[Robotgroup] Corporate Adopt A Robot program

[brooksdesign]

  While shooting some stills to document progress of some of my projects something reminded me about all the hours of workshop video I had stacked up next to me and how those of us in the Bizerkworks group were going to use it for a local PBS show that never got aired. I also remembered seeing a few 5 minute Sinus Theater shows that ran just after SaturdayNightLive a few years back. It got me wondering how much a 5 or even 30 minute spot on KVUE or KXAN would cost? Or...maybe a 30 second PSA that changes every month....."Whats going on with TheRobotGroup this month". A 30 second run thru a differant shop or lab each month ending with the adopt a robot of the month pitch.
-brooks
P.S. I can make room for my bots if needed. Just let me know so I can arrange pick-up.
      

-----Original Message-----
>From: Vern Graner <vern at txis.com>
>Sent: Apr 8, 2008 4:38 PM
>To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>Subject: [Robotgroup] Corporate Adopt A Robot program
>
>A modest proposal :)
>
>Some of you may recall that in days of yore, The Robot Group used to 
>solicit people/corporations to "adopt" a robot for a given period of 
>time. Here is the archival web site that shows how the program used to work:
>
>http://web.archive.org/web/19961114045212/robotgroup.org/robofest/adopt.htm
>
>I was considering how this program might be revived to solve a couple of 
>problems:
>
>1) Storage - Placing a robot in a corporate lobby instead of "someones" 
>entry-hall (I will be moving soon and will not be able to store them!)
>
>2) Providing revenue to fill the robo-coffers (since the number of fund 
>raising activities appear to be lower this year)
>
>As a way to facilitate this, I considered creating some "Public Service 
>Announcements" (PSA's) that could be played on the radio.
>
>These could be written to encourage corporations to "adopt" a robot and 
>have a robotic/ kinetic/ eccentric /electric one of a kind sculpture in 
>their lobby for a give period of time in return for a donation to the group.
>
>Since we are a 5013c Corp, we should be able to get radio stations to 
>play a 30 second spots as part of their obligation to serve the public 
>with the public airwaves.
>
>In order for this to work, we would need to have a contact person and a 
>simple web page that described the details of the program for people who 
>are enticed by the ad.
>
>So, What I can volunteer to do would be to write, produce and record 30 
>second audio spots that could be used. Is there anyone that could handle 
>the other items?
>
>:)
>
>Vern
>
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