Kippy and Max, Co-owners of Truly.Raw.Gourmet www.trulyrawgourmet.com were kind enough to invite our Los Angeles students into their work room where they taught the kids how to make their signature gourmet sorbet, while also educating them on how they distribute their product to WholeFoods markets throughout LA. The kids had a blast learning how to make the sorbet and enjoyed tasting all of their own delicious creations.

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Physical Therapist, Tisha Schwartz visited Dallas resource rooms last week to speak with EAF students about her career and the importance of an education in the workplace.

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Dance Instructor, Angelica Jordan visited the Adams Resource Room over the weekend and conducted a private dance class for its students. The students had tons of fun learning their new dance steps and they all enjoyed an ice cream break together before heading home at the end of the day.

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Pam Musgrove (EAF Regional Director in Dallas, TX) arranged a day at the theatre for EAF students this month. EAF Tutors Meredith Hollis and Stevie Sanford took a group of their students to enjoy the play and watch Pam's performance on stage as "Miss Hannigan" in the beloved story of Annie.

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EAF founders, Joe and George and volunteers Mark Fuchs, Alex Ruvalcaba and Angelica Jordan took a group of Los Angeles EAF students out for an evening of fun at the go-kart tracks last Friday. Afterward, they all sat down to enjoy a tasty dinner together.

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Cake Live (Creative Arts for Kids Expression) visited our Los Angeles buildings to speak with EAF students about mentoring programs in the creative arts and to discuss possible future careers.

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Education Advantage Foundation would like to thank Tate Phillips with United Renovations for donating tickets to our students to attend the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR® as it toured across North America this holiday season. EAF would also like to thank Pamela Musgrove (EAF Director for Dallas, TX) and Tyrone Harris (EAF Teacher for The Madeline) for orchestrating the outing and taking their students to see the show. The performance of the SPECTACULAR was truly a glittering present, full of fun and surprises. The students enjoyed every minute of the performance as they watched the Rockettes perform in numbers such as the legendary "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and were taken away on a magical ride to Santa’s workshop at the North Pole. It was a thrilling evening for all, and was a unique and wonderful holiday experience.

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EAF took its Los Angeles students to a showing of "The Christmas Princess" play in Santa Monica on the third street promenade. All the students got to sit in the front row and had the opportunity to interact with the actors after the play. It was a great way for all the students from each of the Los Angeles resource rooms to get together and enjoy spending a fun filled Saturday during the holidays as a group.

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This weekend we held dance classes for the kids in the Los Angeles resource rooms. As you can see by the photos, the kids had a blast and got some exercise in the process. Angelica Jordan (Private Trainer and Dance Instructor) donated her time to come work with our kids on learning the moves and choreography. We also had Sorbet donated for the kids from Truly Raw Gourmet www.trulyrawgourmet.com and the kids loved every minute of it! It was a lot of fun for everyone and and we look forward to organizing another dance class for them in the near future.

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Councilman, Herb Wesson recently made a friendly visit to our newest Resource Center in Los Angeles. Founders, Joe Killinger and George Pino, along with Resource Room Teacher, Rheannon Goodlett and her students happily welcomed Mr. Wesson to their Resource Room and its community with a tour of the premises.

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10/31/09 - Halloween at the Resource Center

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Dylan Elkin organized a beach day for a group of EAF students in Los Angeles which took place last Monday, August 17th. The students enjoyed having surf instructors help them learn to surf the waves and boogie board while spending a fun filled day at the beach where they played, built sand castles, and laid out in the sun. 

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07/01/09 - 07/03/09 Virginia Lakes Camping Trip

EAF took a group of students from the programs in Los Angeles this month on a camping trip to the Sierra Nevada's Virginia Lakes. They enjoyed spending their time, hiking, fishing, exploring, eating s'mores, telling stories over the camp fire, and learning about new plants and animals and Earth's natural creations. The trip was a magnificent success and we all look forward to next year's camping trip.

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Madeline Resource Center had their Grand Opening on March 11th! The teachers from Teruko Springs Resource Center joined the new teachers and staff at the opening along with the Deputy Chief Of Police, Mr. Thomas Lawrence, and Councilman, Mr. Jerry R. Allen. While the adults headed to the buffet and made their own cotton candy, the students checked out their new after-school location.

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The regular attendees of EAF's Resource Centers were rewarded to a Lakers VS Memphis Grizzlies game at the Staples Center.  The students were chaperoned by EAF's staff members and Santa Rosalia's after school program teacher.

