Rocky Mountain PBS Volunteer Bulletin February 2014 Happy Valentine’s Day! Welcome to the February 2014 issue of the Volunteer Bulletin. Your must-read volunteer news arrives early in the month by email, bringing you Rocky Mountain PBS volunteer opportunities, news, history and events of interest. We welcome your comments, feedback and ideas! Email us at VolunteerBulletin@rmpbs.org *To read in-depth information in each section – click on section titles. Example: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES – click. Volunteer Opportunities Denver

• Volunteers for March On-Air Phone Banks! Come join the fun… • Volunteers for Denver Reception Desk • Volunteers to help with Online Auction 2014 • Volunteers to Serve Food for March Pledge Drive • Volunteers for Jazz89KUVO Public Radio Pledge Drive • Volunteers Needed for Super School News tour guides—We will train you! • SAM Volunteers needed • SAM Chairperson sought • Volunteer Opportunities Statewide--Encourage Your Friends to Volunteer (Go to end of

bulletin to view this document.) Southern Colorado

• Welcome Desk Volunteers at the Tim Gill Center and Other Opportunities Western Colorado

• Community Calendar Volunteer • Flyer Distribution Volunteer • Email Collection from Community Cinema Screenings

Volunteer News Articles

• Urgent: Update Your 2013 Volunteer Hours NOW—Volunteer Recognition Event in April!  

• President’s Message  • Meet the Button Queen!  • Happy 58th Birthday, Rocky Mountain PBS  • Recipe Corner  

Volunteer Appreciation – Thanks For Your Support • Online Auction 2014 Volunteers • Downton Abbey premieres Statewide • Storymakers Luncheon • January Mailings • Denver Preschool Showcase

Events / Programming Events - Make Your Reservations NOW!

• 2013-2014 Free Community Cinema: January/February “Las Marthas” In the lingering aftermath of the U.S.-Mexico War, the border town of Laredo, Texas created an annual debutante ball unlike any other. Las Marthas follows two Mexican American girls carrying this gilded tradition on their shoulders during a time of economic uncertainty and tension over immigration. Click here to RSVP for any location. Denver-2/4 7:00 pm Sie Denver Film Center (2510 East Colfax) Mancos-2/20 6:00 pm Mancos Public Library

• From The Heart – February 14th 3:00-4:00 P.M. in the Rocky Mountain PBS Teleconference Room, Denver. R.S.V.P. to Jeanne Sanchez jeannesanchez@comcast.net.

Programming To check out programming features and changes, go to the Rocky Mountain PBS website (www.rmpbs.org). On the website, you will be able to request our automatic weekly newsletter (e-news) and monthly TV schedule (e-promo). History The history feature is taking a break this month. The March issue will have a special article. Volunteer Opportunities Denver Volunteers for March On-Air Phone Banks! Come join the fun… We have so much fun having our fabulous Rocky Mountain PBS volunteers staff the phones during our pledge periods! We train you and we feed you. Pledge events are held at the station (1089 Bannock St., Denver). Volunteers are on the air and are critical to raising fund for Rocky Mountain PBS. This is a wonderful opportunity for volunteers who are unavailable during business hours but still want to support the station. The dates and times when we need volunteers are: Wednesday, March 5: 5:00-7:00 pm (6 volunteers needed) Sunday, March 9: 10:30 am-12:30 pm (6 volunteers needed—we will provide the coffee!) You may sign up in two ways:

1. Email Susan Barber at susanbarber@rmpbs.org 2. Learn how to schedule yourself (it is fun) using the Volunteer Data Base!

A. Go to www.rmpbs.org/volunteer B. Under “Record Your Hours/Update Your Information/Schedule Yourself for Vol.

Opportunities, click on words in blue (“click here”) and make sure your hours are counted.”

C. Click on words in purple (“click here”) to schedule yourself” D. Login: Your log-in is your email address and your password is the number that has been

sent to you (unless you have changed your password). E. Once you are logged in, click on “Check Your Schedule” in the left hand margin. F. Scroll down where calendar is and click on “next month” until you reach March calendar. G. For the phone bank dates, click on the “help wanted” balloon on March 5 and/or March 9. H. Go to phone bank on date and click on “schedule me” and then click on “yes.” I. Congratulate yourself!!! You’ve done it. But, if you have any questions or encounter any

problems, contact Susan Barber at susanbarber@rmpbs.org and she will lead you through it.

