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WriteGirl Supporters

WriteGirl would like to thank the following for their generous support:

Writegirl is grateful to Amazon.com for its grant award in support of the publication of our 2010 anthology, Beyond Words.

Foundations and Corporations:

ABC Family
Adams Family Foundation
Ahmanson Foundation
American Association of University Women
Annenberg Foundation
Band From TV
Bloomspot
BLT & Associates
Boone Family Foundation
Capital Group
City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Youth Arts and Education Program
Creative Artists Agency
DIRECTV
Disney
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation
Edlow Family Fund
Eisner Foundation
FACE Stockholm
Fox
Frog Crossing Foundation
5 For Fairness
Gilman Family Trust
Goodworks Foundation
Granta
The Green Foundation
Guitar Center
Hay Foundation
The Humanitas Prize
J.R. Hyde III Family Foundation
iGive
Kikkerland
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Unified School District - Beyond the Bell Branch
NBC Universal Foundation
Oder Family Foundation
Pacific Life Foundation
Ralphs
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Roll International
RR Donnelley
Safe Cities Foundation
San Gennaro Foundation
Simon and Diana Raab Foundation
Sony
Soroptimist International
Southern California Edison
State Street Foundation
Marc and Eva Stern Foundation
Time Warner
United Talent Agency
Weingart Foundation
WME
Women’s Foundation of California
Women Helping Youth
Writers Guild of America, West

Special Thanks to all of our individual donors who have so generously contributed to help WriteGirl grow and help more teen girls each year.

The Honorable Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Councilmembers Eric Garcetti, Tom LaBonge and Jan Perry for support and acknowledgement of WriteGirl's contributions to the community.

Event Space:

Los Angeles Unified School District, Beyond the Bell Division and the Miguel Contreras Learning Center for providing a workshop space where over 150 women and girls gather to write each month. Yucca Community Center, GRAMMY Foundation, Assistance League of Southern California and the Writers Guild of America for event space.

Advisory Board Members for support and guidance on strategy, fundraising, communications and development of community partnerships.

RR Donnelley for their ongoing support.

All of WriteGirl's mentors and volunteers for professional services, including strategic planning, public relations, event coordination, mentoring management, training & curriculum development, catering, financial management and administrative assistance.

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, West Hollywood Book Fair, and UCLA Writers Faire for donating WriteGirl booth space and promotional support at these events.

Writers Guild Foundation for publicity assistance in recruiting mentors and volunteers for WriteGirl through their faculty and student populations.

Special Thanks to Our Generous In-Kind Contributors

All of us at WriteGirl thank the following for generously supporting our program and membership throughout the season with discounted or donated products and services:

For writing journals: Harry Abrams, Blick Art Materials, BrushDance Inc., Carolina Pads, Cavallini Papers & Co., Chronicle Books, Ecojot, Design Printing, Falling Water, Fiorentina, Flavia, Galison/MudPuppy Press, Hartley and Marks, JournalBooks, Kikkerland Design, Anne McGilvray & Company, Michael Roger Press, Mirage Paper Company, Retired Hipster, Rock Scissor Paper, Running Rhino & Co., K. Schweitzer, Trends International, Whimsy Press

Food, desserts and beverages at WriteGirl workshops and special events: Bagel Broker, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Barragan’s Mexican Restaurant, Big Sugar Bakeshop, Border Grill, Carol Martin Cupcakes, Chef Gordon Smith, Chocolates à la Carte, Chipotle, Cookie Casa, Cuties, Earth Wind and Flour, El Pollo Loco, Frankie's on Melrose, IZZE Beverages, Kychon Chicken, La Pizza Loca, Les Macarons Duverger, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Louise’s Trattoria, Mani’s Bakery, Kate Mantilini’s, Maria’s Italian Kitchen, Masa of Echo Park, Michael’s Restaurant, Mozza, Musso and Frank’s, Nestle Juicy Juice, Olive Garden, Panda Restaurant Group, Panera Bread, Pescado Mojado, POM Wonderful, Porto's Bakery, Ralphs, Marni Rader, Real Food Daily, Señor Fish, Sharky’s Woodfire Grill, Spitz, SusieCakes, Swill, The Riverside Café, TRU Vodka, Tudor House, Veggie Grill, Yuca's and all of our volunteers who donated delicious desserts for our workshops.

Gifts for girls, volunteers, event donations: 55 Degree Wine, ABC Family, Abra Therapeutics, Aveda, Bauble Bath, Beacon Hotel, Blackwell Fitness, Blue Planet Soap Company, Daisy Rock Guitar, Design Printing, DirecTV, Disney, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, Earthly Body, Earthpack, EK Success, EOS, Essence, Evan Healy Cosmetics, Everybody’s Nuts, FACE Stockholm, Finkbine Essential Oils, Flemming Chalef, Flex Flop, Fox Regency Pictures, Fox Searchlight, Fox Home Entertainment, Four Seasons Hotel, Glee Gum/Verve, Good Cheer Company, Hilton Checkers Hotel, Hint Mints, Home Collective, ICU eyewear, Intercontinental Hotel, Jakks Pacific, JousJous.com, Kiss Me in the Garden, Kitsch*n Glam, Kikkerland, Kirana Skin Care Clinic, Klean Bath & Body, Cindy Lauren, LA Shares, Little Mismatched, Linco Picture Framing, Magnetic Poetry, Mirabella, Mo’s Nose, Murad Skin Care Products, Nancy’s Creation, NBC Universal, Nektar De Stagni, Neutrogena, Noodle Talk, Organic Essence, Oriental Trading Co., PakNak, Parlux Fragrances, Pentel, Pharmaca, Quotable Cards, Re-Mi Vintage, Roll, Sacred Heart LA, Santa Monica Writers’ Junction, Soolip Paperie Press, Southern California Beauty Supplies, The Story Society, Tarte, Teleflora, Tema, Two’s Company, Ultimate Creations, Vietri, Writers Boot Camp, Zest Books.

Printing and copy services: Ortiz Printing, Chromatic Lithographers Inc., FedEx Office, RR Donnelly, Sterling Pierce Printing, Burdge Cooper, U-Printing

Design: Sara Apelkvist, Kathleen Checchin, Erin Fleiner, Juliana Sankaran-Felix, Nathalie Gallmeier, Vince Serecin (Flying Pie Design)

Photography/Videography: Lisa Beebee, Jami Biven, BLT Helps, Clayton Goodfellow, Thomas Hargis, Laura Hoopes, Margaret Hyde, Mario de Lopez, Tiffany Peterson, Justin Rubin, Luther Scott, Marvin Yan

WriteGirl welcomes your contribution to help support our growing organization.
Email us at: support@writegirl.org

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