Lucy contacted the new foster parents as soon as possible and went to check on the girls. She was a comfort to the girls and helped the foster parents to understand Alice and Barbara’s strengths and concerns. Luckily for the girls, this was a terrific placement, and with close attention from both foster parents Alice and Barbara bloomed. Alice is making good grades, has improved her hygiene and social skills so that she has made friends that she has had for over a year now. The label of mildly retarded has been lifted from Barbara as a result of tutoring and testing. Both girls have had over a year of martial arts training which has helped with self discipline and esteem. They are so happy and proud of themselves! The girls’ parents voluntarily surrendered their rights, knowing the foster parents would adopt them. In January 2007, Alice and Barbara and their foster parents adopted each other, and their fairy tale continues.

Cheryl has not been as lucky as her sisters. Through no fault of her own, each day was a struggle and she had to work hard at maintaining self control. Twenty four of the past forty one months have been spent in three different hospitals. She

.semoh retsof evfi dna ,semoh puorg eerht ni neeb osla sahHowever things are looking up for her. She is now in a loving foster home where she is learning basic skills for

independent living such as how to plan a menu, make a grocery list, how to shop for groceries, and how to cook meals. She is also learning how to budget money and how to garden. She will turn 18 in October and is considering staying with her foster parents until she is able to graduate.

Lucy continues to be a support for all three girls even though they are in stable, loving homes. It is a pleasure for her to watch as each girl becomes healthier and happier through the years.

Alice (9), Barbara (10), and Cheryl (14) came into foster care due to their mother’s continual neglect that included issues of safety, poor housekeeping, chronic head lice, and unacceptable personal hygiene. Alice was doing poorly in school; Barbara was mildly retarded; Cheryl was emotionally disturbed after having been raped three different times during her life. Lucy was assigned to this case as a Court Appointed Special Advocate in October 2003. The three girls were going to be allowed to live with their father once he found suitable housing. That unfortunately took about a year. During that year the three girls were in foster care but Cheryl was ultimately placed in a psychiatric hospital over 100 miles away. Lucy visited with the two younger girls frequently, called meetings at school to find ways to help with their education, met with the family psychologist, and arranged for them to attend a church camp they had enjoyed attending the previous year. She frequently spoke with the foster mother and visited monthly with Cheryl, mailing her cards of encouragement and an occasional care package.

Once the two youngest were placed with their father, Lucy remained involved frequently taking the girls on

.htnom a ecno retsis redlo rieht htiw tisiv ot dna sgnituoDuring this time, Lucy observed that Alice was still doing poorly in school and was not turning in homework. The apartment where they lived with their father became more and more cluttered and dirty as the months moved on. Alice almost failed 5th grade. She was unhappy, had no friends, and still resisted bathing (which led to teasing by peers). Barbara was very happy in her Resource classes and easily made friends at school but was not learning much. Also, she would leave the apartment late at night to meet her 14-year-old boyfriend. A few weeks later, DCS removed Alice and Barbara from their father’s neglectful care and placed them once again into a foster home.

Summer 2007A Publication of CASA, Inc. of Nashville & Davidson County • 601 Woodland Street • Nashville, Tennessee 37206 • 615-425-2383

THEChildren’s Advocate

Advocate’s Tenacity Pays Off

Last year 225 volunteer special advocates helped find safe, permanent homes for 529 abused, neglected children.

Congratulations CASA Graduates!

L to R: Brittney Dalton, Linda Klosterman, Kim Drake, Christie Chung, Jeff Brousal, Referee Sheila Calloway,

Amy Santiago, Sallie Hussey, Brittney Finn, Jim Manson and Helene Hallahan.

Not pictured: Judy Cole.

May 3, 2007

L to R: Sandra Ross, April Crawford, Vanessa Belanger, Referee Sheila Calloway, Joshua Gilliam

and Sharon Evans.

CASA Mission StatementProvide trained community volunteers to advocate for the

best interests of children who come to the attention of the court primarily as a result of abuse or neglect.

June 21, 2007June 21, 2007

May 3, 2007

Additions to the CASA Staff: April Crawford has joined CASA as an Advocate Supervisor. She previously worked as a Case

Manager for a private foster care agency located here in Nashville. Prior to this, she served as a Case Manager for DCS in Louisville, Kentucky. April received her B.S. in Sociology from the

University of Louisville. Rosanna Salgado McDonald has joined CASA as Development Director. She comes to

us from MADD Tennessee where she was Development Manager. Rosanna received her undergraduate degree from University of Texas, El Paso and is currently working on her graduate degree at Cumberland University.

The EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

a message from...

