Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Rotimi and Shenae visit "My Friend's Place"

Here are some photos of Shenae and Rotimi (along with Michael Kass and Rotimi's assistant), spending some time at My Friend's Place - a drop-in center for homeless youth in Hollywood - doing research for the film. 



The people behind SUGAR are partnering up with My Friend's Place to bring awareness to the growing problem of homeless kids in LA.







Here are Shenae and Rotimi trying out a Cirque du Soleil-sponsored exercise called Cirque du Monde - an outreach program for homeless children at My Friend's Place.


 From Rotimi: 

The thought is that when kids have fun, they forget about their troubles for that moment. The key behind the tightrope is that when they do it, they have to reach out for help and for some it will be the first time they've equated touch with something good.





Check out Cirque du Soleil's "Cirque du Monde" page to learn more about this wonderful program that has been running for 15 years!

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