CTPAA
Donates More Than $9,000 to Emma L. Bowen Foundation
Showing the cable
industry that individuals who work in public affairs support
great causes, the Cable Television Public Affairs Association
(CTPAA) donated $9,060, the proceeds from its Silent Auction
held during the association's annual meeting FORUM 2003, to the
Emma L. Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media. The
Emma L. Bowen Foundation will use the donation to underwrite its
annual Student Congress held in Washington, DC, during June.
Over the past five years, CTPAA members have contributed more
than $61,000 to the Emma L. Bowen Foundation through their
participation in the Silent Auction.
"The Emma L. Bowen Foundation is
developing and providing the industry with qualified minority
candidates through an extremely creative and productive
process," said CTPAA executive director Steve Jones. "We are
pleased to help support them in their efforts while helping the
cable industry achieve its diversity goals."
Individuals, operators, programmers
and others donated more than 60 items to the auction. A sampling
of donations included a suite for a Capitols game at the MCI
Center donated by BET, a 40" RCA Scenium HDTV with DVD unit,
donated by Thompson, Inc., New York Knick great Allan Houston's
signed jersey and basketball donated by Cablevision, and a
leather picnic carrying case and two bottles of wine from Time
Warner Cable. CTPAA was very fortunate this year to have Todd
Newton, Game Show Network's host of "Whammy" as master of
ceremony and auctioneer (Newton is a certified auctioneer) for
the "live" portion of the auction.
Unlike traditional intern programs,
the Emma
L. Bowen Foundation and its corporate partners offer a
five-year work/study program for minority students with proven
scholastic achievement to work for partner companies during
summers from students' junior year in high school until they
graduate from college. Students are carefully screened based on
academic records and recommendations from the faculty and
advisors.
More than 140 students are currently
in the program and an equal number have graduated from college.
Many graduates are now pursuing their careers in media companies
in production, sales and marketing, operations and engineering.
The Emma L. Bowen Foundation also maintains a talent bank of
minority business professionals for its partner companies.
Support the Emma L. Bowen Foundation!
If you missed the
Silent Auction at FORUM 2003, you still have a chance to help
benefit the Emma L. Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in
Media, Inc. The following items are up for bid, so take a look
and treat yourself or someone else to one of these goodies! If
interested, please contact Sarah Mockler at services@ctpaa.org or
202/775-1081.
The Foundation is dedicated to
offering minority students the support, education, and skills
needed to obtain jobs in the media industry. CTPAA will donate
all proceeds from the sale of the items below to
the Emma L. Bowen Foundation.
-Special edition Barney toy,
commemorative Charlie Brown dispenser, and Norm Van Lier bobble
head doll, donated by Fox Sports Net Chicago
Suggested bid: $30
-Inspirational basket for teens
containing CD by Christian rockers Strange Occurrence and
Steelroots back pack, T-shirt, baseball cap, and more, donated
by Inspiration Networks
Suggested bid: $30
-Inspirational basket for children
featuring toys, music, and episodes from Inspiration Networks,
donated by Inspiration Networks
Suggested bid: $30
-Signed Pavel Bure New York Rangers
jersey and NHL hockey stick, donated by Cablevision
Suggested bid:
$180
-Hallmark gift basket containing
Hallmark cards box set, 3 DVD's and more donated by Hallmark
Channel
Suggested bid:
$60
-Red and white canvas Adelphia gift
bags (2) filled with Adelphia premiums, donated by Adelphia
Suggested bid: $30
-2 tickets to Late Night with Conan
O'Brien, donated by NBC
Suggested bid: $60
The
Weather Channel Honored for its Project SafeSide
The Weather
Channel received the Public Education/Public Information Award
during the Governor's Hurricane Conference in Tampa on June 11
for the network's Project SafeSide curriculum and hurricane
preparedness program. The project was nominated for the award by
Florida emergency management agencies and local chapters of the
American Red Cross.
In 1998 The Weather Channel launched
"Project SafeSide: Keeping You Ahead of the Storm" in Florida to
teach middle high school students about hurricane preparedness
and what they and their families should do when a storm
threatens. The program also teaches students about the science
of severe weather such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and
flash floods, extreme heat, lightning and thunder and forest
fires. The supplementary curriculum is fully compliant with the
Sunshine State Standards.
