april 2018 volunteer appreciation...
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
DENVER (RMPBS & KUVO) Volunteers needed for KUVO’s Spring Pledge Drive in April KUVO is looking for fun, jazzy volunteers to help answer phones during Spring Pledge Drive – April 26-May 4, 2018. We need phone bank and food pick-up volunteers. Great fun and great food! We have a flexible schedule that fits everyone’s lifestyle! Please contact Arvida at [email protected] or 303.446.7631 to get more information.
Station’s Archived Memories (SAM) Production Preservation Co-Chair Are you interested in helping to preserve Rocky Mountain PBS’s programming history? SAM’s Production Preservation committee is responsible for inventorying and maintaining the production library of program tapes, and of digitizing them into its archive. We currently have an opening for a co-chair—a position that will use your good communication, leadership, and computer abilities to advance the archiving of the station’s history. The committee currently works on Mondays and all software and technical training will be provided. Once comfortable in the position, you will have the opportunity to create a second work group on a weekday of your choice. If you are interested, please contact Susan Barber [email protected].
April 2018 Volunteer Appreciation Month
Volunteers Do It All! Thanks go to all the RMPBS and KUVO volunteers for their service. Early each month, the Volunteer Bulletin arrives by email and is also posted at www.rmpbs.org/volunteer. It delivers news, volunteer opportunities and volunteer appreciation. We welcome your comments, feedback and ideas. Email us at [email protected]. Note: Rocky Mountain PBS often uses volunteer photos online, on TV, and on our social media sites to help show the positive impact our volunteers have in the community and how important they are to Rocky Mountain PBS. If you do not want any photos of yourself shared or used, contact Susan Ewing Barber.
Station Archives Memories (SAM): Memorabilia Volunteers
− General Memorabilia volunteers (3-4) are needed to review the existing Station’s Archived Memories
(SAM) Memorabilia Database containing approximately 4,000 historic artifacts related to the history of Rocky Mountain Public Media.
− Examples of Memorabilia include (but are not limited to): mugs, clothing, pens, pins, documents,
invitations, posters and other 3-dimensional items as deemed appropriate for the Rocky Mountain Public Media archives.
Volunteer qualifications for Memorabilia Database Maintenance
• Commit to a minimum of 4 hours per week for 6 months or more.
• Volunteer experience with SAM is a bonus, but not mandatory.
• Available to volunteer at Rocky Mountain Public Media (Denver) during business hours. (Specific days to be determined by the volunteers)
• Must have strong organizational skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Must have strong computer skills and familiarity with databases.
• Duties include reviewing data in the existing Memorabilia database for accuracy including item details and follow-up actions that are required.
• Job requires some physical strength. Volunteers must be physically able to lift and move storage boxes containing memorabilia artifacts.
• Experienced SAM volunteers will provide thorough training materials for the job.
Document Preservation/Data Input Join a small team of delightful and dedicated volunteers during the day at the RMPBS station (1089
Bannock Street, Denver). You will work together with other volunteers to preserve important documents
for the station’s archives. We hope you are comfortable with computers and data input but please know,
that we will also train you. This is a regular, weekly opportunity. This is a regular, weekly opportunity. We
are also looking for individuals who enjoy research and writing, to help uncover the gems of the archives
and write about them. If you are interested, please contact Susan Barber [email protected].
Do You have 16 – 20 Hours a Year to Impact a Child’s Life? Become a Super School
News Program Volunteer (Metro Denver/Front Range Area) at Rocky Mountain PBS
Join other enthusiastic and excited volunteers in the Super School News program (www.rmpbs.org/ssn) and make a difference in a child’s life. This education-based program is the longest, continuously running
local production of Rocky Mountain PBS. 5th and 6th graders from selected schools produce and tape 2
minute broadcasts about their school’s activities which appear on the air. Children are introduced to the
world of broadcast news through writing, editing, broadcasting, and producing. Many of our alumni have
gone on to careers in journalism and media.