The beginning of a new fiscal year is actually a time to reflect over the year just completed. In doing so, I am filled with tremendous gratitude for what others have done to assist CASA in helping abused and neglected children find safe places to call home. I am grateful to and for the 225 volunteer special advocates who served 529 children by providing them a voice and advocating for their best interests in court. I am grateful for over 550 donors who acknowledged the importance of CASA’s mission by financially supporting our efforts. To Juvenile Court Judge Betty Adams Green and the Referees, I say “thank you” for seriously considering the recommendations CASA volunteers make regarding the fate of the children of their cases. To the Guardian ad Litems and the Department of Children’s Services Case Managers who work hand-in-hand with the CASA volunteers to ensure the children’s best interests are always promoted, please know how grateful we all are for your spirit of cooperation.

I am grateful for a talented, professional staff who takes CASA’s mission to heart. It is a joy to work with each one and to witness them as they put their best efforts forward for the children we serve.

CASA has been blessed with dedicated board members who take their responsibility seriously and as a result make significant contributions of their time, their influence and their financial resources to CASA. I am grateful to Derrick Williams, as Board President this past year, for asking the right questions of me and for providing leadership to the board that promoted the appropriate direction and growth. I want to highlight three board members who are rolling off this year: Melissa Davis and Robert Henry after six years of service and David Lapp after serving three years. You will be missed!

Looking forward to 2007-08, I am grateful that CASA is positioned for growth with six new board members, two new staff members and many new volunteers to train to be advocates. Together we have new energy and ideas for how to serve more abused and neglected children in Davidson County’s Juvenile Court.

Jane AndrewsExecutive Director

2007-2008 CASA

Board of DirectorsAndrew B. Williams II, PresidentSenior Litigation CounselHCA Inc. and Affiliates Janna Eaton Smith, Vice PresidentAttorney-at-LawThe Jones Law Firm, PLC

Derrick Williams, Past-PresidentSVP, Commercial Banking ManagerFirst Tennessee Bank

Brince Wilford, TreasurerPartnerCovenant Capital Management

Beth Kelso, SecretaryPAI CoordinatorBaptist Hospital

Jeff BattsSenior Vice PresidentTN Staffing ManagerRegions Bank

Julie BurnsteinAttorney-at-LawBoult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC

Will CampbellExecutive VP, Business DevelopmentAmerican Endoscopy, Inc.

Kellie ConnDirector of Human ResourcesParadigm Group

Nelson EddyPartner and Creative DirectorDye, Van Mol & Lawrence

Patricia GivensAssociate Hospital Director Patient Care Services/CNOMonroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Roy Jordan, CFPCertified Financial PlannerNorthwestern Mutual

Jim KelleyMotocraft Development ManagerJohnson Industries

Christie LairdVice President and Associate CounselComdata Network, Inc.

Judy MetzmanCommunity Volunteer

Lisa PerlenNCJW Representative

Lindsay PorterKappa Alpha Theta Representative

Donna RobertsAttorney-at-LawStites & Harbison, PLLC

Richard SeiterChief Corrections OfficerCorrections Corporation of America

Eileen Burkhalter SmithAttorney-at-LawWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

Joe WalkerSenior Vice PresidentCommercial Team ManagerSunTrust Bank, Nashville

Karen E. WilliamsProject ConsultantBellSouth Retiree

Edgefield uncorked! – A Celebration of the Diverse Palate Benefits CASA Again in 2007

Historic Edgefield and CASA are excited to announce that for a second year a portion of the proceeds from Edgefield uncorked! – one of the “must attend” fund raising events in East Nashville – will benefit CASA, East Nashville Hope Exchange and Warner Elementary School. Edgefield uncorked! 2007 promises to be the biggest and best yet with 250 guests enjoying fabulous wine from around the world, artisan gourmet foods, and local music from three eclectic artists: The Love Drums, Ariana Terrell and Brooke Waggoner. Uncorked! 2007 will take place on Saturday, September 29 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 419 Woodland Street. This

year’s event will also feature a raffle of spectacular prize packages, including but not limited to airline tickets, culinary gift baskets, gift certificates and gifts of wine.

For only $50 you get three hours of food, wine and entertainment with some of the coolest people in Nashville, while also benefitting CASA and two other amazing community organizations who make a difference in children’s lives. Space is limited and reservations are going quickly so visit the Edgefield uncorked! website, www.edgefielduncorked.com, and reserve your tickets and/or make your contribution. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or how you can help out this year, please contact Jennifer Hagan-Dier, Chairperson, 423-5824 or Jennifer@edgefielduncorked.com.

