#3 Musings Beyond the Bunker #3 (Tuesday April 20)
Good morning,
Moving toward “brevity Tuesdays…!”
First off, Happy 30th Anniversary to my bride!
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Great is the power of steady misrepresentation, but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure.
--Charles Darwin, The Origin of the Species
And because it’s my musing and I’m a proud husband…
2021 dTHS Virtual GALA | Sunday May 2, 2021, 6pm
We proudly unveil our
NITA HIRSCH COMMUNITY
SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT
ANDREA SONNENBERG
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Andrea and her family created and fund the annual Bradley Sonnenberg Creative Senior award given each year to a dTHS graduating senior who has excelled in the arts and worked in support of our community, named in memory of Brad.
She serves as Chair of the Board of Wise Readers to Leaders, Chair of the Board of USC Hillel, and Co-Chair of the Legal Network of the Jewish Federation.
After practicing law for many years and having children of her own, Andrea realized her true calling was to help children. She began by leading her daughter’s Brownie and Girl Scout troops. She then joined forces with her then teenage daughter to form a club for girls from underserved communities, to instill in them a love of learning and strength of self and joined the Advisory Board of the Para Los Ninos charter school. She also used her legal skills to help unaccompanied child immigrants escaping abuse and neglect in their country of origin gain legal residency.
These experiences offered Andrea a firsthand look at the impact she could have on literacy and self-esteem through commitment to these students in a positive and safe environment, with a high mentor to student ratio. Andrea co-founded and is CEO of Wise Readers to Leaders, providing summer literacy and camp activities to underserved youth on five campuses, while galvanizing the Jewish community to live its values.
Andrea graduated cum laude from the USC Marshall School of Business in finance and received her JD from Loyola Law School.
Andrea Sonnenberg works tirelessly to improve and support her our community.
Andrea served on the dTHS Board of Directors from 2012-2015 and was passionately involved with its Musical Theatre program in support of her son, Bradley z”l, who graduated in the Class of 2014.
She also serves on the Board of the Jewish Community Foundation and has served on the Executive Boards of both Curtis School and Harvard-Westlake School Parents’ Associations.
CELEBRATE ANDREA & HONOR OUR HONOREES
Have a great day,
Glenn