Volunteers select one to two schools (in the metro Denver/Front Range area) and work with the teacher
and student team to rehearse and edit their broadcasts assisting them to produce a clear and concise
two-minute broadcast. Volunteer training and mentoring is provided. Volunteers are asked to attend: 1) a
morning volunteer information meeting in August and December; 2) teacher and anchor orientation
mornings in September and January; 3) rehearsal with each volunteer’s school (about an hour); and 4)
the taping sessions of volunteer’s assigned school(s) which last about two hours per school. All meetings
(and tapings) take place at the Denver station (1089 Bannock Street) with the exception of rehearsals at
the assigned schools. Skills needed are patience, understanding of correct language and grammar, and
the ability & interest working with children and adults.
Please consider becoming a member of the Super School News volunteer team to continue this important
legacy program. For more information, email [email protected] or Susan Barber
SOUTHERN COLORADO Volunteers for Welcome Desk/Mondays Volunteer opportunities are available at the Welcome Desk on Mondays at the Tim Gill Public Media Center in Colorado Springs. StoryMakers is a statewide short story contest and we need volunteer judges. If you are interested in volunteering in Colorado Springs/Pueblo, please contact Elyse Jones at [email protected] 719-418-5851.
WESTERN COLORADO Contact Charlie Blackmer if you are interested in volunteering for Super School News
[email protected] or 970-245-1818
KRMJ has tons of other fun opportunities for volunteers! Contact Charlie Blackmer at [email protected] for more information on any of the following opportunities:
◼ Special Events Community Outreach Community Calendar Community Cinema Office Assistance
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
Thanks to Volunteers in Denver at RMPBS Thanks to volunteers who staffed the RMPBS table at the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference held at the Colorado Convention Center (Denver) on March 16th. Lisa Avila, Janice Weiler, Martha Griego, Matt Herzberger and Syd Reid did an outstanding job connecting with conference attendees and educating them about the RMPBS early childhood learning assets for parents and teachers! Thank you for serving as our ambassadors.
Thanks to Volunteers in Colorado Springs at RMPBS Thanks to our Tim Gill Center welcome desk volunteers: Cheryl Blanton-Chisholm, Kay Davis, Marge Westbay, and Valerie Paulson; to our Southern Colorado LAC members: Dustin Hodge, Kristi Alfonso, Lisa Siegel, Nicki Hart, Sam Ebersole, Sean Anglum, and Dawn Yengich; our production intern Lyndsey Gonsoulin; and to Heidi Allums for her help with Super School News.
Volunteer Reminder: Volunteers: Please note that if you sign in on the computer at the Denver station
but don't sign out, the computer only gives you credit for 3 hours. Not only do you cheat yourselves out of
time, but the station also. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] if you need to make a
correction to your hours. In the email, include the date, time, and job assignment and we will make the
adjustment. Thank you!
VOLUNTEER & STATION NEWS
April is National Volunteer Month! April is National Volunteer Month and it is when we celebrate the work that our volunteers do year-round. During National Volunteer Week (April 10-16), organizations across the country will recognize their volunteers for helping them achieve their mission. Rocky Mountain Public Media (KUVO and RMPBS) are celebrating our volunteers in Western Colorado, Southern Colorado and in the Denver Metro area. Last year, our volunteers donated $19,845 hours of service worth $376,934!!!!
Volunteers are truly the heart of our organization. They come through our doors because they believe in the work they are doing. They believe in what we are doing for the community and what we are offering through our varied and diverse programming. And they lead with their hearts. In the turbulent times that we live in, our volunteers are a constant reminder of goodness and humanity. Thanks to all volunteers for the gifts that you bring. We couldn’t do it without you.
Reminder to KUVO and RMPBS Volunteers in Denver Metro Area:
Volunteer Recognition Celebration on April 20, 2018 for RMPBS & KUVO
Volunteers
On Friday, April 20th, RMPBS and KUVO volunteers will be celebrated at the Denver station (1089
Bannock Street, Denver).
Rocky Mountain PBS and KUVO Jazz Radio invite our fabulous volunteers to
a very special celebration
What: Fun, Food, Drink, Music (Annie Booth Trio) and Bundles of Thanks from us to you
Date: Friday, April 20, 2018 Location: 1089 Bannock Street, Denver (Studio 1)
(Free parking in lot adjacent to the station.) Time: 5:00-7 pm
Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience and just plain love for one another. Erma Bombeck
RSVP to Susan Barber [email protected] (limited number of spaces available)
What’s Up?