Students first learn about the
science of severe weather and how to prepare for a storm. The
second part of Project SafeSide is called "Creating Your Own
Disaster Plan." This component features an interactive module
where students form their own municipality, elect government
officials and assign students to disaster recovery support
functions. After setting up an "operations center" in the
classroom, students stimulate the approach and landfall of a
severe hurricane, including advance planning, unexpected twists
and turns during the storm, and post-hurricane recovery. This
hurricane simulation often is re-enacted by the students at a
county Emergency Operations Center or in a school auditorium,
gym or cafeteria.
Science teachers from 16 Florida
counties received free Project SafeSide Teachers' Guides. The
Guides are a comprehensive resource for teaching the curriculum,
including Web sites to track hurricanes and to explore the
science of severe weather phenomena. Requiring ten hours of
classroom instruction, the curriculum also refers to teaching
tools that are offered through The Weather Channel's Web
site. Adelphia, Bright House Networks and Comcast are
among the cable affiliates that have partnered with The Weather
Channel to bring Project SafeSide to students in Florida. For
more information, contact Connie Malko at cmalko@weather.com or at
(770) 226-2180.
Time
Warner Cable Supports Local Pet Adopt-a-Thon
The Los Angeles
division of Time Warner Cable recently surprised some customers
in their West Valley service area with one-month free cable
service in appreciation of their support of the West Valley
Animal Shelter. Coordinated through Los Angeles Animal Services,
participants in the shelter's Pet Adopt-a-thon were rewarded
with the free service as a thank you for adopting a pet.
Los Angeles Animal Services reduced pet adoption fees during
their Adopt-a-thon celebration, designed to bring national
attention to the animals in shelters that are looking for homes.
For more information, contact Deanne Leavenworth at (818)
998-2228.
WICT Launches Executive Mentoring Program
Women in
Cable and Telecommunications(WICT) have launched their 2003
Executive Mentoring Program in association with the National
Association for Minoroties in Cable's(NAMIC) L. Patrick
Mellon Mentoring Program. Sponsored by AOL Time Warner
Companies, this initiative allows WICT executive members to
partner with successful senior executives to strengthen
leadership skills and shape personal career goals.
"Mentoring allows for a rich,
intimate learning environment and WICT is fortunate to
collaborate with NAMIC in delivering a professionally rewarding
experience for the executive as well as the mentor," said WICT
president Benita Fitzgerald Mosely.
The program will run over a
nine-month period, and participants should expect to make a two
hour commitment each month. The program also includes in-person
communication, and a mentor/mentee personal homepage. The
deadline for executive/mentee applications is August 1,
2003. Applications can be found on the WICT
Web site. Mentors can also volunteer for the mentoring
program on the Web
site. For more information, please contact Tom Quash at tquash@wict.org.
Thank
You 2003 Corporate Members!
For information on how your organization can
join CTPAA as a corporate member in 2004, please contact Steve
Jones at sjones@ctpaa.org or at 202/775-1083. For membership
details, go to http://www.magnetmail.net/Actions/linktosite.cfm?message_id=12495&user_id=CTPPA&recipient_id=5484063&site=http://www.ctpaa.org/mcorp.shtml.
2003 Golden
Benefactors
A&E Networks
Advance/Newhouse Communications
Cablevision Systems
Corporation
Charter
Communications
Comcast Cable
Communications
Cox
Communications
NBC Cable
Networks
Rainbow Media
Holdings
Time Warner Cable
Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc
2003
Benefactors
ABC Cable Networks Group
ESPN
Lifetime Television
MTV Networks
TechTV
The Weather
Channel
2003 Friends &
Associates
Adelphia
CableLabs
Cable
Telecommunications Association of New York
Comedy Central
Court TV
C-SPAN
Networks
Discovery Networks
Florida Cable
Telecommunications Association
Game Show Network
Hallmark Channel
HBO
Indiana Cable
Telecommunications Association
Insight Communications
International Channel
Midcontinent Communications
Motorola, Broadband Communications Sector
Ohio Cable Telecommunications
Association
Oxygen Media
Scientific-Atlanta
Scripps Networks
Showtime Networks
Texas Cable &
Telecommunications Association
Terayon Communication
Systems
