Afterschool Buddy, Inc. Fast Facts Afterschool Buddy, Inc. is a Western Pennsylvania-based, multimedia production company that produces educational and entertainment programming for children. Our goal: Educate. Entertain. Explore. Excite! ™. Afterschool Buddy, Inc. was incorporated in Pennsylvania, and is a majority woman-owned S-Corp. Registered federal trademarks include: Afterschool Buddy®, Adventures with Afterschool Buddy & the Gang®, The Rainbow Kids®, Aunt Junk®, Manny Cat®, and Jake Poodles®. The Rainbow Kids® is a multi-cultural performance troupe of children, ages 7 to 16, whose members represent public, private, parochial and cyber schools in Western PA. The Rainbow Kids® performances since November 2009 have been seen by over 1-million people via TV, stage, web and regional events. Go to www.afterschoolbuddy.com for updates. Call 412-486-2151 to audition. Regional benefits: Show themes & videos are adventure-based and showcase Pittsburgh and regional assets, programs, places & children from all backgrounds and all abilities. Afterschool Buddy® programs present a tremendous potential to further enhance Pittsburgh’s reputation as “Kidsburgh”, a child-friendly/family-friendly city and enhance Pennsylvania’s reputation as a state that makes children’s education & welfare a top priority, not only during school hours, but in the important afterschool hours. Additional regional benefits: Afterschool Buddy® partners with major corporations, non-profits & governmental bodies to achieve mutually beneficial goals for the betterment of children locally, nationally, and globally. We strive to educate area children and can customize sponsorships for a variety of our educational programs, including live shows, in-school programs & after school programs and videos for both web & TV. Partnerships: All of The Rainbow Kids® are members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA and rehearse at the BGCWPA Lawrenceville club weekly. Afterschool Buddy, Inc. is a supporting organization of the Pennsylvania Conference for Women. Community education partners include the Entertainment Industries Council and the USDA/CNPP Nutrition Communicators Network nationally, and in Pennsylvania, the Heinz History Center, LaRoche College, Penn State University Greater Allegheny and Beaver, Point Park University, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and APOST - Allegheny Partners for Out of School Time. Corporate leadership: Our founder & CEO, Susan Brozek Scott, is an award-winning TV veteran whose career spanned five television stations in four states. Susan is a 2011 inductee into the Allegheny Valley School District Hall of Fame and a Board Member/Founder of the AVSD Dynamo Education Foundation; she also serves as the Pittsburgh Regional Director for the Entertainment Industries Council, Burbank, CA & Reston, VA. Susan is a certified NASA Afterschool Universe instructor, who was trained at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Susan received the 2012 Media Excellence Award from Mental Health America of Westmoreland Co., & 2014 Media Service Award from MHA – Allegheny Co. Social Media Links: Find us on Facebook at Afterschool Buddy, Inc. Follow us on Twitter @ AfterschoolBudE. Check out our blog at www.afterschoolbuddy.wordpress.com. Booking: Call today to book 2014 – 2015 Corporate & Community Events, Charitable Fundraisers, and School Assemblies. Email susan@afterschoolbuddy.com or call 412-486-2151. Afterschool Buddy® can customize a show for any family-friendly audience or event. Our original “Be a Buddy, Not a Bully!” assembly is now available, plus live musical shows, live cooking demos and summer camp booking. Afterschool Buddy, Inc. Fast Facts Past performances include: GoodTaste! Pittsburgh The Macy’s/WPXI-TV Holiday Parade 2009 – 2014 The Afterschool Buddy® Holiday Show & Celebration at the Carnegie Science Center The Organization of Chinese American’s New Year’s Gala The Pittsburgh Folk Festival Multi-Cultural Education Program The Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival 2010 – 2014 The Young Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation Fashion Show The Three Rivers Arts Festival/WQED Tent The EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta The Pittsburgh Pirates (National Anthem & God Bless America inside PNC Park) The Pittsburgh Pirates (30 minute show in the Giant Eagle Kids Fun Zone) Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children Lights On Afterschool in Pittsburgh 2010 -2013 Light Up Night® 50th Anniversary Light Up Night® Mascot Skate at The Rink at PPG Place Breakfast with Santa – Boys & Girls Clubs of WPA “Youth Enterprise Zone” in Lawrenceville Afterschool Buddy Presents: March Magic™! A Musical, Magical Celebration for Kids Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade Allegheny League of Municipalities Convention at Seven Springs Healthy Pet Day – 2011 - 2014 Kumite Classic – Pgh Fitness Expo 2011 – 2014 at the Monroeville Convention Center Pittsburgh Public Schools Male/Fatherhood Early Childhood Summer Education Kickoff 2011 – 2012 Kennywood Park “Celebrate America!” 2011 – 2012 St. Elias Summer Festival Saints Simon and Jude Summer Festival Wedding Clickers Summer Fun Fest show with Jerome Bettis & DWTS Kym Johnson at Consol Energy Center YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee/Spencer for Kon-O-Palooza Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker LaMarr Woodley’s “Sack Attack” launch at the Boys and Girls Club Kidapalooza at the D.L. Lawrence Convention Center The Mall at Robinson - Interactive Storytelling with Aunt Junk & characters The Superhero Foundation Run at North Park 2012 - 2013 Sewickley Unleashed – Parade (Jake Poodles@ & Manny Cat® Grand Marshals) & Show The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of N. Allegheny and Relay for Life Cranberry Ukrainian Food and Fun Festival in McKees Rocks Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh Citiparks Mascot Skate at Schenley Park Skating Rink South Hills Village - Halloween 2013 Monroeville Mall – “Day of Play” with the Boys and Girls Club 2014 Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC “Kids & Critters” 2013 – 2014 NICU Reunions at the Pittsburgh Zoo. Oakmont Yacht Club Regatta RiverFest at the Fox Chapel Yacht Club Dollar Bank Junior Great Race Recent articles: The Pittsburgh Tribune Review: The Buddy System: Woman’s Main Motivation Now Being A Buddy http://triblive.com/aande/2323319-74/says-buddy-scott-brozek-kids-afterschool-group-performance-rainbow-susan Key dates: July 25, 2010 proclaimed Afterschool Buddy® Day in Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh City Council. Afterschool Buddy® Top 1000 Finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Oct. 2010 contest. October 2011 presentation at the ISETL (International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning) Annual Conference, San Diego with Penn State Greater Allegheny on Focus Group Assessment & Community Engagement. Dec 17, 2011 – first “Adventures with Afterschool Buddy & the Gang” commercial & long format adventure video airs via Comcast Video On Demand Telescoping. Sept 25, 2013 – Launch first K-6 in-school assemblies in Bethel Park SD. Productions: 2009 – The Food Safety Show, an educational/entertaining show for community events. 2010 – Passport to the World, an educational/entertaining show with a global beat. 2011 – Passport to Pittsburgh, an educational/entertaining show about travel to Pittsburgh/Kidsburgh. 2012 –Rockin’ Radio Show – an educational/entertaining show to encourage, excite and motivate kids to exercise to multigenerational music. 2013 – Salute to the Stars, an educational/entertaining show to expose children to decades of dance & music, 2014 –Dance Party! – an educational/entertaining interactive mobile show to get children exercising.