THANK YOUS!

We would like to thank the following for making all this possible!  



2023-2024

This is the first year we have had $7500 in prizes for our Estreno Short Film Festival! 


We first need to thank the organizers and the wonderful folks behind the scenes, Jamie Dietze, Barby Wunsch, Natalie Cole and all of the wonderful Board Members and folks at Youth Arts who helped make this event possible! 

Also all the wonderful folks at Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, administrators, teachers, and School Board Members.

And you would not be as comfortable as you are if it weren't for Park Cinemas Theater, here in Paso Robles. This...is where a film festival should be and wow...thank you! 


Also: 

Madelon Leung, Robert O'Donovan, Alex Leung, Mike Ban, Daniel Curren, Megan Hamlin, Janet & Nick Rountree, Ian Grace, Julie and Dave Scheiffele, Steve and Angie Archuleta, David & Teresa Sarbeck, Rob Orlando, Dan Bixby, Clarissa & Kiley Wilson, Deb Cota, James J. Brescia, Ed. D. , Mary O'Donovan, Mr. & Mrs. Grace, and three anonymous donors! 


Thank you, to the young man who really got a got the big prize money started, in 2021-2022, Owen Lameray. 

And thank you to Rotary, and Rick Goree for our largest donation every year, this year, $2500!


Donor's Choose and Allstate Insurance  for doubling our Rotary money.


Thanks to our judges, Mrs. Allison Alltucker, Mr. Ryan Flores, Mr. Ron Wild, Mr. Rocco Coletta, Mr. Michael Witman and Mr. Grace.


Thanks to Mrs. Grace for letting Mr. Grace steal some of her money ;-)  and being understanding with Mr. Grace's crazy projects! 







2022-2023

This is the first year we have had $5000 in prizes for our Estreno Short Film Festival! 


Thank you, to the young man who really got a lot of this started, in 2021-2022, Owen Lameray, Rotary, and Rick Goree.  

And then, all these wonderful individuals and their families who donated: 

Mr. Geof Land, Vanessa Vidal, Mrs. Ring, Jessica L. Dodds, Melissa Harrold, Marie Goldsmith, Rebekah Shapiro-Jones, Katie Colvard,  Madelon Leung, Elizabeth Strubbe, Mr. Wortman, Angela Ryals, Ian Grace, Steve and Angie Archuleta, Dawn Lambeth (for a special lil' something)  two anonymous donors, and the Grace family. 



2021-2022: 

This year, Mr. Grace was able to raise, get this, almost $10,000 for our classroom! 


We started with Yeti microphones for all 33 students!  Then we moved on to DAS brand professional aluminum keyboards.  Then we received donations for the prizes for this competition. Almost $10,000, no kidding!

 

Thank you, to all these individuals and their families who donated: 

Owen Lameray, Rotary, and Rick Goree, Pam Nargie, Terence Winter,  Richard Lee, Angela Zeron, Stasi Seay, Marianne Loeser, Melissa Harrold, Rebekah Shapiro-Jones, Angela Ryals, Daniel Curren, Madelon Leung, Shannon Cogan, Alex Leung, Patricia Eastep, Natalie Hunt, Rachel Prasad, Andrew Wortman, Ian Grace, Keira Grace, Amy Coletta, Steve Archuleta, Katie Kahler, Amy Tuuri Manning,  Deb Cota, BreAnne Cerda, Dennis Lemons, Katherine Hapeman, Ron Wild, Bill Gates, and two anonymous donors! 


Our judges, Mrs. Allison Alltucker, Mr. Ryan Flores, Mrs. Allison Alltucker, Ron Wild, Mr. Rocco Coletta, and Mr. Michael Witman. 


Mr. Ryan Flores gets to get thanked...twice! :) Ran the show for several years and helped us realized it's true potential! 


Thanks to Mrs. Grace for donations, and being understanding with Mr. Grace's crazy projects! 



All those at DonorsChoose.org