Eat Out for a Great Cause

If you are in the Denver, CO area mark your calendars to eat out at Jay's Grille and Bar in north Denver on Wednesday 2/23/11 to benefit CASA of Adams and Broomfield Counties. If you are not familiar with CASA it stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. In short a CASA is a volunteer who is assigned to a child (typically a victim of abuse or neglect) to determine and represent the child's best interests, and are typically the child's only constant adult while they are "in the system" or throughout any legal proceedings. If angels walk among us I am pretty sure they are trained and supported by CASA organizations.

Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a sickening, unimaginable and disgusting business. Do not mistake that it is most certainly a business. A business of imprisoning young girls and boys and forcing them to perform sex acts for money. It happens all over the world with children from all walks of life and it is happening now. It is estimated as many as 300,000 American children are currently living this nightmare. Let that sink in a second.

I have recently learned that the Super Bowl is a big draw for traffickers and their, um, clients. I am so naive and sheltered that this actually shocked me. There are a lot of awareness campaigns and I have to do my small part to help get the word out. Please read this story here, and these articles here and here, and then sign this petition.