CASA calling for 30 new volunteers in July training

For CASA of the South Plains, this year marks 30 years of serving vulnerable children in Lubbock and the South Plains.

CASA has evolved and grown over the years in pursuit of serving all children in foster care in the community. In an effort to serve more children, and in honor of CASA’s 30th anniversary, CASA of the South Plains hopes to fill its July training session with 30 community members who are passionate about making a difference in the South Plains.

These individuals will help make sure the children in foster care in the community are not forgotten.

A CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocate, is a volunteer who helps a child in foster care navigate the child welfare system and ensures their needs are being met while working to help find a safe, permanent home for the child.

While CASA Volunteers were able to serve more than 400 children in foster care in the South Plains last year, there are still more than 500 vulnerable children who did not receive an advocate for their best interest.

Prospective volunteers may attend a CASA 101 Informational Session at 4601 S Loop 289, Suite 25. Information sessions are a noobligation introduction to CASA.

The July training session is a four-day training session that will empower volunteers to begin legally advocating for children as early as August.

To attend a CASA 101, register at www.casaofthesouthplains. org or contact Tabitha Rendon, Community Outreach Director, at 806-763-2272 or via email at tabithar@casaofthesouthplains.org.

Quality End of Life Care

Craig Haythorn is the 45th recipient of the National Golden Spur Award. Established in 1978, the award honors iconic industry leaders whose devotion to land and livestock has earned them notable respect and admiration from their peers.

Craig Haythorn to receive

National Golden Spur Award

Craig Haythorn, one of the most respected ranchers and horsemen in the nation, will receive the National Golden Spur Award at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences in Lubbock, during the annual National Golden Spur Award Honors on November 3.

Haythorn of Haythorn Land and Cattle Co. in the sandhills of Arthur, Neb., will be the 45th recipient of the National Golden Spur Award for accomplishments by a single individual in the ranching and livestock industries.

“The National Golden Spur Award is the most prestigious national honor given to one person by both the ranching and livestock industries,” explained Jim Bret Campbell, executive director of the Ranching Heritage Association and National Ranching Heritage Center.

Tickets for the National Golden Spur Award Honors will go on sale to the public July 28. For details and reservations visit goldenspurhonors.com.

You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

- Bonnie Prudden