https://www.facebook.com/emilyshanefoundation/ The Emily Shane Foundation will be having its Gala Fundraiser, Wings Over Malibu, April 27, 2023 at Duke's in Malibu, CA. As a donor, recognition will be made on signage and the program at the event. A gift certificate or item would be appreciated. Another option is a sponsorship. We shall send out email blasts and make Facebook posts to over 1800 subscribers prior to the event. As well, you will be featured in our newsletter. This non-profit established in the memory of Emily Shane, who was murdered at the age of 13 by a driver on PCH, promotes good deeds and assistance to middle school students who are at risk due to their academic struggles. The Emily Shane Foundation prevents students from establishing negative behaviors such as low self esteem, joining a gang, or abusing drugs. Therefore, the Foundation contributes to the physical and mental well being of each of the individuals in the program. The SEA (Successful Educational Achievement) Program provides intensive and individual support to at-risk middle school students who are failing/struggling academically and could not otherwise afford this much needed support. In this after school program, trained and vetted mentor/tutors (typically university students or recent graduates) are paired to work with each student. This includes not only help with homework, test preparation and assignments, but effectively teaching organizational skills. The mentors provide the student with tools and strategies to best overcome their particular challenges. They are like personal coaches and cheerleaders; someone the student can rely on to be there for them to help them achieve their best academic potential. The only "cost" to the student is to participate in our Foundation's "PASS IT FORWARD" campaign. For every mentoring session, the student performs any good deed or act of kindness and enters it on The Foundation website. The Foundation encourages a mindset of "giving back" and compassion for others. It is our youth that are the future; we hope our program will set them on the right path for future success both academically and as meaningful members to their communities and society. Children are currently served across twelve middle school sites in Watts, Culver City, Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, Pico Rivera, Westchester, Malibu, Santa Monica, and South Los Angeles. It is a lack of resources that is preventing SEA from hiring staff needed to operate more efficiently, and ultimately to grow to meet the tremendous need. There are many more schools where SEA could be operating in the communities we currently serve, in addition to countless more communities across LA - and beyond.