Donna Martin Graduates! Benefit
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The Blaze with Lizzie & Kat! Podcast, in association with Sucker Love Productions, presents “Donna Martin Graduates! ” — a live staged reading of the seminal Beverly Hills, 90210 season three episode “Something in the Air”. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles.
Wanna support, but can’t make the event? Donate to our GoFundMe campaign!
About the Beneficiaries:
THE GEENA DAVIS INSTITUTE ON GENDER IN MEDIA
Founded by Academy Award-winning actor and advocate Geena Davis, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is the only research-based organization working within the media and entertainment industry to engage, educate, and influence the need to dramatically improve gender balance, reduce stereotyping, and create diverse female characters in entertainment targeting children 11 and under.
· Pioneered and amassed the largest body of research on gender prevalence in family entertainment covering over 25 years
· 68% of entertainment industry executives familiar with the Institute’s research changed two or more projects
· Influenced change in major feature films including Pixar’s Monster’s University, Sony’s Hotel Transylvania, and upcoming film The Little Prince
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES
Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Los Angeles is a multi-service Agency whose goals are to strengthen and preserve individual, family ,and community life by providing a wide range of needed human services to people in the community at every stage of the life cycle. As Los Angeles’ oldest and most dynamic charitable organization, JFS is a trusted source of care and support, meeting the diverse and changing needs of a diverse and changing city.
· Serves more than 100,000 individuals of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds each year
· The JFS SOVA Program distributes over 3 million pounds of groceries to low-income Los Angeles residents annually
· In 2015, over 11,000 Domestic Violence hotline calls were answered
· JFS provides over 450 Survivors of the Holocaust with financial assistance for services ranging from utility bills, rent, transportation, and medical costs
Wanna support, but can’t make the event? Donate to our GoFundMe campaign!
About the Beneficiaries:
THE GEENA DAVIS INSTITUTE ON GENDER IN MEDIA
Founded by Academy Award-winning actor and advocate Geena Davis, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is the only research-based organization working within the media and entertainment industry to engage, educate, and influence the need to dramatically improve gender balance, reduce stereotyping, and create diverse female characters in entertainment targeting children 11 and under.
· Pioneered and amassed the largest body of research on gender prevalence in family entertainment covering over 25 years
· 68% of entertainment industry executives familiar with the Institute’s research changed two or more projects
· Influenced change in major feature films including Pixar’s Monster’s University, Sony’s Hotel Transylvania, and upcoming film The Little Prince
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES
Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Los Angeles is a multi-service Agency whose goals are to strengthen and preserve individual, family ,and community life by providing a wide range of needed human services to people in the community at every stage of the life cycle. As Los Angeles’ oldest and most dynamic charitable organization, JFS is a trusted source of care and support, meeting the diverse and changing needs of a diverse and changing city.
· Serves more than 100,000 individuals of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds each year
· The JFS SOVA Program distributes over 3 million pounds of groceries to low-income Los Angeles residents annually
· In 2015, over 11,000 Domestic Violence hotline calls were answered
· JFS provides over 450 Survivors of the Holocaust with financial assistance for services ranging from utility bills, rent, transportation, and medical costs
Organizer and beneficiary
Lizzie Leader
Organizer
Beverly Hills, CA
Katherine Spada
Beneficiary