Multi-Media Final!

Christina Collinge

COM 3330/04

Multi-Media Writing

250-Word Print Story

Project Inside Out

A summer day camp for middle school girls!

Session One: June 6-10

Session Two: June 20-24

Session Three: July 25-29

Girl Talk's Project Inside Out!

     Girl Talk, Inc. will be holding its annual Project Inside Out- a week-long summer camp that can inspire girls through Impact Sessions, community service projects, high-school-girl mentors and key messages from community leaders.

     Girl Talk believes young girls should grow with one another while having fun, learning, and being encouraged.

     Project Inside Out, a week of non-stop inspiration, was developed by Haley Kilpatrick, executive director of Girl Talk, Inc. Kilpatrick’s goal for this summer camp is for young girls to build self-esteem, develop leaderships skills and learn the importance of community service while learning from one another.

     “Girl Talk is looking forward to this summer and its amazing possibilities with Project Inside Out,” Kilpatrick said.  “I look forward to seeing all the wonderful faces of our girls, and I truly hope they have a wonderful time and leave inspired.” 

     Project Inside Out will hold three sessions around Atlanta this summer -- at Holy Innocents Episcopal School, All Saints Episcopal School and Peachtree Presbyterian Church. Each camp session will have 75 spots for rising sixth, seventh and eighth grade girls, and will cost $295 to $345. The camp sessions serve as Girl Talk’s largest fundraiser.

     Girl Talk, Inc. is looking forward to the good things that will happen this summer at Project Inside Out. Visit desiretoinspire.org to learn more about Girl Talk and Project Inside Out.

    

200-Word Online Story

                            Girl Talk's Project Inside Out!

 

     Girl Talk, Inc. will be holding it’s annual Project Inside Out: a week-long summer camp that can inspire girls through Impact Sessions, community service projects, high-school-girl mentors and key messages from community leaders.

     Girl Talk believes young girls should grow with one another while having fun, learning, and being encouraged.

     “Girl Talk is looking forward to this summer and its amazing possibilities with Project Inside Out,” Executive Director, Haley Kilpatrick said.  “I look forward to seeing all the wonderful faces of our girls, and I truly hope they have a wonderful time and leave inspired.” 

     Project Inside Out, a week on non-stop inspiration, will hold three sessions in Atlanta this summer at Holy Innocents Episcopal School, All Saints Episcopal School and Peachtree Presbyterian Church. Each camp session will have 75 spots for rising sixth, seventh and eighth grade girls, and will cost $295 to $345. The camp sessions serve as Girl Talk’s largest fundraiser.

     Visit www.desiretoinspire.org to learn more about Girl Talk and watch the video for Project Inside Out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqo-xx3hsE.

One-Minute Television Story

  

Girl Talk’s Project Inside Out!

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Linda Young: Local non-profit organization…Girl Talk…has given middle school girls a place to turn to this summer. Kevin Brown has the story.

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Kevin Brown: Thanks Linda. Girl Talk is a local peer-to-peer mentoring program that holds an annual summer camp for middle-school girls.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7qEXoldM7k

Kevin Brown: It’s called Project Inside Out: a weeklong summer camp where young girls can grow from one another and have fun while learning and being motivated throughout a week of non-stop inspiration. Girls can look forward to many things this summer: key note messages from community leaders…community service projects, Impact Sessions addressing things such as body image and cyber             bullying…which are taught by high school leaders…and of course many fun activities.

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Kevin Brown: Project Inside Out serves as Girl Talk’s largest fundraiser and there will be three sessions this summer in Buckhead, Midtown and Sandy Springs. Girl Talk invites you all to visit desiretoinspire-dot-org for more information.

Back to you Linda.

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Linda Young: Thanks Kevin.

300-Word News Conference Story

Christina Collinge

COM 3330/04

April 22, 2011

300-Word News Conference Story

Increase in Seat Belt Usage, Decrease in Motor Vehicle Injuries

     CDC’s release of Vital Signs on Non-Fatal Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries in 2009 and Seat Belt use in 2008 among adults 18 and above in the United States report shows a substantial increase of people wearing seat belts, resulting in less injuries and deaths from motor vehicle accidents.

