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| 877.1 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Thu Aug 24 1989 23:55 | 23 |
| This Saturday, August 26, will be "Digital Day at WGBH-TV". Fellow DEC
employees will be at the WGBH (Boston, Channel 2) studios, answering the
phones to take pledges of support for WGBH and public television.
You are invited to tune in and to call in your pledge of any amount - Digital
will match gifts over $15.
The hours we'll be there are from 3:00PM to 7:00PM. The programming for
that period will be:
3:05 John Wayne in "Standing Tall"
4:30 Great Moments from NOVA
6:30 NOVA: The Miracle of Life
There will be lots of on-air mention of Digital and lots of shots
of the DEC people taking pledges. Tune in and perhaps see a familiar face!
Please help make this pledge drive a success for WGBH, which produces many
of the best public TV programs. And when you do call, be sure to say
you're from Digital. We'll look forward to hearing from you.
Steve
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| 877.2 | Another DEC at WGBH night | CRBOSS::PIERPONT | | Tue Nov 14 1989 14:57 | 37 |
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Digital Equipment Evening at WGBH
Once again, WGBH has invited the employees
of Digital Equipment Corp to participate in the WGBH
Fund Raiser. This time we have been invited to
answer phones during a live session from 5:00 to 11:00
on Sunday, December 3.
There will be a buffet dinner at 5:30 with training
at 6:00 and the off to the studio at 6:40 PM. There will
be station tours, mid-evening snacks and a chance to
meet other folks from both DIGITAL and COGNOS.
This time we will be joined by COGNOS Corporation.
COGNOS is a DIGITAL Cooperative Marketing Partner. This
is the first time a "joint" WGBH venture has been put
in place.
There are only 35 seats available this time. So
participation will be limited to the first 35
individuals that will sign-up. Additional spots may be
available on other days or at other times, but this
will be the only "COGNOS/DIGITAL" event.
DEC will be prominently mentioned and there is even a
chance that you will be on TV.
The session will take place at the WGBH studios in
Boston.
If you are interested in participating in this event,
please send mail to CRBOSS::PIERPONT or Howard Pierpont
@DLB.
Looking forward to seeing you at the "DIGITAL
evening at WGBH"
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| 877.3 | Still some spots | CRBOSS::PIERPONT | | Tue Nov 28 1989 06:37 | 7 |
| There are still some spots open for this Sunday evening.
See 877.2 or send mail to CRBOSS::PIERPONT for more information.
Thanks for your support.
Howard Pierpont
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| 877.4 | Another night at WGBH | CRBOSS::PIERPONT | | Tue Aug 14 1990 18:52 | 31 |
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Digital Equipment at WGBH
Once again, WGBH has invited the employees
of Digital Equipment Corp to participate in the WGBH
Fund Raiser. This time we have been invited to
answer phones during a live session from 5:00 to 11:00
on this Saturday, 18 August.
There will be a buffet dinner shortly after 5:00. Telephone
training and the off to the studio. There will
be station tours, mid-evening snacks and a chance to
meet other folks from both DIGITAL and Air West Airlines.
There are only 20 seats available this time. So
participation will be limited to the first 20
individuals that will sign-up. Additional spots may be
available on other days or at other times.
DEC will be prominently mentioned and there is even a
chance that you will be on TV.
The session will take place at the WGBH studios in
Boston.
If you are interested in participating in this event,
please send mail to CRBOSS::PIERPONT or Howard Pierpont
@DLB.
Looking forward to seeing you at the "DIGITAL
evening at WGBH"
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| 877.5 | My experience | SMAUG::GARROD | An Englishman's mind works best when it is almost too late | Mon Aug 20 1990 22:16 | 65 |
| I was one of the ones that volunteered for this and I was busily
answering the phones on Saturday night from 7pm to 11pm. I had
a really fun evening and I highly recommend the experience to others.
The feeling of doing something for a cause that you truly believe in
is wonderful to behold.
The staff at WGBH treat you really well. We were given a sandwich
dinner and between pledge breaks we were shown around the WGBH studios.
It was interesting seeing the set for the 10 o'clock news.
On the phones you get to talk to all sorts of people and it is really
pleasing to hear the appreciation for the programming.
The pledge breaks were pretty busy on Saturday night because there was
a good line up of programs:
- Miracle of Life
- Gracelands
- Simon and Garfuncle
- Pavarotti
There are about 50 phones there, each phone numbered from 1-50. Phone 1
will ring and then if another call comes in and phone n-1 is busy
phone n will ring. After all phones all busy the calls go to an
answering machine. It's fun to stand around phone 1 between the pledge
breaks because there are hardy any calls then. Phone 1 gets all the
calls like:
- Why are you showing 'Miracle of Life'. This is disgusting?
- Why is Pavarotti running late (interestingly enough I heard
the answer to that later from someone in the control room. Apparently
an earlier program on 44 was really a 2 hour program and someone
had mistakenly scheduled it as a 1 hour program). A mistake like
that is apparently pretty rare.
- When are you showing Gracelands again?
Regarding the 'Miracle of Life'. WGBH always shows this at pledge time
it is always a hit. A took a load of calls where the callers were
really enthusiastic about it. Pledges for $100 in order to get the
video come in like hot cakes.
Sometimes of course the poor person on Phone 1 has to end up handing
off the call to one of the professionals there if they won't accept the
answer, "call the customer service phone number during the week"
The most amusing call all evening was a lady who phoned in a $35 charge
pledge.
Well later her husband came home drunk and was all bent out of shape
about the use of the credit card. This ended up being handled by
the 'Money Man' who eventually found the charge slip but it had already
gone to the bank. I think the end result was that the guy ended up
allowing the charge to stand rather than insisting on a refund.
