Tulanians donated hundreds of toys and a record-breaking $6,300-plus to the annual Staff Advisory Council Toy Drive benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children this year.
Online contributions topped the previous record of $4,170 in 2014, and nearly doubled last year’s total of $3,226.
“I didn’t know what to expect this year given the extraordinary circumstances, but we were absolutely blown away by the generosity of the Tulane community,” said Trina Beck, assistant dean for the Honors Program at Newcomb-Tulane College, who serves as the community service chair for the Staff Advisory Council (SAC).
CASA for Children is a network of 933 community-based programs that recruit, train and support citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in courtrooms and communities. CASA programs in Greater New Orleans serve almost 500 children in foster care, ranging from newborn to age 18. Tulane SAC has supported the holi