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 The Annual

Annual Telethon Raises Over $4,000

Telethon
raised over
$4,00 dollars

 Safeway
brings com-
munity mem- By: Taylor Brooks
bers together
Thanks to the success of Cable
 Local busi- 8 annual telethon, Alex Reister
nesses are a -- a two year old boy with
huge help in
supporting
cerebral palsy – is now able to
the telethon get the wheel chair and physi-
cal therapy equipment neces-
sary for him to attend pre-
school in the fall.
The events and donations in
the CUB on the day of the
telethon raised $400 dollars
INSIDE making the grand total over
THIS ISSUE:
$4,000 with money donations
Telethon 1 still coming in. The telethon
Wrap up was hosted live from the CUB
and Studio A located in the
Thanks to 1 to want to walk and be like
Businesses Murrow building.
Safeway Event 2
While the CUB was fun and
games Studio A added a more
personal touch to the telethon.
There Reister’s family was
interviewed along with physi-
ticipate in games of Twister,
cal therapists were inter- Plinko, a bean bag toss and $1
viewed. raffle for prizes donated by lo-
cal Pullman and Moscow busi-
Hosting the telethon were nesses. Student musicians, Ian
Peter Wagner and Kelsey Skavdah, Cassie Correlle, and
Hodgin in Murrow Studio Brodie Peterson & Zach Whit-
A, and Evan Burns and Ve- man entertained the crowds,
ronica Marcelo in the CUB. drawing further attention to the
event.
The broadcast was a mix-
ture of interviews with “No one could deal with cere-
Reister’s family and thera- bral palsy better,” expressed
pist Chelsea Flesher, cou- Casey Stahlhut, Reister
pled with live events from mom.“Even though Alex faces
the CUB lair. In the CUB more obstacles than other two
students help raise money years old he keeps at it. He is
by participating in various crawling and talking well and
games and listening to live has strong spirit. He has a will
performances from WSU
students. every other child. I believe he
will be walking in the next 3-5
Gift cards to local busi- years and will be going to
nesses were given away as school next year with other
prizes and everyone had a kids his age.”
chance to win the grand
raffle prize of $100 in cash. See Telethon on Page 3
WSU students came to par-

A Special Thanks to Pullman Businesses

By: Kaitlin O’Connor The fundraiser raised The events included a fundrais-
Washington State Students, money for Alex Reister, ing drive at Safeway, a raffle
Pullman businesses and the of Pullman, a two-year- and game event in the Compton
old boy with cerebral Union Building and a telethon.
community came together
to help support Cable 8’s palsy.
telethon and fundraiser. See Businesses on Page 2
 Businesses: Bring Community Support
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Continued from Page The telethon raised said. “All of the busi-
1 over 4,000 dollars, and nesses made very valu-
exciting figure with able contributions, we
Dissmores IGA, Safe- more than monetary are so thankful for the
way, Panda Express, value. outpouring of support.”
Café Moro, Basilios,
Fireside Grille, South Danielle Gilbertson, The fundraiser has been
Fork Public House, Cable 8`s Vice- a success, bringing Ca-
Alex Reister working The Village Center President of Marketing ble 8, Washington State
with physical therapists Cinemas, Gamma Phi and Alumni Affairs led and the Pullman com-
at Early Learning Ser- Beta Sorority, Delta the fundraising efforts. munity together for a
vices. Gamma Sorority, Pull- She was proud of the worthy cause. It could-
man Building Supply efforts of her team and n’t have happened with-
and Residents Hall thrilled with the back- out the generosity of the
Dining Facilities all ing from the businesses Pullman Community.
gave to the fundraiser and community.
through prizes for
games and a raffle, “It was a rewarding
“To catch the monetary donations, experience to see the
and supplies. campus, businesses and
reader's the community, all
attention, place come together for one
cause.” Gilbertson
an interesting