Did you know that April is also Jazz Appreciation Month? Tune in and here the most diverse selection of jazz offered on any radio station. You can tune in (on air) at 89.3FM Denver; 89.7FM Breckenridge; and 88.5 FM Vail but don’t stop there……you can tune in via app, streaming etc., go to http://kuvo.org/ways-listen to find out more.
Since 1985, KUVO – an independent, public radio station – has provided a rare blend of music and news. We broadcast the very best in jazz, Latin jazz and blues in addition to seventeen locally produced, culturally diverse programs.
Our mission is to provide distinctive music, news and informational programming reflecting the values and cultural diversity of our listener community. Thanks to the free KUVO app and the ability to stream the station live, KUVO has a worldwide listener community!
We frequently feature live broadcasts of national touring artists as well as local musicians and students from our Phyllis A Greer Performance Studio, and broadcast remotely from concerts, festivals and community events.
Leading the way on “Virtual Volunteering” --- volunteer anytime from anyplace! RMPBS will test-drive a “virtual volunteering” experiment by developing a simple social media toolkit for volunteers to promote the next incredible nationwide PBS initiative: The Great American Read. Volunteers will use their community, business and personal connections to promote this initiative. And, this initiative is all about reading and books and conversation. Stay tuned……
THE GREAT AMERICAN READ is an eight-part television and online series designed to spark a national conversation about reading and the books that have inspired, moved, and shaped us. The series will engage audiences with a list of 100 diverse books. Audiences are encouraged to read the books, vote from the list of 100, and share their personal connections to the titles.
THE GREAT AMERICAN READ premieres Tuesday, May 22 at 8/7c on PBS stations with a launch special, kicking off a summer of reading and voting. Then in the fall, seven new episodes of the series will air as the quest to find America’s most beloved book moves into high gear. Episodes from the series will feature appearances by celebrities, athletes, experts, authors, and everyday Americans advocating for their favorite book. http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/home/
For now, we are asking you to donate a book! To help promote the Great American Read, RMPBS will be installing Little Free Libraries around the state. Help us fill these libraries by donating a book to one of our offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and Durango! Thank you for helping us support lifelong literacy and learning!
Notes of Note
RMPBS Honored by Colorado Broadcasters Association
On March 10, 2018, Rocky Mountain PBS received four awards from the Colorado Broadcasters Association at their annual awards celebration. Best Specialty Reporter - Metro Market: KRMA, Lori Jane Gliha. Best Documentary - Metro Market: KRMA, "Beyond Standing Rock," Alisa Barba, Brian Malone, Leigh Paterson. https://www.beyondstandingrock.org/about/ Best News Special or Public Affairs Special - Public Television: KRMA, "Insight with John Ferrugia: Trumped: Rural Rebellion," Marybel Gonzalez, Jason Foster, Lori Jane Gliha. http://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/trumped-rural-rebellion/ Best Mini-Documentary or Series - Public Television: KRMA, "Colorado Experience: Galloping Goose," Julie Speer, Eric Hernandez, Brian Malone. http://www.rmpbs.org/coloradoexperience/technology/galloping-goose/
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 ominbus appropriations bill was passed by the House and Senate
and signed by the President. It includes: -$445 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s two year advance funding; -$27.7 million for Ready to Learn; -$20 million for a new annual account for interconnection and infrastructure -and $1 billion in additional funding for post -wuction channel repacking.
TIDBITS OF HISTORY | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA
by Laura Sampson | Founder | Station’s Archived Memories (SAM)
Station’s Archived Memories (SAM) serves the past, present, and future of Rocky
Mountain Public Media by assuring that the history of the station and its
importance to the Colorado community will survive for generations to come.
Established in 2000, SAM is a volunteer-driven project preserving the history of
Rocky Mountain PBS. To learn more about the station’s history and how you can
volunteer or donate items to the archives, please contact Volunteer Coordinator,
SUSAN BARBER at [email protected].
