CASA Kids

CASA is an advocacy group for abused and neglected children.  Each year they have a gift drive similar to the Angel Tree.  Children are sponsored and gifts are purchased.  This year the 2011 Walton MBA Class sponsored four kids.  Our original goal was to sponsor two.  However, our class went above and beyond our goals.  This should come as no surprise from such a generous and caring group.

Yesterday some of my co-workers at Walmart and myself went out to CASA to help organize the presents.

There were nearly 400 gift parcels in all.  The overwhelming success of this program shows the quality of the people in the communities surrounding the University of Arkansas.

I would encourage any students, anyone for that matter to go out and volunteer.  There are numerous opportunities.  These experiences open up perspectives that you might not see anywhere else, and like chicken soup it's good for the soul.  It's easy to turn away and think that everything is ok and no one needs help.  The truth is that we all struggle at some point in our lives.  To paraphrase a famous song it's always nice to have someone to lean on when your not strong.