Raising Money with Hotdogs

sentence or

quote from the

story here.”
By: Ashley Guest selling hot dogs, chips help support a good
and soda for two dol- cause.
lars.
In preparation for the
annual telethon, Cable “Everyone was really
Throughout the day, generous with their do-
8 put on a hot dog Cable 8 staff, WSU
event outside of Safe- nations and showed
students, friends and their support for Alex
way. family of Alex and and his family,” said
other community mem- Vice President of Mar-
The event was a huge bers stopped by for a
success and showed keting and Alumni Af-
cheap lunch, a lot of fairs Danielle
how supportive the them paying well over
community members Gilbertson
two dollars for their
are. Cable 8 staff stood hot dog lunch each to
outside of Safeway See Safeway on Page
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 3

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Telethon: Wrap Up
Continued from Page 1
Talking more about her
son, Stahlhut shares,
“He has such a sunny
spirit. He is just an amaz-
ing boy with such a big
heart; everyone that meets
him enjoys him so much.
You can be having such a
horrible day and he bright-
ens your day and makes
you happy. Even through
all of his struggles he has
never once complained.”
While in the studio the au-
dience got to experience
Reister interact with his
family and see his wonder-
ful smile and joyful spirit.
Stahlhut notes that one of
Reister’s fascinations is
with toy balls.
“We are just so thankful
for Cable 8 and for the
support of the Pullman and
Moscow community,”
Safeway: Helps Community Raise Money
Continued from page 2
General Promotions Man-
ager Laura Minch ex-
plained that part of her job
was to bring people in and
get their attention. Her
enthusiasm and commit-
ment to helping Alex
Stahlhut said. “Danielle
Gilbertson, Vice President
of Marketing and Alumni
Affairs, has such a big
heart and we are so thank-
ful for all of her effort and
organization.”
The donations from the
community and WSU stu-
dents are so vital in Reister
growth and development.
With the purchase of a
wheelchair and physical
therapy tools, Reister now
has a solid chance of suc-
cess at pre-school next
year and in his continua-
tion to lead a normal life.
“Overall the event was a
success,” said Gilbertson,
proved her to be successful
in this task.
Another key player in the
event was Show Promo-
tions Manager Spencer
Kabelac. He was in charge
of making sure the hot
dogs were worth every
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vice president of market-
ing and alumnae affairs. “I
was excited to see all of
the Cable 8 staff, student
volunteers and the Murrow “He has such a
college come together to sunny spirit. He is
make the event such a suc-
just an amazing
cess. We started working
in preparation for the tele- boy with such a
thon in September 2010,
big heart;
and it feels good to see it
all play out and to make everyone that
such a difference in Alex’s
meets him enjoys
life.”
him so much”
If you are touched by
Reister story, donations
can still be made out to
Cable 8 and will be greatly
appreciated by the family.
penny that community
members donated.
“I really enjoyed cooking
the hot dogs and working
with the rest of the Cable 8
staff for such a great
cause,” Kabelac said.
See Safeway on Page 4

Cable 8 Productions
Lizzy Teitzel
Edward R. Murrow College of
Communication
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2520
Phone: (509) 335-5219
Fax: (509) 335-1555
E-mail: Cable8Productions@gmail.com
http://cable8.org
http://www.cable8productions.blogspot.com/
Safeway Event Continued
Continued from Page 3
Gilbertson, Minch and Kabelac all
expressed that the event was ex-
tremely rewarding and they are all
very thankful to for the donations
from Safeway and the Community.
ALUMNI: WE WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR FROM YOU! Send entries
of your experience working with
Cable 8 to Lizzy Teitzel
Cable 8 productions is a student-run
television station where team members
write, produce, and direct original pro-
gramming. It was founded in 1986 to
equip Washington State University
broadcasting students with practical
television experience on a local cable
station serving the Pullman and Mos-
cow communities.
“Safeway was really helpful supportive the community
and made this entire event members were for such an
successful by donating all of amazing cause. The dona-
the supplies and by promot- tions from everyone has
ing the event with flyers and helped Alex and his family
announcements to all of the tremendously, a big thank
shoppers throughout the you to everyone who came
day,” Gilbertson said. out and supported this
event!
Everyone at Cable 8 hopes
to have the opportunity to
put on such a great event
next year and is very thank-
ful for the support of the
community. Gilbertson,
Minch and Kabelac and the
rest of the Cable 8 staff are
very proud of how well the
event turned out and how