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DMA still needs your support - before June 30!

It’s mid-June here at Davis Media Access (DMA). which can only mean one thing: Kid Vid! The first of four summer training sessions for kids aged 10-13 is wrapping up. It’s been a fun week in which kids have learned basic media literacy and media production skills, gotten their hands on lots of cool equipment, and worked on collaborative projects.

Actually, June means one other thing, and that’s the rapidly approaching close of our annual fund raising campaign by June 30, the end of our fiscal year. Our community has been very generous and we approaching almost $17 out of $20k needed. We thank everyone who has supported the fund-raising effort to date.

If you have yet to donate, you may do so online at davismedia.org/donate or by mailing a check payable to Davis Media Access to 1623 Fifth St. Ste. A Davis, CA 95616.

While it's true that we can make $20k go a long way, it's also true that if we don't raise this money every year, we can’t continue to provide services at current levels. This money supports a variety of services we provide to our community, but primarily volunteer-driven KDRT 95.7 FM, as well as support for youth media, and local election coverage. Raising this money is not optional: it is critically needed to support the work we do, and we must meet the goal by June 30.

DMF4 Kickoff Party & KDRT 95.7 FM Fundraiser

In anticipation of this year's Fourth Annual Davis Music Festival JUne 20, 21 & 22, our friends at DMF are kicking things off with a fund raiser at the Sudwerk Dock Store from 4-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 22. It is in part, a fund raiser for our very own KDRT (thanks, guys!)

Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:45pm

A Chevy Malibu and a guy named Bill

Last year, DMA lost a longtime volunteer and good friend in Bill Smith. Bill’s family wanted to honor his wishes to help DMA, so they worked with our partner the Center for Car Donations (centerforcardonations.org) to get a good price for Bill’s classic but not-running 1967 Chevy Malibu four-dour. Here’s the note staff at the Center sent to us:

Monday, May 12, 2014 - 2:15pm

Welcoming Eunah Cho

DMA is happy to announce the addition of Eunah Cho to our part-time production staff.

Eunah graduated from UC San Diego with degrees in Violin Performance and Communications in 2009, and has since returned to her roots to help and learn as much as she can at Davis Media Access.  In her spare time she enjoys playing chamber music, marveling at creativity, baking treats for awesome people, and doting on her dog, Molly. 

Monday, May 12, 2014 - 2:15pm

Summer Animation Camps

This year looks to be one of our most fun yet!  If you are interested in enrolling in one of our Animation Camps for summer 2014, don't delay too long!  Our Video Production camps are full.  More info about the camps can be found here:

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Kids Video Animation Camp One   July 7 - 11:  1-4pm


    •    Kids Video Animation Camp Two   July 14 - 18: 1-4pm

http://davismedia.org/content/summer-animation-camps



 

Monday, May 12, 2014 - 2:15pm

Voter education programming, partnerships

DMA’s commitment to non-partisan, voter education programming and local election coverage is well known in these parts, and right now, election season is in full swing. With ‘Meet the Candidates,” pro-con statements for local ballot measures, and several forums airing on DCTV Channel 15 on Comcast and available online, we’re working with other community organizations on the next set of forums, andplanning for election night with returning hosts Andrea Jones and Lea Rosenberg.

Monday, May 12, 2014 - 2:15pm

Join us in Supporting KDRT during the BIG Day of Giving – May 6

On the heels of Jeff Hudson’s excellent article about KDRT 95.7 FM’s upcoming 10th anniversary this fall (http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/sunday-best/our-sunday-best-ha...), it seems fitting to place KDRT squarely at the center of this year’s fund raising campaign.



Friday, April 25, 2014 - 11:30am

Election Programming

Meanwhile, election season is in full swing. With ‘Meet the Candidates,” pro-con statements for local ballot measures, and several forums airing on DCTV Channel 15 on Comcast and available online, I’m working with other community organizations on the next set of forums, and beginning to think about what shape our election-night program will take. Check out all the non-partisan voter education programming here

Friday, April 25, 2014 - 11:30am