2010 Local Image Awards

2010 Local Image Awards Winners

The Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) recognized the best public relations, communications and marketing efforts in Southwest Florida during the past year at the 2010 Local Image Awards banquet. The event was held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Paragon Flight Training Hangar at Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla.

The Local Image Awards competition is conducted annually to recognize outstanding public relations programs in Southwest Florida and to encourage and promote the development of public relations professionalism in our area. Winners demonstrate the very best examples of innovation, planning and design.

The Grand All Image Award, FPRA’s highest honor, was given to Sarah Owen of CCMI (Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc.), Melinda Isley, APR and Lucy Costa of Promotional Incentives for their work on the “NoFood4You” public service program. This project also won an Image Award in its category and a Judges’ Award, for maximizing results with a minimal budget.

Other awards presented:

• Image Award and Judges’ Award: “Power to Share – An LCEC Community Partnership” by Teresa Renkiewicz and the LCEC public relations team
• Image Award and Judges’ Award: “Cat Poo Coffee” by Bennett’s Fresh Roast and Melinda Isley, APR
• Image Award: “The Million Dollar Coupon” by Tina Haisman, APR, CPRC
• Image Award: “Tweet Town Hall ‘Real People, Real Time, Real Policy’” by Cyndee Woolley, APR
• Award of Distinction and Judges’ Award: “Girls Night Out for Blessings in a Backpack” by Samantha Scott
• Award of Distinction and Judges’ Award: “Love that Dress!” by Christin Collins, TLC Consulting and PACE Center for Girls, Lee County
• Award of Distinction and Judges’ Award: “Spend a Night In – Instead of a Night Out” by Kevin B. Lewis and Michelle Phillips of Southwest Florida Addiction Services and Susan Bennett, APR, CPRC of Susan Bennett Marketing and Media, L.C.
• Award of Distinction and Judges’ Award: “POPS POST, Florida Gulf Bank’s Intranet Newsletter” by Phyllis Ershowsky, APR, CPRC, Marie Mosley, APR and Stephen Gray-Blancett
• Award of Distinction: “Lee County Port Authority Crisis Management and Communications Plan” by the Lee County Port Authority
• Award of Distinction: “Celebrate Bonita! Festival 10th Anniversary by Phyllis Ershowsky, APR, CPRC, Marie Mosley, APR and Len Eckert
• Award of Distinction: “March of Dimes – 20th Annual Signature Chefs Auction” by Samantha Scott
• Award of Distinction: “Tyson Chicken Delivery” by Sarah Owen of CCMI (Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc.), Tyson Foods and Melinda Isley, APR
• Award of Distinction: “Terry Wynter Auto Service Center Web Site” by Priority Marketing and Terry Wynter Auto Service Center
• Judges’ Award: “Estero Fire Rescue Budget 2009” by Susan Lindenmuth, Assistant Fire Chief Mark Wahlig and Fire Chief Scott Vanderbrook of Estero Fire Rescue

Event sponsors were AirTran Airways, Paragon Flight Training, Bob Evans Restaurants, the Lee County Port Authority, The Cooper Group, Creative Events & Rentals, Full Circle Productions and Gulf Coast Business Review.

Established in 1938, FPRA is the oldest public relations organization in the country. FPRA is dedicated to developing public relations practitioners, who, through ethical and standardized practices, enhance the public relations profession in Florida.

For additional information on FPRA, please visit the Southwest Florida Chapter Web site at www.fpraswfl.org or the Association’s Web site at http://www.fpra.org/.

Thank you Judges!

We’d like to thank our talented chapter judges for helping us evaluate the CWC Chapter entries. Thanks for taking the time to support the Southwest Florida Chapter with your expertise and keen eye for details!

Kathleen Taylor, APR

Kate Gooderham, APR, CPRC

Carolyn Rogers, APR, CPRC

Kara Winton, APR, CPRC

Laurel Smith, APR

Tina Haisman, APR, CPRC

View pictures from the event!

Also, 2010 Local Image Award photos are available at http://gallery.me.com/paluztv#100091. You can view, download or send to a friend!

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Mark your Calendars! All upcoming chapter events in one list.

Here are some upcoming Southwest Florida FPRA events:

March 2nd: Mary Briggs, APR, CPRC and Kara Winton, APR, CPRC, have scheduled a sessions to help APR candidates prepare for the Readiness Review. Let Mary or Kara know if you are interested!

March 8th: Monthly Business Meeting - "Building Bridges for Mutual Benefit" presented by Jack Levine, a communications and public policy consultant and founder of 4 Generations Institute. Mr. Levine was a featured speaker at the FPRA annual conference in 2009.

March 11th: Submit your local Image Award entries by 5 p.m. today.

March 16th: Planning session for candidates to learn more about the remaining part of the APR process and to give their input on the best meeting day/time for the study sessions, which will begin soon. Contact Mary or Kara for more information.

March 23rd: Judging takes place today for the local Image Awards.

March 26th: 2nd Annual Pro Bono Day  from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lee County Elections Center, 13180 S. Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33907. Especially useful for non-profits or small businesses who may or may not have a full time PR professional on staff. Chock-full of tips and advice! Register at http://www.fpraswfl.org/. Cost: FREE.

April 14th: Image Awards banquet.  Location TBD.

May 4th: Monthly Business Meeting - "Bridging Politics and Public Relations: Trends & Strategies that Can Make or Break a Campaign" presented by Lee County Commissioner Tammy Hall and Lee County Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington.

May 12th: FRPA-AdFed Mixer event is in the works. More details to come.

June 8th: Monthly Business Meeting & Media Breakfast. Details coming soon.

July 13th: Monthly Business Meeting & FPRA Annual Meeting.

July 14th: FRPA Media Day - Open to the first 25 FPRA members to register (watch for details). This event will feature a full day of training and interaction with news executives from both The News-Press and NBC-2.

August 3rd: Monthly Business Meeting - "Bridging Yesterday with Today: Lessons Learned from a Rutbuster" presented by Myra Daniels, founder, chairman and CEO of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts and the Naples Museum of Art. Myra will also bring copies of her book for sale.

August 8th – 11th: FPRA's Annual Conference. The Association's Most Anticipated Professional Development Events of the Year. Held at the Naples Grande, in Naples Florida. Registration Fee: $595/pp

For four days, FPRA members, as well as other PR professionals around the region, join together for one common goal — to enhance their career through professional development seminars led by nationally recognized speakers and networking opportunities.

By offering experts on a variety of industry-related topics, FPRA’s goal for Annual Conference is to present tools, tactics and strategies that its members can immediately apply and implement in their jobs.

September 7th: Monthly Business Meeting.

Register by visiting http://www.fpra.org/.

Entry Deadline: March 11 - 2010 Local Image Awards

Important Dates and Information:
Entry Deadline: Thursday, March 11 at 5 p.m.

Entries can be dropped off at the Monday, March 8 FPRA Business Meeting or be mailed or dropped off anytime at Southwest Florida International Airport (3rd Floor, Attn: Public Relations) by March 11 at 5 p.m.

Image Judging for Central West Coast Chapter entries: Tuesday, March 23
Thanks to all of our chapter volunteers for judging!

Local Image Awards Banquet: Wednesday, April 14
Location TBA!

Thanks to our Local Image Sponsors!

We are still on the lookout for more sponsors and/or giveaways for the event!
Please contact Erin Comerford at 590-4504 or eecomerford @ flylcpa.com.