DRAWN FROM VALOR INC
321 FULTON STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94301 drawnfromvalor.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PURPOSE OF DRAWN FROM VALOR, INC. IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES.

THE MISSION OF DRAWN FROM VALOR IS TO EDUCATE THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT. WE ARE A NON-PROFIT ANIMATION STUDIO CREATING ORIGINAL WORKS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS BY EDUCATING THEM THROUGH THE POWER OF ANIMATED STORYTELLING. OUR AIM IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE KNOWLEDGE IN AN ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN LEARN AT THEIR OWN PACE, WITH THE OVERARCHING GOAL BEING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES AND EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES.

ACCESS AND IMPACT: IN 2019 WE SOUGHT TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY AND EXPAND OUR REACH SO AS TO BETTER SERVE OUR MISSION. TO THIS END, OUR EFFORTS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPING CONTENT TO EXPAND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING. WE ALSO SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME AND RESOURCES STRENGTHENING INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL KIDSCREEN SUMMIT IN MIAMI, FL, IN ORDER TO MEET WITH POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND DISTRIBUTORS. WE ALSO SPENT THE YEAR DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS TOON BOOM ANIMATION (A WELL-RESPECTED ESTABLISHED ANIMATION SOFTWARE COMPANY WHICH PROVIDES US WITH EXPANDED REACH, EXPERT ADVICE, AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS) AND WACOM, DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL CARTOONIST SOCIETY, AS WELL AS WITH NEWER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NIMBLE COLLECTIVE (WHICH SPECIALIZED IN PROVIDING CONTENT CREATION AND DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR NETWORKED / REMOTE ANIMATION STUDIOS). WE ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PSYCH ARMOR.TYPE 1 DIABETES (T1D) EDUCATION: KARA AND THE (NOT SO) DIRE BEASTIE IS AN EIGHT-PART ANIMATED SERIES CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DR. ANGELINA BERNIER OF UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S PEDIATRIC DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. THE SERIES WAS RELEASED ONLINE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH VIA OUR WEBSITE AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS IN 2018. IN 2019 WE SOUGHT TO INCREASE AWARENESS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND EXPAND DISTRIBUTION VIA NEW PARTNERSHIPS.POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD): OUR PTSD EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROJECTS, THE TALES OF THE GOLDEN ACORN (AN ANIMATED SERIES) AND OINYA'S PRIZE (AN ANIMATED SHORT FILM), CONTINUED TO BE DEVELOPED TO BENEFIT YOUNG PEOPLE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IMPACTED BY TRAUMA. THE STORYLINES ARE CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SMES) IN THE FIELDS OF CHILD AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND TRAUMA COUNSELING, WITH MULTIPLE STORYLINES TARGETING AGE GROUPS RANGING FROM SIX TO 18 YEAR OLDS. TAKEN TOGETHER, THEY COMPRISE A COLLECTION OF STORIES ABOUT LOSS, STRUGGLE, AND HOPE, AND THE CHALLENGES WE MAY CONTEND WITH IN THE WAKE OF TRAUMA - FOCUSING ON THE EFFECTS, ISSUES, AND STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) IN A FAMILY SETTING. IN 2019 WE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP STORY-LINES AND SCRIPTS, WHILE FOCUSING THE MAJORITY OF OUR EFFORTS ON FUNDRAISING AND PARTNER-DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO BRING THE SHORT AND FIRST SEASON TO VIEWERS AND ENSURE WIDESPREAD DISTRIBUTION. OTHER HEALTH ISSUES: DURING 2019, WE ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THE COST-EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK "ADVENTURE CASTLE", AN ANIMATED SERIES THAT FOLLOWS A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND STUDY TOGETHER IN A MAGICAL CASTLE THAT IS PLAGUED WITH TROUBLING ISSUES. THE STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO UNCOVER THE MYSTERIOUS CAUSES OF THOSE ISSUES (WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF DISEASE SYMPTOMS) AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THEM. THE SERIES FOCUSES ON HEALTH EDUCATION.

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