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What Teen Athletes Need to Know About Drugs
This is an 80-second highlight video of a groundbreaking webinar for teen athletes. In it, see speakers from professional sports discuss the truth about drugs and athletic performance. Keynote Speaker- Darren Prince, a celebrity and sports agent, Dr. Ken Finn and Dr. Stephen Taylor of the NBA. Cosponsored by Behavioral Health Services (a contractor for…
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Honored to Have Dr. Christine L. Miller as Science Advisor
Dr. Christine Miller has been our supporter from the very beginning. She has greatly honored us by advising us with our new Toolkit (education materials). Dr. Miller received her B.S. degree in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the Neuroscience Training Program at the University of Colorado Health…
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Our First TV Interview: NBCLA!
Kirk and I were so glad when NBCLA wanted to do a segment about a screening of our short film which screened at an event by a homeless organization called MB Safe. NBCLA has an ongoing series about the homeless crisis called Streets of Shame. The concern of NBCLA for the people who are suffering…
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Redondo Beach Youth Commission Presentation
Great meeting where I spoke to the mayor of Redondo Beach and The Redondo Beach Youth Commission. I told them how Russians own the largest medical marijuana company in America (Curaleaf), how Big Tobacco is invested in Big Marijuana and all about the mental health risks associated with pot use.
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Awesome Premiere At Sunscreen Film Festival West!
It was so great to have our student-led short film premiere at a local festival here in Hermosa Beach. Our screening had a great turnout and the response from the audience was quite favorable. It was exciting for all of us in the cast and crew to see it on a big screen. Onward!
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Short Film Of A Night In Jail Premiere!
Very excited to say we’ve been accepted to our first film festival! We will be with a block of shorts on Saturday, October 19 at 2 PM. Ethan and I and our cast and crew are so grateful for all the local support we have received–and it doesn’t get more local than a cool film…
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Parenting Podcast Interview
My good friend (and big supporter), Jacqueline T.D. Huynh, has this great podcast where she talks about all issues related to parenting. One of her big messages is building wealth, not just money, through the generations. Fun chat. A lot of the presentation I gave at the ASAP conference is in this podcast.
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Storytelling In Prevention Education
Recently, I gave a presentation to the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State (ASAP). It was such a thrill for me to be invited to be a Keynote Speaker at their Women’s Luncheon. I spoke about how my brother and I are using his story as a means of substance abuse prevention…
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High School Paper’s Review Of Our Short Film
Mira Costa High School is one of our local schools. Our director, director of photography, and our star attend this school. We had a private screening for friends & family. We are thrilled and grateful for this review by the Editor- in- Chief of La Vista, Madeleine Powell.
Read MoreA NIGHT IN JAIL A SHORT FILM has been made an Official Selection at the Hollyshorts Film Festival. This festival is held at the famous TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. We are thrilled! Thank you Hollyshorts!