Who Knew Premiere & Auction a big success

We not only sprang forward in time on Sunday but we sprang forward in our mission. WHO KNEW Dyslexia is a Way of Thinking made its debut at the Star Cinema, in Sidney, BC in front of 120 wonderful people.  It was an incredibly special afternoon!

It was a Premiere, a red carpet event, Laura had the Guest List as she greeted everyone, Julie made the entrances inviting with our posters and refreshments… and created a red carpet photo op in the theatre!

As guests entered the theatre they could pose on the red carpet or collect their auction item.  We had the entire Crew there, Kelly our Director, Dave - Sound, Adam and Ben - Camera ops, Lillie - Stills photographer and our Mentor, Maureen. We had the entire Cast, Julie, Abraham, Davey and Wynne, Manda, Evan and Koen…                     

Sue and Kelly, introduced the film and afterwards Cast and Crew took questions… it was a star studded event because everyone was a star in this incredible achievement … flowers and kudos to all our benefactors, heplers, auction donors and bidders, students, location donors, Board past and present, THANK YOU for being part of spreading this information to all those who will benefit!

Kelly will be entering the documentary into Film Festivals and a festival will not accept a film if it is on general release, so until then we will be arranging private viewings.  You can contact Sue or Laura via info@thewds.org to arrange such a viewing.  Telus Optik will release it in the Fall, and then we will be able to release it on YouTube.

We are beyond grateful and excited to announce that the auction raised $2,600+ which will be used for program sponsorships… again, THANK YOU!

WHO KNEW is how phasing into WHO KNOWS what might happen !  Last week, Sue sent an email and the documentary to Jamie Oliver in the UK when she learned he is making a documentary on dyslexia for Channel 4… so truly  WHO KNOWS what will happen now !

Thank you to all of our amazing auction donors! To learn more about our donors and for more information on how you can get involved visit our page HERE.