Fort Collins Youth Broadcasting

Wow! I’m sure the people at the Public Service drive-up weren’t too happy with me when I had like $620 in cash to deposit as well as probably 30 checks which summed up to about $600-ish. I don’t remember the exact total of each kind, but I do know that we made $1,063. After expenses!

Extremely exciting!  That means we have like 4 months of expenses completely, 100% paid for.  So thanks to everyone who came out, bid on stuff, watched the bands, etcetera.  I’m guessing we’ll do another fundraiser of some kind this coming winter break, but we don’t know what it’ll be yet.  Until then, hopefully we’re good to go!

FCYB has recently been listed on GoodSearch! That means that, if you use GoodSearch, we get a penny every single time you search the Internet. 🙂 All you have to do to get started is click on the logo above. It will automatically set the charity to us, and we’ll receive a whole penny everytime you search. You can even add it to your Firefox search bar, download their toolbar, and if you use the GoodShop, we can make even more! 😀 So, if you want to support KLIKradio without lifting a finger, that’s the way to do it.

So today we got a check.  We do not want to say who from, because that would mean I would have to send my ridiculously-worded and incredibly-sarcastic blog posts for approval.  Yikes!

Needless to say, ’twas a sizeable check.  We spent $680 of it at Guitar Center today purchasing a Peavey PV10 audio mixer ($250), three Shure SM58 microphones ($100 a pop!…times three), a pack of windscreens ($10), and all necessary cables (yes, it is possible to spend $120 in cables.  We just proved it!).

I will post a picture in a separate blog post at some future date…and I would like to include a quote from one our DJs who instantly instant messaged me after seeing the stuff:

Okay Jake, what is this new $h*t on the table??

Apparently people don’t like change.

Tonight we have just come up with the title of our summer 2008 fundraiser: Silence for Sound!  :)  It was coined by our in-15-hours-volunteer-coordinator Elizabeth (the former president) and VP/auction organizer Justina.

I whipped up a web site for it.  While it’s not a stellar piece of web work, it gets the job done.  For the most part.  More information will be coming up on the blog as time goes by.  There are 18 days for us to get things lined up for this thing…so hopefully it will go over well! 😀

Fort Collins, CO: June 5, 2008 – Today, Do Something, the national not-for-profit that makes it possible for young people to change the world, named Jacob Wood a 2008 Plum Grant Winner.

Fed up with the lack of accuracy and representation youth were given through existing media outlets in Fort Collins, Jacob decided to start his own radio station. The radio station, completely run by high school students, has grown from just a home-based internet music station to a studio-based station hosting original youth created programs. FCYB’s ultimate goal is to increase communication between local high schools, students and the community.

Every week of the year, Do Something identifies a promising young leader who is taking the lead in effecting change in his/her community or a community abroad. The winners, age 25 and under, from the US and Canada, will be chosen based on the potential of their projects to grow and impact many more lives. Do Something and Plum will give each winner $500 to make it happen.

“Young people possess the energy, creativity and motivation to rock the world. The Plum Grants will help them do it!” says Nancy Lublin, CEO of Do Something, Inc.

“We pride ourselves on being an integral part of local communities and could not be more psyched to be able to help young people who are integral parts of their own communities and strive to positively impact the places they live,” says Tom Scott, CEO of Plum TV.

Each Plum Grant winner receives a $500 community grant and resources from Do Something to help their program grow. For more information about Plum Grants, go to www.dosomething.org.

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About Do Something

Do Something is a trusted resource for teenagers who want to make a difference. By leveraging communications technologies, we enable teens to convert their energy and ideas into positive action. You want to make a difference? We can help. www.dosomething.org.

About Plum

Plum is a new type of media company. Produced in, for and about some of America’s most dynamic communities, Plum programming is honest, authentic and optimistic. It celebrates the natural beauty and character of its communities and spirit and intellect of the people who live and visit there. Plum currently operates television channels and websites in Aspen, the Hamptons, Martha’s Vineyard, Miami Beach, Nantucket, Sun Valley, Telluride and Vail. While the towns may be small, the reach and influence is not.

Plum’s markets are destinations of choice for over 14 million of the nation’s most interesting and influential people each year. They are people who define the culture in the media, business, arts and politics. They are Plum’s audience as well as its content. Increasingly, Plum is available to a broader audience beyond its communities through video on demand and the Internet.