Frightened, alone and confused. For abused and neglected children in Butler County, this is their daily life. Locally,

there are over 2,000 children needing protection. Many of them, 500 in number, were removed from their unsafe

homes or from parents who could not or would not properly care for them. Many children had witnessed drug

abuse, experienced violence and were often left with no supervision in unsafe homes. Many vulnerable to more

abuse and placed in foster care, moving from home to home and school to school. Statistics show that a child

will change placements 3 times during the nearly 2 years spent in foster care. Extremely unsettling. Imagine their

struggles –

Jenna, a quiet teenager, was beaten as she bravely tried to protect her younger sister from her drunken,

enraged stepfather.

Willow, a 5 year old little girl left alone overnight who wandered outside until neighbors heard her cries.

Mason, a premature tiny baby boy born addicted to opiates and heroin.

All of them innocent, feeling lost, in need of healing.

But children with a CASA volunteer are different. A CASA is a community volunteer – a Court Appointed Special

Advocate - trained to speak up for the best interests of a child, birth to 18 years of age, who has been abused,

neglected or abandoned. A CASA volunteer can restore a child’s hope.

Children with CASA volunteers fare much better than those without a CASA. A child with a CASA volunteer…

Is safer, less likely to be abused while in the system.

Receives more services to heal from their trauma.

Is on track academically and does better in school.

Leaves the foster care system sooner.

Ends up in a safe, permanent home quicker.

In 2015 and for the past 27 years, PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA has provided quality advocacy for abused

children. We deliver this lifesaving advocacy with dedicated CASA volunteers, volunteer board members, 4 staff

and a concerned community including YOU - our supporter.

Our goal is to reach all hurting children in need of healing and security. We want all children to achieve their

dream of being safe, being loved and to grow up in a nurturing, forever home. With your help, we can protect

and speak up for these children. Our outcome measures show that CASA works – Just ask Jenna, Willow and

Mason! THANK YOU for helping improve the lives of children.

www.parachutecasa.org

513.867.5010 284 N. Fair Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45011 casa@parachutecasa.org

Annual Report

PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA’s mission is to speak for the best interests of abused and

neglected children in court. We promote and support quality volunteer representation for

children to provide the child a safe, permanent, and nurturing home.

99% of the children were reported

safe from harm with no recurrence

of abuse.

Raise Our Voices Breakfast

On September 15, 2015 PARACHUTE

hosted its 3rd Annual “Raise Our Voices”

breakfast to speak up for the abused and

neglected children of Butler County.

Rhonda Brown, PARACHUTE Board President and Chris Schultz,

Executive Director, provided opening remarks, while Judge

Kathleen D. Romans was the keynote speaker. Judge Romans

shared the story “Shaping Lives for A Lifetime”, written by Judge

David Niehaus, co-founder of PARACHUTE. We recognized

CASA volunteers, PARACHUTE board members, and others who

believe that all children deserve to be free from abuse and live

in safe, permanent, and loving homes.

John Kirsch, CPA/Managing Director of Kirsch CPA Group,

provided the commitment request to encourage those in

attendance to make a yearly pledge to PARACHUTE through the

Friends of Children Society giving program. With support of

concerned citizens and community partners working together -

WE can CHANGE the life of a child.

Accomplishments

New CASA Volunteers – Trained 18 new advocates, bringing the total number of trained CASA volunteers,

since 1988, to 488 CASA volunteers.

Active CASA Volunteers – Supervised 74 active CASA volunteers, who donated 4,257 hours serving children.

Children served – 188 abused and neglected children in Butler County. Since 1988, our CASA volunteers have

advocated for nearly 2,000 children, attended 5,952 court hearings, and donated over 147,050 hours of service.

Board member honored – PARACHUTE Board President, Rhonda Brown, honored as an Unsung Hero by the

Journal News for her volunteer service to PARACHUTE and other non-profits groups in Butler County.

Having an Impact on Our Community

2015

Board of Directors

Rhonda Brown President

Kathie Brinkman Vice-President

Rica Heflin Secretary

Kim Fritsch Treasurer

Linda Amspaugh

Steve Brown

Carol Crawford

Richard Hileman

Susan Lipnickey

Chris Xeil Lyons

Ann Neihaus

Karey Ringland

Erin Robinson

Children with CASA volunteers get more help to heal from their trauma. In 2015, 88% of the

CASA volunteers’ recommendations for court ordered services were accepted by the court.

Bonnie Tromans marks a milestone serving as CASA volunteer for 20 years!

PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA would not exist without our wonderful volunteers. Bonnie Tromans has served as a

CASA volunteer for 20 years! She enrolled in volunteer training, Fall 1994, and has been hard at work advocating for

the abused children of Butler County ever since – 11 families and 26 children to date. Bonnie has been a tireless

advocate, sometimes traveling away from home to places like Cleveland and Chicago, to best serve her CASA

children. In 2001, Bonnie was awarded the CASA Volunteer of the Year Award by The Ohio CASA Association.

Bonnie is also a dedicated volunteer in other areas of the community - church, local school, and other civic

organizations. She is a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and values the close bonds she shares with each

family member. We congratulate Bonnie on this very special anniversary and thank her for her volunteer service to

the abused and neglected children in our community.

The Let’s Make Today Special program has been funded by the

Community Foundation of West Chester Youth in Philanthropy Fund, Youth Philanthropy Committee of the Hamilton

Community Foundation, and the Youth Advisory Council of the Middletown Community Foundation. This youth

supported project purchases meal gift cards which are given to our CASA volunteers when they meet with their

CASA child or children to share a meal. Many of these children have rarely set foot inside a restaurant of any kind, so

this is a way to provide them with a special treat and time to feel at ease meeting with their CASA volunteer. One

meal time story in particular was shared with us from CASA volunteer, Julie. “During the winter months dining out

with my CASA child was such a great option for us to talk privately, for her to express herself freely, and enjoy a meal

together.” The little girl told Julie she loved eating breakfast food and was told to her amazement that the nearby

Bob Evans serves breakfast all day and that is where she wanted to go. After eating a large breakfast at 3:00 pm, the

delighted young lady was so grateful for the experience she wrote a short poem to her CASA Julie - “You brought

me sunshine, when I only seen rain. You brought me laughter, when I only felt pain.” Thank you Julie. Julie continues

to write, “Now that my CASA child is hopefully with her forever home, we still dine out to stay in touch. The gift card

program has been a great help in reducing my personal costs. Thank you to the community foundations involved

with this wonderful project.

CASA = One adult making things better for an abused child

99% of the CASA volunteers had regular

and consistent contact with their CASA child/children.

Fairfield6%

Hamilton51%

Other6%

Lakota3%

Middletown24%

Edgewood5%

Talawanda5%

CHILDREN SERVED IN 2015

(188 CHILDREN - BY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

Thank you to our In-Kind donors:

Butler County Commissioners

Butler County Juvenile Court

City of Hamilton – Bottled Water

Colonial Schools

Constant Contact – Lisa Biales

CTI Restaurants/Todd & Rebecca Wilber

Duffels for Darlings

Hamilton Graphics

– Miami University

Kroger’s – Gift Cards

Miami University CPAC

Miami University Hamilton & Middletown

Centers for Civic Engagement

Miami University Middletown Office of Service

Learning and Volunteerism

$10,000 and up

Butler County United Way

Hamilton Junior Women’s League

Insuring the Children

Ohio CASA Association

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)

$5,000 to $9,999

Justice Assistance Grant/OCJS

Molyneaux Foundation

Daniel & Susan Pfau Foundation

SVAA/Ohio Attorney General

United Way of Oxford & Vicinity

$2,500 to $4,999

Barnitz Fund – JP Morgan Chase

Rhonda and Tom Brown

Butler County Juvenile Court

Hamilton Community Foundation –

Youth Philanthropic Committee

$1,000 to $2,499

Butler Rural Community Connection

Com. Foundation of W. Chester/Liberty

Com. Found. of WCL – Agape Fund

Fairfield Community Foundation

Give With Liberty

Kappa Alpha Theta – Miami Uni.

