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It was a true celebration of our community, with participants joining both virtually and \u2013 for the first time \u2013 in person in St. Louis, during the National CASA\/GAL Annual Conference.<\/p>\n<p>We were thrilled by the engagement on social media throughout the weekend, where participants shared their experiences through photos and comments and talked about their passion for and commitment to our collective mission.<\/p>\n<p>We extend our deepest gratitude to all participants and supporters for making this event a tremendous success. Your unwavering commitment empowers us to create a lasting impact on vulnerable children. A heartfelt thank you as well to CASA of St. Louis, CASA of Southwestern Illinois, and Missouri CASA for helping us bring our first ever in-person Walk Run Thrive to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed out on the event, don\u2019t worry! You can still make a meaningful impact by <a href=\"https:\/\/give.nationalcasagal.org\/give\/474780\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making a donation<\/a> to National CASA\/GAL. Every contribution helps the CASA\/GAL network continue our advocacy efforts for children and families in need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 700 supporters united for National CASA\/GAL\u2019s third annual Walk Run Thrive event from June 9-12, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/walk-run-thrive-awareness-and-fundraising-event-energizes-connects-our-network\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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