The eighth annual Lawyers for Kids 5K was a hit of the summer, raising money for a nonprofit organization called CASA that helps kids who are neglected, abused or abandoned.
Here’s a summary from the Morris County Bar Foundation:
The Morris County Bar Foundation held its 8th Annual Lawyers for Kids 5K run, 2 mile walk, and kids’ gallop on July 12th at the Ginty Field Complex in Morris Township. The event was sponsored by the Morris County Bar Foundation – the charitable arm of the Morris County Bar Association – and it raised funds for the Court Appointed Special Advocate program (CASA).
CASA is a not-for-profit organization whose volunteers work with the courts and focus on the needs of children who have been victims of neglect, abuse or abandonment. CASA of Morris and Sussex Counties has served more than 3500 children, and over 300 in this past year.
This year more than 400 runners, walkers, and kids came out to participate at the end of a hot day. Temperatures cooled enough to enjoy a great race, which was followed by a sundown Winners’ Award Ceremony.
William Krais, a past president of the Morris County Bar Association and Morris County Bar Foundation and current trustee, expressed gratitude to the legion of corporate and individual sponsors who contributed to the financial campaign and who supported the event and contributed to the success of the fundraiser.
CASA volunteers work on behalf of more than 400 children in Morris and Sussex Counties who were victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse or neglect were removed from their homes and currently live in foster care, group homes or residential treatment facilities.
CASA volunteers provide these children with a voice in court and a positive, consistent, caring adult role model. CASA volunteers “speak up” for these children in the court and child welfare systems, making sure they are safe and well-cared for, are getting the services they need, and are placed in a permanent, safe, nurturing home as quickly as possible.
The Morris County Bar Foundation is a nonprofit corporation administered by a board of trustees comprised of local attorneys and members of the Morris County community. The mission of the Foundation is to foster an increased awareness and knowledge of the law and legal system, to serve as a resource for law-related education, and to provide opportunities for attorneys to serve the public through the Foundation’s programs and pro bono activities.
