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Volunteers Needed for Stream Clean-Up Set for April 8
Join CASA, County Council Vice Chair Glaros, NAI Michael and Douglas Development to Clean Anacostia Watershed
In honor of Earth Day and as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George’s County is calling upon volunteers in the community to connect and make a difference at a special event to help improve the environment.
CASA in the Community: Stream Clean-Up, part of the Prince George’s County “Clean Sweep,” will enable CASA staff and volunteers as well as community citizens to work together to clean the steam adjacent to the CASA office in the Jemal’s Calvert Building, and that is part of the Anacostia Watershed. Volunteers who attend the event will receive a free lunch, sponsored by NAI Michael. The event is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 8 near the entrance to the CASA/Prince George’s County Office which is in a Douglas Development office building at 6811 Kenilworth Avenue in Riverdale, MD.
Dannielle Glaros, Vice Chair for the Prince George’s County Council, will attend the event to help support CASA staff and volunteers and community members in the clean-up effort. CASA/Prince George’s County will also receive support from the Prince George’s County Department of the Environment, Sustainable Initiatives Division.
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“The support we are receiving from Ms. Glaros, Douglas Development and the County’s environment department is critical to increasing awareness, and can make a difference in the community so that we can all live in a clean, safe and nurturing environment,” Binsner observed.
For more information about the Stream Clean-Up or to learn how you can make a difference in the life of an abused or neglected child in the community, contact CASA/Prince George’s County by calling 301-209-0491, emailing staff@pgcasa.org or visit www.pgcasa.org.
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About Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)/Prince George’s County, Inc.
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/ Prince George's County, Inc. is a volunteer-based organization that partners with the juvenile court to improve the lives of abused and neglected children living in foster care. With a strong commitment to diversity, CASA trains and supervises volunteers from the community who advocate for the best interest of children, recognizing and respecting each child's individual needs. By providing a voice to children in the foster care system, it is our goal to promote the timely placement of the children we serve in safe, permanent homes.