LAKE COUNTY
Students encouraged to create civics-related documentaries; C-SPAN’S 17th Annual StudentCam video competition
Mediacom and C-SPAN announce the start of this year’s annual student documentary competition and encourage middle school and high school students to participate in the video documentary competition known as “StudentCam.” Students are asked to create a short video documentary and submit it online between Nov. 1, 2020 and Jan. 20, 2021.
This year marks the 17th Annual StudentCam competition, and the new topic for 2021 submissions is “Explore the issue you most want the president and new Congress to address in 2021.” Students are asked to analyze the current and/or historical significance of their chosen issue and include differing points of view. Participants present their views by creating a short video documentary, five to six minutes in length. Students can work in teams or individually to create their videos.
Cash prizes of up to $100,000 in total will be awarded to winning documentaries. Winners will be announced in March 2021 and the top-rated videos will be televised on C-SPAN in April 2021. Complete competition details and entry forms are available on the C-SPAN StudentCam website http://www.studentcam.org.
C-SPAN is a public service created and supported by the American cable television industry, including Mediacom. The public affairs networks operate commercial-free without government tax dollars, and Mediacom provides its video subscribers with access to all three C-SPAN networks.
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SACRAMENTO
Salvation Army increases response to Northern California wildfires
The Salvation Army in Northern California is now responding to four major wildfire incidents; the August Complex which is now the largest wildfire in California state history, the Red Salmon Complex, the deadly and destructive North Complex Fire, and the LNU Lightning Complex. The nonprofit has crews from all over the region responding not only in their local communities, but helping out their neighbors to make sure wildfire evacuees are fed. We are working with the state, counties, and other relief organizations like the American Red Cross to provide 1,420 meals every day to people in hotels and shelters. We expect that number to rise as wildfire and evacuations grow.
August Complex & Red Salmon Complex Response:
The Salvation Army of Eureka is currently providing 225 meals per day to evacuees staying at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale.
North Complex Fire Response:
The Salvation Army of Oroville and Chico are providing a total of 650 meals per day to wildfire evacuees in Butte County. Of those meals, 450 are going to evacuees who have been placed at a hotel in Oroville and 200 are going to evacuees at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley.
LNU Lightning Complex Response:
The Salvation Army of Napa is still providing meals to evacuees placed in four hotels in the city. Our Napa Valley Culinary Training Academy, which provides training for men and women who have overcome homelessness and/or addiction, is preparing 150 meals per day for those evacuees.
Evacuees Sent to Other Cities:
The state is working with disaster relief agencies and area hotels to relocate and house evacuees in other cities throughout Northern California. The Salvation Army is currently providing 195 meals per day to two hotels in Yuba City and 200 meals per day to three hotels in Roseville.
How To Help & Find Help
The Salvation Army needs the help and support of the community to continue serving survivors and evacuees of these devastating wildfires. We rely solely on donations to operate. At this time, we are only accepting monetary gifts. By calling 1-888-SA-HELP1 you can find information on how to donate or find out where The Salvation Army is serving. This information is also available at gosalarmy.org.
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