Kroger Rewards

Lebanon Citizens National Bank

Lindenwald Kiwanis Club of Hamilton

Middletown Community Foundation

Miller-Valentine Walsh Fund

Miriam G. Knoll Foundation

Reynolds & Reynolds Foundation

Wolff Family Charitable Found. Trust

$500 to $999

Lynn & Todd Brading

Chicks for Charity

Joan D’Imperio

Fairfield Women

First Baptist Church Middletown

GBR Group

Angela Glaab

Randy and Kathleen Horne

Insurance Professionals of Gr. Cincinnati

John & Kim Kirsch

Kiwanis Club of Oxford

Thomas and Debbie Laming

Carolyn & Douglas Ledford

Rene & Doug Leuthold

Joseph VeVay

Middletown Com. Fdn – Youth Council

Mary Reimer

Erin & Bob Robinson

Sara’s House

Julie A. Smith

Kathy Swormstedt

Rudolph & Diane Tisdale

Shelly Wallpe

$250 to $499

Patricia & Dick Alderson

Kathie & Stephen Brinkman

Robert & Barbara Brown

Steven Brown

George & Kathy Burnette

Dr. Charles & Amy Debbane

Kiwanis Club of Oxford

Kristen Campbell

Sherry Dillion

Richard & Alice Laatsch

Ladies Monthly Card Club

Diane & David McClain

Dr. Gayle Niehaus

Amy & Ron Oney

Ellen & John Reister

Chris Schultz

Kathy Staarmann

Melanie & Richard Stupak

Symmes Auto Sales

Diana Thompson

Dr. John & Bonnie Tromans

Jim & Darla Wainscott

Dr. Glenn & Pearl Willis

$100 to $249

David Akers

Linda Amspaugh

Marcia & Will Andrew

Roger & Paula Atkin

Dorothy and Allan Bailey

Carl & Jennifer Batliner

Patricia Baugher

Jane & Anthony Behler

Dr. Doris Bergen

Lisa & Marc Biales

Alice Bolger

Matt & Chelsea Boll

Shawna & Tim Brandabur

Tiffany & Joseph Brandabur

Fredrick & Mary Jane Brower

Brown-Dawson-Flick

Buckner Emp. Service Training

Gregory Byrd

Ellen Campbell

John H. Clemmens

Laura Cohen

Neil & Honi Cohen

Wilbur & Miriam Cohen

Barbara & Bill Copeland

Donald Crain

CTI Restaurants, Inc.

John Cumming, Jr.

Phyllis L. Demass

George & Betsy Esber

Becky Flick

Jane Fluekiger

Flora Fortney

Kim & Brian Fritsch

Shirley Fugate

Carolyn & Thomas Gard

Elaine Garver

Rosemary Gebhart

Beverly & Mark Gorman

Raymond Gorman

Louise & David Griffing

Dr. Saul & Christine Hacker

Megan & Damon Halverson

Carol & Ron Harp

Richard & Mary Hileman

Suzanne & Richard Isroff

Fred Jeffers

Gary Kaup

Michael Kelley

Richard & Madeleine LaJeunesse

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lerer

Liberty Home Association

Lindenwald United Methodist Men

Susan & James Lipnickey

Frank & Jeanne Long

Sharon Long

Chris Xeil Lyons

Kym McCaughey

Joseph Magdich

Fred & Andrea Marcum

Stephen & Trudy Marcum

Deanna & Frederick Martin

Connie Mehlman

Middletown Women Teacher’s Club

MidUSA Credit Union

Maggie & David Minich

Shannah & Anthony Morris

Judge John & Shirley Moser

Kathleen Nickel

Jack & Joan Nickert

Erik & Ann Niehaus

Gerald Olson

Marilyn Z. Ott

Oxford Presbyterian Women

Barbara Paine

Christine K. Parker

Thomas & Linda Pate

Pres. Church of Hamilton

Lois A Protzman

Jon Ralinovsky & Amy Lamborg

John O Reller, Jr.

Jennifer M. Ridge, M.D.

Judge Robert & Karey Ringland

Dennis & Ann Rogers

Scott Rosensweig

Rose Rotuno-Johnson

Jeff & Becky Rubenstein

Ann L. Rypstra

St. Peter in Chains – 4th Grade

Mary Clare Schellenbach

Paul & Judith Schller

Joel & Marilyn Schmidt

Mike & Kathy Schneider

Gabrielle & Sheldon Strand

Melanie & Richard Stupak

Dr. Charles & Joan Teckman

Barbara & Dennis Terry

Beverly H. Thomas

Cindy Trauthwein

United Heartland Insurance

United Way of W. Central Conn.

David J. Walsh

Lancer Weinrich, Jr.

