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West Side Story

The Achievable Foundation, in partnership with Budget Rent a Car of Southern California and the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, presented the West Side Story 50th Anniversary Film Screening, sing-along and MORE with a Q&A session featuring the film's original stars George Chakiris ("Bernardo") and Russ Tamblyn ("Riff"), a live performance by The Westside Special Actors Group (including actors from hit television shows such as Baywatch, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Life Goes On and The Secret Life of the American Teenager) and a hosted reception with food and wine.

When: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: The exclusive WME screening room at 9601 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Why: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of a landmark film and to raise funds for The Achievable Clinic, a first-of-its-kind community health clinic for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Thank you to all who attended and all who donated. We raised over $35,000 for Achievable's clinic initiative.

We also want to thank Los Angeles Speech and Language Therapy Center, JWO Corporation and Geri Brawerman for their generous support.