Pumpkins and Pancakes - Oct 25

Children in the Orange County foster care system are helped throughout the foster care process by a volunteer group called Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA.)  CASA volunteers serve as mentors and advocates for the most severely abused, abandoned and neglected children in Orange County.  There are 2500 children in the Orange County foster care system, and 150 of them are waiting for a CASA  to help them.

Support CASA's life changing work by participating in the 18th Annual Pumpkins and Pancakes event at the Home wing of South Coast Plaza.  This children's Halloween extravaganza attracts over 1000 participants and combines an upscale gourmet pancake breakfast with live entertainment, children's activities, opportunity drawings and much more.  Thanks to the generosity of South Coast Plaza, all proceeds from this event will go directly to CASA to help the kids.

CASA is looking for people to sponsor a kid ($30), sponsor a kid and their advocate ($60), or to sponsor an arts and crafts table ($100.)  Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.  Contact Megan Anderson, Friends of CASA, 2009 Pumpkins and Pancakes Chairperson, 714-444-1844 or 714-915-8972 or meganbanderson(at)sbcglobal.net.  You can also call Kendra Puryear at 714-619-5158.