Celebrating Our Volunteers
2023
Northeastern Indiana CASA’s annual volunteer banquet was held in October and included a special moment of recognition for two volunteers having served five years. Nancy Weaver and Kevin Likes were recognized for their service.
2022
Northeastern Indiana CASA’s annual Volunteer Banquet was held to celebrate volunteers and its supporters. Elizabeth Gilbert, Cheryl Weaver, Brenda Campos, Cindy Cormany, Sabrina Fritz, Kelly Wilkinson, and Lee Marki were all recognized for their years of service as CASA volunteers.
2018
This banquet had some added highlights. Recently, Executive Director Kristi Bachman announced her retirement after 13 years in the position. This marked her last event, and she took the time to encourage volunteers to “push ahead” with the mission to advocate for children in the five counties it serves - Noble, LaGrange, DeKalb, Whitley and Steuben.
2021
Northeastern Indiana CASA’s annual Volunteer Banquet was held to celebrate many successes from the last two years. Diane Bair, Cathy Aldrich, Brayton Pickard and Liz Gilbert were all recognized for their years of service as CASA volunteers. Additionally, Kathy Bock, who retired in July, was recognized for her role as a volunteer and staff member.
2017
Each year a group of volunteers, board members, staff and area judges gather to applaud the efforts of like-minded community members all focused on advocating for children. From the gratitude for the volunteer efforts on display to the pride of those who have dedicated numerous years in service, the event was focused on bolstering those involved.
2019
A banquet was recently held to celebrate the volunteers serving Northeastern Indiana CASA and to applaud their efforts this year. Each year the nonprofit gathers staff, community leaders, board members and area judges to honor the CASAs who volunteer to advocate for children in five counties – Dekalb, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley.
2016
The annual dinner, held at Cobblestone Golf Course, highlighted several volunteers who had given years of service to the nonprofit. Recognition was paid to Stu and Bonnie Shipman as well as Cathy Aldrich for five years of volunteer service; Pam Feller, Margo Phillips and Lisa Laur for 10 years of service; and Sonya Emerick for 15 years of service.