CHS students Brandon Clark and Nathan Petty work on the CASA playhouse to be raffled off to raise money to benefit programs provided locally working to prevent child abuse.
Partnering with CASA and PCA Gordon is the CTAE Skills USA Program at Calhoun High School, Calhoun Home Depot, Gordon Building Supply, and Dalton Wholesale Floors.
The Calhoun High School students involved with the project knew two things when they began: they had to work quickly on a tight schedule and they were going to make a child very happy.
In October, students in the CHS carpentry class began designing and building the child’s playhouse.
Drafting students designed and printed the raffle tickets. Other CHS students have also been involved in the project.
All materials for the CASA Playhouse were donated by Calhoun Home Depot, Gordon Building Supply and Calhoun Wholesale Floors.
The 8 X 8 foot playhouse is scheduled to be on display in downtown Calhoun in front of Beth and Company, from November 14 through December 14.
The playhouse will be awarded to the lucky holder of the winning ticket to be drawn on Friday, December 14, 2012.
The Gordon County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program utilizes trained community volunteers. CASA volunteers are central to fulfilling society’s most fundamental obligation by making sure a qualified, compassionate adult will fight for and protect a child’s right to be safe, to be treated with dignity and respect and to learn and grow in the safe embrace of a loving family.
The lives and well being of children are hanging in the balance. Every child who cannot live safely at home should have a CASA volunteer who will help ensure their safe passage out of foster care, to the benefit of their children, and generations to come.
Prevent Child Abuse Gordon is a non-profit agency located at 411 Edmond Street, Calhoun, Ga. The mission of the agency is the prevention of child abuse in all its forms: physical, emotional, sexual, and neglect. Programs offered locally include: First Steps, Healthy Families, Grand Parenting, Parents as Teachers, the Visitation Center and parenting classes for all ages. Funding for PCA Gordon County is through grants, United Way funds, as well as private donors, and local fundraisers.
For the CTAE students at Calhoun High School participating in the Skills USA program, the CASA Playhouse Raffle will serve as a Community Service Project.
The students involved in the CASA Playhouse project have been very dedicated and have completed 100 percent of the work. Randy Rice, Dale Hales, and Greta Hughes are the teachers that have supervised the students and worked closely with the CASA Program and Prevent Child Abuse Gordon County in planning this community event and fundraiser.
Rules and Regulations for the CASA Playhouse Raffle can be viewed at www.gordoncounty.org/CASA.
Tickets for the CASA Playhouse Raffle are available for purchase at the Gordon Chamber of Commerce, WJTH Radio office, Small World Day Care or by calling Anne Pitts at 706-879-2335. Tickets may also be purchased from a Gordon County CASA volunteers. Ticket prices are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets.
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