      This Vital Signs study came with good news: wearing a seat belt on every trip has become the norm in the United States. Overall, seat belt use has reached an all time high in 2008 of 85 percent and there are seven states that have reached an astonishing 90 percent seat belt use.

     Each state has different laws regarding seat belt use. New Hampshire does not have a mandatory seat belt law, and all of the other states have primary and secondary laws. Primary laws and secondary laws relate to whether or not you are required to wear a seat belt in the front versus the back seat.

     States with primary enforcement laws has an overall 88 percent seat belt use, and states with secondary enforcement laws has an overall 79 percent seat belt use.

          “We cannot afford to continue to lose the money and lives that are being lost to motor vehicle crashes. Seat belt use is the most effective method to reduce the risk of injury or death and it protects drivers and passengers, reducing the risk being killed by about half,” CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden said.

     Motor vehicle deaths are and remain the leading cause of death in the United States among young people age 5 to 34. New studies, like this one, have shown much progress, but Frieden said that we still have a ways to go.

COM 3330 Extra-Points

Christina Collinge

COM 3330/04

April 22, 2011

Extra-Points

FEATURE WRITING: AMY ELLIS NUTT, THE STAR-LEDGER OF NEWARK, N.J.

"For her deeply probing story of the mysterious sinking of a commercial fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean that drowned six men."

Story: Feature Story

Lead: Wall Street Journal/Feature Lead

Was it effective? Yes. The first couple of paragraphs are a straight from Jose, the only survivor of the wreck, and it is very engaging and makes you continue to read.

Nut Graph: 8^th & 9^th Paragraph

How did it end? This 4 part series ends with two parts: Coping and A Need To Keep Moving. There was only one survivor of the wreck of the Lady Mary, so there are many families left with members of their family gone. These last two sections show the emotions of the left behind family members and how they are dealing with their grief. It is a last second engagement to the story, and it leaves you wanting to learn more about the families and how they are doing now.

Why did it win a Pulitzer Prize? I think it won this wonderful prize because it is enduring and truthful. I think how the story can engage you, or pull in your emotions is what makes a good story. This story definitely engaged me 100% and I think that’s why it was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.

Speech Story

Christina Collinge

COM 3330/04

April 20, 2011

300-Word Speech Story

The Noble Prize Speech That Will Always Be Remembered

     William Faulkner was awarded The Noble Prize in Literature 1949 “for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel." He accepted The Nobel Prize a year later on December 10, 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden.

     On that December day in 1950, no one knew that the speech that Faulkner made when accepting his Noble Prize, would make history. This speech is now titled one of American Rhetoric’s Top 100 Speeches.

     In Faulkner’s speech, it was clear that he did not want the fame or glory that went along with accepting such a prestigious award. “I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work -- a life's work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory and least of all for profit, but to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which did not exist before,” Faulkner said. He wanted to instead, dedicate his hard work to other young men and women who shared the same dedication as he did and teach them his reality of literature.

     Faulkner said to all the young people in his speech that they must write about love and the truths of the heart, such as love, honor, pity, pride, compassion and sacrifice. If people cannot write about the things that matter in this world, then they “will write as though he stood among and watched the end of man.” However, if people write about these things and write with their heart, Faulker said that man would then prevail, “because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.”

     “The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail.”

30 Second Radio Read

Christina Collinge

COM 3330/04

April 5, 2011

30 Sec. Radio Read

Walk for Wishes Atlanta 2011

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama will be holding Walk for Wishes next Saturday, the 16^th at Atlantic Station. Walk for Wishes is a walk that celebrates the success of individuals and teams that raised funds that in return grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

     The cost to participate in the walk is $10.00 and the supporters that raised $100 or more will receive a Walk for Wishes t-shirt. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10:30 a.m. and should last about an hour. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama is looking forward to seeing you there.

300 Word Online Story

Christina Collinge

COM 3330/04

April 5, 2011

300-Word Online Story

Walk for Wishes Atlanta 2011

ATLANTA, Georgia---The Georgia and Alabama Chapter of The Make-A-Wish Foundation will be holding Walk for Wishes on April 16, 2011 at Atlantic Station. Walk for Wishes is an hour walk that celebrates the success of individuals and teams that raised funds that in return grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

     The cost to participate in the walk is $10.00 and the wonderful supporters that raise $100 or more will receive a Walk for Wishes t-shirt. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10:30 a.m. and should last about an hour. Everyone is invited to enjoy all the attractions offered at Atlantic Station after the walk is completed.

