Commerce Community Cares annual kickoff is Monday evening

Dick Latson with Commerce Community Cares says the charitable organization holds its annual kickoff event at 6 p.m. Monday evening at the Ben E. Keith building.  Dick says the organization raised more than $25,000 for local organizations last year, and the goal for the 2015-16 campaign year is $27,500.  New organizations receiving support will be the Commerce Police Department's CHAOS Kids program, and the Northeast Texas African-American Leadership Conference.  Longtime Commerce community leader Gene Casselberry also guests on the program.