Shining a Spotlight on Our Scholarship Recipients!
We are thrilled to announce and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our scholarship winners! This year, in partnership with the Carla Hairston Foundation, we awarded a total of twenty scholarships to these exceptional students.
- Four students received Foundation Scholarships
- Eighteen students received Carla Hairston Scholarships
Please join us in congratulating:
Joi Turner, Rebecca Starr, Vivianna Rivera, Tiara Luckey, Aliyah Johnson, Hana Hairston, Lauren Forney, Lemoni Conde, Nicole Butler, Jacob Beard, Jasmine Bellinger, Milo Akerman, Amaya Concepcion, Emily Gomez, Anthony Minnis, Gia Wond, Betsy Mullins, Cynthia Cesar, Sa’Niyah Alexix Jean, and Jose Miguel Soler Hernandez.
We are incredibly proud of these talented individuals and look forward to witnessing their continued success in the upcoming academic year!
BACK TO SCHOOL SCREENPLAY WRITING CONTEST: A Resounding Success!
We’re excited to share that our Back-to-School Screenplay Writing Contest has been a huge success! This year, we received 20 impressive scripts from talented young writers across the United States.
Judging Underway
The submission deadline was Friday, October 31st, and our esteemed panel of screenwriters—Chelsea Ishikawa, Thea Rogers, and Educational Consultant Michelle Massie—are now hard at work reviewing the submissions.
Mark Your Calendars: Announcement Date
The winners will be announced on Friday, December 5, 2025. Stay tuned!
We can’t wait to discover and celebrate these amazing stories!
Preparing for Giving Tuesday: Funding the Future of Film
The Foundation is gearing up for its most crucial fundraising day of the year: Giving Tuesday. As a small non-profit dedicated to motivating underprivileged children to pursue education beyond high school through combining studying with inspirational out-of-school activities, this annual event is essential for ensuring the continuation of its flagship Summer Film Camp program. This unique camp offers participants hands-on experience in filmmaking, screenwriting, and digital storytelling, providing invaluable technical skills and creative exposure that defines scholars beyond the traditional classroom. The foundation’s goal this Giving Tuesday is to raise 1,000.00 to cover the costs associated with equipment rentals, professional instructors, and scholarships for deserving students, ensuring that financial barriers don’t prevent the next generation of talented storytellers from accessing this transformative program.
The success of this year’s Giving Tuesday campaign directly impacts the foundation’s ability to offer its summer programming at no cost to families in need. The team is calling on its community of supporters, local partners, and advocates for arts education to contribute, whether through a monetary donation or by spreading the word on social media using [Your Campaign Hashtag, e.g., #HarkinsFilmFuture]. Every dollar raised on Tuesday, November 28th, will be a vital investment in the lives of young people, providing them with the confidence, teamwork skills, and technical knowledge necessary to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world. By supporting the Summer Film Camp, donors help the Dr. Barbara Seniors Harkins Foundation fulfills its mission of expanding educational horizons and creating enriching experiences that light the path toward higher education.
Foundation: Upcoming Events:
November 22: Film Screening
December 2: GivingTuesday
December 6: Online Film Screening
SUPPORT US
The foundation accepts donations throughout the year for all of its programs. If you would like to donate to the foundation, please visit our website at https://barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org and click “Support Us” in the top right corner.