      The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama was founded in 1995 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. More than 4,000 wishes have been granted by this chapter and hoping to grant 350 wishes in 2011.

     Kari Love, senior events development officer, enjoyed the idea of a celebratory walk for raising funds for their chapter. “Walk for Wishes is going to be an absolute blast this spring.“ Love said. “Our supporters have already raised over $71,000 and I couldn’t be happier to work for such an amazing organization. This walk is going to be so successful and I can’t wait to get out there and walk with everyone. I couldn’t do my job without our awesome supporters and volunteers, so I think it is very important that our staff participates in this walk as well.”

     The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 and gives hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. As a national, non-profit organization, The Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted over 200,000 wishes and is honored to grant a new wish to a deserving child every 40 minutes.

500 Word Print Story

Christina Collinge

COM 3330/04

April 5, 2011

500-Word Print Story

Walk for Wishes Atlanta 2011

     The Georgia and Alabama Chapter of The Make-A-Wish Foundation will be holding Walk for Wishes on April 16, 2011 at Atlantic Station. Walk for Wishes is a day walk that celebrates the success of individuals and teams that raised funds that in return grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

     The cost to participate in the walk is $10.00 and the wonderful supporters that raise $100 or more will receive a Walk for Wishes t-shirt. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk programs will start at 10:30 a.m. Walk for Wishes festivities will end promptly at 11:30 a.m. Walkers and guest are invited to enjoy all the attractions offered at Atlantic Station and around Atlanta after the Walk for Wishes festivities are completed.

     Walk for Wishes was developed by the Georgia and Alabama Chapter of The Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama was founded in 1995 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This chapter has granted more than 4,000 wishes and they are hoping to grant 350 wishes in 2011.

     Kari Love, senior events development officer, enjoyed the idea of a celebratory walk for raising funds for the chapter. “Walk for Wishes is going to be an absolute blast this spring. “ Love said. “Our supporters have already raised over $71,000 and I couldn’t be happier to work for such an amazing organization. This walk is going to be so successful and I can’t wait to get out there and walk with everyone. I couldn’t do my job without our awesome supporters and volunteers, so I think it is very important that our staff participates in this walk as well.”

     The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 and gives hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. As a national, non-profit organization, The Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted over 200,000 wishes and is honored to grant a new wish to a deserving child every 40 minutes. Kids ages two and a half to 18 that meet the medical criteria established by the foundation are eligible to have their wish granted.

     Frank Shankwitz, Linda Bergendahl-Pauling, and Scott Stahl founded the Make-A-Wish Foundation in November, 1980. A little boy named Christian James Greicius who was suffering from leukemia, dreamed of becoming a police officer. The founders saw how happy Christian was after receiving his wish, and they wondered how they could do the same for other children.

     In March 1981, The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted its first wish. The first Make-A-Wish kid was a 7-year-old boy named Frank Salazar who was diagnosed with leukemia. His dream was to become a fire fighter. In Arizona, the Phoenix Fire Department made Frank a full uniform including turnouts, a badge and a helmet. Franks day was made when the fire department let him blast the horn and use the 75-pound hose on the fire truck. Media coverage of Frank made others want to help the cause too. From then on, The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been nothing short of a miracle.

1000 Word News Release

                                                                                    The Make-A-Wish Foundation

                                                                                    Contact: Christina Collinge

                                                                                    Address: 1234 Walk Avenue

                                                                                                     Atlanta, GA 30305

                                                                                    Phone: (404) 555-7677

                                                                                    Fax: (404) 555-7678

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      Email: christina@makeawish.org

Walk for Wishes Atlanta 2011

Atlanta, Ga. (April 4, 2011)—The Georgia and Alabama Chapter of The Make-A -Wish Foundation introduces Walk for Wishes: A day walk that celebrates the success of individuals and teams that raised funds that in return grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

     The Walk for Wishes is a special event to spend time with your friends, family and team members while sharing in the hope, strength and joy you've helped bring to Georgia and Alabama children waiting for their wishes to come to life.

