My name is Casey Kasselder; I am 25 years old and from Tri-Cities, WA. I graduated from college in June 2017 with a Criminal Justice degree, with the hopes of impacting the world one day. I have organized
numerous fundraisers including a hockey tournament in Canada. I love organizing fundraisers and the
smiles and happiness created as a result. I have this dream to organize a fundraiser in each state of the U.S., and every Providence of Canada before I am taken home. I know it sounds silly, but I want to leave
a huge impact on this world and I am sure we can all agree when I say “this world could use MORE love
and happiness.” I have a huge passion for inspirational speaking in hopes of inspiring people to follow
their dreams, live life to the fullest, and see that the negative obstacle of yesterday, is an awesome gift
for the future. I also LOVE sports like hockey, football (GO SEAHAWKS!!!), and baseball! I may not
understand every rule, but I definitely enjoy games, when on!
I’ve always been a dreamer. From the time I was a child, I’ve imagined the kind of work I would do. Work
that made a difference in the lives of people. Work that required physical strength, stamina, and
courage. I fantasized about joining the military, becoming a police officer, a social worker, anything that
would impact the lives of people in a positive way. I dreamed of being a her
Growing up life was hard. My mother had been injured in an accident and become dependent on drugs
to survive. Eventually, her dependency turned to addiction and the mother I knew and loved became a
stranger, more interested in her next fix than in mothering her children. The police were constantly
called to our home until one day my father forced her to make a choice. The drugs, or her family. She
chose drugs and disappeared from our lives. I guess one could use that as an excuse, sink into
depression, but I chose to continue to dream of making a difference. Then one day, eleven years ago, I
was forced to face an ugly, painful reality. I was sick. I had started falling, a lot. My gait was unstable, my hands were uncontrollable, until one miserable day when I fell on my face, breaking my nose and causing considerable facial breaking.