Fritzi Wellman

Nancy & Richard White

Craig & Susan Wilks

David & Susan Wilson

Women Enriching Lives Event

Nicholas Yates & Mary E. Julian

Up to $99

Marcee & Eric Addinton

Thomas & Deborah Alf

Jennifer Allan

Amanda United Meth. Women

Amazon Smile

Ann Antenen

Lori Argalas

Danielle D Asbury-Rose

Donavon & Carolyn Auble

David & Marty Bach

Brent & Ann Bader

Mona Baker

Jessica Ball

Donna & Richard Barasch

Jane & Tom Barnes

Jan & David Belka

Robert Benedict

Bobby Bennett

Dr. David & Cecilia Berg

Ricardo & Paula Bethart

Christine Birhanzl

Brian & Leslie Black

Jerry & Kitty Blattner

Shelia & Paul Bogen

Sam & Rachel Boymel

Marion & Gerald Brockfield

Andrew & Kathy Brossart

Judge Henry & Alida Bruewer

JoAnn Buschelmann

Heather Cady

Eva & Sam Carr

Dr. Tom & Mary Catalanotto

Dennis & Elizabeth Claussen

Courtney Combs

Ronald & Barbara Conley

Jack & Carolyn Cook

Judge Ronald Craft

Patricia Creagmile

Joseph & Joy Cuzzort

Brenda Daniels

Darrtown United Meth. Women

Marjorie Dell

Karen Delue

Barbara Deihl

Connie & Chuck Duersch

John Ellis

Community Partners January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015

Corey & Denny Hileman

Mildred & James Hileman

Stephen & Jane Hileman

Dr. Clayton & Ethel Hock

Cindy Hogg

Anne Huber

Joe & Peggy Hurst

Roy & Patricia Ickes

Frances L Jacoby

Cliff & Phyllis Johnson

Al & Sharon Kaled

Eva Kessler & Thomas Eberwein

Jean Kelly

Ray & Diana Knoth

Kathleen & David Kozak

Kelli & Mike Kurtz

Patrick J. Landi

Norbert & Luella Lerch

Dianna & Mark Leuthold

Gilbert & Margaret Liechty

Annette & Michael Lolli

Frank & Jeanne Long

Lyons & Lyons, Co., L.P.A.

Katie Martin

Frances McClure

Margery McIntosh

Jacqueline McMurray

Sarah Markus

Scott & Fran Milinski

Sonya Montana & John Krafft

Luther & Barbara Morris

Richard Morrison

Jana L. Morse

Melinda & Tim Motley

Kim & Matt Munafo

Desiree Ochs

Nancy O’Neill

Larry & Marsha Orcutt

Don & Imogene Orts

Albert S. Palatchi, MD

Lee & Jackie Parrish

Cindy & Ernie Pendergrass

Norma & David Pennock

Sandra Pont

Thomas & Gayle Reichert

Barney Riesbeck

Judge Robert & Karey Ringland

Kristin Romak

Judge Kathleen D. Romans

Dr. Kim Rosenzweig

Robert & Sharon Rusbosin

Miriam Salzarulo

Mark L. Sanders, Jr.

William Schaefer

Rachel & Eric Scherzinger

Barbara Schlichter

Richard & Judy Schlub

John & Marianne Schmitt

Wallace & Roberta Schulze

Michael & Susan Schwendemann

Sarah See

Jack & Charlotte Sharon

Robert C. Sherwin

Stephen Smith

John D. Sommer

Sally & Jack Southard

Bill & Janice Staler

Richard & Mary Swain

Carol & Jim Swisshelm

Peter & Clara Szucs

Ginger Tannenbaum

Patricia Tanner

Sarah Tardivon

Tom & Bev Theobald

Eric Thurston

Cindy Trauthwein

Paul & Marcia Trokhan

TRUiST (Anonymous donor)

United Way of Central Ohio

Patricia Urmston

Joy Vail

Thomas & Dawn Valentine

Harold & Jane Vaughn

Jerry & Pat Vondron

Brenda Wanninger

Nicholas & Frances Weiler

Sheila Weissborn

Mark & Mary Westendorf

Joanne & Kenneth Willman

Thomas & Janet Wilson

Dr. James & Anne Zettler

Harry & Terry Zornow

FRIENDS OF CHILDREN SOCIETY

Multi-Year Pledges

Christine Birhanzl

Matthew & Chelsea Boll

Brian & Kim Fritsch

Megan & Damon Halverson

Marlene Hoffman

Kelli & Mike Kurtz

Sharon Long

Kym McCaughy

Maggie & David Minich

Shannah Morris

Gift of Safety

Robert & Barbara Brown

Kristen Campbell

Amy Debbane

Diane & David McClain

Dr. Gayle Niehaus

Erik & Ann Niehaus

John & Ellen Reister

Chris Schultz

Kathy Staarman

Bonnie Tromans

Gift of Hope

Rhonda & Tom Brown

Gift of Security

Dorothy & Allan Blake

Joan D’Imperio

Randy & Kathy Horne

Mary Reimer

Jolynn Hurwitz

Kathy Swormstedt

Community Partners January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015

