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BUZZ Live! stars Elimisha Kakuma
Join BUZZ Live! as we go international to meet the inspiring founders and leaders of Elimisha Kakuma! Join us either in person at the historic Alexander Black House in downtown Blacksburg, Va., or via our livestream on Facebook or on YouTube.

About Elimisha Kakuma:

Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp was established in 1992 with the arrival of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” who were fleeing civil war. What was meant to be a temporary refuge has become a permanent settlement of over 300,000 refugees. In Kakuma, education offers children an escape from a difficult reality. But more importantly, a decent education creates a pathway to opportunities for children and their families. However, as students get older, access to higher education becomes all but unattainable.

Elimisha (Swahili for “Educating”) Kakuma provides access to higher education – including Virginia Tech – for the camp’s high school graduates. Students receive intensive academic instruction, exam preparation, mentorship with current college students, and guidance through the college application process. As more refugees gain access to higher education, their long-term life outcomes will be improved and their communities will be strengthened.
We thank the Cranwell Family Foundation for making this BUZZ Live! possible.

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BUZZ Live! stars Give Local NRV
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.
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BUZZ Live! stars New River Valley TimeBank

BUZZ Live! is spending time with the New River Valley TimeBank, a nonprofit that connects people to exchange skills and services, using time rather than dollars. When a member provides one hour of service for someone, they earn one Time Credit!

Join us May 3 as the TimeBank hosts its twice-a-year Repair Cafe at the Habitat for Humanity NRV ReStore in Christiansburg. You’ll meet the folks who donate their time at the Repair Cafe – offering free repairs for small furniture, sewing, jewelry, small appliances, and electronics, plus knife and tool sharpening. We’ll be broadcasting from the TimeBank’s “Public Living Room,” which provides a space for folks to sit and visit with neighbors … maybe even enjoy a cup of tea, some live music and Alistair the therapy dog!

Our hour-long free show starts at 12:00 pm and is open to all. It will also be live-streamed to our Facebook and YouTube channels. Repair Cafe and Public Living Room are from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Register below to attend.

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Contact Michael Hemphill for more information by email or 540.556.2879.

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BUZZ celebrates 50th Episode!

As originally broadcast July 17, 2024, on Blue Ridge PBS …

Celebrate a milestone with us as we present our 50th episode of BUZZ on PBS!

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Top 10 BUZZ of 2023

Thank you for buzzing with us this year!

We hope you enjoy this highlight reel of our Top 10 buzz-worthy moments of 2023 … and look forward to highlighting and helping even more nonprofits in 2024!

No. 10: The Y is more than a workout as we showed in our episode starring YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge. See the stories of some at-risk teens served by “Rise 540.” Watch full episode. 

No. 9: Nonprofits literally do everything – from homeless shelters and children’s art programs to organizations like the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program that helps entrepreneurs design cutting-edge drugs and patent portable optical laser cutters. Watch full episode.

No. 8: The Roanoke City Public Schools arts program teaches kids how to dance, sing, paint, sculpt, play a stringed instrument, march in the band, produce digital music … and recycling and turtle-stacking? Watch full episode. 

 No. 7: How excited was the Community Foundation of the New River Valley when it soared past its goal for the 10th annual GiveLocalNRV? Watch full episode.

 No. 6: With its scenic waterfalls, hiking trails, gurgling streams and star-gazing skies, Alta Mons pulses with divinity for the thousands of people who retreat each year at the 800-acre eastern Montgomery County camp. But its human heart beats within one man: Jim Pearman. Watch full episode.

 No. 5: We buzzed at the chance to talk to Virginia Tech’s Liz Kitley, Kenny Brooks and Brent Pry for our episode starring The Hokie Way, which helps VT athletes use their Name, Image and Likeness to promote local nonprofits. One of those nonprofits is the Lifering Foundation, founded by Kelly Woolwine amidst incredible suffering. Watch full episode.

 No. 4: We’re fortunate to have Dan Mirolli in our hive as our cinematographer. His work really buzzes in our episode featuring The Least of These homeless ministry at night. Watch full episode. 

 No. 3: How proud is Norma Mondragon’s mother for the life she has built thanks to Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley? Watch full episode.

 No. 2: BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill returns to his hometown of Birmingham where he connects with old friends and his alma mater to produce episodes on four impactful nonprofits that began airing in December on Alabama Public Television.

 No. 1: In our most viewed video of 2023, musicians Bryan “Harvest Blaque” Hancock and J.P. Powell – joined by Roanoke Symphony maestro David Stewart Wiley, Opera Roanoke’s Brooke Tolley, Roanoke Cultural Endowment’s Shaleen Powell, and the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir – provide the artistic beat for what makes Roanoke, Virginia, a great place for business. Watch full episode.