The PRofessional
This Week in CWC
March 30, 2010
Inside: Image & Chapter Awards are front and center this month....Sponsorships and silent auction items needed...CWC Board of Directors open for nominations...Register for Annual Conference...Congratulations to our web partner GravityFree....Stay Connected!
Image & Chapter Awards are Front and Center this month!
Image & Chapter Awards Banquet April 22
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Join the Central West Coast chapter for a lovely evening at the Polo Grill & Bar. We're celebrating the work of PR professionals in our community and announcing the recipients of this year's esteemed Chapter Award winners in addition to our Image Award winners. Join us and bring your entire crew!
• Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
• Time: 5:30 p.m.
• Location: Fete Ballroom at Polo Grill & Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch
Click here to register now on the CWCFPRA website. Or, e-mail your RSVP to rsvp@cwcfpra.com by April 15. Event is $50 and includes a silent auction benefitting the education scholarship fund.
Sponsorships and Auction Items Are Needed for the Image/Chapter Awards Banquet
A variety of sponsorships beginning as low as $250 are available for the 2010 Award Celebration at Polo Grill & Bar. Be a part of it now! Contact Lynn Hobeck Bates at lhobeck@gmail.com for more details.
We need a few good items for the Silent Auction benefitting the educational scholarship fund. Please send descriptions of items to Lynn Hobeck Bates at lhobeck@gmail.com.
CWC Board of Directors Open for Nominations Now
Julie Platt, APR CWC President 2010-2011
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Serving on the CWC Board of Directors provides invaluable opportunities for professional development. If you are interested in a board position please complete this nomination form by April 12th.
The information will be shared with the Nomination Committee, which will then use the information to create a suggested slate of officers. The general membership then votes on that slate. Should you have any questions please contact Julie Platt, president-elect, at 954-1600 ext. 1024 or jplatt@scbb.org
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DJDY59K
CWC Blog Post Highlights Professional Benefits of Pro Bono Bank
Misha Kirby, CWC Director of Community Service
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An excerpt from a recent CWC blog post by Misha Kirby, CWC Director of Community Service:
The message posted by Citizens for Better Schools on Facebook at 9:23 p.m. Tuesday evening confirmed the school property tax referendum results almost two hours before the evening news reporting the poll tallies.
“This community could NOT ask for better partners & supporters. From the SCTA to the Argus Foundation, HuB, Sarasota County Democratic Party, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce ... lots of PTOs - especially Pine View Association (you ROCK!) - not to mention literally 1000s of students, parents, teachers, businesses - you visioned a brighter future for our students and you DELIVERED! Thank you!”
I found out the results like most of the group’s other 982 Facebook friends: on my blackberry from the comfort of my home. Even though I was far from the official Citizens for Better Schools celebration party, I felt like part of a team, and not just because I voted in favor of the continuation. Seven weeks ago I volunteered to help CBS manage their social networks as part of the grassroots campaign. The opportunity came from the CWC’s pro bono project bank, a section of our chapter’s web site where groups and smaller non-profits can ask for professional communications help for most any project or campaign imaginable. Read more on the CWC Blog....
Register Now for Annual Conference!
Mark Your Calendars for the 2010 Annual Conference Aug 8-11
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The Big Picture – Bringing Leadership & Strategy Into Focus
August 8 – 11, 2010
At the Naples Grande in Naples, Florida
Registration Fee: $595/pp
Register now at www.fpra.org.
"The Association's Most Anticipated Professional Development Event of the Year"
Congratulations to CWC Website Partner GravityFree
GravityFree and the Ringling International Arts Festival recently won two international Davey Awards for excellence in interactive and Web design for the 2009 RIAF Web site (http://2009.ringlingartsfestival.org).The firm is currently designing the RIAF Web site for 2010.
GravityFree also created an interactive campaign for former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rudy Sarzo to promote his biography, Off the Rails. The book attained No. One status worldwide for rock biographies on Amazon using only social media and the Web site as promotional tools.
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