07/30/2026
CASA Spaghetti Benefit – A “Thank You” from Rose Holdren
We want to express our deep gratitude to everyone who supported the spaghetti fundraiser for the children of CASA, making it a truly successful event! We want to give a very special thank you to Post Commander Bill Mangus and the members of VFW Post #4464 for donating the initial $500 to purchase all supplies and securing an additional $200 from Walmart to purchase the spaghetti, hamburger, and garlic bread. Without this very generous donation, we wouldn’t have been able to get the ball rolling on this fundraising event. We greatly appreciate them.
We also want to thank our wonderful cooks, Sally Stapleton for donating a significant amount of time to make her amazing spaghetti sauce, and Terri Jividen for her generous donation of the beautiful, delicious desserts. Thanks to the Birchfield family and Lori Click for starting early that morning to prepare the noodles at Elizabeth Chapel, and thank you to EC for allowing us to use their facility!
We are forever grateful to each and every volunteer for donating an entire day to help set up, serve, and clean up! We had a remarkable kitchen staff, the Beaver family, that kept things running smoothly. Several great friends helped serve, including Madison, Gracie, and Annaleise, and my wonderful siblings, Jake, Josy, and Micah. Thank you to our elected officials, Judge Margaret Evans, Sheriff Matt Champlin, Recorder Jeff Halley, Commissioner Tony Hughes, and Auditor Steve McGhee, for their special support of this event. Stephanie Dixon was so generous to donate her time to collect donations from all of our wonderful and greatly appreciated supporters of this event.
We had so many people in the community come and support this event, making it truly successful. We appreciate each and every one of you. We appreciate the women of CASA for having a presence and providing information to everyone. We appreciate Lora and Julia of the Ariel Opera House, for their time and for allowing us to use the beautiful facility.
Many of you weren’t able to come but sent very generous donations. We are truly grateful to all and thankful the Lord blessed this day, allowing it to run seamlessly and successfully. We are very grateful to everyone who could make it out and enjoy the fellowship with one another.
We also want to thank our church family, many friends in the community, and our family for the generous support and prayers for this event. We had many behind-the-scenes workers and many special private donors. We know the Lord will truly bless you all.
We did have leftovers and were able to share them with the on-duty officers of the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office and Gallipolis Police Department. The remaining leftovers went to the children at the Children’s Center of Ohio.
Over $4,500 was raised for CASA, and several individuals showed interest in becoming CASA volunteers. This is a tremendous, unexpected amount, and we are excited to see how the children of CASA will benefit from your love, support, and generosity. Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts, to each and every one of you who took part in making this fundraiser a true success!
— Rose Holdren
Meigs Gallia Casa
Friends of Meigs Gallia CASA
Meigs-Gallia CASA/GAL Program
