While KLIK Radio just had its third birthday a couple months ago, the organization itself is now four years old! Pretty incredible if you ask me 🙂  Even more incredible is the fact that I’ve been there for every single one of them.
I was going to post a lot of statistics about what KLIK has done, but I think most of those can be seen throughout the blog (i.e. grants we’ve been awarded, number of volunteers, etc.)  Instead, I’d like to dedicate a blog post to just thanking people.  Imagine that.  I have like…four or five specific people that I want to recognize, first, but please read to the end…the most important one is last.
First and foremost, I’d like to thank my parents.  They were the ones who gave the initial $500, which was enough money to get our IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter, a classified ad in the Coloradoan about our evil plans to go on FM radio, and probably a few other things here and there.  Plus, they gave lots of other money afterwards, and tons and tons of advice and support.  Thank you.
Second, the first real board members — Elizabeth and Simone.  They helped things get off the ground and got a lot of really cool IB students involved.  Kudos and thanks to them!
A certain local foundation — who I failed to e-mail in time for this blog posting, but we’ll put their name in here as soon as we get approval — allowed us to invest thousands of dollars in equipment instead of relying on old, unreliable equipment that would have either been donated or picked up for cheap.  We can’t thank them enough for what they have done. Without their support, KLIK would probably exist, but it’d be a bucket of rust.  Thank you.
Sally Doyle, Sandra Stashak, and Ms. Mapes – even though I know for certain that 2 out of 3 of them left Poudre, they also offered a lot of support, resources, and connections that helped things get up and going.  Let’s also not forget about the fact that I got 4 credits out of the deal, too, thanks to them (winning).  So thank you!
Peter McFeely…while your position as my replacement for executive director was short-lived and rather stressful for me, you still took a chance nonetheless.  Thanks, I guess. 😛 (In all seriousness…he kept it together long enough for me to swoop back in and save it…which takes something)
Jordan Fisher…who replaced Peter…and has done pretty cool things with the station.  Thanks for taking over the project, and good luck finding a replacement 😉
And last, but certainly not least — I’d like to give a HUGE thank you to Justina Cline, who raised tons of money, spent a lot of time helping me out with things, and not to get sappy or anything…really put her heart and soul into the station.  Without her, things would definitely not be where they are today, so thank you.
To everyone who has volunteered with KLIK…thank you! Phil, Rick, CJ, Don, Ed, Al, Durrie, Ilya, Talley, Grethe, T.J., Riley, Jordan (the girl and the guy), Michelle, Michelle’s boyfriend…
…all the Taylors, Katie, LeAndra, Cody, tons of Tylers…whether its Power Hour, Big & Bad, Rice & Beans or anything in between…you guys rock and made KLIK awesome.  Without you guys, KLIK would be a pointless hunk of junk out there in the cloud, so thanks for making it what it is.
I would love to hear stories and favorite memories from volunteers about working with KLIK.  Please please please either post them here on the blog, tweet them to us @klikradio, send them to us on Facebook, or e-mail them to me directly: jake at f c y b dot org.  I’m going to post as many of the stories as I can here on the blog.
Here’s to another 4 years, KLIK. 😀
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