SECOND WEEK ADDED - Evening Sessions

Waycross Community Media is offering area boy scouts the opportunity to earn up to three merit badges this summer - Cinematography, Photography, and Communications.

Each badge will require attendance at three sessions over three days. The schedule is as follows:

Cinematography: August 24, 25, 26 from 5 PM 6:15 PM

Photography: August 24, 25, 26 from 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM

Communications: August 24, 25, 26 from 8 PM - 9:15 PM

To register, visit http://www.waycross.tv/scouts

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Our first week is currently booked, but some slots may become available after August 6. Check back after that date if interested.

Cinematography: August 17, 18, 19 from 9 AM 10:15 AM

Photography: August 17, 18, 19 from 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM

Communications: August 17, 18, 19 from 12 PM - 1:15 PM

To check, visit http://www.waycross.tv/scouts

Waycross Community Media was honored at the 2010 Hometown Awards Ceremony, held on Friday, July 9th as part of the Alliance for Community Media's National Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.

Volunteers and staff from Waycross received an award for the program "OHSAA D2 State Semi-final Football - Winton Woods vs Marion-Franklin", in the category of Sports Event Coverage. Congratulations and thanks to the crew that traveled to Centerville, OH for their commitment to this production - Jonathan Palmer, Butch Culbreath, Matt Steele, Alex Bergquist, Adam Schrand, Tom Bruckmann, Andy Sanzotta, and Jacob Williams.

Steve Coaston Jr., a community producer who has produced programming through Waycross since January, 2000, received a Hometown Award for his program "Doctors in the Kitchen", in the Informational Feature category. Way to go Steve!

The Hometown Awards honor the best in community programming from throughout the US and Canada. This year, over 1250 entries were judged at sites throughout the US.

The Alliance for Community Media is a nonprofit, national membership organization founded in 1976. The Alliance represents over 3,000 Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access organizations and community media centers throughout the country. It also represents the interests of millions of people, schools, and governments who use PEG access to communicate with their memberships and the community as a whole.

Waycross Community Media is hosting summer camps for area youth in grades 3 through 12. Campers will learn all about video production - Field Production, Editing, and Studio Production, and will produce several videos that will be shown on local cable TV.

Campers will have the opportunity to join us on a field trips to have fun and get experience capturing footage in the field. (All field trips are included in the cost of camp this year.) Cost for campers in grades 6-12 is $50 to $65 per week. Cost for campers in grades 3-6 is $25 to $45 per week.

The themes for each week are:

Week of July 13 Art week
Week of July 20 - Photography week
Week of July 27 - Fitness week - Field trips to the Pleasant Run Pool, a Yoga studio, and Fitworks.
Week of August 3 - Cooking week
Week of August 10 Closing/editing/final studio show

Summer camp for kids in grades 6 –12 will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 AM – 4:00 PM, from June 15 to August 12th, with no camp the week of July 4th. Early arrival (7:30 – 9 AM) and late departure (4:00 – 6 PM) is available for an extra charge.

Junior Summer Camp for kids in grades 3-6 will be held on Friday’s, 9 AM- 1 PM, from June 11 – August 13, with no camp on July 9.

You can register online at www.waycross.tv/SummerCampRegister. For more information, contact Heather at 825-2429.

Do you have a business or organization to promote?

Do you want to get the biggest "bang" for your limited budget?

Would you help support Waycross while showing support for your community and schools?

Waycross is offering program sponsorships. With 12 playbacks on our Educational or Government access channels on Time Warner Cable, plus our internet viewers, you can get maximum exposure for minimal cost.

For details on our sponsorship program, visit our sponsorship page at
http://www.waycross.tv/sponsorships

If you have an idea for a program for your non-profit organization - from an in-depth profile of the organization to coverage of a program or event - Waycross can help.

Waycross staff will work with you to write, produce, and edit your program - or cover your organizations event. The total fee for this service will be determined by the nature of the project. Your completed program will be available for distribution via a number of methods, including cable, the internet and DVD.

Waycross can also partner with you to fulfill requirements stipulated by many grants. Give us a call early in the grant writing process. As a not-for-profit organization, we have partnered on several grant projects in the past.

For more information, contact Chip Bergquist - 513-825-2429, chip@waycross.org

The thing that distinguishes cable from satellite is local community based programming like Waycross. No where else can you see LIVE council meetings and community events. High school sports and school events come to life on cable. And no where else on television can you see programs created by your neighbors, local churches, and non-profit organizations.

Did you know that you can get all the Waycross channels, plus the Cincinnati broadcast channels (in analog and HD), for under $11 per month? Time Warner Cable offers their BASIC level of service for just $10.56. No need for a converter box or added tiers of service - just plug the cable into your analog or digital TV and you are ready to watch all your favorite Waycross programs.

For more information about basic cable, call 489-5900. If the CSR does not offer the rate when requested, please call Chip Bergquist at 825-2429.

Waycross Community Media is not affiliated with Time Warner Cable. Price set by Time Warner and is exclusive of taxes and fees.