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The GazetteAugust 21, 2014 | updated 12 years ago
Dave Palenchar offered a history of the local CASA program, including that El Pomar Foundation provided the initial seed-money grant in 1989 and over 25 years has donated over $318,000 to help children like the foster child in front of the lectern. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)
Dave Palenchar offered a history of the local CASA program, including that El Pomar Foundation provided the initial seed-money grant in 1989 and over 25 years has donated over $318,000 to help children like the foster child in front of the lectern. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)CASA’s 25th anniversary year top corporate partner U.S. Bank was represented by Paul Perea,left, Tom Naughton and Pam Paige. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Ann Nichols, honored as CASA’s top individual investor. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)CASA Board Chair Heather Kelly and 25th anniversary speaker Colorado Supreme Court Justice Brian Boatright. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Judge Gilbert and Joanie Martinez 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Longtime CASA volunteers Jane Hegstrom, left, and Jan Altman 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Ron and Grace Covington at the CASA 25th anniversary 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)CASA’s 25th anniversary year special honoree Michael Piraino, National CASA CEO, and wife Carin, from Seattle. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Randy and Mary Stark. Mary was CASA’s fundraising volunteer of the year. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)CASA donors Tom Naughton, left, Liz Youngquist, Larry and Cari (front) Shaffer, and Ann Naughton. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Trudy Strewler Hodges, reaching for a tissue, and husband Dennis listen as speaker after speaker pay tribute to the executive director and CASA of the Pikes Peak Region on the 25th anniversary. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)With CASA from the beginning 25 years ago: from left, Debbie English, Judy Barnett, Ellen Casey 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Family members joined Executive Director Trudy Strewler Hodges and husband Dennis Hodges, front left, on the 25th anniversary of CASA of the Pikes Peak Region: Joan Strewler-Carter, Kalyn Dolphin, Kellan Archuleta and, back row, Erin and Nathan Hodges, Rebecca Levenson and William “Wen” Dolphin. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)David Johnson and Libby Pittman 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Artist Lindsay Hand created a 25th anniversary commemorative painting for CASA and the original was presented to Executive Director Trudy Strewler Hodges. Numbered prints were given to guests and donors at the anniversary reception in Penrose House Pavilion. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Debbie and Rhae Buckley, left, and Karen Hughes at the CASA 25th anniversary. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Cecelia Crossen, left, and Meredith Jones at the CASA 25th anniversary. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)RoseMary Jaramillo, left, Kelly Peterschmidt, Becky Culver and Beatriz Castro from Sao Paulo, Brazil. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Willow Welter and Adam Biddle at the CASA 25th anniversary. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Christiane Weatherbee, Tom Reuschlein, Judith Chandler and Richard Larson at the CASA 25th anniversary. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)CASA donors Tom Naughton, Liz Youngquist, Larry and Cari Shaffer, Ann Naughton 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)CASA Partners David and Anna Traenkle, left, Century Chem Dry, and Andrew and Heather Darrigan, Motif and The Food Designers. The Darrigans were named CASA’s Small Business Partner. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Songwriter/musician Ian Ferguson and singers from the Colorado Springs Conservatory performed the CASA tribute “I am for the Child.” On the screen, the Lindsay Hand CASA 25th anniversary painting. 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Karen and Bob Hilborn 081914 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)
