With the state of the economy, every business is affected, even a non-profit charity such as Easter Seals. In 2008, as the economy was worsening and fundraising was becoming a real issue, the national charity came to Creative Video with the request to downsize their budget for two spring 2009 events , the National Training Conference in Denver, CO and the Celebration of Giving in Las Vegas, NV held nearly three weeks later. Having worked with Easter Seals to produce their three annual conferences for the past 15 years, the Creative Video team put their heads together to find a way to save the charity money, without sacrificing any of the quality that the Easter Seals organization had come to expect out of their annual events. In previous years, Creative Video worked with AVW-TELAV as a support contractor while producing Easter Seals’ conventions in Chicago and Las Vegas. Moving the Training Conference to Denver where AVW does not have a warehouse meant CVW had to take a new direction to lower their costs so they could in turn lower Easter Seals’ costs. President Kirby Whyte and technical director Matthew Eidemiller began to detail a budget centered on the idea of trucking their own equipment out west, instead of freighting it out as they had in the past. Not only would this save money in freight costs, but without weight restrictions that came along with using a freight company, they could take much more of their own equipment, therefore eliminating the need to sub-rent many items. After weeks of number crunching and brainstorming, Creative Video came to the conclusion that they would truck their own equipment to Denver,CO, and then from there, drive directly to Las Vegas. The truck was housed in a warehouse for two weeks in Las Vegas, awaiting the next event. Both events went off perfectly, and following the event in Las Vegas, the equipment was trucked back to the DC Metro area. In all, over 5,000 miles were driven by Eidemiller and producer/camera operator Sean Hovan. By using more of their own equipment, and shipping it themselves, Creative Video saved the Easter Seals organization over $10,000 between the two events, without sacrificing any of the production elements. It is this commitment to providing their clients with the best possible service, and doing everything they can to meet their clients’ needs that Creative Video prides itself on. Quality, value and SERVICE have been the fundamental building block of the company since it first opened its doors in 1981.