Teens Tour Broadway Stages | Berrie Center Winter Fun Program
Broadway Stages recently
hosted a group of
young teens to learn about
the TV and film industry, as
well as green and sustainable
initiatives. This group
was part of the Berrie Center
Winter Fun Program, an annual
event where teens with
type 1 diabetes (T1D) come
together for four days of
empowering activities and
experiences. According to
the CDC, this health condition
“can develop at any age,
but is usually diagnosed in
children, teens, and young
adults,” and it “accounts for
approximately 5-10% of the
more than 34 million people
in the United States who
have diabetes.”
During the day-long
event at Broadway Stages’
facilities in Greenpoint,
Brooklyn, the teens were
given a behind-the-scenes
look at several sets. A production
assistant and crew
members from set construction
and design, provided
their perspectives about the
business and gave the teens
a glimpse into the varied
and numerous opportunities
in the TV and film industry
to consider as the
teens plan their future education
and careers.
After touring the sets,
the group moved on to see
the work that Broadway
Stages is doing to support
the environment. They were
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greeted by Willis Elkins,
Executive Director of the
Newtown Creek Alliance
(NCA), an organization that
works to restore waterways,
and also stewards the educational
programming at
Kingsland Wildflowers at
Broadway Stages, a green
rooftop garden atop one of
Broadway Stages’ Greenpoint
sound stages. The
teens learned about the
work of NCA to restore, reveal
and revitalize Newtown
Creek, and toured the
garden rooftop. After a bit
of nourishment, they were
then introduced to Annie
Novak, author, founder and
director of Growing Chefs
field-to-fork food education
program, and co-founder
and farmer of Eagle Street
Rooftop Farm, located at another
of Broadway Stages’
film studios in Brooklyn.
With her was Jessica Shavley,
a Growing Chefs educator
and Eagle St. apprentice
alumna. Annie and Jessica
provided the kids with information
about urban agriculture
and showed them
how to make their own candles
infused with essential
oils that are beneficial for
individuals with diabetes.
It was a great day for everyone
at Broadway Stages,
NCA and Growing Chefs.
We hope to see some of these
young teens consider a future
in the TV/film industry,
environmental science
or urban agriculture.
ABOUT THE NAOMI
BERRIE DIABETIS CENTER:
The Naomi Berrie Diabetes
Center is part of the Columbia
University Medical
Center. The Berrie Center is
involved in research, clinical
trials, care and disease management.
Launched by the
Berrie Foundation in 1998,
their support has helped to
advance diabetes research
and to greatly improve diabetes
care for thousands of
people in the New York metropolitan
area and beyond.
Their goal is to work toward
a cure for diabetes, and to
help those with diabetes to
manage their disease and
experience full, happy, and
prosperous lives.
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