Essay Contest Is Back!

The Dr. Barbara Seniors Harkins Foundation launched its essay writing contest for middle school students (grades 6-8) in the United States, in March. The top prize is a Fire Tablet with 8GB RAM and Google Mobile Services! This year we had over thirty students submit their essays. Judges are very excited to read them.
The winners will be announced on, Friday, April 28, 2023.

Foundation Student of the Month: Emily Gomez

Emily Gomez is a freshman with a Theatre major at California State University (CSUN), Northridge. She participated in The Acting Program and Film Screenings at Dr. Barbara Seniors Harkins Foundation. She wants to become an actor but also wants to learn about the art of set building and prop-making. She ABSOLUTELY believes the Acting Program prepared her to apply for college. The Acting program has given her the confidence to pursue her passion for acting wholeheartedly. Some advice for younger classmates about applying for colleges she would like to share is: Don’t feel pressure to apply to or go to a certain college just for prestige!

The foundation accepts donations throughout the year for all of its programs. If you would like to donate to the foundation: Please visit the front page of our website for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• April 1- 30: Scholarship Raffle to benefit our Scholarship Program
• April 10-24: Acting Conversations:
• April 22: Online Film Workshop with TV & Film Producers
• April 29: Photography Online Workshop