EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – Child Advocates of El Dorado County’s 29th annual Box Lunch fundraiser takes place on April 24. This long-standing community event plays a crucial role in supporting CASA’s advocacy services for abused, neglected, and at-risk youth in El Dorado County. For 33 years, Child Advocates has provided a voice and empowerment for our region’s most vulnerable children, and this fundraiser is essential to continuing that vital work.

CASA and community volunteers will prepare and deliver over 3,000 lunches to schools, businesses, and individuals throughout the county. Lunch orders must be submitted by April 4. To place your order, visit https://www.casaeldorado.org/events/. Each $15 lunch includes your choice of a sandwich or veggie wrap, chips, a cookie, and a refreshing Barsotti apple juice.

This year’s sandwich options include: 1. roasted turkey, bacon, and cheddar cheese with ranch on sliced sourdough bread; 2. ham and swiss cheese with honey mustard on sliced honey wheat bread; 3. greek veggie wrap with lettuce, cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion, olives, and feta cheese in a flour tortilla; or 4. peanut butter and jelly.

In addition to purchasing lunches for themselves, community members can donate lunches to several important local causes. Donations to First Responders will support those who serve and protect our community. Donations to Upper Room Dining Hall will provide meals for individuals facing food insecurity. For the first time, the community can also donate lunches to Live Violence Free, a critical provider of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse services in South Lake Tahoe. This organization helps survivors of abuse achieve their hopes and goals for a future free of violence.

Volunteers will deliver lunch orders of five or more to the purchaser’s location. Individuals may pick up their orders at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, Hills Church in El Dorado Hills and the South Lake Tahoe Library.

For more information, visit the website above or call (530) 622-9882, ext. 5.