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and is proud to announce that “RSVP Books & Bears Story” produced by Gary Collins
is a Gold Award recipient in the International AVA (Audio/Visual Awards)* International
2010 Competition in the Pro Bono category and received an Honorable Mention in the
Documentary category. This video was chosen from 1,700 entries from the United
States and several foreign countries.
Gary Collins, videographer for this project donated countless volunteer hours in
following our Books & Bears project for the first two years and producing the “Books &
Bears Story”. Congratulations to Gary and to Marie Phillis, RSVP Director, for this
award!
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*The international AVA Awards (Audio/Visual Awards) recognizes outstanding work by creative
professionals involved in the concept, writing, direction, shooting, and editing of audio/visual
materials and programs. Entries include film, analog and digital productions viewed in a wide
variety of mediums- from movie screens to televisions to computers.



The Books & Bears Story
by Gary Collins
The Books and Bears Story chronicles
the efforts of RSVP director Marie Phillis
and volunteer Phyllis Bear as they create
a community supported program to
benefit the literacy needs of children in
Deschutes County, Bend, Oregon
While Senior Nutrition Programs across the
United States share problems common to all
of them—such as a growing aging population
and limited resources—Senior Nutrition
Programs in rural areas face unique
challenges such as time, distance, cost and
labor.
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