Volunteers Needed to Assist with Reception Desk Do you like meeting and greeting people and talking to folks about Rocky Mountain PBS? Do you like talking on the phone? If so, this is the volunteer opportunity for you. We need several volunteers who might come in once a week (3-5 hours—we are flexible!) or once every other week to serve as receptionist in the front lobby. If that sounds like you, please contact Ella Jeffers at ellajeffers@rmpbs.org or Natae Swanson at nataeswanson@rmpbs.org for an interview.

Volunteers For Online Auction 2014 It's not too late to get involved! Some of the work can be done from your own home if you like and within your schedule. We have begun preparations with volunteers serving as Callers, Imagers/Scripters or Researchers. The auction will be held in May. For more information please contact Cathy Glick of Renee Marcellis at cjg.denver@outlook.com Volunteers to Serve Food for March Pledge Drive Enjoy the fun being a part of our March Pledge Drive! We provide food for our volunteers and staff during pledge drives so that their blood sugar doesn’t run low. You can help us keep them fed and happy! Anyone can do this and it’s fun to get to know staff and other volunteers as well as watch the live on-air production. We need your help on Tuesday, March 4 (4:30-9 pm) and Thursday, March 6 (4:30-9 pm). Pledge is held at the Denver station (1089 Bannock St., Denver). If you are available, there are two ways to sign up:

1. Email Susan Barber at susanbarber@rmpbs.org 2. Learn how to schedule yourself (it’s fun) using the Volunteer Data Base!

J. Go to www.rmpbs.org/volunteer K. Under “Record Your Hours/Update Your Information/Schedule Yourself for Vol.

Opportunities, click on words in blue “click here” and make sure your hours are counted.” L. Click on words in purple “click here to schedule yourself” M. Login: Your log-in is your email address and your password is the number that has been

sent to you (unless you have changed your password). N. Once you are logged in, click on “Check Your Schedule” in the left hand margin. O. Scroll down where calendar is and click on “next month” until you reach March calendar. P. Click on the “help wanted” balloon on March 4 and/or March 6. Q. Go to “Serve Food” on date and click on “schedule me” and then click on “yes.” R. Congratulate yourself!!! You’ve done it. But, if you have any questions or encounter any

problems, contact Susan Barber at susanbarber@rmpbs.org and she will lead you through it.

Volunteers for jazz89KUVO Public Radio Pledge Drive KUVO Public Radio is now a part of Rocky Mountain PBS and volunteers can have fun helping out with KUVO’s pledge drive. (Learn more about KUVO by going to www.kuvo.org .) While pledge volunteers are not seen on air (it’s radio after all), they have fun going to the radio station (located at 2900 Welton St., Suite 200), answering phones and getting to know the fabulous folks who make KUVO work! If you are interested in assisting with this pledge drive (schedule and number of volunteers needed is below), contact Arvida Rascon at Arvida@kuvo.org . She will confirm the time with you. Friday, February 7

• 6 – 9:30 A.M. (3) • 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. (2) • 12:30 – 4:30 P.M. (5) • 4:30 - 7:30 (2)

Sunday, February 9

• 1;30-4;30 P.M. (3) • 4:30-8:00 P.M. (2)

Volunteers to Help With Super School News Tours We need tour guides for our wonderful students who come to the station to tape their Super School News segment for their schools. You will be trained---it’s not difficult but it is fun! We need volunteers on February 12, 19, April 9, 16. You may volunteer for the morning (8:45 am-Noon) or for the afternoon (12:15-3:00 pm) or for the morning and afternoon. We

really need your help supporting this outstanding program. Please contact Susan Barber susanbarber@rmpbs.org as soon as possible and she will arrange a time to train you. Thanks so much! In Search of Sherlock Laura Sampson, SAM Marketing Chair Station’s Archived Memories (aka SAM) is in search of Sherlock Holmes – could that be YOU? SAM volunteers have collected thousands of photographs, memorabilia items, documents and more that comprise the Rocky Mountain PBS archives. We need curious folks who want to serve as “Sherlock Holmes” volunteers to help find details & and further information in the archives to help identify specific pieces of memorabilia that are not yet fully identified. Skills Needed: Strong curiosity, a questioning mind, computer know-how, good detection skills, observation skills, deductive reasoning, resolve, patience, concentration, and a good sense of humor. NOTE: A friendly demeanor is appreciated. What Sleuthing Tools Are Provided? Training by fellow volunteers. Archived materials such as photographs and documents. Computers and scanners plus internet accessibility. More information about the archives: http://www.rmpbs.org/volunteer/sam/ Location? Rocky Mountain PBS (Denver), SAM Office in the lower level where the archives are housed. Time Commitment? Daytime (business workday hours). Two to four hours weekly preferred, but negotiable. Questions or How to Apply? Easy! Contact the SAM Office at Rocky Mountain PBS: 303-620-5734 or SAM@rmpbs.org Volunteer Position Opening – Station’s Archive Memories (SAM) Chair The volunteer chairman position of STATION’S ARCHIVED MEMORIES (SAM) is open for application. The purpose of the SAM Committee is to identify, document and preserve the history of Rocky Mountain PBS. This exciting project has been underway for 13 years, and is unique within the entire PBS system. The SAM Chair is responsible for managing the SAM volunteer committee. The position will start immediately and should expect to dedicate a minimum of 15 hours weekly. Work can be done from home as well as from the SAM Office at Rocky Mountain PBS. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES • Organize and preside over SAM Committee meetings or special events. • Manage and supervise the SAM Committee which currently includes the following subcommittees:

- Photo Chair - Production Preservation Chair - Memorabilia Chair - Computer Chair - Station Research Chair - Master Database Chair - Marketing Chair - Display Chair - Oral History Chair - Bookkeeping Chair

• Supervise and communicate with SAM chairpersons regularly providing assistance and support. • Serve as the primary contact person for research information as requested by staff or others. • Maintain records (i.e. minutes, expenses, history, photographs, etc.) related to SAM meetings or events. • Ensure that each of the SAM Filemaker Pro master databases is properly and accurately maintained. • Inform RMPBS staff and volunteers of the content and availability of researchable information within the

archives. • Serve as a voting member of the Rocky Mountain PBS Volunteer Board.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE • Familiarity with the history of Rocky Mountain PBS is very beneficial but not mandatory. • The SAM Chair must be able to:

− Demonstrate strong project management and organizational skills. − Demonstrate proficiency in the use of Filemaker Pro database, Excel, Outlook, Word, PDFs and scanners, − Possess the ability to comfortably use Mac computers with a working knowledge of different operating

systems. − Delegate tasks and supervise fellow volunteers. − Show great attention to detail. − Work independently with minimal supervision. − Initiate and follow through on projects in a timely fashion. − Be sensitive to handling library or archival materials.

Volunteers interested in being interviewed for this position should contact the SAM Office immediately at SAM@rmpbs.org or call the SAM office during business hours at 303-620-5734. Southern Colorado Welcome Desk volunteers at the Tim Gill Center and other opportunities More of our volunteers are welcome to help with the front desk at the Tim Gill Center! This will continue to be a very important service to our community as we accommodate an ever-increasing number of requests to use the facilities at the Tim Gill Center. The Southern Colorado branch of Rocky Mountain PBS is also seeking experienced volunteers to provide expertise in the following areas:

• Grant Research: Help identify specific grant opportunities for the Tim Gill Center and KTSC-TV • Social Media: Provide best practice research, as well as help keep our followers up-to-date on

current local news and happenings with the Tim Gill Center and Rocky Mountain PBS • Speakers Bureau for Local Outreach: We are looking for experienced professionals who are

skilled at building and giving successful public presentations. Our goal is to speak to more people in our region about the exciting work we are doing in order to build our network of advocates and supporters.

Please contact Keanna Smith for more information on any of the above topics, keannasmith@rmpbs.org or (719) 418-5851. Western Colorado Community Calendar Volunteer KRMJ needs a volunteer who has approximately 3 hours every other week to assist with compiling Western Colorado events and entering them in the RMPBS community calendar. Email and spreadsheet experience is a plus but not required. Flyer Distribution Volunteer KRMJ is looking for a volunteer to distribute flyers for Community Cinema in Mesa County 1/month from September through May/June. Email Collection from Community Cinema Screenings KRMJ is looking for volunteers to assist in collecting and submitting email addresses at monthly Community Cinema events in the following areas: Grand Junction, Steamboat Springs, Mancos, Telluride, and Durango. For any of the above opportunities, please contact Ryan Stringfellow if you are interested in these opportunities at ryanstringfellow@rmpbs.org, or 970.640.3751.