VOTE FOR CASA ON NON-ELECTION DAY• Are you tired of all the confusing campaign rhetoric?• Do you want your vote to count for a sure thing?

If so, cast your vote of for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) by supporting our advocacy for abused and neglected children.

Your vote of through support of CASA will help ensure every child who deserves a voice in court and a safe place to call home can be served by CASA volunteer advocates.

All donations to CASA are tax deductible and will help lead local abused and neglected children to a fresh start in life.

Ballot❏ I will pay $25 not to have a campaign sign in my yard.

❏ I will pay $50 to not get a recorded phone call from a candidate.

❏ I will pay $100 so I don’t have to go to the poll to vote.

❏ I will pay $200 for my favorite candidate to win.

❏ I will pay $500 for all my favorite candidates to win.

Detach the ballot and return it in the envelope provided. Please include your name and e-mail address on the envelope, along with your method of payment.

Thank you for your support!No amount is too small and all donations directly the abused and neglected children served by

CASA!!!

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confidence

confidence financial

benefit

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE: $10,000+ Jewelers For ChildrenThe Fensterwald FoundationThe Memorial FoundationThe Tennessee Bar FoundationThe United Way of Middle

Tennessee

BENEFACTORS: $5,000 - $9,999.99Boult,Cummings,Conners &

BerryCorrections Corp. of AmericaFoundation for Early

DevelopmentAlpha Eta Chapter of Kappa

Alpha ThetaKappa Alpha Theta Nashville

Alumnae ChapterManagement Solutions GroupWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

CHAMPIONS: $1,000 - $4,999.99AIG AmericanAlvin & Sally Beaman FoundationAmerican Endoscopy ServicesAsurionAT&TBaptist Healing TrustBowen Riley Warnock &

Jacobson, PLCMatt and Julie BurnsteinComdata Network, Inc.Karl Dean and Anne DavisDye Van Mol & LawrenceFirst Tennessee BankMike and Karen GarfieldGaylord Entertainment

FoundationGenescoPatricia and Tim GivensSuzanne HarrisonLee Ann HawkinsRobert and Melissa C. HenryMike Hill and Jennifer Ayer HillJames and Elizabeth KelsoRob and Christie LairdAndy LeeMartha and Bronson Ingram

FoundationMiller & Martin, LLPStephen and Donna RobertsSherrard & Roe, PLCBrooks and Janna Eaton SmithSMS Holdings Inc.Joseph A. and Joanne SowellRobert Gantt SteeleTennessee Commission on

Children and YouthTemple Ohabai ShalomThe Frist FoundationThe HCA Foundation, Inc.The M. Stratton Foster

FoundationThe Metropolitan Government of

Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee

VUMC Marketing Outreach

John and Bobbye WhelanBrince WilfordAndrew and Melanie WilliamsDerrick and Ann Williams ADVOCATES: $500 - $999.99Angie and Rich AdamsLeslie and Neil AlexanderDon and Bonnie BarkerWilliam Brewer IIIJames BristolWilliam and Sara CampbellErica and Doug ChappellColliers Turley Martin & TuckerMelissa and Norman DavisBeth and Paul FrankenbergPerry and Karen GoochDebra GrimesHarry and Carol Jan JacobsonDonna and James KelleyDick and Janet KrebsDouglas and Debbie MathewsRichard and Mary Jo MurphyScott and Leslie NewmanLori and Bob OgdenFelicity PeckJoanne PullesDaniel PuryearReggie and Krista RamseyRegions BankDean and Danielle SchinkGary and Shelley SchmidtLarry and Kim SharpMichael and Pam SheridanShelley A. Sigur, DDSEileen Burkhalter Smith and Eric

SmithWarren and Linda SmithKen and Dale StoneSunTrust Banks of Tennessee

FoundationJames M. and Frances WeaverRandy and Karen WilliamsTommy and Caren Williams

PARTNERS: $100 - $499.99Tim and Betsy AdgentRoss AldermanLauren AllredAmerican Reprographics, Inc.Jane AndrewsAnonymousFrank and Tricia BassThomas and Shannon BatemanTim and Rebecca BlairChrista BowdishDavid Briley and Jodie BellJoe and Marilyn BrownBen and Chris BurnsAnn Butterworth and Jeff

OckermanWill and Joan CheekKevin and Gloria ChurchwellMary Helen ClarkeAlison CollierAmy and Overton ColtonKellie L. Conn

James F. Conrad, M.D.Rosalie and John CrispinKaren DavisDell Direct Giving CampaignMorley and Ann DenboJason Dinger and Kristen Keely-

