CAA and Casey Wasserman’s Foundation Team on School Day Drive to Support Teachers, Students
Los Angeles area teachers, students and classrooms should soon be getting a boost from some top entertainment industry partners.
CAA and Casey Wasserman’s Wasserman Foundation are teaming for School Day 2024. The initiative, launching Sept. 14, serves as a county-wide call to action to encourage partners “to adopt a Los Angeles school for a day of service, mentor program and/or provide essential financial resources.” A bunch of high-profile Hollywood companies have already committed and outlined their specific plans, including Fox, Amazon, Paramount, Disney, NBC Universal and Bad Robot, among others.
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“Supporting students and educators has long been a focus for CAA, and a cause I am personally passionate about,” CAA’s co-chairman Richard Lovett said. “For many years, I volunteered at Venice High School, teaching a weekly class to help empower our future leaders. I know firsthand that our time and resources on campus is a worthwhile investment, and part of our commitment to creating a brighter, more equitable future for everyone.”
Added Wasserman, who serves as president and CEO of Wasserman Foundation, chairman and CEO of Wasserman, and chairman of LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games: “I believe that a good education is an absolute right and not a privilege. In order to have a successful community, city, and society we must provide strong opportunities to all students regardless of their zip code. In an effort to level the playing field, the Wasserman Foundation has been working over the past 14 years to renovate schools and give needed resources.”
Participating companies and their commitments are below.
CAA: Hosting a school beautification event with City Year of Los Angeles at Saturn Street Elementary.
Wasserman Foundation: Hosting a career day for students and renovating Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights.
Fox: Fox For Students to offer Westwood Charter Elementary School a grant for supplies and critical resources.
Paramount Pictures: Hosting 500 LAUSD students to present Transformers One-themed capstone projects to Paramount Animation executives, followed by a screening of the film. The initiative marks a continuation of the company’s Arts Matter initiative with the LA Promise Fund.
The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation: Providing STEM equipment to enhance a LAUSD school’s science, technology, engineering and math programs.
Snapchat: Hosting 40 middle school students for a day of career exploration and creative discovery.
Amazon: Providing school supplies to San Miguel Elementary School and partnering with DonorsChoose to support LAUSD teachers.
Bad Robot: Partnering with Community Coalition to provide supplies and backpacks for South LA students returning to elementary, high school and college.
Los Angeles Rams: Hosting a PLAY60 Field Day at Caroline Coleman Field with students from 10 Inglewood Unified School District elementary schools.
The Walt Disney Company: Supporting students in the greater L.A. area through the company’s Disney Future Storytellers program.
The Guitar Center Music Foundation: Providing equipment to build a music recording studio at Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights.
OBB Media: Hosting a school supply backpack drive for the students of 826LA, a Los Angeles–based nonprofit that supports students ages 6–18 with creative and expository writing skills.
The Chargers: Hosting 100 youth from local schools and nonprofits at their new, state of the art training facility and headquarters, The Bolt, in El Segundo. The event will feature a Latinos in Sports Career Panel moderated by Katia Castorena of ESPN Deportes with staff from the Chargers, Verizon and Estrella.
AEG: Supporting 10th Street Elementary School with a kick-off to the annual “Read to A Child” literacy and mentorship program. School supplies will also be donated to there and to other groups like Salvation Army Red Shield Youth Center and Mothers in Action.
NBCUniversal: Hosting students from Ford Blvd. Elementary school in East Los Angeles for a screening of DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot.
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