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78-140 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California 92253
760-238-0306
Newsletter Editor: Cheryl Blythe |
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 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Sherry Halperin
Dear Members and Friends of PSWIFT,
We're off and running toward another successful, exciting year. The networking gathering at the IWC was great. New members met long time members (I almost said "Old" - which none of us are) and contacts for possible work were made.
Our goal is to break 200 members this season, so please bring along friends, family and anyone you know who is interested in the arts to our wonderful events. The letter below from young Jeremy is a tribute to what PSWIFT does.
The committees for the BGA's will be announced next month. It's going to be the Valley's "not to be missed" event.
I'll see you all at the Kelly Lange luncheon. Trust me - she's a hoot and will be very entertaining as well as giving us tons of information as to what it was like hosting a network show, anchoring NBC news in L.A. for 30 years and becoming an accomplished mystery writer.
See you in a few weeks at the Renaissance in Palm Springs.
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Sat. Oct. 16 Guest Speaker Luncheon with KELLY LANGE, Newscaster and Author
Palm Springs Renaissance 11:00am - 1:00pm
(More info below)
Sat. Nov. 6 Guest Speaker Luncheon with LINDSAY WAGNER
La Quinta Resort 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun. Nov. 14 ë Let's Talk Radio with JACQUELINE BACHAR
(1 - 3pm) Free - Members Only - Location TBD
Thu. Dec. 16 Holiday Mixer
Saks Fifth Avenue (time tbd)
Tue. Jan. 11 Annual Membership Meeting w/Guest Speaker
ADAM LEVENBERG - script writer and consultant.
La Quinta Country Club (time tbd)
Sun. Jan. 23 ëCookies with KIM WALTRIP Discussion on Independent Film Making
(1pm - 3pm) Free - Members Only - Location tbd
Sat. Feb. 12 Guest Speaker Luncheon with Reality Producer STEPHEN PULLIN
La Quinta Resort 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri. Mar. 4 BROKEN GLASS AWARDS
Palm Springs Renaissance (more information to follow)
Sun. Mar. 20 ëSunday with SHERI DAVIS
Director of the Inland Empire Film Commission
(1PM - 3PM) Free - Members Only - Location tbd
Sat. Apr. 9 Guest Speaker Luncheon with Producer JOEL DOUGLAS
La Quinta Resort 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun. May 8 ëSunday with... (to be announced)
(1pm - 3pm) Free - Members Only - Location tbd
Sat. May 14 Guest Speaker Luncheon (Guest to be announced)
Tues. June 14 End of Season Mixer (more information to come)
ëFREE SEMINARS are MEMBERS ONLY and are space limited.
All other events are open to Members and Non Members.
Information on all of these events will be in the PSWIFT newsletters, or please visit our website: www.pswift.org. |
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PSWIFT GUEST SPEAKER LUNCHEON
Welcomes
KELLY LANGE |
Journalist, News Anchor, Best-selling Author
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010
Palm Springs Renaissance Hotel
888 Tahquitz Canyon
(Tahquitz Canyon - just west of Caballeros)
11:00am - 1:00pm
Check-in: 10:30am
Members: $35
Student Members: $5
Non Members: $50
Those of us who lived in Los Angeles and watched TV news back in the 70's through the 90's, will instantly recognize Kelly Lange as the co-anchor on NBC's nightly newscasts. She was the FIRST woman to be a news anchor in Los Angeles, and TV Guide reported she was the first local newscaster to be paid $1 million per year.
Kelly Lange has won several Emmy awards, and even served as the Emmy program's host. She and Michael Landon co-hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade, was the regular guest host of Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, and a regular guest host of NBC's Today Show.
Her career started with simply getting in a line in Buena Park back in 1967. "It seemed they were giving something away." That something turned out to be two positions as "Ladybirds" on KABC radio. The lucky duo would become the first female traffic/weather reporters in the LA area to patrol in helicopters. Kelly Lange was one of the two chosen and got the 6am to 9am shift. Zipped into a silver-lamé jumpsuit, thus began Kelly Lange's career as a news reporter, spotting news and reporting traffic for KABC, later joining NBC-4 in 1971.
She began writing fiction and mysteries, partially to relieve insomnia from working the 11pm newscast, and soon became a full-time mystery novelist. Her popular mystery fiction books include The Reporter, Dead File, and Graveyard Shift, featuring fictional TV news anchor Maxi Poole, plus Trophy Wife and Gossip.
Please allow time after her talk, as she plans to sell and AUTOGRAPH copies of her books.
We are delighted to offer the opportunity to get up close and personal with Kelly Lange.
