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The Roc Enrichment Program's Next Phase

Hi, I am Brian Sessions! Born in the heart of Baltimore City to all of the challenges you could imagine growing up in "the hood". Don't get me wrong, my context has beauty, which is why I've taken the tools that helped me find identity and purpose in challenging conditions and started companies to give back to young people who may have been seeking like me.

In 2017 I started The Roc Enrichment Program, a K-12 organization that teaches education and social content through arts and entertainment. Starting out using Hip Hop and Poetry only in 2017, due to personnel demand we've since gained 7 more mediums to teach education and social content. (Drama, Rhythm and Movement, Culinary & Nutrition, Sports & Fitness, Bucket Band, Mobile Journalism, and Visual Arts). We've hired our 30 instructors to teach our curriculum in schools and organizations across the DMV servicing the likes of Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore City Recs and Parks, The Y of Central MD, The Bell Foundation, and more in just 3 years.

Since 2017 we've been feature on various media outlets, had viral content, and had space costumes and paraphernalia donated from NASA for one of our educational videos about the moon.

We are currently leasing video curriculum content to clients as demand is needed during this pandemic.

OUR NEXT PHASE

We are raising money to be able to provide exclusive content to parents, children, teachers, and students virtually whether at home from computers and mobile devices or from the smart board and laptops in the classroom. 

We are also working to take our content to the screen in the form of dramatized, music and education and social content packed, themed episodes. An educationally entertaining way children ages 1 to 12 can spend their "fun time" learning via an "urban like sesame street". A narrative with puppets, animated characters, and features from students and public figures around the world who inspire the upcoming generations.

We need your help because this a level quality involving costumes, equipment, people, resources that cost.

Here is a list of what we need by January 1, 2021.

---------------------------AUDIO/VISUAL/LIGHTING---------------------------


(2) SONY PXW-FX9 XDCAM 6K FULL FRAME CAMERA BODY - 10,998.00 x 2 = 21,996.00

(1) SONY FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS Lens - 2,498.00

(1) SONY FE 70-200mm f.2.8 GM OSS LENS W/ UV FILTER KIT - 2,598

(1) SIGMA 24 - 35mm T2.2 FF ZOOM LENS - 4,999.00

(1) SONY E 50mm f/1.8 OSS LENS W/ UV FILTER KIT - 348.00

(4) SONY 240GB QXD MEMORY CARD - 379.00 x 4 = 1,516.00

(2) MANFROTTO 608 NTRTCH FLUID VIDE HEAD W/ ALUM 2-LEG - 1,049.00 x 2 = 2,098.00

(2) VARIZOOM PRO ZOOM CONTROLLER - 236.55 x 2 = 473.10

(1) IKAN 15" ROD BASED LOCATION / STUDIO TELEPROMPTER - 1,499.00

(1) SONY DUAL XQD / SD MEMORY CARD READER USB 3.1 - 49.99

(2) LILLIPUT 7" 4K HDMI/SDI INPUT MONITOR - 239.00 x 2 = 478.00

(2) ELVID COILED HDMI CABLE A-A 1.5’ , 32 AWG - 14.95 x 2 = 29.90

(1) PRESONUS STUDIO LIVE 32SX - 2,799.95

(4) KOPUL STUDIO CABLE/ XLR/M to XLR/F NTK-6' - 16.99 x 4 67.96

(1) 1 RODE NTG-3 PRECISION RF-BIASED SHTGN MIC - 699.00

(1) AURAY UNIV.SHOCK-MNT f/CAMERA SHOES/BOOM PLS - 28.95

(1) 1 KOPUL STUDIO CABLE/ XLR/M to XLR/F NT-30' - 20.49

(2) SONY MDR-7506 - 99.99 x 2 = 199.98

(1) REMOTE URSA TAPE/ SMALL - BLACK - 14.99

(4) COUNTRYMAN EMW OMNI LAV MIC f/XLR3 / M - 199.99 x 4 = 799.96

(4) KOPUL STUDIO CABLE/ XLR/M to XLR/F NT-20' - 18.99 x 4 = 75.96

(1) FURMAN ENHNCD PWR CND/LT MODULE 120v/15A/9OUT - 175.97

(1) PANASONIC ENELOOP AA 16 PACK-2100 CYCLE - 39.35

(2) WATSON 8-BAY AA CHARGER w/LCD DISPLAY - 39.95 x 2 = 79.90

(1) SANDISK ULTRA FLAIR USB 3.0 FLASH DRIVE-32GB - 7.99

(1) PRO TOOLS ULTIMATE W/ 1YR SUPPORT PLAN - 399.00

(1) WD - EASYSTORE 4TB EXTERNAL DRIVE - 79.99

(1) 27’ IMAC W/ RETINA 5K - 3.1GHZ INTEL CORE I5 - 8GB RAM - 1TB FUSION DRIVE - 1,999.00

(3) ASTORA WS 840B BC WIDESCREEN LED PANEL LIGHT - 379.00 x 2 = 1,137.00

(3) IMPACT FOLDING WHEELED BASE STAND 11.1'/3.4M - 178.08 x 3 = 534.24


THIS CAMPAIGN DOES NOT INCLUDE COSTUMES, INSURANCE, AND PAYMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will go toward impact both the arts and education sectors but most importantly youth in the present and future generations to come in the way they learn!

Organizer

Brian Sessions
Organizer
Baltimore, MD

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