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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning right now though two the Birthday

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<v Speaker 1>Party Project founder and CEO Paige Lohofer Page, You're getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready for the biggest, best birthday party ever.

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<v Speaker 2>Please tell us about.

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<v Speaker 3>It, hey, Amy, Yes, we're so excited to welcome families

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<v Speaker 3>who have been displaced due to the La wildfires. We

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<v Speaker 3>will be welcoming on them onto the DreamWorks campus this

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<v Speaker 3>weekend to celebrate birthdays. We believe that joy changes lives,

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<v Speaker 3>and we think that in a time that feels probably

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<v Speaker 3>really uncertain, that this is the best time to bring

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<v Speaker 3>families together and to remind them that they are worthy

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<v Speaker 3>of a celebration.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, and how did you find these kids? Page?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, so, we have great partners with the La County

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<v Speaker 3>YMCA as well as Dream Center. They're the ones right

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<v Speaker 3>now that are on the ground doing the work to

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<v Speaker 3>help families recover from the world wildfires. And so because

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<v Speaker 3>we partner with homeless shelters and transitional living facilities to

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<v Speaker 3>celebrate the lives of children who are experiencing homelessness and transition,

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<v Speaker 3>we felt like this was a perfect way to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to reach kids and really hard to reach places

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<v Speaker 3>right now. And so they've come alongside of us to

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<v Speaker 3>ensure that the families that they are supporting get to

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<v Speaker 3>be part of this celebration.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>And then tell us about the party itself. You said

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<v Speaker 1>it's a dream Work so that's going to be cool and.

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<v Speaker 3>Can you imagine?

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<v Speaker 2>No, So it's happening? Is it this Saturday?

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<v Speaker 3>It's this Saturday. We'll be welcoming in about two hundred

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<v Speaker 3>family members into a larger than life carnival themed bash

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<v Speaker 3>with lots of games and of course fun prizes from

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<v Speaker 3>every dream Works character imaginable. It will be about two

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<v Speaker 3>hours long, just enough time for us to really be

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<v Speaker 3>able to connect with our families, allow the kids to

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<v Speaker 3>run around, eat a lot of sugar, and then let

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<v Speaker 3>them go on their way with their families.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're going to have some special appearances from Gabby's

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<v Speaker 1>Dollhouse characters.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, we are so excited. You know, Gabby just celebrated

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<v Speaker 3>her birthday and so she is sharing it with us

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<v Speaker 3>and with the kids that we get to celebrate this weekend,

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<v Speaker 3>and so Gabby will be there to surprise our birthday

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<v Speaker 3>kids are we are so excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm guessing there's going to be lots of photo ops,

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<v Speaker 1>which the kids and the parents are going to love.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't you know. And one of the things that we

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<v Speaker 3>love about taking photos at our parties is that we

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<v Speaker 3>know that families who are especially right now who have

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<v Speaker 3>been affected by wildfires, most likely most of those photos

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<v Speaker 3>are no longer in their possession. They may own some

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<v Speaker 3>of them on a camera roll on their phone, but

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<v Speaker 3>they don't have physical photos. So every single party that

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<v Speaker 3>we host around the country, but this will in particular,

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<v Speaker 3>we want to make sure that families leave with capturing

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<v Speaker 3>the memories from that moment this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Paige, you just made me cry. I mean, I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 1>That's such a good point because again, these families lost

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely everything.

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<v Speaker 2>And Paige, I want to talk to you a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit about the Birthday project. Yeah, because this isn't anything new.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, like you're putting this together and you go, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>that's great, But this is something that you guys do

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<v Speaker 1>all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>We do. We do have the opportunity to partner with

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<v Speaker 3>homeless shelters transitional living facilities in Los Angeles area, but

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<v Speaker 3>actually all around the country, and every single month we

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<v Speaker 3>come in and host birthday parties to celebrate those children

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<v Speaker 3>who are experiencing homelessness. But the best part for us

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<v Speaker 3>is that we invite all the other kids and family

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<v Speaker 3>members who are staying at that agency to participate in

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<v Speaker 3>the party. We believe that we all want to be

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<v Speaker 3>seen and known and celebrated, and we think the best

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<v Speaker 3>way to do that and through a celebration where we

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<v Speaker 3>can all connect and be together.

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<v Speaker 1>And what better excuse to throw a big birthday party?

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<v Speaker 1>How are you guys funded?

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<v Speaker 2>Paige?

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<v Speaker 3>We love when people share their birthday with us, just

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<v Speaker 3>like Gabby is doing this weekend, so people can share

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<v Speaker 3>their birthday with us. We will take donations from any

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<v Speaker 3>individual or any individual or company, but we are funded

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<v Speaker 3>by the power of people from big partners like Oriental

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<v Speaker 3>Trading Company, who is helping us this weekend, to an

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<v Speaker 3>eight year old who recently dropped off gifts and gift

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<v Speaker 3>cards to us that he collected at his birthday party.

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<v Speaker 3>We absolutely run base because of the people that are

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<v Speaker 3>around us and say yes to our mission.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>And where can people make a donation if they want to?

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<v Speaker 1>Is their website you can show them to.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thanks Amy, It's the Birthday Party Project dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>The Birthday Party project dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you want to bring a little joy to

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<v Speaker 1>a child who's missed birthday celebration because of the wild

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<v Speaker 1>for fires or because they don't have a home and

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<v Speaker 1>parents might not have the money to throw a party

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<v Speaker 1>for them, you can donate and it's the Birthday Party Project.

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<v Speaker 2>Paige. I love what you guys are doing making.

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday a very special day for a lot of kids

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<v Speaker 1>who missed out on their birthdays this year.

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<v Speaker 2>So of those stupid fires.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I know. Thanks Amy, We are thrilled to

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<v Speaker 3>welcome them on Saturday, and thanks for the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 3>share a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the founder and CEO of the Birthday Party Project,

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<v Speaker 1>Paige Lohoffer.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Paige.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. Isn't that great?

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<v Speaker 3>How?

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<v Speaker 2>And they get to do it at DreamWorks Fun So cool.