MAYVILLE — Court Appointed Special Advocates of Chautauqua County announces its first CASA’s for CASA playhouse fundraiser. CASA of Chautauqua County has partnered with Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate to raise funds to provide children with a safe and permanent home.

On July 4, CASA will auction off a child’s Victorian Inn playhouse, a cedar structure equipped with window boxes, vaulted ceilings, an outside seating area and a lovely front porch. The playhouse includes all the amenities of a kitchen including a stove top, sink, telephone and play food.

“The CASA playhouse raffle has been a successful fundraiser for CASA programs all over the country. We are hoping that CASA’s for CASA will become a beloved tradition for our communities right here in Chautauqua County,” said Kathy Park, executive director of CASA of Chautauqua County. “It has been a dream of ours for many years, to get this fundraiser off the ground. We are very fortunate to have local businesses that are happy to partner with us to support our cause.”

“We are so excited to be a part of the inaugural CASA’s for CASA playhouse raffle. Our company takes pride in finding the right home for families and we believe every child has the fundamental right to live in a permanent and loving home,” said Stephen Holt, real estate broker of Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate.

The playhouse is on display in the Covenant Manor windows located on 23 W. Third St. in Jamestown. Tickets are $10 and available at Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate, Dave Snow State Farm, select Community Bank locations, Crown Street Roasting Company, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill and CASA of Chautauqua County. Proceeds go toward funding of the CASA program.

CASA of Chautauqua County provides a caring adult to advocate for abused and neglected children in the foster care system. Currently the program is reaching half of the children that would benefit from a CASA volunteer.

Sponsors for the playhouse raffle are Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate and Dave Snow State Farm.

The winner will be notified by phone call. To become a sponsor, call Kelly Fiorella, fund development coordinator, at 753-4132 or email kfiorellacasa@gmail.com. Those unable to purchase a ticket but would like to support the mission of CASA, a tax-deductible donation can me made online at Chautauquacasa.org or by sending a check to CASA of Chautauqua Co., Inc. at 2 Academy Street, Suite 5, Mayville, NY 14757.