Bright House Networks is dedicated to actively participating in and supporting our community. Every year Bright House Networks participates in and sponsors community events. Some of those events are showcased below:

Bright House Networks Sponsors HSHC Survivor Program 

The Humane Society for Hamilton County's Survivor Program is now sponsored by Bright House Networks, one of central Indiana's leading providers of digital video, voice and high-speed Internet services. Bright House Networks has agreed to provide financial support to the Survivor program through 2010 and help the agency through some joint advertising ventures to raise awareness about the program and its needs.

The Humane Society for Hamilton County's Survivor program treats dogs and cats of all ages and sizes that have been hurt, abused, neglected and abandoned and wind up at the facility in need of emergency care. They provide needed treatment, start them down the path of recuperation and work to then get them adopted into loving and caring homes.

"We are thrilled to have Bright House Networks financially support our efforts to provide critical medical care for animals that would otherwise not survive their unfortunate circumstances," said Humane Society for Hamilton County Executive Director Rebecca Stevens. "Each animal poses the same difficult question to us. Do we use our limited funds to save their life? It's a difficult decision we face each and every time."

Visit the Humane Society for Hamilton County web site at hamiltonhumane.com

Top Ten Sun Safety Tips from Out Run the Sun 

Warmer weather means people spend more time outdoors. Here are ways to enjoy yourself safely while reducing the hazards that come with too much exposure to the sun.

1. Generously apply sunscreen that protects you and your children from the sun's UVA and UVB rays. Whether you're on the beach, golfing, swimming, running, cycling or watching a ballgame—don't forget the sunscreen.
2. Apply sunscreen 15 minutes prior to going outdoors so that it has time to absorb into your skin to provide the most benefit.
3. Wear sunglasses with UVB and UVA protection to help prevent cataracts and ocular melanoma.
4. Wear protective clothing such as wide-brimmed hats and long sleeves, or seek clothing with a built-in Sun Protection Factor (SPF).
5. Seek shade, especially when the sun's rays are the strongest, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
6. Be extra careful near water, sand, or snow as they reflect the damaging rays of the sun.
7. Get your vitamin D safely through diet and vitamin supplements, not through excessive sun exposure.
8. Avoid tanning beds and their harmful ultraviolet rays.
9. Perform skin self-exams and visit a trained dermatologist annually for a complete skin exam.
10. Look for fun outdoor evening events for you and your family like the annual Outrun the Sun Race Against Melanoma.

2008 Holiday Card Contest Winners & Downloads 

• by Alex Brinkman (3rd Grade - Orchard Park Elementary in Carmel) - Winning first place in the elementary school division was Alex Brinkman, a third grader at Orchard Park Elementary in Carmel. His winning entry featured his family – chased by their pet dog – traveling in their mini van to deliver a Christmas tree and presents to the Giving Tree Charity.

• by Sarah Bruns (7th Grade - Clay Middle School) - Sarah Bruns, a seventh grader, won first place in the contest’s middle school division. Her winning entry featured a happy snowman dressed in a top hat and Bright House Networks scarf with brilliant green evergreens as a background.

• by Ashley Chew (12th Grade - Broad Ripple High School) - For the third year in a row, Ashley Chew, a senior at Broad Ripple High School, won first place in the contest’s high school division. Her entry featured tiny elves working together to make a cup of hot cocoa in a Bright House Networks mug.

• Read Press Release on the winners 

BHN Kids Network 

Cable in the Classroom project 

For over 20 years, BHN has offered cable and high-speed Internet access to over 120 schools in our franchise areas. We offer over 525 hours of commercial free programming that can be recorded and used in classrooms as time and schedules permit. To accompany the programming, the cable industry provides study guide and teacher support materials.

• Cable in the Classroom Online

Keeping Kids Safe

Our Keeping Kids Safe project is an interactive initiative that provides parents and kids with valuable safety tips on a variety of subjects. Parents and kids are encouraged to review the safety tips together and then watch the safety video segments that feature D.A.R.E. safety buddy Retro Bill. We plan to rotate safety topics, so be sure to check back again for new safety tips and videos.

To view these safety tips, please click here

Community 

500 Festival Mini-Marathon

Bright House Networks kicked off the month of May, by once again being an integral partner in the execution of the 2008 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. Hard wire cable provided by Bright House Networks was used to capture the race results of over 35,000 participants, as well as the powering the large TV's located in Military Park. Bright House Networks also brought back the Digital Phone Booth for its third year, providing folks in the Rest and Recovery area, a way to connect with friends and family across the United States free of charge.

New for 2008! Bright House Networks featured a LIVE filming for the new You On Demand service, Channel 600. Race participants, friends, family, and even superman were given an opportunity to shoot a live testimonial on their experience at the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. Tune to Channel 600 to see the action.

2008 Rhyme Against Crime 

Project Safe Neighborhoods is a nationwide commitment to reduce gun crime in America by networking existing local programs that target gun crime and providing these programs with additional tools necessary to be successful.

The Contest:
Create an original rap song containing an anti-gun crime message. This message must be clearly stated in the lyrics/rhymes of your original piece and should incorporate the words, “gun crime hits home,” “hard time for gun crimes,” “stop the gun violence” or similar message against gun crimes and gang violence. All entries must be submitted a cappella (without music or backbeats). WRITTEN LYRICS MUST ACCOMPANY ALL TRACKS

• Download the 2008 Rhyme Against Crime Contest Entry Form 
• Visit the Indiana Project Safe Neighborhoods Web Site

Net Literacy 

In partnership with Net Literacy, an Indiana-based non-profit incorporated in 2003 by local high school students, Bright House Networks is sponsoring the launch of Net Literacy’s new “Safe Connects” initiative, a program to increase Internet safety education and awareness among Indiana students and their families.

Since its inception, Net Literacy has repurposed thousands of computers and established community computer labs in dozens of Indiana communities to provide computer access to more than 70,000 Hoosiers throughout the state. The organization has also mobilized more than 700 students from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis to help increase digital inclusion, Internet literacy and Internet safety awareness.

Now through Safe Connects, students will teach classmates and their parents about Internet safety in a series of meetings after school throughout the school year. Four 45-minute Internet safety programs will also be produced and broadcasted on local government channels and on Bright House Networks’ Local On Demand channel No 600.

Starting March 10, a series of educational public service announcements titled “The 10 most important things to know about the Internet” will air throughout central Indiana on Bright House Networks.

Heartland Truly Moving Pictures

A corporate sponsor of Heartland Truly Moving Pictures and the Heartland Film Festival since 2005, in 2008 Bright House Networks Indiana significantly elevated its support of the organization and its mission by creating a dedicated channel to showcase top-honored films from the Heartland Film Festival. In addition, Bright House Networks became the marquee sponsor of the Heartland Film Festival’s Crystal Heart Awards Gala, a black-tie event during which top filmmakers receive their honors.

The new Heartland On Demand channel offers Bright House Networks digital customers a diverse and engaging selection of feature-length films, shorts, documentaries and extras – all commercial free. Programming currently showcases more than 20 Crystal Heart Award-winning films and additional extras.

Making our communities a safer place to live, we have implemented a new community watch initiative in conjunction with the Indianapolis Metro Police Department. Led by the specialists and leaders of the Indianapolis Metro Police Department, we’ve provided extensive neighborhood watch training to all of our 130 service technicians. Our service technicians have been trained to follow certain procedures given certain scenarios and are equipped with an extensive list of emergency contacts. With Operation Bright Eyes, we are working to keep our neighborhoods and residents safe. (Read the Press Release)