On November 30th, 2017 the State of Indiana issued our Non-profit Corporation Business License. Just another step in the right direction to helping out Northwest Indiana and beyond. Let’s keep this train rolling forward!
CAASH CHARITY was established on November 1, 2017, when Co-founders, Fred Behrens and Gary Ridgley decided that there was a need for an organization that was willing to assist people during hard times. An Executive Board was established and voted on over the next week. An Advisory Board was chosen by the Executive Board members and unanimously selected.
MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of this organization is to assist people during hard times to ease the burdens placed on them due to no fault of their own. Whether monetarily or through physical work, we will volunteer our efforts with no expectation of any return. We will work to make each difficulty a little easier to bear and attempt to bring a smile to each person.
OUR FOUNDERS
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Fred Behrens
Vice-President
Jen Klapak
Acting Secretary
Teacher at St John the Baptist and Volley Ball Coach at Whiting H.S.
Don Bachmann
Social Chairman
Jan Dirindin
2nd Vice President/ events
Dale Ridgley
Senior Advisor
Randy Ridgley
Senior Advisor IT
Dan Kazmierski
Senior Advisor
Manual Amezcua
Senior Advisor
Abe Rivera
Senior Advisor
Professional Real Estate Tax Consultant
TRUSTEES
Ryan Ridgley
Trustee
Middle School Math Teacher, Coach and Union President; Munster School System
Jerry Bales
Trustee
Jerry is a Truck Driver for Piggly-Wiggly Groceries in Wisconsin
Chris Ader
Trustee
Customer Service Engineer; Sieman's Medical
Milan Kruszynski
Trustee
Assistant coach with Coach Ridgley and the media headman for the football program, he brings a vast array of knowledge from not only his coaching days but as the head of the Hammond Marina
Steve Ridgley
Trustee
Also a career police officer who rose to the position of Assistant Chief in Hammond, Steve was the defensive backs coach at Clark. Steve's career on the police department began with Fred in 1978 when both were rookies in the same rotation.
Greg Erminger
Trustee
Greg is an Athletic and Clothing salesman for Lansing Sports
Bill Barany
Trustee
Retired from Blue Chip as a Supervisor but now works part-time at the Marina
Eric Grigson
Trustee
Works in the Heating and Air Industry