Articles URGENT! Update Your 2013 Volunteer Hours NOW—Volunteer Recognition Event in April!  In preparation for the Volunteer Milestone (annual volunteer recognition) event tentatively set for April 4, 2014, we need all Rocky Mountain PBS volunteers to record your hours for 2013 (right up until December 31, 2013). An accurate account of hours is valuable to the station, not only as a record of what has been accomplished, but as an indication to foundations, businesses and other donors that what Rocky Mountain PBS does is supported and enhanced by the community. Decision-makers of all kinds look at the level of community involvement when awarding grants and both cash and in-kind support. That “community involvement” is YOU and your committee members. Volunteers annually do the work of at least 10 full-time staff members in bringing Rocky Mountain PBS to the attention of the people of Colorado. You and your committee members are vital to that proud tradition. Please help to make all these contributions apparent by insisting on recorded hours. The directions for both signing up and recording your hours are below. If you have ANY questions or run into ANY problems, please contact Susan Barber (susanbarber@rmpbs.org) Instructions for Recording Hours in Volunteer Database: *Go to www.rmpbs.org/volunteer *Go to "Record Your Volunteer Hours/Update Your Information” and under this heading, click on the words in blue “Click here and make sure your hours are counted.” *Under the header “Record your hours,” click on the words in purple “click here.” *Follow the Log In Directions Log in is your e-mail address Password is your volunteer number *Click on “ Post Your Hours” and submit Directions to Sign-Up in Volunteer Database Go to www.rmpbs.org/volunteer Click in the left hand margin “Apply to Volunteer” Click on words in blue “this form” Complete application and submit. You will receive a pin # which will serve as your password. President’s Message Submitted by Betty Flaten, President, Rocky Mountain PBS Volunteer Board At our January Volunteer Board meeting, Annual Giving Manager Louise Stephens gave an update on the December Colorado Gives total for Rocky Mountain PBS. It was over $115,000.00. This is higher than we reported in the January article. Again, a tremendous thanks to all our volunteers who donated to make it the best money collection day of the year. Many of you volunteered for the Downton Abbey events in January. Check out the pictures in the newsletter of volunteers who participated. Don’t forget to email them to family and friends and put on your Facebook page. More viewers watched the Sunday night premier of Downton Abbey than any other program shown on Denver/Colorado TV Channels. Don’t forget to take advantage of the Member discounts available online. Lately there have been some great deals for Avalanche and Nugget tickets. From the Heart will be held on Friday, February 14 (note date change) at the station (1089 Bannock St. – Teleconference Room) and next month the staff and volunteer recipients will be highlighted on these pages. If you would like to attend, let Jeanne Sanchez know by sending her an email at jeannesanchez@comcast.net.

Our volunteers are our most important resource, and this month I want to give a big “Thank You” to Pete Schmidt and his team of Pledge volunteers. They work tirelessly all year raising the big dollars for the station. We are also thankful for the business, civic, and non-profit groups who volunteer to staff the phones during Pledge. Station Archived Memories keeps Rocky Mountain PBS history alive for staff and volunteers. Each month, Laura Sampson highlights a part of that history. I have learned so much about the station from Laura’s articles and urge each of you to join me in reading them. It is also fun to go to the RMPBS website, pick an icon and go through all the items under it. It isn’t always the big things that matter in volunteering. I wandered through the kitchen one day to find Patty Boyd and Laura Hoganson cleaning the microwave. That is not a fun task and all who use the kitchen owe them a big Thank You. Together we can!!! Renee Marcellis Reigns As Button Queen!

Renee Marcellis currently reigns as the Rocky Mountain PBS “Button Queen!” She keeps us reliably supplied with everyone’s favorite characters, shown in the line-up above. We give out these buttons at events both large and small—and they are always a very hot item! Last summer, Renee would pick up all the equipment, from die cutter to button maker to emergency repair equipment (needle-nosed pliers and super-skinny screwdriver) and carry it all off to her home. There, she would settle down with her friends Elmo, Big Bird, Clifford, etc. to enjoy hours of her favorite vice: major league baseball on cable and making buttons by the hundreds! Even though the baseball season has ended for the year, Renee has not stopped this wonderful gift to Rocky Mountain PBS: she even took the button-making equipment with her over the Christmas break and we greeted the new year with a refreshed supply of over a thousand buttons! Besides buttons, buttons and more buttons, Renee also volunteers her time to the 2014 Rocky Mountain PBS Online Auction as co-chair and to our events, most recently at the Masterpiece Costume Ball! She is a woman of many outstanding talents, and we’re very fortunate to be the recipient of so many of them! Check out the great photo of Renee in the Downton Abbey volunteers article below.

Happy Birthday, Rocky Mountain PBS On January 30, 1956, KRMA-TV beamed its first two hours of programming into Denver homes.

Most programs were only 15 minutes long. Station logs from 1956 show that one program was on film, one on kinescope, and the rest were broadcast live from the auto body shop studio located in the Emily Griffith Opportunity School on Glenarm Street.

