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Greetings!
Thanks to everyone who helped make our annual fundraiser, LA Street Scenes 3: Everyone Has A Story, a huge success. Not only did we raise essential funds to maintain and expand our programs, but everyone had a great time and was impressed with the powerful show directed by Diane Namm and performed by a talented cast and crew.
A very special thanks goes out to our great host, Contemporary Jazz saxophonist Michael Lington. One of our youth participants, Calviann, was also in attendance and was thrilled to see her story come to life on the stage.
We're excited to announce that Def Leppard has made it to the final round in the CMT Music Awards. Your vote for them could earn Create Now money. See the details below.
This month we're featuring a writing program that serves at-risk and homeless children in Santa Monica. With the state of the economy, homelessness is rising in record numbers and the children who are effected are in need of creative outlets like Create Now programs to express their anxiety in a positive manner.
Thank you for your support of Create Now. While we know that times are tough, every penny counts to enable us to bring our unique arts programs to the kids in our community that need the most support. It's been proven that art is therapeutic, and the children that we serve urgently need healing. If you would like to contribute cash or in-kind donations, please contact us at (213) 484-8500 or giving@createnow.org.
Sincerely,
Jill Gurr
Founder and Executive Director |
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Def Leppard We're excited to announce that Def Leppard has chosen Create Now to be the recipient of a $2,500 award, but in order to get it, we need your help for them to win this competition! Thanks to your votes, Def Leppard has made it to the final round for their performance of "Photograph" with Taylor Swift; one for "CMT Performance Of The Year" and the other for "Wide Open Country Video Of The Year." Now we need your votes once again. The deadline to vote is Sunday, June 14th and it only takes a minute. Your vote can make the difference! Click here to vote now. Winners will be announced during the live show on Tuesday, June 16th. Spread the word to your friends. Please make sure they vote for Def Leppard in all of their categories. Create Now and the kids that we serve appreciate your support. |
"A Life of Pain"
TV writer Arika Mittman wanted to give back to her community of Santa Monica. Through our Write Now program, Arika presented a Screenwriting Workshop to 15 at-risk and shelter-housed homeless children, ages 6 to 17, in collaboration with Children's Lifesaving Foundation. During eight sessions, these kids worked as a team with their mentor to create a professional, well-written script. Arika said, "The kids came up with the title, 'A Life of Pain,' the premise, main characters, and story." For the last workshop, everyone took turns reading the final screenplay, which helped build literacy skills. "We all felt we added to the story. I had tons of fun," said Daisy, age 15. And Yael, 7 years old, said, "I never had a class like this! It was neat. She made us feel so grown-up. I listened a lot." 
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Kidz Kreationz
"A Life of Pain"
This is the screenplay written by the kids at Children's Lifesaving Foundation
through Arika Mittman's Screenwriting Workshop.
Click here to download the full screenplay as a PDF document
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Featured Sponsor - Office Depot Foundation
 Thanks to Office Depot Foundation for their generous support of our Write Now literacy program. Through their donation, we're able to provide our unique workshops in screenwriting, playwriting, journalism, poetry, and short stories. The youth we serve learn to master literacy skills in order to build their self-esteem and effective communication strategies necessary for success. We're very grateful to Office Depot Foundation for their contribution.
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And Now, a Word About Our Sponsors!
We couldn't begin to reach the thousands of children that we serve each year if it weren't for the generous, ongoing support of our sponsors. Visit our sponsors' pages at the Create Now web site to learn more about our gracious supporters.
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Create Now is an independent, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1996. Our mission is to transform the lives of high-risk and at-risk youth through creative arts mentoring, education, resources and opportunities. The organization serves kids who have been abused, neglected, abandoned and orphaned (foster youth), are left homeless, runaways, teen parents, victims of domestic violence, children of prisoners, substance abusers, gang members or incarcerated. In the past thirteen years, we've reached over 18,000 of these troubled kids through our unique arts mentoring and cultural programs and services.
Phone: (213) 484-8500
Email: info@createnow.org
Website: www.createnow.org
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