Our owner, David Verde, constantly aims to have our company give back in meaningful ways to the local community. We do this with video projects when appropriate, by advocating for the community and the nature we’re fortunate to have abundant access too, or by making donations locally that area residences benefit from.
This winter, even with the silver lining of the global COVID-19 Pandemic on the horizon, being safe and caring for others with social distancing and wearing masks when out in public spaces will continue to be the norm for months to come while vaccines get more wildly distributed in the US and here in Virginia and something we’ve been advocating both on and off set. With that, our team was happy to donate and place up a dozen “Play It Safe” signs to Waynesboro City Parks & Recreation.
THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK
Outdoor, nature, parks and other outdoor recreation and tourism destinations are a type of work we specialize in and our team by working in these spaces regularly, knows observing simple gestures by others can really improve a visitors experience. These signs are just a way to help encourage park visitors to continue to comply with COVID safety practices and think about others who you may briefly be in close proximity with while using the shared outdoor spaces. Our owner said the following. “ With our teams normal travel schedules for filming projects outside the area still mostly on hold, the South River and the area park systems have been central my new weekly habits and physical and mental health,” David stated. “This was just one small way we as a company could give back while also encouraging people to play it safe so more can feel comfortable visiting these pretty amazing park resources that not every community is fortunate to have.”
Although we’re based in Staunton, David and our team regularly venture over to our neighboring city, Waynesboro. We often utilize the close proximity to a small downtown main street, national forest, river access and diverse park amenities in Waynesboro to test out new video concepts or new equipment when preparing for upcoming film and video projects or just come over to have some fun in our down time!
ADVOCATING LOCALLY
You can learn about some of David’s advocacy and community engagement, promoting paddling along the South River water trail and standup paddle boarding through this stretch of river in Waynesboro. You can read more in a recent article on Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine, or watch a interview below.
PROVING GROUNDS AND “OUTDOOR VIDEO TEST KITCHEN”
Our team also regularly tests out new video concepts and equipment in Waynesboro. We call these places our “Outdoor Video Test Kitchen.” Some of these videos we can release for public view which allows us to share our love for the area by bringing some welcomed attention to local attractions. You can watch the following video featuring several locations in Waynesboro that was apart of several creative concepts in the early stages of our outdoor adventure travel series, AWOL: Air Water Or Land.
Special thanks to Dwayne Jones, director of Waynesboro Parks & Rec for allow us to support their mission, the park system, and the city.
Have a great holiday season and remember, Play It Safe, even when you head outside to enjoy your local parks.