This Week in CWC

December 1, 2009

Inside:  FREE Webinar - Business Writing in the Digital Age...December 17 Professional Development Meeting Spotlights Publix Brand & Branding...CWC FPRA vs. AAF ...Moonlight Madness...Design Summit Offers Special Price to FPRA.

CWC Webinar To Focus on Writing in the Digital Environment

Communicating in the Digital Age: Landmines, Etiquette & Other Essentials

December 3, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

The CWC FPRA along with the Community Foundation of Sarasota’s Non-Profit Resource Center will host a writing webinar for PR professionals including e-mails, blogs and tweets. Learn what guidelines apply to ensure a clear message to the audience you are targeting as well as common mistakes. There will be no charge for this special event but attendees need to pre-register. Learn more, register here.

About the Instructor
Cheryl Vanande has 25 years of experience in training, development and human resources management. She is the President of CNO, Inc. a nationwide provider of training, consulting, and publishing services with a primary division called MCC Training (from Management Communications Consultants). MCC is a long- established quality provider of communications seminars and consulting services credited with having helped more than 60 organizations nationwide. Cheryl’s expertise extends to teaching nearly 70 courses specializing in Personnel Proficiency, Professional Development, Organizational Training, Coaching and Facilitation.

Tough Times Never Last - Tough Brands Do

Next Professional Development Meeting December 17

Unmistakable brand identity, customer loyalty and community service are hallmarks of the Publix Supermarket chain in the USA. The December program will discuss the evolution of the Publix brand along with strategic marketing, PR and community outreach efforts that launched a new brand identity known as Greenwise. Future plans for this venture and other business initiatives will also be revealed. You won't want to miss this program with take away key points that every PR professional should know. Thursday, December 17, 11:30 AM @ Flemings. Learn More, Register here.

Don't Let AAF Beat CWC FPRA!

Arm to Arm: CWC FPRA vs. AAF Suncoast

Help the CWC FPRA out give, out donate and darn it, out persuade the AAF Suncoast! To highlight the critical seasonal shortage of blood and benefit the Suncoast Communities Blood Bank, we've accepted the challenge to see which organization can donate the most blood during the first two weeks of December. We need your help! Please give blood and invite your family and friends to do the same between Nov. 30 and December 14. The code to donate on behalf of the CWC FPRA is 3934. You can make an appointment or walk in. For locations, hours and fast facts about donating blood, click here.

Moonlight Madness

Join the AAF-Suncoast for their Moonlight Madness Media & Merchandise Auction on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. This wonderful event will benefit: All Faith's Food Bank, The Food Bank of Manatee and the AAF-Suncoast’s programs and scholarship fund. Please contact Nairn' Gillet, Auction Chair, via e-mail at aafsuncoastauction@yahoo.com if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity to promote your company to potential new clients. Cocktails and Auction Preview at 5:30 PM, Auction at 6:30 PM, Sahib Shrine Temple, 600 N Beneva Road, Sarasota.Admission is only $5 and you get a FREE drink ticket. If you bring a donation of non-perishable food items you get a second drink ticket FREE. 

Special Rate for FPRA at 2010 International Design Summit

2010 International Design Summit

Always innovative and inspiring, this year's summit focuses on business solutions that apply design-based thinking to complex technology, global, communication, health care and social media issues. Hear world-renowned visionaries, business authorities, best-selling authors and TED creative presenters. Keynote speaker is Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, a global leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources and author of the New York Times Best Seller, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. Find out more about the two-day conference and presenters at www.sarasotadesignsummit.com. When registering, select the "Special Promo-Partner FPRA" member rate of $250, good through December. (It's a great rate as standard conference rate is $495.) Seating is limited.