A Non-Profit Vocational Center & Animation Studio

Featuring Young Adults On The Autism Spectrum  
Exceptional Minds Newsletter
July 1, 2013 - Vol. 15
"Creating the future...one frame at a time." 

Greetings!

What a way to end the school year! 

Over 200 guests attended our Spring 2013 Celebration and helped us dedicate our new space just down the hall.  Ed Asner was in attendance to present our full-time students with their Adobe Certification in Photoshop and become our first "Ed Asner Award" recipient.  We had a blast celebrating our students' work and were overjoyed by the response from all of our supporters!

This summer we will conduct eight workshops which will help our students to further their training in the world of animation, web design, video games and visual effects.  Be sure to check out our website each month for the new work being produced by our summer students.

Thank you for participating in our "exceptional" growth!

Sincerely,
Yudi Bennett & Ernie Merlan
SPRING  2013 CELEBRATION

 

  On Friday, June 21st, Exceptional Minds held a celebration  

in honor of our students and our official move to our newer,  

larger facility just down the hall.   

 

  

  

Advisory Board Member, Ed Asner was on hand to present Lloyd Hackl and the rest of our full-time students with their Adobe Certification in Photoshop.   

 

 

 

 

 

  

Program Director Ernie Merlan congratulates student Danny Gott.

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Students, Kevin Titcher and Shane McKaskle share their work with some of our visitors.

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Volunteers Sarah Arnold and Katie Bruck assist guests with purchases of new EM merchandise.

 

 

 

  

   

Our new space was filled with guests enjoying a wonderful afternoon and evening together celebrating our students' hard work.

 

Click this link
to see more photos!
JAY LENO INVITES
EM STUDENTS TO NBC 

 


Our full-time students and staff were invited to attend the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 11th and 12th.

Click this link
to see if you can find some of our students and staff
in the studio audience.  
"EXCEPTIONAL" TURN OUT AT STEPHANIE'S DAY! 

Our EM booth was hoppin' at Stephanie's Day on June 8th.  

  





EM staff members & volunteers run our booth. 









EM Board of Directors 
President Helen Wu 
takes a moment to pose with the staff.


Exceptional Minds is a non-profit vocational center and animation studio featuring young adults on the Autism Spectrum.

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Thank you! 

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 ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT....

Our Summer Workshops will run from
July 8th - August 16th
10am to 3pm

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13400 Riverside Drive
Suite #211
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 387-8811

 

info@ExceptionalMindsStudio.org

    
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