The Community Idea Stations is thinking BIG and we're challenging Central Virginians to do likewise.  We are launching the Big Idea Challenge, a first-ever fundraising event of its type. that pits teams from around the region against each other in an Olympics of the Mind - a series of puzzles, riddles and mysteries that will test the brain power of the community’s most curious minds.

From Curtis Monk, President and CEO, Commonwealth Public Broadcasting - We are disappointed that the Governor has eliminated the educational telecommunications funding from the state’s 2012/2014 budget.  As has been the case in the past, we will work with the system of checks and balances that is inherent in our legislative process and seek to make the case to the General Assembly for restoration of funding for these needed services.  Our concern is that this funding directly affects our educational services for parents and teachers.

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The Sid the Science Kid team needs your help. They are designing a new family weekend resource and want to hear from you to shape its development. While still in its primary design stages, this weekend resource will likely be a set of activities that will bridge science learning in preschool from Friday-Monday.

From Curtis Monk, President and CEO, The Community Idea Stations – Thanks to everyone who pledged their support during our WCVE Public Radio 2011 Fall Membership Campaign.  Thanks, too, to all who so unselfishly volunteered their time to help answer phones and keep things moving forward.  We set out to achieve a goal of $300,000 and, thanks to the nearly 2,900 people who so kindly participated, we achieved our objective at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 6.