     Walk for Wishes was developed by the Georgia and Alabama Chapter of The Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2011. Kari Love, senior events development officer, proposed the idea of a celebratory walk for raising funds for the chapter. Love is a dedicated team member of the Georgia and Alabama chapter and always enjoys planning events for our supporters and organization.

     “Walk for Wishes is going to be an absolute blast this spring. “ Love said. “Our supporters have already raised over $71,000 and I couldn’t be happier to work for such an amazing organization. This walk is going to be so successful and I can’t wait to get out there and walk with everyone. I couldn’t do my job without our awesome supporters and volunteers, so I think it is very important that our staff participates

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in this walk as well.”

     We are proud to announce that Walk for Wishes will be held in Atlanta at Atlantic Station on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Atlantic Station is a welcoming community located in the heart of Atlanta that includes indoor and outdoor attractions. The development consists of up-scale housing with world-class restaurants, theaters, retailers, community events and extraordinary exhibits such as Bodies and Dialogue In The Dark. Atlantic Station provides homes for 10,000 people and offers 30,000 job opportunities.

     Jenna Thomas, media relations with Cohne & Wolfe for Atlantic Station, is pleased to be a part the awesome events that Atlantic Station hosts each month. “I am really excited to be helping out with Walk for Wishes this April. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a great organization, and Atlantic Station is very honored to be a part of this walk to help out the children with illnesses in our own community.”

     The registration cost to participate in the walk is $10.00 and our wonderful supporters that raise $100 or more will receive a Walk for Wishes t-shirt. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk program will start at 10:30 a.m. Walk for Wishes will end promptly at 11:30 a.m. Walkers and guest are invited to enjoy all the attractions offered at Atlantic Station and around Atlanta after the Walk for Wishes festivities are completed.

     Frank Shankwitz, Linda Bergendahl-Pauling, and Scott Stahl founded the Make-A-Wish Foundation in November 1980. A little boy named Christian James Greicius who was suffering from leukemia, dreamed of becoming a police officer. The three

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founders saw how happy Christian was after receiving his one wish, and wondered how they could do the same for other children suffering from life threatening medical conditions.

     By March 1981, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, now a (c)(3) non-profit organization, raised over $2,000 and was able to grant its first official wish. The first Make-A-Wish kid was a 7-year-old boy named Frank Salazar who was diagnosed with leukemia. His dream was to become a fire fighter. In Arizona, the Phoenix Fire Department provided Frank with a full uniform including turnouts, a badge and a helmet. Franks day was made when the fire department let him blast the horn and use the 75-pound hose on the fire truck.  From there, media coverage of Frank made others want to help the cause too.

     Many corporations, such as Disneyland, wanted to help the foundation. Corporate sponsor Disneyland, created a special day only for The Make-A-Wish Foundation wish recipients. This day is filled with rides, fun and games, food, gifts and more. To this day, the foundation and Disneyland both have an enchanting relationship.

     From the first wish granted in 1981 to the present, The Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted over 200,000 wishes and has over 75,000 volunteers. The first donation was $15 from a grocery store manager who pulled it right out of his back pocket. Thanks to all the generous donations, a wish that cost an average of $7,000 is granted every 40 minutes.

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     All kids suffering from serious medical conditions ages two and a half to 18 and meet the medical criteria established by the foundation are eligible to have their wish granted. The first step in getting a wish granted is to refer a child online.

Children’s requests usually begin with, I wish to be, I wish to go, I wish to have and I wish to meet. None of the children are denied due to lack of funds and local chapters grant the children’s wishes.

     The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama was founded in 1995 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The chapter has 21 full and part-employees, two main offices in Georgia and Alabama and more than 10 corporate sponsors. Over 4,000 wishes have been granted by this chapter and hoping to grant 350 wishes in 2011.

     Walk for Wishes Atlanta 2011 is going to be a great fundraiser for this chapter. We look forward to seeing all of our supporters and having a successful and safe walk on April 16, at Atlantic Station.

     The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 and gives hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. As a national, non-profit organization, The Make-A-Wish Foundation is honored to grant a new wish to a deserving child every 40 minutes.

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