<div dir="ltr">Good afternoon<div><br></div><div>I've been in contact with DEC and with Radiocentre who made the radio appeals. They advise that the radio appeal will be winding down shortly and stations might like to cease playing the appeals by this weekend.</div><div><br></div><div>We are arranging a meeting with DEC and Radiocentre next month to ensure that the CMA is contacted with regard to any subsequent campaigns and that we receive the audio for broadcast in a more timely fashion.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you to all stations who played the DEC appeal which no doubt made a positive contribution to the campaign.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div>-- </div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div><div><div><div>Operations Manager<br></div>Community Media Association<br></div><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/community_media</a><br></div><div><a href="https://facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br></div><div></div>Canstream Internet Radio<br></div><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk</a><br></div><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 March 2017 at 16:43, Canalside's The Thread <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" target="_blank">office@thethread.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-7992099001856543278WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Dear All<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">With reference to the/this DEC Appeal ….. you may recall about 12 months ago I asked a question re:- appeals like these (eg:- Syria / Somalia / Sudan plus general appeals for funds Oxfam / Save the Children / Red Cross etc etc etc I think I’m still awaiting a reply unless I blinked and missed it.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">The question I asked was ‘’Do Sky get paid for running these?’’ you see and hear them all the time on the TV.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Me personally ----- I don’t want any money for them, I would be happy to run them for nothing, and in my opinion so should Sky and all the other Channels … but alas, maybe they do, so no accusations.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Could ‘we’ as a group (CMA) ask for copies of these appeals as they come out (maybe from Sky) so that we can play them. I’m sure if we each played just one an hour it would raise something for these poor people.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">I also see them for Animals …. The same applies here. There’s a Donkey appeal going round at the moment.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Here’s where acting as an organised group via our top table we can make a difference …… I ask again, instead of discussion and e-mail back and forth can we take the Bull by the Horns and get on with it please ?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Bill …… could you make some enquiries ? if it comes from CMA HQ it will have some clout.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Nick<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.<wbr>commedia.org.uk</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.<wbr>commedia.org.uk</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Best<br><b>Sent:</b> 28 March 2017 15:24<br><b>To:</b> The Community Media Association Discussion List <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><wbr>></span></p><div><div class="h5"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cma-l] DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Nick<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Yes, we have asked DEC for how long this appeal should run. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks and best regards <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Bill <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 28 Mar 2017 15:20, "Canalside's The Thread" <<a href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" target="_blank">office@thethread.org.uk</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Bill / CMA</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Can you keep us posted on this. We (Canalside) now have it on rotation. Should we (CMA) keep it running until we get the nod ?? I think it ought to be kept running until at least Mid-May.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">I take it everyone is running this ?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Nick</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.<wbr>commedia.org.uk</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.<wbr>commedia.org.uk</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Phonic FM<br><b>Sent:</b> 28 March 2017 13:28<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:martyn.haynes@wcrfm.com" target="_blank">martyn.haynes@wcrfm.com</a>; The Community Media Association Discussion List <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><wbr>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cma-l] DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Phonic FM is running the campaign for fortnight.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 24 March 2017 at 16:41, Martyn Haynes <<a href="mailto:martyn.haynes@wcrfm.com" target="_blank">martyn.haynes@wcrfm.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal">A worthy cause. I have scheduled this to go out on WCR until further<br>notice. If you can let us know if/when the appeal is withdrawn.<br><br>Thanks<br>Martyn<br><br>On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 2:53 PM, CMA-L <<a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br>> The Community Media Association is supporting the latest radio appeal by the<br>> Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) in response to the humanitarian crisis<br>> in East Africa.<br>><br>> Hunger on a massive scale is looming across East Africa and if we don’t act<br>> now, it will get much worse.<br>><br>> Drought and conflict have left 16 million people on the brink of starvation<br>> and in urgent need of food, water and medical treatment. 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