Hank & Sara with some of our Little Lemurs.

On Saturday, October 3rd, nearly 100 families enjoyed a wonderful evening under the stars at a private home in the Pacific Palisades. Children and parents sprawled out on Diaper Dude picnic blankets to watch the film Madagascar. Carnival style food was provided by Let's Have A Cart Party, with a menu that included hand-made pizza, burgers and hot dogs, french fries, popcorn, and freshly baked cookies. Guests were treated to a fantastic jungle motif created by Donna Collins of Party Wishes, live music by Toddle Tunes, arts and crafts by Scribble Press, airbrushing, and balloon art.

In addition to the film, DTS Founders Hank Azaria and Sara Hahn spoke about the continuing success of our program and the academic strides made by our students. Hank shared that he recently attended the Get Schooled educational roundtable hosted by the Gates Foundation and Viacom. He had the opportunity to discuss our program with Bill and Melinda Gates, Andre Agassi, NY City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, and other leaders in philanthropy and education. Sara talked about our incoming group of sixth graders at Paul Revere Middle School, which will double the size of our program.

Two students were present to speak about their own personal experiences with DTS. Lizardo Reyes, currently in 10th grade at Palisades Charter High School, will be the first person in his family to complete high school and is looking forward to entering college once he graduates. Gabby Romero is a 10th grader at Fairfax High School and excels both academically and athletically, thriving with the personalized attention afforded by DTS.

This fantastic event raised nearly $45,000 which will be put to immediate use as we add a new group of students this month. Thank you to all who attended!

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