RSVP REQUIRED
Please contact us at office@pswift.org or call 760-238-0306
ALL EVENTS MUST BE PREPAID BY CHECK OR CREDIT CARD!!!
YOU HAVE A 72 HOUR CANCELLATION PERIOD TO QUALIFY FOR A REFUND.
Checks can be mailed to:
Palm Springs Women in Film & Television
49-455 Coachella Dr., La Quinta, CA 92253
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CATCH KELLY ON LOCAL RADIO |
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10:00 AM Jacqueline Bachar - KPTR 1450AM (PST) and on www.kptr1450.com
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Joey English - 970/1140/1250 AM and 94.3 FM and streaming on the internet at:
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ATTN: STUDENTS- NEW MEMBER CATEGORY |
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Palm Springs Women in Film and Television is pleased to announce that we now have a membership level reserved for students in High School, College or University.
In our on-going efforts to reach out into the community, we encourage students studying theater arts, media, and all other entertainment industry related studies to take advantage of the low Membership fees, and try to attend as many of our Seminars and Guest Speaker luncheons as possible.
New and annual renewal dues are $25.00. On the applications, students need to indicate the school they attend, their Student ID or grade level. A special student member discount rate will be offered for PSWIFT events, and students will be able to post their entertainment industry related news on the website and in the newsletters.
Information and Registration is available on the website under Members/Levels & Qualifications and Applications.
www.pswift.org
Any questions, please contact us at: office@pswift.org. |
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What PSWIFT Can Do
By PSWIFT Member Jeremy Goodlander
Jeremy & Jennifer |
I started my film career late in life. At least I think so. I'm almost 30 now but for as long as I can remember I've always wanted to be a film director. Growing up my family didn't have cable, so instead of being hooked on Bart Simpson I was falling in love with Katherine Hepburn in "The Philadelphia Story". Instead of Jerry Seinfeld on late nights we were watching old John Wayne movies. Our weeknights and weekends were full of movie marathons. My parents usually brought home a new movie every night and when they didn't it was back to the classics. I was in a film school from the time I was 8 until I was 18.
After high school I joined the Navy. I fell in love with firefighting. I still wrote stories and planned films out in my head, but after a marriage and a quick child I figured those dreams were long gone. It wasn't until after my Naval Service was over and my firefighting dreams dashed by Arthritis that I took another look at a life in film.
I had one problem, or so I thought. I lived in Palm Springs and the center of the movie-making world lay 200 miles west of me. How the hell was I going to break into the business when I was so far outside of the business?
I took a small film class at the local community college and began making small short films. Nothing big, they were films my kids could watch and laugh at. I was happy with what they were but I wanted more. I knew I was capable of producing something stronger. I met a guy in this film class whom I became instant friends with and together we started working on making our dreams come true.
Jonathon Mosack and I made only a handful of short films together but his influence on me may very well last the rest of my life. On pure chance we ended up in a different class together, a public relations class. We had a group project that required us to make a press kit for an existing organization. Jon said he had the perfect company; the Palm Springs Women in Film. Well I jumped at the idea, even though I had no idea what this organization was. Hey it had Film in the title, I was sold.
We met with Fern Field Brooks and few days later and took it upon ourselves to rebrand a yearly conference she held with the organization. She said she wanted something hip that would attract the younger generation. Well, we were younger (though the hip thing was up for debate) and we made a deal not to leave the room until we had something that would appeal to a younger audience. It took about thirty minutes before we came up with "Inside Film and Television: Bringing Hollywood to the Desert." We were happy with the outcome, as was Mrs. Brooks. Little did I know that one afternoon would change my life for the next six months.
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We attended the conference and Mrs. Brooks introduced me to wide array of people and at the end of the night my head was spinning with all the opportunities in front of me. I lay in bed with my wife that night floating on air as she desperately tried to pull me back to earth. Not long after that a Ms. Gloria Greer asked if some of my film compadres and I would serve as studio audience for her cable show. Of course we agreed. The day was a success and when it aired on the cable channel my kids ran around the house claiming their daddy was a T.V. star.
This could go on and on. In the six months I have been affiliated with the Palm Springs Women in Film I have had intimate conversations with heads of major film studios, filmed demos with established producers and have more contacts and connections than I thought ever possible. I have made a small but productive living with the network of the organization and make sure to take time out of a now busy schedule of editing short films and looking over feature length scripts to attend any and all of the organization's many events.
I'm at the beginning of my dream and thanks to the Palm Springs Women in Film I may just be able to see the entire dream come true. | |
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MITCH BLUMBERG | |
MITCH BLUMBERG, PSWIFT Board Member, has graciously accepted the position of Sponsorship Chair for the Broken Glass Awards on March 4, 2011.
