Help Us Tell Our Story
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e’ve always had a hard time explaining what Nuçi’s Space is and what it is we do. This isn’t something we can ignore either—as we grow, we have to be able to explain ourselves in a concise and compelling way, especially to charitable grant-making organizations. Maybe it’s so difficult because what we do is completely original? Maybe it’s because we do so many different things? Lately we’ve come to the conclusion that the best way to really illustrate what Nuçi’s Space does is to hear from the people who we’ve helped. In other words, we need you to help tell our story. We need to hear from people who’ve received therapy through Nuçi’s Space but we also want to hear from people who haven’t—people who might have attended a support group or talked with Nuçi’s mom Linda Phillips for advice. Maybe you have a family member or loved one we’ve helped? We would love to hear from you. In the past, we’ve shied away from doing this because we didn’t want people to feel like they had to do it, and we wanted to protect confidentiality. One way of looking at this venture is that yes, your testimonial will help us tell the story of Nuçi’s Space, but it will also help inspire others to seek help or to reassure them that there is hope. This is something that more and more nonprofits, hospitals and community health organizations have begun instituting. They’re basically “beneficiary” response programs— these organizations can learn from patient feedback and are able to adjust their programs on the fly.
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Will Kiser
What we’re asking for
We have a few different methods that you could use to contribute your testimonial: • Print. Whether you’d like to write just a few sentences or compose a letter, we’d love to share your written testimonial with others—you could email us or send us a letter. If you’d prefer, we wouldn’t need to publish your name—your feedback is what we need and we can delete any names from the document if you’d like to remain anonymous. • Video/Audio. Filmmaker and photographer Jason Thrasher has been working with Nuçi’s Space over the past year, creating short films that highlight different aspects of the Space. We want to film one that highlights the counseling program and we need people to talk about their experiences. Names would not be required, even if you were on camera. If you weren’t comfortable with video, but still wanted to contribute more than just an email we can do audio testimonials. Those would be used as a voice-over during the film. Please send your written testimonial or interest in helping with a video/audio testimonial to space@nuci.org or send mail to P.O. Box 1028 / Athens, GA / 30603. We’ve got some examples of what we’re looking for on our website—check out nuci.org/media and especially the YouTube video labeled “Building Bridges” for ideas of how you can describe your experiences with Nuçi’s Space. Thank you in advance!
Camp Amped 2013 Applications Available For the 7th summer in a row Nuçi’s Space will be producing Camp Amped, our summer music program for middle and high school musicians. For two weeks, participants will work with their bands and instructors to write, learn and record music, and then they’ll showcase everything they learned at a Grand Finale on the final Saturday of each session. We will have two sessions (June 3–15 and July 8–20) with a capacity of 20 young musicians each, so if you’re an 11–17 year old musician interested in applying, please go online to www.nuci.org/campamped to fill out your application. We also have scholarship funds available for families in financial needs thanks to generous donations from organizations such as the BCB Art Collective and AthFest Educates! We’ll only be accepting program and scholarship applications until Monday, April 1st, so be sure to apply soon! For more information, please contact Youth Programs Coordinator Laura Ford at laura@nuci.org.