Subject: Gonring, Spahn & Associates Newsletter
From: Andy Spahn <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 23:16:33 +0000
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** Gonring | Spahn
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The New Year is fast underway and with the Iowa caucuses kicking off the Presidential election, the New Hampshire primary just around the corner, the Dodgers adding us to their 2016 lineup and the Hammer Museum enlisting us to advise on their expansion, we are already deep into our work.

We’re incredibly proud to be working with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/community/charities/)  as they expand their programming on behalf of children and families in need throughout the greater Los Angeles region. With the power of their brand and the passion of their fans, we’ll be able to increase youth literacy and college readiness, address health challenges that prevent children from engaging in school or recreational activities, improve athletic opportunities and facilities in neighborhoods across Los Angeles and provide a greater opportunity for Angelenos looking for a partner to make an impact in our city.

The Hammer Museum (http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/)  at UCLA has been presented with a unique opportunity to expand its footprint as a world renowned art and cultural center by renovating existing space and expanding into portions of an adjacent office tower. This multi-phase project will increase gallery space, add public and educational amenities and enhance the Museum’s visibility on Wilshire Boulevard.

Our very special congratulations to Steven Spielberg for an outstanding start to the New Year! BRIDGE OF SPIES received 31 nominations this awards season – including six Academy Awards led by Best Picture. Last month, President Barack Obama awarded him our nation’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom. And to see Steven introducing President Obama at the Israeli Embassy on International Holocaust Remembrance Day was truly moving. Please click this link (https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/01/27/president-obama-speaks-righteous-among-nations-ceremony)  to watch the ceremony recognizing individuals who heroically risked their lives to save Jewish people during the Holocaust.

We are also excited that Jeffrey Katzenberg and DreamWorks Animation will be releasing two animated features this year -- KUNG FU PANDA 3 (which topped the box office this past weekend) followed by TROLLS in the fall.

And we are proud to be part of the effort to grow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation (http://sagaftra.foundation/) . For more than 30 years, the Foundation has supported actors through the highs and lows that come with their profession. It provides training, education and other resources to help new and veteran actors alike hone their craft; it’s there when medical and personal crises strike; and it smartly harnesses the unique talents of actors to provide literacy programs for children here at home and around the globe – all funded solely through gifts, not union dues.

Of course 2016 means more than ball fields or buildings or blockbusters; it is a crucial year for American democracy. We very much look forward to providing strategic advice and support to our friends at all levels of elected office.

The race for the White House is entering a critical phase and we are proud to support Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. We know her, we know her team, and we know first-hand that Secretary Clinton is uniquely able to move the nation forward with unmatched experience, intelligence and compassion.

Our fight for the White House is part of a much-larger battle. GS&A is also working with Senators Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer to win a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate. And part of this effort will be the election of Attorney General Kamala Harris to fill the open Senate seat here in California.

We are continuing to see unprecedented shifts in the media landscape and our work on behalf of independent cable networks who deliver unique and compelling content is growing in importance.

The New Year means progress on our personal projects as well. In 2009, President Obama appointed Andy to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and this year the Committee will take an inaugural trip to Cuba. Andy has been a longtime advocate for normalization of U.S. relations and has traveled to Cuba more than 30 times, leading delegations of civic leaders, business executives and artists on cultural exchange missions.

Thank you so much for your friendship. We look forward to keeping in touch in the year ahead and hearing about the projects keeping you busy as well. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can ever be of assistance to you in your efforts to make a difference on issues that matter to you.

Very Best Regards,

Jennifer Gonring (http://gonringspahn.com/jennifer_gonring.php)  & Andy Spahn (http://gonringspahn.com/andy_spahn.php)

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