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Members-Only Coffee & Conversation: Ghosts from Your PR Challenges

Zoom

Virtual via Zoom – CWC-FPRA Members Only With Halloween just around the corner, join CWC friends and colleagues with your favorite caffeinated (or not) beverage close at hand as we relive ghosts from PR campaigns past and what we learned from those experiences. Bring your own story to share…or just let us know what you’re…
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Membership Mixer & Happy Hour at Gecko’s Fruitville

Gecko’s Grill & Pub Fruitville 351 N Cattlemen Rd, arasota, FL

Join us at Gecko’s Grill & Pub Fruitville for an in-person happy hour and light bites in the M&M Lounge with your fellow CWC members. Special giveaways and drawings from The Players Centre and Gecko’s happening throughout the night! Drinks will be available for purchase at cash bar. Please register with event link below.

Newtown Alive: Storytelling as the Key to Preserving, Sharing, and Celebrating History

The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime 821 Apricot Ave, Sarasota, FL, United States

Join CWC-FPRA for an in-person event with speaker Vickie Oldham, President/CEO of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition. A groundbreaking project that incorporates traditional and multi-platform storytelling tools is causing the Sarasota community to take a second look at Newtown, among its oldest neighborhoods. Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition President and Newtown Alive founder Vickie…
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$25 – $35

Talkin’ Turkey Member-Only Coffee

Zoom

Let’s talk turkey…about PR! Join CWC friends and colleagues with your favorite caffeinated (or not) beverage as we discuss what’s cooking in the proverbial PR kitchen. Bring your own recipe for PR success or just let us know what special dish you’re making for the Thanksgiving holiday! Light conversation and connection, guaranteed. Register with event link…
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New Year’s Resolution: Earn Your Public Relations Credentials in 2022

Zoom

Consider setting a new year’s resolution in 2022 to help enhance your professional knowledge and career status. Earn your credentials and be part of the elite few to become accredited and/or certified. The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association will host a free webinar from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday,…
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CWC-FPRA Holiday Party

BOLD Cowork Sarasota 1680 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

Celebrate the year with CWC-FPRA at an in-person Holiday Party at the Bold Cowork building on Fruitville Road in downtown Sarasota. Please join your CWC-FPRA colleagues to celebrate the holidays! This event is free for CWC members and $20 for guests of members. Cocktails and light bites will be provided. We will be collecting toys…
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2022 Image Awards: Building an Award-Winning Entry

Zoom

Conducted annually, the Image Awards competition provides PR practitioners an excellent platform to be recognized in their home markets for their outstanding public relations tools and programs. The Image Awards also works to give entrants insights for entering their work, if they choose, into FPRA’s statewide competition: the Golden Image Awards. The Golden Image Awards…
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CWC Monthly Coffee Hour – Celebrating CPRC Awareness Month

Zoom

Attention ALL members! On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Central West Coast Chapter of FPRA will host a special monthly Coffee Hour from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Zoom in recognition of CPRC Awareness Month. Hear interesting stories from some of our more seasoned members while exploring what it means to be a public…
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New Year, New You, New Strategy

The Players Centre, The Crossings 3501 South Tamiami Trail, Suite 1130, Sarasota, FL, United States

Is leveling up your communications strategy part of your New Year’s resolutions? Yeah, we thought so. Step boldly into 2022 with a panel discussion led by Joe Grano, President and Founder of Next-Mark – alongside time-tested communications strategists in the government, healthcare, and corporate worlds – and learn how to develop, refine, and execute innovative…
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