A Non-Profit Vocational Center & Animation Studio

Featuring Young Adults On The Autism Spectrum

February News!

February 25, 2015 - Vol. 33

EM Students Welcome Visitors from Japan

January and February have been busy and exciting months...

Students presented an original animation at the Semel Institute at UCLA in February. First-year students are learning Photoshop, second-year students are animating a children's music video to be used in hospitals, and third-year students are honing their skills for graduation and employment. All classes are creating a new short animation to be presented at the Profectum Conference in Pasadena on March 13th.

EM will be recognized at this year's Night of Too Many Stars, an autism fundraising event hosted by Jon Stewart that will be aired on Comedy Central on Sunday, March 8th. A short segment featuring EM and graduate Lloyd Hackl will be part of this broadcast, so mark your calendars!

We could not do any of this without all of you. Our sincere thanks to our families, clients, Board members, staff, and donors for getting us off to an "EXCEPTIONAL" year!

Yudi Bennett & Ernie Merlan

Exceptional Minds

Exceptional Minds Animation Featured
at the Semel Institute

EM graduate Arielle Guthrie introduces animation
inspired by Ron Suskind, author of "Life, Animated."

Ron exchanges ideas with EM animators Adam, Michael, Arielle

and Board Chair, Helen Wu.

For an Exceptional Story:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102406050

EMS Artists Ready for Action

We are busy working on features, television and commercials...
Call us for a bid!

Another Exceptional Day at EM

3rd year students love working in 3D in their Maya class.

Our 2nd year
students
busy creating animation for a music video.

EM Parent Meeting Welcomes Dr. Ricki Robinson

Dr. Robinson discusses "Developing Relationships" to a packed
house of exceptional parents!

A SINGAPORE RENDEZVOUS

EM students, Ethan Altschuler & Michael Leong

get to know each other while on vacation.

EM Celebrates Birthdays and Milestones

Chase and Ernie celebrate their January Birthdays.

We bid a fond farewell to Nancy Arnold who is leaving EM to

pursue her dream of teaching.

Celebrating Yudi's Birthday, a true inspiration to us all

PLEASE SUPPORT

EXCEPTIONAL MINDS!

Federal Tax ID: 80-0392843

EXCEPTIONAL UPCOMING EVENTS

Fritz Coleman
"An Evening of Exceptional Comedy"

The Ice House

April 12th, 6:30pm

All Proceeds go to EM!

http://icehousecomedy.com/event.cfm?id=363217&cart

AUTISM SPEAKS WALK
THE ROSE BOWL

Saturday, April 18th 9-1pm

Join us at the EM booth

MARK YOUR CALENDERS!

Our next

Exceptional Parents Meeting

"Employment: What's on the Horizon"

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Parent Networking & Socializing 2:30-3pm
Speaker Forum 3-5pm

Exceptional Minds
to be honored at

TEMPLE GRANDIN

and Friends

A Musical Event

May 20th, 8pm @Club Nokia

http://www.clubnokia.com/events/search?cx=&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=temple+grandin

EXCEPTIONAL QUOTE
OF THE MONTH

"I can't even put into words the magnitude of our appreciation to all
of you at the school

You have truly changed our life forever."

~ EM Parent

A word from Lupe our EM Director of Development

Our Year-End Appeal was the most successful ever for EM. We are so grateful to all who participated. Every single dollar will be put to good use! Thank you all so much!!

MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

Ralphs Rewards

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