At 6:45pm, the very first program was “Thimble Theater” featuring teacher, Earl Reum.

To learn more about the history of Rocky Mountain PBS click here: http://www.rmpbs.org/volunteer/sam/how-do-you-start-tv-station/

Sandy Gerulat Shares Recipe: Sandy Gerulat created two wonderful desserts for the January Volunteer Board Meeting. She generously shares her recipe for Biscotti with all volunteers. (Next month we will share Sandy’s recipe for Chocolate Snacks.) Biscotti Oven: 300 degrees Prep time: 20 minutes Baking time: 55 minutes (total) In a large bowl add ingredients one at a time, beating after each addition: 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. baking powder 3 ½ cups all purpose flour Dough will be the consistency of play-dough. Mix in with your hands: 1 cup of chocolate chips 1 cup of chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts, pistachios, macadamias) [ Nuts are optional] Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Place 2 parts on a greased cookie sheet. Pat the parts down on the sheet to form a 5 inch by 7 inch rectangle. Repeat on a second sheet with the other 2 parts of dough. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 40 minutes. Remove cookie sheet. Slice rectangles into ½ to 1 inch slices. Turn on their sides. Slice in half if you want shorter cookies. Sprinkle the edges with a cinnamon/sugar mix. Bake for another 15 minutes at 300 degrees. Cool. Store in an airtight container. Will be good for weeks, if they last that long!

Yield: About 40 short biscotti (20 if you don’t slice in half.) Variations: Orange Cranberry:

Add the zest of an orange to the dough. Replace the chocolate chips with 1 cup of craisins.

Chocolate, Chocolate Chip: Replace ¼ cup of the flour with cocoa.

Mexican Chocolate Chip: Replace ¼ cup of flour with Dark Chocolate cocoa. Add 3 tsp. Ancho Chile and 3 tsp. Roasted Saigon Cinnamon to the flour.

Volunteer Appreciation —Thank You for Your Support! Online Auction Kick Off Thanks to all those who attended the Online Auction 2014 Kickoff Event on January 14th. Peggy Dong, Betty Flaten, Janet Kilbride, Sarah Merecicky, Susan Morrison, Cathy Rubin, Buzz and Laura Sampson and Janet Weisheit have all joined the 2014 Online Auction team as either Callers, Imagers/Scripters or Researchers. Statewide Downton Abbey Events Huge Successes Thanks to Volunteers Denver’s First Masterpiece Ball: The Major Gifts Team would like to thank Pat Hoeft, Teddi Wiest-Kent, Roy Kent, Renee Marcellis, Denise Gibe, Cathy Glick, Jean Chrest, Ellen Martinez, Jane Stanfield, Sandy Gerulat, and Pete Schmidt for their amazing volunteer help at our recent Masterpiece Costume Ball in celebration of Downton Abbey Season Four! With their help, we were able to put on a beautiful event at the Grant-Humphries Mansion for 160 guests, including a catered dinner, open bar, silent auction, photo booth, museum exhibits, live music, dancing, and a sneak preview screening of Downton Abbey Season Four. We could not have done it without them! The volunteer team helped check patrons in, take coats, usher, assist the catering staff with food and drink, decorate the outside of the house and the downstairs “jazz club”, and many other tasks as they came up throughout the night. Everyone was willing to pitch in, get their hands dirty, and take on new projects and responsibilities. A big THANK YOU to all of you, from all of us here at Rocky Mountain PBS!

Premiere at DU: The Underwriting Team hosted a Downton Abbey pre-screening premiere at the University of Denver which included teas and desserts and a discussion

Cathy Glick and Renee Marcellis as Downstairs staff. Jean Chrest in her period costume with Pete Schmidt enjoying the party. Renee’s costume came from England.

of Downton Abbey. Betty Flaten and Lis Lord shared SAM photos related to Downton Abbey. Premiere in Grand Junction: With over 80 attendees, RMPBS members and underwriters in Grand Junction had an opportunity to socialize and network, and were treated with apps from Bin 707 and wine from Talon Wines. In addition, we hosted a prize drawing, collected new email addresses, and shook hands and showed appreciation for our constituents. The screening was our new Development Associate Dana Wood's first event, and she even dressed up along with our volunteers! Thanks to Chriss Secrest, our volunteer coordinator, and her classy team of volunteers who helped host, and Priscilla Mangal, the Sentinel's 'On the Scene' society belle.

