Voices for Children hosts its inaugural Uplifting Voices fundraiser

Voices for Children hosted its inaugural Uplifting Voices fundraiser and raised more than $380,000 to support the life-changing advocacy of more than 1,000 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers and youth in foster care in San Diego County. The daytime event atop Del Mar Plaza featured award-winning journalist, and author and fifth-generation beekeeper Meredith May. NBC 7 San Diego’s Mark Mullen moderated the conversation about May’s memoir, The Honey Bus, a personal story that underscores the lifelong impact of a caring and consistent adult in the life of a vulnerable child — a role often played by CASA volunteers in the lives of children in foster care. Co-chairs were Marina Marrelli and Patty Brutten.