WHAT: It's that time of year again. CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is having its annual funding drive (number 27, for those keeping score). We will be trying to reach, and with your help, even surpass our goal of $93,100. Dial and donate, and keep your beloved listener supported, community radio station going for another year!
WHEN: From 1:00 PM Friday, October 22 until the evening of Sunday, November 7, 2004.
HOW: You can give us money by calling us up at 520-3920 in Ottawa or toll-free in the rest of North America at 1-877-520-3920 between 8 AM and 11:00 PM during the aforementioned dates (use the regular on-air phone for the remaining time) and making a donation. You can pay by cash, cheque, or credit card (VISA and MasterCard only, sorry) or on-line via secure site. Payment is not required right away, although obviously the quicker the money gets to us, the sooner we can put it to use. We will mail out forms to you after funding drive in which you will recieve a pre-paid envelope to mail your cheques to us.
Any money you can spare for us is great, but if you'd like something in exchange for your hard earned cash, we have a variety of incentives. CDs (varying by program) donated by record labels and promoters are available, usually starting at a price of $30. Ever wanted to host a radio show? Donations of $93.10 will let you play radio personality for a program. Because we are a registered charity, any donation (provided you have not taken an incentive) over $20 will result in a tax receipt for you to use come tax time in April. Outside of Canada and listening over the Internet? Your currency probably crushes ours, so donating to CKCU might be cheaper for you than you think! Use this help currency exchange website to see how little it would cost you to help us out!
Want to give money and have an evening of fun, too? There are a couple of activities going on to benefit CKCU:
WHY: CKCU is a campus based community station. The funding drive is necessary because we are restricted by our broadcasting licence from selling advertising, thus making the funding drive one of our primary sources for raising the money necessary to keep our bare bones operation going. As for why you should donate, in an increasingly tightly controlled world of radio broadcasting, CKCU 93.1 FM is a rarity in that it allows for both a variety of cultural and spoken programming that is almost completely ignored by mainstream media (view our program schedule) and music styles and performers that are almost completely ignored by commercial radio in this city. It is one of the last outfits available for local performers to get their music, message, etc. out there. Supporting CKCU is supporting vibrant arts, cultural and community scenes.
THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE DONATED TO THE OCT 25 FUNDING DRIVE EDITION OF ItBS!:
My mum
Tony H.
Zaira A.
Pascal Jolicoeur
Shawn Scallen
Dan L.
...AND ON THE NOV. 1 EDITION:
Ryan B.
Claude H.
Derek B.
Marius S.
Andrea S-K.
Chris I.
Alnoor A.