C-SPAN - Road To The White House Tour

Posted by Janet Langdell

on Feb 08, 2016

The "Wildcard" meeting scheduled for February 10th is shaping up to be one of our most memorable gatherings in 2016!

For more information, continue reading @ Read More (below)

C-SPAN representatives, La'Shawna Saint-Preux and Vanessa Torres, will be Milford Rotary Club's featured speakers on Wed February 10th. In addition to their informative presentation, the C-SPAN bus will be on-site and available for tours. For Rotary Club Members - If you plan to bring a guest or join us to make-up a Rotary meeting, please let President Cynthia know in advance.

The C-SPAN bus will be parked in the Community House parking lot so general parking will be limited. We want to be sure that on-site parking is readily available for members who have mobility limitations, are recovering from recent health events, or have other limiting situations. If you are “able bodied”, please plan on parking in the lot behind Dave Sturm’s office (next door), in the municipal lot by the police station, or use on-street parking. Certainly, if the bus is in place and you are arriving à la “Stu Draper” and there are parking spots available on-site, use one.

C-SPAN staff members have graciously agreed to open the bus tours to community members as well as to Rotarians after their presentation (around 1:15 pm).

The "official" press release from C-SPAN is posted below -

EXPERIENCE C-SPAN'S CAMPAIGN 2016 BUS IN MILFORD ON FEBRUARY 10TH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMCAST

The C-SPAN Campaign 2016 Bus - Road to the White House Tour

WASHINGTON (February 2, 2016) – C-SPAN’s award-winning, 45-foot customized Bus will visit Milford Rotary Club on February 10th. The C-SPAN Campaign 2016 Bus visits schools, universities, and political events across the country to engage students, educators, civic leaders, and the community through on-board multimedia technology that showcases C-SPAN's programming and resources dedicated to showing the American political process.

Through interactive exhibits, visitors will learn about the public affairs network’s in-depth coverage of the U.S. Congress, White House, federal courts, and its signature political program, "Road to the White House," which provides access to all of the Campaign 2016 presidential candidates and their events from the campaign trail, all without editing, commentary, or analysis.

"In this unprecedented election season, C-SPAN's 'Road to the White House' gives you a ront row seat, unlike any other, to Campaign 2016," said Steve Scully, C-SPAN's senior executive producer and political editor. "C-SPAN's footage takes you from the town hall meetings and campaign rallies, to the policy speeches, party conventions, and presidential debates -- giving viewers the absolute best coverage on what the candidates are saying and how this historic race is unfolding along the campaign trail."

Civics and government educators will learn about C-SPAN’s free comprehensive online educational resources including C-SPAN.org, C-SPAN Classroom, and C-SPAN’s nationwide documentary contest, StudentCam, open to students in grades 6-12.

EVENTS (press invited):
12:30PM-1:30PM                      Milford Rotary Club
                                                  Milford Community House
                                                  5 Union Street Milford, NH 03055
                                                  Bus Parking: Milford Community House Lot

In Milford, C-SPAN programming is provided by Comcast on channel 95 as a commercial-free public service, with C-SPAN2 on channel 156, and C-SPAN3 on channel 187. All funding for C-SPAN operations, including Bus visits, is provided by local TV providers.

Visitors to the Campaign 2016 Bus will experience the following through engagement with C-SPAN representatives and on-board interactive technology:

In-depth public affairs programming and educational resources
Touch-screen quizzes onC-SPAN and the three branches of government
Mobile devices demonstrating how C-SPAN is used on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTubeand mobile apps
HD cameras and production equipment capable of producing public affairs programming aboard the Bus

C-SPAN.org is a searchable, video-rich site that has every C-SPAN program aired since 1987. The public can access this extensive online collection -- over 218,000 hours of public affairs programming -- for free, and share user-generated video clips by email and social media.

About C-SPAN
Created by the cable TV industry and now in nearly 100 million TV households, C-SPAN programs three HD public affairs television networks; C-SPAN Radio (90.1 in the Washington Baltimore area; nationwide at c-span.org, through the C-SPAN Radio app); and a video-rich website which hosts the C-SPAN Video Library. Visit http://www.c-span.org/ to learn more.

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