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Hello Nancy,

I love to keep in contact with all of the people and organizations that have helped me achieve my dreams. I remember as a high school senior at North Garland High School, CASI was the first organization to award me a scholarship. I still have the original letter in a frame in my classroom now. The scholarship award may not have been a big deal to the member and board of CASI, but for me, a senior student with a deceased mother and absent father and disabled grandmother that had no way of being able to afford college, it was a game changer. The CASI organization gave me the hope that I may be able to accomplish everything I wanted to. After receiving that scholarship, I applied for several more and was able to have my college completely funded through scholarships and government grants.

​Now six years later, I have completed a Bachelors in English and Education from the University of Texas Arlington, and I am currently working on a Master in Education of Clinical Mental Health from Lamar University. I am also going into my second year of teaching full time. I have worked with children since receiving my scholarship from CASI through being the Basketball Director at the Rockwall Indoor Sports Expo. I can't express how thankful and appreciative I am to you and CASI for allowing me the opportunity to live out my dream, passion, and purpose. There is nothing in this world that I would rather be doing than teaching and helping the young men and women of our country, and without this organization, I would not be able to do that, so again, thank you so much for allowing me, and countless others, the ability to do what we are placed on Earth to do.

Sincerely, 

Shelmon Smith
CASI is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization  of the Internal Revenue Code-EIN-74-2330479  Contributions are deductible under section 170 of the IRS Code. We receive tax-deductible bequests,  transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106,or 2522. 
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  • ABOUT CASI
  • COOKOFFS
    • FIND A CASI COOKOFF >
      • EVENT LIST -Next 90 Days
      • CALENDAR SEARCH - Events
      • FIND A CASI REFEREE
      • CASI POD SEARCH
      • NEW EVENT REGISTRATION
    • GUIDE-1st TIME COOK
    • COOKOFF RESOURCES >
      • Why A CASI Cookoff?
      • CASI Cookoff Info & Forms
      • CASI Insurance
      • CASI Organizational Resources & Forms
  • JOIN CASI / RENEW
  • CHARITY
    • FUNDRAISING for CASI
    • CASI SCHOLARSHIPS >
      • Donate in Memory of a Loved One
      • Scholarship Application
    • KIDS COOKING FOR KIDS
    • CASI CHARITY VISION
    • AMAZON SMILE PROGRAM
    • CASI IN ACTION
    • H&R BLOCK - CASI PARTNER
  • HISTORY / FUN
    • BLOG
    • HISTORY
    • RECIPES
    • FUN LINKS
  • MEMBERS ONLY
  • HELP DESK
    • CONTACT US
    • RECOVER PASSWORD
    • SITE MAP
  • Licensing
    • CASI BRANDING
  • SPONSORSHIP
    • BECOME A SPONSOR
    • MEET OUR TICC SPONSORS
    • FRIENDS OF CASI PROGRAM
  • KRAZY FLATS
  • TERLINGUA 2021
    • HOME PAGE 2021
    • 2021 JUDGES NEEDED
    • 2021 VENDOR APPLICATION
    • TERLINGUA -2019 RESULTS
  • CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
    • CASI ED announces postponement of TICC
    • May 31 - Facebook Broadcast
    • Kris Hudspeth - 05-17-2020
    • Cookoff Procedures-Eff 06-01-2020
    • Covid Info Sheets-Judges&Cooks
    • April 19th Announcements
    • Board Update - March 22
    • Board Statement - March 16
    • Charitable Giving Incentive
    • General Safety Links-Guidelines for the Coronavirus
    • Just so we never forget