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Help Support Community TV!...Summer Membership Drive

Tue, 08/21/2018 - 22:41 -- Patrick


We are a hyper-local independent, non commercial, and non profit community TV station & media education center serving the Black River Valley & Okemo region. We count on community involvement as well as community support to keep things not just afloat but also evolving & thriving . And since timing is everything...it's time for our Summer membership drive! Please take a moment to enroll as a member or to renew now.

In the past year, membership dollars helped these efforts:
1. Televised 1364 new programs on our channels, including...
- 527 new "local" TV programs, produced right here in our community
- 100 locally-produced PSAs & short promo videos
- 147 programs from regional organizations and neighboring communities
- 309 programs from state gov't & other statewide organizations, thanks to our colleagues at other community stations & the VT Media Exchange
2. Lent equipment or our studio / facility out to community members on 139 occasions
3. Provided video coverage of community events, meetings, and news / information 221 times, including...
-"gavel-to-gavel" coverage of municipal & school board meetings
-concerts
-school events, workshops, presentations, & more
-promotional videos & PSAs for community organizations
4. Engaged with the local schools in different ways, including:
- The design of our new logo
- Work-study opportunities
- After-school programs
- In-class workshops combining science w/ video
- Fun (& educational) green screen videos
- Supporting the production of "History Day" documentaries
5. Re-branded from "LPCTV" to "Okemo Valley TV", in response to your input, to better reflect the larger region we serve
And this year, we have some big improvements in the works, including:
- Upgrades to our TV & website community calendars
- Live Streaming (coming soon!)
- starting work on the 3rd & final phase of our building project, thanks to the "Building Communities" grant from (received earlier this year)

Become a member or renew now