Beneficiaries

CASA. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Collin County Every year thousands of Texas children are removed from their homes because of severe abuse, neglect, or domestic violence. CASA of Collin County's mission is to train community volunteers to advocate the best interests of these children while they are in foster care.

Child abuse cases continue to rise at a staggering rate. CASA has served over 6,500 Children under the jurisdiction of the Collin County District Courts in its nearly 20 years. Their goal is to ensure that every child who needs a CASA Advocate has a CASA Advocate. CASA depends on the ongoing support of the community to accomplish this. www.casaofcollincounty.org

Dignitas International. AIDS has already claimed more lives than any other epidemic in human history. In the next 24 hours alone, over 5,700 people will die due to AIDS. In response to this emergency, a group of international health experts founded Dignitas International, a medical humanitarian organization dedicated to providing a quality of life with dignity for children, youth and families affected by HIV/AIDS-related illness in the developing world. www.dignitasinternational.org

Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. The Westmount Foundation has customized a charitable plan, Youth Futures, through the Jewish Federation of Dallas, to aid children-at-risk in Israel who are suffering disproportionately as a result of dislocation, poverty and war–related trauma. Youth Futures provides intervention with the children’s home, school and community to tap the welfare resources the children need to reverse the destructive cycles, enabling them to enjoy a successful future. Trained program trustees are affecting social, scholastic and emotional development by directly reaching 232 children and their families in Acco and Mateh Asher. www.jfgd.org

Greenhill School was founded in 1950 as the first coeducational, nondenominational, PreK-12 school in Dallas. Greenhill’s culture reflects a value of and a commitment to diversity and individuality. An inclusive environment that celebrates and supports all voices, Greenhill is a community committed to the core principles of honor, respect and compassion.

In exchange for the use of their facility for the event, a contribution to Greenhill School’s financial aid fund will be made, directed to qualifying students. www.greenhill.org