If you have corporate or charity experience, and have some hours you can volunteer to work with Mitch on his committee, please contact us at office@pswift.org.
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LEANNA BONAMICI'S "SHORTS SHOWCASE" | 
For those of you who may have missed the previous announcement, and can't get enough short films, please check out Time Warner Channel 111 and 110 On Demand. The program also airs in San Diego through the Time Warner System.
The show features short films from all over the world. Special submission rates for students and WIF members worldwide. Watch the show, vote for your favorites, check the upcoming events calendar at www.shortsshowcase.com .
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DENISE DuBARRY HAY | |
 Denise DuBarry Hay's Blue Moxie Entertainment of La Quinta, California, announced that Warner Brothers Digital will release Shoot The Hero! on October 1, 2010. The film, which was shot locally, and had its world premiere at the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in January of 2010, will be available nationwide on Video On Demand and PPV, including Time Warner Cable and Direct TV.
The news of the Warner Brothers Digital agreement follows another deal in which Virgil Films Entertainment acquired the North American DVD distribution rights for the film.
Also, it has been picked up by the following cable and satellite companies:
COMCAST, TIME WARNER. COX, DIRECTV VOD, ECHOSTAR IPVOD, VERIZON, TVN, CHARTER, and AT&T
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MARYANN RIDINI SPENCER | |
 Maryann Ridini Spencer hosts, writes and produces the new On Demand and
Online TV series, "Simply Delicious Living with Maryann," a fun and entertaining journey into cooking and all things home, hearth & joyous living.
The series, a Ridini Entertainment Production,
created by Ridini-Spencer premieres in October 2010, will serve up NEW episodes weekly and be available online at
www.SimplyDeliciousLiving.tv or click on logo.
Available 24/7, on Time Warner Cable's Desert Cities On Demand® on channel 110 in the Coachella Valley, Channel 1090 in Banning, Beaumont and the Morongo Basin, and Channel 144 on Time Warner Cable's San Diego On Demand®. In November, the series will premiere in other Southern California markets including: Los Angeles, Ventura, Antelope Valley, San Gabriel, Orange County, Inland Empire, High Desert and Temecula.
In addition to her work with "Simply Delicious Living with Maryann," Ridini Spencer has inked a multi-picture deal to write and co-produce adaptations of several of James Michael Pratt's best-selling, acclaimed novels including "The Last Valentine," "The Good Heart" and "Ticket Home." The first of which is currently in production as a CBS-TV primetime movie special for "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (CBS-TV, 2011) starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Betty White.
For more information, visit: www.RidiniEntertainment.com
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ATTN: MEMBERS
If you'd like to share YOUR news, please send it to: office@pswift.org no later than the 20th of the month.
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TERE BRITTON, our membership chair and BookPALS coordinator is hard at work setting up her fall schedule.
BookPALS is founded on a clear premise: Children must be exposed to the magic of books to develop a love of reading. Who better to make that magic come alive than actors, gifted in the art of storytelling?
Our volunteer actors read aloud to at-risk children grades 1-5 at local public schools. Help us stamp out illiteracy in the Coachella Valley!
PSWIFT and its members are proud supporters of the BookPALS Literacy Program.
Please go to our website (under Events)
to make your TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to keep this valuable program going. |
Several of our members have found an easy way to support BookPALS... by simply adding their donation to their membership renewals, they are helping keep this much needed project going. And, it's TAX DEDUCTIBLE! A WIN-WIN for everyone. PSWIFT thanks Diane Ahlstrom, Gloria Guttman and Trudy Kapner for their generosity.
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WENDY GIRARD ACTING CLASSES | |
 Mondays at 6 PM and Saturdays at 1 PM
Cathedral City Community Center
37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue
(From Hwy 111 - two blocks due south
of the Bell Tower between the IMAX and Mary Pickford Theatres) -- Please note -- Internet maps still show this as Glenn Ave., but the street signs say Buddy Rogers. This year we will be video taping classes and you will have the opportunity to put together a demo tape. Please RSVP to girard@wendygirard.com or you may call me at 310-699-3030 for information and to sign up. I look forward to working with you. PSWIFT Members receive a "two for one" discount through December. In the meantime you can learn more than you ever wanted to know about me on my new website http://www.wendygirard.com (or click on the poster above) And for those who have communicated with me a lot, take note of my new e-mail address, girard@wendygirard.com Since I believe all drama in our lives should be on the stage or in front of the camera, I'll see you Monday or Saturday.
