The BASH 2011

Well, it's official! The BASH 2011 occurred on May 14, 2011, and was a huge success. We are so pleased to have thrown such a wonderful event benefiting the teens in isolation at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and we believe that we raised enough money this year to make the hospital a much more enjoyable place for the teens in need. The event was sponsored by Jouer, Harry Winston, Angel Champagne, Pop Chips, Alberta Ferretti, Mint Castle, Drago, and An Catering. The BASH was hosted by 90210's Shanae Grimes, and featured LCD Soundsytem's Gavin Russo, and Far East Movement. The event also had a special dance piece performed by Live To Dance's Jill and Jacob, and lastly, an Alberta Ferretti di Philosophy fashion show, featuring beautiful peices. It was a magical evening, and each and every one of us are so thankful to have been a part of such a fantastic night, and charity organization. The BASH organization will present a check to the hospitals in the beginning of next year, so stay tuned! More updates to come! In the meantime, be sure to check out our main website page: www.bashofallbashes.com for more information on who we are, what we do, and why the BASH is such an important part of our lives! We are: "Teens Helping Teens...One Event at a Time."

THE BASH 2011 at Spot 5750 in Hollywood!

Alberta Ferretti di Philosophy Fashion Show featuring BASH members Tiffany Vu, Grainne Feick, and Isabella Haddad

 Proud BASH member Olivia Perez with her mother

Far East Movement

The Bash 2011 team! Tina Youabian, Francesco Jimenez, Nina An, Olivia Drago, Stella Lo Balbo, Isabella Haddad, Elizabeth Park, Nikki Volpert, Tatiana Ettensberger, Sara Kooshnood, Olivia Perez, Tiffany Vu, Allegra Sotudeh, Bosilika An, Chelsea Khakshouri, Grainne Feick, Adam Bennett, Victor Vu, Ike Adler, Taylor Burns, Celine Rouben, and Leslie Lambert

The BASH 2011 Directors Olivia Perez, Chelsea Khakshouri, Bosilika An, and Allegra Sotudeh

The BASH 2011 Team Announcement on stage: The Bash 2011 team: Tina Youabian, Francesco Jimenez, Nina An, Olivia Drago, Stella Lo Balbo, Isabella Haddad, Elizabeth Park, Nikki Volpert, Tatiana Ettensberger, Sara Kooshnood, Olivia Perez, Tiffany Vu, Allegra Sotudeh, Bosilika An, Chelsea Khakshouri, Grainne Feick, Adam Bennett, Victor Vu, Ike Adler, Taylor Burns, Celine Rouben, and Leslie Lambert

Gigi Hadid modeling in the Philosophy Runway Show

BASH members Bosilika An and Olivia Perez with guests

Far East Movement

The Bash 2011 team: Tina Youabian, Francesco Jimenez, Nina An, Olivia Drago, Stella Lo Balbo, Isabella Haddad, Elizabeth Park, Nikki Volpert, Tatiana Ettensberger, Sara Kooshnood, Olivia Perez, Tiffany Vu, Allegra Sotudeh, Bosilika An, Chelsea Khakshouri, Grainne Feick, Adam Bennett, Victor Vu, Ike Adler, Taylor Burns, Celine Rouben, and Leslie Lambert

Nathalia Ramos with Nickelodeon's House of Anubis Cast Members

Grainne Feick in the Alberta Ferretti di Philosophy Runway Show

Jill and Jacob performing

Emma Laurent modeling in the Alberta Ferretti di Philosphy Runway Show

BASH CEO Bosilika An with host Shanae Grimes

Models: Grainne Feick, Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid, and Ella Marciano backstage

BASH members Elizabeth Park, Nikki Volpert, and Sara Kooshnood

Bosilika An, Ella Marciano, Gigi Hadid, and Leah Marie Clark

Grainne Feick, Chelsea Khakshouri, Nikki Volpert, and Elizabeth Park

BASH guests!

Emma Laurent, Grainne Feick, and Ella Marciano backstage

Nina An, and Tatiana Ettensberger

BASH members Nina An, Nikki Volpert, and Grainne Feick

Grainne Feick, Chelsea Khakshouri, and Elizabeth Park

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Teen Impact Retreat

This past weekend, us BASH members, took 40 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Teen Impact Patients to a 3 day retreat, at El Capitan Ranch, in Santa Barbara, California. We had the most amazing time, and not only was it a chance for us BASH members to bond with each other, but we without a doubt made long lasting friendships with all of the patients. It was a truly valuable experience, and one that we will never forget. These patients have gone through so much, and overcome hardships which we could never imagine. What made this retreat such a success, however, was seeing how they could let all that go, and have fun, and get the opportunity to be just like normal teenagers. Upon arrival, we greeted them, and gave them many different choices for different workshops, which we arranged for them, such as a photography workshop, and acting workshop, a hip-hop dancing workshop, and improv workshop, a screen-writing workshop, and a glam tent workshop. We wanted to show them that each and everyone of them are special, and can do whatever they want to do in life, and be successful. All of them really enjoyed all that we offered, and continuously thanked us for what we do. Prior to the retreat, we had training sessions with Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and they told us that we had to prepare ourselves, because this could be very emotional for us. They were right. One of the teenage girls, did not go to dinner the second night, and we found her crying, alone, at her picnic table outside of her cabin. At first she did not want to talk to us about what had happened, but then she told us that her best friend had just passed away. She told us that she couldn't contact her friend, because her friend's parents could not afford a cell phone for her, and that she did not know what to do, or how to deal with this incredibly heart-breaking loss. We comforted her, brought her dinner to her, talked to her about everything that was going on, and then took her to the neon-dance party that we had planned for that night. We could see that she was beginning to cheer up, and later that night she came and personally thanked us for making her feel better, and restoring her hope that people DO care. Being at this retreat made each and every one of us so proud to be a part of such a great organization, which truly changes lives. The fact that the patient who's friend passed away had no means of contact, deeply saddened us, and is the reason for which we raise funds, to give back to the teens of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, providing them with iPods, iPads, Phones, Games, Computers, and more. The retreat was extremely sucessful, and we cannot wait for next year!
Here are some pictures of the event:

