Fundraiser Event

It's been more than a year since we started this project. We have met some amazing kids, devoted parents and teachers, and we have gained a lot of supporters. However, this is only the beginning of a long journey and our desire to become a real non-profit organization is turning into a reality. 

"WhenKidsGrowUp" will be hosting an art show in Santa Monica on March 29th at "Main on Main" from 9p to 1.30am with a few other amazing artists who all donated one of their creations that you can win by participating in the raffle we will be having during the event. 

Tickets are only 2$ and you can buy them at the show or from any of the artist before the show. We will be announcing the winners at 11pm. All the proceeds will go towards the legal fees to become a non-profit, to buy more costumes and more photo paper and for marketing tools. 

PRIZES:
Signed Print by Liz Brizzi
Canvas Print by Sebastien Roche-Lochen
Framed Print by christian Shenouda
Book "Kill/Marry/Fuc" By Sarah Huber
Purse by Moka's vintage Melange
Necklace by Deborah Phipps
Book "That's How We Roll!" By Sebastien Roche-Lochen

If you can't attend but would still like to win of these amazing prizes and help the project you can buy raffle tickets online on paypal (I will write down your name on the ticket and will be posting the winning tickets on this blog after the event).

Buy Online

Here is one of the beautiful prints you can win: 

http://www.lizbrizzi.com

I will also be selling Shirts with our "WhenKidsGrowUp" logo on it for 10$

We are hoping to see all of you there. Please be aware that nobody under 21 will be admitted.

The Tennis Player - Los Angeles

Beckham wants to be a tennis player when he grows up and he already has the entire outfit. He tried a few action shots as we were shooting by the pool and the tennis ball ended up in the water.

We started another kickstarter Fundraiser and we are inviting you to take a look at the link and share it with as many people as you can

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/758485899/when-kids-grow-up

Thank you for your support!

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Beckham veut devenir joueur de tennis quand il sera grand et il a déjà la tenue. Il a essayé quelques services à coté de la piscine oû nous prenions les photos et la balle de tennis a fini dans l'eau.

N'oubliez pas de jeter un oeil à notre page Kickstarter oû vous pouvez nous aider en donnant un don afin de nous aider à continuer ce projet.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/758485899/when-kids-grow-up

Merci d'avance

The Athletes - Roatan

Four of the boys at the Sand Castle Library wanted to become athletes. We had two soccer players, one baseball player and one kid who wasn't sure what kind of athlete he wanted to be so he put on everything that was related to sports in. I was a bit confused at first when I saw the basketball jersey with the baseball glove but who am I to say anything, if he wants to play more sports than one, let him do it!. The kid wants to be a basketball professional and a baseball player so he can look at one of our role models: Michael Jordan who pulled it off....or almost.

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Quatres des enfants de l'école de Roatan voulaient devenir sportifs quand ils seront grand. Nous avions deux joueurs de football, un joueur de baseballs et un garçon qui était indécis sur son choix de carrière sportive et qui a donc mis tous les accessoires de sport qu'il a trouvé. J'étais perplexe quand il s'est presenté devant moi avec son maillot de basketball et son gant de baseball mais si son rêve est de participer professionellement à plusieur sports à la fois, qu'on le laisse faire! Il veut devenir joueur de basketball et de baseball et il peut déjâ s'inspirer d'une légende du basketball: Michael Jordan, qui est arrivé a devenir profesisonel dans les deux sports....ou presque.

Group Picture at the Sandy Castle Library - Roatan

After the ceremony was over, we took a group picture and all the kids went home to enjoy their first day of vacation. We worked with forty-four kids at the Sand Castle Library in Roatan and took a few pictures of their teachers and the people who volunteer their time to educate these kids. Everyone received a print. It was an amazing day filled with laughters. We can't wait to do it again.

Après la cérémonie de remise des diplomes, nous avons pris une photo de groupe et les enfants sont parti afin de profiter du début de leurs vacances. Nous avons photographié quarante-quatre enfants, leurs professeurs et les employés de 'lécole qui ont tous reçu une photo. C'était un jour merveilleux rempli de sourires et de bonheur.

The Hairdressers - Roatan

These two cute girls want to be hairdressers when they grow up. Hopefully they won't actually put the hairdryer that close to people's hair when they use a real one.

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Ces deux petites filles veulent devenir coiffeuses quand elles seront grandes. On espère qu'elles n'utiliseront pas le sèche cheveux aussi près de la tête des gens quand elles se serviront d'un vrai.

The kids picking up their prints

Since it was their last day of school the kids were allowed to go swim in the ocean that was literally a few feet away from where we were shooting, which gave us plenty of time to print all the pictures before it was time for them to receive their certificate of completion. It took us a while to print all the pictures but we finished right before they came back into the room.

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Comme c'était leur dernier jour d'école, les enfants ont eu le droit d'aller se baigner dans la mer qui est à quelques mètres de l'école. Cela nous a laissé assez de temps pour imprimes les photos avant qu'ils reviennent pour le cérémonie de remise de diplomes. Nous avons fini à peine quelques minutes avant qu'ils reviennent de leur baignade.

The Airplane Pilot - Roatan

This time we didn't forget to bring the pilot costume. We only had one kid who wanted to become a pilot but we were glad we could offer that option this time.

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Cette fois nous n'avons pas oublié d'emporter le costume de pilote d'avion. Seulement un enfant voulait devenir pilote quand elle sera grande et nous étions content d'avoir ce costume avec nous.