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Playground of Dreams (POD), a new innovative non-profit mentoring program that teams entertainment industry influencers with children to help foster their creativity, confidence, leadership skills and unique purpose in the world is proud to announce that its first-ever Coolest Variety Show on Earth raised $ 30,000 in funds for the charity. The donations from the benefit will flow directly to the Los Angeles-based organization in bringing in a new team of children, advancing its current team into their community service initiative, growing their national presence, and make it possible for the maximum number of children to participate and realize their dreams.

For its first-ever full-scale benefit, POD saw an overwhelming amount of support from the community. More than 500 people attended the sold out Coolest Variety Show on Earth, including a slew of celebrities such as actress Vanessa Williams, actress Frances Fisher, E! News correspondent Catt Sadler, actors Aldis and Edwin Hodge, NBA great Joe Smith, actor Ernie Hudson, actress Sharon Lawrence, actor Dash Mihok, actor Martin Kove, and actress Erin Cahill.

The main event at the benefit was an impressive variety showcase starring the children of Playground of Dreams expressing their number one passions through song, dance, science, spoken word poetry and other talents.

“I have never seen so many standing ovations in one place in my life, says Brian Larrabee, Co-Founder of Playground of Dreams. What was intended to be a day of our Playground of Dreams kids expressing and fulfilling their dreams, turned into a celebration of everybody in the theatre experiencing what it is like to live the life of their dreams.

Special performances by The School of Rock, actor Dash Mihok, actor Travis Van Winkle, actress Sharon Pierre-Louis, international recording artist Kandace Lindsey, bands COED and Mosaic also wowed the crowd. In addition to the live acts, the event included a Dream Panel, featuring Catt Sadler, Sharon Lawrence, Frances Fisher, Martin Kove, two time Oscar-winning sound engineer Ron Judkins, and talent manager Michael Greenwald. The event also included interactive dream clinics such as a build-your-own-superhero station, Michael The Baker baking station, E! News hosting clinic by Women Like Us foundation, an artistry station with live music and painting and hosted by World Peace Project 24 Peaces.

Event attendees enjoyed food, drinks and prizes donated by sponsors including Lacoste, Village Pizzeria, Level 3 Design Group, Sweet Crush Ice Bar, Duff Goldmans Cake Mix, EarthBar, Hint Water, Ice Link, KB Covers, Chef Richie Million, Cinema Secrets, Blue Ice Vodka, Corozon Maya Tequila and Kickin Foods. Special thanks to our media sponsors Steven James Collins Photography, Delpha Baxter, Tim Delaney, Nabil Handem, Emerson Boergadine, Parisa Afsahi, Arianna Sinclair, Jacqueline Feldman, and Michael Bezjian.

“Our sincerest gratitude and thanks for the contributions of all of our sponsors, kids, volunteers and attendees – all of which made this possible, says Anna Herbert, Playground of Dreams Co-Founder. Everyone was 100% invested in creating this magnificent event, and we really appreciate their commitment, patience, giving, and love. We are excited to work with all of them in the future!”

Beginning at 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM on April 27th, in conjunction with the renowned global event, World Tai Chi Day, Shaolin Institute will conduct Tai Chi & Tai Gong workshops at Pinckneyville Park (Large Pavillion) in Norcross, GA.

For over two hours Saturday, April 27th Shaolin Temple Grand Master Shi Deru, Shaolin Temple Young Master Shi Zhongqin, other high level Shaolin martial arts instructors will lead a pubic audience of enthusiastic, health conscious participants through Tai Chi and Tai Gong exercises aimed at promoting a healthier lifestyle and optimal mind/body wellness. Healthy food and refreshments will be served.

The world-wide Tai Chi and Qi Gong celebration will be celebrated outdoors on the lawn of the Family Pavillion at Pinckneyville Park in Norcross, GA.

The many health and healing benefits of these ancient art forms have been researched and documented by prestigious medical organizations around the world (Harvard University and UCLA are among them) demonstrating a measurable ability to improve and/or resolve the following health conditions:

Arthritis, Asthma, complex autoimmune diseases, anxiety and depression disorders, Diabetes, heart disease, Hypertension, obesity, Rheumatic disease and many more.

The latest research has documented improved outcomes for patients battling cancer, recovering from major surgery, and even traumatic brain injury.

Every participant who attends and registers at Shaolin Institutes free-to-the-public event will receive a World Tai Chi Day T-shirt and will be awarded a two-week gift certificate entitling them to (4) Tai Chi or Tai Gong classes at the private martial arts campus in Norcross, GA.

Similar programs will be conducted by Shaolin Institute Atlantas two sister campuses in Mobile, AL at Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile, and New Orleans, at Audubon Zoo on St. Charles across from Tulane University. Master Shi Derus champion martial artist and instructor, Chen Zhe and other top instructors will lead these workshops,

The programs will include:

The Baylor University campus in Waco, Texas, is about to undergo a major transformation with the addition of a new on-campus football stadium. The innovative riverfront stadium will offer one of the most unique fan experiences in all of intercollegiate athletics. EarthCam’s construction cameras will be on site for the length of this significant project, documenting progress from foundation to completion.

Baylor football has been off-campus since 1936. The strong desire from Baylor Nation to move their Bears on campus was a major factor for construction of the new stadium. Baylor Athletics selected three of EarthCam’s construction cameras one live streaming camera and two high-definition megapixel cameras to document the progress for this significant development project. Each camera offers a unique perspective of the site, enabling project teams to view activity remotely in real-time, while documenting the entire process for time-lapse photography. A robotic megapixel camera will automatically pan the jobsite each day, generating an impressive 360