“Today’s swearing in ceremony feels like such an honor. The training CASA provided was thorough and so informative. I feel inspired and ready to help the cases I’m given. All of the volunteers in our class show the love and commitment to making a difference in our community.”
A crowd of court staff, attorneys, magistrates, CASA board members, volunteers and staff, along with the new advocates’ friends and family, gathered at Knox County Juvenile Court on a rainy Wednesday morning. The excitement in the court made attendees quickly forget the weather outside as eight new advocates stood before Judge Tim Irwin.
Judge Irwin passionately instructed these volunteers to keep the confidentiality of their clients sacred, and emphasized the value of their work to the court. The new advocates raised their right hands proudly and swore to perform their duties as CASA volunteers with fidelity, and to the best of their abilities.
One volunteer, Kellie Stines, said this of her experience: “Today's swearing in ceremony feels like such an honor. The training CASA provided was thorough and so informative. I feel inspired and ready to help the cases I'm given. All of the volunteers in our class show the love and commitment to making a difference in our community.”
CASA of East Tennessee is proud of this group of new advocates, a mix of six new volunteers and our newest staff members, Amanda Wolfe and Kailee Kirkland.
Welcome new advocates!