Prom Day began with the girls getting  their hair and makeup done and the boys even getting their nails done!   The teens wore gorgeous dresses and tuxedos and arrived in style in the Stingaree Hummer Limo,  then played casino games while  Magacian Sabastian entertained.  They all then posed for photos with Elvis and Marilyn Monroe ! Volunteers from It’s All About the Kids and  Downtown Rotaract volunteers served a delicious  dinner  donated by members of  The Newbreak Church .  DJ  Daniel Estrada got the teens dancing and the Prom Court was crowned.  The teens had night to remember!

Sponsors included the It’s All about the Kids Foundation, Stingaree, Casino Concepts, Hall of Champions, TechSmart, Vitamin Water, Groom The Salon, French Twist, Moments of Your Life Photography, Instant Karma Photo and Ciro’s Pizza.  Prom was organized by Micah Bray of Toussaint Academy and Angela Brannon of It’s All About the Kids. Partying for a Purpose held the  6^th Annual “Champagne & Purses Party”  on June 10, 2010 at the SE Hotel. San Diego ladies raised funds for the Prom and donated dresses, shoes, purses and jewelry for the girls to wear .  Partying for a Purpose is the fundraising branch of It’s All About the Kids.  www.toussaintacademy.org and www.itsallaboutthekids.org

Making a Difference in the fight against Huntington’s Disease

It’s All About the Kids brought teens to the Shoot to Cure event at the Charger Training Camp!  The event was full of food, beverages and Chargers!   The most important part was a presentation by Huntington’s Disease that brought tears to our eyes. We learned about this terrible disease and how important the event is to raise much needed funds  to help end this disease.

Teams competed by shooting hoops in order to win the title !  We didn’t win, but we had an AMAZING time!  The teens got tons of autographs ! And photos with the players and Charger Girls!  Our favorite food included Homie’s Cinnamon Buns, Vitamin Water and Tilted Kilt!  Thank you to Stephanie, Natalie and Bill of Huntington’s Disease and Liquid Investments and Ron Fowler for inviting us!  This is one of our favorite events of the year!  For more info please go to http://www.hdsa.org .  Photos by John Vaughn of Instant Karma Photography.

Bill Johnston and the teens of It's All About the Kids

Thank you to our sponsors Liquid Investments and Ron Fowler!

Thanks to Janine McCullough of Golden Eagle Farm, teens of It’s All About the Kids got to experience a rare occasion!  Twin horses are very rare and most do not make it due to health problems.  Janine invited us to the Del Mar to see them!  The teens got to pet Sunny and Angel, and a few kids even got nibbled on!  What a unique experience!   After, the teens visited O’Brother’s Burgers in Horton Plaza for delicious burgers, fries and out of this world onion rings!  All organic and fantastic!

Thank you Janine, Sunny and Angel and O’Brothers Burgers for a spectacular day!

In continuing our mission to provide outstanding activities for the children of our alliance charities, on May 12, 2010,  It’s All About the Kids coordinated a Difference for a Day  wonderful ART activity!  At the Alexander Salazar Fine Art Gallery in downtown San Diego, Tania Alcala’s art is showcased.   20 students from the Toussaint Academy [along with a couple of graduates] visited the gallery and had the opportunity to meet Gallery owner Alexander and Artist Tania.  They each spoke on art and had a question and answer session. It’s All About the Kids provided sketch books and colored pencils for all the students and Tania asked the students to draw in a unique exercise. The teens were asked to draw in silence and you could hear a pin drop!  It was an AMAZING experience and each student was encouraged and complimented on their work.

Thank you to Alexander and Tania who made this event so WONDERFUL!  Thank you to the teens who embraced this activity! They now have sketchbooks to continue expressing themselves.

To donate to the Difference for a Day program so we can continue providing outstanding events like these, please CLICK HERE.

Thank you to all the ladies who gave of themselves and the teens who accepted our love!

Thank you to Groom The Salon for hosting us for the 6th year and House of Blues for providing fabulous desserts for the 2nd year.

CLICK HERE for photos of the event. Thank you to Theresa Dimapilis  www.momentsofyourlifephotography.com

Due to confidentiality, we can not display the photos of the teens.

They enjoyed the 4 day camp at UCSD and learned basketball fundamentals and the importance of teamwork. We are so proud of them! They were chosen based on their essays! TOP NOTCH! Thank you so much Lebron James for sponsoring Michael! Thank you to Shawn Heyl and Bob Pasulka for sponsoring Marcus ! Thank you to LaChica Sports for including us in this amazing camp!

Postscript:

We are writing to tell you and your organization THANK YOU!!!!!!

We, (the boy’s) had a great time at the Lebron James Kings Academy. We learned a lot a new skills and techniques. We had great coaches, the food was great, and it was fun sleeping in the dorm and meeting new friends.

We received a shirt, personal items autographed with Certificates of Authenticity, report cards and Certificate of Excellence, and our Team pictures.

We not only had the opportunity to go to the Academy, thanks to you, but we both got to sit right next to Lebron in our team pictures and Mikey’s, (Michael) team won the championship for his age group and he received a plaque.

We would love the opportunity to share all this with you in person, give you a hug, and say a personal Thank You if possible, but just in case, we are sending you a copy of our Team pictures. (Mikey and Marcus are the ones sitting to the left of Lebron as you look at the picture.

We just can not say Thank You enough for the experience of our life.

Sincerely,

Michael, Marcus, and Dawn

With all the students in their formal dresses and tuxedo’s, they played casino games, enjoyed delicious food prepared by Chef David of the Academy, took stellar photos and tore it up on the dance floor. They were even kickin’ it in the Real Deal Furniture VIP Section with sparking cider and gummy bears! Thanks to everyone who made this great event possible!