For 44 years, April meant it was time for the annual Channel Six televised AUCTION. From
1966-2009, the Rocky Mountain PBS televised Auctions were major annual spring community
events raising millions of dollars thanks to the generous donations of businesses and artists
throughout Colorado and beyond. The donations were sold “live” on the air as viewers eagerly
watched TV submitting their bids on items as they appeared on the air. Year-round, hundreds
of volunteers worked with RMPBS staff to prepare for the televised auction.
Did you know that between 1979-2002, TWENTY-ONE HOMES were donated and sold to
benefit Rocky Mountain PBS? It’s true! Funds raised from the sale of each of the auction
homes ranged from $72,000 up to $285,000. Proceeds for the sales of the homes helped
purchase evening and weekend programming.
The first Auction home was donated to the 14th annual KRMA-
TV Channel Six Auction in 1979 by US Home. The inaugural
home, known as a “Sun Home,” was located in Aurora at 3557
S. Waco Way and was the largest valued item ever donated to
KRMA’s public television auction valued at $110,000.
The volunteers on the Auction “House Committee” organized a
great deal of the project working very closely with donors to
oversee the home’s construction. Most often, the land was also
donated along with the construction costs of hundreds of
subcontractors donating their time, materials and services.
Can you imagine the amount of organization it took to
coordinate the donations from over 100 subcontractors and suppliers that generously donated
doors, roofs, countertops, appliances, carpet, excavation, electric layouts, carpentry, brick, paint
and so much more! It was truly a remarkable community endeavor that was admired by public
broadcasting stations across the country.
Promoting the house was another element of
auction that had volunteers and staff working
jointly to procure free publicity from a variety of
resources. Denver’s commercial stations (radio
and TV) frequently donated FREE on-air spots
and live interviews to promote the sale of the
auction homes.
Prior to broadcasting the daily auction, invitation-
only “House Parties” were hosted at the auction
homes allowing realtors, house donors,
subcontractors and suppliers to be feted by
Rocky Mountain PBS. In addition, multi-day
community open houses were hosted welcoming the community to view the homes and
consider submitting a bid.
First Channel Six Auction Home, 1979
“Open Houses” to market the annual Auction House attracted 100’s of guests that were enticed
by various entertainment venues for all ages. The Channel Six mascot, Mrs. Bird, was a hugely
popular attraction at open houses along with musicians, popcorn machines, refreshments,
bounce houses, clowns, face painters and many more generous vendors that also donated their
time and talents!
Methods of bidding for the auction homes varied. For the very first auction home in 1979,
bidders were asked to pick up a bid sheet at the auction home or at the Channel Six studios on
Glenarm -- no internet or email was available back then, of course. Bidders could submit a
written bid prior to the televised auction. During the weeklong televised auction, a special
auction phone number was available allowing bidders to ask questions or place their bids on the
Auction House throughout the 1979 auction week.
The sale of some of the homes was quite a
fanfare! Several homes were actually celebrated
and sold on the air with the lucky bidders being
treated to a “live” fanfare in the studio. The studio
came alive when the highest bidder of the 1979
home was introduced!! It was very exciting.
As you can imagine, the entire process of
procuring, building, decorating, marketing and
selling Auction homes was a huge endeavor. As a
result of the combined efforts of the staff and a
vast volunteer corps, millions of dollars were
raised over the years to benefit Rocky Mountain Public Media.
If you’d like to learn more about the Channel Six Auction see the online article,
http://www.rmpbs.org/volunteer/sam/our-annual-auction/
Auction research and photographs were provided by Station’s Archived Memories (SAM).
General Volunteer Information
Volunteers play a critical role at Rocky Mountain Public Media for both RMPBS and KUVO. The Rocky Mountain Public Media volunteer corps donates (on average) 18,000+ hours per year. Volunteers expand the capacity of the organization in order to enhance the public outreach and sustain viewer support of the mission-- to inspire people to engage in deeper, more meaningful
ways with the world around them. Volunteers enjoy the opportunity to work together supporting and leading station initiatives.
