THINK Together board member Paolo Leon, chats with fellow students in front of the Shalimar Learning Center in Costa Mesa, prior to a celebration dinner to mark the 20th anniversary this year. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Artwork from current students hang in Shalimar Learning Center art and game patio. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
THINK Together CEO Randy Barth chats in front of the Shalimar Learning Center in Costa Mesa prior to a celebration dinner to mark the 20th anniversary this year. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
The THINK Together Shalimar Learning Center art and game patio. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
THINK Together Shalimar Learning Center culinary team members Favio Figueroa, Teen Center Coordinator Melissa Arambula, and Maria Arellano, from left, prepare dinner for the 20th anniversary celebration in Costa Mesa. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
The front door of the original building of the THINK Together Shalimar Learning Center in Costa Mesa. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Board member Paolo Leon and CEO Randy Barth, from left, from the THINK Together nonprofit, prior to a celebration dinner to mark the 20th anniversary this year. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
THINK Together Board member Paolo Leon and CEO Randy Barth, from left, chat in front of the Shalimar Learning Center in Costa Mesa prior to a celebration dinner to mark the 20th anniversary of the center. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)