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Twice a week we have a small group of inner city kids coming into The Dusty Cover for our after-school kids program.  They are a great group of kids, many from really tragic situations.  Even though we are completely unfunded (and therefore can’t offer too much in the way of programming) they faithfully return week after week.  It has become a little community.

One of our volunteers recently had the idea of helping the kids tell their story by making movies.  Not only would it give them a chance to share their wisdom, but it would give them an opportunity to learn about film-making and technology.  The kids caught wind of the idea and have been excited by the possibilities.

Doing a big of an inventory we realized that we had everything we needed in skills and equipment to make and edit the films, but for one thing- a fairly significant item: a video camera.

My friend Eliacín tweeted a great suggestion today: Why not invest in Flip Camcorders?  This compact units are not only affordable, but ideal for our needs.  While in the long run multiple units would be great, we think this would be a great to start with just one.

As I mentioned, we run our kids program with zero funding.  In fact, the bookstore carries the cost even though it still doesn’t cover its costs.  We do it because we love the community and know how much both mean here. We will continue to invest our time and resources into it with no reservations.

However, we are hitting a point where we need your help to continue.  If you are interested in helping us make this project happen, please contact me through my Gmail address (jamiearpinricci).  We really appreciate your consideration in this.

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