Create Now Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

Create Now was invited to participate in a Cinco de Mayo event at Westside Children's Center in Culver City. Our wonderful volunteers helped dozens of at-risk children to make unique puppets out of paper bags using stickers, eyelashes, buttons, pom-poms and more. These decorating materials enhanced the characters they designed out of simple lunch bags.

The kids bonded with their parents through the process, which was the purpose of the event, as well as introducing families to the diverse resources in their community. Foster and adopted youth were also at the festival. Everyone enjoyed the abundant food, music, dancing and other activities.

Our partner Sephora in Culver City joined us at the next table where their volunteers did makeovers for women and girls, who loved the results. They felt special and their self-esteem was lifted.

Thanks to our volunteers Lauren Cross, Natalie Coon and Paul Raphel. They were terrific as they encouraged the children to feel comfortable and creative while building their puppets.

Results of our Def Leppard Auction

Thanks to the continued generosity of Vivian Campbell and Def Leppard, we were able to offer a one-of-a-kind Limited Edition Washburn Def Leppard Guitar, autographed by all five band members, on eBay. We are so excited to report that this amazing guitar package was sold to Kathy Percosky for $7,620. We are so grateful to Viv and Def Lappard, as well as Jeff Magnuson who donated the guitar, and the wonderful fans who bid on it.

Create Now is proud to be selected as a 2012 Top-Rated Education Nonprofit by Guidestar and Great Nonprofits.