CASA Board Member Spotlight: Russell Whitney
Russell Whitney joined CASA of Lexington’s Board of Directors this year. He previously trained to be a CASA volunteer in 2017. Whitney is a retired international Delta Air Lines captain who had a 27-year career. He said he his philosophy has always been that “every child should have good parents.” And he has been a […]
Number of ‘Virtual’ CASA Volunteers Continues to Grow in Central Kentucky
Family court Judge Lisa Hart Morgan, second from left on bottom, swears in five new CASA volunteers over Zoom on Nov. 23, 2020. Five new volunteers from Fayette and Bourbon counties were sworn in as Court-Appointed Special Advocates the week of Thanksgiving. They are among a growing number of people who are choosing to help […]
First Ever Scott County CASA Angel Tree Held at Dan Cummins Georgetown
Dusty Cummins, left, and Josh Cummins participate in Thursday’s CASA Angel Tree lighting event at Dan Cummins of Georgetown. Georgetown, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2020) – The CASA Angel Tree, filled with names of abused and neglected children from Scott County, was lit up Thursday morning at Dan Cummins of Georgetown. Minutes later, attendees at the […]
Mayor Gorton Kicks Off CASA Angel Tree Season at Virtual Tree-Lighting Ceremony
CASA of Lexington Executive Director Melynda Jamison, right, speaks to virtual attendees of the CASA Angel Tree lighting on Facebook Live Tuesday morning. Lexington, Ky. (November 10, 2020) – Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton helped highlight the needs of abused and neglected children in Fayette County Tuesday morning, when she lit the annual CASA of Lexington […]
Bourbon County Community Sponsors 57 CASA Children at Angel Tree Lighting
Paris, Ky. (November 6, 2020) – Bourbon County community members stepped up to make the holidays a little brighter for 57 abused or neglected children Friday morning. All of the children on the CASA Angel Tree at Dan Cummins Chevrolet Buick were picked within minutes at a special tree-lighting ceremony held at the Paris dealership. […]
CASA Board Member Spotlight: Amy Dailey
Amy Dailey rejoined the CASA of Lexington Board of Directors this year after previously serving a four-year term. She is a vice president and branch manager for Community Trust Bank and her career in banking spans more than 30 years. “I primarily process loans — residential mortgage and construction loans and consumer loans,” she said. […]
CASA of Lexington Names Two Volunteers of the Month for November 2020
Brian Wright, left, and Ellen Wood are CASA of Lexington’s Volunteers of the Month for November 2020. CASA of Lexington has named a pair of newer court-appointed special advocates as Volunteers of the Month for November. Brian Wright and Ellen Wood are recent additions to CASA of Lexington’s nearly 200 volunteers: Wood began advocating for […]
Family Court Judges: CASA Volunteers ‘Amazingly Vital’ to Helping Abused and Neglected Children
For Fayette County family court judges Lucinda Masterton and Libby Messer, making difficult decisions about cases involving child abuse and neglect is a regular part of the job. One thing they say helps them make better decisions is the work of court-appointed special advocate (CASA) volunteers. Masterton and Messer spoke to the UK Women Lawyers […]
Cardinal Office360 Earns Governor’s Service Business Award for its Partners in Giving Program
Lexington, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2020) – Cardinal Office360 is one of the Governor’s Service Business Award winners to be honored during a virtual broadcast from Serve Kentucky this Saturday. Cardinal was nominated by CASA of Lexington for the prestigious award because of the company’s Partners in Giving program, which has given more than $300,000 to […]
CASA of Lexington Partners With iHeartMedia Lexington for Volunteer Recruitment Media Campaign
Lexington, Ky. (Oct. 19) – CASA of Lexington has been selected as one of six local nonprofit organizations that will receive three-month media campaigns through iHeartMedia Lexington. The iHeartMedia Lexington Community Partnership Program is creating in-kind media campaigns for CASA of Lexington, the Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter of Lexington, Amachi Central Kentucky, the Carnegie Center, […]