Upcoming Events
Death by Chocolate: Cruising for Murder
Experience an interactive murder mystery evening presented by Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana, Inc and Bloomington Playwrights Project. Enjoy a delicious Lennie’s decadent Death by Chocolate dessert with tea or coffee.
Thursday, February 4, 7:00 pm
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
100 N State Road 46
Bloomington, IN
Ticket price: $17 per person or two for $30
Tickets may be purchased in advance from: St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, (812) 332-5788 or call Jo Gilbertson, (812) 219-5566.
Recommended for teens and adults, ages 13 and older.
Board the Mystery of the Seas Cruise Liner and be ready for a night of romance and intrigue at the Captain’s Chocolate Extravaganza!
Proceeds will benefit Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana, Inc. (CASCI, Inc.), a not-for-profit organization that is committed to helping people with disabilities become a more active and viable part of their community.
Previous Play
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE III
Love Writes a Deadly Verse
CASCI supporters enjoyed an evening of thrilling, chilling entertainment presented by Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana and members of the Bloomington Playwrights Project. A wonderful dessert from Lennies was the perfect end to the evening of Thursday, February 5, 2009. Proceeds from the event benefitted Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana, Inc. Many, many thanks to our sponsors, including St. Thomas Lutheran Church!
Past Events
Jewels for CASCI II
Our second signature benefit event, Jewels for CASCI, took over tutto bène wine café on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008. We had a fantastic evening of appetizers, champagne sparklers, roaming singers, and Silpada© Jewelry Designs!
Thank you to all our generous corporate sponsors:
- tutto bène wine café
- Silpada© Jewelry Designs
- Information in Place, Inc.
- Dr. Denise Howard and Associates
- Options
- Stone Belt Arc
All profits from Silpada© Jewelry Designs orders and ticket sales were donated to CASCI to help us continue our advocacy mission. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a successful event!
Read the Indiana Daily Student's coverage of Jewels for CASCI II...
Death by Chocolate
"Oh, Bob! You devil!" Scarlet, a striking character in the play, charms the audience!
Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana’s “Death by Chocolate” interactive murder mystery, was held on February 1st, 2008 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church. The play was a sellout, and the Bloomington Playwrights Project actors, directed by Lori Garraghty, provided great enjoyment for our guests!
The wonderful cast gave their talent and time to entertain our audience with an adapted script from Next of Kin, by Haley Productions. The creative actors were Lori Arnold Garraghty, Frank Buczolich, Jeremy Nottingham, Russell McGee, Margot Morgan, Steven Eheart, Breshaun Joyner, Renee Reed, and Emily Mohler, all under the direction of Ms. Garraghty.
Lennie’s chef, Fred Manion, and his staff, as well as Sara Sheikh, of One World Enterprises, again deserve provided the scrumptious rich chocolate dessert; Dillman’s Farm of Bloomington created an $80.00 basket of goodies which was given to the person that guessed the culprit who did the “crime;” Kathleen A. Sterling and Matt Norris designed the clever Program.
Indiana University’s Zeta Tau Alphas, guided by graduate student Megan Welch, were greeters and servers throughout the evening. Kay Hill, Administrative Director of St. Thomas Lutheran Church, and the church minister and staff willingly gave their support and help to CASCI by providing the event location, kitchen and serving items, dishes and cutlery, as well as selling tickets to our community residents.
Thank you to all of these people mentioned above, as well as a huge “thank you” to Susan Rinne, Options Director, and Carrie Selby, the Chocolatefest Director, for including us as one of the local not-for-profits to benefit from the wonderful Week of Chocolate!
We hope to see our community again next year as we present our annual murder mystery, with a new plot for those who enjoy “murder with a chocolate twist!”
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Director and actress, Lori Garraghty, with fellow actress bring laughter and intrigue.
News
Congratulations to the 2008 Senior Salute Award Winners
Dixie Patterson recieved from Senator Vi Simpson a Senior Honeree Award for being someone "who have gone above and beyond to use their gifts, talents, resources, and time to improve the quality of life for others."
Dixie and her husband, Terry, along with a few other individuals, began the service agency, Options for Better Living (now called Options) and were original members of the Board; she has been an active volunteer her whole life, serving as the education chairperson at St. Mark's United Methodist Church and a choir member at St. Paul’s Church, a member of Lion’s Club, and co-president of Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana, Inc. (CASCI). Raising a daughter with a disability has strengthened Dixie’s lifelong commitment to helping members of our community with disabilities. She also has a son, Chris, who is also committed to helping people with disabilities live more independent lives. Chris is employed at the Waisman Center, Sound Reponse System Program at the University of Wisconsin, which implements electronic monitoring systems that allow people with disabilities the independence and privacy of staying in their homes without overnight staff while also providing a response by trained staff.
2008 Kristin Willison Volunteer Service Award
October 23, 2008 Linda Crawford, a CASCI Board Member and Advocate, received the 2008 City of Bloomington, Council for Community Accessibility Kristin Willison Award.
Read more about this award on the City of Bloomington's website...
2007 Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County Grant
November 5, 2007 CASCI, Inc was awarded a grant from the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County to fund a Part-Time Coordinator (ten hours per week for ten months).
Read more about this grant on the Community Foundation's website...
Note: When surveying local service providers, we learned that there are over 200 individuals with disabilities who would benefit from having an advocate in the Monroe County area alone. If you are interested in providing funding for our organization, please contact us.
2007 Kristin Willison Volunteer Service Award
October 17, 2007 CASCI co-presidents Dixie Patterson and Jo Gilbertson received the 2007 Kristin Willison Volunteer Service Award from the Council on Community Accessibility in Bloomington for coordinating and serving as co-presidents of CASCI.
Read more about this award on the City of Bloomington's website...