Premiere in Southern Colorado The Southern Colorado Downton Abbey event was held on Wednesday, December 11th at the Tim Gill Center. The night was filled with food, drink, merriment and the much anticipated preview of Season 4. We had 75 enthusiastic Downton Abbey fans in attendance. Many of our volunteers attended this premiere. StoryMakers Luncheon Rewards Budding Talent

Debbi Carson, Chriss Secrest, Catherine Bradham, Shiloh Hendricks, and Dana Wood at the event. Guests select from the delicacies at the tea table.

The very talented winners and finalists of this year’s StoryMakers writing competition were honored with a luncheon at Rocky Mountain PBS on January 4. The awards for the winners were given out, and the young writers were treated to a speech from local author and radio host Dom Testa.

A huge “Thank You” to volunteers Lauren Simmons, Debora Ireland-Young, Sara Horle, Betty Flaten, Barbara Hatch and Nathalia Velez, for helping set up the luncheon. Another huge thanks to CenturyLink, the sponsors who make this competition possible. To see the list of the winners, read their stories, and watch a video from Colorado’s Best, where the StoryMakers winners were featured along with Rocky Mountain PBS CEO Doug Price, follow this link. Thanks to Volunteers for January Mailings We want to give a shout out to all volunteers who helped the Membership Department with the January Mailings. Many thanks to Mary King, Dona Dodson, Pat Olson, Donna Shelley, Renee Marcellis, Pat Hoeft, Janet Killbride, Cathy Glick, Cathy Buhler, Teddi Wiest-Kent and Willi Jost. You are all amazing! We couldn’t have done it without you. Denver Preschools Showcase PBS Characters

Judges – Norman Taylor, Katie Holland, Diana Damask, Betty Clement, Cathy Buhler and Jill Maxwell

Denver families gathered to learn about more than 250 preschools in the metro area on January 11. Thanks to our volunteers PBS characters mingled with the families. Thank you to Wendy Booth as Word Girl, Luis Alberto R. Antunez as Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Regina Huerter as Curious George. Events / Programming Events - Make Your Reservations NOW! 2013-2014 Free Community Cinema: January/February “Las Marthas” In the lingering aftermath of the U.S.-Mexico War, the border town of Laredo, Texas created an annual debutante ball unlike any other. Las Marthas follows two Mexican American girls carrying this gilded tradition on their shoulders during a time of economic uncertainty and tension over immigration.

• Click here to RSVP for any location. Denver-2/4 7:00 pm Sie Denver Film Center (2510 East Colfax) Mancos-2/20 6:00 pm Mancos Public Library

From the Heart Awards – Friday, February 14, 3:00-4:00 P.M. in the Rocky Mountain PBS Teleconference Room, Denver. R.S.V.P. to Jeanne Sanchez jeannesanchez@comcast.net. Programming: To check out programming features and changes, go to the Rocky Mountain PBS website (www.rmpbs.org). On the website, you will be able to request our automatic weekly newsletter (e-news) and monthly TV schedule (e-promo).

Volunteer at Rocky Mountain PBS

Volunteers play a critical role at Rocky Mountain PBS. The Rocky Mountain PBS volunteer corps donates (on average) 15,000+ hours per year. They 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 PBS. 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 (susanbarber@rmpbs.org). 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:

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. 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! Community Cinema: Greet and register guests at free screenings of outstanding independent films that occur approximately once a month. You meet great folks and have the opportunity to see award winning films. Photographers: If you enjoy taking pictures and you are pretty good, sign up to be a

photographer! We take pictures of everything!!! Pledge: Pull a team together of your friends for an evening and take over the phones! or, volunteer individually to assist with the production and logistics 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 create order out of chaos and learn the history of public broadcasting, history of Denver and more. Like Super School News, this is a nationally recognized, volunteer-driven program. 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 and the Cooks Club Newsletter. 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 Board! Special Events: Big and small events---many different jobs! Online Auction: Variety of different types of jobs. Fun work in team atmosphere. Southern Colorado Volunteer Opportunities (Colorado Springs & Pueblo) For more information, contact Keanna Smith at Keannasmith@rmpbs.org Special Events Tim Gill Center for Public Media: Office assistance, grant writing Matchwits: Statewide quiz show for Colorado High Schools Kids Fun Fest Western Colorado Volunteer Opportunities (Grand Junction) For more information, contact Ryan Stringfellow at ryanstringfellow@rmpbs.org Special Events Community Outreach Office Assistance Kids Fun Fest  Directions  for  Rocky  Mountain  PBS  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#.