MARY MAFFEZZOLI VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION BREAKFAST

CASA of Baltimore County's First Annual Mary Maffezzoli Volunteer Recognition Breakfast was held on Saturday. April 5th at the Sheraton Towson. There were over 90 CASA Volunteers, Board members and staff members present at this event. The event, which will be held annually, recognized the advocacy services provided by our volunteers to children involved in abuse and neglect proceedings in Juvenile Court. The event was named in honor of Mary Maffezzoli, a member of our first group of CASA Volunteers and a long time advocate for children as a social worker and administrator in programs for children and families. CASA also honored Henry Perril who also passed away within the last year. Henry was a CASA for many years in New York, and became a CASA for Baltimore County when he moved to Maryland over five years ago. Entertainment was provided by the Villa Maria Children's Choir. Father Ray Chase, the Catholic Charities Chaplain, spoke to the group about Mary's legacy of advocacy for children. Mary's husband Richard, her two sons, and two of her grand children attended the event as well as Henry's widow, Millie, and his son and daughter-in-law.

The Sixth Annual Harvest of Hope for Children took place on Friday, October 26, 2007 and was a huge success for CASA of Baltimore County raising over $45,000 to support the work of our Court Appointed Special Advocates on behalf  of abused and neglected children, in court and in the community. Check out our Acknowledgements page to find out more about the event.

Community Investment Tax Credits Benefit Corporate Donors:

CASA of Baltimore County has been awarded Community Investment Tax Credits. Businesses with an Income Tax liability in Maryland are eligible to "buy" tax credits from CASA to support the work of our CASA Volunteers.  For example , a $1,000 donation to CASA purchases $500 in Tax credits for Income tax owed for 2007. The $1,000 donation is also deductive as a charitable expense for State and Federal Tax purposes as well, which again reduces the "cost" of the donation to the business as a donor.

 Call 410-828-0515 for additional information about Community Investment Tax Credits today.