Up to $99 continued

Mary & Dave Enochs

Mary Levering Evans

John & Barbara Fabelo

Janet Fatika

Mary Lou Fening

Monica Fening

First Pres. Church Middletown

Susan Fleisher

Eleanor Flisher

Judy Florio

Adele S Flower

Aurelia & John Fraley

Emily & Jim Fuhrman

Andrew Garrison & Cecilia Shore

Rosemary Gebhart

Virginia Getter

Judy Gibbons

Roslyn & John Ginter

W. Scott & Ceilia Glickfield

Vivian & Edward Gould

Lawrence & Betty Green

Thomas & Anita Guido

Jane & Chris Haight

Michael & Wilma Haker

Lee & Jim Hamill

Ron & Janet Handley

Nancy R. Haney

Florence Harbin

Ann & Lesley Hardy

Sherry & Robert Hasselfeld

Steven Hessler

All gifts, large and small, are genuinely appreciated. We pledge to be fiscally responsible to the stakeholders,

transparent in our operations and do our best to serve those children so desperately in need. Your donation

ensures that a helpless child will have a CASA volunteer, a strong voice and hopefully a better future.

Thank you for joining us and being a voice for a child.

In 2015 CASA volunteers attended

207 court hearings to speak up for a

child’s best interest.

Judy Harbin

Florence Harbin

Patty Hildebrand

Pat Tanner

Joy Vail

Alice Jeffers

Fred Jeffers

Leona Landi

Patrick Landi

Don McCormick

Mary Lou McCormick

Mike Morris

Luther & Barbara Morris

Phyllis Reller

John O. Reller

Louis & Doris Schellenbach

Mary Clare Schellenbach

James H. Scheper

Lynn & Todd Brading

Alison Shuemake

Margery McIntosh

Harriette Sizemore

Mona Baker

Delores Smith

Pat Tanner

Jean Van Camp

Ellen Campbell

War Veterans

Michael & Susan

Schwendemann

Fundraising 4.25%

Management, Volunteer

Recruitment & General11.75%

Direct Advocacy

84%

2015 EXPENSES $302,046

END OF THE YEAR ASSETS $219,547CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $35,196

In Kind Donation Services

(Includes value of CASA's donation

service time $87,000)

25%

Foundations17%

VOCA & JAG 20%

HJWL 4%

Individuals8%

United Way13%

Business & Groups

4%

Events 2%

Ohio CASA 7%

2015 REVENUES TOTAL $424,121(REVENUES $323,621 + IN-KIND $100,500)

Financials for PARACHUTE’s fiscal year 7/1/2014 – 6/30/2015

In Memory and in Honor of Gifts

In Memory of Gifts:

Robert Akers

David Akers

Barbara & Dennis Terry

Eugene Brinkman

Scott & Fran Milinski

Tom Buschelmann

JoAnn Buschelmann

Neil A. Dayton, III

Barbara D. Copeland

Mary Dobrozsi

Judge Kathleen D. Romans

Monica Fening

Dave & Marty Bach

Shelia & Paul Bogen

Eva & Sam Carr

Patricia Creagmile

Connie & Chuck Duersch

Judy Florio

Rosemary Gebhart

Ron & Janet Handley

Mildred & James Hileman

Richard & Mary Hileman

Stephen & Jane Hileman

Richard & Madeleine LaJeunesse

Mark & Dianna Leuthold

Cindy & Ernie Pendergrass

Robert & Sharon Rusbosin

In Honor of Gifts:

Kathie Brinkman

Laura Cohen

Fritzi Wellman

Rhonda & Tom Brown

Sherry Dillon

Rhonda Brown

Monica Fening

Mary Lou Fening

CASA Volunteers

Tom & Jane Barnes

Robert Benedict

Jerry & Kitty Blattner

Peter Dayton Family

Barbara D. Copeland

Fortney Family

Flora Fortney

Aurelia & Dixie Gose

Aurelia & John Fraley

Susan Lipnickey

Donald Cain

Toni & Bruce McDougal

Jana Morse

David Niehaus

Cindy Hogg

Judge Kathleen D. Romans

Elaine Garver

Women Enriching Lives

John & Marianne Schmitt

Melinda Motley

Chris Schultz

Thomas & Linda Paine

Women Enriching Lives

Carol Swisshelm

Jennifer Allan

J. Simpson Family

Sue & Dave Wilson

Adele S. Flower

Geoff & Sue Tribbie

Thomas & Gayle Reichert

John Vaughn

Harold & Jane Vaughn

denotes new CASA volunteer trained in 2015 and assigned a child’s case.

denotes new CASA volunteer trained in 2015, but not yet assigned a child’s case .