We hope that you might consider donating your time and talent to Rocky Mountain Public Media (RMPBS & KUVO). We have a variety of volunteer opportunities and new opportunities are
constantly popping up. The best way to learn about these is to sign up in our database or contact volunteer coordinator, Susan Barber ([email protected]) at RMPBS or Arvida Rascon, KUVO at [email protected]. To sign up in the database, go to www.rmpbs.org/volunteer and click on “Sign Up to Volunteer.” If you are in our database, you will receive monthly updates on volunteer news and opportunities. Below is a list of some of the many opportunities available:
KUVO Blog Writer – We are looking for writers to contribute to our blog Festival, Concert & Event Outreach – booth set-up, breakdown, staffing/greeting visitors, transporting equipment (large vehicle needed) Festival, Concert & Events Outreach Manager – manage KUVO booth schedule, materials
and volunteers, transport equipment (large vehicle needed or SUV) Food for Pledge Drives – Help make calls to local eateries for meals for volunteers & staff during Membership Pledge Drives Food Pick Up - Pick up meals for Membership Pledge Drives Hosts/Greeters – for Studio Club performances; you get to see in studio performances Membership Mailings - as needed Phone Bank – Answer phone on phone bank for Membership Pledge Drives to take donations and enter on online secured donation form Photographer/Videographer - special events, studio performances, etc.
Special Events & Projects - as needed
RMPBS Station Tours: RMPBS is a PUBLIC broadcasting station and we invite the public into the station at any opportunity! This is a very important piece of community outreach. We rely on our volunteer tour guides. Tours are done primarily during the day/business hours (but we also provide occasional weekday evening
tours). It’s great fun and training is provided. Front Desk: Answer phones and greet visitors at Denver station On-Call Volunteers: Sign up to be on our on-call list for a variety of short-notice, immediate jobs from mailings, to button making, to data input, “faux” phone banks and many more!
Photographers: If you enjoy taking pictures and you are pretty good, sign up to be a photographer! We take pictures of everything!!!
Super School News: Coach a classroom in preparation for an on-air news broadcast about students’ schools. This nationally recognized program provides students with the opportunity to get a taste of broadcast journalism. Station’s Archived Memories (SAM): Help keep the history of Rocky Mountain PBS alive. A nationally recognized volunteer-driven project, Station’s Archived memories welcomes volunteers interested in preserving photographs, memorabilia, oral histories, local productions and station documents related to Rocky Mountain
PBS. Archive training provided, but computer skills mandatory. Work is done during weekday business hours at Rocky Mountain PBS. 303-620-5734 or [email protected] StoryMakers: Perfect for the volunteer who has limited time! Be a reader/judge for this state-wide short story contest for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Help us judge and read over 900 stories. Newsletters: Write articles, coordinate newsletters that include the monthly Volunteer Bulletin Community Outreach: Perfect opportunity to work with friends on weekdays, weekends or
evenings for screenings, staffing booths at community events (including jazz events and the like). Volunteer Recruitment: Call your friends and build our volunteer corps by reaching out to your network ---your friends and colleagues. Volunteer Leadership: Develop and enhance your leadership skills. Opportunities abound to really make a significant impact by taking leadership roles in new and current station initiatives and on the RMPBS Volunteer Advisory Team! Special Events: Big and small events---many different jobs!
Southern Colorado Volunteer Opportunities (Colorado Springs & Pueblo) For more information, contact Elyse Jones at [email protected]
Special Events Tim Gill Center for Public Media: Office assistance, grant writing Matchwits: State-wide quiz show for Colorado High Schools Kids Fun Fest
Western Colorado Volunteer Opportunities (Grand Junction) For more information, contact Alex Forsett at [email protected] Special Events Community Outreach Office Assistance Kids Fun Fest
Directions for Rocky Mountain PBS/KUVO Volunteer Database Sign Up to Volunteer Go to www.rmpbs.org/volunteer Scroll down to first item-“Sign Up to Volunteer”
Click on words in “this form” Complete application and submit You should then receive an email shortly with your pin#.
Record Your Hours Go to www.rmpbs.org/volunteer Click on the words in blue under “Record Your Hours” Login is your email address and password is your pin # Click in left-hand margin “Post Your Hours” Fill in information on volunteer work (day, hours, assignment) Confirm info Enter another date if needed When completed, click on “Exit” at the bottom of the page