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JORN WINTHER "SUPER MENTOR" CLASSES
 What do The Beatles, Richard Nixon & David Frost, All My Children. California JAM, Operas and Ballets, 20/20 and Good Morning America all have in common?
International TV/Film Producer/Director JORN WINTHER -
who was the driving force behind some of the most memorable moments in television history.
Shows he Produced and Directed gathered 39 Emmy nominations
and won 14
Mr. Winther will be conducting his yearly 10 WEEK ACTING/DIRECTING WORKSHOP CLASSES
Starting 9/23 2010
at CSUSB PALM DESERT CAMPUS
37-500 Cook Street, Palm Desert, Ca
Mr. Winther's unique teaching is not a system, not a method, but a way of thinking, and his Mentoring is geared towards working in TV, Film and Stage.
ACTORS WORKSHOP: 9/23 /2010
Thursday 6pm-8pm Room RG207
Open to all skill levels.
Cost: 10 (2 hours) classes $300 or $35 a session
DIRECTING FOR TV AND MOVIES: 9/29/2010
Wednesday 6pm-8pm Room RG207
Comedy/Drama Series, Game Shows, Sports, Special Events, Concerts
Cost: 10 (2 hours) classes $300 or $35 a session
CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP (Ages 9-14): 9/25//2010
Saturdays 10-12 am Room RG207
Cost: 10 (2 hours) classes $300 or $35 a session
TV/MOVIE WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG ADULTS (Ages 15-20): 9/25/2010
Saturdays 1-3pm Room RG207
Cost: 10 classes $300 per student or $35 a session (2 Hours)
PSWIFT, DAN members, Seniors, Students $50 discount on full scheule or $5 discount per session.
SENIORS WORKSHOP (ages 60 and up) 9/23/2010
Thursdays 3-5pm Room RG207
Cost: 10 (2 hours) classes $250 or $30 per session
For more information and to enroll go to:
www.studiowinther.com and click on academy or email jhw@studiowinther.com
760-972-4495
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| JOSHUA TREE FILM FESTIVAL |
Calls for entries, volunteers, submissions, auditions, etc.
The Joshua Tree Film Festival accepting entries with a deadline of November 15.
Check the website by clicking on the picture for all the details.
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| 6th ANNUAL VANCOUVER WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL |
6TH ANNUAL VANCOUVER WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL
Submission Deadline: November 1, 2010
Festival: March 4-8, 2011
All independent filmmakers (women and men) encouraged to apply. Submissions featuring strong female characters and stories are encouraged. Eligible films must have THREE of the following (one woman may serve in more than one role): a woman as Writer, a woman as Producer, a woman as Director, a woman as D.O.P., a woman as Lead Actor, a woman as Lead Animator Editor.
The festival supports filmmakers with cash awards and artists' fees. Last year, three filmmakers were the recipients of the Legacy Awards, representing $1500 in cash awards. Award-winning filmmaker Lulu Keating was the 2010 recipient of the Women In the Director's Chair Feature Film Award, presented by Creative Women Workshops Association, represents industry leadership and support from some of the most significant companies in western Canada and is valued at nearly $100,000.
For more information: filmfestival@womeninfilm.ca For eligibility criteria and submission details, visit: http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Film_Submissions.html | |
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| SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL |
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2010
Festival: April 4-10, 2011
Call for film and video entries in all lengths and genres - open to professional and amateur filmmakers of narrative, documentary, music video, animation, and experimental works - for the 7th annual
San Francisco International Women's Film Festival (SFWFF).
Note: Entries must be directed or co-directed by women.
Online entries should be submitted via Withoutabox.com global filmmaker community, an internet-only submission platform that uses one master entry form and is an economical, eco-friendly, and secure alternative to traditional hard-copy DVD submissions: http://www.withoutabox.com/login/4231. Submissions questions, contact sfwomensfilmfestival@mail.com or call (415) 754-3456.
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EASY WAY TO SUPPORT LOCAL FILMMAKERS |
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IT'S NOW EASIER THAN EVER TO SEE OUR MEMBERS' RECENT FILMS!
NETFLIX -- If you subscribe to Netflix, add "Shoot the Hero" and "Adopt A Sailor" to your list. | | FACEBOOK -- If you have a facebook account, become a fan of "Shoot the Hero" and "Adopt A Sailor".
"Adopt a Sailor" Produced by Kim Waltrip and Producer, Sherry Halperin
Patricia (Bebe Neuwirth) and Richard (Peter Coyote), a well-to-do, constantly bickering couple, have forgotten that they volunteered to host a sailor for one night during New York City's Fleet Week, and when the young man (Ethan Peck) arrives, their world is turned upside down. Naïve and sweet, the sailor is awed by his intellectual hosts but soon questions their anger and verbal cruelty toward each other, making them look at themselves anew.
