Paradux Media Group Wins 2017 Bronze Telly Award for Butte Creek Mill Fundraising Video

Paradux Media Group earned a 2017 Bronze Telly Award in the General – Fund Raising category for “Butte Creek Mill,” a video created for the Butte Creek Mill Foundation. Presented as part of the 38th Annual Telly Awards, the recognition celebrates excellence in video production designed to inspire charitable contributions and support important community initiatives.

For our Southern Oregon marketing agency, this recognition represents something deeply connected to our roots: helping a community tell the story of a place that matters. The effort to restore Butte Creek Mill was about more than rebuilding a historic structure. It was about preserving a piece of Southern Oregon’s identity for future generations.

Bronze Telly Award Recognizes Excellence in Fundraising Video

Fundraising is fundamentally about connection. Before people are willing to support a project financially, they need to understand why it matters and what their contribution can help accomplish.

The Telly Awards’ General – Fund Raising category recognizes non-broadcast films and videos created to generate donations and other revenue.

“Butte Creek Mill” received Bronze recognition in this category, acknowledging the value of video storytelling in communicating the importance of a community fundraising effort.

For organizations working to preserve historic landmarks, the challenge is often helping people see beyond the immediate financial need. The story must communicate what is at stake, why preservation matters, and how community support can help shape the future.

Helping Preserve a Southern Oregon Landmark

Located in Eagle Point, Oregon, Butte Creek Mill has long been an important part of the community’s history and identity. Following the devastating Christmas Day fire in 2015, efforts began to restore the historic mill and preserve its place in Southern Oregon.

The Butte Creek Mill Foundation took on the challenge of bringing the landmark back to life, a project that required significant financial support and community involvement.

The “Butte Creek Mill” fundraising video was created to help communicate the importance of that restoration effort and encourage people to become part of the project.

Historic preservation is about more than maintaining buildings. Places like Butte Creek Mill connect generations through shared memories, local traditions, and the stories that make a community distinctive.

When those places are threatened or lost, rebuilding becomes an opportunity to preserve that connection for the people who will come after us.

Why Community Storytelling Matters in Fundraising

At Paradux Media Group, we believe some of the most meaningful marketing happens when organizations invite people to become part of something larger than themselves.

For community fundraising campaigns, that means helping audiences understand not only what an organization needs, but also why the outcome matters to the people it serves.

Video offers a way to communicate that purpose through images, voices, and stories that make an otherwise complicated fundraising challenge feel more personal.

For Butte Creek Mill, the story was rooted in a shared sense of place. The restoration effort represented an opportunity for Southern Oregon residents to participate in preserving an important part of their community’s heritage.

Our approach to marketing and creative strategy reflects that belief. We work to connect organizations with the people who care about their missions, using communication that is authentic, purposeful, and grounded in real community needs.

The Bronze Telly Award for “Butte Creek Mill” recognizes the role thoughtful video production can play in supporting those connections.

Recognizing the Creative Team Behind “Butte Creek Mill”

The official Telly Awards listing recognizes three members of the Paradux Media production team:

• Mike Frey — Paradux Media
• Tisha Oehmen — Paradux Media
• Kurt Dewitt — Paradux Media

Their work on the Butte Creek Mill fundraising video earned international recognition in a category dedicated to helping organizations generate support for meaningful initiatives.

For Paradux Media Group, the project also reflects our commitment to the Southern Oregon communities where we live and work.

About the Telly Awards

Established in 1979, the Telly Awards recognize excellence in television and video production across advertising, branded content, corporate communications, documentary filmmaking, and nonprofit storytelling.

The 38th Annual Telly Awards recognized creative work from organizations and production teams across a wide range of industries, including videos developed to support fundraising and community initiatives.

View the Official 2017 Bronze Telly Award Recognition →