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Current BBF News
"The best way to get involved in BBF is to tune in to what's going on inside."
- Joseph Kellman
- American Girl Doll Place Experience
- BBF Remembers Michael Scott
- BBF's First Annual Student Film Awards
Joseph Kellman, 90; A Legend in Chicago Business and Chicago Philanthropy
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Joe Kellman, a titan of the Chicago business community and a lifelong advocate for children and families in the North Lawndale community, died peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2010, at his home in Texas. He passed away on his 90th birthday surrounded by his loving wife and family. Upon retirement in 2001, he and his wife LouAnne moved to Southern California, where they were residing at the time of his death. Click here to continue... |
American Girl Doll Place Experience
On Saturday, December 19th, all the young girls (ages ranging from 5 to 12), of The Better Boy's Foundation Project LEAD Program had the great opportunity of experiencing downtown Chicago (during the holiday season), beautiful Water Tower Place and enjoying a four course meal at American Girl Place Cafe. The girls were all dressed in lovely dresses and on their very best behavior. Every girl had a chance to explore the magical world of the American Girl shop, which features lovely lifelike dolls, books, toys, doll hair studio, doll clinic and photo studio, that can light up any girl's face. If those experiences weren't enough, imagine the big smiles when after dinner each girl was given an American Girl Doll. From all the smiles, woo's and wow's, this experience made dream's come true and will be treasured forever.
The BBF community mourns the loss of Michael Scott and extends its deepest sympathies to his family and friends. |
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| Michael Scott was a part of the BBF community for nearly 50 years. He participated in BBF programming in his youth, attended Fordham Universityon a BBF Scholarship, and remained an active member of BBF’s Board of Directors all of his life. His death is a tremendous loss for BBF, for the North Lawndale community, and for the entire city of Chicago. Michael was a role model for the young people we serve, embodying the intelligence, passion, drive for success, empathy toward others, and commitment to community that we seek to develop in each child who walks through our doors. We will miss Michael. He will be remembered always as an exemplary friend and colleague and as a man who made a real and lasting difference in North Lawndale and in the lives of its children and families. | ||
BBF Presents First Annual Student Film Awards
BBF presented its first set of annual student film awards at its August 21st Summer Skylark event. The four award-winning films were created as a part of BBF’s Journeys in Film workshop. Funded by the City of Chicago’s After School Matters program, Journeys in Film ran as a six-week filmmaking apprenticeship during summer 2009. Co-taught by two professionals from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Warren Cockerham and Lori Felker, the workshop focused on animation, cinematography, sound and editing. Each apprentice was issued a Flip video camera to shoot footage and learned to edit his/her work on BBF’s suite of Apple MacBooks. The end result was a set of youth films impressive in their range of subject matter and demonstration of filmmaking skills.
First Prize, the BBF Palme d’ Or ($100 cash prize):
~ Yolanda Morris for Stolen Childhood.
An incredibly moving personal narrative selected by the BBF film critics circle for its notable maturity in its handling of its subject matter and its use imagery, editing techniques and voice over.
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~ Jasmine Manuel for Cat Files.
A wonderfully creative and humorous ode to the feline honored by the BBF film critics circle for its innovative use of camera shots, animation, editing, sound effects and voice over narration.
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Second Prize, the BBF Grand Prix ($75 cash prize)
~ Group Rotoscope, created by the entire Journeys in Film class*
Recognized by the BBF film critics circle for excellence in technique and demonstration of film-making skills acquired via rotoscoping of scenes from Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window.
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* Participants in the summer Journeys in Film apprenticeship: Rodney Bell, Kia Clair, William Gordon, Lamont Gordon, Zachary Greenwood, Jaquell Hayes, Gabrielle Ivy, Jasmine Manuel, Keaira Matthews, Yolanda Morris, Cheffon Robinson, Randi Taylor, Tanisha Willard, Angelo Williams and Ora’Lisa Williams.
Third Prize, the BBF Prize ($50 cash prize)
~ Your Next, version three, edited by Rodney Bell
Recognized by the BBF film critics circle for excellence in editing and innovative use of music/soundtrack.
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