Month: August 2016

Mt Sinai

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Mount Sinai Hospital 08/17/16

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Nathan Schreiber and Elana Amity had a blast at KidZone TV this evening! There were about 30 kids tuning into the show, all equipped with colored pencils and paper so they could draw along with us.
Elana gave a lesson on drawing dinosaurs (Brontosaurus, T. Rex and Pterodactyl): first a lesson in drawing dinosaur anatomy and then cartoon dinosaurs frolicking at the beach.
Nathan gave a lesson in drawing his Science Ninja characters, explaining how the personality traits of three characters are reflected in their facial features and hair.

08/11/16, Gilda’s Club

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08/11/16, Gilda’s Club

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We were touched by the several children who shared their stories of losing a parent to cancer or about how it feels to be going through cancer as we drew together tonight. It made us even more grateful for what a special place Gilda’s Club is.

Together we drew in the zoo and lots of portraits too. The kids invented all kinds of creatures and we helped make some of their drawings into stand up 3D character cut-outs. There were lots of birthdays today and we were happy to help make birthday cards too!

After the event, we all got together to bid our beloved Director at New Alternatives, Nathan Schreiber,  and long-time volunteer, Oded Naaman, farewell as they move on to Chicago and Israel respectively.

Thank you, kids and volunteers: Ray Alma, Elana Amity, Dayna Gonzales, Stefano Imbert, Lisa LaBracio, Oded Naaman, Franz Palomares (Director of GC Events), Julia Sarcone Roach and Maria Scrivan.

 

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Ronald McDonald House of Los Angeles, 07/30/16

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We were honored to draw with the families at Ronald McDonald House of Los Angeles this weekend. We’ll post more pics soon but just wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to make this such a special day.

First and foremost, thank you, kids, for working so diligently on your art, for listening and for making us laugh with your adorable jokes and wild creations. Thanks to our West Coast Director, Joseph Scott, for leading our grand troop of volunteers pictured here L to R: Monica Tomova, Frank M. Hansen (new member!), Joseph Scott, Chad Frye (new member!), Matt Diffee (first timer!) Michael Daedalus Kenney, Elizabeth Winter, Marla Frazee and Jeremy Arambulo.