For the eighth year in a row, White County\u2019s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will host a run at the Ganus Activities Center on March 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to raise money and awareness of neglect and child abuse.<\/p>\n
CASA is a national group that advocates for children who are in bad situations, usually foster care. The kids who are in this system need some kind of representative, which is where CASA steps in and trains volunteers to be advocates for the kids in court. Executive Director of CASA of White County Laura Burks explained that since this organization is a nonprofit, they rely on fundraising events like these to help with the expenses of running a business.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal typically is about $12,000 to $14,000 every year, and we\u2019ve been able to accomplish that thanks to our sponsors,\u201d Burks said. \u201cWe just want people to come out and support the cause because that\u2019s important, too. Beyond the money, we just want to raise awareness of the issue in our society and our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year, CASA is changing up the race by bringing donuts into the picture in hopes of drawing out a larger crowd and more college students. Competitors will run one mile, stop to eat four donuts and run another mile, and a donut-eating contest will follow.Student intern of CASA of White County senior Parker Samuel said the goal is to have fun and raise awareness.<\/p>\n
\u201cCASA works with some very serious issues, but I think that this race [is about] having fun,\u201d Samuel said. \u201cWe want these kids to live in a world where they\u2019re going to have better days where they can say, \u2018Man, that was a good day. I had fun.\u2019 And they don\u2019t have to think about the other problems that people like me, who had a perfectly good childhood, didn\u2019t have to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cost of the race is $25, and the cost of the donut-eating competition is $10, which includes the cost of participation, donuts and a T-shirt.<\/p>\n
Several college students have signed up for the race so far, whether they know the cause behind it or not. Freshman Hunter Haynes plans to participate. He just learned what CASA is all about and said he is happy to hear that the proceeds go toward their efforts in criminal court.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think this is an awesome, fun fundraiser for a great cause that does work that people may not think about or consider,\u201d Haynes said. \u201cIt is a great way to spread the word about the efforts of CASA.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students can sign up until the end of today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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