CASA Volunteers Active in 2015

100% of the children with a CASA

volunteer had a voice in court.

Winter CASA Volunteer Training

Fall CASA Volunteer Training

Thanks to Judge Kathleen D. Romans (pictured above) and Judge Ronald Craft for their

steadfast support of the PARACHUTE program and the CASA volunteers and their lifesaving work

with local children.

Spring CASA Volunteer Training

Cassie Alexander

Wendy Allen

Neelum Amin

Lori Argalas

Jessica Ball

Victoria Barber-Emery

Kris Barren

Karen Bell

Jill Berry

Christine Birhanzl

Rick Blyberg

Chelsea Boll

Keith Campbell

Brenda Daniels

Mark Daudistel

Pam Daudistel

Darlene Davidson

Kelley Dixon

Jodi Fant

Monica Fisher

Stephanie Freeman

Theresa Gervais

Dave Gilday

Beverly Gorman

John Green

Rebecca Gross

Chris Hacker

Peggy Hill

Lisa Hodson

Diana Honerlaw

Sarah Huffer

Ashley Husain

Kelly Kadle

Al Kaled

George Kell

Cathy Koenig

Anita Kramer

Erin Laramore

Carrie Ledford

Tracee Leugers

Kelly Litman

Jenny Logan Cox

Sharon Long

Andrea Marcum

Fred Marcum

Denise Mattingly

Sheila Maxwell

Diane McClain

Rhonda Minnick

Ashley Monk

John Moul

Shellie Neumeier

Kathy Nickel

Desiree Ochs

Amy Oney

Julie Phelan

Debra Pizzuco

Kristin Poirier

Tom Roberts

Rachel Scherzinger

Lovi Singh

Katie Smiddy

Fay Smillie

Kendra Smith

Cindy Spicer

Joe Statt

Gabrielle Strand

Carol Swisshelm

Ginger Tannenbaum

Brooke Theisen

Ambra Thomas

Cindy Trauthwein

Bonnie Tromans

Mary Turner

Brenda Wanninger

Joanne Willman

Brenda Yablonsky

Attend CASA 101 – Each year PARACHUTE hosts “CASA 101” which are 1 hour informational

sessions committed to sharing PARACHUTE’s mission and to recruit community volunteers to

become future CASAs. These events are hosted at the CASA office, local libraries, or

community centers throughout Butler County. You will not be asked for a donation.

Become a CASA Volunteer – Speak up for a child in court. Court Appointed Special

Advocates participate in training sessions provided by staff and work directly with local abused

children. For more details contact PARACHUTE at (513)867-5010 or check out the website

www.parachutecasa.org for applications and further information.

Make a Donation – Every donation is so important and assists PARACHUTE in continuing this

lifesaving work for our community. It costs $1,700 to train one new CASA and with more

trained CASA volunteers, we can serve more children. Join our Friends of Children Society to

help PARACHUTE sustain our commitment in providing a voice for the abused and neglected

children in our community or sign up through the PARACHUTE website to become a monthly

donor - www.parachutecasa.org.

Partner with PARACHUTE for a Project – Develop a project that suits your interests or those

of your group: collect school supplies or children’s items, food coupons for a CASA volunteer

to share with a child, donate office supplies to PARACHUTE, have a bake sale or car wash to

raise money, volunteer to help out at the PARACHUTE office for painting or gardening projects,

or stuffing envelopes – call us for more ideas! (513)867-5010.

How can you help an abused child?

Honored all active CASA volunteers during “National Volunteer

Week” in April and gave special tribute to long term volunteers.

In 2015, 5 active CASA volunteers logged 10 years &

more of service each to PARACHUTE children!

Bonnie Tromans, Gabrielle Strand, Ginger Tannebaum,

Erin Laramore, & Denise Mattingly

In 2015 Volunteers Reaching a Service Milestone

4 years

Karen Bell

5 years

Pam Daudistel Darlene Davidson Peggy Hill

Thank you

CASA

Volunteers for

being the

voice of a

child!

Our CASA Volunteer, Sharon, is a very special person in our hearts for all the help she

provided. The children love and trust her. She went above and beyond her duties. We

consider her a very close friend.

Grandparent/Legal Guardian, March 2015