Teen Impact Patients During Their Glam Tent Workshop

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Bash Members enjoying dinner with the Patients

Patients and BASH Members having fun at the Neon Glow Party

BASH Members: Nikki Volpert, Bosilika An, Olivia Perez, and Grainne Feick

Patients waiting to get "Glammed up" at the Glam Tent Workshop!

The Winning Team from Cabin Wars enjoying their prize, an hour in the game truck!

El Capitan, Our Campsite

Patients having a blast on the rockwall

BASH Members: Grainne Feick, Bosilika An, and Nikki Volpert

Patients enjoying themselves with glow sticks at the neon party!

They attached several glow sticks to another, and created a "glow rope"

The Green Team during Cabin Wars

Go Green Team!!

The Green Team enjoying the game truck

Cabin Wars: Twister!

Matt Playing Baseball

A Message From B To You:

Hey BASHites,

            It’s me, B. I just wanted to take a moment to catch up with all of you. I know we’ve been promising to blog more but with Spring Break and tests we haven’t really had the chance. However, this week has just been SO cool that I had to take a moment to share it with all of you.  As you know, The BASH tries to promote teens getting involved and using their voice to make a difference in the world by sharing causes they are passionate about to raise awareness to them and to help fix those issues. While we normally use the blog and inboxes to highlight a specific BASH project, I’d like to take this time to share with you something I am doing to spread the message of The BASH Organization. This week, I have had the opportunity to learn about global issues, cultural practices and peace alongside the most remarkable teens in the world.

I’m currently representing the United States at the “Just Peace Summit” run by Three Dot Dash and The We Are Family Foundation in New York. By basing our summit on the words of Mattie J.T. Stepaneck, a revolutionary teenage peacemaker and advocate of youth advocacy, we are all learning about how to inspire peace through our own actions and projects. We have learned that peace, while complex and seemingly unrealistic, is possible if we start with ourselves. It’s been such an incredible experience getting to know the fellow 2011 GTLs (Global Teen Leaders) and how they, despite all of their cultural challenges, maintain peace in their hearts and countries by organizing diverse projects to better the world. More importantly, our peace exploration provides us the opportunity to hear about customs and viewpoints from teens in their countries and increase our global awareness and understanding about teens around the world. While we have learned so many things, like hearing Paul Brandus, from The White House Press Corps, speak about maximizing twitter marketing opportunities, to hearing Pamela Newkirk encourage us to take to online recourses to report responsible journalism, meeting my fellow GTLs has been the most rewarding and memorable part of my experience at the summit thus far. The 2011 GTLs have taught me that while different people develop their own interpretations about the world and respond to the same life challenges in different ways, there is a common thread in each and everyone of us that makes us all relatable and of use to one another.   

So, here is my BASH Challenge for all of you--- Tweet us @thebashorg and tell us about your interesting family customs and read everyone elses’ responses so you can take part in the cultural journey with me.

           

                                                Happy Spring Break! Xx, B

Guess Where We Are Headed To Day?

We're off to a spot where the city defines its name
A place to discuss camping
and lots of therapy games
It also happens to be a place we are revamping
Where kids get to exclaim
"I'm Better!"


Don't have a clue? 
Check back and find out! 

Want To Know What We Did This Friday?

Hey Everyone,


As promised, here is our first weekly blog entry!!! There is so much going on over @thebashorg right now and the support you have given us over the past year has been amazing and so overwhelming. This friday, we had a four hour major brainstorm and planning meeting at Bosilika's house to discuss various projects we have coming up this term. We divided the entire Bash org into the three branches and everyone had certain assignments to complete. 


The BASH House, our tween committee, was frantically planning their next fundraiser, Luck by The BASH that is going to take place next weekend. They also put together some thank you cards for special donors and supporters of our last event, Olivia's Hands For The Heart Brunch. 


The BASH Organization Board worked on a slew of projects ranging from a five point fundraising plan to ways to increase involvement with the hospitals. We are especially excited about a Teen Impact Retreat we are planning with CHLA that will take place in April. We are going glamping with the patients and have a bunch of fun things in store for them on the trip such as a series of workshops to inspire self-esteem and recovery and also a teen dance. 


Finally, The Teen House Directors spent the day interviewing candidates for their new branch. It was so much fun meeting the various candidates, hearing their fundraising pitches and seeing how diverse people can be while maintaining our common link of being teens wanting to help others in the world. We are so excited to introduce our final Teen House committee to you all next week. 


And here's our first "HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP US THIS WEEK" post:


We are currently trying to come up with really cool workshop ideas for the April Retreat so if you have any fun ideas on classes or want to offer to lead a class please send us your tips and ideas to info@thebashevent.com


xx BASHites,
The Committees

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