BUZZ Live! stars Give Local NRV
June 25 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free
Join BUZZ Live! to kick off the Community Foundation of the New River Valley’s annual GiveLocalNRV! On the stage of the historic Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg, Va., BUZZ Live will feature the nonprofit leaders and musical guests who are all competing to raise vital funds to support their missions through the annual GiveLocalNRV Day of Giving.
Hosted by BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill, the 2-hour show starts June 25 at 12 noon and features Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, Brain Injury Solutions, Calfee Community Center, Cardinal News, Family Resource Center, Giles Community Garden, Handmade Music School, Literacy NRV, Lyric Council, Junior Appalachian Musicians, New River Conservancy, Plenty!, Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, Springhouse and YMCA of Virginia Tech.
Win an episode of BUZZ Live!
Submit a video about your work for a chance to win a BUZZ Live episode! Additionally video submissions may be featured during a special Giving Day event hosted by the CFNRV and BUZZ (details coming soon.)
What is BUZZ Live? During a BUZZ Live show – which BUZZ live-streams to their Facebook and YouTube channels and later broadcast on Blue Ridge PBS – BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill chats with the inspiring people who serve, and are served by, nonprofit organizations…and features a musical guest affiliated with a nonprofit.
What do you need to do? Send us a short video (no more than 30 seconds) with your elevator pitch about your work that includes:
1) who you are,
2) what you do, and
3) what you’re raising money for during GiveLocalNRV.
You are welcome to be creative and entertaining as you’d like with the video, but make sure the audio is good and shoot in landscape (holding the phone or camera horizontally.) Also, feel free to use the video you create in other places such as social media or your website!
Deadline to be considered: submit the video to Lindsey at lindseygleason@cnfrv.org no later than 4 p.m. on June 20 to be considered for this prize! Late submissions will not be accepted.
This special prize can be won in additional to winning up to two other prizes and one grant.