Monday, December 8, 2008

It's Time to Mix & Mingle Like Kris Kringle!

Hello FPRA Treasure Coast!

Tomorrow is our Ultimate Holiday Mixer from 4-7 p.m. at the NEW Port St. Lucie Civic Center. Thank you to all who have RSVP’d online and to all of those who have already donated to the Treasure Coast Food Bank. I understand everyone is very busy during this holiday season, but if you can’t attend the event please consider making a donation to the Food Bank. Any donation, whether large or small, is greatly appreciated and you can still donate online by clicking http://www.fpratreasurecoast.com/index.php?template=events&nav=4&event=26 then “RSVP HERE.”

Twenty-five tips for Image Awards
In sixteen weeks, the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association will be collecting the 2009 round of Image Awards entries from all of you. The deadline date is Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 5 p.m.

While that seems a long way off, it is truly just around the corner when you consider the Christmas holidays, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, and lots of other day-to-day assignments coming your way. During these few weeks, the Image Committee wants to provide you with some tips for preparing an Image Award and to encourage you to enter this annual review. It is a great way to validate that you are on the right track with the way you present and develop projects for your business or your clients. A “win” in this awards program also brings a smile to your boss’ or clients’ faces. Now that's what you like to see!!

Here is the first step: Sit down in the next few weeks and write out all of the possible projects that you would like to enter. After all, you don’t have to enter just one!!

Go through each project to determine how strong an entry each would be and then decide on one or more that you could enter and why. Review your objectives and then see if they met your results. That’s how you’ll know you have a great Image Awards project!!

Start those brain cells rolling through your project list NOW!!

Update on the 2009 FPRA Annual Conference Update from the Annual Conference Committee:

PR on F.I.R.E. ~ Foundation, Innovation, Reputation, Education

We know it’s only December, but we hope that you are gearing up for the 71st FPRA Annual Conference in August! Your conference committee is planning the details to make sure that you get the most out of state conference this year. But before the planning goes too far, the committee would like to make sure that we do our research and ask for your feedback. We want to make sure that we are meeting your professional development needs.

Please spend 10 to 15 minutes taking this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pHpRth3NK8mJgh4Xhcg4fw_3d_3d. Your opinion and comments are important, so please take the time to complete the survey. Please respond by Friday, December 12.

SAVE THE DATE
Location: Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, FL
Date: August 9 – 12, 2009
Registration Fee: $595/person
Have a great week!
Linette



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