Operation Smile

On March 1, 2016, in Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

Operation Smile was founded in 1982 when Dr. William (Bill) P. Magee, Jr., a plastic surgeon, and his wife, Kathleen (Kathy), a nurse and clinical social worker, traveled to the Philippines with a group of medical volunteers to repair children’s cleft lips and cleft palates.

You can see our full gallery of behind-the-scenes production photos on our Flickr Page as well!

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Josh Platzer Society

On March 1, 2016, in Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

The Josh Platzer Society For Teen Suicide Prevention and Awareness was founded by Jude Platzer in 2001 after the death of her teen-aged son Josh. The Josh Platzer Society (JPS) impacts the community through awareness raising initiatives and hands-on workshops. JPS runs a speaker series to schools helping equip students to deal with the struggles of depression and thoughts of suicide.

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Anti-Bullying

On February 13, 2016, in Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

Anyone with a mobile device knows how powerful these communications tools can be, and that they can be used to anonymously bully and torment people who sometimes don’t know about resources that can help them.

Thursday’s PSA production is for PREVNet, Canada’s Authority on Research and Resources for Bullying Prevention.

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Fentanyl Awareness

On February 11, 2016, in Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

This past Tuesday, we were on-set with Empire Production’s PSA to promote awareness of Fentanyl abuse by youth.  This PSA is being produced to coincide with the drug awareness messages promoted by deal.org, the RCMP Centre for Youth Crime Prevention.

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PSA – Charity Intelligence Canada

On February 5, 2016, in Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

Our second PSA production this week is for Charity Intelligence Canada.

Just as a financial analyst researches potential stocks to find the best investment opportunities, Charity Intelligence uses similar research methods to find exceptional charities for donors. Charity Intelligence also helps donors create a balanced giving portfolio to best reflect their giving interests and the change they hope to achieve. As a result, donors have the tools they need to give better and get higher returns on their donations – donations based on evidence.

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Gwatermala!

On February 3, 2016, in Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

The first PSA production this week is for the “Gwatermala” Run for H2O.  We take easy access to clean drinking water for granted, and not everyone has the luxury of just turning on a tap inside their house…

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