We Are Back! Special Filmmakers Workshop for the Serious Youth Filmmaker!!

Filmmakers Workshop Scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The foundation is host to the Filmmakers Workshop, which is led by local high school film production students. This opportunity identifies gifted young people from traditionally underrepresented groups in the industry and provides them with an intensive once-a-month training program during which all aspects of filmmaking are taught FREE to participants. This month we will be discussing Scriptwriting!

Please contact the foundation for more information (info@barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org).

Celebrate Reading This Fall with the Organization’s Book Club!

Our foundation has teamed up with The Blazers of Los Angeles to provide students with a setting in which they can have lively discussions about the same books and complete fun-filled activities related to each book. Club members will enjoy activities and snacks during each club meeting. The Book Club will feature the beloved classics: "The Lighting Thief" by Rick Riordan, "The Young Landlords" by Walter Dean Myers and "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros. The Book Club is $25.00 to join, call the foundation for more information (305.258.1629).

Filmmakers Workshop Scheduled for Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The foundation is host to the Filmmakers Workshop, which is led by local high school film production students. This opportunity identifies gifted young people from traditionally underrepresented groups in the industry and provides them with an intensive once-a-month training program during which all aspects of filmmaking are taught FREE to participants, and held on Saturdays from September through May. Participants are Middle/High School students from the greater Los Angeles area.

The Workshop provides exposure to the profession through:

• Hands-on experience in movie-making techniques
• Screenings and discussions of important professional works
• Discussions with filmmakers and industry professionals

Space is limited, and the next event takes place on Saturday, September 27, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.  Please contact the foundation for more information (info@barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org).

School Naming Update

As most of you know, we have been working on getting a school named after Dr. Barbara Seniors Harkins for several years and we are almost there. If you would like to sign the petition, please download it here, sign it and send it back to us.

Help the Foundation's Back to School Campaign!

The Dr. Barbara Seniors Harkins Foundation WANTS TO GIVE BACK!

Through the Adopt-A-Teacher Program, we are collecting funds to help six teachers at the Arthur And Polly Mays Conservatory Of The Arts to go back to school in style. These teachers are in need of several items for their classroom:

• Calculators
• AA Batteries for Graphing Calculators 
• Pencils
• Erasers
• Graph Paper 
• Dry Erase Markers 
• Algebra Tiles 
• Gram Weights 
• Protractors 
• Classroom Supplies
• Rulers
• Reading Books for class  
• ... just to name a few! 

For more information, read the flyer.  You can donate through our website, by going to our donation page. Thank you for the support!!!!!! We need your help!