Winds Across the Prairie concert to raise funds for Douglas County CASA
A fifth annual KU Wind Ensemble concert at Triple R Ranch aimed to raise $200,000 for Douglas County CASA, which serves children under court protection.
Douglas County CASA set a $200,000 fundraising goal for Winds Across the Prairie, its fifth annual benefit concert built around the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble. The Sept. 19, 2025 performance was slated for Triple R Ranch in southern Douglas County, with a picnic-style dinner and an open-air setting.
The event changes locations each year at a different private Douglas County site. The 2024 edition brought in more than $170,000.
The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dean Paul W. Popiel, anchored the program. It paired student musicians with a community cause and gave them a chance to connect their work at the university with families in Douglas County.
Douglas County CASA's core mission is to recruit, train and support volunteer advocates who speak for children in the court system and help them move toward safe, nurturing, permanent homes. More than 140 children ages 0 to 18 in Douglas County are removed from their homes and placed under court protection each year.
Kansas CASA says there are 939 local and state CASA and GAL programs across 49 states, with volunteers donating thousands of advocacy hours each year. As of June 2024, Douglas County CASA had served 421 children with 202 volunteer advocates. Public nonprofit records show the agency served 113 children with 76 volunteers in 2024 and 125 children with 73 volunteers in 2023.
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