The Vigo County School Corp. donated $1000 to the Vigo County CASA program in a presentation on Oct. 16 in honor of Jim Shorter, regional district manager of Wendy’s for his never-ending commitment to children.
Shorter sponsors the school corporation’s cook out each year by donating hamburgers and providing Frostys. The profits from this event are donated to the American Red Cross and to various charitable organizations. Wendy was also present at the event.
Dan Tanoos, Vigo Schools superintendant, presented Shorter with a plaque thanking him for his commitment and dedication to children, and a check to Nikki Fuhrmeister, director of the Vigo County CASA program. Shorter is member of the CASA Kids Advisory Committee, an umbrella agency of Friends of Families, Inc. The CASA Kids program was created to support the Vigo County CASA program in its efforts to enrich the lives of abused and neglected children.
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. Volunteers are local citizens who are specially trained to speak up for abused and neglected children. They are appointed by a judge to serve children entering into the welfare system and they advocate for what is in that child’s best interest throughout the juvenile court proceedings. The volunteer’s focus is on one child or a set of siblings.
For more on becoming a CASA volunteer, call (812) 231-5658 or visit www.vigo
county.in.gov/casa.
