Montana Youth Challenge

This month CASA is givings a SBS – Shaken Baby Syndrome Presentation on January 27, 2010 at 5:30pm at the Court House. The presentation covers the harmful physical and neurological affects SBS has on infants.

Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Livingston, Montana

Instructor:  Janet Cornish, Community Development Services of Montana

As competition for funding has become more brisk, good proposal writing skills are critical for managers in both the public and private sectors. This one day seminar will provide participants with key strategies to help them put their best foot forward on paper, while “demystifying” the grants process.  Topics will include the following:

• Assessing Need and Setting Priorities
• Identifying Projects and Reviewing Solutions
• Identifying Grant Sources and Associated Requirements
• Preparing Strong Proposals
• Preparing Budgets
• Managing Successful Programs

About the Instructor — Janet Cornish is the owner and principal of Community Development Services of Montana.   She holds a B.A. Degree from the University of Wisconsin in Political Science and an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana.  She has 32 years of experience in public administration focused in community planning, downtown redevelopment, historic preservation, and municipal finance, particularly in the area of tax increment financing.    Janet also has considerable expertise in public-private partnership development, meeting facilitation, program design, and non-profit corporate management and strategic planning.  She presents seminars in grant proposal writing, through various units of the university system and is on the adjunct faculty of Montana Tech where she teaches courses for the Professional and Technical Communications Department.

Espresso Depot Caffé  D’arte
Taste the Difference
Montana’s Finest Espresso
Dwight & Kitty Krohme
Owners
1404 E. Park St. Livingston MT
(406) 222 - 2231

CASA is working with the management and staff at Caffé D’arte and would like you to join us in helping a family in need this Holiday Season.  We want to help a family from Park County have a brighter holiday by donating 5% of our sales and 100% of our tips every Monday, beginning November 2, 2009 through December 21, 2009, to provide gift cards for food, clothing and gasoline, as well as other items needed by the family.

Members of the community can help by nominating families they know, who are in need and can use some help this season.  The nomination should include a brief description of the family and their circumstances, which can be provided on the nomination form below, as well as, ages and sizes of family members, and their top three financial needs such as (but not limited to), food, clothing, medical, utilities, haircuts, toiletries, cleaning supplies, school supplies, toys and books.  For each nomination, the nominator’s name will be entered in a raffle, the winner of which will receive a Caffé D’arte gift card in the amount of $30.00.  Please submit your name, address, and telephone number on the attached form.

We welcome donations from our friends in the community, as well.  Every donation can help us make the holidays a little brighter for a family in need. We have all felt the pinch of this economy, but some have been hit hard, and we can all make a difference by giving what we can.

We at Caffé D’arte are excited about helping a family in need this year and hope you will be too!  Thank you for caring and sharing!! Call with questions or to obtain nomination forms.