DingerJerald and Dee DoochinJim and Mary Lee DoroughDavid D. and Ruth DortchMarilyn DubreeTennessee Professional

Assistance ProgramNelson and Mariana EddySteven and Laurie EskindGilbert and Lois FoxBeth and Paul FrankenbergZachary and Martha GoodyearJennifer Gordon-MaloneyHays GreenPaige and Peyton GreenRichard and Randi GreenMary and John GregorDavid and Debbie GregoryKara and Lloyd GriffinMarquinta GrissetteByron K. GrizzleMark GwinnHelene and Dennis HallahanWilliam B. Hawkins IIIJoel and Sue Ann HemphillDr. and Mrs. John HillD.H. HirsbergDouglas and Melanie HirtJohn J. Hollins Sr.Sallie HusseyWilliam and Elizabeth HusseyEric HustedtCheryl JohnsonCindy and Johnny JohnsonDoug and Mary JohnstonRoy and Marty JordanJack and Christie KingMindy KnightRisley P. LawrenceDavid and Ellen LevyVic LineweaverJim and Ellen MansonCheryl MasonMrs. Jack C. MasseyLeon and Mimsye MayVernon A. and Pamela MeltonPhillip NappiStuart and Caroline NaylorSarah NordlundRobert E. and Adrienne M. ParkerRondal RichardsonWilliam Rogers and David

ClevelandHolly RooksKaren SaulChristy SawyerRhonda ScottRich and Dawn ScottEric SelfService Jewelry and RepairWill and Rachel Settle

Chloe and Judd ShaferWonnie L. ShortWilliam Sinclair and Eileen

BeehanCollins SmithLen and Amy SmithNan SpellerDerek Streets-AndersonDonald B. StuartBeth Tannenbaum and Carl

DreifussJeanne ThomasBrenda and Robert ThompsonLouis B. and Pat ToddKelly TolsonWilliam Turner Jr.Barbara and Gary TylerRonnie WenzlerCarol WilliamsRhee WilliamsAnita WillsRobert and Gail Zika

FRIENDS: $0.01 - $99.99Bill ArmisteadRobert and Gael ArmstrongRonald and Cheryl BairdLinda BaldwinBilly and Rose BallardLana BarrettBuford and Betty BatesThomas and Lindsay BeasleyWilliam and Susan BellCathy L. BenderMichael and Beverly BernardWilliam and Susan BernetElizabeth BlackSharon BlankenshipEdward BurrellTeddye BusbyElaine CaineTausha CarmackCeridianMelanie ClarkTeresa ClayAlison Cohen and Mike PooleChristy ColeLisa CollinsMichael and Michelle ConkleDianna CummingsSylvia DeanJ. William DennyManisha DesaiDavid Diaz-BarrigaEducational Services of America,

Inc.Brian and Sarena EganEd Evins Jr.Rita E. FeldmanJim Fey and Liz Allen-FeyFrancis GaffneyVictor and Margaret GarciaSusan GishRobert and Beth HamiltonRussell and Cherie HamiltonFrank and Tatiana HargroveJames and Judith Humphreys

Sandra JobeBrenda JonesColleen JonesStephanie and Chris KeeferKay KielyMarilyn KinnerPavana KodaliPatricia KollerChris and Christy KosterLucia LawsonJerry W. LangstonWilliam LewisRobert and Kim LooneyLindsay LylesCynthia MatthewsAnita McGaigGeorge McReynoldsMerrill LynchMonroe Harding, Inc.Melanie MoranJonell MosserKenneth and Susan MoultonMargie NaylorCarmen NelsonRobert and Marion NewmanJanet NielsonDr. John Norris and Dr. Margaret

NorrisOffice at Home Enterprises, Inc.Russell and Jean Ward OldfieldManuel OrtegaEster and Douglas RamboLacey RenfroBob and Brenda RossJennifer RuckerKim SheaMelissa SheaBrant and Christina SmithHeather and Doli StepniewskiDeborah StoryHans and Lottie StruppLawrence and Bolin StumbGary and Donna SwaimSteven and Patricia TempleAlisha TollRonald ToshBarbara S. TurnerUnited Methodist Publishing

HouseMary E. UnselDenise WalshKevin and Elizabeth S. WarrenLynne WeaverWestern Union FoundationRalph Scott and Mary Ann

WhitakerDenisha WhiteKathy A. WilcoxAvery WilsonHerschell WilsonK. Janelle WilsonJohn and Casey WoodsRenee Yarbrough

February 1 – June 30, 2007

February 1 – June 30, 2007

IN MEMORY OF:Seth Gary and Shelley Schmidt

IN HONOR OF:Don Barker K. Janelle WilsonMelissa Davis’ Birthday Morley and Ann Denbo

Melissa and Norman Davis’ Anniversary Morley and Ann DenboBeth Kelso Michael and Beverly Bernard Kim Shea Melissa Shea

Mary Jo Murphy’s Birthday Matt and Julie BurnsteinMrs. Marion Odell Harris Deborah StoryDr. Gordon Sell Jeanette Martin

Andy & Melanie Williams William LewisTim Yokom Jeanette Martin

We apologize if we have omitted your name or listed you incorrectly. Please notify us of our error by calling Jeri at 425-2383.