"Shoot the Hero" Produced by Denise DuBarry Hay
While browsing in a jewelry store, lovebirds Nate (Jason Mewes) and Kate (Samantha Lockwood) get caught up in a robbery that goes wrong and soon become targets of a mobster who wants to ice all witnesses to the botched crime. With a hit man hot on their trail, Nate and Kate -- much to their surprise -- discover talents neither knew they possessed. Danny Trejo and Nicholas Turturro also star in this action-packed caper directed by Christian Sesma.
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PSWIFT VIRTUAL FILM OFFICE WEBSITE |
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If you have a listing, please take a moment to verify your information is current. If you are an actor, please make sure you have a photo with your profile. If you have trouble adding a picture to your listing, you can send it to us at office@pswift.org and indicate it is for the PS Film Office website. | |
We are picking up new listings all the time AND,
people are USING this site to find talent, businesses, crew...
it's important that they can find YOU! |
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WELCOME NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERS |
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NEW
General
Carol Teitelbaum
Associate
Ann Marie Palma
Luminary
Leslie Morgan
Kate Porter
Camilla Ross
Student
Jeremy Goodlander
Renewals:
General
Diane Ahlstrom
Jacqueline Bachar
Brooke Beare
Tere Britton
Fergus G. Currie
Wendy Girard
Gloria Guttman
Sherry Halperin
Carol LaFourcade Hightower
Samantha Lockwood
Christy Majors
Cricket Prescott
Daniela Ryan
Cindy Shoemaker
Judy Twine
Associate
Joan Biegel
Patricia Craine
Diane Kline
Luminary
Cheryl Blythe
Vicki Blythin
Shirley Coombs
Enid Kantor
Trudy Kapner
Norma Leith
Norma Margot
Nikki Mason
David Steward
Lois Stewart
Alden West
Ellen Zimmerman
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RIDINI ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION |
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 PUBLIC RELATIONS - ON-LINE MARKETING
INTERNET VIDEO PRODUCTION
WEBSITE DESIGN - BUILDING AND MARKETING
10% DISCOUNT
on services and consultations
For more information, and to further discuss our services,
Call Maryann Ridini Spencer at (818) 884-0104 or
email: maryann@ridinientertainment.com
For Non-PSWIFT Members - Offer Valid through December 31, 2010
PSWIFT MEMBERS: Ridini Entertainment Corporation is one of our
MEMBER BENEFITS and discounts are available at any time.
La Quinta, Los Angeles and New York |
ATTENTION MEMBERS:
Those of you who would like an engraved personalized PSWIFT name badge with magnetic back, please contact the office at office@pswift.org. Badges are $9.95 each. |
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OPERATION SUN RUNNER - CDs & DVDs for Marines |
Operation Sun Runner. Over the past five years, several thousand new CDs have been donated to our Marines through Operation Sun Runner.
This year, we are again asking for new CDs to Operation Sun Runner. We will be working through the Armed Services YMCA, Twentynine Palms, to ensure these CDs get into care packages and gift packs going to our Marines overseas as well as to their families living in the desert.
If you would like to donate CDs to Operation Sun Runner, please send them to:
Operation Sun Runner
c/o The Sun Runner Magazine
PO Box 2171
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
For more information on how to participate, please call (760)366-2700 or email publisher@thesunrunner.com.
Thanks to all who have donated to Operation Sun Runner and especially to our Marine families. | |
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HOW TO JOIN PSWIFT |
If you would like to reap the benefits of membership, please go to the website: www.pswift.org and click on Membership / Application. Just follow the prompts. It's that easy. If you have questions, we are here to help. Just call 760-238-0306 or email us at: office@pswift.org. |
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS HERE
If you have a business or service you'd like to promote, consider becoming one of our "Member Benefits". You just need to offer a discount to PSWIFT Members... We'll add your company to our WEBSITE - and for only $20, you can place a 'COUPON' in our newsletters with a link to your website. |
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Please contact PSWIFT at office@pswift.org and let us know how we can help promote YOU! |
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Don't forget to send us your entertainment industry related news. We'll make every effort to see it is published in the next newsletter.
If it's been a while since you updated your profile on the Palm Springs Film Office website www.psfilmoffice.com please take a moment to do so. (Remember to allow 24 hours for the site to process)
And, if you are interested in VOLUNTEERING on any of our events or committees, please contact the office at: office@pswift.org or call 760-238-0306. The more help we have, the more we can get done!
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