One of my favorite projects of 2009 was the 2010 Ambassador Video for TARC. TARC promotes the general welfare of children and adults in the Florida Parishes, fostering and developing programs and services for individuals with special needs, serving as an advocate for families, gathering and dispersing information, cooperating with all public and private providers in furtherance of these goals, aiding parents as it relates to individual challenges, and providing support and education while encouraging maximum growth through quality services.
The TARC Ambassador is a child receiving TARC assistance and is chosen to represent the organization in the community and specifically at fundraising functions. The child as well as their family talk to potential sponsors and schools about TARC and explain how the organization helps people, and in turn, how individuals can help the organization. 2010 Ambassador Video features Chance O'Hern, a very strong little boy with a list of complications. I was very touched by his story, and with the exception of his cat peeing on me, it was a very uncomplicated shoot. However, the project did lead me to join the organization as a board member. As part of my contribution, I video their fundraisers and turn them into 3 - 4 minute spots to be uploaded to YouTube. My overall goal is to eventually design a compilation DVD to be handed out at fundraisers.
I got this job through Livingston Parish's Josh Randall. At the time, I was teaching him the basics of Final Cut Pro when Kathleen Abels, the CEO of TARC, got in touch with him about a jeep fundraiser. She told him that they planned to video their 2010 ambassador, so he put us in touch, and the rest as they say is history...
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