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Caroline CASA community and encourage others to Jeff Wright. Overall, the event was a

get involved. CASA’s staff and board of huge success, raising $3,000 to benefi t
Court Appointed Special Advocate directors are deeply grateful for CRYC’s CASA of Caroline. CASA of Caroline is
efforts to help us ‘Change a Child’s currently accepting applications for their
by Amy Horne, Executive
Story!’” Fall Training Class, scheduled to begin
Director, CASA of Caroline in early October. If you are interested in
Twenty-five teams played in the
Choptank River Yacht cutthroat tournament with Loren Cohee learning more or you’re ready to apply,
Club is more than and Bryan Gray coming out the winners. please visit www.carolinecasa.org for
just a boating club Second place went to Luke Taylor and more information and an application.
– it’s a community Kim Smith while Dee Butler and Bob The Governor’s Office of Crime Control &
of generous folks Sams took third. All of the winners, Prevention funded this project under sub-award
who like to have including the winner of the 50/50 raffl e, number CJAC-2019-0004 and VOCA-2018-0063.
a good time! On donated their prizes back to the event. All points of view in this document are those of
Saturday, June 17, CRYC members held The prizes from the cornhole tournament the author and do not necessarily represent the

a Cornhole for CASA Tournament were put into the evening’s live auction, official position of any State or Federal Agency.
This project is supported by a grant from the
to benefit CASA of Caroline, a local emceed by DPD Chief George Bacorn. Maryland Judiciary’s Administrative Offi ce of the
nonprofit organization that advocates Participants dined on pit beef and turkey Courts number AOC-G20CA0225I.

for children in foster care. prepared by CRYC griller extraordinaire,
“We wanted to hold a fun event for our
members that would also benefit the
community”, said Megan Gray, CRYC
Secretary and one of the tournament
organizers.“We discussed it at our
activities planning meeting in May and
Dave Keller, our Activities Chairperson,
suggested CASA”, she added.“I know
CASA and I know the great work they
do here in Caroline County”, said Mr.
Keller.“Their mission to advocate for
kids in foster care – kids who’ve been
abused and/or neglected – it’s something
I know our members want to support.
And of course, Cornhole for CASA just
has a nice ring to it!”
“We are so grateful to Choptank River
Yacht Club and its members for choosing
to support CASA with this fun event”,
said Amy Horne, Executive Director at
CASA of Caroline.“It is vital for a child
in foster care to have a CASA volunteer
guiding and supporting them as they
navigate the trauma of experiencing
abuse and/or neglect at the hands of
a family member, removed from their
homes and placed in foster care. A
CASA volunteer is essential in providing
advocacy, consistency and guidance to
our most vulnerable children and youth.
So many of these kids have not had a
reliable adult presence in their lives and
to have a CASA volunteer stand by their
side through thick and thin is priceless”,
said Horne.“This tournament helped
us raise much-needed operating funds
and also helps us stay connected to the

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