Mi CASA, Su CASAOn March 8th, CASA board members Pat Givens, Beth Kelso and Karen Williams hosted a Mi CASA Su CASA party at Macke’s Restaurant in Green Hills benefiting CASA. Guest were entertained by Karen Johns and Company while they dined on selections from the exceptional menu.

Bernie Strawn, owner of Macke’sHosts Beth Kelso, Pat Givens, Karen WilliamsVolunteers and friends of CASA had a

fabulous time

Brince Wilford & Derrick Williams

Jim Kelso, Jane Andrews,

Brince Wilford

Macke’s Restaurant Takes It to the Roof Against Child AbuseCome celebrate Macke’s first anniversary with us as we

Drink - Wonderful wine and specialty beer from all over the world at a cocktail reception with music by #1 songwriter and jazz • vocalist Benita HillDine - Macke’s chefs dazzle your taste buds with shucked oysters, tossed pastas and wonderful hors doeuvres• Dance - to the sounds of Goodchild•

Friday, September 7th, 7:00 pm until MidnightOn the Rooftop at Graces Plaza

4009 Hillsboro Road

Valet Parking Provided

Advance tickets are $50.00 per person - $60 at the doorRSVP: 615-292-3838

mackesrestaurant@bellsouth.net

Proceeds to benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) of Davidson County

Melanie Williams & Dr. Shelley Sigur

Special thanks to our Sponsors:

Presenting SponsorsBoult Cummings Conners & Berry, PLCManagement Solutions GroupStites & Harbison PLLCWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

Event SponsorsAmerican Endoscopy Services, Inc.AsurionBaptist Healing TrustComdataDye Van Mol & LawrenceGenescoMiller & Martin, PLLCMonroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at VanderbiltRobert Gantt Steele, PhotographerSherrard & Roe, PLCThe HCA Foundation

Friends SponsorsAmerican General Life and AccidentInsurance CompanyAT & TBowen Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLCBrooks and Janna SmithColliers Turley Martin & TuckerFirst Tennessee BankLevy’s ClothiersJulie and Matt BurnsteinMartha and Bronson Ingram FoundationSMS Holdings, Inc.

Kevin & Gloria Churchwell

CASA’s 8th Annual Light of Hope Red Shoe Party held May 5, 2007 in the Commodore Ballroom of the Vanderbilt Student Life Center was a great success thanks to our Sponsors, Patrons and Guests!

Patron’s were entertained by Jonell Mosser beforehand and The Max Headroom Band provided wonderful dance music at the Red Shoe Party. Events of the night included a silent auction, red shoe party contests and conga line!

Melanie Williams, Dr. Shelley Sigur

Hunter Kelley presents award to Ann Butter-worth for her fabulous red shoes

James Bristol & Joyce Marshall

Paul & Beth Frankenberg, Dennis & Helene Hallahan

Dancin’ the Night Away

Roy Jordan, Melissa & Robert Henry

Karen Garfield, Anne & Derrick Williams

Guests were entertained by The Max Headroom Band

601 Woodland StreetNashville, TN 37206

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Save the Dates:CASA College TrainingAugust 13 – September 20, 2007October 8 – November 15, 2007Call 425-2383 for more information

Volunteer Recognition LuncheonSponsored by Vanderbilt UniversityAugust 3rd 11:30-1:00First Church of the Nazarene Fellowship Hall510 Woodland StreetSpeakers: Scott and Pat Price, authors of Looking for Goodwill

Macke’s Restaurant - Taking It to the Roof Against Child Abuse September 7th – 7:00 to Midnight4009 Hillsboro Road - Rooftop of Grace’s PlazaCall 292-3838 for reservations

Edgefield uncorked! Food! Fun! Wine! Raffle! Entertainment! September 29th – 7:00 to 10:00St. Ann’s Episcopal Church419 Woodland StreetCall 423-5824 for more information

CASA Wish List:Laminating Machine

Paper ShredderLaser Printer

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