april 08, 2009 12:44am
August 21, 2008 CTV Live Five Filming
Thursday August 21, 2008
CTV Live Five Filming.
Today started with a call from CTV to make sure our schedule's are on the same page. We set a time of 10am for the filming of our segment to be aired on Monday August 25th for the news program is called Live at 5. I called my navy vet, John Cortes, to tell him of the tapping and he said that he would be there. In the mean time I called a couple of sign places to see if I could get there best price on cutting some vinyl for a couple of signs that we need. I called a couple of places and finally got in touch with owner of a place called VinylFX in Dartmouth. He agreed to cut the vinyl I needed to make six signs. I have a little sign cutter at home that we use to make up any signage that the charity needs, so I know how to lay up signs. I got a price of forty bucks to cut the vinyl from FXvinyl in Dartmouth NS. Then I called Nd Graphics for a price on a piece of sign board. They quoted me a price of fourteen bucks for one piece of 4x8 sheet. So for just under sixty dollars I can make six signs for the F.O.V. Any way that we can save money for this mission, I will try to do it.
As I was finishing the email to the sign company, of what I wanted on the signs it was time to film the segment for Live at 5. I met the host and the camera operator, we did a walk through of where we will be shooting the segment. I introduced James Cotes, our veteran subject for the segment to the host. The host asked if she could start with a few questions of our veteran and myself. After we finished with the filler spots the host had a few questions for the ex-president of the Legion and some of the Legion goers. I started my interview with Jim as the camera person filmed us. I had a great interview with Jim, he started as an ordinary seamen and ended up 25 years latter as a leftenant Commander in the Canadian Navy, quite a story. I found that a lot of veterans are not part of a Legion. They don't drink or smoke and feel that they won't fit in at the Legion. This is a untapped segment of my veterans search. I will try to get connected with some of these vets outside the Legion.
When the segment shoot for CTV's live a 5 was over, the host told me that she could use some tape of our veterans that I had shot of the tour. I said that I didn't see a problem, and that I would try to find some appropriate footage for them to use.
After all the hubbub was over I got back to arranging getting the signage together for this weekends fund raiser. Ducky is the currant president of the Vimy Legion. I told him that we need to get some donations flowing in and I suggested setting up a table out front of the legion on Saturday. He said that would be OK. I hope that we have some people giving to our cause, because the bank account is getting low.
The staff at the Vimy Legion has been very helpful, with answering the phone and taking messages for me, plus putting up with me.
Late in the evening on this day I checked my e-mail and there is a note from CTV Toronto with Canada AM. I will call back tomorrow.
I turned in
