Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

OPR Headed to Nashville, TN

Photo Courtesy of Heather Snodgrass Operation Photo Rescue will be headed to Nashville, TN on Sept 10-11 at Belmont University. Below is the press release being sent out. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Operation Photo Rescue to Send Volunteer Photo Restoration Team to Nashville, TN El Dorado, KS August 11, 2010 Operation Photo Rescue (OPR), a global not-for-profit organization, is gathering a team of volunteers in Nashville, Tennessee to digitally copy family photos damaged during recent flooding. Hosted by Belmont University, the OPR team will set up operations at the University Ministries office at 1900 Belmont Blvd on Friday September 10 and Saturday September 11, 2010. Hours of ...

Operation Photo Rescue to Nashville, TN

(Photo Courtesy of Heather Snodgrass & Holly Ables) Plans in Works for September Copy Run Nashville, TN has taken a back seat to the disaster unfolding in the Gulf Coast, but the devastation there deserves more attention and help. Nashville suffered the worst flood in their history. The flooding was so widespread that few areas were spared. Over 13 inches of rain fell in a day and nine people lost their lives. The cost is now at 1.5 billion and climbing with 2,600 people homeless. Also hit hard by the flooding was the Grand Ole Opry that had up to 6 ft of ...

Haiti needs our help

Please consider donating to the following agencies who are currently assisting in the Haitian rescue effort. Donate to the Red Cross online here or text HAITI to 90999 and give $10 instantly. Donate to UNICEF here. Donate to Doctors Without Borders here.

UW-Stevens Point and Operation Photo Rescue

Operation Photo Rescue was approached more than a year ago by Katie Miller, MFA, Associate Professor of Web and Digital Media Development at University Wisconsin-Stevens Point, about getting her students involved in helping restore photos. We communicated by emails infrequently, but that was all to change when earlier this year a letter was sent out to the membership asking for donations to fund a trip to Cedar Rapids, IA that had been hard hit by flooding. OPR not only received a donation from Katie, but an offer to volunteer as needed for the Cedar Rapids trip. The Chair of her department at UW-Stevens ...

Successful Trip to Austell, GA

Operation Photo Rescue had a suscessful copy run in Austell, GA helping eighteen families and bringing back 234 photos. Congratulations to Kiska Moore, Jon Molnar, Eric Stokly, Lisa Vasatka, Laura and Greg Nalesnik, and David and Marge Greenberg. Not only did this group do a great job, but it was their first OPR copy run. (Photos Courtesy: David and Marge Greenberg) We owe a big thanks to Pat Medlin, Assistant Director, Austell Community Development and Rhonda Lane, Branch Mgr. Cobb County Public Library, for their help in finding us a place to set up headquarters for our copy run. It was decided that the best ...

Operation Photo Rescue Plans Copy Run to Austell, GA

Aerial shot courtesy of David Tulis of Six Flags Over Georgia. Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) is planning a photo copy run to Austell, GA to help anyone who suffered flood damage to their photos this last September. Hosted by the city, the OPR team will set up operations at the Austell Threadmill Complex, at 5000 Austell Powder Spring Rd, Suite 107 on Friday December 4, 2009 through Saturday December 5, 2009. Hours for both days: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone needing additional information may contact the City's Affairs Department at: (770) 944-4309 or Margie Hayes at mhayes@operationphotorescue.org Shopping center in Austell, GA. courtesy ...

Reflecting on Cedar Rapids

[caption id="attachment_509" align="aligncenter" width="537" caption="Photo Courtesy Katie Miller"][/caption] Group Photo: 1st Row (l-r) Katie Miller, Christine Crossen, Corey Crossen; 2nd Row Margie Hayes, Ed Young Jr.; 3rd Row Annette Crossen, Vicky Sutterfield, Becky Sell, Jan Neil, Scott Crossen. It seems hard to believe that it has been almost three weeks since our copy run to Cedar Rapids. Since that time we have uploaded those photos to our galleries and the restores are starting to come in. OPR had a total of 30 family orders; 316 images; African American Museum prints around 100. We met some wonderful people who were so happy that ...