TV Station KTEH - Community service project

In December 2007 the San Jose EPS office partnered with KTEH public TV station for a night of service in San Jose, CA. KTEH Public Television 54 (Comcast 10) was founded in 1964, broadcasting from San Jose in Silicon Valley. As one of more than 300 member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), KTEH serves its viewers with the best programming available from PBS, APT and other national distributors. Service to its community is at the heart of KTEH's mission. The station's outreach campaigns combine educational programs, productions, and activities to address community concerns. KTEH partners with community groups with a similar mission to KTEH's to create outreach campaigns, which address school readiness for young children, parenting issues, environmental awareness, drug and alcohol abuse, reading, and much more.

EPS’s San Jose employee, Eva Polk-Rego, helped raise money for KTEH through a pledge drive on December 4th, 2007. Money raised by pledge is used to fund original programming as well as pay for nationally produced programs. A pledge drive consists of four hours of answering phones and documenting money pledges. The station aired shows on California Trains and Barry Manilow. During the intermission callers were able to call into the pledge lines and give a pledge. Pledges started at $50 and went to $500 with various gifts depending on the show showing at the time that the caller made their pledge. On the night of December 4th, 2007 the San Jose EPS office helped bring in over $16,000 worth of pledges…great job Eva!!

More photos from EPS community service projects can be seen here.