I would like to express my thanks to Norma and the crew at the Olympic Theater for their hard, extra work to provide us with a special showing of the Freedom Writers.
Thanks also to the administration and staff of Weston High School, Freshman Academy, for letting me make my dream come true taking their teenagers to see this movie.
I would also like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their contributions and believing in these teenagers, the Arlington administrators cabinet, school board members, Teresa Daugherty, Cathy Clark-Smith, Rich Senff (Action Sports) Linda Kroez (Kens T.V.), Carla Lowe (Little Italy), Joann Hicks (Arlington Book Store), Sara Austin (Magic Sheers), Barbara Stratton (B&T) Bruce & Robyn Bruch (Broosters Cafe), Bud Davis (Emerald Industrial), Mark Danta (Danta Chase & Co., CPA) Steve Van Marte / Martin Brada-Perez, (Bistro San Martian), Cathy Fullerton & Julie Dowell (360 Home Real Estate), Denise Young (Metron Assoc, Inc,), Gregory Minaker (Minaker Architecture, PS), Karen Aurand (Reach Center), Jean B. Olson, Steve Clariday, Debi Donovan (Debis Hair and Tan Studio), Alissa Schoeppe, Janes M. Muclestone, (James M. Mucklestone Attorney at Law), Jay Carey (Law offices of Jay Carey), Kiwanis Club of Arlington, George & Annalee Bolton, Sharon Billdt, (Less Schwab Tire Center), Art & Jackie Hutton (Pizza Factory), Mark Spencer (All Season Spas & Stoves), (Cascade Surveying & Engineering, Inc.), Mike & Kathy Brewer (Brewer Construction), the Jewelry Store and myself.
Thank you again for contributing to the fund to give these teens the opportunity to find relevance in their classes at school. I believe the movie helps to show these teens that this community believes in them.
Thank you,
Carolyn E. Erickson