It's amazing, as soon as a pledge break comes up on Channel 2 or
Channel 44 (you have a sheet so you know exactly when they are, and
they make sure everybody is back in the studios for the breaks)
all the phones very quickly become busy. And you are literally taking
one pledge after another for about 10 minutes.
The station gives you training beforehand explaining what to
ask etc. In summary I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and recommend the
experience to everyone.
Dave
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| 877.6 | Obscene Pledge Night... | MORO::NEWELL_JO | Jodi Newell - Irvine, Calif. | Tue Aug 21 1990 03:10 | 24 |
| Several years ago I helped out at pledge night for a Southern
California PBS station. David "Fight Back" Horowitz sat next
to me the whole night.
During one of the pledge breaks, a local celebrity introduced
me and allowed me to "Challenge" all Digital employees to match
my pledge. Shortly after my introduction, the phone rang in
the front row (I was in the back), and the person who answered
the phone called up to me that this call was for me. I ran
down to the front, aware the camera was on me and politely took
the call thinking it *must* be a fellow Digit. Much to my dismay,
I quickly realized that it was not the kind of pledge I was
expecting. After a few provocative suggestions on his part, I
decided it was time to disconnect the line. I glanced up and I was
again on camera so I slipped my finger on the switch hook but
continued talking until the camera panned out and away. I hung up
and walked back to my seat.
When I returned, David Horowitz asked me if it was a friend. I
shook my head and told him I had just been a victim of an 'Obscene
Pledge'. We both had a good laugh and went back to answering
phones.
Jodi-
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| 877.7 | | MU::PORTER | bit-wise, word-foolish | Tue Aug 21 1990 22:40 | 7 |
| Isn't this note against some sort of company policy? I mean, you're
soliciting for help in raising funds for a charity - namely, a
TV channel.
I suspect this contravenes the "misuse of computers" rules.
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| 877.8 | wasn't it you complaining about people calling the rules somewhere else? | CVG::THOMPSON | Aut vincere aut mori | Wed Aug 22 1990 10:11 | 6 |
| > I suspect this contravenes the "misuse of computers" rules.
I think not. WGBH is a company sponsored charity after all. Clearly
Digital conciders this sort of activity to be in their best interests.
Alfred
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| 877.9 | | MU::PORTER | bit-wise, word-foolish | Wed Aug 22 1990 12:14 | 6 |
| >wasn't it you complaining about people calling the rules somewhere else?
of course. but i prefer not to label my wry statements with a
little icon saying "this is a wry statement".
but now i suppose i have done.
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| 877.10 | Let's here it for the Cookie Monster! | CHESS::KAIKOW | | Wed Aug 22 1990 17:09 | 10 |
| re: 877.8
> I think not. WGBH is a company sponsored charity after all. Clearly
> Digital conciders this sort of activity to be in their best interests.
Then you could say that about al the organizations for which DEC matches gifts
of employees.
I give to both WGBH and 11 in NH, because I like Big Bird!
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| 877.11 | Depends on how you look at it | SICML::LEVIN | My kind of town, Chicago is | Thu Aug 23 1990 16:15 | 17 |
| Sure, Digital matches ALL contributions (within set guidelines), but we also
actively fund some programming for WGBH-produced programs. [Yes, I know some
will say that's irrelevant or for other value than mere charity.] The bottom
line, I.M.H.O., is that even in tough times, I'm glad to belong to a company
that still has a sense of community responsibility.
When I worked for DEC in Massachusetts, I also volunteered to work the phones
one pledge night. One bit of information we learned was that Digital was
the largest single contributor to WGBH and that WGBH was the largest single
charity with Digital employees.
It was also fun to see the Mystery set from which Vincent Price held his
fireside introductions. It included a real working fireplace with a Rube
Goldberg-like large duct strung across the ceiling with an exhaust fan to
pump the smoke up the "flue".
/Marvin
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| 877.12 | I'll scratch your back if.... | NRADM::PARENT | IT'S NOT PMS-THIS IS HOW I REALLY AM | Thu Aug 23 1990 17:10 | 3 |
| Last I checked, PBS was also a DEC customer.
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| 877.13 | | PSW::WINALSKI | Careful with that VAX, Eugene | Thu Aug 23 1990 17:54 | 8 |
| RE: .8 - .10
The anti-solicitation policy specifically exempts from the policy those
charities, etc. for which solicitation is explicitly sanctioned by the
Corporation. United Way and the "Digital night at WGBH" are both covered by
that exemption.
--PSW
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| 877.14 | Another WGBH Fundraising Event | CRBOSS::PIERPONT | | Tue Nov 20 1990 14:04 | 35 |
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|d|i|g|i|t|a|l| INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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To: Distribution Date: 20 November 1990
From: Howard Pierpont
Dept: SCIT/CIMT C/R
Ext: DTN 291-8680
Loc: DLB8-1/E6
Node: CRBOSS::PIERPONT
Subject: Another WGBH Fundraising Event
Again this year we have been offered an opportunity to
participate in a WGBH Fundraising Event. We have a goal of 30
people for this event.
Our time slot runs from 5:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Monday, 03
December. Please try to arrive at 5:00 as we will be having a
buffet dinner before the training session. The fundraising segment
at the start at about 6:40 P.M.
An evening snack will be provided. There will be studio tours
for those that are interested and may not have been "behind the
scenes" before.
The WGBH Studios are at 125 Western Ave. in Boston. Exact
directions are included as a follow-up memo.
If you have any other friends that would like to participate,
please forward this notice to them and suggest they join you.
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