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01/13/08 Celebrity Basketball Game

The Education Advantage Foundation would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all the celebrities who participated in the event and to those who showed their support. We'd also like to give a special thanks to (actor/comedian) Rob Corddry who hosted the event. This Celebrity Basketball Game fundraiser brought many smiles, along with a fun, energetic and interactive atmosphere for the kids in the foundation; providing them with an experience that they'll never forget. Keep posted as the Education Advantage Foundation is planning more events like this in the near future and you don't want to miss out!

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10/31/08 Trick-or-Treating

The residents and children from the surrounding neighborhoods of Coco and Santa Rosalia went trick-or-treating inside the complexes. Witches, firefighters, angels, and other costumed children of EAF were able to fill up a bag full of candy from their neighbors.

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10/19/08 William Morris Tree Planting & Painting Murals

The William Morris agents/staff and their families joined the residents to spend a Sunday livening up the gardens and Resource Center. The children were able to participate by planting new plants and painting an outdoor mural at Coco. At Santa Rosalia, the Resource Center received a new mural painted by the children and William Morris. Take a look at the beautiful, new outdoor space & mural!

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09/18/08   (Postponed) EAF & the Shaun Livingston Foundation (“SLF”) http://www.shaunlivingstonfoundation.org/ have teamed up to have a fundraiser. Please check out our official September 18, 2008, event website http://getacuechallenge.org.

The Get-A-Cue Celebrity Fundraiser will be held at Yankee Doodles in Santa Monica, CA.   http://yankeedoodles.com/.  We have the entire venue rented out for our event.  There will be a silent auction, celebrities, and entertainment.

08/14/08   LA:

EAF would like to extend a big thank you to Sarvin Ghaemian and Colin Santiago.  They spent several hours today at our Resource Center, working on our computers.  Colin and Sarvin have also taken several of our computers to their office to make the necessary repairs.  

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07/21/08   LA: Girl Scouts event at 4525 Santa Rosalia Dr.

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07/14/08    LA: Girl Scouts had an event at 4052 Coco Ave. 

The Girl Scouts had an exciting event for our kids.  The event included: dancing, singing and a tie-dye event for our kids.  The kids played jump rope and had the time of their lives. 

07/11-13    LA: EAF took the top 4 kids camping in Virginia Lakes, an area near Mammoth.

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C. Mark Fuchs and EAF board members, took our kids (Kean Mena, Davion Mena, Tyrone Mena, and David Lawrence) camping.  In addition to camping, everyone went hiking, fishing and played in the snow.  All the kids learned to bait their own hooks, as well as, caught and released several fish.  After our camping extravaganza, EAF went to Bodie California. Bodie, California is a ghost town east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe. As Bodie Historic District, the U.S. Department of the Interior recognizes it as a National Historic Landmark. The ghost town has been administered by California State Parks since becoming a state historic park in 1962. In 1876, the Standard Company discovered a profitable deposit of gold-bearing ore, which transformed Bodie from an isolated mining camp comprising a few prospectors and company employees to a Wild West boomtown. Rich discoveries in the adjacent Bodie Mine during 1878 attracted even more hopeful people. By 1880, Bodie had a population of 7,000, maybe 8,000. Over the years, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than $34 million. In 1893, the Standard Company built its own hydroelectric plant. This pioneering installation is marked as one of the country's first transmissions of electricity over a long distance. Though greatly reduced in prominence, Bodie held a permanent residency through most of the 20th century, even after a fire ravaged much of the downtown business district in 1932. Bodie is now an authentic Wild West ghost town. The town was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and in 1962 it became Bodie State Historic Park. Today, Bodie is preserved in a state of arrested decay. Only a small part of the town survives. Visitors can walk the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Bodie is open all year, but the long road that leads to it is usually closed in the winter due to heavy snowfall, so the most comfortable time to visit is during the summer months.

07/09/08    LA: Girl Scouts established a troop in Baldwin Village.

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The Girl Scouts came out and initiated EAF kids into an official Girl Scout troop. The kids were so excited!!  The 5 new Girl Scouts learned special songs, dances and made art projects. Two of the moms have become mom-troop leaders.  This is the first time in approximately 30 years, that Girl Scouts has established a troop in Baldwin Village.  EAF loves Stephanie!! EAF distributed the art supplies and toys that Steph donated.  It was like Christmas at the EAF Resource Center, the kids could not believe they were getting ET bags and other special toys.  Stephanie you rock!! Arteria, EAF loves you, thanks for visiting us!!

06/27/08   Dallas: EAF Kids went to the Dallas Zoo.

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Dallas Zoo. http://www.dallaszoo.com.  As a reward for regularly attending the Resource Center and showing marked improvement in their grades, 15 kids were taken to the Dallas Zoo and visited the Sting Ray Bay.