CASA of NWA hosts this annual event with three goals in mind: to share our impact and mission, to recruit new volunteers, and to raise program funds.
Light of Hope, CASA of Northwest Arkansas' signature event, is held annually in November. Bringing together more than 1,200 community and business leaders, the three goals of Light of Hope are to share CASA of Northwest Arkansas' mission and impact, recruit new volunteers, and raise funds.
Breakfast
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Rogers Convention Center, 3303 S Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, Rogers, AR 72758
7:30am-8:30am
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
John Furner
President and C.E.O., Walmart, U.S.
Lunch
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
NWA Convention Center, 1420 S 48th St, Springdale, AR 72762
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Matt Bunch
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Tyson Foods
Sharing The Mission
CASA of NWA is committed to serving and advocating for children who have faced abuse and/or neglect and are in foster care. CASA volunteers provide a consistent voice and advocate for a safe home and promising future for the children involved with their assigned cases. Light of Hope is a wonderful opportunity to hear stories from people who have experienced the impact of this advocacy firsthand.
Recruiting Volunteers
Since 2019, every child in foster care in Northwest Arkansas has been matched with a CASA volunteer. Children enter foster care almost every day, and to continue serving 100% of the children in foster care in our community we must continue to recruit and train new volunteers. To that end, Light of Hope is our largest recruitment event each year.
Raising Funds
Light of Hope is our signature fundraising event each year. Through the community’s generous donations at last year’s event, we raised more than $500,000. Each year, these donations ensure we are able to provide advocacy and services to every children currently in foster care in NWA.
The success of Light of Hope is built on amazing folks who choose to become a Table Captain. We want to thank everyone who is serving as a Table Captain this year!
Breakfast
- Michele Adams
- Celina Banworth
- Kathryn Barbosa
- Christine and Tyler Benson
- Lacrecia Billings
- Ryan Blue
- Sara Bridges
- Katelyn Brown
- Patrick Brutus
- Greg Cathey
- Ann Cato
- Kelly Church
- Drew Collom
- Laura Comer
- Jerrilyn Dailey
- Conor de la Rosa
- Lance de la Rosa
- James Denning
- Cyndi Dye
- Ebong Eka
- Carl and Josh Frazier-Sparks
- Sabrina Freeman
- John and Brandy Furner
- Mandy Gardner
- Nina Gavasso
- Toni Gemper
- Varun Gondegaonkar
- Chris and Madeline Graves
- Wayne and Olga Hamilton
- Eric Hansen
- Brittany Hardy
- Brittany Hardy
- James Harris
- Jennifer Hefler
- Hadley Hindmarsh
- Lawson Hembree
- Ragan Hensley
- Paul Hollis
- Daniel and Ariel Husband
- Vincent Ianazzo
- Jess Jenkins
- Candice Johnson
- Rebecca Jones
- Steve and Kim Lane
- Michael Lemna
- Ryan Lemoine
- Dick Levin
- Sara Livingston
- Kim Love
- Shannon MacNeel and Kara Biggs
- Alicia Martinez
- Drew Matthews
- Andrew McDonald
- Jacob McElroy
- Kasey Meadows
- Chris Moore
- Angie Muldoon
- Matt Musgrave
- Jacob Organ
- Mary Osborn
- Angela Oxford
- Ed and Guanica Parrish
- Gary Paryzek
- Ana Pennington
- Ashleigh Perea
- Lindsay and Andy Piepho
- Lindsay Rabicoff
- Olivia Risch
- Beth Rivera
- Sherrie Rodelander
- Mike Schmandt
- Vicki Smith
- Alex Solis
- Carmen Stapleton
- Misty Sutley
- Weston Tate
- Lindsey Tarvin
- Kwa Terry
- Celia Thompkins
- Ryan Vickmark
- Kate Waesche
- Alyssa Williams
- Antje Woodman
- Cheryl Yarborough
Lunch
- Ashley Allen
- Kim Beatty
- Brandon Benish
- Sherri Bennett
- Christine and Tyler Benson
- Bill Bowen
- Tina Bowers
- Matt and Nancy Bunch
- Sylvia Chesser
- Misty Cooper
- Lenore Cottrell
- Kelley Cullen
- Adam Deckinger
- Whitlee Douthit
- Blair Dyer
- Suzanne and Dan Finstad
- Dawn Egan
- Melanie Gabel
- Nina Gavasso
- Michael Griffino
- Brittany Hardy
- Hadley Hindmarsh
- Anna Imbeau
- Rebecca Jones
- Christina Karnatz
- Audrey Laughlin
- Mandy Mackee
- Maria McSpirit
- Chad Martin
- Brent Mayhew
- Chris Moore
- Charlie O’Carroll
- Tyler O’Connor
- Kyle Patillo
- Tara Pineda
- Gus Plumb
- Corinne Power
- Jenny Riggles
- April Rye-Shy
- Mindi and Matt Ryel
- David Scoggins
- Corey Seller
- Karen Shank
- Jody Sims
- Mitch Styles
- Chris Sparks
- Jade Terminella-Tinnin
- Kwa Terry
- Jaime Tucker
- Kellie Upton
- Barry Vincent
- Mike and Jeannine Wheeler
- Jennifer Yuracheck
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