What do Steve Vai, Jesse Carmichael, VANS and the Huffington Post have in common?
September 2009
Dear Friend of Hollywood Arts,
Meet Quadiyr
Wilson. A year ago, Q was homeless, now he
attends LACC with the goal of transferring to
UCLA, and works full time for Comcast
Entertainment Group in the Media Lab.
Just shy of two years in our own
facility, we have this and other exciting
news to report.
We learn every day from our students how to
make our classes better for them and we move
further ahead in reaching our own goals of
providing a solution to helping homeless
youth live independent lives.
Please read on to learn how you can help
invest in
changing the lives of homeless youth and have
fun at the same time!
Huffington Post- Dylan Kendall Debunks the "Basic Needs" Myth
I've met hundreds of homeless young people
who steal groceries and sleep in abandoned
buildings to survive. A patchwork but
functional system exists to meet their "basic
needs" -- to get them shelter and food.
But my work has led me to question whether
our current understanding of "basic needs"
does little more than sustain the problem of
homelessness, rather than solve it by
creating empowered individuals capable of
managing their own lives.
Win an original song written for you by Steve Vai!
Hollywood Arts Board Director and
Grammy-Award winning musician Steve Vai
donated 100% of the proceeds of his
premier screening of his concert film
STEVE VAI LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS: WHERE THE WILD
THINGS ARE at the Egyptian Theatre in
Hollywood last night.
He has also launched an exciting music-based
auction with great items signed by Slash, Tom
Waits, David Lee Roth and more! But the icing
on the auction cake is an incredible chance
to win an hour guitar lesson with
Steve AND he will write and record an
original song dedicated to the auction winner
which will be made an iTunes exclusive.All proceeds from the sale of the track
will go to Hollywood Arts!
The Second Annual Dream Awards promises to be
a night you won't forget! Held in a sound
stage at Raleigh Studios, NBC's The
Office'sBrian Baumgartner hosts a fun filled
event honoring Jesse Carmichael from
Maroon 5 and Steve and Cheryl Van
Doren, founding family of VANS. The night
also includes a special acoustic performance by
Maroon 5 and VANS artists and
skaters! We are
also honoring two incredible Hollywood Arts
students!
WHEN: October 3, 2009 6:30 Auction, 8:00 Dinner
WHERE: Raleigh Studios
WHY: Because using arts-based education to
change the lives of homeless youth makes
sense and your help counts!
