Conference Winds Down, SWFL Chapter is still Sizzilin'

Though conference is cooling down, several SWFL members are still sizzlin' after their big win at last night’s 52nd Annual Golden Image Awards!

Bringing home Golden Image Awards for public relations programs were Susan Bennett, APR, CPRC, of Susan Bennett Marketing & Media along with Debra Webb, APR and Dena Geraghty of the Lee PACE Center for Girls for the “Grand Dames Tea”; Carolyn Rogers, APR, CPRC and Mary Briggs, APR, CPRC of Briggs & Rogers Marketing & PR for the “Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest”; and Phyllis Ershowsky, APR, CPRC along with Bill Valenti and Lee Golden of Florida Gulf Bank for the bank’s “Downtown Detour Survival Program”.

Kate Gooderham, APR, CPRC, Ken Gooderham, and Tina Haisman, APR, CPRC of Gooderham & Associates earned an Award of Distinction for the “American Beach News Service”. Melinda Isley of M.Creative, and Sarah Owen of the Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc. won an Award of Distinction and a Judges’ Award for CCMI’s “NoFood4You” campaign.

Judges’ Awards in this division also went to Mary Briggs, APR, CPRC and Carolyn Rogers, APR, CPRC of Briggs & Rogers Marketing and PR for Mark Loren Jeweler’s “Mother’s Day Program”; and to Pamela Nulman, APR, CPRC, SWFL Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Marie Mosely, APR for the Susan G. Komen Southwest Florida “Race for the Cure”.

Winners in the division for printed tools of public relations were the Shell Point Communications Team for “Shell Point Life Monthly Magazine”; Melinda Isley of M.Creative, Lucy Costa of Promotional Incentives and Sarah Owen of the Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc. for CCMI’s “NoFood4You” t-shirt; and the Lee County Library System’s “Bookmobile Exterior Design”. Each of these teams won both a Golden Image Award and a Judges’ Award.

Also in the printed tools division, The Lee County Port Authority Public Relations Team earned both an Award of Distinction and a Judges’ Award for the “LCPA Employee Newsletter.”

Audio Visual tools of public relations are also recognized. Winning both a Golden Image Award and a Judges’ Award in this division was the Shell Point Communications Team for their video “Shell Point Today Process Improvement Hiatus”. The “Grand Dames Tea” DVD won a Judges’ Award for Susan Bennett, APR, CPRC, of Susan Bennett Marketing & Media along with Debra Webb, APR and Dena Geraghty of the Lee PACE Center for Girls, and Todd Schultz of NBC-2.

The Florida Public Relations Association conducts the Golden Image Awards competition annually to recognize outstanding public relations programs in Florida and encourage and promote the development of public relations professionalism in our state. Awards include the Golden Image Award, Award of Distinction and Judges’ Award.

Kudos to all of our members for their great accomplishments!