High School Sports

Yep, it's that time of year again.  The time of year when the kids go back to the classroom and get back to learning.  This also brings the fun of high school athletics.  The lights, the fans, and the chilly fall air collectively bring excitement to these sporting events.

Here at GrassRoots TV we LOVE high school sports.  We enjoy being at the games shooting the action, and then rebroadcasting each game to allow you to catch some action you might have missed, or wanted to see a second time.  All of this wouldn't happen without "you" the viewer and supporter.  GrassRoots TV only covers games and events that have sponsors to help cover the cost of filming.  So, if you like high school sports, show your support by sponsoring a game; that allows us to film and air these big games.

In order to make these games even more exciting, we rely on our wonderful game announcers.  Have you ever wanted to give John Maddens job a try?  Luckily you don't have to travel far.  We're actually looking for a AHS football announcer for the season, so please give Ashley Allison a call at 970-925-8000 if you're interested in giving it a try.

Our wonderful Ashley is also the sponsor seeker, so if you are willing to step up and be a sponsor, give her a call or email her: ashley@grassrootstv.org.  Bonus! Sponsors get an incredible amount of exposure to the local fans and community.  Give her a ring to hear what it's all about.

Now get ready to cheer your favorite Roaring Fork Valley team on!

Pro Challenge

So there is a HUGE bike race in Aspen Wednesday and Thursday this week.  If you're interested in some quick information on the bike race we've got two great programs to provide you with what you need to know about the USA Pro Challenge.

City Matters: 'Pro Challenge Aspen Stage' with Nancy Lesley and Justin Todd *ON DEMAND*:

http://grtv.me/Nipy2t

And

The Local's Show - 'Get Set for the USA Pro Challenge!' with Nancy Lesley and Barb Frank:

 http://grtv.me/RSqMrB

If that doesn't give you the answers to your questions check out this website Aspen has:

http://www.aspenupcc.com/

That should do it, now go out and cheer your favorite racer on!

Beer Here!

Last Friday was Mountain Fair in Carbondale.  GrassRoots TV partnered with the Sopris Sun to serve delicious libations to the thirsty people of Mountain Fair.  The tips generated from our service were donated towards both community media non-profits.  All of the volunteers dressed up and made the beer shift so much fun; we even had a little dance we did.  If you made it out to the beer garden on Friday, thanks for your contribution to community media.

I have to say that CCAH (Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities), the producers of Mountain Fair, nailed it by creating this revenue generator for local non-profits.  They could have easily said, "to heck with training all these different non-profit volunteers, we'll just hire people."  Instead all the money generated from tips went to great homes.

The money GrassRoots TV raised working for tips will be invested into our 3rd Street Center office space.  GrassRoots is very close to opening our office door in that building.  It should happen sometime this month.  What that means is we're slowly creeping toward opening our studio doors.  First, the office doors, then the studio doors.  Once the studio doors are open we will be willing and able to produce Carbondale community programs.

If you missed us at the beer booth and are interested in helping GrassRoots TV open our C'dale office, you can call us to contribute: 970-925-8000.